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Top 10 Finish: remarkable really

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  1. Freddd

    Freddd Well-Known Member

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    Okay, we know we're good at showing up for matches, but still this surprises me a bit.

    The 49904 average attendance at St James was 8th in Europe, behind:

    Ajax 50,044
    Arsenal 60,000
    Bayern Munich 69,000
    Borussia Dortmund 80,521
    Celtic 50,904
    Real Madrid 76,678
    Man United 75,387

    Lowest league placing of the above: Arsenal, 4th.
     
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  2. Darth Plagueis

    Darth Plagueis Well-Known Member

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    According to other sources, we got just over a 50k average.
     
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  3. Freddd

    Freddd Well-Known Member

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    Whatever the exact figure, it must rank as just about the highest attendance in response ot the least encouragement in professional sports
     
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    Freddd, Jun 1, 2013
  4. Vilsmeier-Haack Reaction

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    Really? What about Barca and the Milan teams, all got massive stadiums. Barcas especially always looks jammered
     
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  5. Busy Being Headhunted

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    Rank Club Average
    Attendance Season Stadium and city Country
    1 Borussia Dortmund 80,520[1] 2012–13 Westfalenstadion, Dortmund Germany
    2 Manchester United 75,529 [2] 2012–13 Old Trafford, Manchester England
    3 Barcelona 73,864[3] 2012–13 Camp Nou, Barcelona Spain
    4 Real Madrid 71,555[3] 2012–13 Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid Spain
    5 Bayern Munich 71,000[1] 2012–13 Allianz Arena, Munich Germany
    6 Schalke 04 61,076[1] 2012–13 Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen Germany
    7 Arsenal 60,079[2] 2012–13 Emirates Stadium, London England
    8 Hamburger SV 52,916[1] 2012–13 Imtech Arena, Hamburg Germany
    9 Ajax 51,037[4] 2012–13 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam Netherlands
    10 Newcastle United 50,517[2] 2012–13 St James' Park, Newcastle England
     
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  6. Agent Bruce

    Agent Bruce Well-Known Member

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    Third highest in England, just think what we could get with a winning team.
     
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  7. Lieutenant

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    I don't like the big club debate but that is a massive indication to the profile of this club.
     
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  8. Albert's Chip Shop

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    It's a shame we were never allowed to build on the Town Moor.
    for big games we could easily top 70,000.
     
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  9. Keith Fit

    Keith Fit Well-Known Member

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    Aye, that was a proper travesty that.
     
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    Keith Fit, Jun 1, 2013
  10. Monument

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    My OCD just makes me want to construct the two othersides of St James and to hell with the listed buildings. I doubt id get the whole lot done on my own though during the summer break lol. Im sure at one point they also wanted to construct a super casino near St james as well but that also went down the pan .........
     
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  11. Agent Bruce

    Agent Bruce Well-Known Member

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    I believe it's an area where the Freemen of the city were given the right to graze cattle back in the day.

    Maybe it's written in stone that it can't be used for building on.
     
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