Some good points in here. http://www.thejournal.co.uk/sport/sport-opinion/agenda-what-can-done-footballs-6483430?
37,000 empty seats against Carlisle and 18,000 seats again Utd...how many does he think our stadium holds?! The attendance was 21973 against Carlisle...meaning around 25-27000 spare seats And against Utd there was at least 36,000 therefore a maximum of 10-12000 empty seats... Either way cup games should be a fiver for anyone with specials for families £20 for third round is steep, if they were a fiver youd get much higher attendances and money spent inside the stadium... Simple business sense However i admit the amount of games over the xmas/new year period has to come into consideration
It was 31k against Utd I thought? Fiver would be great for us but it wouldn;t for the club. The club would make more money from 21k @ £10 - £20 each than they would from 40k at a fiver each. Simply because they would need a lot more stewards and police presence in the ground. It's not as easy as it seems. Regardless of the concessions
When I was in the ticket office I overheard that 36,000 tickets had been sold If you think though the club would make money from food/drink/programme sales and potentially from selling stuff in the club shop... Plus football is meant to be for the fans, look at what Bayern Munich fans have just done today for instance
Also think the opposition should come into it... For example £20 against a PL club is given But if you were to be playing a club in say league 2...
No arguments mate - Sadly football isn't about the fans any more - it's a business. I thought it was a tenner against Carlisle for adults? (I couldn;t go due to work) But it's something like £45 against Utd at their place!!
Can understand why there are some fans who go over to support Dortmund...cheaper season ticket, weekends away and a few beers! £20 for Carlisle i think Apparently ive been bought a ticket by my mate for Old Trafford, he got them at £36.50 somehow though
Our ground is to big for us. It was fine at 42k, we were selling out in the glorious Reidy days. We have never reached them heights again since, hence the crowd going down by about 5k on average. Even with Peter Reid in charge, we wouldn't sell out, week in week out at 49k.
Both crowds were very disappointing which ever way you look at it, especially the Man U semi final which would have been seen all over the globe..
Three home games in seven days doesn't help either, money is tight these days and xmas was only a fortnight ago, we play too much around this time of year, Gus was saying a winter break is needed, and I think he's right, play boxing day and the next fixture on the second weekend of the new year should be FA Cup day 3rd round. Reduce the Champions League and fill in Premiership games on midweek days in Jan and Feb. It'll never happen but something has to be done, and by the way the Etihad wasn't full either.
Ah well, Gus seems happy. http://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2014/january/poyet-on-incredible-atmosphere Head coach on 'incredible atmosphere' Poyet praises support after Capital One Cup win. Sunderland head coach Gus Poyet praised the ‘incredible atmosphere’ created by the Black Cats’ faithful after Tuesday’s evening’s Capital One Cup semi-final, first leg, success over Manchester United. The Uruguayan was pleased to reward the fans with a win that sees his side take a one-goal advantage to Old Trafford for the second-leg in two weeks’ time. And he says the win should give a boost to everyone associated with the club. “The atmosphere was incredible,” Poyet said. “Having the opportunity to play at this level in a semi-final against Manchester United and beat them is something that is important for everyone at the club. “I’m sure it’s going to bring a little bit of happiness to everyone in the camp. “If you asked me before the game if I would take a one-goal lead, I would - I’m not going to hide from that.” And, though he will now turn his focus to two key Barclays Premier League fixtures against Fulham and Southampton respectively, Poyet is keen to see his side stick to their guns at Old Trafford in a fortnight. “The important thing is we need to go there, knowing that it is going to be very difficult, and we need to play our part,” he added. “We need to defend well and try to score – that would be important to go through.
First semi final at home in 29 years the bloke is clueless im sure we played leicester at home in a semi final roughly 15 years ago. Get your facts right you F***ing bellend
