2024 attendance thread

[Dovster]

8 hours ago, langpark said:

Keighley v Oldham, anyone?

According to the Cougars facebook it was 2173.

[Click]

10 hours ago, philipw said:

It’s really not though, is it?

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/theatre-streams-old-trafford-falling-29156300

Yeah, it totally isn't falling down.

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

10 hours ago, philipw said:

It’s really not though, is it?

It's a very poor stadium with a leaking roof, tiny seats and leg room, very poor concessions, grimey cramped concourse....it's a horror show

[sheddingswasus]

2 hours ago, Dovster said:

According to the Cougars facebook it was 2173.

About 50-50 split. Great support from both clubs 

[philipw]

1 hour ago, Click said:

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/theatre-streams-old-trafford-falling-29156300

Yeah, it totally isn't falling down.

Yeah that definitely doesn’t happen at other stadia when there is a torrential downpour….. https://www.newsflare.com/video/655506/uefa-euro-2024-waterfalls-leak-from-dortmund-stadium-roof-amid-heavy-downpour

[philipw]

1 hour ago, Bedfordshire Bronco said:

It's a very poor stadium with a leaking roof, tiny seats and leg room, very poor concessions, grimey cramped concourse....it's a horror show

None of which point to it ‘falling down’. It may be ageing (the last major infrastructure works is 18 years old) but let’s not fall into the hype that it is a crumbling ruin. 

[HawkMan]

24 minutes ago, philipw said:

None of which point to it ‘falling down’. It may be ageing (the last major infrastructure works is 18 years old) but let’s not fall into the hype that it is a crumbling ruin. 

It gets a safety certificate to hold 70,000 plus, so obviously okay, and no-one attending the GF will be taking a risk with their lives.

[Just Browny]

1 hour ago, HawkMan said:

It gets a safety certificate to hold 70,000 plus, so obviously okay, and no-one attending the GF will be taking a risk with their lives.

Apart from any players who find themselves sliding towards the 6ft drop behind the goal lines at either end of the field.

[Click]

1 hour ago, philipw said:

Yeah that definitely doesn’t happen at other stadia when there is a torrential downpour….. https://www.newsflare.com/video/655506/uefa-euro-2024-waterfalls-leak-from-dortmund-stadium-roof-amid-heavy-downpour

Just because it happens at other stadiums doesn't give excuses for Old Trafford. There's a reason why they are looking to knock it down and build a new stadium.

[ATLANTISMAN]

OT is way passed its sell by date its an over priced toilet.

And as for the food would not feed it to my dogs and hygine I'd hate to see the kitchens on match day.

Spurs Arsenal way ahead of anyone 

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

4 hours ago, philipw said:

None of which point to it ‘falling down’. It may be ageing (the last major infrastructure works is 18 years old) but let’s not fall into the hype that it is a crumbling ruin. 

Ok the stands are not falling down ....it is however 

- very dated 

-Poorly laid out 

-tiny seats 

- truly abysmal sight lines from a big number of seats 

-rust/paint peeling everywhere 

- the roof leaks 

I'd say all these point to very poor / cheap maintenance ......ultimately if it carries on then bits will fall down 

It is essentially a giant Wheldon Road but without any likeable fans 

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

2 hours ago, ATLANTISMAN said:

OT is way passed its sell by date its an over priced toilet.

And as for the food would not feed it to my dogs and hygine I'd hate to see the kitchens on match day.

Spurs Arsenal way ahead of anyone 

Manchester United must have saved massive amounts of money in debt/ spending compared to Spurs/Arsenal ....assume the Glazers just pocketed it instead of investing it in infrastructure like the London clubs 

[Sports Prophet]

NRL averages drop below 20k to 19,423.

[RayCee]

39 minutes ago, Sports Prophet said:

NRL averages drop below 20k to 19,423.

It's hard to hold the average through a season that is too long IMO. Both RL pro comps could do with being shorter but the money made from more games is too hard to resist. The NFL run an 18 week regular season with a bye for each team. To keep public interest high through the season and not over tax players in a tough contact sport, that sounds about right. That's the most they have ever played in a season too. 

[Sports Prophet]

I don’t think a 24 game regular season is too long. Premier league is 40, NBL and NHL is 80 odd, then there’s MLB.

Im not calling for more games, but what we have now isn’t saturation. Personally, I think SOO has an effect on the crowds and momentum in the club game subsides.

NRL have never averaged 20k+ over a regular season. They are very close, but need some bigger turnouts to make up for the smaller stadiums. Brisbane being as poor as they are will not help the cause of reaching 20k.

[N2022]

What kind of crowds are we anticipating this bank holiday?

[bratman]

4 minutes ago, N2022 said:

What kind of crowds are we anticipating this bank holiday?

Mostly northern, the occasional cockney and maybe a Frenchman 

[Tommygilf]

13050 at Headingley 

[Gooleboy]

2 hours ago, Tommygilf said:

13050 at Headingley 

Not bad, Catalans not worth watching, LUFC on TV, and no away fans. 

[Josef K]

2 hours ago, Tommygilf said:

13050 at Headingley 

Great crowd. 

[Fevrover]

10 hours ago, Gooleboy said:

Not bad, Catalans not worth watching, LUFC on TV, and no away fans. 

No away fans ? But they bring so much to the game!

[bratman]

Pretty good crowd at Leeds I thought

[Hopie]

Fair to middling I'd say, Leeds should be aiming higher, but they have had lower than that in this fixture so not great, but not bad either.

[Damien]

 

 

[Damien]