Post by Deleted on May 20, 2017 10:06:32 GMT
Yet another boring Saturday without the prospect of trundling down Bumpers Lane to cheer our lads or occasionally mutter and grumble - pre-season can't come quickly enough.
So, purely as a topic for consideration and to get something off my chest that really narks me:
Q: Do certain clubs take punters for fools with regards to attendances?
How many times do you see great expanses of empty seats and the "official" attendance as being virtually a full house
E.g Most commentators had the Arsenal gate on Tuesday as 45-50,000 but the crowd was announced as 60,000 (apparently the number of paying customers)
Wembley is particularly bad at this for certain games e.g England
The camera doesn't lie!
Why oh why do clubs do this?
Is it marketing "smoke and mirrors" and/or to "protect the brand"?
Whatever the reason, I think it's an insult to most fan's intelligence.
Anyway, grumble over!
So, purely as a topic for consideration and to get something off my chest that really narks me:
Q: Do certain clubs take punters for fools with regards to attendances?
How many times do you see great expanses of empty seats and the "official" attendance as being virtually a full house
E.g Most commentators had the Arsenal gate on Tuesday as 45-50,000 but the crowd was announced as 60,000 (apparently the number of paying customers)
Wembley is particularly bad at this for certain games e.g England
The camera doesn't lie!
Why oh why do clubs do this?
Is it marketing "smoke and mirrors" and/or to "protect the brand"?
Whatever the reason, I think it's an insult to most fan's intelligence.
Anyway, grumble over!
