Since Changing Our TV Set Up

[lufbra]

I've been able to watch some of the SkySports programs, tonight I watched a bit of the Sports news, and was quite shocked to see such small turn outs at the UK soccer games, I mean, the Leeds United game today, had a fan turn out of not much over 6,000, and many other games reported, showed that fans were a lot less than when I remember from when living over the duck pond, I used to go to see Forest, and they had crowds of around 32,000 +!

On a good note, having not much access to any cricket (yeah I know there's websites, but it's not the same as hearing stuff on the TV), it's good to see that England beat Sri Lanka. :)

[dohray]

Lately, Leeds have had severe financial problems and nearly folded. They were forced to sell on their best/most valuable players.
Forest are in the lower divisions after their halcyon days under Clough.

Arsenal had a crowd of 37 000 for todays game and expect 40K+ when it's the local derby game, Chelsea v Spurs on Sunday. Liverpool play Man U on Monday, expect the same figures.

These are bread and butter games. Attendances boom for Champions League games and the F.A. Cup.

[lufbra]

I must have caught the news quite late, cos I never heard mention of any top teams, so never got to see their attendancies. :(

[degsy]

Actually the bigger teams usually have sell-outs, whether it be season tickets, corporate or paying fans.

Man Utd get 67,000 for most games (they sell 67,000 tickets and sell out the home support. it's upto corporate & visiting fans to purchase or show up).

Same with Newcastle and Liverpool.


Middlesbrough is a smaller team, but get something like 25,000+ season ticket holders


Unfortunately, the smaller teams cannot compete and with the prices they do not get the crowds.

[lufbra]

Do they still have the same kinda violence over there, like they did back in the 70's/80's?

Not long after moving over here (US), we did go and see a Red Sox game at Fenway Park, we was seated pretty close to what is known as Pesky's (sp) Pole, the tickets back then cost (if I remember correctly) something like $10. I dread to think what they'd cost now, and how much it'd cost to go see the New England Patriots at home, or the Celtics/Boston Bruins (if there wasn't an ice Hockey lockout that's prolly gonna mean no ice hockey season this year). :(

[degsy]

racism & violence are very much stamped upon these days in footy

[lufbra]

That's good to hear. :)