McSaddler wrote:Correct me if I am wrong but didn't we do a deal on season tickets the season after we went down from the Championship. Might explain some of the extra bums on seats and dare I whisper it the "Merson" effect.
Going back to the point on attendances, my instinct without looking at the numbers in details is that the higher Championship averages are mainly the result of higher away attendances.
This season is probably most comparable to the first time we went up under Graydon a season where Stoke and Man City replace Leeds and Forest as having excellent away support (not to mention Fulham) we are currently running above that season's average so amongst all the doom and gloom maybe we are doing as well as is to be expected on the attendance front.
No doubt the budget is set in such a way as to anticipate a slump in attendance figures in Jan, if not it should be.
Not sure about the deal on season tickets. Probably would be my guess.
What was the average in the Stoke / Man City season then? We had three 9000+ crowds that season (Man City, Stoke, Oldham) and more than 8,000 against Fulham. This season we've only had one in excess of 7,000 I think (Leeds at 10,000+).
Fair point on Joe Public's January. I misunderstood your meaning there! But it is factored into the average every season.