Off the top of my head :-
1. MK Dons - No way is there an average of 8000 seats occupied out of 20000.
2 Coventry - Ricoh Arena - Ditto, an average of 15000 out of 30000. Half full, do me a favour.
3. Middelsbro - The Riverside - Ditto
They all appear to fiddle the attendances & I can't believe there is truth in the figures they announce.
Can't stand watching matches on the TV at these empty souless grounds.
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It can be said that all clubs 'fiddle' their attendance.
The way attendance is reported is set out by the FA and is based on the total number of tickets distributed for that match. Therefore they include all season ticket holders whether or not they attend, any comp tickets given to schools etc and individual ticket sales.
This means that no ground is ever as full as the attendance records (I believe it is on average 1/5th less).
Quite, but my top 2 in particular really take liberties. I reckon MKD get about 4000 and Coventry about 9000.
Like all new stadiums built, they are suppose to be built so the acoustics of the new ground give a better atmosphere but that never tends to happen. I have been to Wembley once last year and you could hardly here the drum even though it was only around a quarter of the stadium away.
They don't make them like they use to! ;-)
So did Coventry. We must both be mistaken.
Middelsbro 14,366
Coventry 15,621
MKD 7,120.
MK Dons set to expand to 32000.
My question is WHY????
Just more seats for the cleaners to wipe down. Really makes no sense.
EDIT: Just noticed this has its own thread.
Not a lot of atmosphere in the East or West Stand at ours but a helluva lot of soul. ST in the Covered End and it is top notch when it gets going.
Found Fulham a pretty lacking in any kind of atmosphere but that could have been to the shocking football being played when we drew 0-0 there.
Can imagine that Emirates and Stamford Bridge (soon to be named the XXXXXXX.SU stadium as Abramovich throws his toys out of the pram for not getting the move.)
Sad really as never went to Highbury or Stamford bridge and must be very sad for the older fans who have seen their grounds turned into corporate theme parks for day trippers and tourists....especially after seeing that Battle of the Bridge video posted on here the other week.
Nothing game for them to be fair though. Few seasons ago would have been a different story.
eating my prawn sarnie and they certainly did sing.