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Scunthorpe FA Cup - advance sales.

Clem_Snide
Clem_Snide Posts: 11,741
edited October 2016 in General Charlton
Just been told that advance sales in the North Lower currently stand at less than 160!

Could the regime be about to set another unwanted record? Lowest FA Cup attendance ever?
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  • Should be a cracking atmosphere.
  • CAFC Luke
    CAFC Luke Posts: 228
    More away fans than home fans?
  • Fortune 82nd Minute
    Fortune 82nd Minute Posts: 8,353
    edited October 2016
    CAFC Luke said:

    More away fans than home fans?

    Unlikely. Their advance sales total 7 :-)
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,593
    no Valley Express coaches either I'm told
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,358
    Once they vet the 160 for undesireables that'll be 45...
  • happyvalley
    happyvalley Posts: 8,996
    edited October 2016
    I remember the good old days when if you were drawn against a team in the same division the attendance was significantly higher than for the league game.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,051
    Surprised they are even opening the north lower to be honest. I'd guess an attendance of around 4-5,000 for this one - plus the attendance figures won't be inflated by non-attending season ticket holders.
  • letthegoodtimesroll
    letthegoodtimesroll Posts: 10,626
    edited October 2016
    good opportunity to make it a free bar for Charlton fans...
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,593

    Just been told that advance sales in the North Lower currently stand at less than 160!

    Could the regime be about to set another unwanted record? Lowest FA Cup attendance ever?

    at least they can't manipulate this attendance by issuing comps etc, what you see is what you get
  • good opportunity to make it a free bar for Charlton fans...


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  • charltonbob
    charltonbob Posts: 8,267
    Didn't even know that the draw had been made :neutral: Used to love FA cup day
  • CAFC Luke
    CAFC Luke Posts: 228
    se9addick said:

    Surprised they are even opening the north lower to be honest. I'd guess an attendance of around 4-5,000 for this one - plus the attendance figures won't be inflated by non-attending season ticket holders.

    I think this is even generous. Back in 2005 we played a couple of games at home in round 3 when we were a prem team, and only had about 6,000 at these games. to have nearly the same support again 12 years on, I think would be a surprise.

    Although at least that was at a time you could trust the attendance figure
  • se9addick said:

    Surprised they are even opening the north lower to be honest. I'd guess an attendance of around 4-5,000 for this one - plus the attendance figures won't be inflated by non-attending season ticket holders.

    More like 400/500
    Realy cant see anybody wanting to go to this atm
  • 25May98
    25May98 Posts: 712

    Didn't even know that the draw had been made :neutral: Used to love FA cup day

    Yeah, the third round.
    Even that has a poor turnout nowadays unless you are a lower league team up against a premiership side.

    We won't get to the third round (I hope I'm wrong).
  • se9addick said:

    Surprised they are even opening the north lower to be honest. I'd guess an attendance of around 4-5,000 for this one - plus the attendance figures won't be inflated by non-attending season ticket holders.

    That'll be an official attendance of 17,682 then ...
  • Hartleypete
    Hartleypete Posts: 4,701
    edited October 2016
    Will not give the club another penny, so won't be going to this, besides got much more exciting things to do like cleaning the car.
  • The 1st round of the Cup is too depressing to attract much of a crowd. The attendances even back in the Parky/Powell days were poor
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,683
    Even if they give out a few hundred freebies I can't see more than 4k for this game.
    I shall stay at home and wash my hair.


    And I'm bald
  • clb74
    clb74 Posts: 10,824

    Will not give the club another penny, so won't be going to this, besides got much more exciting things to do like cleaning the car.

    The money you save by not going can't you take the car to the car wash

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  • ken_shabby
    ken_shabby Posts: 6,258
    Wouldn't touch this with a barge pole after last saturday. Disgusting regime. But 160 sold. How many mates does that Perks woman have?
  • Airman Brown
    Airman Brown Posts: 15,743
    edited October 2016
    Advance sales are not a great indicator at this stage, but I wouldn't be surprised if the home turnout is under 4,000.
  • Hartleypete
    Hartleypete Posts: 4,701
    clb74 said:

    Will not give the club another penny, so won't be going to this, besides got much more exciting things to do like cleaning the car.

    The money you save by not going can't you take the car to the car wash
    Yep was planning that anyway.

  • HandG
    HandG Posts: 2,134

    Advance sales are not a great indicator at this stage, but I wouldn't be surprised if the home turnout is under 4,000.

    Wouldn't anticipate an away turnout of more than 200 either so the makings of another cracking atmosphere in the cup...
  • Redrobo
    Redrobo Posts: 11,330
    After Saturdays attack against some of CL members I will be going shopping instead. Hope I have not set a dangerous precedent with the wife though.
  • They have sold more than i thought already.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,357
    the magic of the cup
  • Clem_Snide
    Clem_Snide Posts: 11,741

    Advance sales are not a great indicator at this stage, but I wouldn't be surprised if the home turnout is under 4,000.

    Bow to your knowledge on these things but 160 5 days before the game is ridiculously low surely.
  • Blucher
    Blucher Posts: 4,139
    I'm not going on Saturday but assume that the ticket price will increase from £10 to £13 on the day. If so, a 30% hike is hardly going to encourage waverers.
  • Airman Brown
    Airman Brown Posts: 15,743

    Advance sales are not a great indicator at this stage, but I wouldn't be surprised if the home turnout is under 4,000.

    Bow to your knowledge on these things but 160 5 days before the game is ridiculously low surely.
    There's a heavy bias towards the lower west, to the extent they've had to open the upper west before when the east has been closed, because many people won't sit in the lower north.

    Not saying it's great at all, but with print at home there's no reason to buy lower north early.