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Ducktapeshoerepairs
Ducktapeshoerepairs Posts: 970
in General Charlton
From where I was sat in the north west quadrant, I couldn’t believe the amount of empty seats today for a sell out. Particularly the East. What was that all about ? 
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  • JoshAddick
    JoshAddick Posts: 1,786
    Poor weather I’m assuming. Only cost a fiver so not exactly a huge waste of money if they don’t turn up
  • RodneyCharltonTrotta
    RodneyCharltonTrotta Posts: 14,828
    People probably saw the weather and though only a fiver and sacked it off.  Shame as there were still people after tickets.


  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    I was in the NW Quadrant as well and surprised at the number of empty seats. The Family Section looked About 75% full meaning 25% empty and there were others all over the ground.
  • Redvalleyeast
    Redvalleyeast Posts: 4,707
    edited February 2020
    I was in the nwq in my usual seat and was up and down like a whores drawers all game,people there with no interest in the game coming and going. One guy in my row went out 3 times in the 1st half,sat there for the entirety(?) of half time then decided to go out again as soon as the 2nd half began. Joker. Im all for £5 games/kids for a quid etc if it brings revenue to our great club but im swerving it next time,does my head in.
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,754
    Ducktapeshoerepairs said:
    From where I was sat in the north west quadrant, I couldn’t believe the amount of empty seats today for a sell out. Particularly the East. What was that all about ? 
    Lots of train services cancelled and people not willing to risk the weather. I wish I’d done the same after watching that shambles on the pitch . 
  • MartinCAFC
    MartinCAFC Posts: 3,223
    edited February 2020
    eaststandmike said:
    I was in the NW Quadrant as well and surprised at the number of empty seats. The Family Section looked About 75% full meaning 25% empty and there were others all over the ground.
    time to update to NWQuadrantmike ? ;)
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,641
    ST holders knowing that the game was going to be crap as it was Football for a Fiver time.  Also couldnt be bothered with all the plastics turning up late, going out on 40 mins & coming back on 55. 


  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,648
    Redvalleyeast said:
    I was in the nwq in my usual seat and was up and down like a whores drawers all game,people there with no interest in the game coming and going. One guy in my row went out 3 times in the 1st half,sat there for the entirety(?) of half time then decided to go out again as soon as the 2nd half began. Joker. Im all for £5 games/kids for a quid etc if it brings revenue to our great club but im swerving it next time,does my head in.
    Same in J block. People up and down all game.
  • Davo55
    Davo55 Posts: 7,836
    I know two ST holders who couldn’t attend due to illness. A lot of sickness about at the moment. 
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,830
    There are always STs missing (me and 1 of my boys didn’t go, for example).

    You need to remember as well a big chunk of the left side of the East is allocated for freebies which always has a poor take up rate. 
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  • Huskaris
    Huskaris Posts: 9,853
    golfaddick said:
    ST holders knowing that the game was going to be crap as it was Football for a Fiver time.  Also couldnt be bothered with all the plastics turning up late, going out on 40 mins & coming back on 55. 


    Embarrassed to admit it but that's why I didn't go yesterday.
  • E_cafc
    E_cafc Posts: 2,617
    The weather was appalling and travel to and from not great.  I am surprised there weren't far more empty seats.  

    Couldn't really have complained if more thought sod it, let's stay at home. 
  • RodneyCharltonTrotta
    RodneyCharltonTrotta Posts: 14,828
    AFKABartram said:
    There are always STs missing (me and 1 of my boys didn’t go, for example).

    You need to remember as well a big chunk of the left side of the East is allocated for freebies which always has a poor take up rate. 
    Shame when you see loads in the family stand empty as would like to take my young children in there but all sold out most games with season tickets. However seems to be loads of empty seats each game in there. 

    Would be good if you could let the club know games your not going to so others could buy them for the game. 

    Would be happy to do that with mine if the covered end was sold out and I couldn't make it.


  • Todds_right_hook
    Todds_right_hook Posts: 10,885
    what was the official attendance ?
  • sinceiwasyoung
    sinceiwasyoung Posts: 1,040
    Didn't actually think the weather was that bad and the traffic was no different to normal for my journey.
  • Uboat
    Uboat Posts: 12,198
    RodneyCharltonTrotta said:
    Todds_right_hook said:
    what was the official attendance ?
    4.

     Ref, 2 linos and the 4th official.
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  • Six-a-bag-of-nuts
    Six-a-bag-of-nuts Posts: 8,127
    Thought the turnout was pretty good actually.
    Yeh there were some stay-aways but it was  mainly odd seats here and there.
    Was great to see normally roped off end sections populated again.
    Didn't have any annoying £5 tourists near me which probably helped
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    Huskaris said:
    golfaddick said:
    ST holders knowing that the game was going to be crap as it was Football for a Fiver time.  Also couldnt be bothered with all the plastics turning up late, going out on 40 mins & coming back on 55. 


    Embarrassed to admit it but that's why I didn't go yesterday.
    I don’t blame you. I certainly won’t be attending football for a fiver games again even though I have a season ticket. Can’t be bothered with all the nonsense that goes with it. 
  • CharltonKerry
    CharltonKerry Posts: 2,960
    golfaddick said:
    ST holders knowing that the game was going to be crap as it was Football for a Fiver time.  Also couldnt be bothered with all the plastics turning up late, going out on 40 mins & coming back on 55. 


    Whilst we are season tickets holders, we don’t attend football for a fivers days for this exact reason, it’s the idiots keep up and down, the bored kids, and the total knobs like those in the kicked off yesterday, frankly it’s not worth it.
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  • Chippycafc
    Chippycafc Posts: 14,150
    As above really as i said on another post, two seats were empty next to me and at half time the two people sat on my right decided not to come back for the second half...
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,851
    There were ST holders in our row in the lower west who are there pretty much every game - but not yesterday. I wish I had taken their lead!
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    Chippycafc said:
    As above really as i said on another post, two seats were empty next to me and at half time the two people sat on my right decided not to come back for the second half...
    Have you tried using a different deodorant?
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,875
    edited February 2020
    RodneyCharltonTrotta said:
    AFKABartram said:
    There are always STs missing (me and 1 of my boys didn’t go, for example).

    You need to remember as well a big chunk of the left side of the East is allocated for freebies which always has a poor take up rate. 
    Shame when you see loads in the family stand empty as would like to take my young children in there but all sold out most games with season tickets. However seems to be loads of empty seats each game in there. 

    Would be good if you could let the club know games your not going to so others could buy them for the game. 

    Would be happy to do that with mine if the covered end was sold out and I couldn't make it.


    Yes, previously I've been told on here that the family stand is empty due to people moving themselves into the Upper Covered End instead, but presumably that wasn't the reason yesterday, seeing that the CE would have been sold out
  • ThreadKiller
    ThreadKiller Posts: 8,622
    In the queue to upgrade an under 11 ticket, there were plenty of people just trying to give away their spares, eventually I gave up queueing and just took 2 adults tickets for the NW upper being offered.

    Thanks very much to the fella that gave them
  • Valley27000
    Valley27000 Posts: 3,417
    Should have been another 700 on the attendance yesterday.
  • Airman Brown
    Airman Brown Posts: 15,742
    edited February 2020
    ThreadKiller said:
    In the queue to upgrade an under 11 ticket, there were plenty of people just trying to give away their spares, eventually I gave up queueing and just took 2 adults tickets for the NW upper being offered.

    Thanks very much to the fella that gave them
    What on earth were they processing upgrades for, when all the ticket prices are the same? If they were.

    There are usually 2,000 season ticket holders not present. Given the weather, it would be no surprise if that was higher.
  • ThreadKiller
    ThreadKiller Posts: 8,622
    Airman Brown said:
    ThreadKiller said:
    In the queue to upgrade an under 11 ticket, there were plenty of people just trying to give away their spares, eventually I gave up queueing and just took 2 adults tickets for the NW upper being offered.

    Thanks very much to the fella that gave them
    What on earth were they processing upgrades for, when all the ticket prices are the same?
    I was given an adult and under 11 ticket, I didn't want any issue of entering with my 15 year old so just thought it safer and easier to upgrade. The queue was mostly collections I guess
  • Airman Brown
    Airman Brown Posts: 15,742
    edited February 2020
    ThreadKiller said:
    Airman Brown said:
    ThreadKiller said:
    In the queue to upgrade an under 11 ticket, there were plenty of people just trying to give away their spares, eventually I gave up queueing and just took 2 adults tickets for the NW upper being offered.

    Thanks very much to the fella that gave them
    What on earth were they processing upgrades for, when all the ticket prices are the same?
    I was given an adult and under 11 ticket, I didn't want any issue of entering with my 15 year old so just thought it safer and easier to upgrade. The queue was mostly collections I guess
    Can understand that from your perspective but it’s not a position the club could have defended when all tickets are £5.
  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,648
    Airman Brown said:
    ThreadKiller said:
    Airman Brown said:
    ThreadKiller said:
    In the queue to upgrade an under 11 ticket, there were plenty of people just trying to give away their spares, eventually I gave up queueing and just took 2 adults tickets for the NW upper being offered.

    Thanks very much to the fella that gave them
    What on earth were they processing upgrades for, when all the ticket prices are the same?
    I was given an adult and under 11 ticket, I didn't want any issue of entering with my 15 year old so just thought it safer and easier to upgrade. The queue was mostly collections I guess
    Can understand that from your perspective but it’s not a position the club could have defended when all tickets are £5.
    We have some very over zealous stewards who would have got their 15 minutes worth of fame by making an issue.

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