Attendance On Tuesday...

[DaveOfDonny]

Does anyone have any idea on how many tickets have been sold? The Keepmoat site hasn't been updated with any sort of figure.

Hoping its a sell-out! 

[ExileRover]

Anyone any idea why I cant buy tickets online for the Sheff Utd game? All the other games are on there.

[dknward2]

It's to stop sheff utd fans getting them in home end

[1879Rovers]

If we can't pack the Keepmoat for this game then we need to give up. Local derby and in form.

[MachoMadness]

If we win, then I think people will really sit up and take notice of us as promotion contenders. Attendances for the rest of the season could be up if we hook a few casual fans in from this game.

[Donnywolf]

Prediction .... 13800

[hoolahoop]

Prediction 13,582 and a 2-0 win Cotts and Pointer to score. 

[deebee]

Who's Pointer have we got a new player I don't know about?

[eastender]

Doncaster Rovers FC ‏@drfc_official
Ticket sales at 11,173. Please note the ticket office closes at 1pm today (Monday)

[rover-n-out]

Just bought my ticket over the phone at 11.00 am. Ticket lady says we have sold just over 11,000 and the Blades have sold 4,200. I thought capacity for the KM was 15,300, so must be selling the last few available. 

[Jenny]

That 11,000 includes the away tickets

[hoolahoop]

That 11,000 includes the away tickets

Disappointing then that means only c.6800 home supporters currently , where have all our supporters gone to ..............that can't be right surely ? Ok there will always be those wanting to pay on the day but usually no more than a 200 or so
I'm gutted!!

[graingrover]

It's the way they have been made so difficult to buy unless you live opposite the ticket office. In order to prevent Sheff United fans buying tickets in the home end, ( apparently, and according to the club spokesman Mr Frost)they closed the online purchasing facility for this game . Absolutely ridiculous decision.

[MrFrost]

Proves the level of interest is not there and we are not likely to get the fans back that we have lost over the last few years.

[rover-n-out]

Jenny, maybe I misunderstood, but the lady did say "We have sold 11,000, and the Blades have sold 4,200", so I understood that to mean A+B =C.

[MrFrost]

It's the way they have been made so difficult to buy unless you live opposite the ticket office. In order to prevent Sheff United fans buying tickets in the home end, ( apparently, and according to the club spokesman Mr Frost)they closed the online purchasing facility for this game . Absolutely ridiculous decision.

It isn't hard to buy a ticket at all. You can phone them. Turn up on the day and buy one. What's hard about that. The numbers of those buying online will be minuscule and not directly effecting the attendance significantly.

[graingrover]

Hello Mr Frost. What is hard about it? Well try getting through on the phone .Most businesses struggling for sales in today's harsh economic climate use every means available to sell including the most popular facility, online ticketing . Also poor information and disinformation, like this thread in which it is stated the ticket office closes today at 1 pm. Is that OFFICIAL does it include PHONE lines .
           The fact is not that the public is not interested in a resurgent Rovers ,more that the resurgent Rovers and the new management is not yet on top of this front line issue.   

[big fat yorkshire pudding]

Actually what it proves is that NYD isn't a huge interest football crowd wise (largely due to the night before's drinking and the nightmare getting there).  We've been at home the last two years and had 11k against Barnsley and 9.5k against Scunny proving that actually the home attendance will likely be about the same as the last 2 years.

[MrFrost]

I'd put a lot of money on online sales not being the most popular means of purchase for Rovers tickets.

Have you tried phoning for a ticket? Is there anything stopping you buying one tomorrow at the ticket office?

[Norfolk N Chance]

can you pay on day?

[uptonson]

can you pay on day?

With all your opinions, thought you would have a ticket, or have we found out that you call all our players because you just don't go often.

[MachoMadness]

From DRFC facebook: Ticket sales at 11,173 (Away Fans 4203).

[ExileRover]

Steady queue this morning when I went down for tickets and managed to get tickets on row R in the west stand so must be 11,000 in total.

[pubteam]

Massive queue about 45 minutes ago. Lining up well outside the ticket office door.

[ExileRover]

The queue was out of the door this morning but more due to the fact that there were only two windows selling tickets. That wind wasnt half cold 

[Big MAC]

Had sold 11500 at 12:15 with a queue of around 50 people outside - and 4 people selling tickets.

[donnymatty]

I wonder if we'll hit the 12,000 mark...

[hoolahoop]

Actually what it proves is that NYD isn't a huge interest football crowd wise (largely due to the night before's drinking and the nightmare getting there).  We've been at home the last two years and had 11k against Barnsley and 9.5k against Scunny proving that actually the home attendance will likely be about the same as the last 2 years.

If that's the case then why are the Blunts bringing 4200 Andy ? They don't seem to have struggled to get their supporters to realise the significance that this fixture should hold for both sets of supporters. In addition neither of the 2 fixtures you have mentioned attracted away support in anywhere near such numbers or were top of the table clashes at that time.
It's dismal so far as our sales go and I just hope that there is a last minute rush bear in mind that folk are still able to swap their MK Dons tickets in to watch this clash between the 2 clubs.

[Red wizard]

We will get over 13k.

[RedJ]

Actually what it proves is that NYD isn't a huge interest football crowd wise (largely due to the night before's drinking and the nightmare getting there).  We've been at home the last two years and had 11k against Barnsley and 9.5k against Scunny proving that actually the home attendance will likely be about the same as the last 2 years.

For the sake of pedantry Barnsley was Jan 2nd, so there wasn't the same problems as with a NYD game.

I reckon 12k at least, for whatever reason.