Viking Supporters Co-operative
Viking Chat => Viking Chat => Topic started by: Campsall rover on August 06, 2022, 08:29:33 pm
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Anyone seen what it was? Doesn’t seem to be shown anywhere.
My guess would be 6.200
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5750 was from the donny twitter feed. Probably a lack of away fans the big difference between last seasons usual 6k
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I estimate about 5720..
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5720 showing on Free Press report
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5750 was from the donny twitter feed. Probably a lack of away fans the big difference between last seasons usual 6k
Ok thanks. Bit disappointing if it was under 6.000
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South stand seemed busier then usual even with small away support I would of said 6000
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Last season was much emptier and reporting more.
We haven't sold as many STs this year either sadly even at the reduced prices.
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Last season was much emptier and reporting more.
We haven't sold as many STs this year either sadly even at the reduced prices.
I haven’t bought one this year but that’s because I’m going to miss 3 months so it wasn’t worth it, will be getting either a five or ten match pass depending on how many home games are left when I will be fit to go
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Concourse and bar definitely felt busier than an average home game last season.
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I thought we had sold more this season
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I think the east stand and the south looked and felt fairly full. The west stand seems to get less and less but maybe thats just me sitting in the east so it's more obvious
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Need to remember as well, crowds are normally down a bit in the school holidays cos people are away, I wasn't there today myself but the south looked fairly full on twitter.
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Well it will soon dwindle again if we have to watch that tosh we watched today.
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Well it will soon dwindle again if we have to watch that tosh we watched today.
I'd take coming from 1 down to win 2-1 in injury time every week till the day I die!!
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Didn't really look too hard at the East stand but looked fairly empty, didn't notice the usual junior teams in there.
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Didn't really look too hard at the East stand but looked fairly empty, didn't notice the usual junior teams in there.
Potentially clashed with a few junior tournaments with it still being the holidays.
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I think the east stand and the south looked and felt fairly full. The west stand seems to get less and less but maybe thats just me sitting in the east so it's more obvious
The west was fuller than the east. Its hard to judge when you are sat in it.
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After the last 18 months, is there any wonder crowd numbers are dwindling? We have to start turning things around on the pitch now, it’s up to the Club to get things sorted.
People will return eventually, but it will take time. We just need an extra bit of quality here and there and it will get better.
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South stand is always going to be full it's 70 quid less for a season ticket for starters
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Not sure if this has been suggested before but is it time to start shutting some of the stands? Less than 6000 in a 15000 stadium is a bit ridiculous.
It’d make it a better atmosphere I reckon having more people concentrated together and you wouldn’t need to open all the kiosks etc.
I realise it’s too late now given season tickets have been sold but I’m surprised we keep opening all 4 sides for such small crowds.
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We put a few wins together, get the East stand full of junior teams and the stadium will look alright. There won't be many away followings as low as that also
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Not sure if this has been suggested before but is it time to start shutting some of the stands? Less than 6000 in a 15000 stadium is a bit ridiculous.
It’d make it a better atmosphere I reckon having more people concentrated together and you wouldn’t need to open all the kiosks etc.
I realise it’s too late now given season tickets have been sold but I’m surprised we keep opening all 4 sides for such small crowds.
That's a terrible idea, who cares if it's not being filled, you want us to look like a complete joke we start closing stands, just let things be!
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Well it will soon dwindle again if we have to watch that tosh we watched today.
I'd take coming from 1 down to win 2-1 in injury time every week till the day I die!!
Well it will soon dwindle again if we have to watch that tosh we watched today.
I'd take coming from 1 down to win 2-1 in injury time every week till the day I die!!
Fair play, if you're happy to sit through performances like that good on you. Me personally I would like to see a tad more entertainment for my money, & to see what kind if football our manager us trying to achieve!!
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Don’t forget the current economic situation too.. it’s a 160 mile round trip for me and with petrol so high there’s no way I’m coming 2-3 times a month.. utilities are rising significantly again in October and weekly food shopping is still costing more..
Sadly for many that means no or very little football..
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Not sure reporting is right - it was much busier than most home games last season pre-kickoff. South stand a lot more full than most home games last season also. East looked very empty though
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After the last 18 months, is there any wonder crowd numbers are dwindling? We have to start turning things around on the pitch now, it’s up to the Club to get things sorted.
People will return eventually, but it will take time. We just need an extra bit of quality here and there and it will get better.
Our attendances will improve if we keep winning at home, always have done & always will do, the floating Donny fans will only come to see a winning team, we could be playing like Man City but unless we are winning they wont come.
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Not sure if this has been suggested before but is it time to start shutting some of the stands? Less than 6000 in a 15000 stadium is a bit ridiculous.
It’d make it a better atmosphere I reckon having more people concentrated together and you wouldn’t need to open all the kiosks etc.
I realise it’s too late now given season tickets have been sold but I’m surprised we keep opening all 4 sides for such small crowds.
That's a terrible idea, who cares if it's not being filled, you want us to look like a complete joke we start closing stands, just let things be!
Sorry but a stadium that’s 60%+ empty already looks a joke.
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Don’t forget the current economic situation too.. it’s a 160 mile round trip for me and with petrol so high there’s no way I’m coming 2-3 times a month.. utilities are rising significantly again in October and weekly food shopping is still costing more..
Sadly for many that means no or very little football..
People will have to prioritize and eat
Drinking , meals out , socialising such as watching football will HAVE to be cut back or cut out.
In Pub last Sunday (and it's a very good one and well attended usually and there were 8 people at 13 . 30 and that too tells a story
Pubs like Football may not recover their customers once they (the customers) have taken a trial or enforced break from "the action"
A bit " no shit Sherlock " but it's here now
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Not sure if this has been suggested before but is it time to start shutting some of the stands? Less than 6000 in a 15000 stadium is a bit ridiculous.
It’d make it a better atmosphere I reckon having more people concentrated together and you wouldn’t need to open all the kiosks etc.
I realise it’s too late now given season tickets have been sold but I’m surprised we keep opening all 4 sides for such small crowds.
That's a terrible idea, who cares if it's not being filled, you want us to look like a complete joke we start closing stands, just let things be!
Sorry but a stadium that’s 60%+ empty already looks a joke.
Why does it look a “joke”.?
We are in the 4th division but only 8 years ago were in the second. In a few years we could be back there and our stadium is proven to be an ideal size for us.
Anyway, it’s what happens on the pitch that counts, not the number of empty seats you can see..
A joke, my arse.!
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It would appear a smart thing to do. Shut a stand save a load on stewards turnstile staff etc etc But it doesn't look great.
That said you'd think some stands were closed anyway so don't think we should care about how it looks too much.
Start doing well and it'll get busier. After last season there was always going to be a drop off. It was horrid football every week people won't pay to watch that
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Not sure if this has been suggested before but is it time to start shutting some of the stands? Less than 6000 in a 15000 stadium is a bit ridiculous.
It’d make it a better atmosphere I reckon having more people concentrated together and you wouldn’t need to open all the kiosks etc.
I realise it’s too late now given season tickets have been sold but I’m surprised we keep opening all 4 sides for such small crowds.
That's a terrible idea, who cares if it's not being filled, you want us to look like a complete joke we start closing stands, just let things be!
Sorry but a stadium that’s 60%+ empty already looks a joke.
No,the queing for catering is a joke now,imagine how bad it will be if you shut some of the stands?The east stand provides a good match day experience for lots of families,the coperates and overflow for big away followings,the south stand is our version of a kop,where our fans that like to be more vocal and have more of an atmosphere and pay a little less,the west stand serves the middle of the road fans and the disabled,that only leaves the away stand,which could be closed and house the away fans in the west stand and give them an away day to remember!Bad idea IMO.
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Season ticket sales have held up really well so far, and show very little between last season and this.
But its too early to judge just yet, sales are still going well and with an early start to the season, school holidays and annual holidays taking place a better judge of the situation will be in a few weeks time when ST sales start to drop off. Only then it will be possible to do an accurate comparison.
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We’ve probably reached the core support now though? Anyone now with a season ticket after the disaster of last season must be the hardest core of supporter. Quite good news actually if this is our baseline support.
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Not sure if this has been suggested before but is it time to start shutting some of the stands? Less than 6000 in a 15000 stadium is a bit ridiculous.
It’d make it a better atmosphere I reckon having more people concentrated together and you wouldn’t need to open all the kiosks etc.
I realise it’s too late now given season tickets have been sold but I’m surprised we keep opening all 4 sides for such small crowds.
That's a terrible idea, who cares if it's not being filled, you want us to look like a complete joke we start closing stands, just let things be!
Sorry but a stadium that’s 60%+ empty already looks a joke.
Did you attend many matches at Belle Vue?
I would actually like to see the North stand open to pay on the day Rovers fans, i can't see the point in having such small followings as what Sutton provided us with yesterday being given the whole of the North stand, Stick them in the north east corner and have home fans in all four ends of the ground, why give anyone even a small advantage, get the ground buzzing from every corner and try to make it a fortress for away teams, especially in this division.
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The club couldn’t have done any more with the pricing of the season tickets and multi-game match packages. Every time I tell people how much mine cost they’re amazed.
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They could have marketed it much better. However, the answer is simple winning games and entertaining. Do that and the crowds will tick up, simple.
That our bottom base is now 5500 is good, it used to be half that.
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The club couldn’t have done any more with the pricing of the season tickets and multi-game match packages. Every time I tell people how much mine cost they’re amazed.
Relative to the football served up I reckon.
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Imagine if they'd not have done the reductions. It really is down to the football now. These prices 15 years ago would have had the KM full week in week out.
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The club couldn’t have done any more with the pricing of the season tickets and multi-game match packages. Every time I tell people how much mine cost they’re amazed.
Relative to the football served up I reckon.
Absolutely nothing to do with each other.
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The club couldn’t have done any more with the pricing of the season tickets and multi-game match packages. Every time I tell people how much mine cost they’re amazed.
Relative to the football served up I reckon.
Absolutely nothing to do with each other.
True though.
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Decent gate to be fair, just hope the performances improve in line with the results.
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It's not a decent gate. We've now been overtook by Grimsby and Mansfield by nearly 1k fans. The problem also is a lot who jumped on the bandwagon were Leeds fans who are now back in the prem
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One small point on the attendance is that our ground holds roughly 6,000 more than both Field Mill and Blundell Park so when you see videos/photos it seems more. Plus our ground is far superior to both those
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It's not a decent gate. We've now been overtook by Grimsby and Mansfield by nearly 1k fans. The problem also is a lot who jumped on the bandwagon were Leeds fans who are now back in the prem
You’ve got to look at the fact that we are coming off the back of one of our worst performing seasons in our history and the other two are coming off a promotion and a playoff campaign. Two very different momentum’s. Should we start to do consistently well, people will come back.
Plus there were literally no away fans on sat. Tranmere will have taken a few to Mansfield and Northampton a few to Grimsby to swell the gates
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It's easy to point at our attendances, the same sort of thing was being said when we had nine thousand fans roughly, " Its a disgrace a town the size of Doncaster cannot fill the ground" was common.
We are what we are, would you rather us be a big club and have 54 minutes last night on football heaven talking about how the Wendies still owe season ticket money to supporters for the first year of Covid, and how they are now banned from having a season ticket for daring to try and get their £850 back through the courts when the club failed to pay the money back.
That is what I call a small club, no ethics.