35,140

[I-was-there1976]

tickets sold so far for Sundays big game at Hillsborough.

£10 a ticket for adults


Cram em in

[Filo]

Who cares?

[I-was-there1976]

why answer then ?

[Rovers Return]

Most of those are blades in the away end

[hoolahoop]

I know a fair few Rovers and Dingles fans that are going just for the laugh. A relegation Cup Final doesn't come around every day of the week!  

[donnyjay]

Goddamn stupid Netbook making me triple post.

[donnyjay]

I wonder if they'll pull in that many in league one?

[sham69]

I dont mind Palace or Wednesday, would prefer Wednesday for ease of going, tho would be fun winding a few up, i might go the stn early sun morn and wave the Donny Owls off, they are going early, dutch courage required.

[sham69]

donnyjay wrote:

I wonder if they'll pull in that many in league one?

They hold the div 1 record actually

[sham69]

hoolahoop wrote:

I know a fair few Rovers and Dingles fans that are going just for the laugh. A relegation Cup Final doesn't come around every day of the week!  

Thats bull. Why wouldnt those fans be at their respective games?

[sham69]

Rovers Return wrote:

Most of those are blades in the away end

Check out the Palace forums, they would be most unwelcome.

[en aitch]

I remember (Many years ago) going to Hillsborough with a Wednesday ST holder to watch a last game of the season must win game for the Owls to stay up .... it was one of the worst games I have seen (but then I had no personal commitment), but the atmosphere was just so tense, and then a guy called Ken Knighton scored with a few minutes to go to put Wednesday 1-0 up and as it turned out secure their stay in that league.

The emotion flowing at the final whistle that day was a joy to watch.

I don't care who you are a fan of - if you love your team you can identify with the best and the worst of emotions for all of our felow/rival fans - even Manchester have known despair - they failed to win a trophy in 1995!

So I wish the respective fans of their teams all the best - because the game will probably be forgettable but the occasion memorable (one way or the other)

[Superspy]

sham69 wrote:

hoolahoop wrote:

I know a fair few Rovers and Dingles fans that are going just for the laugh. A relegation Cup Final doesn't come around every day of the week!  

Thats bull. Why wouldnt those fans be at their respective games?

probably for the same reason some blades fans have given for going, because they basically cant be arsed making a long away trip for a nothing game when they could go down the road and watch a relegation dogfight.

[DMnumber4]

Superspy wrote:

sham69 wrote:

hoolahoop wrote:

I know a fair few Rovers and Dingles fans that are going just for the laugh. A relegation Cup Final doesn't come around every day of the week!  

Thats bull. Why wouldnt those fans be at their respective games?

probably for the same reason some blades fans have given for going, because they basically cant be arsed making a long away trip for a nothing game when they could go down the road and watch a relegation dogfight.

I know a few Rovers fans who are going, does this make them bad people or 'part-timers'?

Rigo, here's a question: when was the last time Rovers were in a higher division than Wednesday? (i dont know by the way)

[Muttley]

Rigoglioso wrote:

Here's a tricky question then...

When was the last time Sheffield Wednesday had a sell-out? (Presumably that's what this game will now be).

Answers on a postcard please. I reckon the last time they achieved this feat was when TV's were in black and white and the Beatles were top of the charts.

Fairly sure they sold out some of the big cup games in the 80's - went to one v Liverpool which was rammed on the Kop (pre-roof/seating, although in those days matches weren't all ticket so they just kept on squeezing more in !

[sham69]

Rigoglioso wrote:

Here's a tricky question then...

When was the last time Sheffield Wednesday had a sell-out? (Presumably that's what this game will now be).

Answers on a postcard please. I reckon the last time they achieved this feat was when TV's were in black and white and the Beatles were top of the charts.

I dont think we ought to question other clubs crowds, untill we can sell out regularly. Is it once at the Keepmoat?

[bobjimwilly]

sham69 wrote:

Rigoglioso wrote:

Here's a tricky question then...

When was the last time Sheffield Wednesday had a sell-out? (Presumably that's what this game will now be).

Answers on a postcard please. I reckon the last time they achieved this feat was when TV's were in black and white and the Beatles were top of the charts.

I dont think we ought to question other clubs crowds, untill we can sell out regularly. Is it once at the Keepmoat?

sham, reading over your past few posts you seem to be very over protective of our retarded dee-dah neighbours. I'm starting to think your a wednesdayite?

Just because we don't sell out our stadium, does not mean we cannot highlight the fact that such a \"big club\" as wednesday never fill theirs!  

[BillyStubbsTears]

Rigo. Wensdeh had 39,500 for a home match against Man Utd in 1998. The ground has scarcely changed since then so I'm guessing the capacity back then was about the same as today -  39,800. That sounds like a sell out to me.

I have many reasons for disliking them, but they are a very big club in terms of support - historical, present day and potential. Remember that Hillsborough still holds the record for the highest ever Tier 3 attendance - 49,000 in the Sheffield Derby in 79.

Last one. We gave NEVER been a division higher than Sheffield Weds. The first time they dropped into Tier 3 in their history was in the 70s. Since we have never been in Tier 1, and were floundering when they first dropped onto Tier 3, we've never been above them. The best we have been relative to them was to be in Tier 2 at the same time as them (47-8, 51-2, and the last two seasons) and in Tier 3 with them (04-05).

[DonnyBazR0ver]

Hillsborough still holds the record for the highest ever Tier 3 attendance - 49,000 in the Sheffield Derby in 79.

I think that was the day I took the long trek to Bournemouth to watch Rovers and, I think we lost 1-0 !

[Wokingviking]

DonnyBazR0ver wrote:

Hillsborough still holds the record for the highest ever Tier 3 attendance - 49,000 in the Sheffield Derby in 79.

I think that was the day I took the long trek to Bournemouth to watch Rovers and, I think we lost 1-0 !

And it all links!...  I think the highest attendance in tier 3 was for Villa around '71 when they played... wait for it... Bournemouth.  I think they had 50-odd thou at Villa Park but I may be dreaming.  And did Ted MacDougall score a hat-trick for the Cherries or am I completely mixed up?

[BillyStubbsTears]

Right, without cheating, see who can get closest to this one.

If you take all the current PL and FL teams and rank them in order of highest ever home attendace, where would we come in the list?

Interestingly, in that list, there is not a single club above us whose highest attendance was in a Tier 3 match, like ours was. Everyone above us had their high point in a Tier 1 or 2, or FA Cup match.

[Filo]

i`ll go for 31st

[BillyStubbsTears]

As Brucie would say, Higher, Higher (in terms of number)

[Filo]

46th

[BillyStubbsTears]

Near enough.
48th.
Better than Southampton, Swansea, Watford, Reading.

Just below Ipswich. Worse than Oldham, Plymouth and Brentford.

[Filo]

Brentford?

[Filo]

BillyStubbsTears wrote:

Near enough.
48th.
Better than Southampton, Swansea, Watford, Reading.

Just below Ipswich. Worse than Oldham, Plymouth and Brentford.

Where is this list, link?