Attendance Record

[Brown Nose]

If we cast aside the obvious discrepancies between our published attendances and the actual number there, we are on course to break our all time average attendance record this season.

Our best ever was in 1957-58 with an average of 31,359.

We're averaging 31,726 this season. If we're claiming 31,456 yesterday, we're going to claim similar for each of our remaining seven matches.

 

[floppus]

Perhaps even more remarkable given that the capacity of Filbert street at that time, before the terrace to seats ruling was introduced was in excess of 42,000, and that football pricing was more accessible to he 'masses'. Plus the fact that we might have posted increased attendances on the few sellouts that we have had this time around could have pushed the average even higher. Perhaps the parachute payments will support huge discounts for ticket renewals for the general lack of quality that this seasons product has produced. LCFC 2014/15 Not Fit For Purpose.

 

[cafe]

If you had released enough tickets for all the Hull supporters who wanted to come it would have been great for your figures.

 

[fitz]

If you had released enough tickets for all the Hull supporters who wanted to come it would have been great for your figures.

We didn't have time for the stadium expansion and couldn't offer 50% of the current capacity due to ST numbers.

 

[bocadillo]

If you had released enough tickets for all the Hull supporters who wanted to come it would have been great for your figures.

I'm afraid it's much too late in my life for me to worry about my figure. But I do worry about your inability to understand the fact that your club got all the tickets they applied for: a timely request for a 'full allocation' would have been met in the same way as it has been for other clubs.

 

[Redditch Fox]

If we cast aside the obvious discrepancies between our published attendances and the actual number there, we are on course to break our all time average attendance record this season.

Our best ever was in 1957-58 with an average of 31,359.

We're averaging 31,726 this season. If we're claiming 31,456 yesterday, we're going to claim similar for each of our remaining seven matches.

Interesting, the Filbert Street match attendance record is of course 47298 back in the 1920s. In the 50s/60's it was restricted to 42,000. However, I recall a packed out FA Cup tie - think it was a midweek replay with Birmingham when the gate at the Filbert Street end was broken down by away supporters. God knows what the actual attendance was that night.

 

[Ike O'Noclassed]

Interesting, the Filbert Street match attendance record is of course 47298 back in the 1920s. In the 50s/60's it was restricted to 42,000. However, I recall a packed out FA Cup tie - think it was a midweek replay with Birmingham when the gate at the Filbert Street end was broken down by away supporters. God knows what the actual attendance was that night.

People were a lot more ferrety then.

 

[Redditch Fox]

People were a lot more ferrety then.

Well a packed Filbert Street had a fantastic atmosphere generating much more support than the KP ever does or could.

The sort of support that helped pull round a cup tie against M/c City when we were a couple of goals down - Frank Large hat trick occasion.

Filbert Street was largely ruined when the old Popular Side was turned into that odd seating area and they replaced the classic architecture of the old Main Stand with that Carling Stand bit of mecano.

 

[David Gwilliam]

Well a packed Filbert Street had a fantastic atmosphere generating much more support than the KP ever does or could.

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I prefer the King Power stadium. My seat is comfortable, the view is good and I do not have to think about the state of the pitch.

Lets not get sentimental about the old players. I never saw a Leicester player at King Power demean his profession the way I felt Robbie Savage did. I never saw a Leicester player with a worse attitude than Stan Colleymore when he had fallen out with the manager; his lack of effort made Jermaine Beckford look like Nat Lofthouse. For every Worthington or Birchenall there was a Malcolm Partridge or Billy Houghton.

The crowds that provided the atmosphere could be nasty and racist. I would have seriously advised friends from ethnic minorities not to go to matches. There were things that were better about football in the old days but perhaps because I am bang up to date, contemporary and cutting edge I think the match day experience is better today.

 

[spionfox]

I never saw a Leicester player with a worse attitude than Stan Colleymore when he had fallen out with the manager

Funny. I always blamed Taylor for what Stan became.

....perhaps because I am bang up to date, contemporary and cutting edge....

:icon_bigg

 

[Macky]

I am bang up to date, contemporary and cutting edge

...and tautological

 

[Hector]

...and tautological

...depending on what ology he taut.

 

[jb5000]

Funny. I always blamed Taylor for what Stan became.



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Do you blame Taylor for what he became under the other managers he worked under too?

 

[spionfox]

Do you blame Taylor for what he became under the other managers he worked under too?

Oh yes, I blame that bastard O'Neill for what he did with him. Oh yes

 

[jb5000]

Oh yes, I blame that bastard O'Neill for what he did with him. Oh yes

I was referring to his output at Villa, Bradford and the latter part of his stay at Liverpool, silly rabbit.

 

[spionfox]

I was referring to his output at Villa, Bradford and the latter part of his stay at Liverpool, silly rabbit.

I know :icon_bigg

But then again that didn't concern me, only what he did with us which to be fair was fantastic under O'Neill and appalling under Taylor.

One more thing to whip Taylor with in my mind regardless of how Collymore may have performed for other clubs Managers :icon_wink

 

[Lako42]

Taylor was an absolute tragedy, anyone sticking up for that inept prick should be shot.

 

[Cate Fox]

Taylor was an absolute tragedy, anyone sticking up for that inept prick should be shot.

Amen.

 

[spionfox]

Taylor was an absolute tragedy, anyone sticking up for that inept prick should be shot.

 

[Redditch Fox]

I prefer the King Power stadium. My seat is comfortable, the view is good and I do not have to think about the state of the pitch.

Lets not get sentimental about the old players. I never saw a Leicester player at King Power demean his profession the way I felt Robbie Savage did. I never saw a Leicester player with a worse attitude than Stan Colleymore when he had fallen out with the manager; his lack of effort made Jermaine Beckford look like Nat Lofthouse. For every Worthington or Birchenall there was a Malcolm Partridge or Billy Houghton.

The crowds that provided the atmosphere could be nasty and racist. I would have seriously advised friends from ethnic minorities not to go to matches. There were things that were better about football in the old days but perhaps because I am bang up to date, contemporary and cutting edge I think the match day experience is better today.

I do understand where you are coming from - and you havent even mentioned how mixing with the plebs at Filbert Street didn't sit so comfortably with your hectic round of dinner parties.

Filbert Street and it's atmosphere reflected a working class culture of its day - warts and all - It's gone now and the plastics rule. Nothing can be done to bring it back.