The Premier League Thread

Kind of a pointless article really as it goes on tickets sold rather than actual attendance.

West Ham top

 

I read somewhere that some clubs quote tickets sold and others the actual number attending....it was said that Saints were a club who reported the head count not tickets sold.

 

If we are then we are one of a very few.

I'd like to see the real attendane figures of all of those.

 

Arsenal, for example state tickets sold. So even when there are rows of seats empty, as during this season, their figures say they fill up the place. Which, in terms of money, they do. That's all they are really interested in anyway.

Not sure that Southampton are taking a better, clearer approach however. On many occasions you'll hear that Saints have 'sold out' at St Mary's, yet the actual attendance, at the match, reports lower. Of course, when 32.6K people buy tickets there are bound to be a very small percentage who don't actually make it, but it means that empty seats are visible. In recent years, on the odd occasions when all the time and financial windows tumble into place, I can never go to a match that I particularly want to. I've sort of given up these days. I've seen those empty seats and sometimes wondered if they were properly empty or not. This is why an extra 4-8K seats would be great at St Mary's, but even then I suspect they may be taken up semi-permanently before too long.

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football...igation-alleged-tapping-stoke-city-schoolboy/

Liverpool up to their old tricks....accused of offering a financial inducement to a Stoke City schoolboy to switch. The lad is now in limbo between both clubs....perhaps his parents should have been more careful.

 

Remember when Hull reported their attendance for a match, and judging from those at the ground and views of the stands, this number was about 10k too high.

 

Whilst I have absolutely zero sympathy for Liverpool and their tactics, the parents could have kept the lad at Stoke City and nothing would have happened. It appears that he was well taken care of there.

 

They could have their own 'sack' windows.

 

Defenestration was a popular form of execution in the Middle Ages, but it does seem a little extreme for managers, however unpopular they are!

 

Had to look that up.

 

We call it the Transfer Window these days.

 

Or 6% empty if you are of a negative persuasion

 

Looks like Everton are finally getting their new ground.

 

Shame, I bet the dugouts won't be as good as the current ones....

 

Could be back at Wembley again next season, all be it spurs away.

Should be a good occasion, 90k capacity and spurs only won 1 of 8 games played there this season.

 

Have to make sure I visit soon.

Aren't they limited in their capacity?

 

They were but council meeting yesterday approved their application to play 27 games with full 90,000 capacity:

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...ley-new-stadium-white-hart-lane-a7647271.html

 

Thanks.

I'd love an FA Cup 1/4 final there... 12.5% allocation

 

Lucky to have the option....we would have to alter our stadium while still living in it. There are no local options....even for a groundshare.

 

Are Chelsea going there too?