smetrov Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Am I becoming paranoid ? - or does there seem to be a lot of delighted journo's at our only 25k gate v southampton ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 their usually bitter twisted Spurs or West Ham fans jealous of the great club that is Aston Villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted November 26, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted November 26, 2014 I think it's just one of those stats that goes viral and ends up being printed everywhere. A bit like when Delph made his debut and every media outlet started reporting that we were now the team with the most England players ever (even though we already held that record and have done for some time) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post blandy Posted November 26, 2014 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted November 26, 2014 it's relevant that the gate was the lowest for yonks. it reflects the current mess the club is in, and shows that supporters are voting with their feet. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted November 26, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted November 26, 2014 No one is out to get us. We're doing just fine **** it up on our own. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 it's relevant that the gate was the lowest for yonks. it reflects the current mess the club is in, and shows that supporters are voting with their feet. true but was a cold monday night and game shown on Sky. Think if the next Saturday home game is as low as that then it will be a cause to worry in the boardroom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Good to see we are getting some media attention. The majority of fans have had enough with the dire product on offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 negative news sells wherever it's at. Compare any club which goes through crap spells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted November 26, 2014 Moderator Share Posted November 26, 2014 true but was a cold monday night and game shown on Sky.... Aye, but then again it's been cold before, and monday before, and Sky before. I take your point, but a gate of 25K declared was more like 22k or 23k actual. That's a long, long way down on the attendances in other times. I dunno if the board give a damn, or not, to be honest. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Not just media glee I would suggest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 true but was a cold monday night and game shown on Sky.... Aye, but then again it's been cold before, and monday before, and Sky before. I take your point, but a gate of 25K declared was more like 22k or 23k actual. That's a long, long way down on the attendances in other times. I dunno if the board give a damn, or not, to be honest. true, i wasnt defending but think if was a 3pm saturday game it would have been worse. FWIW watching on the tv and all i could hear was Saints fans. was like one of them behind closed doors games you see in Europe sometimes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villain-from-Texas Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 You're paranoid. Allegations of media bias are lazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Well Southampton could have done their bit and boosted it to about 27,000. It's their fault. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markavfc40 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 (edited) true but was a cold monday night and game shown on Sky.... Aye, but then again it's been cold before, and monday before, and Sky before. I take your point, but a gate of 25K declared was more like 22k or 23k actual. That's a long, long way down on the attendances in other times. I dunno if the board give a damn, or not, to be honest. true, i wasnt defending but think if was a 3pm saturday game it would have been worse. FWIW watching on the tv and all i could hear was Saints fans. was like one of them behind closed doors games you see in Europe sometimes The support from those there was fine I thought although I was one of them so am possibly biased. The trouble is that we were very negative again on Monday and as has been the case for most of the last year or so there has simply been nothing on the pitch to get behind as we rarely go for it and go all out for the win. Lamberts mentality is to protect the point we start with rather than go all out for the 3 points on offer. On Monday we again sat back with 3 deep lying centre midfielders who played with in yards of each other and two wide midfielders/forwards who spent 90% of the time in their own half as they had clearly been instructed to pretty much play as wing backs and help protect our fullbacks. What I would say is that you are now getting down to the bare bones of the support and the hardcore and those that are more tolerant and will simply go shit or shine. I've kept going but I wouldn't for one minute criticize those that could no longer stomach the tripe being served up. I know longer enjoy it. I simpy go out of habit as this is my 27th year on the spin as a ST holder and its now what I do. It is now a chore though and not something I look forward to and 9 times out of 10 puts a big downer on what may otherwise have been a good weekend/evening. Edited November 26, 2014 by markavfc40 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Isa Posted November 26, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted November 26, 2014 Getting your lowest attendence in 15 years is big news. To suggest that the media picking up on it represents bias is just nonsensical. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 £42 for a ticket in the away end according to a Saints' fan I spoke to. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 I'm sure people smell blood, and we are a big prize. They all want to see us struggle and get relegated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 (edited) I'm sure people smell blood, and we are a big prize. They all want to see us struggle and get relegated. Can't blame anyone who does sadly. We contribute absolutely nothing to this league and haven't done for the last few years. Edited November 26, 2014 by Isa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Just the same glee they take when Citeh don't sell out for CL games, when corporate seats at Wembley are empty 15 minutes after half time, when Arsenal announce the attendance as full capacity when their are plenty of season tickets holders who didn't bother attending. The same kind of glee some of our fans feel when the Sty gets less than 10k. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcTheObsession Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 £42 for a ticket in the away end according to a Saints' fan I spoke to. Too much has been made of this imo, they charge us £40 and have only been in the Prem 2 seasons. As far as I'm aware Villa don't reduce prices for TV games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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