TRS-T Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 40,053 - Manchester United 37,460 - Liverpool 36,008 - Tottenham Hotspur 35,818 - Arsenal 35,642 - Swansea City 35,290 - Norwich City 35,132 - Manchester City 34,740 - Chelsea 34,248 - Newcastle United 34,152 - West Bromwich Albion 32,557 - Sunderland 32,372 - Fulham 32,319 - Blackburn Rovers 32,263 - Bolton Wanderers 32,063 - Queens Park Rangers 31,853 - Everton 30,776 - Wolverhampton Wanderers 30,744 - Wigan Athletic 30,100 - Stoke City Average - 33,873 Our ground capacity is 42,786 so the stadium has been only 79% full this season. Not a single sell-out all season. Lowest crowds for 11 years. 2011/12 - 33,873 2010/11 - 37,194 2009/10 - 38,573 2008/09 - 39,812 2007/08 - 40,029 2006/07 - 36,214 2005/06 - 34,112 2004/05 - 37,354 2003/04 - 36,622 2002/03 - 34,975 2001/02 - 35,012 2000/01 - 31,597 Surely the board has no choice but to get rid of McLeish now purely from a financial point of view? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 you would think so but i fear it may need to drop into the mid 20s before theyd respond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 I think if Randy had of renamed club Birmingham Villa mid-season, attendance would have been a lot higher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villanmike Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Not one sell out, even against Man UTD...say's it all. I do think those stats are wrong anyway, and it will be lower if head count was taken...no way in hell was there 36'000 today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KjParton Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Really upsetting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blakey1982 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 most of those are season ticket holders who didnt renew because of McLeish. Basically its dropped by 3000 which is why Villa are doing a season ticket price freeze for next season if you buy by the end of this month May 31st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supernova26 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 At £30 per head (tickets, food, programmes etc) that's a good £2 million lost revenue on last season. We are also going to lose approximately 5 million in merit payments on last season due to our finishing position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashingqwerty Posted May 6, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted May 6, 2012 Money is the only think the current regime is concerned about currently, so if the fans want to force change, stop the protests and stop giving your hard earned cash to the club, and they will have no choice but to get the message. I honestly dont think anything else will force a change - even relegation... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Would lIke to see those figures set in the context of Premier League attendances overall and those of West Midlands clubs. On their own they don't necessarily tell us too much, except that things are bad. I would bet the recession and particularly its impact on the region provide some of the explanation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claret+blue_watch Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 If you think they've been bad this season wait for next season if the manager is still here, which sadly I think he will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blakey1982 Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 West Brom - 24,712 average in 2011/12 24,682 average in 2010/12 Premier League 35,638 in 11/12 35,283 in 10/11 So its definately a Villa problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted May 7, 2012 Moderator Share Posted May 7, 2012 36'000 for the final home game of the season against a more than decent opposition who I presume sold out their allocation says it all. If McLeish is in charge next season we will see home attendances well below 30'000 I'm sure. Can you imagine the attendance first game of the season if we get someone like Wigan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AValon Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 I'm of an age where the queues were still half-way down the road when the teams were coming out.....and we were playing 2nd/3rd division football. This is the Premier League ffs!!! We're playing the likes of Manure, Arsenal, Liverpoo, not Colchester or bloody Walsall (no disrespect to those in the nether regions) and we still can't fill the ground. Its not the recession, its not the escalating prices.....its just ugly, uninteresting, defensively orientated dross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Probably worth mentioning that the capacity of Villa Park was reduced in 2000/01 too, as the Trinity Road Stand was being rebuilt for a large portion of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blakey1982 Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Capacity still 42k or so. Still means we're about 9k down on fans from capacity and 3.5k worse than last season. 3500 x average £30 ticket is losing £105k a home game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Yesterday cost me £42 ticket, £10 fuel, £5 parking, programme food etc £10 So almost £70 Was it value for money No, albeit spurs stroked the ball about nicely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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