Blue_Guru Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 You can't have the fiascos we have had over the last 2/3 years in particular and expect no damage. Granted SR seems a good appointment after all the drama, but it is the drama that has driven ore people away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 You can't have the fiascos we have had over the last 2/3 years in particular and expect no damage. Granted SR seems a good appointment after all the drama, but it is the drama that has driven ore people away. Are crowds noticeably lower than a year or two ago? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boundaryblue80 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Yes. Definitely. 15/08/15 - Fleetwood (H) Att: 4139 (237 away fans) Latics Fans: 3902 13/08/16 - Walsall (H) Att: 3914 (427 away fans) Latics Fans: 3487 Difference to 2015/16 first home league game: 415 Latics fans Personally, I think it's poor for anyone to use the "holiday" as an excuse for the drop in attendance. Same weekend as 12 months ago. Similar type opponent. This time it was meant to be a day to pay respect to Sir Jimmy. I certainly sat in the North Stand looking at more empty seats thinking we've lost yet another chunk off our core support. Unless Steve Robinson performs a miracle, the annual drop in attendance will be shown up time and time again this season. And I expect it will be about that 400 amount we saw this weekend. Which is an appalling amount to lose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Burns Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Similar type appointment??????!!!!!!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 This is the issue - they won't be coming back! I've been a Latics fan for around 40 years and haven't been to a match the last two seasons, not because I'm fickle but because (for the umpteen reasons all well documented) I choose not to go again until Corney is gone and then, there will be a decision to be made. People who label the stayaways as fickle show incredible naivety. It would also be wrong to label everyone who still goes to BP as happy clappers. I fear for the club at the moment unless new owners are found quickly. We're nearing the point of no return. Are you staying away because you think withdrawing your support (& the money you'd spend) might force Corney's hand or for another reason(s)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boundaryblue80 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 (edited) Similar type appointment??????!!!!!!? EH??? Can only think you have misread. It says similar type opponent...as in Walsall/Fleetwood.... Edited August 16, 2016 by boundaryblue80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Sinnott Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 EH??? Similar type opponent...Walsall/Fleetwood.... Think you're doing Walsall a massive disservice there, Ross... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boundaryblue80 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Think you're doing Walsall a massive disservice there, Ross... Not in terms of the oppositions appeal to the lapsing Latics fan I'm not...I'd say they'd be on a par in terms of "should I go and watch Latics vs Walsall/Fleetwood?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukka Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 I don't have a season ticket this year. What will stop me going? The price. I live on my own. No chance of being able to afford £22 every game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddog73 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 If there was two of you it would be even more expensive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAC0AFC Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 (edited) First time in 14 seasons I've not had a season ticket. Although I and about 6 other people I go week in week out with we're all on our holidays so wasn't there on Saturday. A point on this, I've never known more of the lads I go with be away for the first game of season, might be similar for other groups but I do believe we'll have lost a chunk of supporters again. All there for Bury though (which I think will be our poorest following there for years, maybe even less than a 1000?) Edited August 16, 2016 by MAC0AFC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc1955 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 There'll be 2000 + at Bury as long as we win tonight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsLegend Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 There'll be 2000 + at Bury as long as we win tonight! Not a chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boundaryblue80 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 (edited) There's an ever growing number (I'll call these people The Silent Protesters) that are saying they wont go again until Corney goes but will go to the away games. That comment started 2 or 3 years ago. I know for a fact I'll see many faces on Saturday at Gigg Lane that I've not seen for a good while and not a BP for a long time. Edited August 16, 2016 by boundaryblue80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Burns Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 EH??? Can only think you have misread. It says similar type opponent...as in Walsall/Fleetwood.... Yes. Yes I have. ?♿️. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Burns Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Not a chance. Every chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tGWB Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 I bought 9 tickets yesterday for the Bury game and was informed we had sold well under 1000 A few years ago we would have smashed the 1800 allocation Could be wrong but my guess is we will be well down on what we would normally take Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor evil Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 I bought 9 tickets yesterday for the Bury game and was informed we had sold well under 1000 A few years ago we would have smashed the 1800 allocation Could be wrong but my guess is we will be well down on what we would normally take They went on general sale yesterday, no surprise we've not sold millions yet..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Is this the first test of the one ticket per ST? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlossopLatic Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 They still haven't sorted the turnstile issue out on the JFS side of North Stand Only we could create a new advanced ticketing/turnstile system which makes entrance to the stadium harder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super_blue Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 They still haven't sorted the turnstile issue out on the JFS side of North Stand Only we could create a new advanced ticketing/turnstile system which makes entrance to the stadium harder. I don't think we created it to be fair! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uppermill Latics Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Are you staying away because you think withdrawing your support (& the money you'd spend) might force Corney's hand or for another reason(s)? Even when we were in the old second division for umpteen years, at the start of the season I always believed that the club genuinely wanted promotion - I don't anymore so for me it's a pointless (no pun intended although we have two now!) exercise attending including away games which I have enjoyed more for years being honest. Also, I keep hearing "support your club" but how can I when I know spending money at BP doesn't guarantee all of it going back into the football club. I do find the football generally poor to watch in this division - exciting games are few and far between. Plus I have been living in the East Midlands for the last ten years (I'm back temporarily in Uppermill now but will be buying somewhere local soon) so I could easily think of reasons of why a 4-5 hour round trip tp BP could be subsituted for something different. As alluded to earlier I've largely gone to away games these last few years doing more new southern grounds like your Crawleys, Cheltenhams, Colchesters, Stevenages etc I'm not saying that's me done with Latics, but when you add in the other well documented reasons, I can't return until Corney is gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Burns Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Even when we were in the old second division for umpteen years, at the start of the season I always believed that the club genuinely wanted promotion - I don't anymore so for me it's a pointless (no pun intended although we have two now!) exercise attending including away games which I have enjoyed more for years being honest. Also, I keep hearing "support your club" but how can I when I know spending money at BP doesn't guarantee all of it going back into the football club. I do find the football generally poor to watch in this division - exciting games are few and far between. Plus I have been living in the East Midlands for the last ten years (I'm back temporarily in Uppermill now but will be buying somewhere local soon) so I could easily think of reasons of why a 4-5 hour round trip tp BP could be subsituted for something different. As alluded to earlier I've largely gone to away games these last few years doing more new southern grounds like your Crawleys, Cheltenhams, Colchesters, Stevenages etc I'm not saying that's me done with Latics, but when you add in the other well documented reasons, I can't return until Corney is gone. I hear this so much these days, its so sad. I hate to say 'at the end of the day' but, at the end of the day our :censored:e dwindling home support is pretty much down to one man, Corney. However, right now I do believe that SC has actually gone for it this season, and I do believe we will be up there when it matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewBlue Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Bit of a tangent, but Huddersfield had 18,000 home fans the other day against Barnsley I've just seen. Anybody know why? Did they have an offer on or is it cos they're actually quite good these days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 There's definitely a buzz about them in the office where I work on the wrong side of T'hills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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