Attendance Tonight?

[Sister of fu]

37 thousand odd. Exactly.

Yeah, you read it right.

What do I win?

37,001 actually as I will be getting out of bed for this one.

[Moonchesteri]

So few that I'm glad it's not on TV here.
My guess is 23712 but the club will announce 29866.



And now come on, all of you who have the chance to be there - just GO!

It's on 4 Pro 1 channel. Kick off 21.45.

Oh - thanks mate.
Though I don't have it at home and I don't have a pub within miles of my flat I have to consider whether what should I do...

I hate it when we're on TV and theres blue seats everywhere :(

it's on ESPN innit?

It is but ESPN doesn't work here. :)

[Mark Garrett]

Attendance was 27,755

[sirgordonzola]

Attendance was 27,755

this means there were 20,000 empty seats, not sure about that.

[Hazy2]

20,000 give or take blues at 1st glance piss poor, however reflects the £ in the pocket at the mo. Fair play to them, great turn out and made the night seem like a cup tie.

[Goaters 103]

The City turnout last night was bloody awful, nuff said.

Next time we are going on about what a big club we are we can look at piss poor home turnouts last last night, when the club lowered the prices to rock bottom too, and remember them. Bloody embarrassing.

[lets all have a disco]

If we get further in the competition the club should be more careful who they give tickets to IMHO.

People tend to come out of the woodwork when we do well.

[Sister of fu]

The City turnout last night was bloody awful, nuff said.

Next time we are going on about what a big club we are we can look at piss poor home turnouts last last night, when the club lowered the prices to rock bottom too, and remember them. Bloody embarrassing.

Got to agree, prob only 21,000 blues there last night. We love to slag the reds about fans/attendances but really we have no right. Poor turn out.

[Goaters 103]

If we get further in the competition the club should be more careful who they give tickets to IMHO.

People tend to come out of the woodwork when we do well.

Spot on, agree 100%.

[Piccsnumberoneblue]

It's strange isn't it, but had Leicester been in the Prem and that was a league game, the place would have been nearly full and Leicester would have brought about 1500 tops.
the FA Cup brings out strange behaviour in the supporters.

[Pretty Boy Lee]

got to be honest. It's pretty poor.

Now before any of you get on your high horse, yes I live in Australia and yes loads of people cannot afford a season ticket and mid week games and yes loads of kids can't be out late and yeah loads of people cannot travel mid week.

I get all that, but there should be enough blues knocking about to put 35 k in the stands plus with the team we've got now. What happened to the 30k that watched when we were shit? Or the 40 odd that watched when we were slightly less shit?

[mcfc1632]

I spent a lot of time looking around the stadium - feeling embarrassed - £15 a ticket as well!! Well done to the LCFC fans they were class

[Mark Garrett]

got to be honest. It's pretty poor.

Now before any of you get on your high horse, yes I live in Australia and yes loads of people cannot afford a season ticket and mid week games and yes loads of kids can't be out late and yeah loads of people cannot travel mid week.

I get all that, but there should be enough blues knocking about to put 35 k in the stands plus with the team we've got now. What happened to the 30k that watched when we were shit? Or the 40 odd that watched when we were slightly less shit?

It's a fair point.

I'm a season ticket-holder and usually go to all cup games, was there for Salzburg and Everton when it was -3 and -8 respectively but din't go last night - more to do with money. The ticket price of £15 is fine and a very good effort by City and Leicester but from my point of view, travelling from Wirral or from work - it's the petrol aswell. So close after Christmas and such a large number of games, I just thought i'd watch it at home especially knowing that i'll go to all the European home games as usual.

Have to say though it does show in my opinion that it would be very premature for us to be increasing the ground capacity to 60,000. We should not even begin to think about building an extension for at least a couple of years. Yes we have a loyal and large fanbase but to use a phrase, there's only so many times you can go back to the well for water - in other words, money is an issue in January for many people and this game's attendance was evidence of that.

As for the Leicester fans - good luck to them, but it was one of their biggest away days of the season save for a local derby, and they haven't paid to watch numerous European games this season either so perhaps have a bit more money to spend.

[Fish111]

Times are hard and will be getting harder in the very near future, jobs are under threat and people are increasingly unsure whether they will be able to hold onto their jobs. People are becoming, are having to be, more prudent and expensive treats like going to the cinema with the kids, going out for meals, holidays abroad and going to watch football matches suffer. it's the way of the world when times are difficult financially. People are cutting their cloths accordingly and i don't blame them one iota. I went to the gym last night instead of the football as i am still paying off christmas like most people, i knew i could watch the highlights on ITV later on. Does that make me a poor fan? Some will say yes but i don't give a shit, send me the money and i will gladly attend every game. I choose when i go to the matches to fit in with my family, my lifestyle and my finances.
Football fans will find money for their season tickets and will attend the league games but extra expense is involved in cup games and it's an expense people can do without at the moment.
The scum are advertising tickets on TalkSport so every club has it's problems with attendances nowadays.

[lets all have a disco]

Fish even if it was 1 pound for kids and a fiver for adults there is no way it would have sold out.

It's not just money.

[Fish111]

I think money is an essential part of it though as it's not just the entry fee you pay for. There's travel, parking, food & drink. Add all that up for a family of four and it's quite a big deal. I also accept that it's only the third round of the cup against a Championship team and there is apathy, that should be accepted as well. It has always been like that, even when i was a kid. I was at Maine Road when we smashed Huddersfield 10-1, i bet there was no more than 15000 there to see it.
If we get to the semi-final and the crowd is like last nights then i will be worried.

[Lees Alter Ego]

It's strange isn't it, but had Leicester been in the Prem and that was a league game, the place would have been nearly full and Leicester would have brought about 1500 tops.
the FA Cup brings out strange behaviour in the supporters.

Agree with this. It don't make sense. We seem to sell away games out (in the cup) but home FA cup matches we have ALWAYS had shite attendances. Maybe its because its not included in the season ticket prices so they just dont bother buying a ticket. Maybe its because they dont like the FA cup. Maybe they have no money but blaming the current times doesnt wash with me because you can look back over the last 10 years and we have always struggled to sell more than 20k. Shame.

[MaineRoadMemories]

Looking at the family stand last night was pretty depressing stuff. We should have closed the third tier and made the other two tiers fuller.

Was a strange game and a strange atmosphere to boot. Never have I witnessed City fans celebrate a goal so half heartedly as Vieira's. Odd.

Sell Outs for Prem games and 21,000 home supporters for cup games will never make sense to me.

[Lees Alter Ego]

Looking at the family stand last night was pretty depressing stuff. We should have closed the third tier and made the other two tiers fuller.

Was a strange game and a strange atmosphere to boot. Never have I witnessed City fans celebrate a goal so half heartedly as Vieira's. Odd.

Sell Outs for Prem games and 21,000 home supporters for cup games will never make sense to me.

Closing the third tear is a no brainer for me. Makes the ground look fuller which importantly is less embarrassing when people see the highlights on the telly. They were giving away t shirts in the family stand yesterday. Gave out about 20. I reckon every kid in that stand went home with at least one t shirt.

[BlueinBosnia]

Looking at the family stand last night was pretty depressing stuff. We should have closed the third tier and made the other two tiers fuller.

Closing the third tear is a no brainer for me. Makes the ground look fuller which importantly is less embarrassing when people see the highlights on the telly. They were giving away t shirts in the family stand yesterday. Gave out about 20. I reckon every kid in that stand went home with at least one t shirt.

Agree. But the club should announce some kind of strategy with regard to this at the start of the season, ie 'unless extreme circumstances change this, the third tier will be closed for League Cup and FA Cup matches up to the quarter-final'. This should make people buy tickets further in advance, so the club can see the predicted attendances. I don't know if there's rules about it, but why can't the club sell seasoncards that also include, say, 3 home cup games for £20 more (with a refund if there aren't that many home games)? It would get some bums on seats.