Crowd v MK Dons

[probs]

how come they managed to run out of programs at Braemar before the match?

 

[Brentford 4 Life]

how come they managed to run out of programs at Braemar before the match?

Spent the printing money on onions instead?

 

[blunstone]

i bought mine at ht paddock side

 

[TW3Bee]

Back to reality....

5,172

Close.

5200

Even closer.

5298 (549 mk dons)

Not a bad effort from you too nick, with the away fans about right too.

 

[blunstone]

touch of spring in the air, lighter evenings, fairly local opposition --- very disappointing to be under 6,000.

shame.

 

[Steve G]

What you'd expect for a nothing much to play for game for 2 mid-table teams. Glad to see that support is holding up well.

 

[Chorlton Bee]

nothing much to play for

Don't think a team has ever stayed up in this division with 40 points steve.

 

[Steve G]

In contrast to my misguided pessimism back in November, the Bees are far too good now to go down. Just a point a game would take us up to the 54 point mark. The crowds won't start turning up again in large numbers until next season, when we start to mount our promotion challenge. I think a 5,000+ crowd against the MK Mongs is very encouraging at this stage of the season.

 

[Brentford St George]

A lot of people seem to be forgetting how poor the support they had yesterday was.They did'nt travel in good numbers at all.

Surely an ideal oppurtunity for the club yesterday to do kid a quid travel to the local schools in the borough and give away 600- 800 comps

That is how i got in to it in 1988 and for fixtures like this it would be the right thing to do.

I know the club are doing it for the Exeter game but we could have put another 600 on the gate yesterday.With programmes,burger sales and other bits n bobs it all brings in much needed revenue.

 

[Doovster]

In contrast to my misguided pessimism back in November, the Bees are far too good now to go down. Just a point a game would take us up to the 54 point mark. The crowds won't start turning up again in large numbers until next season, when we start to mount our promotion challenge. I think a 5,000+ crowd against the MK Mongs is very encouraging at this stage of the season.

I'm with you on this one.

We have sat at this core level of support for my 30 years supporting the club.

To pull in 5,200 when we were sitting in 14th place with little prospect of promotion this season is reasonable.

There are another 4 to 5 thousand out there who will turn up if were fighting for promotion as evidenced last season.

Next year we will hopefully push on and see the crowds come back.

 

[TW3Bee]

I think a 5,000+ crowd against the MK Mongs is very encouraging at this stage of the season.

Especially as there weren't that many away fans

 

[Chorlton Bee]

It's nearly 1000 down on our average. I suppose most of that can be put down to the pathetic travelling support which really should have been 4 figures.

 

[Brentford St George]

It's nearly 1000 down on our average. I suppose most of that can be put down to the pathetic travelling support which really should have been 4 figures.

Exactly why we should have blitzed the local schools,youth clubs etc with comps.A lot of people would have been financially committed after making the trip to Leeds last week so this would maybe have had an effect on them paying £20+ to get in yesterday.

 

[West Wilts Bee]

Exactly why we should have blitzed the local schools,youth clubs etc with comps.A lot of people would have been financially committed after making the trip to Leeds last week so this would maybe have had an effect on them paying £20+ to get in yesterday.

Surely it is getter to go yo GP. Brenfford pocket the gate money from our home games.

 

[abee]

The attendance yesterday included 482 comps. There were 2,119 paying on the day of which 431 were away thus 1,688 pay on the day in the home ends.

 

[West Wilts Bee]

What you'd expect for a nothing much to play for game for 2 mid-table teams. Glad to see that support is holding up well.

We are still in the mire. A bad run can see us in the grown stuff quite easily.
I personally feel the gates at GP have been poor, I know the weather has been sh*te this winter, but Andy and the team deserve better than this, to whom this concerns get your arses down too GP for the rest of the season. There really are NO EXCUSES.

 

[shouldbee]

We are still in the mire. A bad run can see us in the grown stuff quite easily.
I personally feel the gates at GP have been poor, I know the weather has been sh*te this winter, but Andy and the team deserve better than this, to whom this concerns get your arses down too GP for the rest of the season. There really are NO EXCUSES.

well said sir, totally agree

 

[Steve G]

It would be interesting to know what the powers that be are doing to drum up support. For example:

1) contacting the '10,000' on the club database with news, special offers etc
2) targeting lapsed fans that may be tempted back with disount offer
3) mailshot / door knocking campaign in the local area, try to get families to come to GP, perhaps Dad £5m Mum £5 and each kid £1.
4) leaflet campaign in shopping centres
5) is Greg Dyke still chairman? As a media figure perhaps he could make an effort to give the club a bit of much needed publicity

Message 'we support the community but in return we need their support.'

There seems to be quite a big hole in the local fan base, which is only partially filled by the exile fans like me scattered around the country.

 

[Paul USA]

I was also disapointed with the attendance yesterday - I was hoping for a little over 6000.

BUT, when BFC charge 5.00 for a 2 year old to get in - AND also want her to go thru the kids turnstile without Mum & Dad (Yes, that is what they said) you have to wonder how that gives any encouragement to the Mum and Dad in question.