steve55 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Is the cup losing its appeal? Just had a look at some of the crowds for today and they are way down on the average. Whats going on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Doonhamer Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 2 minutes ago, steve55 said: Is the cup losing its appeal? Just had a look at some of the crowds for today and they are way down on the average. Whats going on? I`d imagine it`s Gary Naysmith`s fault. Most things seem to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree house tam Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 We sold all our tickets so we're doing fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve55 Posted January 20, 2018 Author Share Posted January 20, 2018 Aberdeen had less than 10k today Dunfermline: 2,573 Celtic: 25k Killie: 3,595 Dundee: 3,507 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmontheloknow Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Not part of season ticket (usually), therefore seen as an extra expense. You could also say that anyone salaried has likely not been paid since xmas yet either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 What sort of periods are we comparing over? Aberdeen got 9,800 v St Mirren today (lunchtime on TV) compared 9,000 v Stranraer last season... Kilmarnock 3,600 v Ross County compared to 2,900 v Hamilton... Ayr got 1,200 v Arbroath compared to 1,300 v Queen's Park... Alloa got 1,600 v Dundee Utd compared to 1,800 v Dunfermline... Dundee got 3,500 v Inverness compared to 3,600 v St Mirren. If we look to the previous season - Motherwell got 4,700 v Hamilton compared to 3,800 v Cove (no surprise there and perhaps the derby uplift is disappointing)... Dundee got 3,500 v Inverness compared to 4,200 v Falkirk. Those are the directly comparable ties - not much sign of big fall. Previous 3 seasons R4 aren't as comparable due to November experiment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsforlife Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Not part of season ticket (usually), therefore seen as an extra expense. You could also say that anyone salaried has likely not been paid since xmas yet either. All part of it, the cold weather also contributes along with very few exciting ties.Oh and clubs will be reporting accurate figures for cup games and not adding non - attending season ticket holders which many do for league games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
printer Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 What sort of periods are we comparing over? I don't expect the OP's thought process went that far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve55 Posted January 20, 2018 Author Share Posted January 20, 2018 12 minutes ago, HibeeJibee said: What sort of periods are we comparing over? Aberdeen got 9,800 v St Mirren today (lunchtime on TV) compared 9,000 v Stranraer last season... Kilmarnock 3,600 v Ross County compared to 2,900 v Hamilton... Ayr got 1,200 v Arbroath compared to 1,300 v Queen's Park... Alloa got 1,600 v Dundee Utd compared to 1,800 v Dunfermline... Dundee got 3,500 v Inverness compared to 3,600 v St Mirren. If we look to the previous season - Motherwell got 4,700 v Hamilton compared to 3,800 v Cove (no surprise there and perhaps the derby uplift is disappointing)... Dundee got 3,500 v Inverness compared to 4,200 v Falkirk. Those are the directly comparable ties - not much sign of big fall. Previous 3 seasons R4 aren't as comparable due to November experiment. I was comparing it to average league games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Winding back further to 2011-12, though it was earlier in January - Motherwell got 4,700 v Hamilton compared to 4,300 v Queen's Park... Dundee got 3,500 v Inverness compared to 3,500 v Kilmarnock (lunch live on TV). 2010-11 - Aberdeen got 9,800 v St Mirren (lunch on TV) compared to 7,000 v East Fife... Dundee got 3,500 v Inverness compared to 4,300 v Motherwell... QotS got 2,300 v Partick compared to 1,200 v Brechin... Dunfermline got 2,600 v Morton compared to 1,800 v Stenhousemuir... Aberdeen got 9,800 v St Mirren (lunch on TV) compared to 8,200 v Hearts ... Ayr got 1,200 v Arbroath compared to 1,100 v Brechin... Kilmarnock got 3,600 v Ross County compared to 3,400 v Falkirk. So things are pretty stable, looking back over a decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menzel Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 1 minute ago, steve55 said: I was comparing it to average league games. Why on earth would you do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 1 minute ago, steve55 said: I was comparing it to average league games. Ok, that wasn't obvious from "is it losing its appeal? they are well down". Most probably it's been like this for a long time. Also as noted certain clubs league figures include tickets sold but unused (STs etc.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdenbeath Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 17 minutes ago, steve55 said: I was comparing it to average league games. As the Pars fan says above the crowds for today's cup ties will be the actual crowd at the game where as a lot of sides add not attending season ticket holders onto the league crowds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 I went along to Bonnyrigg v Newtongrange today- the crowd was over 1000. OK so it was a Midlothian derby and there wasn't much else on in the Edinburgh area but perhaps the fact it cost £6 to get in to see a fairly good game (5-2 to Bonnyrigg) is a factor. Oh, and good pies too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbrucerick Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Started work at five and couldn't be arsed standing in the cold before it. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenconner Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Scottish Cup 1979 Hamilton Accies v Aberdeen 12,000 1984 Hamilton Accies v Aberdeen 5000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo*1 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 5 hours ago, HibeeJibee said: What sort of periods are we comparing over? Aberdeen got 9,800 v St Mirren today (lunchtime on TV) compared 9,000 v Stranraer last season... Kilmarnock 3,600 v Ross County compared to 2,900 v Hamilton... Ayr got 1,200 v Arbroath compared to 1,300 v Queen's Park... Alloa got 1,600 v Dundee Utd compared to 1,800 v Dunfermline... Dundee got 3,500 v Inverness compared to 3,600 v St Mirren. If we look to the previous season - Motherwell got 4,700 v Hamilton compared to 3,800 v Cove (no surprise there and perhaps the derby uplift is disappointing)... Dundee got 3,500 v Inverness compared to 4,200 v Falkirk. Those are the directly comparable ties - not much sign of big fall. Previous 3 seasons R4 aren't as comparable due to November experiment. So Dundee dropped 600 fans and then a further 100 in the 2 seasons. Worrying. Armageddon IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 We played Morton 4 times last season. This season we 've played them twice and will play them twice more, including in 2 weeks time. Why would this game attract many fans of either club? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 11 hours ago, steve55 said: I was comparing it to average league games. Well that's rather daft, given the season ticket dimension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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