Smokie_Bacon_crisps Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 A random thread, but I was just curious to those supporters who were at games today thought of the numbers in attendance? League 1 and League 2 all had very small crowds today. Well done to Edinburgh City leading the way in League 2. Queen’s Park vs Airdrie - 957 Livingston vs Stranraer - 693 East Fife vs Albion Rovers - 682 Alloa v Peterhead - 504 Brechin v Stenhousemuir - 402 Edinburgh City v Forfar - 547 Arbroath v Berwick - 502 Clyde v Montrose - 445 Annan v Stirling - 421 Cowdenbeath v Elgin - 315 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhliston Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Well done to new boys Edinburgh City for having the highest attendance of the day in League 2 . Disappointed at the 315 at Cowdenbeath v Elgin expected more at Central Park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annanbear Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Edinburgh city 1st home game in the leagues is pretty poor.am sure we got over a 1000 our 1st game in 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogs_Dollox Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Big club Arbroath [emoji23] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichtie78 Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 502 is a brutal effort from ourselves. Decent amount of fans up from Berwick too making it an even worse effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichtie78 Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Is 502 from your website/twitter?? I'm not convinced at our attendance which I believe was published by the SPFL. Keen to hear what the club put it as Was posted on our official Facebook after the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CM. Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 1 minute ago, Günther said: Is 502 from your website/twitter?? I'm not convinced at our attendance which I believe was published by the SPFL. Keen to hear what the club put it as Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowden loyal brethern Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 30 minutes ago, rhliston said: Well done to new boys Edinburgh City for having the highest attendance of the day in League 2 . Disappointed at the 315 at Cowdenbeath v Elgin expected more at Central Park. After the pish we have suffered over the last two seasons it the die hards as usual with success the glory hunters follow same with most wee clubs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichtie78 Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Quite poor from both of us then. Maybe folk are still on holiday etc etc. f**k knows In our case it's probably that 1 and a half seasons of turgid shite has put them off. Who would've thought it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichtie78 Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 In our case it's 6 years with only 2 seasons of close but not close enough success. You're right though, not much the clubs can do about it now when there's a good team on the pitch. I can understand people giving up, but the ones who give up then come on P&B and other social media platforms to vent their disgust at a teams performance do my head in. There's just not much to encourage fans to come down to Gayfield IMO. Needs to be sorted out or in 20/30 years we'll be struggling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogs_Dollox Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 There's just not much to encourage fans to come down to Gayfield IMO. Needs to be sorted out or in 20/30 years we'll be struggling. Small club mentality . Get a mascot [emoji12] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichtie78 Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 The blessing you guys have is you're embedded within the community. Suppose with the 2 Dundee teams down the road plus the usual old firm supporting scum that plagues Scotland you're always up against it. The problem for towns like Arbroath and Forfar is that a large chunk of United's support live in Angus. I'm 17 and a lot of the boys I went to school with loved football but had only ever been to one or two actual games in their lives because they "supported" Man United, Arsenal etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogs_Dollox Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 The problem for towns like Arbroath and Forfar is that a large chunk of United's support live in Angus. I'm 17 and a lot of the boys I went to school with loved football but had only ever been to one or two actual games in their lives because they "supported" Man United, Arsenal etc. Totally agree Dundee United , Dundee , Aberdeen , Celtic , Rangers . It's pish. Football would be so much better if everyone supported their local clubs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokie_Bacon_crisps Posted August 6, 2016 Author Share Posted August 6, 2016 I got the figures from SkySports, who I believe get them from the AP who have a reporter at every ground. My point of the thread wasn't trying to call anyone out for having high or low attendances, it was just a curiosity. I thought they all seemed down on last season, but maybe the school holidays etc are a factor. I think the fact that all clubs lose out to the bigger clubs - Aberdeen, Dundee Utd, Celtic, Rangers etc is always a struggle, but the club are doing things. There was an open day today of which about 50 kids and 30 adults (who probably weren't included in the figures too) were thoroughly entertained by the management, the players and 60% of them had Arbroath kits on which was really encouraging. They will hopefully be the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichtie78 Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Totally agree Dundee United , Dundee , Aberdeen , Celtic , Rangers . It's pish. Football would be so much better if everyone supported their local clubs Tbf I don't mind people supporting the Dundee teams and Aberdeen. Folk I know that support them actually go to games. OF and EPL fans, however, can gtf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogs_Dollox Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Tbf I don't mind people supporting the Dundee teams and Aberdeen. Folk I know that support them actually go to games. OF and EPL fans, however, can gtf. Usually find a few United or Aberdeen fans at our games when their big team isn't playing that day. Probably the same at Arbroath too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdenbeath Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 20 minutes ago, Lichtie78 said: The problem for towns like Arbroath and Forfar is that a large chunk of United's support live in Angus. I'm 17 and a lot of the boys I went to school with loved football but had only ever been to one or two actual games in their lives because they "supported" Man United, Arsenal etc. Its the same all over the country 78 with the Old Firm. We also suffer with quite a few Hibs and Hearts fans in Cowden and dare I say it Dunfermline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdenbeath Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 10 minutes ago, Günther said: Aye that does my head in. We have a lad at work who supports Man U, when I asked who is team was when he started I actually pished myself laughing... He used to go to Brockville and TFS with his auld man but went off it. Where I live in Falkirk all the kids are running about in Arsenal and Liverpool shirts. Bit of a shame that despite being a few minutes walk from Ochilview I haven't seen any Stenny shirts or even Falkirk shirts. Exactly, mind you Stenny are my local team but I'm a Glasgow lad Agree with this as well. Especially EPL! I support Borussia Mönchengladbach and even go to the odd game out in Germany but I would never class them as my main team! Its changed days, when I was young it was folk "supporting" either side of the Old Firm. Now you still see a few tops from both sides, usually out of date but its mostly EPL and Barca tops you see kids wearing these days, the Sky TV generation who will most probably never see the teams in the flesh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdenbeath Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Just now, Günther said: Aye it's pretty sad that to be honest. I just don't see the enjoyment of watching fitbaw on the TV. I like watching the highlights shows but nothing beats going to a game, being within the atmosphere, the banter, the player interaction. You don't get all of that watching on yer tv. I'm like you I pick and choose live games I watch but I do like watching the highlight shows of the Football League etc as you say nothing beats watching a game live even if it is pish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogs_Dollox Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 I just can't get myself excited / worked up or downbeat about any other matches other than ones Forfar or Scotland are playing in. Nothing beats it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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