Lowest league crowd of the season tonight?

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Lowest league crowd of the season tonight?

by Jerry St Clair » 30 Jan 2007 17:42

Wigan will bring a couple of hundred meaning nigh-on 2k empty seats in the away end.

And I wouldn't be surprised if a thousand or more STHs decide to give it a miss. I reckon it could possibly be a sub 20k tonight.

Place your bets.

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by Royalee » 30 Jan 2007 17:45

Have you seen how bad some of Wigan's attendances have been this season? The difference between the two clubs is we actually have decent support - I hope Wigan go down and back to League 2 where they belong.

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by FORZA READING » 30 Jan 2007 17:46

i hav to give it a miss unfortunatley

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by Rhys The Royal » 30 Jan 2007 17:47

21,979

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by Rawlie19 » 30 Jan 2007 17:48

Royalee Have you seen how bad some of Wigan's attendances have been this season? The difference between the two clubs is we actually have decent support - I hope Wigan go down and back to League 2 where they belong.


There's no need for that. They aren't well supported, we know that. But they do have it hard being from Rugby League land, plus all the other top premiership clubs that are close by. Fair play to the supporters that do turn up, and especially to anyone who makes the trip south tonight.

I still hope we stuff em though.


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by Rawlie19 » 30 Jan 2007 17:48

Rhys The Royal 21,979


Won't be that high. 20,373

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by Royalee » 30 Jan 2007 17:53

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Royalee Have you seen how bad some of Wigan's attendances have been this season? The difference between the two clubs is we actually have decent support - I hope Wigan go down and back to League 2 where they belong.


There's no need for that. They aren't well supported, we know that. But they do have it hard being from Rugby League land, plus all the other top premiership clubs that are close by. Fair play to the supporters that do turn up, and especially to anyone who makes the trip south tonight.

I still hope we stuff em though.


The town doesn't deserve a Premiership team and they're being bankrolled entirely by Whelan. If the people can't appreciate good football when they see it then they don't deserve a top flight club.

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by Coppelled Streets » 30 Jan 2007 17:55

For this reason alone I hope Wigan go down. Pathetic support home and away. bring back a West Brom or a Birmingham, a Sunderland or a Wolves. Actually, no, I didn't mean that. :wink:

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by Rawlie19 » 30 Jan 2007 17:56

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Royalee Have you seen how bad some of Wigan's attendances have been this season? The difference between the two clubs is we actually have decent support - I hope Wigan go down and back to League 2 where they belong.


There's no need for that. They aren't well supported, we know that. But they do have it hard being from Rugby League land, plus all the other top premiership clubs that are close by. Fair play to the supporters that do turn up, and especially to anyone who makes the trip south tonight.

I still hope we stuff em though.


The town doesn't deserve a Premiership team and they're being bankrolled entirely by Whelan. If the people can't appreciate good football when they see it then they don't deserve a top flight club.


Would you have said the same about Reading deserving a Premiership team if we'd been promoted in 95? We wouldn't have had as many fans as we do now back then. But surely those fans that turn out every week and travel the length of the country DO deserve a Premiership team?

What about Chelsea? They are being bankrolled (a little) and can't fill their stadium. Do they deserve a Premiership team?

Ok, point proven. Chelsea was a bad analogy...


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by alad » 30 Jan 2007 17:56

Not often I agree with Royalee but I share his views.

Tickets for Wigans remaining 7 home games are now just £15. I bet they still can't shift them.

Reading have more top class clubs around, 30 mins to London and theres 6 Premiership clubs. The rugby excuse is pathetic as Hull also have a big rugby history and Hull City FC are well supported.

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by Hoop Blah » 30 Jan 2007 18:01

alad Not often I agree with Royalee but I share his views.

Tickets for Wigans remaining 7 home games are now just £15. I bet they still can't shift them.

Reading have more top class clubs around, 30 mins to London and theres 6 Premiership clubs. The rugby excuse is pathetic as Hull also have a big rugby history and Hull City FC are well supported.


30 mins to Paddington maybe, but try getting to Spurs or Arsenal in that time and you'd be doing well!

I couldn't care less how many fans a side has. If they can put a side out good enough to get to and stay in the Prem then they deserve to be there, 3,000 or 30,000 fans makes no difference.

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by eaststandbird » 30 Jan 2007 18:12

The ST holders get counted in the attendance anyway regardless of whether there actually at the game so

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by Jerry St Clair » 30 Jan 2007 18:13

eaststandbird The ST holders get counted in the attendance anyway regardless of whether there actually at the game so


No they don't. That's a complete myth.


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by Royalee » 30 Jan 2007 18:20

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Royalee Have you seen how bad some of Wigan's attendances have been this season? The difference between the two clubs is we actually have decent support - I hope Wigan go down and back to League 2 where they belong.


There's no need for that. They aren't well supported, we know that. But they do have it hard being from Rugby League land, plus all the other top premiership clubs that are close by. Fair play to the supporters that do turn up, and especially to anyone who makes the trip south tonight.

I still hope we stuff em though.


The town doesn't deserve a Premiership team and they're being bankrolled entirely by Whelan. If the people can't appreciate good football when they see it then they don't deserve a top flight club.


Would you have said the same about Reading deserving a Premiership team if we'd been promoted in 95? We wouldn't have had as many fans as we do now back then. But surely those fans that turn out every week and travel the length of the country DO deserve a Premiership team?

What about Chelsea? They are being bankrolled (a little) and can't fill their stadium. Do they deserve a Premiership team?

Ok, point proven. Chelsea was a bad analogy...


1. I seem to remember us bringing a fair few to Wembley in '95 and believe we were still bigger then than Wigan, even if we have grown dramatically over the last decade and a half.

2. Chelsea filled their ground before Abramovich.

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by bigmike » 30 Jan 2007 18:24

around the 19550 mark I think

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by Arch » 30 Jan 2007 19:07

Definitely over 20k. More like 21.

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by higher » 30 Jan 2007 22:03

Attendance: 21,954

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by RobRoyal » 30 Jan 2007 22:03

Rhys The Royal 21,979


Not bad at all - 21,954 was the final count. Good crowd considering there were only 12 Wigan fans.

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by Arch » 30 Jan 2007 22:26

Excellent showing by the good burghers of Reading. Well done!

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by Niko » 30 Jan 2007 22:49

dont forget the hot dogs.

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