Quote Originally Posted by Richard Head View Post
I could understand not selling out when Fergie used the League cup as a youth training scheme but on Wednesday it was the last realistic chance of winning any thing this year, a strong team out, the tie was in the balance and City waiting in the final. Obviously not an attractive enough proposition for 10,000 or so of the regulars though
Still 71,000

4000 down

In reality it will be lower. United, like most teams, don't do actual attendance counts.. they do tickets sold... so season tickets, corporate buyers.. for a league game its rarely full, yet always gets a full attendance, because they still do sell almost every seat.