Tonight's football thread

[Stagger]

Well well well.

It just gets better and better.

[TheHeathens]

Last nights attendance 71,000 including 9,000 from Sunderland. What's going on there, I thought the capacity was 75,000

League cup matches are rarely sold out. That's still more than any other club in the country though.

[Richard Head]

League cup matches are rarely sold out. That's still more than any other club in the country though.

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

[IainR]

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.

[Richard Shlong]

barmy army!

[Richard Head]

Still 71,000

4000 down

9,000 Sunderland fans in that 71,000 Iain, compared to the 3 or 4,000 for a Premier League match so that's more like 9 or 10,000 down.

PS How are those rose tinted glasses working mate?

[IainR]

9,000 Sunderland fans in that 71,000 Iain, compared to the 3 or 4,000 for a Premier League match so that's more like 9 or 10,000 down.

PS How are those rose tinted glasses working mate?

Fine we're on a charge...

I think part of it is you dont expect to be able to get tickets.. so you dont plan on going, so once people know tickets are available again it'll recover.

But United offered tickets to all secondary school kids for 5 quid for that game once they realised tickets were available.. nice touch.

At times we have to be more of a family club like City.. OK they took millions from a human rights abusing, corrupt politician... but he was just a loveable rogue...

[TheHeathens]

9,000 Sunderland fans in that 71,000 Iain, compared to the 3 or 4,000 for a Premier League match so that's more like 9 or 10,000 down.

PS How are those rose tinted glasses working mate?

Or or to spin it another way, there were 71,000 fans watching a league cup semi final. That could not have happened at any other club in the country.

[Carlos the Jackal]

Or or to spin it another way, there were 71,000 fans watching a league cup semi final. That could not have happened at any other club in the country.

not at city or Liverpool anyway

[IainR]

not at city or Liverpool anyway

Its crazy season time.. first perpetual moaner wenger that Chelsea selling a player for 37 million is on fair on their title rivals...

But then Martinez comes out with a cracker...

Stevenage (bottom of the 3rd tier of English football) V Everton (top 5 in the premiership).. Stevenage are favourites as they are at home... the home team is always favourites, even a lower league team against a team of internationals..