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Can anyone tell me how no one picks up the thousands of empty seats at the Emirates, which are all counted as attending.


Is this like Man Ure and the dead season ticket holders


Whilst this question is grounded in vitriol I would still like to know why so many people pay money but don't turn up for the lesser matches.

Parkdrive Wrote:

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> A former United player scoring the only goal for

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> Could almost have you believing in the grassy

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You'd think so more if his manager was a United hero, oh wait a minute- who did Steve Bruce play for?

red devil Wrote:

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> Don't forget to wear your poppy with pride...


We do.


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I understand are England being told that they can't wear embroidered poppies on their shirts as they have political associations. Is this the same body that allowed a fascist dictator to present the World Cup back in 1978?


...listening to Danny Kelly on Talksport last night were you? :)

bon3yard Wrote:

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> I understand are England being told that they

> can't wear embroidered poppies on their shirts as

> they have political associations. Is this the same

> body that allowed a fascist dictator to present

> the World Cup back in 1978?

>

> ...listening to Danny Kelly on Talksport last

> night were you? :)


Danny who?

A repeat of my earlier question:


Can anyone tell me how no one picks up the thousands of empty seats at the Emirates, which are all counted as attending.


Is this like Man Ure and the dead season ticket holders


Whilst this question is grounded in vitriol I would still like to know why so many people pay money but don't turn up for the lesser matches.

malumbu Wrote:

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> Whilst this question is grounded in vitriol I

> would still like to know why so many people pay

> money but don't turn up for the lesser matches.



Because they can afford it? Dunno I'm guessing. Why does it bother you so much.

Not read that link, but I suspect some people with a lot of cash will buy the season ticket as a kind of status symbol, and will go to the matches that get them excited (Man U, Spurs, Man City, Chelsea, Liverpool), but won't bother with the rest, because they can watch highlights on MOTD.


Not really huge footy supporters, but people who like the game, and can afford to be picky.


I'm sure you get this at most clubs, especially the "big" clubs.

just like Ashley renaming St James Park this week. Way of the word innit?


What a tool he is for this . Sports Direct Arena my arse. "I love Newcastle football club" - my arse


One day "the way of the world" will differ, and I will have no sympathy for people like that

StraferJack Wrote:

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> One day "the way of the world" will differ, and I

> will have no sympathy for people like that



Nor me, but I'm afraid it will get a lot worse before it gets better. I believe the football bubble will burst, but while clubs charge, and get paid, exorbitant prices, what's likely to change?

It bothers me for a number of reasons:


(a) These are season ticket holders that can't be bothered to attend, but don't pass them onto others.

(b) That Arsenal unlike the other 'big teams' seem to attract these type of fair weather supporters (clearly it isn't a money issue as they can afford season tickets in the first place, or they would make an attempt to resell the tickets on one of the authorised spiv sites).

© that they report attendances as at capacity when they are 10% or so below

(d) That I can't find anything on the web on this, where I would expect to find other people with similar gripes so I could feed that I had the moral high ground.


I suspect that it was the creation of a strong brand, and the sudden increase in capacity by over 20,000 that led to a new class of supporter who do not have the same loyalty as in the past.


But on the positive side, no sign, absolutely no indication, of any trouble when you go there as an away fan.

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