Looking at probably a bumper crowd for next Saturday, Sunderland sold all there allocation of tickets 4k of them coming down.

 

56 minutes ago, radcliffewhite1 said:

Got 4 for tomorrow so what’s the crack scan one and pass the phone back😀

If you’re all iPhone wankers then you can share each individual ticket so they have it on their phone as well. Or similarly you could just forward them all the email. 

2 hours ago, Casino said:

opening upper tiers for away fans would be a game changer, i think, in terms of security requirements

Not too big an issue other than taking out the first few rows of the upper. Don’t forget that in our later years in the Prem, away fans used to have the full South Upper with Bolton fans directly below them in half of the lower tier. 

Taking my 6 year old lad tomorrow in the ESL. The Mrs is not happy! 

 

Spoke to a bloke at the ticket office today about a season ticket issue, he reckoned there were 10,500 tickets sold for tomorrow including Sun'lun fans - Piss poor if he's correct.

16 minutes ago, Mr Grey said:

Why? Taking your 6 yr old or sitting in the ESL ?

She's worried he'll fall in with the ESLSC crowd! 

8 minutes ago, Burndens Bogs said:

Spoke to a bloke at the ticket office today about a season ticket issue, he reckoned there were 10,500 tickets sold for tomorrow including Sun'lun fans - Piss poor if he's correct.

Thought someone said 8k home tickets had been sold few days ago 

10.5k would be a shambles if true 

5 minutes ago, radcliffewhite1 said:

Thought someone said 8k home tickets had been sold few days ago 

10.5k would be a shambles if true 

He did sound a bit of a numpty kid tbh, i'd be disappointed if we can't raise 10k home fans for this.

I think we just get through this non season ticket period and start to take attendances seriously after that.  I'd be surprised if any club in the top 5 divisions have played league games this far into the season without the boost of season ticket sales for the last 40 years.  So crowds cant be compared either with our history or with any other clubs.  And anyway being a thousand points adrift with no strikers in the squad is probably another first.  Completely unique, just grin and bear it for a bit.

Quality not quantity. Latter will return. 

Cov and Oxford have been most engaging fixtures from a fan POV for a long time. Said to my eldest on Tuesday that NSL started a few rallies of chants with sparser numbers than previous seasons. WSL massive all joining in ... it’s building momentum and the moaners will become the exception. Fuck em. 

COYFWM

2 hours ago, only1stig said:

Quality not quantity. Latter will return. 

Cov and Oxford have been most engaging fixtures from a fan POV for a long time. Said to my eldest on Tuesday that NSL started a few rallies of chants with sparser numbers than previous seasons. WSL massive all joining in ... it’s building momentum and the moaners will become the exception. Fuck em. 

COYFWM

Agreed. If we play like we did on Tuesday, won’t be any issue getting a cracking atmosphere cranked up. 

Sure, we want to win but being entertained also helps. I enjoyed Tuesday more than most games over the last 4 or 5 years

9 hours ago, Burndens Bogs said:

Spoke to a bloke at the ticket office today about a season ticket issue, he reckoned there were 10,500 tickets sold for tomorrow including Sun'lun fans - Piss poor if he's correct.

Not really imo. It’s hard to compare as I suppose there hasn’t been a situation like ours before where season ticket holders are shelling out still for tickets etc. 

Not a dig at the club but our crowd is all walk on which is pretty much at the 6-7k Mark got cup games etc. 

11 hours ago, radcliffewhite1 said:

Got 4 for tomorrow so what’s the crack scan one and pass the phone back😀

Screen shot each one and send to the relevant people

29 minutes ago, tomski said:

Screen shot each one and send to the relevant people

Aye will do

Looking forward to this following Tuesdays performance and can see KH starting the same team.

COYWM

December 27th 1975. Division 2 (Championship) 42680 on Burnden. I was there. Anyone else?

1 minute ago, Boby Brno said:

December 27th 1975. Division 2 (Championship) 42680 on Burnden. I was there. Anyone else?

The runaway wardrobe game I think. 

Me. The Geordies rolled up after New Year in the FA Cup, R5, for the first of a 3 game epic. 46,000 on for that. Glory days.

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11 minutes ago, Boby Brno said:

December 27th 1975. Division 2 (Championship) 42680 on Burnden. I was there. Anyone else?

Certainly was. 

10 minutes ago, Boby Brno said:

December 27th 1975. Division 2 (Championship) 42680 on Burnden. I was there. Anyone else?

Yep I was there, started doing every home game season before, that period, the crowds, the football, the event cemented my love of BWFC, they were truly different times for football, the crowd noise and passion for BWFC we’re on a different level. 

1 hour ago, Matt said:

Looking forward to this following Tuesdays performance and can see KH starting the same team.

COYWM

Unless one of the strikers are fit, I'd also go again with the same team.

19 minutes ago, Boby Brno said:

December 27th 1975. Division 2 (Championship) 42680 on Burnden. I was there. Anyone else?

Aye... but missed the kick off due to huge queues down the street at the back of the Lever End & you could still feel the atmosphere from outside.

Today.......unless one of the strikers is fit, I don't expect any changes. Sadly it's hard to see where a goal is coming from, without Wheavers we've not even been a threat from set pieces.   One thing, i hope that if we concede a goal, it doesn't open the floodgates like it has in previous games.....hopefully the more experienced players will be more canny than to go wildly chasing an equaliser.

 

 

Beware the former player coming back to haunt you. 1-0, Buckley

7 minutes ago, Biggish Dave said:

Beware the former player coming back to haunt you. 1-0, Buckley

or Bridcutt.

1 minute ago, bolton va va said:

or Bridcutt.

Of course. 2-0 it is

1 hour ago, Boby Brno said:

December 27th 1975. Division 2 (Championship) 42680 on Burnden. I was there. Anyone else?

Yes, stood on the Lever End with my dad.  I remember the back page headlines of the Sunday People the next day, 'Bumper xmas crowds, 50k on at Liverpool 42k on at Bolton.' Happy days!