Attendances.........again.

[John Pearce]

If there was ever any doubt as to why the Fleet are struggling to turn around the decline in attendances, the following advert. has appeared in this weeks Kent Messenger freebie 'The Extra' :-

 

Charlton vs. West Brom admission adults £15, over 60's and under 18's £10 and under 16's £5

 

plus return travel by coach from Gravesend, Longfield, Meopham and Strood for £5,

 

Okay the game against West Bromwich Albion might not be considered to be one of the most attractive matches at The Valley this season, but those prices represent an amazing deal when compared to the £12 admission to see the Fleet play in the Conference.

 

That said I wouldn't go to see Charlton if they paid me the above amounts, the trouble is a lot of people do.

[mikefleet]

£8 more than gravesend and that includes your ticket adn transport. I dont think anyone can beat that. I can't see tonight being any different to a saturday really <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

[Jeff]

I have a feeling attendance will be down as people go out on Friday's.

This is obviously dependent on how many come from Canvey. Don't recal too many of them here last season though.

[Richard C]

Strange one tonight. All the people who havent turned up for a while are, most of my mates support premiership teams on Saturdays and so will be turning up tonight. Our usual 3 people may well be nearer ten, so my example would see an increase, but obviously others may not be going for the opposite reasons etc etc! shall wait and see . .

[Jeff]

Same for me actually.

My mate has just got back from being in Australia for a year and is well up for it.

He's bringing a couple of his mates along (one of whom is a Gulls fan!) so our usual two will swell to five.

Possible £120 extra for the club just from these extras is not too bad is it?

[chris blanc]

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Jeff said:
Same for me actually.
My mate has just got back from being in Australia for a year and is well up for it.
He's bringing a couple of his mates along (one of whom is a Gulls fan!) so our usual two will swell to five.
Possible £120 extra for the club just from these extras is not too bad is it?

But that's not because it's on a Friday night. They were originally coming down tomorrow, but changed because the game did.

[fleet_till_i_die]

I think there will be a good attendence tonight.

 

 

A few people I know are going to watch tonight that don't usually, as they want to go out on a Friday and see going to the Fleet as a good night out. We will just have to wait and see though.

[Richard C]

Again a good point, many lads/blokes will see the football as the start of a night out afterwards and mean end up spending less than they would if in the pub from 7! thats what I'm doing, albeit wil probably be in clubs till 3 to compensate!!

[samisgod]

Think its great that the club are trying a friday night game, got five of my mates to come along when we would normally be in the pub. However i know that my Grandad will not be there and is writing a letter to the club to complain!!! Still hes a season ticket holder and the club already have his money so wont miss him!!!!

[FleetFanatic]

He wasn't the one who complained about the drum and threatened never to return, was he?

[samisgod]

Well he doent like it but certainly wouldnt say that he would never return. Think hes getting used to it now anyway!

[UP FLEET]

my mate came down and bought 4 kids so who knows and has only been once before

[Alan W (GNFC)]

The only slight "downer" was the behaviour of that small group at the Canvey end of the Stonebridge Road side - I think much of it was in jest, but they were doing their best to wind the stewards up in the 1st half,then spent the rest of the time chanting Anti Millwall songs & West Ham songs

[John@TheFleet]

That's because there were some ICF in the Fleet end and a few Millwall apparently adopting Canvey for the evening.

[Ian_D]

That was funny though, kind of added to the atmosphere. Besides, who cares? If they pay the money (I hope they didn't jump the fence!) then they can come every week, and if the other newer people and those who object they can go down the other end of the stand where what they say is hardley understandable.

 

Everyone's a winner!

[Slartibartfast]

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ian@thefleet said:
That was funny though, kind of added to the atmosphere. Besides, who cares? If they pay the money (I hope they didn't jump the fence!) then they can come every week, and if the other newer people and those who object they can go down the other end of the stand where what they say is hardley understandable.

Everyone's a winner!

Actually if you stand next to them it is still hardly understandable, you can hear it a lot better though.

[EUFC FAN]

On the subject of attendance. How many of the 1560 were kids? How many of them were on the freeby/cut price deal thingy?

[Hempstead Gaz]

Seemed a lot of groups of kids on friday. Their dads/mums must have been impressed by what they saw and will hopefully come again, and bring a mate.

[EUFC superb]

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GNFC FAN said:
On the subject of attendance. How many of the 1560 were kids? How many of them were on the freeby/cut price deal thingy?

I counted about 10 people I know there so I reckon 300-400.