Re: Invasion has begun : Sun Jul 17, 2011 10:23 pm  

DemonUK wrote:

hmmmm I thought you had sold out. So did a third of the sold out North Stand not turn up. At least 50-50 on the fan count if not a few more Leythers.....and what of the fev fans arrested on Saturday night....idiots

Really? you did'nt have as many i didnt think, its difficult to tell because you can't see all your own fans because your sat with them.

certainly you didnt have anymore than we did

Re: Invasion has begun : Sun Jul 17, 2011 10:36 pm  

50-50 I would say. And very few neutrals. Good loud atmosphere from both sets

Re: Invasion has begun : Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:46 am  

I was sat near half way line and it was clear Fax had more fans behind the posts than the Leythers end.
So unless the West Stand as more populated by Leythers I reckon we just edged the support count.

That's got to be one victory we can cling on to

Re: Invasion has begun : Mon Jul 18, 2011 10:21 am  

The South-West corner was much more full than the North-West. Wouldn't say there was much difference to be honest though there weren't enough seats to go round for those stood up at the back!

Re: Invasion has begun : Mon Jul 18, 2011 10:25 am  

Who cares , it was good support both in numbers , vocals and attitude from both sets of fans , and a grand day out by the seaside

Re: Invasion has begun : Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:10 pm  

wereutherein1987? wrote:

I was sat near half way line and it was clear Fax had more fans behind the posts than the Leythers end.
So unless the West Stand as more populated by Leythers I reckon we just edged the support count.

That's got to be one victory we can cling on to

Hate this we got more fans than you thing but it was clear to me the North Stand was fuller than the South, so more Fax fans were there, end of.

Re: Invasion has begun : Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:13 pm  

Fax4Life wrote:

Hate this we got more fans than you thing but it was clear to me the North Stand was fuller than the South, so more Fax fans were there, end of.

That's a bloody big but (so to speak!) after your first statement

Re: Invasion has begun : Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:34 pm  

If you want to be pedantic about it I reckon you could halve each of the ends as regards proper fans. The rest were people who went along for the ride ,I bet the BODs of both the clubs wished that all those who turned up at Blackpool actually turned up on the terrace at home every match.
So if any of you took along or were in the company of someone who did not normally go to a match get them down to watch the York or Tolouse game. Increasing the crowds is without question the bigest thing that faces our clubs and if we were geting the crowds that went along to Blackpool on Sunday at every match we would be in Super League on the 26th.

Re: Invasion has begun : Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:09 pm  

johnny freeman fan club wrote:

I bet the BODs of both the clubs wished that all those who turned up at Blackpool actually turned up on the terrace at home every match.

they were against Batley

Re: Invasion has begun : Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:40 pm  

johnny freeman fan club wrote:

If you want to be pedantic about it I reckon you could halve each of the ends as regards proper fans. The rest were people who went along for the ride ,I bet the BODs of both the clubs wished that all those who turned up at Blackpool actually turned up on the terrace at home every match.

A couple of us were discussing this before the game but when you think that both clubs sold in the region of 3-3,500 tickets and average 2-2,500 at home then in theory there aren't that many attending who aren't existing fans. Maybe it's a case of there not being enough of a catchment outside of the existing fan base, unlike football where, for example, you might see Brentford take 40,000 to Wembley in a Johnstone's Paint Trophy final and then get 6,000 at home the next week?