Premier league attendances figures

[boots60]

Arsenal v Man City 

58,420

 

Please explain!!

 

15,000 empty seats

 

Fibbers

 

 

 

[Strokes]

They count season ticket holders and it was them missing?

I think we are guilty of it too.

[Bayfox]

49 minutes ago, Strokes said:

They count season ticket holders and it was them missing?

I think we are guilty of it too.

Most clubs do now. For accounting/tax purposes I believe.

 

Means they can offset any lump sums received for season tickets and allocate the money monthly. In relation to vat quarters etc. Sure someone with a better accounting understanding can explain. But I think its very common practice now.

[jammie82uk]

1 hour ago, boots60 said:

Arsenal v Man City 

58,420

 

Please explain!!

 

15,000 empty seats

 

Fibbers

 

 

 

Arsenal count tickets sold as attendance not how many people actually turn up 

[Kitchandro]

Don't think it should be allowed tbh. Statistics, including attendance figures, should mean something.

 

If they insist they can count the ticket's sold as a seperate statistic but they shouldn't be permitted to flat out lie and say there are 20,000 or even 1,000 more people attending than there actually are.

[ozleicester]

Quite simple, lies to make things appear better. Marketing!

[Footballwipe]

Saddens me most because that figure will go down as an official statistic. In years to come some saddo like me will look on Wiki or in a book and, if they didn't know any better, genuinely think it was basically a full house. Misrepresenting history for me, and it's well off.

[SpacedX]

11 hours ago, jammie82uk said:

Arsenal count tickets sold as attendance not how many people actually turn up 

The other week Coventry did the same with tickets given away. 

[grobyfox1990]

Lies damn lies and statistics.

 

Ticket sales is probably just the easiest way of calculating the 'attendance.' You'd think with modern technology, clubs should track whether a seat is unoccupied at half time, if it is, forfeit that seat then let anybody who wants to come in at half time do so at a reduced price. More money made, more people in the ground, no disruption to fans with people coming in during the game.

[oxford blue]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45158878

 

A FOI request confirms attendances are not based on people at the game

[MC Prussian]

More and more empty seats at the stadiums, the trend is clear.

 

The pricing policy for Premier League matches especially is ridiculous.

 

Soon, a majority of games will be played in front of ghost audiences.