[Archived] Top 50 Attendances At Ewood Park

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Like Roverite says lets hope the team can put up some good performances that the excellent crowds deserve....encouraging news on the attendance front!

[FourLaneBlue]

Football365 seem to believe the good crowd on Saturday was down to Spurs in their Premiership Winners and Losers column...

Losers

Blackburn Rovers

Who will miss them if they go? Blackburn have scored just one goal in their last six outings and Saturday's attendance at Ewood Park only reached a respectable number due to the impressive commitment of the Tottenham support.

The Premier League Weekend Winners And Losers

[John]

If you read Football365 regularly, they often try to belittle us.

[Hughesy]

Football365 f*ckwits - is that the same lot that have a pop at Nicko's stories?

Spurs didnt sell their full 3000 allocation - shows what F365 know.......although to be fair they had to pay £10 more this season, than they did last season

[Mattyblue]

Unreal isn't it.

The complete lack of research these 'journalists' do is almost funny, if it wasn't about us that is. I wouldn't give a shiny s**** what these people write but it gets said that often that opposing fans believe it.

They are people brought up in the Sky era and know nothing of our history and what an achievement it is for a club like us to get 'respectable' gates like 26000.

The fact Portsmouth struggle to sell 17k tickets most weeks in a city 3 times bigger than Blackburn isn't mentioned because they are 'passionate, loyal fans' of course!

Grrrrrrr!

[cletus]

I`d have thought todays game v Sunderland would`ve attracted a crowd in the 27/28k region, but it was slightly lower than that (25,656)

Some might think that`s not too bad, considering the hoofball pish that`s on offer at the moment.....but that`s another discussion.

The average attendance at Ewood dropped slightly after todays game. It now stands at 25,977

[Ben-2000]

We should see a good average attendance this season!

Was also wondering whether we'll see the 30,000 mark broken against United...hope so!

[cletus]

We should see a good average attendance this season!

Was also wondering whether we'll see the 30,000 mark broken against United...hope so!

Currently at 24,987 with Man Ure, Everton & Arsenal to come. i`d be terribly disappointed not to tip the 25k barrier.

All in all, the club`s ticketing policy has proved a winner this season. They should try their hardest to build on this

COYB!!!!

[Ben-2000]

According to Everton's website they have been given 4,800 tickets so that should make for a big crowd if they sell them.

[Hughesy]

According to Everton's website they have been given 4,800 tickets so that should make for a big crowd if they sell them.

Top & Half the bottom - makes sense to me, as we wouldnt sell them.

Given the importance of United & Arsenals games + the fact arsenal is the last home game - id expect us to hit 25.5k average

[philipl]

I'd hope all of the last three fixtures top 28,000. There is a decent chance of one if not two TV games being added as well. So a bit of a windfall all round if we can finish top half.

[Hullrover]

According to Everton's website they have been given 4,800 tickets so that should make for a big crowd if they sell them.

Does this mean that Darwen End Season ticket holders get into this game? So far, out of 4 expected missed games, we have had City(free), Liverpool, and United. Is Arsenal the last one to be missed?

[Ozz]

Of the last three home games, only the United game has the DE been allocated entirely to the away fans. DE ST holders need to pay £25 to be re-housed for this game. Everton and Arsenal are included in the ST price.

[Beta Ray Bill]

Updated after today's match

(This season`s games in bold)

vs Liverpool (feb 96)...........30,895

vs Newcastle (apr 96)..........30,717

vs Man Utd (apr 98).............30,547

vs Newcastle (may 95)........30,545......VE Day

vs Fulham (may 02)............30,487

vs Man Utd (apr 97)............30,476

vs Man Utd (dec 02)............30,475

vs Man Utd (may 99)...........30,436.......relegation day

vs Bolton (feb 96)...............30,419

vs Newcastle (dec 96)........30,398

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vs Tottenham (feb 98).......30,388

vs Man Utd (april 08).........30,316

vs Liverpool (oct 94)..........30,263

vs Man Utd (oct 94)............30,260

vs Liverpool (aug 97)..........30,187

vs Sunderland (jan 99)........30,125.....FA Cup rd4

vs Liverpool (nov 94)..........30,115.....Coca Cola Cup rd4

vs Liverpool (sept 03).........30,074

vs Liverpool (nov 07)..........30,033

vs Tottenham (dec 95).......30,004

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vs Newcastle (Jan2000)......29,946.....FACup rd5 (div1)

vs Liverpool (apr 99)..........29,944

vs Man City (apr2000)........29,913.......Div1 (city promoted)

vs Man Utd (apr 2010)..........29,912

vs Sunderland (dec 01).......29,869

vs Man Utd (aug 95)...........29,843

vs Arsenal (mar 03)...........29,840

vs Man Utd (aug 01)..........29,836

vs Arsenal (apr 96)............29,834

vs Celtic (nov 02)..............29,698......UEFA Cup

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vs Liverpool (dec 09)........29,660

vs Tottenham (jan 99)........29,643

vs Man Utd (may 04)..........29,616

vs Liverpool (nov 96)..........29,598

vs Man City (Aug 09)..........29,584

vs Everton (mar 96)...........29,468

vs Huddersfield (apr 01).....29,406.....(div1)

vs Liverpool (dec 06).........29,342

vs Newcastle (may 98).......29,300

vs Newcastle (dec 04)........29,271

.............................................................................40

vs Liverpool (aug 02).........29,207

vs Liverpool (april 06)........29,142

vs Man Utd (Jan 03)...........29,048......league cup semi final

vs Man City (dec 95)..........28,915

vs Bolton (april 03)............28,862

vs Liverpool (nov 01).........28,859

vs Southampton (apr 02)....28,851

vs Bumley (mar05.............28,691........FACup

vs Man City (mar 03).........28,647

vs Arsenal (mar 04)...........28,627

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[SIMON GARNERS 194]

With Everton and Arsenal still to come the home attendance should stay above 25,000 for this season.

[cravenblue]

Where do they get under 30000 from?

[Mattyblue]

Where do they get under 30000 from?

500 seats left on Thursday, lets assume 300 were left unsold.

Corporate hospitality was sold out an all, so to be almost a 1000 down on our record gate seems bizzare.

[cravenblue]

Exactly, capacity is over 31000, so it means there was nearly 2000 empty seats. Not from where I wad sat!

[Beta Ray Bill]

500 seats left on Thursday, lets assume 300 were left unsold.

Corporate hospitality was sold out an all, so to be almost a 1000 down on our record gate seems bizzare.

2 or 3 rows in Darwen End Upper, definite spaces in BBE Upper corners, patches of seats in JW Upper.

easily gets up to 500+ visually. Odds and sods fairly readily make the other 500.

[only2garners]

2 or 3 rows in Darwen End Upper, definite spaces in BBE Upper corners, patches of seats in JW Upper.

easily gets up to 500+ visually. Odds and sods fairly readily make the other 500.

I sit fairly central in the BBE Lower and I could see 10+ seats empty very close to me. I assume it's season ticket holders not coming on the day. There are about 10% who don't turn up on average for any given game. Orobably less today because a lot will have passed them on to friends, but it is Easter week and school holidays so bound to be a few away.

[cletus]

We were sat in the JW lower (near the away fans) & there was empty seats in the Man Ure end nearest to us. BBE upper had empty seats in the top corners too. In the ground i said i reckoned around 29k for today.

[stuwilky]

I sit fairly central in the BBE Lower and I could see 10+ seats empty very close to me. I assume it's season ticket holders not coming on the day. There are about 10% who don't turn up on average for any given game. Orobably less today because a lot will have passed them on to friends, but it is Easter week and school holidays so bound to be a few away.

There were the usual 5 on our row, I swear at least two of them havn't been occupied all season!

[Mike Graham]

Where do they get under 30000 from?

I would say from lots of empties in the BBE Upper, more than expected empties in the BBE Lower (about 200) and some in the Riverside.

I could not see what the JW was like but there was a block of 10 empty just behind me.

Should have been better.

[Ben-2000]

Yes, it's down the the obvious unsold seats in the BBE upper corners (approx 300),

ST holders not turning up (odd ones dotted around) and the odd unsold seat or 2 elsewhere...

and the front of the DE upper being left empty (approx 300)... so 7 or 8 hundred empty seats today?

The 88 short of making it a 30,000 crowd were probably season ticket holders not turning up

[mhead]

88 season Ticket holders missing....I was one...now find the 87 others.

Sorry but I was standing up by the TV in Sofia - could you not see me? Great result -fully deserved.