bri77
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I think greyfriars would be perfect for a new stadium 👌
Bit of turf in the middle and just let everyone stand round the edges, would be atmospheric enough to get 12k fans there
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andycobbler
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Sorry to p*ss on your bonfire, Lee, but during the successful 1986-87 season I think we had only one attendance of 11,000. That was the Cardiff game on the 28th December 1986. A lot of the attendances that season were pretty average but increased as the season progressed. Mainly 5000, 6000, 7000 gates.
The actual gates from that season were very different and a lot higher from the announced gates (as they were at many clubs back then). Remember the gate clickers who used to count us in because the gate counters didn't work and very handily missed quite a few, say no more
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if you hate peterborough clap your hands and Fxxk off poxford.
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Tabasco Kid
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Remember the gate clickers who used to count us in because the gate counters didn't work and very handily missed quite a few, say no more I seem to recall that a couple of turnstile operatives also noticed that the gate counters didnt work.. say no more.
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Were in the pipe 5 by 5.
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wrigleys
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Anyone with any knowledge of Cobblers history knows that the original true Cobblers supporters come from the Kingsley/Kingsthorpe areas - hence our original nickname the "K Boys."
The rest of you should fck off and support Sileby, Dons or watch the rugby, you inbred utter wnkrs
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Intravenous real ale at Sixfields. Make it happen
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JollyCobbler
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The actual gates from that season were very different and a lot higher from the announced gates (as they were at many clubs back then). Remember the gate clickers who used to count us in because the gate counters didn't work and very handily missed quite a few, say no more This is true. I knew people in the club back then, and there were 13,600 odd vs Cardiff, and well over 12,000 against Crewe.
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andycobbler
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This is true. I knew people in the club back then, and there were 13,600 odd vs Cardiff, and well over 12,000 against Crewe.
I was also told many years later (by a very reliable source) that figures were reduced/doctored because of the club's fire certificate
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if you hate peterborough clap your hands and Fxxk off poxford.
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#Frank
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Anyone with any knowledge of Cobblers history knows that the original true Cobblers supporters come from the Kingsley/Kingsthorpe areas - hence our original nickname the "K Boys."
The rest of you should fck off and support Sileby, Dons or watch the rugby, you inbred utter wnkrs
Aren't you from Semilong? I am sure I have seen you there on the street corners.
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guest2995
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This is true. I knew people in the club back then, and there were 13,600 odd vs Cardiff, and well over 12,000 against Crewe.
And “other” reasons I’m sure ... Nice to fondly look back at such things but subsequent football ground disasters show such as actions as being tantamount to manslaughter
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WadeyCobbler
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Sorry to p*ss on your bonfire, Lee, but during the successful 1986-87 season I think we had only one attendance of 11,000. That was the Cardiff game on the 28th December 1986. A lot of the attendances that season were pretty average but increased as the season progressed. Mainly 5000, 6000, 7000 gates.
Yeah I know there was only one 11,000 gate plus the 10,000 cup gate and the 9,000 for the Crewe game and an 8,000 v Colchester with the average 'only' around 6,500. But we cannot pull in any of those sized crowds now, all other League One clubs could (except Wimbledon). Last season we averaged over 6,000 and that's without the bigger crowds like back in the day to swell the averages. We couldn't capitalise on that Wilder Championship season further due to the restricted capacity which is a damn shame.
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guest3114
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Anyone with any knowledge of Cobblers history knows that the original true Cobblers supporters come from the Kingsley/Kingsthorpe areas - hence our original nickname the "K Boys."
The rest of you should fck off and support Sileby, Dons or watch the rugby, you inbred utter wnkrs
This will cheer you up Wriggers, this means I’m in the gang! I’ve never been accepted into a social group before, I’m filling up. It also means I won’t be forced to partake in the other activities as you demanded, what a relief!
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guest3114
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you do know Sixfields is twice as close to the town centre than the old county ground? Its 20 mins brisk walk / 10 mins bus ride from the station and you pass several food outlets and 6 pubs! Sixfields is in an excellent location with its easy access to the M1 and just off the main ring road. Its just the embarrasing inadequacy of the ground thats killing our clubs growth. It needs sorting.
it probably is, but I wouldn’t build it in Abington Avenue either. I was just pointing out that accessibility seemingly encourages attendance especially from an impulse perspective. As some have said it wouldn’t help those that travel from out of town but it would really depend on the support ratio of those outside and inside the town and the likely impact of location change on each group. Arguably the out of town support are going to considerable effort anyway and are motivated enough to consider the town centre a minor inconvenience. Alternatively, increased accessibility for the more local but less motivated potential support would be increased? I’m just talking off my head, the truth is when you are contemplating spending millions on anything you dont guess, you need to know. That means a hefty research and due diligence bill with every option considered and evaluated prior to implementation. Just like NBC did with the loan? Probably also explains the timelapse with the East Stand, if people are doing their jobs properly.
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GrangeParkCobbler
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2016/17 2017/18 Aug - Fleetwood - 5048 - Sat Aug - Fleetwood - 5021 - Sat Aug - Wimbledon - 4761 - Sat Aug - P@@h - 5278 - Sat Aug - West Brom - 3967 - Tue (EFL Cup) Aug - Cambridge - 1310 - Tue (CHK) Aug - Wycombe - 1334 - Tue (CHK) Sep - Donny - 5107 - Sat Sep - MK Plastics - 5349 - Sun Sep - Pompey - 4702 - Tue Sep - Walsall - 4937 - Sat Sep - Bradford - 5210 - Sat Sep - Man Utd - 6854 - Wed (EFL Cup) Oct - Bristol Rovers - 5080 - Sat Sep - Southend - 5368 - Sat Oct- AFC Wimbledon - 4805 - Sat Oct - The Gas - 5645 - Sat Oct - Blackpool - 4842 - Sat Oct - Millwall - 5889 - Sat Nov - Scunny (FA Cup) - 2543 - Sat Oct - Bury - 5457 - Sat Nov - So'ton Juniors (CHK) - 1065 - Tues Nov - Harrow Borough - 2935 - Sat (FA Cup) Nov - Scunny - 4875 - Sat Nov - West Ham U21's - 573 - Tues (CHK) Nov - Bury - 4640 - Sat Nov - Peterborough - 6213 - Sat Dec - Walsall - 4661 - Sat Nov - Bolton Wanderers - 5754 - Sat Dec - Blackburn - 5096 - Sat Dec - Rochdale - 4986 - Sat Jan - Wigan - 4817 - Mon Jan - Bradford City - 4964 - Mon Jan - Southend - 4703 - Sat Jan - Scunny - 5150 - Sat Jan - MK Plastics - 6021 - Sat Jan - Coventry City - 6080 - Sat Feb - Spirerites - 5372 - Sat Feb - Swindle - 4671 - Tue Feb - Oldham - 4429 - Tue Mar - Charlton - 5694 - Sat Mar - Vale - 4564 - Tue Mar - Oxford - 6035 - Sat Apr - Sheffield United - 5969 - Sat Apr - Shrewsbury - 5535 - Mon Apr - Gillingham - 5980 - Sun
Home League attendance average after 15 home league games 2016/17 80,973 Ave 5398 2017/18 74,858 4990 -7.56%
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The Hotel End GTA Champion 2006/07, 2007/08, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2018/19 and 2023/24
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GrangeParkCobbler
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The gap between last season and this closed significantly this week. The average number of home fans for league games passed 5000, and the 16th game, this season on a Saturday was up against the Swindon game played on a Tuesday last season. The 17th last season was a home game with Oldham on a Tuesday night which produced our lowest number of home fans for any league game. That will be up against a home game against the Gills next week....interesting to see how they compare.
2016/17 2017/18 Aug - Fleetwood - 5048 - Sat Aug - Fleetwood - 5021 - Sat Aug - Wimbledon - 4761 - Sat Aug - P@@h - 5278 - Sat Aug - West Brom - 3967 - Tue (EFL Cup) Aug - Cambridge - 1310 - Tue (CHK) Aug - Wycombe - 1334 - Tue (CHK) Sep - Donny - 5107 - Sat Sep - MK Plastics - 5349 - Sun Sep - Pompey - 4702 - Tue Sep - Walsall - 4937 - Sat Sep - Bradford - 5210 - Sat Sep - Man Utd - 6854 - Wed (EFL Cup) Oct - Bristol Rovers - 5080 - Sat Sep - Southend - 5368 - Sat Oct- AFC Wimbledon - 4805 - Sat Oct - The Gas - 5645 - Sat Oct - Blackpool - 4842 - Sat Oct - Millwall - 5889 - Sat Nov - Scunny (FA Cup) - 2543 - Sat Oct - Bury - 5457 - Sat Nov - So'ton Juniors (CHK) - 1065 - Tues Nov - Harrow Borough - 2935 - Sat (FA Cup) Nov - Scunny - 4875 - Sat Nov - West Ham U21's - 573 - Tues (CHK) Nov - Bury - 4640 - Sat Nov - Peterborough - 6213 - Sat Dec - Walsall - 4661 - Sat Nov - Bolton Wanderers - 5754 - Sat Dec - Blackburn - 5096 - Sat Dec - Rochdale - 4986 - Sat Jan - Wigan - 4817 - Mon Jan - Bradford City - 4964 - Mon Jan - Southend - 4703 - Sat Jan - Scunny - 5150 - Sat Jan - MK Plastics - 6021 - Sat Jan - Coventry City - 6080 - Sat Feb - Rochdale - 5261 - Sat Feb - Spirerites - 5372 - Sat Feb - Swindle - 4671 - Tue Feb - Oldham - 4429 - Tue Mar - Charlton - 5694 - Sat Mar - Vale - 4564 - Tue Mar - Oxford - 6035 - Sat Apr - Sheffield United - 5969 - Sat Apr - Shrewsbury - 5535 - Mon Apr - Gillingham - 5980 - Sun
Home League attendance average after 16 home league games 2016/17 85,644 Ave 5353 2017/18 80,119 5007 -6.46%
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The Hotel End GTA Champion 2006/07, 2007/08, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2018/19 and 2023/24
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WadeyCobbler
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More home fans for a game against Rochdale than ex-Premier League champions Blackburn. Interesting that. I would never have predicted that at the start of the season.
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Deepcut Cobbler
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More home fans for a game against Rochdale than ex-Premier League champions Blackburn. Interesting that. I would never have predicted that at the start of the season.
Rollover from the Plastics game?
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“They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.” Laurence Binyon
The Hotelend Grand National Sweepstake Champion 2009
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Deepcut Cobbler
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The latest attendance stats for the EFL: https://reeshowls.wordpress.com/2018/02/06/efl-away-attendances-part-3/ Hopefully our away average will increase following this weekend if we sell the remaining 200 tickets...
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“They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.” Laurence Binyon
The Hotelend Grand National Sweepstake Champion 2009
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guest2995
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Sadly home gates will tumble after that tripe on Saturday . I brought 3 new people up on Saturday and they won’t be coming back in a hurry ! Such is the lot of a Cobblers supporter
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just.reading
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Despite Peterborough's stadium being twice our size, pushing for the playoffs and have scored 65% more goals than us (more entertaining?) they only average 100 more home fans than us each game.
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WadeyCobbler
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Sadly home gates will tumble after that tripe on Saturday . I brought 3 new people up on Saturday and they won’t be coming back in a hurry ! Such is the lot of a Cobblers supporter
The 3 new people I took to the MK game really enjoyed the game and atmosphere and will be back - thankfully they didn't go to the Rochdale game. It's always a gamble when you take someone new to the Cobblers. Either hooked for life or put off football forever!
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GrangeParkCobbler
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2016/17 2017/18 Aug - Fleetwood - 5048 - Sat Aug - Fleetwood - 5021 - Sat Aug - Wimbledon - 4761 - Sat Aug - P@@h - 5278 - Sat Aug - West Brom - 3967 - Tue (EFL Cup) Aug - Cambridge - 1310 - Tue (CHK) Aug - Wycombe - 1334 - Tue (CHK) Sep - Donny - 5107 - Sat Sep - MK Plastics - 5349 - Sun Sep - Pompey - 4702 - Tue Sep - Walsall - 4937 - Sat Sep - Bradford - 5210 - Sat Sep - Man Utd - 6854 - Wed (EFL Cup) Oct - Bristol Rovers - 5080 - Sat Sep - Southend - 5368 - Sat Oct- AFC Wimbledon - 4805 - Sat Oct - The Gas - 5645 - Sat Oct - Blackpool - 4842 - Sat Oct - Millwall - 5889 - Sat Nov - Scunny (FA Cup) - 2543 - Sat Oct - Bury - 5457 - Sat Nov - So'ton Juniors (CHK) - 1065 - Tues Nov - Harrow Borough - 2935 - Sat (FA Cup) Nov - Scunny - 4875 - Sat Nov - West Ham U21's - 573 - Tues (CHK) Nov - Bury - 4640 - Sat Nov - Peterborough - 6213 - Sat Dec - Walsall - 4661 - Sat Nov - Bolton Wanderers - 5754 - Sat Dec - Blackburn - 5096 - Sat Dec - Rochdale - 4986 - Sat Jan - Wigan - 4817 - Mon Jan - Bradford City - 4964 - Mon Jan - Southend - 4703 - Sat Jan - Scunny - 5150 - Sat Jan - MK Plastics - 6021 - Sat Jan - Coventry City - 6080 - Sat Feb - Rochdale - 5261 - Sat Feb - Spirerites - 5372 - Sat Feb - Gillingham - 4704 - Tue Feb - Swindle - 4671 - Tue Feb - Oldham - 4429 - Tue Mar - Charlton - 5694 - Sat Mar - Vale - 4564 - Tue Mar - Oxford - 6035 - Sat Apr - Sheffield United - 5969 - Sat Apr - Shrewsbury - 5535 - Mon Apr - Gillingham - 5980 - Sun
Home League attendance average after 17 home league games 2016/17 90,073 Ave 5298 2017/18 84,823 4990 -5.81%
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The Hotel End GTA Champion 2006/07, 2007/08, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2018/19 and 2023/24
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