Linnets' Fans' Forum

Quote from: Quinn Upstone on December 10, 2024, 06:09:54 PM
I was at the match and I don't believe that the gate was anywhere near that figure, and neither did the crowd. The chap I sit near to and I regularly try to guess the attendance. We're usually not far off. This time I said 300 and he said 450. A long way off and we just looked at each other and laughed. So did most of the people sitting around us.

But, a genuine question, what would be the purpose of inflating the attendance ?

I was there Saturday and I know what 300 and 450 looks like at the Walks (I was there during the Setch days in the Southern League when crowds got bad) and there was definitely more than 300 and 450. I was guessing around the 650-700 figure. 811 is still an absolutely shocking number for this club. I overheard someone say "This town doesn't deserve a football club". I can certainly sympathise with that statement

Anyway, let's all back the boys on Saturday 

Quote from: Linnet465 on November 28, 2024, 07:27:39 PM

B & G that's the sensible approach but when people with lots of reddies come along they turn it upside down and fans expect more especially when the the new money promises or has a vision.
Logically with the current attendance Step4 is probably our level.

Step 4?! We're a much bigger club than the vast majority down at step 4. Step 2 is our level for me at the present moment and we should try to maintain that. Even at step 3 we are one of the more larger clubs.

Quote from: Hello Kitty. on November 06, 2024, 11:43:44 AM
A team that were sitting in 2nd position and a special offer on tickets only managed to get 787 there last night.Full time and pumping loads of money into it just ain't working.To me it looks as if the fans are not buying into Cleeve and his ideas.It takes more to run a club than just chucking money at it.

The admission prices, season ticket prices, matchday experience, and the perception a number of people have with Cleeve probably all contributed to what was a woeful turnout last night. South Shields haven't been great on the pitch this season but I can almost guarantee there'll be 1,700+ there just like there was when we went last season. A club that only 10 years ago were getting circa 150-200 people through the gates. They have a magnificent setup there. We should be getting 1,000+ every week without fail but this club needs to seriously get its act together. Anyway, on to South Shields we go 

Well considering a few people I know thought we were going to get played off the park and come back with a 2 or 3-0 loss, I thought we did OK against arguably the best team in our league. Defensively we look very well organised and Tom Wilson for me is an upgrade on Adam Crowther, not taking anything away from Crowther as a player. We will do well to hold on to Tom for next season in my opinion. The midfield again is very well organised and we have some very skillful midfielders in this team who will run rings around opposition players if we played it slightly more on the deck. The concern at the minute though is up front and how we play in the final third. Not only are we not getting the best out of Gold but we seem to run out of ideas of what to do once we get into the final third and as a result we don't create enough chances. Theo Williams looks OK from what I've seen of him, he's got a lot of pace but hardly anything has fallen for him (apart from the open goal he missed from 20-25 yards out but, as Lakeland said, he had more time than he realised and I wonder if the wind played a part in pushing it the other side of the post  ) to have a go at.

I can see how Lakeland is trying to set us up, I just wonder if it's the right tactics for the type of players we have at the club? I do feel Curzon were there to have a go at yesterday. We forced errors from them at times when we did press them and looked to move the ball with a bit of urgency. We'll probably end up becoming the draw specialists in the league and most of our wins being 1-0 or 2-1 results but whether that gets us into the play-offs or not is something we'll have to wait and see 

Quote from: Mallard on October 06, 2024, 04:23:16 PM

Have to say the attendance of 870 was a big surprise when you factor in Darlo must have brought 159/200.

Awful crowd considering we've been getting 1,000+ most weeks. I can't help but feel that there'll be some who have been put off with the £19 (slightly more for sitting) admission prices, considering our brand of football isn't exactly easy on the eye at the minute

Quote from: Slimesurfer684 on September 21, 2024, 09:24:15 PM
A scrappy game all in all.

King's Lynn were very lucky to escape with a point. Fairly solid at the back and largely uninspiring in attack.

Difficult one as I feel Hereford started to threaten in the final 10 minutes which I believe is when their goal was disallowed and Jones has been forced into a terrific save at the death. We had spells when we were on top and created a couple of chances of our own. Ross Crane was played through down on the left but the waterlogged pitch held the ball up and Hereford were able to clear and Cody Johnson had an effort which came off the crossbar. I think we were worthy of a point in the end despite holding on for a bit at the end. We just need to be more threatening in the final third. I thought Hughes and Cybulski had somewhat of an impact when they both came on and I think Cybulski needs to be given a start along with Hughes. I feel we will be a lot more threatening going forward with those two but what do I know 

Attendances are up but they should be a lot more as far as I'm concerned. There's nothing to stop this club achieving regular attendances of 1400-1500+ if the right infrastructure off the pitch is in place. Unfortunately I think there are a number of issues that will keep down to around 900-1100 but that is a whole other conversation.

What infuriates me about this club is just how negative and fickle some of the 'supporters' are at this club. We're 9th in the league, with a youngish squad that still need time to gel. I agree that the football hasn't been fantastic at times but it could certainly be a whole lot worse. People need to decide if they truly support this club of ours or if they'd rather be a glory supporter when things are going well.