How large is an average attendance at a soccer game?

[C0ckney]

yeah but it's only the prem where all the teams have all seaters, a lot of first division clubs do, but it's not universal. lower down and you can still find terraces to stand on.

and worth, very good points, but leeds are crap

[Worthingtons]

Not Really Cockney, Not even many Nationwide clubs have standing left now.
I was only aware that my own Rotherham have Standing in the first division (this is because clubs HAVE to be all seater inside 3 seasons of div 1) .... and we're in our 3rd season now

[C0ckney]

nah, i've been to a fair few 2nd and third division games, except at places like the circle in hull (25,000 all seater for division 3!) there are usually terraces, although yes, it is becoming rarer

[C0ckney]

i dxidn't know that about division one btw, haven't been to a game in a while, although i might catch a few cardiff city games next season.

[Kropotkin]

All-seaters suck. Give me a terrace every day. I guess the background is an attempt to stop violence but if some ****er tells me to sit down in front they'll see some real houliganism.

[Solly]

Cardiff City?

You are in Swansea aren't you? Port Talbot and Afan Lido play at home on consecutive weeks - that's a game a week for around £4. Unless you are a football snob..

BTW, Man United could get 400k attendances but stadiums are limited in size by more factors than in the US.

[Solly]

"All-seaters suck. Give me a terrace every day. I guess the background is an attempt to stop violence but if some ****er tells me to sit down in front they'll see some real houliganism."

Yeah definitely.

We've had beer bottles in the Dias Stand before...

[Solly]

A prize for guessing who the guy on the bottom row, on the far left is. Quite an attraction for the one game he played as I remember it.

[Solly]

How about an action shot...

[C0ckney]

yeah i didn't watch that much local footie in swansea, maybe 5-6 games. because it usually clashed with me actually playing football. don't know about next year though

[DanS]

Btw, are you allowed to have alcohol in stadiums in Europe? In the US...

pro football--yes
college football--no
pro baseball--yes of course
pro soccer--don't know

[reds4ever]

Originally posted by DanS
Btw, are you allowed to have alcohol in stadiums in Europe? In the US...

pro football--yes
college football--no
pro baseball--yes of course
pro soccer--don't know

In the 'big' grounds in England the 'plebs' can drink bfore the game and at half time although you can't take your drink back to your seat, you have to drink it in a designated area (don't ask!)

If you have enough money to buy a 'box' (not sure what the American equivilent would be called) you get waiter service throughout the match

[H Tower]

Originally posted by DanS
Actually, the college sports have a lot of fan participation, although they are generally very well mannered. I fear the day that a Brit team has the 105,000 attendance of a typical Ohio State or Michigan game.

Only because Universities threaten to expel students who run out on the field or start fights in the stands. Not to mention that alchohol isn't allowed in the stadiums either, I bet that if the Brits couldn't drink inside the stadium that they would be much more tame as well

[Solly]

If you are not allowed to drink in the stadium, you just have an extra couple of pints before the game. Usually making the problem of hooliganism worse.

There are similarities with the 11pm close of bars. It forces people to neck a few pints before last orders, and then spilling onto the street when the beer is starting to kick in.

[Footie Mad]

No terraces to stand on, that's just horrible.
I heard that at many higher league games in England the atmosphere has gotten real ****ty compared to earlier for various reasons, any of you brits want to give me som insider info on if this is true and if so why?