Reasons for low Southend Turn-out at Cardiff

[scrounger]

I don't think the reason that the game is on Sky is a very good one. The finals at Cardiff are always on Sky, never stopped us making the trips before. For me, it's a combination of Bank Holiday Weekend and the fact funds are low for me at the moment, being one of those lazy students.

 

[Colchester Shrimper]

For me it's a number of factors, not necessarily in any particular order, but:

cost
wife
kids
job
family/friends also not going
disappointment last two times
previous number of times putting SUFC first rather than any of the above

 

[Guest]

last time i took wife and kids this time just me .

 

[Stats]

how about the bandwagon brigade who have started to support us since xmas which co-incided with our good run were peed off we didnt get automatic promotion so now wont go but watch it on sky instead

 

[Guest]

Oh dear, just called the ticket office only sold as of 13.05 today 5,300.


sorry fellow shrimpers this is shameful.

 

[Smiffy]

Agreed an absoloute disgrace, for a town which has a population of something like 170,000+ to take less than 10,000 for the biggest game in the clubs history, just shows the apathy this towns floaters have for our team.

This isnt a dig at the people who genuinely cant afford it, or cant go etc etc... thats fair enough, have no problems with that......this is to the people who arent going because they "cant be bothered to go all that way to see us lose again"....

You are a joke.

 

[BoyWonder2]

For the majority of people it seems to be the cost that means people can't go. Up to £48 a ticket, cost of petrol or train tickets or Trust Coach tickets. Drink, food, programme.

Then the two hours spent in a traffic jam aren't appealing to some people as well.

I don't care how many we take, as long as we win. I'm still confident of a 10,000 turn out from the Shrimpers.

 

[fbm]

Quote[/b] (BoyWonder2 @ May 27 2005,13:43)]Then the two hours spent in a traffic jam aren't appealing to some people as well.

Can't see that bit applying actually.

 

[The Artful Shrimper]

cost? we've got no football for a couple of months now? Its the end of the season and there's bugger all happening until the friendlies. Can't fathom the cost excuse and i'm more skint than most after what i've paid out for this month, holiday and seaon ticket.
I hope we win and Barret et al dedicates it to those who went

( I suppose one of the famous swansea 18 or was it 30 or was it 55~I've met about 60 of them so far ! ~will comment hoe he cant go Saturday but was there that night when...etc)

 

[Csboy]

I just got my ticket the guy in the office said we had sold 5360. It could be very embarrassing tomorrow. Still thsoe of us going lets make as much noise as we can to make up for the stay aways.