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General Relativity wrote: » Good showing by the Rangers fans, no doubt. I'd like to see ticket price stats too. Surly they can't be charging SPL prices in Div 3.
A Dub in Glasgo wrote: » You had no idea? it is tumpeted at every turn! World records and all that
Charles Green wrote: "You only have to look at Celtic's league attendance," he added. "The most successful team in Scotland today is Celtic, yet for a home league game they can't get half of what we are getting.
Peppa Pig wrote: » Celtic are only getting 23,000 for home matches:eek: That's not good.STV Link
Broxi_Bear_Eire wrote: » They may well be but with season tickets your looking at your 45/46 thousand which is fair enough the difference is if you look at the stadiums we are actually getting the crowds
Strathclyde Police figures recorded by officers earlier in the campaign showed that the number of people attending the first three league games of the season for both clubs were lower than publicised.This is because clubs publish the total sales of tickets, including season books, rather than the actual number of spectators who physically attend. Police numbers showed 6,944, 9,071 and 11,060 fewer fans attended Rangers’ Third Division fixtures versus East Stirlingshire, Elgin City and Montrose than were credited in figures given by the club to journalists. Celtic’s had 6,731, 7,328 and 9,324 fewer in attendance than was publicised in matches against Aberdeen, Hibernian and Dundee respectively.
Peppa Pig wrote: » You didn't read the link, did you. From the same STV story Celtic's numbers are actually higher when you count people in the stadium.
Broxi_Bear_Eire wrote: » we are a lowly third division club
Broxi_Bear_Eire wrote: » Really the whole crowd thing is ludicrous we are getting great crowds Celtic are getting slightly more
Peppa Pig wrote: » Fair play BBE - you are one of the few Rangers fans who don't believe everything Green says. Genuine question for the Rangers lads - what do you make of Green offering Murray Park to Juventus? It would be like Man City offering their training ground to Real Madrid.
Broxi_Bear_Eire wrote: » Don't talk rubbish yes we are the same club but after finding ourselves in the third division we of course don't have the same players surely even you can see that. If you can't then by Christ you really can't see beyond the end of you'd nose
Pompey Magnus wrote: » I assume what he means is that while technically Rangers are a 3rd Division team, in reality the fans are going to see 9 or 10 players of mid to upper table SPL quality playing and a couple of others of slightly poorer quality. I'm not downplaying the fact that Rangers have such good crowds, just I think the fact that it happens to be in Division 3 may be less relevant than is being suggested.
CSF wrote: » To be fair, Rangers having the highest average attendance in the 4th tier is serious stuff.
Broxi_Bear_Eire wrote: » Just a last word on this whole Juventus training at Ibrox here is a wee bit I took of the UEFA rules on the matter my reading of it makes it clear that Celtic had to agree to it. As I said non story Training sessions on the pitch 14.09 The day before the match, weather permitting, the visiting club is allowed to train on the pitch on which the match will be played. The length of this training session may not exceed one hour, unless agreed otherwise with the home club. If holding such a training session could render the pitch unfit for play the next day, an alternative training ground approved by UEFA in advance must be made available. In addition, the visiting club may hold private training sessions at a location to be agreed on with the home club, but not at the stadium where the match will be played.
Broxi_Bear_Eire wrote: » No its not far to much being made of figures if we are keeping the same sort of numbers next year then I will be more impressed
Broxi_Bear_Eire wrote: » Aye whatever I know when I look at our stadium it's almost full Celtics isn't and though it is a 70.000 seater. Really the whole crowd thing is ludicrous we are getting great crowds Celtic ard getting slightly more so what they are in the SPL we are a lowly third division club that people are fixated on. It's the same with sky crowds our viewing average is better than Celtics for away league games big deal
BhoscaCapall wrote: » Yeah I don't see anything wrong with it personally. Did they not make the same offer to Spartak, Benfica and Barca though? The only comment I'll make is I found it quite funny the Rangers site announced the offer (not accepted yet) on their site. Bad times if that's news. Big Jim Traynor needs to pull the finger out.
Coillte_Bhoy wrote: » Eh??? Also i agree the training ground thing is a complete and utter non story
BhoscaCapall wrote: » :P
