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Originally Posted by monkey hanger
actually the figures are better than they were a few seasons ago. even with a reduced temporary capacity it would not have bothered stanley that much with gates hovering just above the 1,000 mark. one thing it is that more clubs are in a similar situation at the start of the season. teams with lower normal attendances will not suffer as much as the ones with higher ones who cannot accomodate anywhere near the full amount of fans.
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Rock bottom average attendance was 5 years ago with 1,478 attending, and tickets sold not attending being counted. Certainky more tickets were sold/pay ins than the the 1,535 we have now.
Then the majority were on the day payers/away fans, paying around twice as much as the season ticket holder. There would be at least 50% more income compared to this season if restricted throughout.
Stanley will only be allowed just over half last season's average, and lots of other clubs with higher attendances have similar ratios as they may get far more fans but there grounds are only half normally, like stanley.