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Wynonie Harris · 21-10-2007, 22:13

Bananaman as a "beat poet"...ha ha, love it, Oggy! He seems to be under the impression that you actually went to these Friday night games in the 50's and you could relate your experiences for the exhibition.

As for the figures from the 50's, the first Friday night match against Brentford brought in 9.918 which was about 2-3,000 above the average gate at that time. The last one against Stockport in 1962 (a couple of weeks before the club resigned) attracted 1,760 which was typical of the sort of gates they were getting...which just goes to show, I suppose, that Friday nights are all well and good...until the novelty wears off.

21-10-2007, 22:13	#15
Wynonie Harris Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: On another planet. Posts: 11,865 Liked: 1217 times Rep Power: 144711	Re: Friday Night Football Has It Worked? Bananaman as a "beat poet"...ha ha, love it, Oggy! He seems to be under the impression that you actually went to these Friday night games in the 50's and you could relate your experiences for the exhibition. As for the figures from the 50's, the first Friday night match against Brentford brought in 9.918 which was about 2-3,000 above the average gate at that time. The last one against Stockport in 1962 (a couple of weeks before the club resigned) attracted 1,760 which was typical of the sort of gates they were getting...which just goes to show, I suppose, that Friday nights are all well and good...until the novelty wears off. __________________