I know the all knowledgeable club groupies will tell me I'm wrong - but as usual I'm not.

Unless I heard it wrong the attendance was given as 5,100 - if I'm wrong I apologise.

If it was then NEVER in this world was that correct. Over 6,000 IMO possibly more.

How I know:

1: All my fave parking spots full.

2: It simply looked way more than half full (by that I mean the old 10,000 figure).

3: It took an age to leave and it was a bit tight getting there.

I don't demand an announcement from the club by the way, because I'm happy even if they appear to be fibbing.

I said 6,000 before it was announced. Very surprised at only 5,100.

It’s difficult to gauge due to the varying figures given previously, however on the departing note, it’s always more difficult after a close game due to few supporters leaving early.

I reckon it's hard to tell after the inflated attendances during the Glover regime, if you're comparing it to that.

The ground looked pretty full, but I dont think its hard for Belle Vue to look full when you consider the limited space for spectators down two sides of the ground (western terrace and benidorm flats).

This is always a hilarious thread.

Apology accepted Vasty

if crowd was 5100, i carnt believe fc only brought 3500?

And the groupie arrives on cue.

Nah it's not, well not yesterday anyway.

Well that's the rub, Now that he's big bad glover we can say he over did it, and I suspect he did.

However for the club groupies it's totally impossible for the to conceive that the new regime is going the other way - there is good reason for both I accept.

Hilarious, a Fartowner talking about the size of home crowds!!

Regardless of yesterday's attendance, the number of home fans is mickey poor.
We have 2000 s/t holders and we're getting around 300 home fans at each game.
Now that Agar has gone, we need to encourage the 1500 or so fans that have gone "missing", to come back and support the club.
The East stand wasn't even half full yesterday and credit due to FC, they brought significant numbers.

I was sat in the East Stand and I think the attendance read out was a fair reflection. From my viewing position there were lots of empty spaces on the terrace in front and I had a good position to see the North Stand.

I agree Wrencat, I think our home support at the moment is very poor indeed. Whilst I was overseas last week I was shocked to hear how low the crowd was against Wigan.

Wigan, Hull (x2 clubs), Cas and Leeds tend to be our big crowd matches. With Leeds on Friday we need a really big crowd. Otherwise I think it is a sign that the club has lost a fair bit of the "faithful" for a long time to come.

I will repeat this for the tenth time. What exactly have I to gain about lying about the attendance?? And don't give me any rubbish about tax fiddles.

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Who says your lying nor did I mention tax fiddles.

However that looked more than 5000 to me and with all due respect I've been coming to BV for 25 years so I have an idea. Now either folk are getting in without your knowledge or the previous regimes have grossly exaggerated. Either way I think it's worth mentioning and not getting over sensitive about, don't you?

Give me strength!

We have had three previous dodgy owners, Richardson who I liked, Pearman who was a swine and Glover - how many more times do you want your head flushed down the toilet? Now I'm not saying Mr Carter is the same I DON'T KNOW but neither does anyone on here. Some seem to think they do based on little more than standing in the same room which for me is no longer enough. It's not personal but I'm no longer willing to just accept what I'm told just because someone at the "club" tells - not even the CEO.

What I know is we should question everything from now on no matter how trivial and if that means I'm off Mr Carters Christmas card list so be it.

Learn from the past pleasssse

I was a bit surprised that there was a thousand more this week as opposed to last week against Wigan (which i have to admit sounded low), it looked about the same amount to me and certainly not another 25% again on top. Still what do we fans know.

I agree with Vasty, there looked a lot more than 5000 there. Simple.

A lot of people said the same when the attendance was announced.

Last two games I have gone down to chav corner for second half. Certainly busier down there v Hull than v Wigan. Nowhere near as busy in the ground as under the Glover years.

If I was Mr Carter & read this I would ask what I have to do with some supporters.

Maybe one day soon he will think enough is enough & let idiots like Vastman run the asylum.

Richardson don't make me laugh.

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It seemed to be a lot better than the Wigan attendance and will be bigger against Leeds onwards and upwards.

Haha the ones saying there seemed to be alot more then 5100 next game walk around the ground and do an head count if your so concerned about attendance instead of saying it looked like there were more there to me it looked bang on 5100 haha

Could anyone translate this for me please.

You remember in the film Rainman, when Tom Cruise dropped the matches on the floor? ...........that about sums it up.