Re: 7,700? Have we been mugged? : Sat Oct 02, 2021 10:28 pm  

wantawin wrote:

So you are saying AFC are going to more than double their gates at Plough Lane from the gates they had at Kings Meadow.

Wimbledon vs Burton, January 28 2020 (the last fixture between the two at Kingsmeadow): 3,674.

Wimbledon vs Burton, October 2 2021 (Plough Lane): 7,413

I make that more than double

Re: 7,700? Have we been mugged? : Sun Oct 03, 2021 12:50 am  

Mash Tun wrote:

Wimbledon vs Burton, January 28 2020 (the last fixture between the two at Kingsmeadow): 3,674.

Wimbledon vs Burton, October 2 2021 (Plough Lane): 7,413

I make that more than double

Absolutely, although the Kingsmeadow match was midweek!

Of course with only around 7,700 (including Hospitality) available to Wimbledon fans, so basically it's impossible to double the Kingsmeadow season average attendances playing Burton when they bring less than 400 fans.

I expect a solid 7,500+ average this season which may actually squeeze AFC Wimbledon into the top half of the division on attendances.

Re: 7,700? Have we been mugged? : Sun Oct 03, 2021 6:10 am  

Smithers99 wrote:

Absolutely, although the Kingsmeadow match was midweek!

Of course with only around 7,700 (including Hospitality) available to Wimbledon fans, so basically it's impossible to double the Kingsmeadow season average attendances playing Burton when they bring less than 400 fans.

I expect a solid 7,500+ average this season which may actually squeeze AFC Wimbledon into the top half of the division on attendances.

Welcome to the boards smithers..,..AFC fans are what's needed here

Re: 7,700? Have we been mugged? : Sun Oct 03, 2021 6:27 am  

Smithers99 wrote:

I expect a solid 7,500+ average this season which may actually squeeze AFC Wimbledon into the top half of the division on attendances.

That would be very respectable. I guess more people are attracted to stadia with good facilities & transport connections than suburban ‘shabby chic’…

Re: 7,700? Have we been mugged? : Sun Oct 03, 2021 7:56 am  

Mash Tun wrote:

That would be very respectable. I guess more people are attracted to stadia with good facilities & transport connections than suburban ‘shabby chic’…

But only when the ticketing system works eh..

Re: 7,700? Have we been mugged? : Sun Oct 03, 2021 8:59 am  

orangeman wrote:

But only when the ticketing system works eh..

Like I said, a little knowledge is a dangerous thing

Re: 7,700? Have we been mugged? : Sun Oct 03, 2021 9:30 am  

Mash Tun wrote:

Wimbledon vs Burton, January 28 2020 (the last fixture between the two at Kingsmeadow): 3,674.

Wimbledon vs Burton, October 2 2021 (Plough Lane): 7,413

I make that more than double

I talking about the average gate for the season which was over 4300 at Kings Medow.

Re: 7,700? Have we been mugged? : Sun Oct 03, 2021 10:23 am  

orangeman wrote:

Welcome to the boards smithers..,..AFC fans are what's needed here

No need to be rude. I'm quite happy for any AFC fan to post their view on things good or bad. You need some horlicks & off to bed.

Re: 7,700? Have we been mugged? : Sun Oct 03, 2021 10:29 am  

orangeman wrote:

Welcome to the boards smithers..,..AFC fans are what's needed here

I fall into the category as a family who simply found Kingsmeadow as a stadium unenjoyable because unless you got a good seat you couldn't see anything. It probably improved over the years but initially standing with no elevation wasn't fun. AFC Wimbledon were always too big for that style of stadium, my view may have been very different if crowds were around 1,000., .

So were effectively waiting for a new stadium.where it wasn't pot luck what you could see (on the pitch) on the day. I'm excited that the London Broncos will hopefully play at the new Plough Lane and have been reading this board for a while in anticipation. The home fixture list WILL go in my diary next year with the expectation of attending many.

I don't know enough about the DNA of the Broncos to comment on what's right. In terms of the actual stadium (Plough Lane) if feels to me ideal. I’d love it to work for the Broncos, and if affordable, it offers so much. The Fans Zone behind the South and East Stands has surprised everyone. Local breweries, street food vans etc. The scope here for the Broncos is huge, especially with the summer season. Hopefully the agreement allows the Broncos to make money in a similar way...

I honestly can’t believe how good a stadium AFC Wimbledon have built, it’s beyond what the hardcore and the “hangers on” like me believed we were getting and it can be expanded from 9,200 to 20,000 if necessary and affordable in the future. I do feel it will work very well for a field sports team, but I can't say if it's right for the Broncos either financially or location wise.

I assume the Broncos need to add new local support to the existing hardcore. AFC Wimbledon supporters being a captive market in that they are already sold on the stadium. We've already bumped in to people at the ground or spoken to/been told of indirectly of, who have been to their first ever AFC Wimbledon match this season. They or similar people will no doubt do the same London Broncos matches. Even better will be enticing back some of those supporters lost to the Broncos. .

Re: 7,700? Have we been mugged? : Sun Oct 03, 2021 11:01 am  

Smithers99 wrote:

I fall into the category as a family who simply found Kingsmeadow as a stadium unenjoyable because unless you got a good seat you couldn't see anything. It probably improved over the years but initially standing with no elevation wasn't fun. AFC Wimbledon were always too big for that style of stadium, my view may have been very different if crowds were around 1,000., .

So were effectively waiting for a new stadium.where it wasn't pot luck what you could see (on the pitch) on the day. I'm excited that the London Broncos will hopefully play at the new Plough Lane and have been reading this board for a while in anticipation. The home fixture list WILL go in my diary next year with the expectation of attending many.

I don't know enough about the DNA of the Broncos to comment on what's right. In terms of the actual stadium (Plough Lane) if feels to me ideal. I’d love it to work for the Broncos, and if affordable, it offers so much. The Fans Zone behind the South and East Stands has surprised everyone. Local breweries, street food vans etc. The scope here for the Broncos is huge, especially with the summer season. Hopefully the agreement allows the Broncos to make money in a similar way...

I honestly can’t believe how good a stadium AFC Wimbledon have built, it’s beyond what the hardcore and the “hangers on” like me believed we were getting and it can be expanded from 9,200 to 20,000 if necessary and affordable in the future. I do feel it will work very well for a field sports team, but I can't say if it's right for the Broncos either financially or location wise.

I assume the Broncos need to add new local support to the existing hardcore. AFC Wimbledon supporters being a captive market in that they are already sold on the stadium. We've already bumped in to people at the ground or spoken to/been told of indirectly of, who have been to their first ever AFC Wimbledon match this season. They or similar people will no doubt do the same London Broncos matches. Even better will be enticing back some of those supporters lost to the Broncos. .

I don't doubt that Plough Lane (as a facility) presents a good opportunity. The question is whether the Broncos who have the lowest crowds and worst squad in their history are in a good postion to take advantage of that (or should see another move as a priority).