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If you read the rest of that post you quoted, you wouldn't be THAT surprised :moo:

Personally I don't like having my intelligence insulted. 'Attendance' means bums on seats. The club have that figure available in real time. If they want to announce how many tickets they sold, then call it something else. Simples.

I'd be massively surprised if the caterers didn't use some sort of algorithm weeks or even months in advance - with probably major input from the club - as to what would be the likely actual attendance. From their point of view, far better to under-order and run out, rather than over-order and...

Reckon the difference is pretty marked on a school night, especially if the game's on telly or the opposition isn't one of The Big Six.

From the same article: The Football Supporters' Federation says there is "an issue of transparency" if clubs only release data on tickets sold... The FSF added: "If clubs know the actual number of fans through the turnstile, rather than the number of tickets sold or given away, then there's no...