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I subscribed to the brilliant and scurrilous United fanzine Red Issue for years, and they conducted a FOI request a few years ago from GMP which revealed that there were normally about 7,000 tickets going unused each match. The willy waving from those 'big' clubs that do sell out is more to do...

Or do they? https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/apr/12/manchester-united-attendances-police-figures

Correct, having just crunched some numbers, the matchday income per fan per match is far lower than people would expect, but factor in ST prices at the Amex are pretty reasonable, strip out VAT, travel contribution and remember there are many fans with concessions then we get the following. So...

I've had a similar response from both the Council and the Police and Fire authorities. As you say, tickets sold generate revenue rather than those attending, and therefore the council's response is either spurious or they don't understand anything about business and finance. It's a similar...

You would think that clubs, if they gave a shit, would investigate why there are so many no shows. Perhaps they have investigated and prefer to be quiet about their findings, or they don’t give a shit?