You know every single crowd number from 1901 to 1997? I'm impressed. I started going in the 60s and remember over 20K.
Here's an excerpt from the early 70s. Read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest.
http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Albion-3.htm
Wrong. We had capacity crowds in the first few years at Withdean because it only held 5K. We then had to apply and fight for planning permission to put in another 3K, because it sold out. There were 4K sths with 800 for away fans, and the rest were by ballot. We had to send a chq with a sae, for...
How do you fit 21K into an 8K stadium?
I will say it again - we had about 4K season ticket holders at Withdean. The remaining 3K were floating fans who attended at least one or two matches every season. Many of the 21K sth that we have now, did go to Withdean, so they are returning fans. We...
Thank you, saved me the trouble of typing it yet again. Our silly friends up the road, really believe that Tony Bloom made millions just from betting. He has property all over the world.
We've not been in a position to offer those sort of wages, because we pay our bills. That meant staying in a lower division and trying to compete for less well paid players. It's called decency.
I do believe that when Tony had our stadium and training ground built, that lot questioned his wealth but then boasted that their 'fab four' were all equally as wealthy as Bloom.
Now it appears that the four of them need American dollars to help them.