Rangers

[GreiginFife]

Hardly packed, either that or Charlie Green is cooking the figures

Guy I work with was there last night and when I said "38,000 not bad for a diddy team" he laughed and said it was far more than that....

So you could be right on that last statement.

 

[Dodger]

Fat Sally on the radio saying how nervous he was before last nights game.

Right enough Sally,East Fife are tough tough opposition in such a huge game.

 

[StuartD]

Guy I work with was there last night and when I said "38,000 not bad for a diddy team" he laughed and said it was far more than that....

So you could be right on that last statement.

The BBC website stated the stadium with 38'000 was packed however by my maths 38'000 is less than 3/4 of 51'082 capacity so in essence it was less than 3/4 full!!!!!

Hardly packed, either that or Charlie Green is cooking the figures

I was there last night and had the attendance about 41,000 as i reckoned 10,00 empty seats, therefore would not disagree with 38,000 at all.

Most of the empty seats were in the club deck (which was supposed to be closed but was opened at about 7.45) as it was only half full. The club deck is above the press box and can't be seen from the press box. The other empty areas were the far ends of both enclosures which again can't be seen from press box (below press box) and the far ends of the main stand where the press box is located near the middle. Sitting in the press box the only small spaces to be seen were at the corner between Copland/Govan and in the East Fife Section so from the press box it would look pretty packed when looking at the three stands you could see

 

[GreiginFife]

I was there last night and had the attendance about 41,000 as i reckoned 10,00 empty seats, therefore would not disagree with 38,000 at all.

Most of the empty seats were in the club deck (which was supposed to be closed but was opened at about 7.45) as it was only half full. The club deck is above the press box and can't be seen from the press box. The other empty areas were the far ends of both enclosures which again can't be seen from press box (below press box) and the far ends of the main stand where the press box is located near the middle. Sitting in the press box the only small spaces to be seen were at the corner between Copland/Govan and in the East Fife Section so from the press box it would look pretty packed when looking at the three stands you could see

Fair enough Stuart but I am inclined to listen to my mate who wasn't looking at it from the press box or TV, he was in the Copeland Road. He reckoned the it was more than 38160 that's been declared. Surely if it's 41000 then it should be reported as 41000, they all have to be counted in... surely?

 

[chris661]

they all have to be counted in... surely?

The lower division teams have a history of fans jumping over the barriers

 

[GreiginFife]

The lower division teams have a history of fans jumping over the barriers

That'll be what it is Chris. We may need to find these chancers and get them in to the Rio Olympics high jump comp.

 

[StuartD]

Depends on where you sit in the Copland Road. As you move further back less and less of the main stand becomes visable. Even if you are in the front at the main stand side you would not see much of the club deck. I was sitting right in middle of the front section behind the goal and the general consensus around me was that there was 10,000 empty seats at a rough guess, which was only 3000 out. We could not see most of the rear of the Copland road but just guessed it was full. If you look on forums opinion seems to split right down the middle. All turnstiles are electronic at ibrox it is very easy to keep a check on numbers.

The barriers are full height from ground to ceiling and impossible to jump over. Most of us can barely fit through them as it stands

 

[Val]

So do we agree it was not packed then?

 

[Alan]

Still 40000 short to break even this season. Rangers need 80000 every game to balance the books, How much does Ibrox hold?

Admin again by Febuary.

 

[Fish]

It depends on which set of books you choose to put the correct attendance and receipts in

 

[Doon frae Troon]

38,000 is still better than many EPL teams.
Quite a few don't even have that capacity.
Great for a diddy team.

 

[HughJars]

I was there last night

commiserations, I hope you get well soon

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Thought it was really odd and funny reading in my paper today The Rangers FC 4 East Fife 0

In the Scottish Communities Cup First Round

Bizarre - but there you go.

 

[BelliedWedge]

114 pages on a golf forum about Rangers. Obsessed much?

 

[Mungoscorner]

114 pages on a golf forum about Rangers. Obsessed much?

Sadly, some peoples hatred knows no bounds.

 

[chris661]

Sadly, some peoples hatred knows no bounds.

Hatred? So the biggest scandal/story in Scottish, possibly even British, football isn't worth discussion.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

No hatred on this thread.
Perhaps a lot of curiosity, a bit of revenge, a wee bit of sympathy and a knowledge curve for some of our neighbours.

Thanks guys it's been a good journey.

 

[Dodger]

Hope they manage to get into the right lane as they head North ....:rofl:

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Ohh.... and an awful lot of humour

Nice one Dodger

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Superpally and Green to be charged by the SFA.

Green about his laughable bigotry claim.
Superpally about naming the SFA delegate panel who ruled against Old Rangers.

Both will get a good scolding IMO.