Gillingham

[Poultonmagpie]

It’s great to have a whatfeelslikeabiggame so early in the season. We all know how these turned out last season so hopefully we’re better prepared this time out. What are we expecting crowd wise, 12,000ish possibly?

I think last season’s game against these kicked off our 5 game losing run at home so none of that now please. I’m guessing no more than 2 players who started that will start this, some turnaround in the space of 6 or 7 months.

This is a typical game that last season we would loose big crowd, very important game, and being inform so high expectations.
I hope I am very wrong but cant see that changing, they have only conceded 2 goals,we looked very shaky first 15 mins last week,same defensive errors creeping back in!! possible attendance over 12000, If we win this then I believe we can go on to win the title, if we loose I am concerned the bubble will be burst, and we will have a poor run.

[MagpieMeltdown]

Far from getting ahead of ourselves but we’ve got as good a chance of promotion as any - if we were to make it this season it would be a ‘nice’ round decade away from League One.

[upthemaggies]

Far from getting ahead of ourselves but we’ve got as good a chance of promotion as any - if we were to make it this season it would be a ‘nice’ round decade away from League One.

Based on current gates, we're 4,000 higher than the division average and at least 3,000 above anybody outside the top 7. To not finish in a play off spot at least with those numbers backing you would be a poor show.

Average Attendance (League average: 6,053)
1 Bradford City 16,742
2 Notts County 10,083
3 Chesterfield 8,974
4 Carlisle United 8,302
5 AFC Wimbledon 7,669
6 Swindon Town 7,323
7 Doncaster Rovers 7,267
8 Port Vale 7,177
9 Tranmere Rovers 7,172
10 Gillingham 6,884
11 Milton Keynes Dons 6,836
12 Grimsby Town 6,128
13 Walsall 5,651
14 Crewe Alexandra 4,965
15 Newport County 4,681
16 Colchester United 4,427
17 Cheltenham Town 4,154
18 Barrow 3,610
19 Bromley 3,582
20 Fleetwood Town 3,187
21 Morecambe 3,030
22 Salford City 2,631
23 Harrogate Town 2,543
24 Accrington Stanley 2,248

Note Bromley. Not bad crowds considering they hadn't won promotion into tier 6 until 2007 and not into tier 5 until 2015. Potential there to consolidate and do as well as Stevenage who mostly averaged less than 3k in the 4th tier.

[MAD_MAGPIE]

I saw the highlights from this game, which I know aren't always the most accurate reflection of a match, but I'm sure Cheaterfield hit the woodwork 4 times. As others said, the stats could indicate they've been very lucky so far and the highlights from that game definitely made it look to be the case.

I hope we destroy them 5-0. I'm still gutted from when we lost 3-1 at their place to get relegated from L1.

Painful memories for many being in that temporary stand that day being so close to surviving with a few minutes of the game remaining and then within the last few minutes the game turned on its head. Where does the time go as it will be ten years ago at the end of this season as well.

Let’s hope by the return visit to Gillingham in February next year we are looking on course to challenge for promotion back to league one our natural level for me. A good start so and promising but remaining cautiously optimistic as there is a very long way to go.

[Boomerangpie]

Based on current gates, we're 4,000 higher than the division average and at least 3,000 above anybody outside the top 7. To not finish in a play off spot at least with those numbers backing you would be a poor show.

Average Attendance (League average: 6,053)
1 Bradford City 16,742
2 Notts County 10,083
3 Chesterfield 8,974
4 Carlisle United 8,302
5 AFC Wimbledon 7,669
6 Swindon Town 7,323
7 Doncaster Rovers 7,267
8 Port Vale 7,177
9 Tranmere Rovers 7,172
10 Gillingham 6,884
11 Milton Keynes Dons 6,836
12 Grimsby Town 6,128
13 Walsall 5,651
14 Crewe Alexandra 4,965
15 Newport County 4,681
16 Colchester United 4,427
17 Cheltenham Town 4,154
18 Barrow 3,610
19 Bromley 3,582
20 Fleetwood Town 3,187
21 Morecambe 3,030
22 Salford City 2,631
23 Harrogate Town 2,543
24 Accrington Stanley 2,248

Note Bromley. Not bad crowds considering they hadn't won promotion into tier 6 until 2007 and not into tier 5 until 2015. Potential there to consolidate and do as well as Stevenage who mostly averaged less than 3k in the 4th tier.

It would indeed be disappointing to not finish in the playoffs with that level of backing.

More importantly holy smoke averaging over 10,000 at home games in League Two and against two of the poorest supported sides in the division without any offers.

How much credit do these owner’s deserve UTM? These attendance numbers under the Brothers are almost unbelievable.

I never thought we would see it to be honest.

[1955pie]

Based on current gates, we're 4,000 higher than the division average and at least 3,000 above anybody outside the top 7. To not finish in a play off spot at least with those numbers backing you would be a poor show.

Average Attendance (League average: 6,053)
1 Bradford City 16,742
2 Notts County 10,083
3 Chesterfield 8,974
4 Carlisle United 8,302
5 AFC Wimbledon 7,669
6 Swindon Town 7,323
7 Doncaster Rovers 7,267
8 Port Vale 7,177
9 Tranmere Rovers 7,172
10 Gillingham 6,884
11 Milton Keynes Dons 6,836
12 Grimsby Town 6,128
13 Walsall 5,651
14 Crewe Alexandra 4,965
15 Newport County 4,681
16 Colchester United 4,427
17 Cheltenham Town 4,154
18 Barrow 3,610
19 Bromley 3,582
20 Fleetwood Town 3,187
21 Morecambe 3,030
22 Salford City 2,631
23 Harrogate Town 2,543
24 Accrington Stanley 2,248

Note Bromley. Not bad crowds considering they hadn't won promotion into tier 6 until 2007 and not into tier 5 until 2015. Potential there to consolidate and do as well as Stevenage who mostly averaged less than 3k in the 4th tier.

Pretty good showing for Chesterfield and Carlisle as well. The population of both towns is only about 75000.

[upthemaggies]

It would indeed be disappointing to not finish in the playoffs with that level of backing.

More importantly holy smoke averaging over 10,000 at home games in League Two and against two of the poorest supported sides in the division without any offers.

How much credit do these owner’s deserve UTM? These attendance numbers under the Brothers are almost unbelievable.

I never thought we would see it to be honest.

I want to go back in time with pictures of the stands near full and say to Pavis (or better still Dunnett), "just do blanket low price offers 3/4 times each season and you will start to reap the rewards within 5 years. Don't complicate the offers, make it simple, do it for all stands and publicise it well. Oh and FFS give Howard Wilkinson the pay rise he asks for."

[marky]

We really ought to be finishing in the top 7 this season.
On the Gillingham game, it's our first real test of this season as I think they will be challenging for top 7 but I don't think they score enough goals to challenge for top 3. It's the kind of test we failed miserably so many times last season so I hope for better on Saturday, a draw won't be a disaster but we're at home so I hope for another win.

[durhampie]

Painful memories for many being in that temporary stand that day being so close to surviving with a few minutes of the game remaining and then within the last few minutes the game turned on its head. Where does the time go as it will be ten years ago at the end of this season as well.

Let’s hope by the return visit to Gillingham in February next year we are looking on course to challenge for promotion back to league one our natural level for me. A good start so and promising but remaining cautiously optimistic as there is a very long way to go.

Thanks to unnecessary substitutions.

[Wedgie_pie]

Can't believe I'm missing this game...In Sorrento for other side of the family wedding...Bloody Italians...