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After scoring 9 goals in the last 2 games can we attract a gate of 2,750 on Saturday?

Come on Torquay now is the time to show you care about your team and get down to Plainmoor.

No

let me channel Wivelgull for a minute


I agree with brucie

its a no from me too

Forest Green brought 218 fans with them, and Boreham Wood brought 24 to Plainmoor last season (albeit on a Tuesday night), so we're going to need about an extra 150 Torquay fans going just to cover that.

Then you have people (like myself as an example) that have moved away from Torquay but were home for the festive period. I am now 500+ miles away again and not going to be there on Saturday.

Boxing Day in itself always has a higher than usual attendance as it is a tradition, as well as usually being an attractive local (ish) fixture.

Coming off some good form and a few goals you might get a slight boost, but losing all these other factors is too much to even get close. Over 2000 would be a very good crowd given the circumstances.

In our last 8 matches, the number of home fans has been as follows (in order): 1857, 1746, 1568, 1515, 1438, 1391, 1238, 2322. Take out the FGR game and week by week we lost approximately home 100 fans per game. To get 2000 there we would need 1900+ home fans, which we haven't had since the opening two games of the season.

Sadly I know you are all correct. However I am going to phone a minimum of 5 friends and promise them all another goal fest if they will grace Plainmoor with their presence.

Lets all ring a friend or two!

portugull wrote:After scoring 9 goals in the last 2 games can we attract a gate of 2,750 on Saturday?

Come on Torquay now is the time to show you care about your team and get down to Plainmoor.

Just curious, why 2540?

lucy6lucy wrote: Just curious, why 2540?

That was the attendance for the FGR Boxing Day game, our last home game.

lucy6lucy wrote: Just curious, why 2540?

2540 was the size of the crowd at our Boxing Day game. Can we get a bigger attendance against Boreham Wood on Saturday? General consensus believes it to be unlikely. But we should at least have a damned good try..

Gulliball wrote:Forest Green brought 218 fans with them, and Boreham Wood brought 24 to Plainmoor last season (albeit on a Tuesday night), so we're going to need about an extra 150 Torquay fans going just to cover that.

Then you have people (like myself as an example) that have moved away from Torquay but were home for the festive period. I am now 500+ miles away again and not going to be there on Saturday.

Boxing Day in itself always has a higher than usual attendance as it is a tradition, as well as usually being an attractive local (ish) fixture.

Coming off some good form and a few goals you might get a slight boost, but losing all these other factors is too much to even get close. Over 2000 would be a very good crowd given the circumstances.

In our last 8 matches, the number of home fans has been as follows (in order): 1857, 1746, 1568, 1515, 1438, 1391, 1238, 2322. Take out the FGR game and week by week we lost approximately home 100 fans per game. To get 2000 there we would need 1900+ home fans, which we haven't had since the opening two games of the season.

Can't you walk 500 miles Chris? :}

SuperNickyWroe wrote:
Can't you walk 500 miles Chris? :}

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Meep! Meep!

I agree with brucie. My prediction is, though, that we will achieve a comfortable win. Thus:

Torquay United (1) 3
Boreham Wood (0) 0

Att: 1662.

anyone going down on Saturday I would like to boost the attendance. especialy after the treats stored up for us over Christmas and new Year