therisingblues wrote:darley16 wrote:Counters not working at Noarlunga all year, i have not been counted twice and again yesterday, clearly a crowd of 2,500+ attended Noarlunga yesterday.
Life FM estimated possibly 3,000 plus at Noarlunga. A real shame that we'll never know the real figure. Everyone who attended who has expressed a view claims something in excess of 2000 with most suggesting about 2,500.
For a club like South, who have historically low crowd figures at their home ground, a big crowd generates added interest and potentially attracts more to the bandwagon. But to publish a figure which is roughly half of those that were there, sends a negative message to those still in the woodwork; something along the lines of, even if we're 3rd playing 2nd just before finals, we're still only worth about 1,200.
Have I drawn a long bow in saying that? I have long memories of when Sturt resurged in the late nineties, there was a teal feeling of supporters getting hooked by the hype that went along with winning games. I really think there's a risk of losing some of that by publishing false and crappy crowd figures.
"A teal feeling." Wash your mouth out with soap