Comments on: The Annual January FA Cup Attendance Scare http://therealfacup.co.uk/2010/01/04/the-annual-january-fa-cup-attendance-scare/ it's what football is all about Fri, 11 May 2012 18:28:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Damon http://therealfacup.co.uk/2010/01/04/the-annual-january-fa-cup-attendance-scare/#comment-49 Damon Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:46:50 +0000 http://therealfacup.co.uk/?p=1794#comment-49 And of course Wigan fans can barely bring themselves to go to Premier Lge games that don't involve a big club so it's hardly a massive shock. Similarly, Middlesbro' have a history of pathetic League/FA/UEFA Cup attendances in recent years so a low crowd there is hardly indicative of an FA Cup-wide malaise. And of course Wigan fans can barely bring themselves to go to Premier Lge games that don’t involve a big club so it’s hardly a massive shock. Similarly, Middlesbro’ have a history of pathetic League/FA/UEFA Cup attendances in recent years so a low crowd there is hardly indicative of an FA Cup-wide malaise.

]]> By: GillsMan http://therealfacup.co.uk/2010/01/04/the-annual-january-fa-cup-attendance-scare/#comment-48 GillsMan Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:08:25 +0000 http://therealfacup.co.uk/?p=1794#comment-48 Good article - fully agree. With so many inter-divisional ties (should that be intra-divisional?) and/or ties between Championship and recently promoted Premier League clubs (or, indeed, Premier League and recently relegated Championship clubs) it's no wonder that fans stay away in their droves. One look at the entire away end of Craven Cottage flat-out packed with Swindon Town fans suggests that the FA Cup is not dead and buried. The pittiful attendence at the Wigan v Hull cup match (5,335) compared to other attendences in the round suggests that there is more of a problem with apathy among fans of Premier League clubs than apathy towards the FA Cup in general. Good article – fully agree. With so many inter-divisional ties (should that be intra-divisional?) and/or ties between Championship and recently promoted Premier League clubs (or, indeed, Premier League and recently relegated Championship clubs) it’s no wonder that fans stay away in their droves.

One look at the entire away end of Craven Cottage flat-out packed with Swindon Town fans suggests that the FA Cup is not dead and buried. The pittiful attendence at the Wigan v Hull cup match (5,335) compared to other attendences in the round suggests that there is more of a problem with apathy among fans of Premier League clubs than apathy towards the FA Cup in general.

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