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It was just a large carpark that`s unused rancido the past 2 Seasons I would have suggested the former Ramsdens toystore carpark but a lot of work going on now so that`s out.I still think if it was looked into properly and stagecoach or whoever brought in it might be an option to do a park and ride.The baffling thing is gates are lower now than in the 80s when huge away followings were commonplace that bumped us up way over 7k where the hell did all the cars go?
I think you , like many others , recall past gates as being a lot higher than they were. Admittedly some matches did attract large crowds but the average gates for the seasons, in the period you mentioned, don't really bear this out. We went into a decline from 1984 and the average gates demonstrate this. 1984/85 average gate 6,640, 1985,86 average gate 5,157 , 1986/87 average gate 5,050, 1987/88 average gate 3,416 and 1988/89 average gate 4,302. Even in the 90's we only managed one season with an average gate over 7,000 and that was 1990/91 ( 7237 ) Then they progressively drop until we get to 1998/99 when we went back to Championship level but that only went up to 6,681. Admittedly the ground capacity was reduced for the 1995/96 season to 8686 ( from 16,116). In fact our gates have wildly fluctuated since the mid 60's when averages were only in the low 4,000's. As far as the parking is concerned, car ownership has greatly increased over the last 30 years .I would imagine nearly all the householders in the streets surrounding BP will be car owners now but that wouldn't have been the case 30 years ago. Also a lot of away fans would have come by train or coach. |
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I think you , like many others , recall past gates as being a lot higher than they were. Admittedly some matches did attract large crowds but the average gates for the seasons, in the period you mentioned, don't really bear this out. We went into a decline from 1984 and the average gates demonstrate this. 1984/85 average gate 6,640, 1985,86 average gate 5,157 , 1986/87 average gate 5,050, 1987/88 average gate 3,416 and 1988/89 average gate 4,302. Even in the 90's we only managed one season with an average gate over 7,000 and that was 1990/91 ( 7237 ) Then they progressively drop until we get to 1998/99 when we went back to Championship level but that only went up to 6,681. Admittedly the ground capacity was reduced for the 1995/96 season to 8686 ( from 16,116). In fact our gates have wildly fluctuated since the mid 60's when averages were only in the low 4,000's.
As far as the parking is concerned, car ownership has greatly increased over the last 30 years .I would imagine nearly all the householders in the streets surrounding BP will be car owners now but that wouldn't have been the case 30 years ago. Also a lot of away fans would have come by train or coach.
You are correct about the average gate but always 2-3 games a season it would leap above 10k and it was never as difficult as today getting away after the game. |
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You are correct about the average gate but always 2-3 games a season it would leap above 10k and it was never as difficult as today getting away after the game.
It's like I said, there are more car owners now locally and therefore harder to find a space closer to the ground. Also more away fans come by car. If you factor in how busy Cleethorpes/Grimsby road has become since the A180 was built then it's understandable why it takes longer to get away from the ground. |
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For us exiles Grimsby Road is not the problem. Falling asleep at the wheel driving back home on the boring M18 is the risk unless I down half a flask of coffee before setting off. Raging at the inanities of post match interviews helps and then switching to Radio Sheffield 'Praise and grumble' when RH signal dies gets me home safe.
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For us exiles Grimsby Road is not the problem. Falling asleep at the wheel driving back home on the boring M18 is the risk unless I down half a flask of coffee before setting off. Raging at the inanities of post match interviews helps and then switching to Radio Sheffield 'Praise and grumble' when RH signal dies gets me home safe.
Might give that a go.... although I do like the Northern Soul slot that follows after Matt Dean has hung up his mike Keep the Faith with RH or not... decisions, decisions  |
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