Seventies red wrote:I think you will find that the only times you reached 16 & 18000 at the Boulevard was when it was derby day, i can actualy remember been there on those occasions, i can also remember been at craven park one good friday in the very early eighties against Hull Fc and they let that many into the ground that they could'nt fit them all within the normal perimiters and so had to seat fans around the inner edge of the greyhound track with the outside edge been roped off.
Not true.
I know that when the Kiwis made their debuts against Cas in 1981 there was over 16,000 in the ground. When we beat Barrow to win the Championship in 1983 the attendance was over 17,000.
I know that when the Kiwis made their debuts against Cas in 1981 there was over 16,000 in the ground. When we beat Barrow to win the Championship in 1983 the attendance was over 17,000.
Ok, so there was maybe one or two other occasions that Hull had more than 16000, but the two occasions you refer to are exceptional examples, the original point of the dicusssion was that Hull did not get more fans at the Boulevard than what they currently get at the KC, based on an average season, please refer to Hull FCs attendance records past and present should you wish, i think you will find that my numbers stack up, so to speak.
Seventies red wrote:Ok, so there was maybe one or two other occasions that Hull had more than 16000, but the two occasions you refer to are exceptional examples, the original point of the dicusssion was that Hull did not get more fans at the Boulevard than what they currently get at the KC, based on an average season, please refer to Hull FCs attendance records past and present should you wish, i think you will find that my numbers stack up, so to speak.
Jake was correct - the 13k average in 1981-82 was higher than the first four years at the KC.
Clearly a modern stadium attracts new supporters. People demand decent facilities these days compared to the 1980s but the figures you quoted earlier underestimated the Hull FC support at the Boulevard at least in the early 80s. You are correct in that in SL at the Boulevard we often struggled to hit 7000 however I would point out that in 1997 in the second tier we often got over 8000.
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Hudgell has just spectacularly failed to quash the rumour. In fact the more his interview goes on, the more it sounds like The Sun is pretty close to the truth...
Hold on to me baby, his bony hands will do you no harm It said in the cards, we lost our souls to the Nameless One
Kosh wrote:Hudgell has just spectacularly failed to quash the rumour. In fact the more his interview goes on, the more it sounds like The Sun is pretty close to the truth...
also sounded like if he doesnt get what he wants them mabe its time he left
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BlackNwhite wrote:also sounded like if he doesnt get what he wants them mabe its time he left
He's said this before though, bit of toy-throwing at the council, reminiscent of his City-owning chumster. Only heard the last bit - what exactly is his beef? The council have approved the loan for £6m and are just awaiting the additional ERDF element, aren't they? Cllr Phil Webster himself announced all this in November. What's changed?
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Oooh, the plot thickens. Any chance of a broadbrush summary Kosh?
'Thus I am tormented by my curiosity and humbled by my ignorance.' from History of an Old Bramin, The New York Mirror (A Weekly Journal Devoted to Literature and the Fine Arts), February 16th 1833.
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Mrs Barista wrote:He's filthy because he's not being gifted a stadium. Sound familiar?
And quite right too.
'Thus I am tormented by my curiosity and humbled by my ignorance.' from History of an Old Bramin, The New York Mirror (A Weekly Journal Devoted to Literature and the Fine Arts), February 16th 1833.
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