Football Season 2017/2018 - Page 73

**Damien** · 03-03-2018, 10:28

Arsenal have always used tickets sold, season tickets or not, to announce attendance.

denphone · 03-03-2018, 10:38

Misleading really because how does one know whether their crowds are falling or rising if they won't give us the true turnstile figure rather then one that that makes the club look like its getting packed gates every time when there might be several thousand below that figure in reality..

Carth · 03-03-2018, 11:05

Taken to the extreme . . . if only 1000 people turned up for a cup home game (Arsenal for example), with 250 away supporters included, would the 27,368 attendance quoted be the 'gate receipts' be shared with the away club?

. . . and is advertising at the ground paid out on an attendance figure?

**Damien** · 03-03-2018, 14:34

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Originally Posted by Carth

Taken to the extreme . . . if only 1000 people turned up for a cup home game (Arsenal for example), with 250 away supporters included, would the 27,368 attendance quoted be the 'gate receipts' be shared with the away club?

. . . and is advertising at the ground paid out on an attendance figure?

Yes, the revenue shared would be based on tickets sold and not actual attendance.

I don't know how Arsenal structure the deals with their in-ground advertising but I suspect it's the television cameras that they're interested in. The images of Arsenal playing get broadcast around the world to a number that makes the 60,000 capacity of the ground itself pointless.

denphone · 04-03-2018, 11:46

Very sad and tragic news coming from Italy.

https://www.theguardian.com/football...dies?CMP=fb_gu

denphone · 04-03-2018, 13:58

The perpetual crisis at Arsenal just goes on and on.

iadom · 04-03-2018, 16:48

How many times is Otamendi going to get away with all the cynical blocks and fouls he does.

denphone · 04-03-2018, 16:58

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How many times is Otamendi going to get away with all the cynical blocks and fouls he does.

Italian defenders do that all the time Jim and get away with it.

TheDaddy · 05-03-2018, 07:58

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Italian defenders do that all the time Jim and get away with it.

He's not Italian so he doesn't get a pass

adzii_nufc · 05-03-2018, 20:33

I'm honestly starting to believe that We'll never see the consistency Pogba reached at Juventus. Serie A, La Liga, Ligue 1 are all perfect molds for him. Raise the tempo and dump yourself in the premier league and you're left with minimal time on the ball to express yourself the way you can in those other leagues. He just hasn't got as much creative freedom here and he's suffering badly for it. To see people calling for Pogba to be subbed after 24 minutes says it all really. He'd be masterful back at Juventus or off to PSG, Barca, Real etc. Pogba is not out of sorts and the questionable decision to sell him years back is starting to look less and less silly.

Right now KDB is the best midfielder and arguably the best all round player in the league. Best form player being Salah ofc, gotta give Salah his due.

Been a long time supporter of Mourinho but United look as dire nowadays as they did under LVG and Moyes. Was so excited for them at the start of the season but its fizzled out. Remembering that their position now also reflects how bad Chelsea and Arsenal are holding up.

Edit: Just catching up and can agree with the calls to sub Pogba. He's having a stinker. It's been a shocking half from him.

iadom · 05-03-2018, 21:02

Not much better from the rest, Sanchez for one, others losing possession when under no real pressure.

**Damien** · 05-03-2018, 21:32

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Not much better from the rest, Sanchez for one, others losing possession when under no real pressure.

Did that all the time at Arsenal then he would turn around and get a goal from nothing. He concedes possession a lot and scores a lot.

iadom · 05-03-2018, 21:58

He conceded possession more times than the rest put together tonight, him and Pogba very poor. I suppose that is what you call winning when not playing well. Stunning goal from Matic but a massive improvement needed against Liverpool.

**Damien** · 05-03-2018, 22:06

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He conceded possession more times than the rest put together tonight, him and Pogba very poor.

That's the player you got though. You put up with it because of what else he can do. Maybe you'll coach it out of his game but even at his best for us he gave the ball away. He likes to try things rather than play it safe.

denphone · 06-03-2018, 03:39

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He conceded possession more times than the rest put together tonight, him and Pogba very poor. I suppose that is what you call winning when not playing well. Stunning goal from Matic but a massive improvement needed against Liverpool.

Don't worry Jim as l am sure one of our Keystone cops defensive displays is just around the corner.

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Originally Posted by iadom

He conceded possession more times than the rest put together tonight, him and Pogba very poor. I suppose that is what you call winning when not playing well. Stunning goal from Matic but a massive improvement needed against Liverpool.

Mourinho thus so far has not gotten he best out of the best midfield player in Italy when he was there.