I don't think that

I know that. It happened because -
Chase used to inflate the attendance figures by doling out free tickets etc that then weren't taken up to disguise the extent of the revolt against him. When the interim "Watling" board came in they reverted to quoting the actual number of people at the game.
It was then decided that this was making us less attractive to advertisers because all other clubs were quoting ticket sales which, for some reason, are normally around 10% higher than the number of actual attendees.
So we now have this hybrid system where we quote both the number of ticket sales, and the percentage of people who actually turn up.

Posted By: Norman Norks on February 1st 2007 at 14:14:55

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FAO Conker and everythingy (NCFC) - Norman Norks, Feb 1, 14:04:34
- So when the score board announces....... (NCFC) - conker, Feb 1, 14:08:44
  - Conker he is right (NCFC) - Badger, Feb 1, 14:34:28
    - are you saying... (NCFC) - blindasabat, Feb 1, 14:40:57
      - 15% of the season tickets and casual seats PAID for didn't turn up (NCFC) - Commisar_Canary, Feb 1, 15:29:16
      - 15% of the season tickets and casual seats PAID for didn't turn up (NCFC) - Commisar_Canary, Feb 1, 15:28:50
      - Yep 15 % didnt turn up.................... (n/m) (NCFC) - Badger, Feb 1, 15:04:27
      - Ho ho (NCFC) - Norman Norks, Feb 1, 14:41:43
        
        i just want us all to be absolutely sure we all know what's what (NCFC) - blindasabat, Feb 1, 14:47:35
        
        Speaking for myself (NCFC) - Norman Norks, Feb 1, 14:54:12
        
        for which, i thank you (n/m) (NCFC) - blindasabat, Feb 1, 15:05:02
    - are you saying... (NCFC) - blindasabat, Feb 1, 14:40:02
      - How thick ARE you? (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Feb 1, 14:40:52
        
        please express it in terms of thickness of the plank of wood you relate to. LOL! (n/m) (NCFC) - Commisar_Canary, Feb 1, 15:31:54
        
        not thick enough to get confused by having 2 players with the same forename at the club... (n/m) (NCFC) - blindasabat, Feb 1, 14:44:30
        
        Ah yes (NCFC) - Old Git, Feb 1, 14:46:16
        
        apology accepted :-) (n/m) (NCFC) - blindasabat, Feb 1, 14:49:18
  - That's why they say... (NCFC) - Declan, Feb 1, 14:33:12
  - They include every season ticket, even if the ticket holder isnt there (n/m) (NCFC) - earlydoors, Feb 1, 14:19:27
    - I don't think they do. (NCFC) - Small, Feb 1, 14:27:12
      - They do (NCFC) - Norman Norks, Feb 1, 14:31:29
      - That's for the percentage figure! (n/m) (NCFC) - Declan, Feb 1, 14:27:44
  - That's what I thought... (NCFC) - Basil Wrathbone, Feb 1, 14:16:35
    - It seems like it (NCFC) - Norman Norks, Feb 1, 14:18:18
      - where the fuck were you sitting?In Morrisons? (n/m) (NCFC) - conker, Feb 1, 14:21:06
        
        Very good point (NCFC) - Norman Norks, Feb 1, 14:24:09
        
        I think you will find that that night Morrisons had an attendance of 2477 @ 83%. (n/m) (NCFC) - Lovely old McJob, Feb 1, 14:22:35
        
        So were there actually 1986 there? (n/m) (NCFC) - conker, Feb 1, 14:24:09
        
        And Paul McVeigh Girl served them all (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Feb 1, 14:25:24
        
        does her virtual boyfriend know? (n/m) (NCFC) - blindasabat, Feb 1, 14:29:57
        
        "nearly" boyfriend (NCFC) - Old Git, Feb 1, 14:31:50
  - I don't think that (NCFC) - Norman Norks, Feb 1, 14:14:55
    - I was there on Tuesday (NCFC) - conker, Feb 1, 14:17:01
      - Do you really think that?! (NCFC) - Declan, Feb 1, 14:21:58
      - It was pretty full apart from the away section. (n/m) (NCFC) - Lovely old McJob, Feb 1, 14:17:58
  - Yes, that's exactly what it means... (NCFC) - Declan, Feb 1, 14:13:49
- Attendance: (NCFC) - Everynowandagain, Feb 1, 14:06:33
  - OK I give in (NCFC) - Norman Norks, Feb 1, 14:09:13
    - Our capacity is 26 034. (NCFC) - Johnny Comecardiff, Feb 1, 14:18:18
      - I don't reckon it (NCFC) - Norman Norks, Feb 1, 14:20:22
    - Of course, do you think he's going to stand and count the empty seats... (NCFC) - Arganth, Feb 1, 14:13:27
      - Arganth (NCFC) - Small, Feb 1, 14:37:27
      - I don't think he will, that's Peter Thorne's job. (n/m) (NCFC) - Lovely old McJob, Feb 1, 14:16:05
        
        He'd miss most of them though (NCFC) - Old Git, Feb 1, 14:20:29

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