That's why they say...

"Tonight's attendance is XX,XXX - with a turnout of XX per cent"

Turnout being a percentage of the tickets sold, the amount of people that have actually turned out to watch the game.

(Obviously not the X's, they say numbers there!)

Posted By: Declan on February 1st 2007 at 14:33:12

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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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