How the FA cup failed to ignite the fans

[Lee]

How the FA Cup failed to fill grounds:
Sunderland
Yesterday: 25,190
League Average: 40,551
Difference: -15,361

8,000 fans from Barrow
Amended difference - 23,361

Sheffield Wednesday
Yesterday: 8,690
League Average: 22,373
Difference: -13,683

Wigan
Yesterday: 5,335
League Average:18,463
Difference: -13,128

Aston Villa
Yesterday: 25,453
League Average: 37,780
Difference: -12,327

Stoke
Yesterday: 15,586
League Average: 27,216
Difference: -11,630

Leicester
Yesterday: 12,307
League Average: 23,792
Difference: -11,485

Bolton
Yesterday: 11,193
League Average: 21,438
Difference: -10,245

Middlesbrough
Yesterday: 12,474
League Average: 20,238
Difference: -7,764

Portsmouth
Yesterday 11,214
League Average: 18,929
Difference: -7,715

Everton
Yesterday: 31,196
League Average: 36,943
Difference: -5,747

 

[Dave]

Holy shit! That is insane. You naturally expect that some fans will lose interest because of the time period and the lack of solid competition. However, I would never have expected that much TBH.

 

[Lee]

Boro had 3000 Cty fans there.

 

[Tastycles]

Craven Cottage was as empty as I've seen it all season. The Swindon fans really did turn out though. Only Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal have brought more fans. They also made more noise than the home support, and any away fans that have been here all season. Their performance was excellent too. Honest to god, Swindon gave Fulham more of a game than Man United. The fact that they lost to Leeds today suggests that maybe United are of League One quality after all.

 

[Tastycles]

I don't want to make a third FA Cup thread, so I'm now going to discuss the 4th round draw:

Southampton vs Ipswich - boring
Reading/Liverpool v Burnley - Liverpool should go through, eventually
Millwall/Derby v Brentford/Doncaster - boring
Bristol City/Cardiff v Leicester - boring, lot of non premiership sides
Stoke v Arsenal - decent tie, Stoke have a chance
Notts County/Forest Green v Wigan - potential upset
Scunthorpe v Manchester City - another easy tie for City
WBA v Plymouth/Newcastle - good all Championship tie
Everton v Forest/Birmingham - solid tie
Accrington Stanley/Gillinham v Fulham - Acchrington Stanley, who are they?
Bolton v Sheff Utd/QPR - potential minor upset
Coventry/Portsmouth v Sunderland - Sunderland through to the next round
Preston v Chelsea - Chelsea are going far this year
Villa v Brighton - Easy Villa win
Tranmere/Wolves v Crystal Palace -Tranmere are a good cup side traditionally, and may do well again
Spurs v Leeds - Another big tie for Leeds, but they'll probably come short here.

 

[Leeds Guy]

Southampton vs Ipswich - Southampton will probably win, average teams
Reading/Liverpool v Burnley - Liverpool should piss both
Millwall/Derby v Brentford/Doncaster - could be a shock on here
Bristol City/Cardiff v Leicester - Championship round, usual tie
Stoke v Arsenal - Arsenal comfortable
Notts County/Forest Green v Wigan - Wigan should piss both
Scunthorpe v Manchester City - easy tie for City
WBA v Plymouth/Newcastle - Great tie, 1st in the Champ vs 2nd, if Newc can beat the Green army
Everton v Forest/Birmingham - brum vs everton boring tie
Accrington Stanley/Gillingham v Fulham - Accrington vs Fulham hopefully
Bolton v Sheff Utd/QPR - could be an upset here.
Coventry/Portsmouth v Sunderland - Portsmouth may get the win here
Preston v Chelsea - Chelsea eventual winners
Villa v Brighton - Villa should destroy Brighton
Tranmere/Wolves v Crystal Palace - Wolves in an average tie
Spurs v Leeds - Urgh Tottenham, one team I didn't want. Think this is the end of the road for Leeds, I dont care though we beat Scum thats all that mattered