794 was the crowd on the weekend, fairly disappointing if you ask me.

TBH, I reckon it will remain this for the duration of the season, even if our form is great.

Thoughts?

i dont think the crowds will aveage over 1000 for any team TBH
i expected a higher attendance for our first game but i agree joey it will probably stay in between 600-1000 levels

JohnLovesCanberraUnited wrote:i dont think the crowds will aveage over 1000 for any team TBH

Brisvegas got 1,100 for their game.
Kinda worried about crowds this season: I think more kids need to be encouraged to come along.

#justsayin

It is a little disappointing but I hope you are wrong about the form not bringing crowds. I think if we can manage a win against Melbourne then the game against Adelaide should bring a good crowd.

Check out this blog Final Result. It has a good section on W-League.

That attendance for Brisbane v Sydney is a little bit wrong me thinks!

Having watched it on television, and from a source that attended the game, its doubtful there were more than 300-400 people in the ground!

Creative counting perhaps?

CUFC wrote:That attendance for Brisbane v Sydney is a little bit wrong me thinks!

Having watched it on television, and from a source that attended the game, its doubtful there were more than 300-400 people in the ground!

Creative counting perhaps?

AFL-style crowd doctoring! The ABC probably adding fans digitally

efcmetro1878 wrote:

CUFC wrote:That attendance for Brisbane v Sydney is a little bit wrong me thinks!

Having watched it on television, and from a source that attended the game, its doubtful there were more than 300-400 people in the ground!

Creative counting perhaps?

AFL-style crowd doctoring! The ABC probably adding fans digitally

Not to mention Sydney Rugby League clubs.

Yes, Sydney Roosters I am looking at you.

830 odd today if memory serves me correct which is an improvement which is good

Good crowds, but very quiet. Not like the vocal crowds we had last year. What happened to the guys from here? didn't see or hear of them much.

we were there but had a couple of key people missing from last year. Where were you?

TBH, the leaders here put in a lot of effort to drum up support. Sending out flyers, emails, setting up a forum, but TBH we don't get much of a response. We are a bit disappointed with Canberra United, that they don't encourage us handing out flyers at the game, and that they don't even encourage the Capital Punishment army. Something like running a story on their website, or via the Canberra Times.

But to some of the members here, where were you? It is extremely difficult to make noise when you are low on numbers. You just make an ass out of yourself.

Where are some of the people that said they were going to be with the army? Today, we actually had a few more people come over, but didn't really introduce themselves or make any noise. They kind of just stayed on the fringes of the group.

So, please at our next home game, bring a few mates, and come over, introduce yourself and make some noise.

Joey47 wrote:Today, we actually had a few more people come over, but didn't really introduce themselves or make any noise. They kind of just stayed on the fringes of the group.

Youse all look scary
I didn't get to watch the telecast today sorry boys, was busy trying to fit futons in my Pulsar will check out the highlights for your smiling mugs though.

I think the other thing here is that it doesn't matter how many people are at the game at the end of the day; it's how much noise and atmosphere they create. Look at FC United vs Rochdale: FCUM only had an allocation of about 2000 tickets but they sung the house down. It's not just singing, though. The banners are brilliant (though allegedly not prize winning) :P , and the confetti was a good idea last season - it worked well. I think at the end of the day, we're going to be relying on a tiny budget from CUFC (no disrespect to them) for advertising and promotion, and I'd say most of that goes into print?
Maybe a few people should start ringing up 104.7/106.3/666am and get on the case? Get the word out their again. At the end of the day, this league isn't going to sell itself.

Joey47 wrote:We are a bit disappointed with Canberra United, that they don't encourage us handing out flyers at the game, and that they don't even encourage the Capital Punishment army. Something like running a story on their website, or via the Canberra Times.

Hi all,

Have you tried contacting Canberra United? We have had no e-mails from any of the amy asking for promotion or encouragement. The last time someone asked, CUFC were all for you having a trophy made up for the end of season awards. All it needs sometimes is a request. We are open to any ideas for promoting the game and getting crowds into grounds. Simply e-mail Media & PR Manager, Russ Gibbs, with your suggestions and we'll see what we can do in response.

PS Is there any movement on the trophy front? You could try Capital Trophies and Sportswear (a Canberra United sponsor), tell them who you are and what it's for an they may do you a deal?

efcmetro1878 wrote:I think at the end of the day, we're going to be relying on a tiny budget from CUFC (no disrespect to them) for advertising and promotion, and I'd say most of that goes into print? Maybe a few people should start ringing up 104.7/106.3/666am and get on the case? Get the word out their again. At the end of the day, this league isn't going to sell itself.

Hi efcmetro1978,

CUFC promotes matches through advertising in the Canberra Times (Friday and Saturday in the Sports section), advertising promos on 104.7 (Thursday to Saturday prior to matches), our official website and the C U in GREEN online fanzine which is distributed to thousands of registered football players, officials and parents throughout Canberra. The club also holds a regular press session which gets attended by Canberra Tims, ABC Radio and WIN TV, 104.7 also regularly rings for interviews as well as miscellaneous promotion in magazines such as Canberra Weekly, Move Sports, Marie Claire (yes, really!) and various other sources.

We are however keen to hear of any other potential areas we can promote matches as we, like yourselves, are ken for large crowds to attend the matches. Contact our Media Manager at media@capitalfootball.com.au with your ideas and suggestions. It makes for a better spectacle and encourages the players to perform. We do have the best average crowd in the entire league (in each of the three years since its inception) but are always wanting more through the gate!

Thanks for your interest in United and keep upn the positive postings.