John William
Well-known Exeweb poster
I have looked at the 17 games where we played the same opponents in the season just gone and the season before, both of which finishing in the playoffs.
The home numbers cannot be simply compared club by club as the games were on different dates in the two seasons (eg Midweek, Bank Holiday effects etc.) but overall the total for these 17 games is almost identical [64,476 and 64,938 or 23 per game lower this year], and close to the averages for all 23 games. If you discount the last game of 2016/17 v. Carlisle, where we had 6,039 home fans (obviously not possible in 2017/18 for capacity reasons) the 16 game figures are actually 143 higher this year. This year was also hit by bad weather and the loss from L2 of Argyle.
I don't have a detailed breakdown by stand but given the shortage of seats last season I suggest this does not support the contention that this year's numbers were disappointing.
The home numbers cannot be simply compared club by club as the games were on different dates in the two seasons (eg Midweek, Bank Holiday effects etc.) but overall the total for these 17 games is almost identical [64,476 and 64,938 or 23 per game lower this year], and close to the averages for all 23 games. If you discount the last game of 2016/17 v. Carlisle, where we had 6,039 home fans (obviously not possible in 2017/18 for capacity reasons) the 16 game figures are actually 143 higher this year. This year was also hit by bad weather and the loss from L2 of Argyle.
I don't have a detailed breakdown by stand but given the shortage of seats last season I suggest this does not support the contention that this year's numbers were disappointing.