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iscalad

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10th March 1979..Another 7,000 plus crowd at SJP another team that were bound for the top flight.
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Sad to think that those fans had all but disappeared a few years later.
 

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I remember that game well as it was the day I refused to play rugby for the school on a Saturday and told them I was going to see the City beat the Welsh instead - my 'punishment' was to be told that I'd 'never play rugby for the school again' and was moved out of rugby altogether and into the 'football' set. :unsure:
1979 - Rugby Rebellion
2020 - Extinction Rebellion

Once a rebel, always a rebel ! :)
 

Oldsmobile-88

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In RaWZ we trust....Amen.
Sad to think that those fans had all but disappeared a few years later.
Yep..Start of a big decline at the turn of the decade.
4,408 the average that season(78/79) dropped to around 1,900 by 85/86 before slowly recovering in 89/90 to the levels a decade before.

In those days SJP seemed to attract a lot more floating fans for the more interesting games against opposition who were on a roll.
 

Oldsmobile-88

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31st March 1979.
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Were these around the time when Torquay played on Friday or Saturday evening?
 

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I guess Watford brought quite a few to explain the drop of getting on for 4k attendance figures in the same month! I also note the away record 😕. Good to see Jim McNichol on target again 👍.
 

Oldsmobile-88

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I guess Watford brought quite a few to explain the drop of getting on for 4k attendance figures in the same month! I also note the away record 😕. Good to see Jim McNichol on target again 👍.
Not more than 1,000 from what I recall.There was a lot of interest around Watford(& Swansea) at the time..Especially with the Elton John raising the profile of the club.
The League Cup 4th Round game the previous November attracted over 14,000 of which around 1,500-2,000 were from Watford..Elton was not at the game he was in a Paris clinic getting his ‘barnet’ sorted out(not joking ! 😁)
 

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I also note the away record 😕
Yep..Stopped the promotion push in March.
 

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Yep..Stopped the promotion push in March.
Shows the value of play offs whatever your view on them from an interest perspective.
 

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Shows the value of play offs whatever your view on them from an interest perspective.
Tbh,I’m not a fan of the play off system,but can see the value of that potential lottery to clubs & fans.
 
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