Tonight’s Attendance

[Mucker1884]

I'm setting off 10 mins early, leaving at 7pm, just in case everyone abandons their cars, and start walking in!  

 

 

[ColonelBlimp]

12 minutes ago, sage said:

get to the a6 from mickleover and go in on that road should be less affected, up the normo massive

I have to get to Mickleover first, from up J28 M1 and I can't leave til 6pm.

I could avoid altogether but the wife has the tickets. She'll have to get out of Mickleover but is geographically challenged on her own.

I said to her, go to Hilton, join the A50 Eastbound then up the A514 into town. She said "I don't know that way" 

You would think, after 2.5 years, she would have a handle on these things? Maybe i'm expecting too much.

[CBRammette]

5 minutes ago, ColonelBlimp said:

I have to get to Mickleover first, from up J28 M1 and I can't leave til 6pm.

I could avoid altogether but the wife has the tickets. She'll have to get out of Mickleover but is geographically challenged on her own.

I said to her, go to Hilton, join the A50 Eastbound then up the A514 into town. She said "I don't know that way" 

You would think, after 2.5 years, she would have a handle on these things? Maybe i'm expecting too much.

Yes you are - no doubt she's too exhausted from all that housework to remember that also! Joking by the way before I get attacked. Hope you both get there in time

[Wistaston Ram]

1 hour ago, Wistaston Ram said:

That is the way I normally go, but will leave a bit earlier just in case. 

Made it! No problems at all. Safe journeys to everyone else trying to get here tonight

[Wistaston Ram]

1 hour ago, Grumpy Git said:

Train an option?

No late trains to get me home. Will be on train on Saturday.

[Ramfambo]

My boy stuck at a school footy match in sinfin. They've been waiting for 2 hours for the bus up to now to take them back to his school for their bags and so on. We'll grab him from there and try and get there but cant see it happening at the minute given we would still be 30 odd minutes from the ground.  Changed all my work schedule today to be local for this one as well. Left the house at 3.00am to be back mid afternoon. Bloody typical on the day we all desperately want to get behind them. Had the boy in tears. Life ain't easy as a ram these days thats for sure but sincere thoughts and best wishes to anyone with loved ones involved in the carnage. It's only a game for us.

[Bald Eagle's Barmy Army]

1 minute ago, Ramfambo said:

My boy stuck at a school footy match in sinfin. They've been waiting for 2 hours for the bus up to now to take them back to his school for their bags and so on. We'll grab him from there and try and get there but cant see it happening at the minute given we would still be 30 odd minutes from the ground.  Changed all my work schedule today to be local for this one as well. Left the house at 3.00am to be back mid afternoon. Bloody typical on the day we all desperately want to get behind them. Had the boy in tears. Life ain't easy as a ram these days thats for sure but sincere thoughts and best wishes to anyone with loved ones involved in the carnage. It's only a game for us.

Better late than never. Traffic easing a lot now so nowhere near as bad as it has been 

[sage]

1 hour ago, ColonelBlimp said:

I have to get to Mickleover first, from up J28 M1 and I can't leave til 6pm.

I could avoid altogether but the wife has the tickets. She'll have to get out of Mickleover but is geographically challenged on her own.

I said to her, go to Hilton, join the A50 Eastbound then up the A514 into town. She said "I don't know that way" 

You would think, after 2.5 years, she would have a handle on these things? Maybe i'm expecting too much.

It took us 20 mins from Belper to Pride Park

[Mucker1884]

Just about to leave... wish me luck!
Just hope the bloody cows haven't escaped from the cattle market!

 

 

 

What's that you say?  Since when?  ?

 

[Mick Brolly]

1 minute ago, Mucker1884 said:

Just about to leave... wish me luck!
Just hope the bloody cows haven't escaped from the cattle market!

 

 

 

What's that you say?  Since when?  ?

 

They've mooooooved.

[Van der MoodHoover]

2 hours ago, sage said:

I'm setting off at 6 from Belper, Talking no chances

Makes a change from talking nonsense.... ?

[ColonelBlimp]

4 hours ago, CBRammette said:

Yes you are - no doubt she's too exhausted from all that housework to remember that also! Joking by the way before I get attacked. Hope you both get there in time

Made it! Loved it !

[Ramfambo]

Made it after missing first few minutes. Sang ourselves hoarse. Clapped until our hands hurt. Didnt want to leave at the end. Great support and what an effort by evetyone associated with the club. Proud rams tonight.

[Abu Derby]

So, what was the Attendance?

[ColonelBlimp]

18769

[JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta]

1 minute ago, ColonelBlimp said:

18769

Reading contributed about 14 to that.

[Carl Sagan]

2 minutes ago, Carl Sagan said:

How much of an impact did the traffic issues have? Do we deserve a club if so few go in our hour of need? I didn't go but I don't own a car and can't get back to London after a midweek game. But I feel guilty. Will more come if these battling performances continue? Yet the crowd, when reduced to these numbers as in times gone by, is at their most supportive of the team. As gates swell, it often mutes them, and the moaners return. Is it better right now to have the hard core players and fans in it together? Us against the world.

(from the matchthread in response to the low attendance)

[IronRam 140.6]

11 minutes ago, ColonelBlimp said:

18769

Can't believe its that low. I've seen what looks like similar fan concentration around the North stand that has been given as 23k +

[jimbo jones]

9 hours ago, IronRam 140.6 said:

Can't believe its that low. I've seen what looks like similar fan concentration around the North stand that has been given as 23k +

I was thinking that, Readings attendance (which is completely understandable) won’t have helped, but it looked a lot more than 18k to this untrained eye.

[Ram-Alf]

1 hour ago, jimbo jones said:

I was thinking that, Readings attendance (which is completely understandable) won’t have helped, but it looked a lot more than 18k to this untrained eye.

769...that's a lot more ?