http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/news.html So this is good news for Italy, hopefully they keep rising. Thoughts/Opinions?
this is fantastic news.. personally i believe its due to the fact that teams such as fiorentina & napoli are back in serie a and serie a is looking more like it did back in the day lol.. forza milan..glad to see we have the most fans turning out
I think, non of the clubs will personally thank Juventus for coming back to save Serie A's attendence figure, but they all know the truth.
This is great for Serie A and all of world football. I say keep the fan violence away and even more fans will attend. Then the money can flow and some old stadiums can be rebuilt or torn down.
I find it interesting to see all these people posting things like "great news" when the link just leads to an index of news on Channel4 website. No trace of an article about attendance rise anywhere on there. Says something about how we tend accept things we're told. Regardless of what was in the article, I don't think Serie A will see any signification raise in attendance any time soon: 1 - There is too much distrust with the league and officiating. 2 - It's too much a hassle to purchase tickets. 3 - The stadiums are shit.
Ahem, [FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]Serie A attendances rise[/FONT] Saturday 2 February, 2008 [FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]Average Serie A attendances have gone up by 3,000 per game this season and Milan have the most fans in the stands. The Lega Calcio confirmed the average attendance for top flight games in the opening 19 matches was 22,504 compared to 19,181 last term. The figures put together season ticket holders and those who buy individual tickets for the games. Milan have the best regular attendances with an average of 57,317 at their home games, followed by Inter in the same stadium with 47,639. Roma on 40,167, newly promoted Napoli with 39,179 at the San Paolo, Fiorentina on 32,107 and Palermo’s 26,310 continue the list. The Marassi duo of Genoa (23,461) and Sampdoria (21,369) precede Juventus, whose return to Serie A has attracted an average of 20,706 fans. However, although Juve are only ninth in terms of total attendance, they lead the way when it comes to filling their arena, as the Stadio Olimpico in Turin tends to be 81.59% full. Catania come second in this list with 79.79% and Torino, who also play their home games at the Olimpico, with 79.93%. Milan’s 69.09%, Inter’s 57.43% and Roma’s 49.47% averages reflect the size of their stadiums, as both San Siro and the Olimpico in Rome hold over 70,000. The situation is different in Serie B, who have lost big clubs like Juventus, Napoli and Genoa to promotion. The average attendance here has precipitated from 8,531 in 2006-07 to just 5,946 so far this season. [/FONT] http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/feb2d.html
LOL! Thanks buddy, I'm going to fix the original link. So back on topic, seeing as how this article does exist..........
They only mention the home attendence for Juve, which is normally quite low... its away that the club really draws in fans, both of the club and the opposition.
I agree! I am sure Juve's draws better on the road than they would at home especially in the south where they are kings. Taditionally, Juve is the team of the south. Also, I'm sure having Catania allowing fans watch their home matches (as opposed to playing in an empty home ground as they did last season) will help figures rise.