4 successive sell outs @ Goodison

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Historical attendance figures at Goodison are a joke they used to say the crowd was in the 30's yet you couldn't move and this was when the place held 55k.

It used to drive us all nuts they nicked part of your bragging rights to save a few quid on tax.

I read somewhere the club got nailed in the 1920s (I think) for this by the tax man, and a leopard don't change it's spots.

The advent of seating and electronic payment has removed this little scam.
 

Khalekan said:
It was a factor.

But there was a far more pertinent reason.

The mid 80s was when Thatcherism was at its height and the buggers tried to bring this city to its knees.

Unemployment was high and going the game became very hard for many people.
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How affordable was it though, in comparison?
 
chicoazul said:
When the esk asks a question its usually a trap or a trick as he already knows the answer.

DON'T FALL FOR IT.
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I believe it is the first time certainly since WWII and possibly in our history that we have sold out 4 successive league games.

Difficult to believe but I had a quick look through our attendances match by match back to the 1930's and could not find 4 successive games with a published capacity crowd.
 

nigelcoyb said:
Historical attendance figures at Goodison are a joke they used to say the crowd was in the 30's yet you couldn't move and this was when the place held 55k.

It used to drive us all nuts they nicked part of your bragging rights to save a few quid on tax.

I read somewhere the club got nailed in the 1920s (I think) for this by the tax man, and a leopard don't change it's spots.

The advent of seating and electronic payment has removed this little scam.
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I agree. I remember being in Goodison in the 80s and it was heaving....then the 30,000 attendance flashed up and you just knew it was rubbish.
 
Mar 15 2003 Prem H West Ham D 0 - 0 40,158
Apr 6 2003 Prem H Newcastle W 2 - 1 40,031
Apr 19 2003 Prem H Liverpool L 1 - 2 40,162
Apr 26 2003 Prem H Aston Villa W 2 - 1 40,167
May 11 2003 Prem H Man Utd L 1 - 2 40,168
 
Hilga said:
Mar 15 2003 Prem H West Ham D 0 - 0 40,158
Apr 6 2003 Prem H Newcastle W 2 - 1 40,031
Apr 19 2003 Prem H Liverpool L 1 - 2 40,162
Apr 26 2003 Prem H Aston Villa W 2 - 1 40,167
May 11 2003 Prem H Man Utd L 1 - 2 40,168
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Yep - I saw that but decided not to include it because of the attendance v Newcastle was fractionally below capacity - good spot though!
 
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