Bolton got 20k on against Sunderland and they had the whole stand behind the goal (around 7k – 2 tiers). I know there were a few empty seats but if you say there were around 6k there from Sunderland that leaves 14k from Bolton.
The crowd was 22,200, and the visitors end holds approx 5500 so there were just short of 17K Bolton fans.[/quote]
Thanks for pointing that out.
My point is 17k home fans for a teams 1st home game in the Premier League isn’t good. It’s better than the 12,500 we had but for a Saturday afternoon rather than a Tuesday night game. My point is that teams such as ourselves, Bolton, Blackburn + anybody else who suffers with home crowds are all in the same boat.
I’ve also been told that Sunderland had around/over 6,000 tickets for Bolton game so the away end must hold around that number.
