Of course fans will have attended different games, but whatever the mix, we haven’t had 12-15k fans.
I can assure you I’m no uber-fan, just an ordinary fan, passionate and proud. We both would love to see every seat sold out, and the club needing to look at further development of the ground. However, we simply don’t sell out in the North, West and South, in more than 90% of games. That is a fact, and if we have another 500-1000 about to join the fanbase, they can be accommodated in those stands. The numbers I’ve quoted would be a 5-10% increase, so quite significant.
For avoidance of doubt, my reasoning is primarily based on potential security issues. Let’s hope that the planned development of the East will give us the extra and safe capacity you refer to.