How big is our fanbase?

JJpool

JJpool

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And how many exiles do we have?

I think we have more than most living away from the area.
 
Someone said low thousands exiles, we have 10k home fans this season on average, but that'll be made up of maybe 12k who some pick and choose.

There will be many part time and casuals who don't go often or haven't been much or at all recently.
 
Loads , back in the 90s early 2000s and during the boycott years we could have 400 at a London away game and only less than 100 travelling from Blackpool , even last week I reckon a good 600 didn’t travel from Blackpool
 
Does a 120 mile round trip ( at an average 2 hours 20 minutes, except when they close the Effing motorways like the last game when said trip took over 4 hours or the summer/spring/lights day trippers don’t grind everything to a halt usually at Chorley and Preston) make me a true exile?
I have been doing it since 1977 mind you,apart from the boycott years.🤔🤔🤔
As for the number of exiles you can get a fair reflection from the posters on here so a “good” number I would imagine.
 
JJpool said:
And how many exiles do we have?

I think we have more than most living away from the area.
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It's a question I've thought about slightly differently.

I'd like to know how many who attend games have Blackpool postcodes, so not including FY6,7,8,5(?) and then subdivide that to include all FY codes. I bet the first portion is only 30-40%, the next 85-90%.

Interested because it could/should be a gauge as to where the club on a community level presents itself. I noted that Shrewsbury (county town I know) has a profile in Ludlow, some 25 miles away.
 
bleach51 said:
Does a 120 mile round trip ( at an average 2 hours 20 minutes, except when they close the Effing motorways like the last game when said trip took over 4 hours or the summer/spring day trippers don’t grind everything to a halt usually at Chorley and Preston) make me a true exile?
I have been doing it since 1977 mind you,apart from the boycott years.🤔🤔🤔
As for the number of exiles you can get a fair reflection from the posters on here so a “good” number I would imagine.
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Absolutely. 👍
 
I'm from Argentina, twitter sugest we are like 250 people, i`ve made at least 2 of my mates to follow the team by kicking their asses with blackpool in FIFA (against the likes of Barcelona, Real, Juve no less!)
First objective is to buy a Jersey (they cost like 1/4 of my salary 😆 in pesos)
Second is to assist to a match in Bloomfield Road
 
WonderPool said:
I'm from Argentina, twitter sugest we are like 250 people, i`ve made at least 2 of my mates to follow the team by kicking their asses with blackpool in FIFA (against the likes of Barcelona, Real, Juve no less!)
First objective is to buy a Jersey (they cost like 1/4 of my salary 😆 in pesos)
Second is to assist to a match in Bloomfield Road
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It’s arses not asses.Attend not assist. Shirt not jersey. Apart from that welcome amigo.🤣
 
I got asked to analysis a championship clubs season ticket holders recently from postcodes. They averaged over 20000 per game and a lot of holders never lived locally, say 50%. There was a lot from prosperous areas. The owner was gob smacked, was convinced support was very local. I would not assume low levels of exiles. After night matches the M55 is always busy
 
fcblackpool said:
It's a question I've thought about slightly differently.

I'd like to know how many who attend games have Blackpool postcodes, so not including FY6,7,8,5(?) and then subdivide that to include all FY codes. I bet the first portion is only 30-40%, the next 85-90%.

Interested because it could/should be a gauge as to where the club on a community level presents itself. I noted that Shrewsbury (county town I know) has a profile in Ludlow, some 25 miles away.
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Not many other options either.

Presumably the club could interrogate their database against ticket purchases and postcodes. Would be interesting to know.

@BFC_SLO something for your consideration?
 
WonderPool said:
I'm from Argentina, twitter sugest we are like 250 people, i`ve made at least 2 of my mates to follow the team by kicking their asses with blackpool in FIFA (against the likes of Barcelona, Real, Juve no less!)
First objective is to buy a Jersey (they cost like 1/4 of my salary 😆 in pesos)
Second is to assist to a match in Bloomfield Road
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Wow! Welcome on board
 
fcblackpool said:
It's a question I've thought about slightly differently.

I'd like to know how many who attend games have Blackpool postcodes, so not including FY6,7,8,5(?) and then subdivide that to include all FY codes. I bet the first portion is only 30-40%, the next 85-90%.

Interested because it could/should be a gauge as to where the club on a community level presents itself. I noted that Shrewsbury (county town I know) has a profile in Ludlow, some 25 miles away.
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Shrewsbury have far fewer competing options in their 25 mile radius and are the only league side in Shropshire, which is admittedly a sparsely populated county, so there will be affinity throughout Salop. Whereas we are in the very heart of professional football in Lancashire, with umpteen local rivals not far away at all. Thinking back to the Holloway period, there were a lot more locals overtly supporting the club than has been the case since, although it's getting a lot better now of course.
 
Meliora said:
Shrewsbury have far fewer competing options in their 25 mile radius and are the only league side in Shropshire, which is admittedly a sparsely populated county, so there will be affinity throughout Salop. Whereas we are in the very heart of professional football in Lancashire, with umpteen local rivals not far away at all. Thinking back to the Holloway period, there were a lot more locals overtly supporting the club than has been the case since, although it's getting a lot better now of course.
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I did mention that they are a county team. In the same way we are the team of teh Fylde and should make use of that.
 
Our fanbase, over the 4,000 to 5,000 who will go whatever, is directly linked to the Division we are in and always has been. Unless of course it is one of our Wembley visits and then a few more thousand will appear, only to disappear again, until next time. May 2010 is a classic example.
 
abt1835 said:
Our fanbase, over the 4,000 to 5,000 who will go whatever, is directly linked to the Division we are in and always has been. Unless of course it is one of our Wembley visits and then a few more thousand will appear, only to disappear again, until next time. May 2010 is a classic example.
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That's not the fan base though, that is the hard core support. The fan base is everything ranging from regulars to casuals so a far bigger number.
Edit, I didn't read your post properly, I see what you mean now.
 
fcblackpool said:
It's a question I've thought about slightly differently.

I'd like to know how many who attend games have Blackpool postcodes, so not including FY6,7,8,5(?) and then subdivide that to include all FY codes. I bet the first portion is only 30-40%, the next 85-90%.

Interested because it could/should be a gauge as to where the club on a community level presents itself. I noted that Shrewsbury (county town I know) has a profile in Ludlow, some 25 miles away.
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A poll was carried out on twitter a 2 years ago trying to find the answer to your questions. The sample size was 1200 over 24 hours. Results showed 45% lived away from the Fylde. Also interesting to add, in a recent structured dialogue meeting BG admitted they really struggle in Anchorsholme and FY8.
 
koudo said:
A poll was carried out on twitter a 2 years ago trying to find the answer to your questions. The sample size was 1200 over 24 hours. Results showed 45% lived away from the Fylde. Also interesting to add, in a recent structured dialogue meeting BG admitted they really struggle in Anchorsholme and FY8.
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BST have asked about this on two surveys :

2019 (BST Members only) : 57% living on Fylde Coast

2020 (all fans ) : 61.5% living on Fylde Coast.
 
fcblackpool said:
I did mention that they are a county team. In the same way we are the team of teh Fylde and should make use of that.
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I take your points entirely. Not sure what the population of the Fylde area is, but we are somewhat limited; especially as we only have a 180 degree catchment area compared to most clubs' 360 degrees.
 
Left the Fylde coast in '83 for a job in London - it's what many did back then, and still do today from all over the UK.
If you didn't have a family business to fall back on, you had to get on your bike and stand on your own two feet.
Not many exciting options in the Fylde back then
Remain in exile & still support BFC.
 
XBeds-Now-Kings_Meaburn said:
Blackpool has the highest % non indigenous population in the country . This invariably means that families tend to have affiliations to other clubs from whence they first originated . A difficult cycle of allegiance to break .
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This is exactly why we need to offer deals, incentives to locals, just get then through the door.

Once they witness live football on their doorstep, with a real great atmosphere, their now local club, they will get the bug.

You only have to ask @Bloodtangerine and others who have posted on here that young fans who support a prem side will still do that but can be taken in by the lure of real football and atmosphere.

Once some round the local area realise the fun and banter of live football on your doorstep and a real community feel it beat watching some prem side on tv.

Also for locals who are part time and casuals, just getting them back through the door, or even new fans with no other club. Do what we can beyond on the pitch and get then hooked.
 
koudo said:
A poll was carried out on twitter a 2 years ago trying to find the answer to your questions. The sample size was 1200 over 24 hours. Results showed 45% lived away from the Fylde. Also interesting to add, in a recent structured dialogue meeting BG admitted they really struggle in Anchorsholme and FY8.
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Which is why I asked really. My thinking is that perhaps the club is a bit too much Blackpool centric, which subconsciously could be interpreted as Fy8 + the others being seen as peripheral.

We are the Club that 250000 people should feel that BFC is their local football club.
 
JJpool said:
This is exactly why we need to offer deals, incentives to locals, just get then through the door.

Once they witness live football on their doorstep, with a real great atmosphere, their now local club, they will get the bug.

You only have to ask @Bloodtangerine and others who have posted on here that young fans who support a prem side will still do that but can be taken in by the lure of real football and atmosphere.

Once some round the local area realise the fun and banter of live football on your doorstep and a real community feel it beat watching some prem side on tv.

Also for locals who are part time and casuals, just getting them back through the door, or even new fans with no other club. Do what we can beyond on the pitch and get then hooked.
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Just seen this post JJ. Yes my family gives two good examples….

I am a Utd fan ( which some can never get over and always have a dig at….Idiots) but I have lived here for 23 years and got into watching Blackpool AT the play off game v Cardiff and then got a season ticket etc etc. I’ve been to virtually every home game this season but no away games. I enjoy watching and supporting Blackpool and like a lot if the people I’ve met through doing so over quite a few years now. Also the Boycott years cemented rather than weakened that emotion though it took me a while to cotton on as I wasn’t invested.
My two lads both have season tix despite being Utd fans but my youngest lad who is 22 is very much into it. He’s in North Stand and absolutely loves it. Goes to all the home games unless working and can’t afford the away games but went to Huddersfield.

My overall point is the “core” support is immaterial…….it’s the overall support that matters and Sadler buying the club has turned that all around. No one feels they’re being “ripped off/exploited” anymore……the more the club does to get younger fans through the turnstiles the better….you can see that from the atmosphere in North Stand A,B and C blocks ……gives a lot of young people a sense of belonging and identity…..I’m an old ** now but I remember how important that is
 
Bloodtangerine said:
Just seen this post JJ. Yes my family gives two good examples….

I am a Utd fan ( which some can never get over and always have a dig at….Idiots) but I have lived here for 23 years and got into watching Blackpool AT the play off game v Cardiff and then got a season ticket etc etc. I’ve been to virtually every home game this season but no away games. I enjoy watching and supporting Blackpool and like a lot if the people I’ve met through doing so over quite a few years now. Also the Boycott years cemented rather than weakened that emotion though it took me a while to cotton on as I wasn’t invested.
My two lads both have season tix despite being Utd fans but my youngest lad who is 22 is very much into it. He’s in North Stand and absolutely loves it. Goes to all the home games unless working and can’t afford the away games but went to Huddersfield.

My overall point is the “core” support is immaterial…….it’s the overall support that matters and Sadler buying the club has turned that all around. No one feels they’re being “ripped off/exploited” anymore……the more the club does to get younger fans through the turnstiles the better….you can see that from the atmosphere in North Stand A,B and C blocks ……gives a lot of young people a sense of belonging and identity…..I’m an old ** now but I remember how important that is
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Yeah and supporting the club where you live is obviously ideal and also compared to the big sides its a lot more real still.

The atmosphere is growing and pound for pound you cant really beat pool fans.

You also can't replicate by watch a side on tv the banter and atmosphere we have at the ground, the community aspects etc.
 
koudo said:
A poll was carried out on twitter a 2 years ago trying to find the answer to your questions. The sample size was 1200 over 24 hours. Results showed 45% lived away from the Fylde. Also interesting to add, in a recent structured dialogue meeting BG admitted they really struggle in Anchorsholme and FY8.
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So if gate is 13,000 with 2000 away fans then 45% of home crowd of 11,000 …..4950 would be from away for the Fylde Area ……..cant see that being correct mate tbh
 
Bloodtangerine said:
Just seen this post JJ. Yes my family gives two good examples….

I am a Utd fan ( which some can never get over and always have a dig at….Idiots) but I have lived here for 23 years and got into watching Blackpool AT the play off game v Cardiff and then got a season ticket etc etc. I’ve been to virtually every home game this season but no away games. I enjoy watching and supporting Blackpool and like a lot if the people I’ve met through doing so over quite a few years now. Also the Boycott years cemented rather than weakened that emotion though it took me a while to cotton on as I wasn’t invested.
My two lads both have season tix despite being Utd fans but my youngest lad who is 22 is very much into it. He’s in North Stand and absolutely loves it. Goes to all the home games unless working and can’t afford the away games but went to Huddersfield.

My overall point is the “core” support is immaterial…….it’s the overall support that matters and Sadler buying the club has turned that all around. No one feels they’re being “ripped off/exploited” anymore……the more the club does to get younger fans through the turnstiles the better….you can see that from the atmosphere in North Stand A,B and C blocks ……gives a lot of young people a sense of belonging and identity…..I’m an old ** now but I remember how important that is
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One of the more favourite Manchester United fans I've met from up north. Actually you might be the only one! 😆
 
WonderPool said:
I'm from Argentina, twitter sugest we are like 250 people, i`ve made at least 2 of my mates to follow the team by kicking their asses with blackpool in FIFA (against the likes of Barcelona, Real, Juve no less!)
First objective is to buy a Jersey (they cost like 1/4 of my salary 😆 in pesos)
Second is to assist to a match in Bloomfield Road
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Bienvenido señor/a. (?), como encontraste el pool desde argentina
 
Well, pretty sure I'm the only fan in Portland, Oregon. Born and raised in Blackpool (well Blackpool Road, Carleton) anyway.

Our numbers spiked massively during the prem season, as you'd expect. We always had a good 2-300 exiles at London games and I'd imagine there's a healthy contingent in Manchester. Still probably dwarfed by many but we've got a bigger fanbase than Wigan even after their near decade in the top league at least.
 
I live in Uttoxeter in between Derby and Stoke I’ve been here most my life I lived in Blackpool for a short while when I was a kid my dad took me to Stoke games also but I never took to them. I’m a season ticket holder my dad, brother and uncle are regulars home and away and we’ve taken quite a few others with us on occasions, there’s probably a few round here that class Blackpool as their second team.
 
I live in Macclesfield and theres quite a few Seasiders resident around the area, always good to see a tangerine shirt now and again wondering around Tesco. The exile numbers have just been added to in Queensland by a mate of mine whose son plays in the NRL and sends me his shirts on the proviso that he gets a Blackpool one in return.
 
Shootz said:
I live in Macclesfield and theres quite a few Seasiders resident around the area, always good to see a tangerine shirt now and again wondering around Tesco. The exile numbers have just been added to in Queensland by a mate of mine whose son plays in the NRL and sends me his shirts on the proviso that he gets a Blackpool one in return.
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Who does your mates lad play for?
 
Wizzerboy said:
Who does your mates lad play for?
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He is currently at NZ Warriors having started out at Brisbane Broncos and then crossing the divide to Gold Coast Titans, he was a young gun as they say but suffered some "issues" probably due to the pressure of his 1 million dollar a year contract. His name is Ash Taylor and the last item he sent was a signed match ball with come on the tangerines written on it. He's hoping to use this season to kick start his career with a move to The Dolphins very much the goal.
 
Goforgoal said:
I left in1970 and lived in London, Oxford 🤬, Glasgow, Pwllheli and Newcastle all for my job. In 2000 I realised the error of my ways and returned to FY4 and will never leave again. Mind I am 80 this year, so who else would want me.😉
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Ha-ha. We’re neighbours.
You moved to more areas than me, so you win the first pint.
 
Shootz said:
I live in Macclesfield and theres quite a few Seasiders resident around the area, always good to see a tangerine shirt now and again wondering around Tesco. The exile numbers have just been added to in Queensland by a mate of mine whose son plays in the NRL and sends me his shirts on the proviso that he gets a Blackpool one in return.
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Damn. Can’t remember the name! There’s a young lad playing for the Broncos from a village in East Lancs. Big lad: 6’3 and near 16 stone centre. Him?
 
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