No offence taken at all @Elite_pie.Whatever the attendance(however the final figure is calculated-I'll take Alan H's version) is I hope everyone enjoys a good game and result(for Notts)

4 hours ago, Elite_pie said:

While it probably wasn't the best choice of words, I'm amazed you were offended by it.  If you really want to take it as a slur on people with mental illness then that's up to you, but it certainly wasn't meant that way.

You shouldn't have wrote it end off, simple.

There's two attendances, one with ST's and one is the real attendances. The figure announced should be the 'real' attendance and clubs can land themselves in trouble for using the wrong one.

Club's need to announce and know the real attendance for multiple reasons.

I believe Charlton got fined for announcing the wrong one as a method to attract more via sponsorship.

I've had this clarified, including by a senior steward at Notts.

Clubs are taxed on tickets sold. Hence that is the important number. Attendance figures are a nonsense when you think about it. Who counts, directors of the away club? Ball boys? Delroy Facey? It is never a measure of the number of human beings inside the ground.


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it was good to see meadow lane busy, the only thing i hope is that the attendances continue to increase.

18 hours ago, Chris said:

You shouldn't have wrote it end off, simple.

Or maybe you shouldn't have read it the way you did, end of, simple?  I don't regret writing it because I know the way it was intended.  If I had put "Any Notts fan who doesn't want to see a packed Meadow Lane must be mad", or "Any Notts fan who doesn't want to see a packed Meadow Lane must be off their head" you could take that as a slur on the mentally ill if you really wanted to.  Anyway, I refuse to accept your warning because I can honestly say that no offence was meant, so I'll quietly log out and leave you to be offended in peace.

Chill the **** out.

33 minutes ago, Elite_pie said:

I can honestly say that no offence was meant, so I'll quietly log out and leave you to be offended in peace.

but you cant say any was taken.

@Chris its just very poor comment made without thinking. nothing more

Notts achieved something special yesterday, I think the Stewards and fans deserve credit for the fact that the game went without incident.

It didn't seem quite possible that we would see the stadium packed, yet it was great to see Meadow Lane busy and for the Kop to be lively. I enjoyed seeing plenty of families attending, plus I don't know if anyone else noticed but some Forest fans also did attend the game yesterday. It shows when things are focused on the football itself, things can be just fine.

As I say Alan Hardy deserves to see some of these return and, I hope it's the case. The performance certainly warranted future support!

This discussion has been derailed enough, so I will be closing it after my response here.

I realise the comment above was made without thought, yet it should have been prevented further by a diplomatic response in my opinion. I am mindful of how people with not only mental illnesses may react to seeing such a comment, but also fans with physical problems. I accept it was a poor choice of words, yet to insist it shouldn't have offended is quite sad.

I'm happy to leave it here though.