retired_1820

Is match attendance in any way affected by a city's population? For example, you run a club in a small town (say 4k citizens) and you just got a stadium expansion that brings your stadium capacity to 8000 and the club's reputation is Local/Regional. Would the stadium stay empty during games simply because of the lack of citizens, despite good results/attractive play?
Also, I'm eager to figure out whether a city's population grows as time progresses in the game, and if it does, is a local club's successes of any influence on the growth?
Or does a city's population actually have no/little effect on match attendances and should I ignore the fact altogether?

DaveMac

Personally, I think that match attendance is one of the great mysteries of the universe! My attendance never really makes sense to me, as it always seems rather low, even when playing well or playing rivals.

retired_matthowells

I think it does have an effect. I don't use the editor, but I remember reading there's something called a "catchment fanbase" (its probably called something else), which is something like the largest average attendance a team can have after loads of success, and the size of the town/city that the team is based in affects the size of this.

I could be wrong though.

retired_ncbarry

It seems fair to me, I think attendance is affected by your performance and reputation. Town size probably isn't that much of a factor as you might get an unspecified amount of fans from the surrounding countryside.

retired_boppa

Or the other way around - a club from a small town may attract fans from a nearby metropolis.

retired_cherbear23

Maybe it related...if the game realistic enough...I never think about it...my team is maybe come from a place with less population so not much attendance every time....

dejasade

i think it is but if not it should be. also depends on how many top clubs are around you as well.
even if accrington stanly got to the premiership in 10 seasons and managed to integrate themselves in the premiership i doubt they'd be able to get that many fans still.

retired_Cliffc

That's cool.

I always thought it should be like that.

So if Man U and Man C were in league two, then Bolton, Blackburn & Wigan (if in prem) would get huge attendaces as they'd be drawing support from the big city.

Dav1d

I don't think it works that way currently.

Catchment fanbase? Never heard of it. Anyone confirm this is true?

retired_jennwest22

this is an intresting question as i dont know the answer i will be coming back often to see if anyone does