Sentence examples for poor crowd from inspiring English sources

Some of those among the mostly poor crowd had been in the building, without air conditioning, working toilets or a place to wash, for four days.

portrushraftrace.co.uk, free The poor crowd at Sunrise festival didn't see much sun last year, when the British weather turned the site into a mud bath.

Taylor's report also found unequivocally that poor crowd management and an unsafe stadium were responsible for the Hillsborough disaster, rather than standing per se.

The majority of the poor crowd of 14,232 – a near-sellout was expected – booed the Socceroos veteran after the effort, just his second since coming back to Australia.

The worst incidents in recent memory, however, took place a decade ago: the brawls that broke out following India's victory at Old Trafford in the 1999 World Cup, and the 1999 Calcutta Test where the last day was played out in front of an empty stadium because of poor crowd behaviour at Eden Gardens as Pakistan edged towards victory.

The applause that the Sunderland players left the field to from the sizeable contingent of travelling supporters among a poor crowd of 8,975 was followed by a cheer moments later, when the fourth-round draw handed them a home tie with their bitter rivals Middlesbrough.

Still, the major threats to spectator safety tend to involve not fighting among supporters but rather a mixture of factors such as disorderly crowd responses to play in the match, unsafe facilities, and poor crowd-control techniques.

Its cellar-dwelling teams draw poor crowds, and the athletic department ran a deficit of about $13 million last year.

Poor crowds were once again the main talking point at the Rio Olympics as the athletics got under way in pouring rain on Friday morning.

The governing body is confident of learning from the mistakes of that year, when poor crowds and bad weather combined to make for an underwhelming competition.

So it is we read and hear so much about refereeing decisions, about poor crowds, about the problems with the game's administration, and the threat to league from other sports and other entertainment.