From memory, the first two or three seasons at the KasStad was KFAQ for plenty of matches. I know my first experiences attending was on that deal.
I take
@Scotchegg's point that it makes it a very late finish for youngsters, especially now we're back to 7.45 KOs again in the evening. Those 7pm KOs for EFL Trophy matches seemed like a good idea when games were locked down although I can see that with fans returning, those extra 45 minutes are needed to get people into the ground.
Are we getting a bit hung up on Tuesday night attendances? They're never going to be anything that special. I looked at the attendance numbers from this season against our matches against those from 2019-20 before the pandemic hit.
This season, we've played three midweek league fixtures with an average of
6,058 in attendance. In 2019-20, we played four midweek league fixtures at an average of
6,520. The latter number is higher because of the visit of Ipswich who I believe were visiting the KasStad for the first time and we had 8,191 in for that. Omit that anomaly and the average falls to
5,962 - less than this season's average. Note these are League home fixtures only and exclude any games played on national holidays that had a 3pm KO like Boxing Day. It looks at evening KOs only.
We're tracking at the same or marginally better rate of attendance than a couple of seasons ago. Add to this that we're still against the backdrop of the pandemic and the EFL has thrust not-so-appealing fixtures onto Tuesday nights and you get what you get. I welcome initiatives to get a few more bums on seats - more fans makes for a generally better atmosphere - but don't expect sell outs when the opposition coming to town is Accrington and Shrewsbury.