Great atmosphere. When we were camped on our own goal line, the crowd was cheering every tackle. The chants, the spontaneous singing... good times.
If that was 15,000, I'd like to know where they'd fit another 3,000 in. Over 18,000 were there. IMO it was 19,000+.
I think the regulars have a good handle on the crowd figure. I always look at the South East stand, it's always the last to fill. There were a few empty seats there but not many. Over in the North East area on the hill (normally for away supporters), there were a few empty spaces, but again not much room to spare. It's not guesswork, you can gauge the crowd pretty well by knowing where to look. So buggered if I know where they got 15K from.