| not another new ground thread again 13:59 - Jan 27 with 1966 views | themodfather |
if we can't sell 15000 tickets v chelsea
there's no point in further discussion on any new ground.
and talk of 45000!!???
where are the 35000 that went to the cardiff play off!? |  | | |  |
| not another new ground thread again on 14:03 - Jan 27 with 1359 views | TheBlob |
They've gone to lunch. |  |
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| not another new ground thread again on 14:06 - Jan 27 with 1344 views | PinnerPaul |
Not many premier league clubs sell out FA Cup games | | | |
| not another new ground thread again on 14:21 - Jan 27 with 1320 views | Cliff |
When will people get it? - Some of us just haven't got the money.
On the subject of increasing the fan base what do you think is really going to start attracting new supporters? - Better quality players perhaps, well yes that will attract some, however if we are charging the same as or more than other Prem teams why choose us?
I'm sorry to say it but whilst the prices remain this high with people being squeezed in the recession you are not going to attract the masses. Whereas in the past people like myself would have gone to every home match, we now have to pick and choose, and I for one have seen us play twice in the cup against Chelsea recently and one in the league, now I'm saving up for other teams.
And just in case anyone asks, yes I know it's selfish but I would rather have my team in a league I where I could afford to go and watch them with my kids than in a league where I can't afford to see them live, coupled with the fact that I know we haven't got a hope in hell of winning unless there is a major restructuring of the game. |  | | |
| not another new ground thread again on 14:30 - Jan 27 with 1288 views | Essex_Ranger |
| not another new ground thread again on 14:21 - Jan 27 by Cliff |
When will people get it? - Some of us just haven't got the money.
On the subject of increasing the fan base what do you think is really going to start attracting new supporters? - Better quality players perhaps, well yes that will attract some, however if we are charging the same as or more than other Prem teams why choose us?
I'm sorry to say it but whilst the prices remain this high with people being squeezed in the recession you are not going to attract the masses. Whereas in the past people like myself would have gone to every home match, we now have to pick and choose, and I for one have seen us play twice in the cup against Chelsea recently and one in the league, now I'm saving up for other teams.
And just in case anyone asks, yes I know it's selfish but I would rather have my team in a league I where I could afford to go and watch them with my kids than in a league where I can't afford to see them live, coupled with the fact that I know we haven't got a hope in hell of winning unless there is a major restructuring of the game. |
Im surprised that there hasn't been more said about the whole pricing of this game.
Lots of people saying they can't afford this game due to the time of year etc which i thought would have been pretty obvious! As much as I love the current board and are such a class above T&C it still goes to show how detached from the real world they really are still (in terms of the working class)
I think if the tickets had been £30 more people would have been tempted, I know its only a tenner but it looks a lot better value for money.
I think they may have got caught up in hype of our rivalry and forgot the fact it is only the cup and the time of year. Lessons to be learnt certainly but i don't think you can judge our general support on not selling out 1 particular game in a couple of days. |  | | |
| not another new ground thread again on 14:34 - Jan 27 with 1278 views | W7Ranger |
| not another new ground thread again on 14:30 - Jan 27 by Essex_Ranger |
Im surprised that there hasn't been more said about the whole pricing of this game.
Lots of people saying they can't afford this game due to the time of year etc which i thought would have been pretty obvious! As much as I love the current board and are such a class above T&C it still goes to show how detached from the real world they really are still (in terms of the working class)
I think if the tickets had been £30 more people would have been tempted, I know its only a tenner but it looks a lot better value for money.
I think they may have got caught up in hype of our rivalry and forgot the fact it is only the cup and the time of year. Lessons to be learnt certainly but i don't think you can judge our general support on not selling out 1 particular game in a couple of days. |
Agreed.
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| not another new ground thread again on 14:37 - Jan 27 with 1270 views | Lewes_r |
Yep money is a big issue.. Many season ticket holders wouldve blown the budget just buying the damn thing.. Let alone paying for extra games as it is.. £40 is alot of money when you add on travel |  |
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| not another new ground thread again on 14:52 - Jan 27 with 1254 views | hopphoops |
Wigan sold out, Wolves is nearly sold out and Fulham will be in a bit. an extra 40 quid plus last-minute travel, at the end of january, is going to be out of reach of loads of people.
I'd be depressed if this sold out in a day and we didn't pass 16,000 for wolves and wigan - at least people are going to watch the Rs and not the opposition. |  |
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| not another new ground thread again on 15:02 - Jan 27 with 1235 views | windsorhoop |
25 quid a ticket and you would get 25-30,000 at rangers.
You can come back at me with 10 and 5 quid tickets for MK Dons but you have already answered your question by saying MK Dons.
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| not another new ground thread again on 15:13 - Jan 27 with 1212 views | essextaxiboy |
I am not going and its purely about cost.
I wouldnt go without my son so thats 70 quid tickets , I have 2 airports tomorrow so thats another 150 quid dropped. I spend just over 50 on a matchday on trains beer and food.
A 270 quid reverse , over a third of my season ticket cost on one game .
Id love be there to see it but its a no brainer really .
Maybe offer 2 cup tie tickets in with the season ticket , to be taken by choice . If we get drawn away carry them over ?? |  | | |
| not another new ground thread again on 15:27 - Jan 27 with 1183 views | windsorhoop |
| not another new ground thread again on 14:52 - Jan 27 by hopphoops |
Wigan sold out, Wolves is nearly sold out and Fulham will be in a bit. an extra 40 quid plus last-minute travel, at the end of january, is going to be out of reach of loads of people.
I'd be depressed if this sold out in a day and we didn't pass 16,000 for wolves and wigan - at least people are going to watch the Rs and not the opposition. |
Incredibly sensible post.
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| not another new ground thread again on 15:36 - Jan 27 with 1167 views | hopphoops |
| not another new ground thread again on 15:27 - Jan 27 by windsorhoop |
Incredibly sensible post.
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| not another new ground thread again on 15:47 - Jan 27 with 1144 views | gazza1 |
You can make up all the reasons(excuses basically) why the game v Chelsea is not a full house but the bottom line is there should not be a spare seat in the house for this game, for sure. | | | |
| not another new ground thread again on 16:00 - Jan 27 with 1124 views | A40Bosh |
| not another new ground thread again on 14:34 - Jan 27 by W7Ranger |
Agreed.
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Ok, let's do the maths on this (and I have started to write before getting the calculator out)
So far the most we have had for sell outs was 18,076 (Man City) & 18,050 (Chelsea). So to make things easy we will round it down to 18,000 dead
I believe we have given 3,000 to Chelseas which would give us a max of 15,000 home supporters tickets to sell.
If we work on the premise that there appears to be approx 1000 tickets left then we are saying we have sold 14,000 to date.
Therefore the argument says that we should sell them at £30 to sell out the entire game
£40 x 14,000 = £560,000
£30 x 15,000 = £450,000
So purely from a business point of view they have risked a non full house but make an additional £110,000 on the day in ticket sales. Now I know that there is a valid argument that additional income would come in from programme sales, food and beverages but that would need a minimum average spend of £110 from those £1000 people to claw that back.
I think those of us who watched The Four Year Plan and witnessed the financial discussions involving catering and flower costs will realise that ever penny is counted to try and make the plc work towards getting a little bit self sufficient, so I guess that £40 a ticket is justified in their minds because against a Cat A side, they will near enough sell out with a £40 ticket price regardless.
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| not another new ground thread again on 16:05 - Jan 27 with 1109 views | FDC |
| not another new ground thread again on 15:47 - Jan 27 by gazza1 |
You can make up all the reasons(excuses basically) why the game v Chelsea is not a full house but the bottom line is there should not be a spare seat in the house for this game, for sure. |
"the bottom line is there should not be a spare seat in the house for this game"
Well, you say that without giving any arguement to support it other than "you say so, therefore it is the bottom line"
Hopphoops makes a good point about the games that we have sold out and travelled in numbers to, to support the team against less glamorous opposition. Our support is loyal, I've been to some shit holes this season and watched us play badly in front of large and noisy support.
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| not another new ground thread again on 16:07 - Jan 27 with 1099 views | hoopscricket |
I paid £50 for my season ticket seat in SA Rd. Have I been overcharged? | | | |
| not another new ground thread again on 16:09 - Jan 27 with 1092 views | hopphoops |
| not another new ground thread again on 16:05 - Jan 27 by FDC |
"the bottom line is there should not be a spare seat in the house for this game"
Well, you say that without giving any arguement to support it other than "you say so, therefore it is the bottom line"
Hopphoops makes a good point about the games that we have sold out and travelled in numbers to, to support the team against less glamorous opposition. Our support is loyal, I've been to some shit holes this season and watched us play badly in front of large and noisy support.
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i for one will be 1,000 miles away screaming inappropriate abuse at JT and co (or my laptop). going to the wolves game though, and not particularly gutted that its not the other way round.
maybe gazza could buy up the 900 tickets and organise a raffle? | |
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| not another new ground thread again on 16:21 - Jan 27 with 1068 views | Gloucs_R |
I earn good money, I have a ST....I travel 220 miles round trip for home games. I cant be bothered with Sat. No interest in the FA Cup I'm afraid. |  |
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| not another new ground thread again on 16:23 - Jan 27 with 1057 views | benbu |
| not another new ground thread again on 14:37 - Jan 27 by Lewes_r |
Yep money is a big issue.. Many season ticket holders wouldve blown the budget just buying the damn thing.. Let alone paying for extra games as it is.. £40 is alot of money when you add on travel |
£40 ticket, plus.... fuel or tube costs, beer money or cokes and snacks for kids, programme £3. Its going to cost me £60 tomorrow a week after my girls 2nd birthday and that will include a programme and a few beers. It is a lot of money for families to be paying out agree. Im sure there are lots of fans out there that cant afford it especially families that take 2-3 kids along. |  | | |
| not another new ground thread again on 16:28 - Jan 27 with 1047 views | benbu |
| not another new ground thread again on 15:02 - Jan 27 by windsorhoop |
25 quid a ticket and you would get 25-30,000 at rangers.
You can come back at me with 10 and 5 quid tickets for MK Dons but you have already answered your question by saying MK Dons.
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i agree, if we were to have a 30,000 seater stadium with better facilities, I do believe we would attract 25-30,000 to most games in the premier league. If you look at the tickets available online there are around 900 which are majority restricted views or singles. If the club charged £25 for Wigan ticket it would sell along with the other typical category 'c' games. The category 'a' games should be around £35-40 and the fans would pay to watch at these prices - not £57 for category 'a' and £45 for category 'b'. | | | |
| not another new ground thread again on 16:35 - Jan 27 with 1027 views | gazza1 |
| not another new ground thread again on 16:05 - Jan 27 by FDC |
"the bottom line is there should not be a spare seat in the house for this game"
Well, you say that without giving any arguement to support it other than "you say so, therefore it is the bottom line"
Hopphoops makes a good point about the games that we have sold out and travelled in numbers to, to support the team against less glamorous opposition. Our support is loyal, I've been to some shit holes this season and watched us play badly in front of large and noisy support.
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What would you like me to say about the game that everyone doesnt already know FDC???? I thought it isnt to complicated to work out so I did not elaborate. | | | |
| not another new ground thread again on 16:38 - Jan 27 with 1025 views | Clubber |
whinge whinge excuse excuse blah blah blah . The bottom line is ,the hardcore will be at this game because they understand the history and importance. The rest of you ,no matter what you say, will struggle to look in the mirror tomorrow(or your computer screens !) . You make us look ridiculous in front of our chelsea aquaintances in pubs and at work. **** the lot of you |  |
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| not another new ground thread again on 16:41 - Jan 27 with 1014 views | gazza1 |
| not another new ground thread again on 16:38 - Jan 27 by Clubber |
whinge whinge excuse excuse blah blah blah . The bottom line is ,the hardcore will be at this game because they understand the history and importance. The rest of you ,no matter what you say, will struggle to look in the mirror tomorrow(or your computer screens !) . You make us look ridiculous in front of our chelsea aquaintances in pubs and at work. **** the lot of you |
Bit harsh Clubber  | | | |
| not another new ground thread again on 16:44 - Jan 27 with 1010 views | toboboly |
I understand it is a fair bit of money and people are struggling. I am not well paid myself, but when people say "I have to buy a programme and some beers" I struggle to understand them.
Don't buy a programme or get too many beers (especially at HQ) and you will save a fair bit over the course of a season. |  |
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| not another new ground thread again on 16:50 - Jan 27 with 999 views | Clubber |
| not another new ground thread again on 16:41 - Jan 27 by gazza1 |
Bit harsh Clubber |
Its got to be said . I had only just got over 1600 for barnsley away last season . One of our biggest away games for years and all you heard was the same excuses trotted out for saturday . | |
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| not another new ground thread again on 16:51 - Jan 27 with 997 views | Aunt_Nelly |
| not another new ground thread again on 16:21 - Jan 27 by Gloucs_R |
I earn good money, I have a ST....I travel 220 miles round trip for home games. I cant be bothered with Sat. No interest in the FA Cup I'm afraid. |
Sums up most SKY/Prem/plastic fans of today. |  | | |
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