| Wrexham (A) - Match Thread on 18:35 - Nov 13 with 2300 views | James1980 |
I guess the club will save more in staff costs than they will lose in revenue closing the Sandy. However how much is the loss of goodwill worth? |  |
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| Wrexham (A) - Match ThreadC on 19:18 - Nov 13 with 2227 views | SuddenLad |
| Wrexham (A) - Match ThreadC on 15:17 - Nov 13 by BigKindo |
.. but yet again season ticket supporters cannot reserve their seat. If you have to buy a ticket for the main stand it isn't rocket science to keep back season ticket holders seats until say Saturday lunchtime. I know of at least one season ticket holder who will not be attending because of this. Poor customer service. |
I went online and just bought my tickets for the seats I am allocated on my season ticket. Took all of 2 minutes |  |
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| Wrexham (A) - Match ThreadC on 19:43 - Nov 13 with 2190 views | TVOS1907 |
| Wrexham (A) - Match ThreadC on 19:18 - Nov 13 by SuddenLad |
I went online and just bought my tickets for the seats I am allocated on my season ticket. Took all of 2 minutes |
Yeah, but you're not using an abacus, like BK... |  |
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| Wrexham (A) - Match Thread on 20:17 - Nov 13 with 2156 views | todmordendale |
I’m with you James. It may well be a cup night to remember. I will be going because I support my team. Not half arsed, can’t be arsed, stay away, part time folk who would rather post on here than go through thick and thin on the night with the Dale. | | | |
| Wrexham (A) - Match Thread on 20:37 - Nov 13 with 2123 views | nordenblue |
| Wrexham (A) - Match Thread on 20:17 - Nov 13 by todmordendale |
I’m with you James. It may well be a cup night to remember. I will be going because I support my team. Not half arsed, can’t be arsed, stay away, part time folk who would rather post on here than go through thick and thin on the night with the Dale. |
Very pleased for you,in fact I'm ecstatic,you're my hero.
If fans are put off from going whatever their reasons and whether you agree or not it matters not a tap,but the club could do well to perhaps listen to its customers, yeah I know it's a ridiculous half arsed idea by a part time supporter | | | |
| Wrexham (A) - Match Thread on 20:42 - Nov 13 with 2104 views | fitzochris |
| Wrexham (A) - Match Thread on 17:50 - Nov 13 by James1980 |
It's like being a gambler chasing the next win. What if I miss this game and it goes down in Dale folklore. |
If born-and-bred Daleys can live with it, I’m sure you can. |  |
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| Wrexham (A) - Match Thread on 20:54 - Nov 13 with 2082 views | 442Dale |
These sort of threads never look great when it becomes a comparison of supporters ‘loyalty’. Only an opinion of course.
There aren’t better fans, there’s different types of fans. Look at the bigger picture. |  |
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| Wrexham (A) - Match Thread on 20:55 - Nov 13 with 2040 views | D_Alien |
| Wrexham (A) - Match Thread on 20:54 - Nov 13 by 442Dale |
These sort of threads never look great when it becomes a comparison of supporters ‘loyalty’. Only an opinion of course.
There aren’t better fans, there’s different types of fans. Look at the bigger picture. |
Nor should anyone have to justify not attending a particular fixture, either to anyone else or to themselves |  |
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| Wrexham (A) - Match Thread on 20:58 - Nov 13 with 2055 views | kiwidale |
just wondering if anybody can beat my halfarsedness not bin since 1977. | |
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| Wrexham (A) - Match Thread on 21:00 - Nov 13 with 2049 views | 442Dale |
| Wrexham (A) - Match Thread on 20:55 - Nov 13 by D_Alien |
Nor should anyone have to justify not attending a particular fixture, either to anyone else or to themselves |
Agreed. We’re in the midst of an era where that uncertainty around attendance is much more common than it ever has been. | |
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| Wrexham (A) - Match Thread on 21:01 - Nov 13 with 2013 views | D_Alien |
| Wrexham (A) - Match Thread on 20:58 - Nov 13 by kiwidale |
just wondering if anybody can beat my halfarsedness not bin since 1977. |
If you've only got half an arse, it won't take much beating | |
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| Wrexham (A) - Match Thread on 21:05 - Nov 13 with 1988 views | D_Alien |
| Wrexham (A) - Match Thread on 21:00 - Nov 13 by 442Dale |
Agreed. We’re in the midst of an era where that uncertainty around attendance is much more common than it ever has been. |
If anyone at the club really wanted to mess with supporter loyalty, all they'd need to do would be to stop offering STs at less than half price of potd. Those responsible for such decisions must surely know that without this scheme, the average attendances by home supporters would potentially be in freefall | |
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| Wrexham (A) - Match Thread on 21:17 - Nov 13 with 1973 views | SuddenLad |
| Wrexham (A) - Match Thread on 21:01 - Nov 13 by D_Alien |
If you've only got half an arse, it won't take much beating |
But his half-arse has a set of teeth in it...  | |
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| Wrexham (A) - Match Thread on 21:38 - Nov 13 with 1946 views | James1980 |
| Wrexham (A) - Match Thread on 20:54 - Nov 13 by 442Dale |
These sort of threads never look great when it becomes a comparison of supporters ‘loyalty’. Only an opinion of course.
There aren’t better fans, there’s different types of fans. Look at the bigger picture. |
I never intended my comment to start such a comparison, sorry if it has done. | |
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| Wrexham (A) - Match Thread on 21:53 - Nov 13 with 1922 views | 442Dale |
| Wrexham (A) - Match Thread on 21:38 - Nov 13 by James1980 |
I never intended my comment to start such a comparison, sorry if it has done. |
Not at all, James. You should be proud of your support. I just think we’re in the midst of uncertain times, not even totally sure why. Within that there needs to be acceptance that some go to games, some don’t. There can be no assumptions anymore that football fans will turn up and those that don’t needn’t even be saying why.
That’s a worry. What’s the answer? It’s certainly not carrying on regardless. The passing of time is something nobody can control.
Worth some real thought. | |
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| Wrexham (A) - Match Thread on 21:58 - Nov 13 with 1911 views | DaleiLama |
| Wrexham (A) - Match Thread on 21:38 - Nov 13 by James1980 |
I never intended my comment to start such a comparison, sorry if it has done. |
I do think the club should be all over this thread and the attendance thread in terms of gauging fan satisfaction, along with motivating and demotivating factors around attendance. Ignoring this type of feedback whilst launching campaigns trying to boost attendance is like trying to fill a leaking bucket with water. You can't please all of the people all of the time, but disillusioned fans have been voting with their feet for decades. Fix the leaks. |  |
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| Wrexham (A) - Match Thread on 22:09 - Nov 13 with 1893 views | James1980 |
Has embracing/selling the soul to a more 'corporate' approach (that's if, that is what has happened) Led to the higher echelons taking their eye of the ball? | |
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| Wrexham (A) - Match Thread on 23:34 - Nov 13 with 1836 views | Sandyman |
| Wrexham (A) - Match Thread on 21:58 - Nov 13 by DaleiLama |
I do think the club should be all over this thread and the attendance thread in terms of gauging fan satisfaction, along with motivating and demotivating factors around attendance. Ignoring this type of feedback whilst launching campaigns trying to boost attendance is like trying to fill a leaking bucket with water. You can't please all of the people all of the time, but disillusioned fans have been voting with their feet for decades. Fix the leaks. |
Leaking buckets - wrong thread  There's a 286 pager on that one! |  | | |
| Wrexham (A) - Match Thread on 23:48 - Nov 13 with 1809 views | DaleiLama |
| Wrexham (A) - Match Thread on 23:34 - Nov 13 by Sandyman |
Leaking buckets - wrong thread There's a 286 pager on that one! |
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| Wrexham (A) - Match Thread on 06:43 - Nov 14 with 1683 views | Ancoats_Blue |
| Wrexham (A) - Match Thread on 21:58 - Nov 13 by DaleiLama |
I do think the club should be all over this thread and the attendance thread in terms of gauging fan satisfaction, along with motivating and demotivating factors around attendance. Ignoring this type of feedback whilst launching campaigns trying to boost attendance is like trying to fill a leaking bucket with water. You can't please all of the people all of the time, but disillusioned fans have been voting with their feet for decades. Fix the leaks. |
You’d hope the club have contact info gathered from regular supporters to canvass their opinion occasionally so they can form some plans to act on as you say fixing leaks.
Here’s a start for them if they’re reading
Got a season ticket but missed 10 games this year, why?
Had a ST last year/in the past but not this year, why?
You buy match tickets semi-regularly , why don’t you get a ST / what would make you go more regularly?
You go into the sandy regularly, why? Why don’t you go into the other (more expensive) stands?
Are you likely to attend more , less or the same number of home games next season?
What 3 things would make you likely to attend more home games?
Keeping an eye on online forums or any social media is fine but the club (or any business) needs to take this sort of stuff into perspective and make sure it’s representative of the wider fan /customer base.
Assume there are 5000 Dale fans. With ~2700 of those ST holders and the rest the handful of game a season types. 2 people on this forum unhappy with something is 0.04% of the fan base. Maybe people on here are a noisy small minority. Maybe there’s a larger silent minority. It’s up to the club to decide to find out how dis/ satisfied the fan base is on this issue or anything else. |  | | |
| Wrexham (A) - Match Thread on 07:44 - Nov 14 with 1650 views | snuffler |
Let’s be honest, the club do things to make money, or in our case try not to lose as much money as they might so closing part of the ground is all about the finances. I am a ST holder and have been for a long time and I would rather sit down these days, some people prefer to stand and I can totally understand that. However seeing as the Sandy is closed for the replay why not try one of the other stands it’s no extra cost compared to POTD. In the sandy and as a one off it might be good.
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| Wrexham (A) - Match Thread on 10:23 - Nov 14 with 1513 views | AtThePeake |
| Wrexham (A) - Match Thread on 20:42 - Nov 13 by fitzochris |
If born-and-bred Daleys can live with it, I’m sure you can. |
Seems a bit harsh? Born and bred or not, if you're Dale you're Dale and James clearly is. |  |
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| Wrexham (A) - Match ThreadC on 12:33 - Nov 14 with 1412 views | Dalenet |
| Wrexham (A) - Match ThreadC on 19:18 - Nov 13 by SuddenLad |
I went online and just bought my tickets for the seats I am allocated on my season ticket. Took all of 2 minutes |
Are you sure that your seats are reserved. We have been down with our season tickets and been told you can't reserve your seats - just open seating on the night | | | |
| Wrexham (A) - Match Thread on 12:36 - Nov 14 with 1401 views | fitzochris |
| Wrexham (A) - Match Thread on 10:23 - Nov 14 by AtThePeake |
Seems a bit harsh? Born and bred or not, if you're Dale you're Dale and James clearly is. |
Aye okay. It wasn’t meant to be salty. | |
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| Wrexham (A) - Match ThreadC on 14:02 - Nov 14 with 1304 views | DaleiLama |
| Wrexham (A) - Match ThreadC on 12:33 - Nov 14 by Dalenet |
Are you sure that your seats are reserved. We have been down with our season tickets and been told you can't reserve your seats - just open seating on the night |
You've got the wrong end of the stick DN. SL didn't say his seats were reserved, he said he went on-line early and bought the same seats he sits in for his L1 games with his ST. I sit near him and saw he'd reserved them already. The early bird gets the worm! | |
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