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Post by oldmarket65 on Feb 26, 2020 20:31:56 GMT
Once again a club have 'sold out ' weeks before playing us. Ipswich fans snapped up the mere 1300 tickets on first day of general sale.
A few years ago I can understand the opposition to increase away allocation with our crowds just below 9500 . However: what is the problem now ?
Pompey 8648 Capacity 12300 Away 1300 SOLD OUT
Coventry 7859 Capacity 12300 Away 1300 SOLD OUT
Sunderland SOLD OUT
Ispwich SOLD OUT
The clubs above would have brought 2000 plus and generated much needed income . Is it time to ask the 100 + S.T holders in the South stand to move out next season for the financial benefits of the club ? .
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Post by gasandelectricity on Feb 26, 2020 20:40:29 GMT
No doubt there will be away supporters in the home ends antagonising gas heads for these matches.
Think it was when we played Coventry that there was an away supporter in the east terrace making himself well known and he was lucky someone didn’t go for him given the way he was going about things.
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Post by axegas on Feb 26, 2020 20:52:12 GMT
You've really got a bee in your bonnet about this haven't you?
Pretty sure we've had this argument a few times, it's not fair to kick paying home ST holders out of the south stand just to please away supporters.
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Post by aghast on Feb 26, 2020 21:23:09 GMT
Why can't we allocate parts of the East (or even West) terrace to away fans if demand justifies it?
We never fill the Mem, so there should be room.
I do understand that some season ticket holders and regulars might be asked to stand on a different side of the halfway line, but it's a game of two halves.
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Post by bs34gashead on Feb 26, 2020 21:55:09 GMT
Ok so there are maybe 100 or so season ticket holders in the south stand, surely they can be advised at point of sale pre season that they may need to move stands to temporarily accommodate teams wishing to bring a large away following therefore making money from away fans that Rovers desperately need ,
We can’t moan we’re losing 65k ish per week when when we spunk money up the wall in missing potential ticket sales even if it is away fans so be it, fill the Mem the best we can i say
The amount of “sold out “ away allocations 1300 or so that are sat next to a half empty Rovers section in the south stand is poor business sense and it’s time Rovers got a bit clued up on this
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Post by axegas on Feb 26, 2020 21:57:50 GMT
Why can't we allocate parts of the East (or even West) terrace to away fans if demand justifies it? We never fill the Mem, so there should be room. I do understand that some season ticket holders and regulars might be asked to stand on a different side of the halfway line, but it's a game of two halves. Not sure there if its possible to segregate the west terrace to away supporters as there is only one way to access it. Perhaps they could be given more of the east terrace though. |
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Post by oldmarket65 on Feb 26, 2020 22:12:44 GMT
Ok so there are maybe 100 or so season ticket holders in the south stand, surely they can be advised at point of sale pre season that they may need to move stands to temporarily accommodate teams wishing to bring a large away following therefore making money from away fans that Rovers desperately need , We can’t moan we’re losing 65k ish per week when when we spunk money up the wall in missing potential ticket sales even if it is away fans so be it, fill the Mem the best we can i say The amount of “sold out “ away allocations 1300 or so that are sat next to a half empty Rovers section in the south stand is poor business sense and it’s time Rovers got a bit clued up on this A very good reply and point. Let's put this in context . An extra 5-6000 away fans per season paying £26 could make the club £150k per season . Let's take it a bit further if we introduced this since promotion . The club could be making £600k over a 4 year block . At a time when most clubs are trying to 'fill up' grounds . We are actually turning away 1000 plus each game with 4000 available spaces. Why oh why are we turning 1000 + Ipswich Pompey Coventry supporters away when our ground can hold nearly 12500 fans ??. It's not a knock at the club but a sensible suggestion . Next season we could be joined by Plymouth Swindon maybe Stoke or Middlesboro. Your point above ' they may need to move' is a good business model. |
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Post by aghast on Feb 26, 2020 22:29:11 GMT
Ok so there are maybe 100 or so season ticket holders in the south stand, surely they can be advised at point of sale pre season that they may need to move stands to temporarily accommodate teams wishing to bring a large away following therefore making money from away fans that Rovers desperately need , We can’t moan we’re losing 65k ish per week when when we spunk money up the wall in missing potential ticket sales even if it is away fans so be it, fill the Mem the best we can i say The amount of “sold out “ away allocations 1300 or so that are sat next to a half empty Rovers section in the south stand is poor business sense and it’s time Rovers got a bit clued up on this It would be a pain for those affected, but perhaps they could be given a voucher for a free pasty and pint on the few occasions it happens. No idea how that might work, but I'm sure we have the technology. |
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Post by lmgas on Feb 26, 2020 22:42:50 GMT
Didn't Coventry have an extra part of the east terrace for the recent league match?
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Post by lmgas on Feb 26, 2020 22:46:37 GMT
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Post by Somersetgas on Feb 26, 2020 22:51:33 GMT
Ok so there are maybe 100 or so season ticket holders in the south stand, surely they can be advised at point of sale pre season that they may need to move stands to temporarily accommodate teams wishing to bring a large away following therefore making money from away fans that Rovers desperately need , We can’t moan we’re losing 65k ish per week when when we spunk money up the wall in missing potential ticket sales even if it is away fans so be it, fill the Mem the best we can i say The amount of “sold out “ away allocations 1300 or so that are sat next to a half empty Rovers section in the south stand is poor business sense and it’s time Rovers got a bit clued up on this Let’s just turn into franchise FC MK Dons, give them the whole ground. |
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Post by Somersetgas on Feb 26, 2020 22:53:12 GMT
Ok so there are maybe 100 or so season ticket holders in the south stand, surely they can be advised at point of sale pre season that they may need to move stands to temporarily accommodate teams wishing to bring a large away following therefore making money from away fans that Rovers desperately need , We can’t moan we’re losing 65k ish per week when when we spunk money up the wall in missing potential ticket sales even if it is away fans so be it, fill the Mem the best we can i say The amount of “sold out “ away allocations 1300 or so that are sat next to a half empty Rovers section in the south stand is poor business sense and it’s time Rovers got a bit clued up on this A very good reply and point. Let's put this in context . An extra 5-6000 away fans per season paying £26 could make the club £150k per season . Let's take it a bit further if we introduced this since promotion . The club could be making £600k over a 4 year block . At a time when most clubs are trying to 'fill up' grounds . We are actually turning away 1000 plus each game with 4000 available spaces. Why oh why are we turning 1000 + Ipswich Pompey Coventry supporters away when our ground can hold nearly 12500 fans ??. It's not a knock at the club but a sensible suggestion . Next season we could be joined by Plymouth Swindon maybe Stoke or Middlesboro. Your point above ' they may need to move' is a good business model. Let’s also put it into context, how many teams actually fill half of their actual allocation? |
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Post by axegas on Feb 26, 2020 23:08:46 GMT
A very good reply and point. Let's put this in context . An extra 5-6000 away fans per season paying £26 could make the club £150k per season . Let's take it a bit further if we introduced this since promotion . The club could be making £600k over a 4 year block . At a time when most clubs are trying to 'fill up' grounds . We are actually turning away 1000 plus each game with 4000 available spaces. Why oh why are we turning 1000 + Ipswich Pompey Coventry supporters away when our ground can hold nearly 12500 fans ??. It's not a knock at the club but a sensible suggestion . Next season we could be joined by Plymouth Swindon maybe Stoke or Middlesboro. Your point above ' they may need to move' is a good business model. Let’s also put it into context, how many teams actually fill half of their actual allocation? Precisely. As someone who knows people that have disabilities or are not as young as they used to be and need that stand to attend games, I don’t think it’s a good idea to kick ST holders out + many more POTD home fans, just for a bit of profit in a few games a year. The Mem only has 3000 odd seats and a lot of those in the East and West stand are inaccessible on match days to non season ticket holders. Need to be getting home fans on side not alienating them further. |
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Post by gasandelectricity on Feb 26, 2020 23:14:21 GMT
Let’s also put it into context, how many teams actually fill half of their actual allocation? Precisely. As someone who knows people that have disabilities or are not as young as they used to be and need that stand to attend games, I don’t think it’s a good idea to kick ST holders out + many more POTD home fans, just for a bit of profit in a few games a year. The Mem only has 3000 odd seats and a lot of those in the East and West stand are inaccessible on match days to non season ticket holders. Need to be getting home fans on side not alienating them further. Those stands are often quiet. We should just allocate season ticket holders to the western side so we can scale up the middle for away supporters quickly and easily. Everyone’s happy. Lovely jubbly. The only challenge is that it reduces tickets available for non season ticket holders in the away end but that’s a consequence of having such a sh** stadium for seating. Another option is to extend the south stand seating eastwards. Not sure how often the allocation doesn’t get met is relevant. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2020 23:25:51 GMT
Ok so there are maybe 100 or so season ticket holders in the south stand, surely they can be advised at point of sale pre season that they may need to move stands to temporarily accommodate teams wishing to bring a large away following therefore making money from away fans that Rovers desperately need , We can’t moan we’re losing 65k ish per week when when we spunk money up the wall in missing potential ticket sales even if it is away fans so be it, fill the Mem the best we can i say The amount of “sold out “ away allocations 1300 or so that are sat next to a half empty Rovers section in the south stand is poor business sense and it’s time Rovers got a bit clued up on this Let’s just turn into franchise FC MK Dons, give them the whole ground. Tbf it would be the best atmosphere this season. |
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Post by axegas on Feb 26, 2020 23:27:20 GMT
Precisely. As someone who knows people that have disabilities or are not as young as they used to be and need that stand to attend games, I don’t think it’s a good idea to kick ST holders out + many more POTD home fans, just for a bit of profit in a few games a year. The Mem only has 3000 odd seats and a lot of those in the East and West stand are inaccessible on match days to non season ticket holders. Need to be getting home fans on side not alienating them further. Those stands are often quiet. We should just allocate season ticket holders to the western side so we can scale up the middle for away supporters quickly and easily. Everyone’s happy. Lovely jubbly. The only challenge is that it reduces tickets available for non season ticket holders in the away end but that’s a consequence of having such a sh** stadium for seating. Another option is to extend the south stand seating eastwards. Not sure how often the allocation doesn’t get met is relevant. It doesn't matter if it's “quiet” or not, there is still quite a lot of people in it. Mostly people who can't use stand on the terraces for 90 minutes anymore or families with young kids. It's like saying, oh the North Terrace rarely reaches capacity these days, lets give it to Ipswich who will fill it right up and make us more money, the season ticket holders can easily be accomodated elsewhere. It's an argument completely ignorant of the people who do use it. Extending the south stand eastwards or giving more of the east terrace to away supporters seems to be the most sensible solution. I'm sure TG is well aware of this. |
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Post by gasandelectricity on Feb 27, 2020 0:33:39 GMT
Those stands are often quiet. We should just allocate season ticket holders to the western side so we can scale up the middle for away supporters quickly and easily. Everyone’s happy. Lovely jubbly. The only challenge is that it reduces tickets available for non season ticket holders in the away end but that’s a consequence of having such a sh** stadium for seating. Another option is to extend the south stand seating eastwards. Not sure how often the allocation doesn’t get met is relevant. It doesn't matter if it's “quiet” or not, there is still quite a lot of people in it. Mostly people who can't use stand on the terraces for 90 minutes anymore or families with young kids. It's like saying, oh the North Terrace rarely reaches capacity these days, lets give it to Ipswich who will fill it right up and make us more money, the season ticket holders can easily be accomodated elsewhere. It's an argument completely ignorant of the people who do use it. Extending the south stand eastwards or giving more of the east terrace to away supporters seems to be the most sensible solution. I'm sure TG is well aware of this. What I'm saying is that it looks quiet enough, regularly enough, in conjunction with the South West Stand, to restrict season tickets to the western ends so as to be able to expand the area without significantly impacting on gasheads using the stands generally. It doesn't have to be permanent for the whole season, just to give us flexibility to increase ticket sales, if gasheads aren't buying the seats and there's significant away demand. |
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Post by Marshy on Feb 27, 2020 7:11:58 GMT
Once again a club have 'sold out ' weeks before playing us. Ipswich fans snapped up the mere 1300 tickets on first day of general sale. A few years ago I can understand the opposition to increase away allocation with our crowds just below 9500 . However: what is the problem now ? Pompey 8648 Capacity 12300 Away 1300 SOLD OUT Coventry 7859 Capacity 12300 Away 1300 SOLD OUT Sunderland SOLD OUT Ispwich SOLD OUT The clubs above would have brought 2000 plus and generated much needed income . Is it time to ask the 100 + S.T holders in the South stand to move out next season for the financial benefits of the club ? . There is indeed a very simple answer to this; WE NEED A NEW Dam STADIUM !!! |
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