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Apr 27, 2017 17:22:20 GMT
Post by gregsy on Apr 27, 2017 17:22:20 GMT
I have mixed feelings about the idea of regularly selling out....
brilliant support, brilliant for the club.
crap for casuaul support who can only make late decisions on whether they can attend or not.
by the way, a lot of supporters are the later, and have at times been the life blood of our club....
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2017 17:30:01 GMT
I have mixed feelings about the idea of regularly selling out.... brilliant support, brilliant for the club. crap for casuaul support who can only make late decisions on whether they can attend or not. by the way, a lot of supporters are the later, and have at times been the life blood of our club....
I'd sooner have that than be playing the likes of Braintree at home and having my pick of the terrace
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Apr 27, 2017 17:33:31 GMT
Post by gregsy on Apr 27, 2017 17:33:31 GMT
I have mixed feelings about the idea of regularly selling out.... brilliant support, brilliant for the club. crap for casuaul support who can only make late decisions on whether they can attend or not. by the way, a lot of supporters are the later, and have at times been the life blood of our club....
I'd sooner have that than be playing the likes of Braintree at home and having my pick of the terrace
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2017 17:47:15 GMT
I'd sooner have that than be playing the likes of Braintree at home and having my pick of the terrace
you miss my point entirely
Sorry must have misread.
Don't worry we wont sell-out regularly unless we were in the Championship, and hopefully we'll be in a new stadium at that point.
I'll be quite happy challenging near the top of L1 for a few seasons yet, even that is miles better than most of my Rovers supporting years.
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Post by gregsy on Apr 27, 2017 17:56:12 GMT
you miss my point entirely
Sorry must have misread.
Don't worry we wont sell-out regularly unless we were in the Championship, and hopefully we'll be in a new stadium at that point.
I'll be quite happy challenging near the top of L1 for a few seasons yet, even that is miles better than most of my Rovers supporting years.
thats cool dude, I do worry about availability for members of the gas family who might be excluded..... older people who can't make every game people with jobs that include weekend working people with young families people who just come along with mates if these people become excluded from attending on a flexible basis (and we've all been one of the above at one time or another) then we are so so losing so much more than attendance alone.... |
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Post by Topper Gas on Apr 27, 2017 18:04:14 GMT
Sorry must have misread.
Don't worry we wont sell-out regularly unless we were in the Championship, and hopefully we'll be in a new stadium at that point.
I'll be quite happy challenging near the top of L1 for a few seasons yet, even that is miles better than most of my Rovers supporting years.
thats cool dude, I do worry about availability from members or the gas club who might be excluded..... older people who can't make every game people with jobs that include weekend working people with young families people who just come along with mates if these people become excluded from attending on a flexible basis (and we've all been one of the above at one time or another) then we are so so losing so much more than attendance alone.... So if we we're Bournemouth you'd sooner swap their Premiership status for life in Div 1, on the basis it's easier to get a last minute ticket for the latter? Although something will have to give soon either we get a new ground or the money will run out and normality, for Rovers fans, will return. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2017 18:13:45 GMT
The more sell-outs we get the more pressure, if there wasn't enough already, will be put on the club to get a new ground or increase current capacity.
In the meantime you cant please everyone. |
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Apr 27, 2017 18:45:10 GMT
Post by gregsy on Apr 27, 2017 18:45:10 GMT
thats cool dude, I do worry about availability from members or the gas club who might be excluded..... older people who can't make every game people with jobs that include weekend working people with young families people who just come along with mates if these people become excluded from attending on a flexible basis (and we've all been one of the above at one time or another) then we are so so losing so much more than attendance alone.... So if we we're Bournemouth you'd sooner swap their Premiership status for life in Div 1, on the basis it's easier to get a last minute ticket for the latter? Although something will have to give soon either we get a new ground or the money will run out and normality, for Rovers fans, will return. can you guys stop taking things out of context..... I'm merely stating that by selling out we risk alienating the casual fan.... true or false?  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2017 18:55:29 GMT
So if we we're Bournemouth you'd sooner swap their Premiership status for life in Div 1, on the basis it's easier to get a last minute ticket for the latter? Although something will have to give soon either we get a new ground or the money will run out and normality, for Rovers fans, will return. can you guys stop taking things out of context..... I'm merely stating that by selling out we risk alienating the casual fan.... true or false?
I wouldn't worry about it there is nothing that can be done about that until we expand/relocate/get relegated
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Apr 27, 2017 19:09:41 GMT
Post by seanclevedongas on Apr 27, 2017 19:09:41 GMT
So if we we're Bournemouth you'd sooner swap their Premiership status for life in Div 1, on the basis it's easier to get a last minute ticket for the latter? Although something will have to give soon either we get a new ground or the money will run out and normality, for Rovers fans, will return. can you guys stop taking things out of context..... I'm merely stating that by selling out we risk alienating the casual fan.... true or false? isn't it the case that a lot of the fans making up the sellout are casual fans then? if no one was a casual fan and everyone went to every game we would have a demand of 40k ish |
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Apr 27, 2017 19:22:17 GMT
Post by gregsy on Apr 27, 2017 19:22:17 GMT
can you guys stop taking things out of context..... I'm merely stating that by selling out we risk alienating the casual fan.... true or false? isn't it the case that a lot of the fans making up the sellout are casual fans then? if no one was a casual fan and everyone went to every game we would have a demand of 40k ish not sure of the exact point you're making but I agree entirely with the figures you come up with, as you say 40000 casuals of which only make between 1 - 10 games a season which equates to an average of 1000 - 4000 per game which sounds about right to me. the point I'm making is that we will always need casual supporters.... |
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Post by seanclevedongas on Apr 27, 2017 19:25:13 GMT
I think what I am saying is more casual fans are becoming regular fans which is why the crowds are increasing
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Apr 27, 2017 20:04:48 GMT
Post by darkbluegas on Apr 27, 2017 20:04:48 GMT
That's got to something somebody could work out/guess/estimate...........how many individual Gasheads attended home games this season. Would be one for the feasibility study to find out what the current fan base is. Guess anyone?
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Apr 27, 2017 21:14:22 GMT
Post by Topper Gas on Apr 27, 2017 21:14:22 GMT
It seems we have around 9,000 regular fans each home game, then 1,000/2,000 extra for the big games, but are they they same 1,000/2,000 for each big game or a different 1,000/2,000? I guess we have somewhere between 10,000 & 12,000 individual fans watch us at home this season? If we have than virtually every regular & casual fan could see virtually every home game if they wanted to?
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Post by Marshy on Apr 28, 2017 4:32:16 GMT
It seems we have around 9,000 regular fans each home game, then 1,000/2,000 extra for the big games, but are they they same 1,000/2,000 for each big game or a different 1,000/2,000? I guess we have somewhere between 10,000 & 12,000 individual fans watch us at home this season? If we have than virtually every regular & casual fan could see virtually every home game if they wanted to? Yes I couldn't agree more |
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Apr 28, 2017 4:39:35 GMT
Post by Gasshole on Apr 28, 2017 4:39:35 GMT
That's got to something somebody could work out/guess/estimate...........how many individual Gasheads attended home games this season. Would be one for the feasibility study to find out what the current fan base is. Guess anyone? Count me out, I haven't been to a single game all season. Certainly won't be going tomorrow...absolutely packed, not enough room to swing a punch. |
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Post by Marshy on Apr 28, 2017 6:19:29 GMT
That's got to something somebody could work out/guess/estimate...........how many individual Gasheads attended home games this season. Would be one for the feasibility study to find out what the current fan base is. Guess anyone? Count me out, I haven't been to a single game all season. Certainly won't be going tomorrow...absolutely packed, not enough room to swing a punch. Crack on gashole you will have plenty of room to swing a punch tomorrow, you might not haven't anyone to punch mind you? |
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Post by Gasshole on Apr 28, 2017 6:23:56 GMT
Count me out, I haven't been to a single game all season. Certainly won't be going tomorrow...absolutely packed, not enough room to swing a punch. Crack on gashole you will have plenty of room to swing a punch tomorrow, you might not haven't anyone to punch mind you? Do you think there 'll be some horses? |
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Post by Marshy on Apr 28, 2017 6:28:34 GMT
Crack on gashole you will have plenty of room to swing a punch tomorrow, you might not haven't anyone to punch mind you? Do you think there 'll be some horses? Ah fair point I'll leave you to it. |
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Post by BishopstonBRFC on Apr 28, 2017 7:03:41 GMT
Crack on gashole you will have plenty of room to swing a punch tomorrow, you might not haven't anyone to punch mind you? Do you think there 'll be some horses? If there's no coaches to headbutt I'm staying home. |
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