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Post by percy on Feb 4, 2024 13:31:40 GMT
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Post by wallywalters on Feb 4, 2024 13:36:28 GMT
There is talk of an eventual 18000 capacity which I doubt will be enough if Rovers reach the Championship! 18k will be more than enough!!! I don't know where some fans think we're going to get 8k extra fans from. We have spent years and years losing the size of our fan base to the red side of this city. The number of city shirts , clothing you see about now compared to gas is alarming. They have upgraded their facilities 10 fold and attracted all the wandering support including the majority of Bristol born children for the last 10-15 years whilst we stood still. |
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Post by bluetooth0077 on Feb 4, 2024 13:41:33 GMT
Are we still able to buy match tickets at the club shop
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Post by gascloud on Feb 4, 2024 13:53:28 GMT
There is talk of an eventual 18000 capacity which I doubt will be enough if Rovers reach the Championship! 18k will be more than enough!!! I don't know where some fans think we're going to get 8k extra fans from. We have spent years and years losing the size of our fan base to the red side of this city. The number of city shirts , clothing you see about now compared to gas is alarming. They have upgraded their facilities 10 fold and attracted all the wandering support including the majority of Bristol born children for the last 10-15 years whilst we stood still. Think you’ll be surprised if there’s entertainment on the pitch and seats with a roof off it😜 |
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Post by yattongas on Feb 4, 2024 13:57:31 GMT
Why is the Burton game more expensive than the others (apart from Derby for obvs reasons )? Seems a bit odd to me |
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Post by wallywalters on Feb 4, 2024 14:06:24 GMT
18k will be more than enough!!! I don't know where some fans think we're going to get 8k extra fans from. We have spent years and years losing the size of our fan base to the red side of this city. The number of city shirts , clothing you see about now compared to gas is alarming. They have upgraded their facilities 10 fold and attracted all the wandering support including the majority of Bristol born children for the last 10-15 years whilst we stood still. Think you’ll be surprised if there’s entertainment on the pitch and seats with a roof off it😜 I'd obviously love to be proved wrong on this one but they get 3 times our average attendance now when it was always double going back 15 years. The majority of young children walking around this city dress with that horrible robin motif bobbing around. We have a long way to go if we are going to need 18k space to fill up at home !! |
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Post by bidefordgas on Feb 4, 2024 15:02:14 GMT
Just seen that Twitter announcement. We have been thinking about moving our STs to the south stand and live 100 miles away so difficult to get to club shop a day before games.
Going to ring them tomorrow regarding this, will post what they say.
Found the £3 per transaction a little confusing as well so hopefully I can get through.
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Post by stevek192 on Feb 4, 2024 15:22:38 GMT
i personally feel that the 18000 is the minimum capacity that can be fitted in the ground and am sure that the club are looking sensible at this stage so as not to make too many hostilities with the neighbouring houses. The actual space available is no less than Goodison Park and therefore it certainly is not impossible to have a capacity of 22000-25000 and believe me i think if we were to reach the Championship those attendances would be possible as the availability of more seating and a higher standard of football together with making on the day availability will be more attractive especially to family attendance.
Also dont be fooled by the City attendances because there looked to be a lot of empty seats in Ashton Gate on Friday for what was declared a sell out.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2024 15:30:42 GMT
i personally feel that the 18000 is the minimum capacity that can be fitted in the ground and am sure that the club are looking sensible at this stage so as not to make too many hostilities with the neighbouring houses. The actual space available is no less than Goodison Park and therefore it certainly is not impossible to have a capacity of 22000-25000 and believe me i think if we were to reach the Championship those attendances would be possible as the availability of more seating and a higher standard of football together with making on the day availability will be more attractive especially to family attendance. Also dont be fooled by the City attendances because there looked to be a lot of empty seats in Ashton Gate on Friday for what was declared a sell out. for the forest game they had nearly 3k who didn't turn up after buying tickets |
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Post by bs16gashead on Feb 4, 2024 15:31:45 GMT
Just seen that Twitter announcement. We have been thinking about moving our STs to the south stand and live 100 miles away so difficult to get to club shop a day before games. Going to ring them tomorrow regarding this, will post what they say. Found the £3 per transaction a little confusing as well so hopefully I can get through. Yeah please put it on here bideford what they say, thinking about moving down there for the burton game but will be a bit of a faff getting to the mem with my work during the week. |
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Post by nickchippenhamgas on Feb 4, 2024 15:45:06 GMT
There is talk of an eventual 18000 capacity which I doubt will be enough if Rovers reach the Championship! I’d be delighted with 18,000 capacity big enough for the prem let alone the championship, for me it’s about the facilities and out of matchday activities that can be done there, having a smallish ground hasn’t stopped Brentford or Bournemouth has it? And to those worried about filling the ground, don’t worry, build it and they will come, there is a lot of gas support out there and not just in Bristol, I’ve seen far more gas shirts in Wiltshire than city ones. |
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Post by keygas on Feb 4, 2024 16:13:57 GMT
i personally feel that the 18000 is the minimum capacity that can be fitted in the ground and am sure that the club are looking sensible at this stage so as not to make too many hostilities with the neighbouring houses. The actual space available is no less than Goodison Park and therefore it certainly is not impossible to have a capacity of 22000-25000 and believe me i think if we were to reach the Championship those attendances would be possible as the availability of more seating and a higher standard of football together with making on the day availability will be more attractive especially to family attendance. Also dont be fooled by the City attendances because there looked to be a lot of empty seats in Ashton Gate on Friday for what was declared a sell out. I read on the City forum that they are complaining about the empty seats, they put it down to basically the free season tickets they give out to under 12’s who don’t turn up for the majority of matches. Also the Bristol sport marketing department seems to go all out to attract & fill the stadium for both codes of sport, but I noticed this post below on the Bristol rugby forum & not everyone’s happy, a Bristol fan actually questioning if it’s worth buying a season-ticket ~ Yes, we all want bigger crowds, more money behind the bar, better atmosphere etc (although the performances on the pitch are probably a better way of doing this) But Is a season ticket actually a financially sound decision? There seems to have been loads of BOGOF, mates rates, free NHS tickets etc this season . |
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Post by Topper Gas on Feb 4, 2024 16:58:37 GMT
Why is the Burton game more expensive than the others (apart from Derby for obvs reasons )? Seems a bit odd to me I was surprised by that, is it possibly something to do with them have more away support on a Saturday so we can charge their fans more for seats, as the Derby game is even more expensive? |
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Post by yattongas on Feb 4, 2024 17:19:51 GMT
Why is the Burton game more expensive than the others (apart from Derby for obvs reasons )? Seems a bit odd to me I was surprised by that, is it possibly something to do with them have more away support on a Saturday so we can charge their fans more for seats, as the Derby game is even more expensive? No idea but I wouldn’t of thought that Burton would bring many fans |
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Post by singupgas on Feb 4, 2024 17:25:28 GMT
Could have just stuck with £10/15 per game. £25 for a Derby in league 1???, not playing Utd or Liverpool.
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Post by wallywalters on Feb 4, 2024 17:28:36 GMT
i personally feel that the 18000 is the minimum capacity that can be fitted in the ground and am sure that the club are looking sensible at this stage so as not to make too many hostilities with the neighbouring houses. The actual space available is no less than Goodison Park and therefore it certainly is not impossible to have a capacity of 22000-25000 and believe me i think if we were to reach the Championship those attendances would be possible as the availability of more seating and a higher standard of football together with making on the day availability will be more attractive especially to family attendance. Also dont be fooled by the City attendances because there looked to be a lot of empty seats in Ashton Gate on Friday for what was declared a sell out. Your correct their attendances are always a few thousand down on the attendance they actually give out. But so is ours. Not quite as drastic as there's but ours is also down on the figure given out as it doesn't include no shows, pre bought tickets and season ticket holders. |
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Post by Topper Gas on Feb 4, 2024 18:22:32 GMT
Could have just stuck with £10/15 per game. £25 for a Derby in league 1???, not playing Utd or Liverpool. Then we'd have to charge Burton & Derby fans the same? Assuming Derby sell 1,000 stand seats then that's £15,000 we're simply throwing away, if we give them 2,000 seats it's £30,000. I assume there's even a good chance we'll sell out the entire stand so that's £100,000!! |
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Post by playtowin on Feb 4, 2024 18:27:29 GMT
We might all be surprised to hear that last season was Rovers best season since 1975 crowd wise. Averages can be tilted by a few big crowd games to make things seem better. As can gauging the seasons highest attendance. For me its the lowest league crowd of the season thats the measure of how well the club is supported. Last seasons lowest gate of 8078 was the highest since 1975 then back to 1962 for the next better season. Our greatest season was 1954 with 19,638 as the lowest gate. Last season was our 15th best season ever. That for me is something we should be very positive about considering we finished 17th in league one in a very limited stadium. Just for reference. Bcfc1982ltd sports dept. Have only had 1 season that bettered our 1954 best lowest gate. Our 8078 lowest gate season was also better than 22 of 'their' seasons since 1961. To be fair i have to admit their lowest gate figures since 2016 have been pretty good. |
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Post by singupgas on Feb 4, 2024 18:46:20 GMT
Could have just stuck with £10/15 per game. £25 for a Derby in league 1???, not playing Utd or Liverpool. Then we'd have to charge Burton & Derby fans the same? Assuming Derby sell 1,000 stand seats then that's £15,000 we're simply throwing away, if we give them 2,000 seats it's £30,000. I assume there's even a good chance we'll sell out the entire stand so that's £100,000!! We really going to give Derby the entire stand and make them feel comfortable. I hope not. You could tell that Oxford were a bit rattled from the noise coming from our fans in South stand. Would be massive own goal to make Derby feel like they are playing at home. |
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Post by outsidehitter30 on Feb 4, 2024 22:16:54 GMT
We might all be surprised to hear that last season was Rovers best season since 1975 crowd wise. Averages can be tilted by a few big crowd games to make things seem better. As can gauging the seasons highest attendance. For me its the lowest league crowd of the season thats the measure of how well the club is supported. Last seasons lowest gate of 8078 was the highest since 1975 then back to 1962 for the next better season. Our greatest season was 1954 with 19,638 as the lowest gate. Last season was our 15th best season ever. That for me is something we should be very positive about considering we finished 17th in league one in a very limited stadium. Really Interesting post. Quite amazing really and very surprising! As you say really positive about the depth of support. At the time lots of noise about supporters not coming to game's because of Barton. My big take out is there are lot of people in Bristol that don't go and watch professional sport but are interested in doing so. The same people would like to do so sat down in a decent stadium. However, they absolutely do not want to follow a plastic generic sports team with a stolen identity! Build it and they will come they say! Really hope Rover's new owner's spend big and do a proper job with a new stand on the East side. Massive stand with loads of seats and decent corporate boxes. |
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