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Post by wallywalters on Jul 22, 2024 18:29:21 GMT
Not many seats left in Blocks E and F of the south stand, with none in the west and just a handful of odd seats in East, you'd better be quick if you want a seat that isnt in the corner under the big screen! Quite staggering the sales over the last couple of weeks. We’re in block f and when I looked two weeks ago there were loads still unsold. And to think, those claiming hardly any were buying ST’s.. I was told we were 1200 down on last season's sales last week. Disappointing really when we have much more seating to sell now. Seems like love him or loathe him Barton put bums on seats with record sales last season. |
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Post by keygas on Jul 22, 2024 18:36:56 GMT
Quite staggering the sales over the last couple of weeks. We’re in block f and when I looked two weeks ago there were loads still unsold. And to think, those claiming hardly any were buying ST’s.. I was told we were 1200 down on last season's sales last week. Disappointing really when we have much more seating to sell now. Seems like love him or loathe him Barton put bums on seats with record sales last season. Pretty sure numbers are down because of the large price increase for some categories & not being able to spread the cost by an instalment plan more than it’s to do with the Barton effect. |
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Post by okebournegas83 on Jul 22, 2024 18:43:16 GMT
I was told we were 1200 down on last season's sales last week. Disappointing really when we have much more seating to sell now. Seems like love him or loathe him Barton put bums on seats with record sales last season. Pretty sure numbers are down because of the large price increase for some categories & not being able to spread the cost by an instalment plan more than it’s to do with the Barton effect. My mate , used to use the instalment plan via finance but he recently went and got himself an interest free credit card through his bank and it actually worked out cheaper. I’m certain someone on here mentioned it to me when I said about the finance option no longer being available. |
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Post by wallywalters on Jul 23, 2024 13:32:10 GMT
I was told we were 1200 down on last season's sales last week. Disappointing really when we have much more seating to sell now. Seems like love him or loathe him Barton put bums on seats with record sales last season. Pretty sure numbers are down because of the large price increase for some categories & not being able to spread the cost by an instalment plan more than it’s to do with the Barton effect. Id say it's a bit of both imo. There was certainly more excitement and anticipation about the place when he was in charge than there is now. But I agree the lack of finance option and price increases would have an impact too. |
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Post by yattongas on Jul 23, 2024 13:53:16 GMT
Pretty sure numbers are down because of the large price increase for some categories & not being able to spread the cost by an instalment plan more than it’s to do with the Barton effect. Id say it's a bit of both imo. There was certainly more excitement and anticipation about the place when he was in charge than there is now. But I agree the lack of finance option and price increases would have an impact too. There was a lot of anticipation going into last season as many fans bought into Barton’s snake oil salesman tosh that his players were going to be genuine promotion hopefuls . In reality we were sold a pack of lies as the group he assembled were miles of being good enough. Going into this season expectations are much more realistic or even subdued, so it’s to be expected that season ticket sales aren’t quite as good. |
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Post by okebournegas83 on Jul 23, 2024 14:42:33 GMT
Id say it's a bit of both imo. There was certainly more excitement and anticipation about the place when he was in charge than there is now. But I agree the lack of finance option and price increases would have an impact too. There was a lot of anticipation going into last season as many fans bought into Barton’s snake oil salesman tosh that his players were going to be genuine promotion hopefuls . In reality we were sold a pack of lies as the group he assembled were miles of being good enough. Going into this season expectations are much more realistic or even subdued, so it’s to be expected that season ticket sales aren’t quite as good. 100% agree with this, I was one of them that fell for his bullshit. I have zero expectations for this season , which is a good thing as I think we may actually have a relatively good season. |
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Post by purdownpoacher1 on Jul 23, 2024 14:44:06 GMT
Quite staggering the sales over the last couple of weeks. We’re in block f and when I looked two weeks ago there were loads still unsold. And to think, those claiming hardly any were buying ST’s.. I was told we were 1200 down on last season's sales last week. Disappointing really when we have much more seating to sell now. Seems like love him or loathe him Barton put bums on seats with record sales last season. Never dull ! 🤗💙 |
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Post by yattongas on Jul 23, 2024 14:49:37 GMT
There was a lot of anticipation going into last season as many fans bought into Barton’s snake oil salesman tosh that his players were going to be genuine promotion hopefuls . In reality we were sold a pack of lies as the group he assembled were miles of being good enough. Going into this season expectations are much more realistic or even subdued, so it’s to be expected that season ticket sales aren’t quite as good. 100% agree with this, I was one of them that fell for his bullshit. I have zero expectations for this season , which is a good thing as I think we may actually have a relatively good season. I confess I did to an extent as well , along with many others. |
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Post by Topper Gas on Jul 23, 2024 15:57:15 GMT
Id say it's a bit of both imo. There was certainly more excitement and anticipation about the place when he was in charge than there is now. But I agree the lack of finance option and price increases would have an impact too. There was a lot of anticipation going into last season as many fans bought into Barton’s snake oil salesman tosh that his players were going to be genuine promotion hopefuls . In reality we were sold a pack of lies as the group he assembled were miles of being good enough. Going into this season expectations are much more realistic or even subdued, so it’s to be expected that season ticket sales aren’t quite as good. Neither the owner nor the manager have said anything about our expectations this season so far this summer? |
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Post by yattongas on Jul 23, 2024 16:25:10 GMT
There was a lot of anticipation going into last season as many fans bought into Barton’s snake oil salesman tosh that his players were going to be genuine promotion hopefuls . In reality we were sold a pack of lies as the group he assembled were miles of being good enough. Going into this season expectations are much more realistic or even subdued, so it’s to be expected that season ticket sales aren’t quite as good. Neither the owner nor the manager have said anything about our expectations this season so far this summer? Amongst the fans . There’s been no talk I know of from manager, board or players this summer saying we’re going for promotion this season. There was quite a bit last time. |
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Post by gasify on Jul 23, 2024 16:39:51 GMT
I was told we were 1200 down on last season's sales last week. Disappointing really when we have much more seating to sell now. Seems like love him or loathe him Barton put bums on seats with record sales last season. Never dull ! 🤗💙 The football was. Pass at the back, pass at the back, pass back to the keeper, pass to a defender, pass back to the keeper. *YAWN* |
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Post by eric on Jul 23, 2024 16:46:47 GMT
Far better second half of last season where we never had the ball and went weeks on end without scoring any goals. Yawn !!
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Post by gasify on Jul 23, 2024 17:05:55 GMT
Far better second half of last season where we never had the ball and went weeks on end without scoring any goals. Yawn !! We did that at the end of the 22/23 season as well but everyone seems to forget that. |
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Post by Topper Gas on Jul 23, 2024 17:44:27 GMT
Neither the owner nor the manager have said anything about our expectations this season so far this summer? Amongst the fans . There’s been no talk I know of from manager, board or players this summer saying we’re going for promotion this season. There was quite a bit last time. That's probably because JB had convinced himself he had built a side ready for a promotion push. I've simply no idea where MT sees us ending the season. If we did PR then we certainly wouldn't be Carling! |
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Post by wallywalters on Jul 23, 2024 18:37:32 GMT
Far better second half of last season where we never had the ball and went weeks on end without scoring any goals. Yawn !! We did that at the end of the 22/23 season as well but everyone seems to forget that. We did.... And then went on to sell an all time record number of season tickets that summer such was the feel-good factor around the club which doesn't seem to be there under this manager. But the Barton haters don't like to talk facts. |
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Post by gasify on Jul 23, 2024 18:43:22 GMT
We did that at the end of the 22/23 season as well but everyone seems to forget that. We did.... And then went on to sell an all time record number of season tickets that summer such was the feel-good factor around the club which doesn't seem to be there under this manager. But the Barton haters don't like to talk facts. LOL! There are too many variables to take into consideration. I put it to you that the reason season tickets are down this season is due to the fan base being lied to last season about making a promotion push by the incumbant manager. That felt like the manager and the club was taking the p.ss out of the fans. Then when that manager proved he could talk the talk but not walk the walk, fans got annoyed. |
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Post by wallywalters on Jul 23, 2024 18:49:54 GMT
We did.... And then went on to sell an all time record number of season tickets that summer such was the feel-good factor around the club which doesn't seem to be there under this manager. But the Barton haters don't like to talk facts. LOL! There are too many variables to take into consideration. I put it to you that the reason season tickets are down this season is due to the fan base being lied to last season about making a promotion push by the incumbant manager. That felt like the manager and the club was taking the p.ss out of the fans. Then when that manager proved he could talk the talk but not walk the walk, fans got annoyed. I'm not sure that's correct. We ended the season terribly and had an overall poor To average season. Then all of a sudden we produce record season ticket sales. Even more than under lauded managers Darryl Clarke Ian Holloway Gerry Francis Etc etc etc There's no denying the fact the feel good factor around the club under Barton was far far better than under Taylor. He gave us all hope. Which reflected in sales. I'm not anti Taylor. But his football team so far has driven away fans in their hundreds not encouraged ticket sales. Let's hope he turns that around with his players this season. |
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Post by gasify on Jul 23, 2024 19:00:44 GMT
LOL! There are too many variables to take into consideration. I put it to you that the reason season tickets are down this season is due to the fan base being lied to last season about making a promotion push by the incumbant manager. That felt like the manager and the club was taking the p.ss out of the fans. Then when that manager proved he could talk the talk but not walk the walk, fans got annoyed. I'm not sure that's correct. We ended the season terribly and had an overall poor To average season. Then all of a sudden we produce record season ticket sales. Even more than under lauded managers Darryl Clarke Ian Holloway Gerry Francis Etc etc etc There's no denying the fact the feel good factor around the club under Barton was far far better than under Taylor. He gave us all hope. Which reflected in sales. I'm not anti Taylor. But his football team so far has driven away fans in their hundreds not encouraged ticket sales. Let's hope he turns that around with his players this season. Are you a season ticket holder? Have you renewed? |
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Post by Topper Gas on Jul 23, 2024 19:01:02 GMT
Where JB gave us hope, MT gives us despair!
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Post by percy on Jul 23, 2024 19:07:54 GMT
Hardly backed by attendances. Yes we had reduced capacity but still got nowhere near. 7300 and 7100 for his last two home games hardly says an excited fan base.
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