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gheadray
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Fantastic Support Feb 9, 2015 8:55:18 GMT wsmjohn likes this

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Post by gheadray on Feb 9, 2015 8:55:18 GMT

In the 3 football league divisions above us there were 35 fixtures over the weekend we had a better home attendance
than 16 other teams !
now Iam not saying good support equals success but surely it says a lot about our fan base
in time to come many of those will drift into the conference even sides in the championship who are on a downward spiral
we need to carry on supporting this refreshing wholehearted team who are proudly wearing our colours
If we all stick together we can come back from obscurity and be even prouder to be a Gashead

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Fantastic Support Feb 9, 2015 9:11:49 GMT

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Post by supergas on Feb 9, 2015 9:11:49 GMT

Feb 9, 2015 8:55:18 GMT gheadray said:

In the 3 football league divisions above us there were 35 fixtures over the weekend we had a better home attendance
than 16 other teams !
now Iam not saying good support equals success but surely it says a lot about our fan base
in time to come many of those will drift into the conference even sides in the championship who are on a downward spiral
we need to carry on supporting this refreshing wholehearted team who are proudly wearing our colours
If we all stick together we can come back from obscurity and be even prouder to be a Gashead

As a fairly active member of that fanbase, I hope you will forgive me when I say that could be taken several different ways

But I get your point. Most clubs lose (a big chunk of) the fans before they get to our position. Somehow ours still has us. That's one of the reasons I'm still proud to be a gashead!

gheadray
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Fantastic Support Feb 9, 2015 9:59:37 GMT mehewmagic and wsmjohn like this

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Post by gheadray on Feb 9, 2015 9:59:37 GMT

There is no doubt that the last 5 years have seen a harsh economic environment in this country where (not the Premiership)
it has become increasingly hard to maintain your support
Maybe this is the first area families have had to got back on to make ends meet,other clubs have had to drastically cut there admission charges to get fans through the gates
At Bristol Rovers we have an incredible loyal support and like you iam even prouder to wear the shirt in adversity
But the club needs to tap into this fan base and be far more proactive !
We should attempt to go a stage further we have the most expensive admission charges but still get fans through the gate
however we still have room at the Mem for another 5000 it was great to see the south stand busy on Saturaday we should
allow under 16 in with an adult for a £5 in any part of the ground for the rest of the season
Aggresive season tickets for next season should be announced now (similar to Bradford City )
reward that loyal support and build on it !!

gassince1957
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Fantastic Support Feb 9, 2015 11:36:54 GMT

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Post by gassince1957 on Feb 9, 2015 11:36:54 GMT

Feb 9, 2015 9:59:37 GMT gheadray said:

There is no doubt that the last 5 years have seen a harsh economic environment in this country where (not the Premiership)
it has become increasingly hard to maintain your support
Maybe this is the first area families have had to got back on to make ends meet,other clubs have had to drastically cut there admission charges to get fans through the gates
At Bristol Rovers we have an incredible loyal support and like you iam even prouder to wear the shirt in adversity
But the club needs to tap into this fan base and be far more proactive !
We should attempt to go a stage further we have the most expensive admission charges but still get fans through the gate
however we still have room at the Mem for another 5000 it was great to see the south stand busy on Saturaday we should
allow under 16 in with an adult for a £5 in any part of the ground for the rest of the season
Aggresive season tickets for next season should be announced now (similar to Bradford City )
reward that loyal support and build on it !!

Bradford City would have gone bust without that league Cup run - their cheap season tickets were catching up with them and each season they had to sell 10,000 or so just to keep going! Another season and they would almost certainly have entered Administration. We should sell tickets for next season at this season's early bird prices regardless of which league we expect to be in next season, a bit like 82 did the year they got to the Championship playoff final so they sold several thousand STs to people who thought they would be in the Premier League.

gheadray
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Fantastic Support Feb 9, 2015 12:11:10 GMT

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Post by gheadray on Feb 9, 2015 12:11:10 GMT

Yes i agree but I still feel we need to have more members of Bristol Rovers and need to explore different ways to achieve this
I like your idea of selling these season tickets earlier and targeting families and rewarding loyalty and trying to attract back a few of the thousands we have stopped going to matches !