Gone Unoticed? Record home fan attendance (5 Viewers)

[Londonccfcfan]

Was this the most home fans we ever had at the CBS...29000

Obviously we had bigger attendances with much larger away fan contingents.

 

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[shmmeee]

I guess Doug is justified in any and all pricing decisions now that’s how that works right?

 

[Trueskyblue20]

Bristol City u15s being charged £85 a ticket but we are top of the league

 

[theferret]

I guess Doug is justified in any and all pricing decisions now that’s how that works right?

We sell out the cheaper cat b games (4 in a row now), but not the expensive ones, although boxing day will be the exception. Not sure what that proves other than we could sell out every week if we wanted to.

Bristol City could be our lowest turn out of the season, lower that Albion even. Cat A fixture just before Xmas against the most championship team in the championship was a strange call.

 

[shmmeee]

We sell out the cheaper cat b games (4 in a row now), but not the expensive ones, although boxing day will be the exception. Not sure what that proves other than we could sell out every week if we wanted to.

Bristol City could be our lowest turn out of the season, lower that Albion even. Cat A fixture just before Xmas against the most championship team in the championship was a strange call.

Again I feel I have to point out a sell out is a failure in pricing not something to aim for.

 

[Evo1883]

I guess Doug is justified in any and all pricing decisions now that’s how that works right?

Yes we are selling the cheaper matches more

Weve sold swansea out BD , so thats the first plus plus sell out

 

[quinn1971]

Didn’t see the attendance today guess over 31,000 but still loads of empty seats on the balcony, need to find a way to fill them

 

[shmmeee]

Didn’t see the attendance today guess over 31,000 but still loads of empty seats on the balcony, need to find a way to fill them

It’s got to be the media or wider/deeper seating if you can’t fill the corporate areas with enough people to fill what’s there.

 

[Evo1883]

Didn’t see the attendance today guess over 31,000 but still loads of empty seats on the balcony, need to find a way to fill them

31,141

 

[quinn1971]

It’s got to be the media or wider/deeper seating if you can’t fill the corporate areas with enough people to fill what’s there.

Exactly, you can’t have empty seats because lounge capacity is full,

 

[quinn1971]

31,141

Against Charlton. Wow, we’re def on the way

 

[bigfatronssba]

I imagine the JPT area final against Crewe was more? I think that was a 31k crowd and only about 500 of them

 

[theferret]

Again I feel I have to point out a sell out is a failure in pricing not something to aim for.

You can point it out all you like, it's still wrong. It's short termism. There is value in getting more people through the gates that goes beyond the bottom line. If there was any sense to that logic, teams that sell out every week would keep ramping prices to stupid levels, but they generally don't and keep a lid on them. Besides, there were 2000 more people there this week than last. That's more people spending in the ground. Also, a sell out opens up season ticket resale. Unfortunately we only shifted all tickets around lunchtime, but it's been useful for past games and generates additional revenue.

 

[pusbccfc]

I imagine the JPT area final against Crewe was more? I think that was a 31k crowd and only about 500 of them

There was actually about 1500 Crewe. I remember at the time them saying how it was their biggest following in years.

 

[pusbccfc]

Again I feel I have to point out a sell out is a failure in pricing not something to aim for.

What?

Am I reading this correctly?

 

[theferret]

What?

Am I reading this correctly?

Yep, a top band that sells out a gig or a restaurant that fills all their covers have failed on pricing apparently.

Not to mention a football club is a community asset as well as a business. The more people you get through the gates and in the habit of going, the better protected you are when the downturn comes, which it will for us, hopefully not for a few years, but it will happen.

It's about balance, and it would appear to me that our cat b prices are about right.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Norwich first home win of the season

 

[quinn1971]

if that was any other team but us at the top you’d be thinking it’s all over, but that’s bloody impressive, if we’d of lost to stoke they’d of gone above us, 2 more wins and we’re safe

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

We sell out the cheaper cat b games (4 in a row now), but not the expensive ones, although boxing day will be the exception. Not sure what that proves other than we could sell out every week if we wanted to.

Bristol City could be our lowest turn out of the season, lower that Albion even. Cat A fixture just before Xmas against the most championship team in the championship was a strange call.

Charlton sold out their allocation and we also made Block 9 available today for the first time this season.

 

[Ccfcisparks]

Norwich first home win of the season

what

 

[shmmeee]

Yep, a top band that sells out a gig or a restaurant that fills all their covers have failed on pricing apparently.

Not to mention a football club is a community asset as well as a business. The more people you get through the gates and in the habit of going, the better protected you are when the downturn comes, which it will for us, hopefully not for a few years, but it will happen.

It's about balance, and it would appear to me that our cat b prices are about right.

This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for the club that it should maximise for its long term benefit even if that’s just getting us our next owner. We should get as much money as possible for the title winning season. The club isn’t protected from going bust or funded by outside sources, it’s funded mostly by its fans.

Even if you don’t accept any of that legally it’s not a community asset it’s a private business. And as such with a limited stock the aim to is get the maximum price overall. If we sell out then the market would bear a higher cost than we charged.

 

[pusbccfc]

This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for the club that it should maximise for its long term benefit even if that’s just getting us our next owner. We should get as much money as possible for the title winning season. The club isn’t protected from going bust or funded by outside sources, it’s funded mostly by its fans.

Even if you don’t accept any of that legally it’s not a community asset it’s a private business. And as such with a limited stock the aim to is get the maximum price overall. If we sell out then the market would bear a higher cost than we charged.

What a remarkable post

You'd rather we had thousands of empty seats like the West Brom game?Thousands of people that would spend at least £5 on average.

If we get promoted, the matchday tickets you seem desperate to chahe high prices for would be like winning at the bingo on Thursday and then winning the Euromillions on Friday.

 

[pusbccfc]

Yep, a top band that sells out a gig or a restaurant that fills all their covers have failed on pricing apparently.

Not to mention a football club is a community asset as well as a business. The more people you get through the gates and in the habit of going, the better protected you are when the downturn comes, which it will for us, hopefully not for a few years, but it will happen.

It's about balance, and it would appear to me that our cat b prices are about right.

Yep. @shmmeee will get his wish against Bristol City when we have 3000 unsold seats again.

Making an extra £10 per fan does not maximise anything.

 

[ccfctommy]

This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for the club that it should maximise for its long term benefit even if that’s just getting us our next owner. We should get as much money as possible for the title winning season. The club isn’t protected from going bust or funded by outside sources, it’s funded mostly by its fans.

Even if you don’t accept any of that legally it’s not a community asset it’s a private business. And as such with a limited stock the aim to is get the maximum price overall. If we sell out then the market would bear a higher cost than we charged.

Wtf are you prattling on about?

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

Yep. @shmmeee will get his wish against Bristol City when we have 3000 unsold seats again.

Making an extra £10 per fan does not maximise anything.

You’re making the assumption that we’d sell out if it was marginally cheaper.

We sold out v WBA and Birmingham at £45 so clearly it’s not just £10 difference.

Everyone on this forum remembers ticket prices being £15-20 and the club still being unable to sell tickets.

On these threads, you get people who have clearly never run a business talking like they’re experts.

 

[pusbccfc]

You’re making the assumption that we’d sell out if it was marginally cheaper.

We sold out v WBA and Birmingham at £45 so clearly it’s not just £10 difference.

Everyone on this forum remembers ticket prices being £15-20 and the club still being unable to sell tickets.

On these threads, you get people who have clearly never run a business talking like they’re experts.

We didn't sell out against Birmingham or West Brom.

A fixture today, against one of the smallest sides in the division did sell out and that's because it was affordable for people on the day.

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

We didn't sell out against Birmingham or West Brom.

A fixture today, against one of the smallest sides in the division did sell out and that's because it was affordable for people on the day.

Both games did in the home end. We sold less tickets than today because Block 9 was opened up.

WBA didn’t sell their allocation, partly because of price but mainly because their form is woeful and they’re a club that’s declining.

Our lowest attendance in the league this season is 29k v Hull - 2.05k less than today. Any insistence the pricing has been detrimental is just not true.

 

[pusbccfc]

Both games did in the home end. We sold less tickets than today because Block 9 was opened up.

WBA didn’t sell their allocation, partly because of price but mainly because their form is woeful and they’re a club that’s declining.

Our lowest attendance in the league this season is 29k v Hull - 2.05k less than today. Any insistence the pricing has been detrimental is just not true.

Neither Birmingham or West Brom sold out in the home end. There were hundreds unsold in the North stand corner for Birmingham and Block 9 was empty for West Brom.

West Brom fans didn't sell out because it was £45, not their form.

If it was £32-35 they would have sold out regardless.

 

[Irish Sky Blue]

Both games did in the home end. We sold less tickets than today because Block 9 was opened up.

WBA didn’t sell their allocation, partly because of price but mainly because their form is woeful and they’re a club that’s declining.

Our lowest attendance in the league this season is 29k v Hull - 2.05k less than today. Any insistence the pricing has been detrimental is just not true.

There were empty seats in the home end for both Birmingham and certainly West Brom.

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

There were empty seats in the home end for both Birmingham and certainly West Brom.

Yes, just as there were today… STH don’t always turn up.

 

[robbiekeane]

Again I feel I have to point out a sell out is a failure in pricing not something to aim for.

Not sure how to put this gently, but in even the most basic economics, a sell out at the equilibrium price where supply exactly matches demand is the very definition of success…

If you’re pricing so high you don’t sell all your supply, that’s inefficient

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

Not sure how to put this gently, but in even the most basic economics, a sell out at the equilibrium price where supply exactly matches demand is the very definition of success…

If you’re pricing so high you don’t sell all your supply, that’s inefficient

Do a PowerPoint for Doug and let us know how that works

 

[robbiekeane]

Do a PowerPoint for Doug and let us know how that works

i don’t think he needs a first week microeconomics lesson