COV
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Nor me, I thought the whole idea was that they were the Man Utd of rugby, or at least were going to be
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Nor me, I thought the whole idea was that they were the Man Utd of rugby, or at least were going to be
COV
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Not really, he’s made no bones about Bright needing to prove himself, he hasn’t exactly gushed over what he’s going to do for us
COV
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I think Gyo is a better signing than Bright tbh
skybluetony176
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COV
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I would have thought Brighton was a reasonable comparison- big local population, a degree of success but possibly underachievers for the size of the city, big potential support but then periods in lower divisions & a succession of off the field crises ate away at it, then they had to rebuild the club.
Their owners crap all over ours but the basic template is there- they have so many new fans now that they can’t fit them all into their ground.
That would be us too if we went up, we’d be deluged with ‘new fans’, every club is. But we’re a million miles away from that with our owners unfortunately.
COV
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But Bright puts more bums on seats, that’s the nature of it
shmmeee
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It’s not though is it. It’s the same aim. JFC you are thick.
SlowerThanPlatt
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yes I see nowLegia Sky Blue
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Did the club get the season ticket pricing wrong? It was probably a big dilemma where exactly to set the price for season tickets, but in comparison to the announced new matchday prices, the season ticket price seems to have been cheaper than necessary. Given by definitinition season ticket holders are the most invested in the club and considered the most loyal, selling their tickets at £375 might have been financially counterproductive, as the majority of season ticket holders would probably still have brought tickets at a higher price.
If the average matchday price for next season is £25, a reasonable level for season ticket holders would arguably be £20 per match, providing a season ticket price therefore of £460, but a saving still of over £100 on paying match by match. The club might have wanted to be seen to show some kind of reward to those that stuck by them the last few seasons I guess, but in doing so this might have cost themselves up to £800k in the process if my back of a fag packet maths are correct, money that might have provided a few more options for MR in the transfer market.
As another aside I don't understand why the club don't announce season ticket prices and matchday prices simultaneously, because I suspect if marketed well the take up on season tickets might have been even greater than it has been already.
If the average matchday price for next season is £25, a reasonable level for season ticket holders would arguably be £20 per match, providing a season ticket price therefore of £460, but a saving still of over £100 on paying match by match. The club might have wanted to be seen to show some kind of reward to those that stuck by them the last few seasons I guess, but in doing so this might have cost themselves up to £800k in the process if my back of a fag packet maths are correct, money that might have provided a few more options for MR in the transfer market.
As another aside I don't understand why the club don't announce season ticket prices and matchday prices simultaneously, because I suspect if marketed well the take up on season tickets might have been even greater than it has been already.
Grendel
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It’s not the same and I don’t understand where you get this notion we need to re build as if we are entering a new city.
Interestingly there was a discussion yesterday on the women’s T100 cricket and the fact that there was a record crowd of 8,000. It now transpired that 6,500 were free and guess what? The conclusion is it’s destroying the brand before it’s even got off the ground.
The evidence is clearly there that the club succeeds and it gets crowds naturally. When we topped league one walk ups increased significantly and I think it was £25 a game - one I’m sure we had 17,000
Personally I’d have done a two tiered system of pricing and not bothered with £30. The reason I’m sure they will have done it is they will estimate that the revenue from away fans will be high in those matches and more than make up for any losses with home fans
The aim will be to try and get some marketing communications of match packages at reduced prices to tie people in for more than one game. We’ve tried cheap pricing and it’s never worked - the two examples I can remember are gillingham and Colchester
I don’t know also how feasible it is but if I was at the club I’d be concerned at the problem the ground gas with the nonsense restrictions imposed by the council regarding parking and have tried to find local sports clubs and get some off site parking secured (wasps did actually do that when they actually had fans) and market it as part of a ticket purchase. In fact if you could find a thousand spaces I’d include in in a season ticket price and pay the landowner up front a fee. It’s a big problem that’s always going to exist at this ground
Old Warwickshire lad
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Season tickets were perhaps a little low. But season ticket holders are being rewarded for committing their cash early.
If the club had the choice of 20,000 season tickets sold. Or 10,000 season tickets with a chance of 10,000 walk ups at a more expensive price, I am sure they would take the first option.
Hobo
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It would be nice, but for whatever reason we have missed out on two or three targets? That is how the cookie crumbles sometimes.
It still sounds like we are chasing one or two?
As MR says the picture is ever changing.
Hobo
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Match day experience for most City fans is very simple:
Win - top 6 here we come.
Lose - relegation here we come.
