It's not 200 hardcore, Shmmeee, the economic power comes from about 12,000 people who will not be in the Ricoh area on match day. That will cause a significant loss of trade locally.When will people realise a disparate group of about 2000 hardcore supporters have absolutely no significant political or economic power?
It's not 200 hardcore, Shmmeee, the economic power comes from about 12,000 people who will not be in the Ricoh area on match day. That will cause a significant loss of trade locally.
Except roughly 10000 of those 12000 will be spending the money they would have spent on tickets and overpriced beer on something else instead, likely in the local economy. And if we are brutally honest that money is more likely to stay on the local economy rather than sent to London hedge funds or whatever footballers spend their cash on these days.
And I’d wager it’s closer to 20 than 2000 that would boycott local businesses as suggested in this thread.
It just doesn’t stack up.
It’s not Tesco you’re talking about though. It’s places like the Hen Lane, which is dead other than saturdays, cherry tree - Dhillons Beewery - the sandwich place on the cross road.
230,000 missing people is going to Impact significantly, this is why a wasps boycott is important, if you can knock them numbers - that’ll impact too
It’s not Tesco you’re talking about though. It’s places like the Hen Lane, which is dead other than saturdays, cherry tree - Dhillons Beewery - the sandwich place on the cross road.
230,000 missing people is going to Impact significantly, this is why a wasps boycott is important, if you can knock them numbers - that’ll impact too
Also crazy to note that if the council were more supportive, and we fluke a promotion you could look at 20k per game - that goes up to 460,000 a yearYeah, an annual decrease of quarter of a million footfall is not insignificant, crazy to say it is.
I've made this point a few times. This was a massive missed PR opportunity. Virtually every time a business is going to close/move you read all about the impact on the local economy/people. So where was it this time?It makes you wonder why the local businesses didn't mention anything previously until we actually had to move?
It's all well and good them moaning now but why not say something beforehand? Why weren't they lobbying Duggins to help? After all, he was trying his hardest to keep an ALDI open when there's another one a mile down the road.
Except roughly 10000 of those 12000 will be spending the money they would have spent on tickets and overpriced beer on something else instead, likely in the local economy. And if we are brutally honest that money is more likely to stay on the local economy rather than sent to London hedge funds or whatever footballers spend their cash on these days.
And I’d wager it’s closer to 20 than 2000 that would boycott local businesses as suggested in this thread.
It just doesn’t stack up.
It’s not Tesco you’re talking about though. It’s places like the Hen Lane, which is dead other than saturdays, cherry tree - Dhillons Beewery - the sandwich place on the cross road.
230,000 missing people is going to Impact significantly, this is why a wasps boycott is important, if you can knock them numbers - that’ll impact too
genuinely curious as I wouldn't have a clue. Do wasps fans not go to these pubs / casino etc before and after their games ? Have these places enjoyed the benefit of having 2 teams playing at the ricoh recently and now its back to one or is it a different set up for the football / rugby crowd ?
I know the gas club gets a lot of trade with the rugby, but that’s probably because on rugby game days they have about 7 big London wasps flags out their window. Something they don’t seem to do with the football. .
A lot of the “ gas” lads are city fans. Some are season ticket holders.I don't know where that is, but its interesting isn't it, why have they embraced wasps more than their home football team ?
maybe they saw an new opportunity to make some money and they are / were used to the ccfc traffic so didn't need to create a fuss about it ?
I know people who go to wasps, they all go to the fan village, I’d hazard a guess that would take a significant portion of fans on match daygenuinely curious as I wouldn't have a clue. Do wasps fans not go to these pubs / casino etc before and after their games ? Have these places enjoyed the benefit of having 2 teams playing at the ricoh recently and now its back to one or is it a different set up for the football / rugby crowd ?
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