Bringing the fans back : Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:50 pm  

Okay...I've got my beer (run out of Champagne - bugger ), and there's naff all on the telly as usual, so, to the 50 or so users, and 136 guests currently browsing this forum....how are we going to bring back the stay-away fans ???

Personally I think we should have a big push on the woeful season ticket sales. At the shareholders meeting the other week, James Elston told us that we had only sold 600 season tickets, whereas HKR had sold 6000 !!.
Therein lies the root of our problem - we 'aint puttin' bums on seats (or feet on the terracin'), so why not slash the price of season tickets ??.
Yes, there will be us die-hard fans who have already paid full whack (it cost me over £400 to renew ours), but we are not the problem. The problem is with the "armchair fans" and the ones who have turned away from the club over the past few years. We have to give them some incentive to return, and I believe the biggest single stumbling block is the admission price....slash the season ticket prices to say £100 for adults, £50 for OAP's and £20 for kids, and then reduce match day admission to £10 adults, £8 OAP's, and £5 kids.
Then make the whole match day experience a day to remember, with improved entertainment, hospitality, etc etc, along with 110% effort from the players (we ask nothing more than commitment to the cause), and hopefully the crowds will come flooding back...we may be going out of Superleague, but let's go out with a bang and not a whimper, and show them what they are going to miss !!!!!

Re: Bringing the fans back : Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:53 pm  

Its the last season at Belle Vue, we all need to pull together and support the club. Win, loose, or draw, lets get behind the lads and up the attendances. Attendances and gate receipts are key measurements when it comes to licensing applications, so lets do all we can to help!

Re: Bringing the fans back : Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:55 pm  

Big push on the kids. In the past i have been disgusted when I have had to pay for my 4 year old to attend a game, that po;icy should be the first to go.

Bags of free tickets to the schools.

If you drop a division you would hope these kids would get the bug this year and get behind hopefully a strong NL1 team in a new stadium to be the paying adults for a return to SL in 2015.

Re: Bringing the fans back : Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:57 pm  

human planet is on!
but when thats finished, i'll see you at belle vue

Re: Bringing the fans back : Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:58 pm  

I'm in I have already asked my sons if they want a season ticket at £20 a throw is not bad, lets push the club forward and upwards...
I'm working on one or two old fans as we speak...

Re: Bringing the fans back : Thu Feb 17, 2011 9:03 pm  

FIL wrote:

Yes, there will be us die-hard fans who have already paid full whack (it cost me over £400 to renew ours), but we are not the problem.

To be honest though you should think yourself lucky that they are being honoured!

I think £15 for adult entry's fair.

Roll on the first home game!

Re: Bringing the fans back : Thu Feb 17, 2011 9:05 pm  

I reckon we'll see a lot of changes but we may need to give AG a little time and we all need to remember that we still need the cash to run the club.

For me the club shop should be sold out before KO come the Salford game, statement from the fans to AG before we expect too much back, he's done his bit lets show him we will do ours.

Match day prices and juniors all need looking at.

Re: Bringing the fans back : Thu Feb 17, 2011 9:06 pm  

FIL wrote:

Okay...I've got my beer (run out of Champagne - bugger ), and there's naff all on the telly as usual, so, to the 50 or so users, and 136 guests currently browsing this forum....how are we going to bring back the stay-away fans ???

Personally I think we should have a big push on the woeful season ticket sales. At the shareholders meeting the other week, James Elston told us that we had only sold 600 season tickets, whereas HKR had sold 6000 !!.
Therein lies the root of our problem - we 'aint puttin' bums on seats (or feet on the terracin'), so why not slash the price of season tickets ??.
Yes, there will be us die-hard fans who have already paid full whack (it cost me over £400 to renew ours), but we are not the problem. The problem is with the "armchair fans" and the ones who have turned away from the club over the past few years. We have to give them some incentive to return, and I believe the biggest single stumbling block is the admission price....slash the season ticket prices to say £100 for adults, £50 for OAP's and £20 for kids, and then reduce match day admission to £10 adults, £8 OAP's, and £5 kids.
Then make the whole match day experience a day to remember, with improved entertainment, hospitality, etc etc, along with 110% effort from the players (we ask nothing more than commitment to the cause), and hopefully the crowds will come flooding back...we may be going out of Superleague, but let's go out with a bang and not a whimper, and show them what they are going to miss !!!!!

I know it's still early days but we need to know if those season tickets are going to be valid or whether I need to go out and mug somebody for a new season ticket, I was so proud that I got into the first ten of purchasing a season ticket last year.

Re: Bringing the fans back : Thu Feb 17, 2011 9:10 pm  

As I posted a couple of weeks back...a source at the club told me that both potential buyers -Glover and Parkin - had agreed to honour all season ticket AND sponsorship deals.
I accept that this is yet to be confirmed by Mr G, but I think (hope ), it will be imminently.

Re: Bringing the fans back : Thu Feb 17, 2011 9:12 pm  

didn't renew mine because i will miss 4 home games..kids have theirs and i always buy away tickets from the club before going..weird that i will be at more away games this year than home...catalans flight tomorrow!!