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Post by no1972 on Sept 30, 2014 14:50:11 GMT
Why were there 1500 empty home seats.The ticket prices were low so no excuse there.Will the club spend millions on more empty seats.
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Post by boskampsflaps on Sept 30, 2014 14:50:53 GMT
Lets fill the corners  |
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Post by dadofsam on Sept 30, 2014 14:52:20 GMT
You might think the prices are low, many do not...on TV and pissing down, 1500 short of full doesn't sound that bad.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2014 14:53:41 GMT
Why were there 1500 empty home seats.The ticket prices were low so no excuse there.Will the club spend millions on more empty seats. There wasn't, it was a sell out in the home end. Any empty seats were season ticket holders who didn't go (usually a few in the Family Stand as it's a school night) Did you not see the huge blocks of empty seats in the away end?? |
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Post by StaffordPotter on Sept 30, 2014 14:58:20 GMT
Maybe the fact people work shifts and can't get the time off, plus other responsibilities like family etc. Not everyone can drop everything and head up the Brit on a Monday night. Just because it suits your situation doesn't mean it suits everyone else's.
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Post by Gods on Sept 30, 2014 14:58:33 GMT
Why were there 1500 empty home seats.The ticket prices were low so no excuse there.Will the club spend millions on more empty seats. There wasn't, it was a sell out in the home end. Any empty seats were season ticket holders who didn't go (usually a few in the Family Stand as it's a school night) Did you not see the huge blocks of empty seats in the away end?? Do we only count season ticket holders who actually turn up then? That seems unlikely to me  |
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Post by FullerMagic on Sept 30, 2014 14:59:09 GMT
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Post by foster on Sept 30, 2014 15:02:44 GMT
I know for a fact that Stokes number 1 fan Stafford didn't go for fear of getting his hair wet.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2014 15:03:31 GMT
There wasn't, it was a sell out in the home end. Any empty seats were season ticket holders who didn't go (usually a few in the Family Stand as it's a school night) Did you not see the huge blocks of empty seats in the away end?? Do we only count season ticket holders who actually turn up then? That seems unlikely to me No, we count season ticket holders even if they don't turn up as do all clubs (check out Old Trafford and The Emirates "official" attendances compared to empty seats). The 1200 unsold tickets were clearly the huge blocks of empty seats in the away end, struggling to understand why people can't comprehend this? |
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Post by no1972 on Sept 30, 2014 15:03:41 GMT
Why were there 1500 empty home seats.The ticket prices were low so no excuse there.Will the club spend millions on more empty seats. There wasn't, it was a sell out in the home end. Any empty seats were season ticket holders who didn't go (usually a few in the Family Stand as it's a school night) Did you not see the huge blocks of empty seats in the away end?? Yes I did I thought 1800 away fans on a Monday night with a 400 mile round journey was a good show.And the empty home seats were still on general sale up to kick off time. So we will fill the corners in when the match is not on tele and its not raining.Or his it we only have 20000 hard core fans.I would rather see the millions it would cost to build empty seats spent on the team.
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Post by metalhead on Sept 30, 2014 15:09:41 GMT
I was there last night, but I'm fairly certain that one of these days, I won't make it home from work in time. I work near Manchester, so I have to drive all the way home, to then get out to the pub to catch the bus. I've been lucky enough on occasions to genuinely walk out of the door and the bus be there at the pub, so I've caught it with seconds to spare.
Unfortunately, match days are not great for travelling. The A500 and A50 are both usually blocked (even 2 or 3 hours beforehand) and the A34 isn't much fun either.
I remember the European season being particularly difficult as I didn't miss a single European home game.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2014 15:14:22 GMT
There wasn't, it was a sell out in the home end. Any empty seats were season ticket holders who didn't go (usually a few in the Family Stand as it's a school night) Did you not see the huge blocks of empty seats in the away end?? Yes I did I thought 1800 away fans on a Monday night with a 400 mile round journey was a good show.And the empty home seats were still on general sale up to kick off time. So we will fill the corners in when the match is not on tele and its not raining.Or his it we only have 20000 hard core fans.I would rather see the millions it would cost to build empty seats spent on the team.
The home end was a sell out. On a Monday night. On the telly. You're complaining at what exactly? |
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Post by jeycov on Sept 30, 2014 15:18:05 GMT
As mentioned in previous posts you need to add into the "mixture" Younger children who are unable to come along to an evening match Supporters who have to travel a considerable distance, possibly relying on public transport - not so easy for an evening kick off Supporters who may not be able to attend due to work or other commitments If they are season ticket holders then they count in the attendance - they have purchased their seat for the game. Some fans may have preferred to stay at home and watch the game on Sky - I think it was a great turnout. |
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Post by salopstick on Sept 30, 2014 15:25:11 GMT
newcastle took the small allocation but the club didnt move the netting as they mostly do.
as the rain came in the newcastle fans moved up and across from the bottom rows to keep dry, poor loves
to be fair to them they were loud first 10 minutes then quietened until the odd pardew out chant.
from the southstand point of view the boothen end gets quieter and quiter every game
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Post by FullerMagic on Sept 30, 2014 15:25:28 GMT
As mentioned in previous posts you need to add into the "mixture" Younger children who are unable to come along to an evening match Supporters who have to travel a considerable distance, possibly relying on public transport - not so easy for an evening kick off Supporters who may not be able to attend due to work or other commitments If they are season ticket holders then they count in the attendance - they have purchased their seat for the game. Some fans may have preferred to stay at home and watch the game on Sky - I think it was a great turnout. Yeah - all true. There's bound to be a few empty seats for a televised Monday night match when it's pissing down. All signs point to last season being a bit of a blip, attendance-wise, due to the Summer 2013 early bird sales suffering due to the football on offer in the last 6 months of the TP era. The season ticket levels are back up to around the 22000 mark they were previously and we're going to get sell-outs in pretty much every game, making the case for filling a corner as strong as ever! |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2014 15:26:17 GMT
As mentioned in previous posts you need to add into the "mixture" Younger children who are unable to come along to an evening match Supporters who have to travel a considerable distance, possibly relying on public transport - not so easy for an evening kick off Supporters who may not be able to attend due to work or other commitments If they are season ticket holders then they count in the attendance - they have purchased their seat for the game. Some fans may have preferred to stay at home and watch the game on Sky - I think it was a great turnout. Agree. Getting to mid week games when you work is getting harder and harder. The traffic again last night was awful, I wouldn't blame anyone for staying at home to watch it on the telly for that reason alone, and an 2000 kick off when you've got young kids isn't ideal either. I thought selling out last night was excellent, look at the empty seats over the weekend at the likes of Hull v Man City and West Brom v Burnley.... |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Sept 30, 2014 15:26:49 GMT
Looked mostly full to me?!?!?
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Post by ukcstokie on Sept 30, 2014 15:29:41 GMT
I always love some of the attitude of some on here:
I can afford the entrance fee.
I live 5 minutes from the ground.
I don't have a family who I need to look after.
I don't need to work when the game is on.
...so WTF aren't you attending then?
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Post by thebet365 on Sept 30, 2014 15:30:52 GMT
There wasn't, it was a sell out in the home end. Any empty seats were season ticket holders who didn't go (usually a few in the Family Stand as it's a school night) Did you not see the huge blocks of empty seats in the away end?? Yes I did I thought 1800 away fans on a Monday night with a 400 mile round journey was a good show.And the empty home seats were still on general sale up to kick off time. So we will fill the corners in when the match is not on tele and its not raining.Or his it we only have 20000 hard core fans.I would rather see the millions it would cost to build empty seats spent on the team.
No they weren't, the club issued early yesterday on all social media platforms that it was a sell out. Therefore no tickets available to the home support. |
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Post by boskampsflaps on Sept 30, 2014 15:55:23 GMT
newcastle took the small allocation but the club didnt move the netting as they mostly do. as the rain came in the newcastle fans moved up and across from the bottom rows to keep dry, poor loves to be fair to them they were loud first 10 minutes then quietened until the odd pardew out chant. from the southstand point of view the boothen end gets quieter and quiter every gameIts been shit for a while. |
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Post by Stafford-Stokie on Sept 30, 2014 15:57:18 GMT
I know for a fact that Stokes number 1 fan Stafford didn't go for fear of getting his hair wet. You actualy know fuck all and my seat wasn't empty. Jog on dick head. |
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Post by Gods on Sept 30, 2014 16:27:09 GMT
Do we only count season ticket holders who actually turn up then? That seems unlikely to me No, we count season ticket holders even if they don't turn up as do all clubs (check out Old Trafford and The Emirates "official" attendances compared to empty seats). The 1200 unsold tickets were clearly the huge blocks of empty seats in the away end, struggling to understand why people can't comprehend this? ok that is exactly as I thought. I misunderstood your post which seemed to imply the short fall was mad up of a combination of season ticket holders who did not show and Newcastle failing to sell their allocation. Or maybe I just didn't read it properly, it certainly referred to both  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2014 16:28:42 GMT
No, we count season ticket holders even if they don't turn up as do all clubs (check out Old Trafford and The Emirates "official" attendances compared to empty seats). The 1200 unsold tickets were clearly the huge blocks of empty seats in the away end, struggling to understand why people can't comprehend this? ok that is exactly as I thought. I misunderstood your post which seemed to imply the short fall was mad up of a combination of season ticket holders who did not show and Newcastle failing to see their allocation. Or maybe I just didn't read it properly, it certainly referred to both The failing to comprehend bit wasn't aimed at you by the way  |
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Post by Gods on Sept 30, 2014 16:31:52 GMT
newcastle took the small allocation but the club didnt move the netting as they mostly do. as the rain came in the newcastle fans moved up and across from the bottom rows to keep dry, poor loves to be fair to them they were loud first 10 minutes then quietened until the odd pardew out chant. from the southstand point of view the boothen end gets quieter and quiter every game I can never hear the Boothen from the South Stand except for during the 2 big staged anthems of Delilah and Oh When The Reds which go around the whole ground anyway. I didn't think anyone sang there in the Boothen at all. I'm not a season ticket holder and I always buy in the South Stand these days as the last hope for anything remotely approaching an atmosphere. |
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Post by Squeekster on Sept 30, 2014 16:32:13 GMT
Ironically we would of missed this game as we have been in Munich for the beerfest but i ended up missing it as my lad was ill and the missus was at work till 8.30.
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Post by Kjones9 on Sept 30, 2014 16:34:37 GMT
Who to believe?
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Post by bubbleblower on Sept 30, 2014 16:37:40 GMT
I'm a season ticket holder I bring my two kids we travel from Peterhead so we didn't turn up last night so there's three empty seats
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Post by wizzardofdribble on Sept 30, 2014 16:40:21 GMT
newcastle took the small allocation but the club didnt move the netting as they mostly do. as the rain came in the newcastle fans moved up and across from the bottom rows to keep dry, poor loves to be fair to them they were loud first 10 minutes then quietened until the odd pardew out chant. from the southstand point of view the boothen end gets quieter and quiter every game I was in the south stand (usually sit in block 30) row 28 block 36..only heard the Boothen twice..Delilah at the beginning & Sacked in the morning towards the end. As you say quieter and quieter. |
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Post by foster on Sept 30, 2014 16:41:56 GMT
I know for a fact that Stokes number 1 fan Stafford didn't go for fear of getting his hair wet. You actualy know fuck all and my seat wasn't empty. Jog on dick head. Of course I know. You said that you weren't going because you had to at work at 6am and didn't want to lose out on your beauty sleep. |
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Post by Kjones9 on Sept 30, 2014 16:43:26 GMT
I know for a fact that Stokes number 1 fan Stafford didn't go for fear of getting his hair wet. You actualy know fuck all and my seat wasn't empty. Jog on dick head. That's definatly the best way to tell somebody to fuck off. |
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