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Post by stokiesteve on Mar 21, 2015 8:40:19 GMT
We are selling season tickets at around the same rate again and the club are trying to get new supporters in and selling seats of single occupancy for low rates.
I don't think the corner will happen because the capacity we have is enough.
I think the club are looking at it that way as well, the case to fill in isn't made.
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Post by DentySCFC on Mar 21, 2015 8:59:38 GMT
I reckon we'd get close to selling out the increased capacity if they reduced the prices for the Category A* games. You see today that there are only 100 tickets left for today and if we can't sell the additional capacity, just adjust the concourse and give the away fans the extra tickets.
The stadium is also in desperate need of personalisation. You look at what Everton's and Leicester's grounds on the outside, they're adorned by photos of great players and memories whilst the Brit is just souless (on the outside anyway).
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Post by wagstand on Mar 21, 2015 9:12:03 GMT
After a ticket for today. I know it's late in the day but even for a game where there is little to play for we have sold out. Can't understand the delay in sorting the capacity situation out. We are losing potential supporters by this short sighted approach . Perhaps the more reasonable prices for this match have helped !
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Mar 21, 2015 9:18:45 GMT
We are selling season tickets at around the same rate again and the club are trying to get new supporters in and selling seats of single occupancy for low rates. I don't think the corner will happen because the capacity we have is enough. I think the club are looking at it that way as well, the case to fill in isn't made. I thought I read that we were on course to beat our previous record for ST sales? Or do you have some inside info which has not been published? |
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Post by chellpotter on Mar 21, 2015 9:31:30 GMT
For me I feel no need to justify the corner being constructed with fan numbers etc.
The ground just doesn't look finished!
You look at Derby's and it looks the way it should be, completed.
It's like the Basilica of Sagrada!
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Post by sandbach on Mar 21, 2015 9:39:02 GMT
Let's be a pioneering club,be the first to introduce safe standing in the corner.
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Post by nenepotter on Mar 21, 2015 10:00:25 GMT
Attendances have been at 98% for each premier league season. What is the clubs plan for expansion, or is it just to stay as we are? The problem with that approach is at some point you'll stArt going backwards. Only a few tickets left today, many on there own. There must be lots of youngsters being denied the chance to attend games and get the Stoke bug like we had.
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Post by DentySCFC on Mar 21, 2015 10:24:11 GMT
Would love the Brit to do what Ashton Gate will do when developed (5:45)
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Post by mrcoke on Mar 21, 2015 10:28:21 GMT
Having sat in the neutral camp and of the opinion that the club will make the decision to fill a corner when it is economically sensible, this thread is turning me round to being convinced now it the time to develop further.
I am particularly persuaded by the arguments I've read about the need for pairs of seats, better viewing for disabled, greater opportunity for children to attend, and safe standing provision.
There are strong arguments for the club to demote commercial considerations and consider social needs, giving fans "a lift", setting a precedent, and long term investment in club support by the next generation.
I also notice that the ground capacity is reduced by having to make provision for segregation of visiting fans. Surely the club have had their thinking caps on to find ways of modifying the facilities (partitioning, access and egress routes/doorways, gangways, etc.) so as to both meet the requirements for visiting fans and maximise the usable ground capacity.
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Post by jarvinski on Mar 21, 2015 11:12:20 GMT
Looks moxey has designed bristols ground, another unfinished shihole
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Post by skemstokie on Mar 21, 2015 11:50:51 GMT
We are selling season tickets at around the same rate again and the club are trying to get new supporters in and selling seats of single occupancy for low rates. I don't think the corner will happen because the capacity we have is enough. I think the club are looking at it that way as well, the case to fill in isn't made. As i have said before offer all currently available seats as season tickets fill in corner to accommodate occasional supporters who cannot for whatever reason become season ticket holders thus creating 1,800 potential future season ticket buyers ? At the moment you are either a season ticket holder or forced sit in seat`s that are randomly scattered around the stadium not good for getting new family/friend group`s to attend. |
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Post by march4 on Mar 21, 2015 12:11:08 GMT
The utter chaos after the game will tell you not only why the capacity has to be restricted but will also tell you that the present capacity is already too high.
Sort the infrastructure and THEN talk about increasing the capacity.
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Post by mailman44 on Mar 21, 2015 12:16:51 GMT
Corner? USE IT!!!!!!
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Post by Pugsley on Mar 21, 2015 12:31:24 GMT
The utter chaos after the game will tell you not only why the capacity has to be restricted but will also tell you that the present capacity is already too high. Sort the infrastructure and THEN talk about increasing the capacity. Small minded lazy arse individuals are stopping us progressing this club. People whinge about sitting in a car for a bit - it's the price you pay for wanting/having to park on the doorstep at virtually any stadium/event. I park 10-15 minute walk away and drive home in 10 minutes. Stop coming up with FEEBLE excuses, fill in the corner and get off your lazy arses and sell the tickets. |
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Post by cheadlestokie on Mar 21, 2015 12:35:30 GMT
Pugsley I agree with you.
What Premier League grounds can you attend,stay to the end of the game,and just drive away from?
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Post by DentySCFC on Mar 21, 2015 12:35:42 GMT
The utter chaos after the game will tell you not only why the capacity has to be restricted but will also tell you that the present capacity is already too high. Sort the infrastructure and THEN talk about increasing the capacity. Small minded lazy arse individuals are stopping us progressing this club. People whinge about sitting in a car for a bit - it's the price you pay for wanting/having to park on the doorstep at virtually any stadium/event. I park 10-15 minute walk away and drive home in 10 minutes. Stop coming up with FEEBLE excuses, fill in the corner and get off your lazy arses and sell the tickets. Agree with this. The car parks currently around the Brit are all full anyway so any extra fans would have to park somewhere else anyway. |
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Post by march4 on Mar 21, 2015 12:35:59 GMT
The utter chaos after the game will tell you not only why the capacity has to be restricted but will also tell you that the present capacity is already too high. Sort the infrastructure and THEN talk about increasing the capacity. Small minded lazy arse individuals are stopping us progressing this club. People whinge about sitting in a car for a bit - it's the price you pay for wanting/having to park on the doorstep at virtually any stadium/event. I park 10-15 minute walk away and drive home in 10 minutes. Stop coming up with FEEBLE excuses, fill in the corner and get off your lazy arses and sell the tickets. People will moan even more in a Bradford type disaster at the end of a game when emergency services can't get through. We knew the fences were going to cause a disaster and they did at Hillsboro. The chaos at the end of our games is also a clear recipe for disaster. In the horrendous prospect of something going wrong at the end of a game the Brit is a disaster waiting to happen. And things do go wrong occasionally, even though it is an awful prospect to think about. |
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Post by Pugsley on Mar 21, 2015 12:40:41 GMT
Small minded lazy arse individuals are stopping us progressing this club. People whinge about sitting in a car for a bit - it's the price you pay for wanting/having to park on the doorstep at virtually any stadium/event. I park 10-15 minute walk away and drive home in 10 minutes. Stop coming up with FEEBLE excuses, fill in the corner and get off your lazy arses and sell the tickets. People will moan even more in a Bradford type disaster at the end of a game when emergency services can't get through. We knew the fences were going to cause a disaster and they did at Hillsboro. The chaos at the end of our games is also a clear recipe for disaster. In the horrendous prospect of something going wrong at the end of a game the Brit is a disaster waiting to happen. And things do go wrong occasionally, even though it is an awful prospect to think about. This kind of talk makes me think twice about leaving the house. You could apply your thought process to anything in any walk of life. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2015 12:41:32 GMT
The reason why this topic occurs is because, given our circumstance - its so bloody obvious - yet our club STILL hesitates !
IT IS BEYOND PATHETIC NOW
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Post by march4 on Mar 21, 2015 12:46:29 GMT
People will moan even more in a Bradford type disaster at the end of a game when emergency services can't get through. We knew the fences were going to cause a disaster and they did at Hillsboro. The chaos at the end of our games is also a clear recipe for disaster. In the horrendous prospect of something going wrong at the end of a game the Brit is a disaster waiting to happen. And things do go wrong occasionally, even though it is an awful prospect to think about. This kind of talk makes me think twice about leaving the house. You could apply your thought process to anything in any walk of life. True, but if something happens in most places the emergency services can get through. At the Brit from 4.30 onwards we would be left to fend for ourselves in the ensuing traffic chaos. The daft thing is, I don't think it would take much to sort it out. THEN I would fill the Boothen, main stand corner, put the tunnel and dressing rooms there and extend the Boothen to the same height as the main stand. I think filling the opposite corner is being considered just for the aesthetics where as I am more interested in making the ground more hostile for opposing teams. |
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Post by Squeekster on Mar 21, 2015 12:49:33 GMT
After a ticket for today. I know it's late in the day but even for a game where there is little to play for we have sold out. Can't understand the delay in sorting the capacity situation out. We are losing potential supporters by this short sighted approach . Perhaps the more reasonable prices for this match have helped ! Just looked for a ticket for my brother and they have some available in the Q-railing stand. |
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Post by stokiesteve on Mar 21, 2015 13:20:06 GMT
We are selling season tickets at around the same rate again and the club are trying to get new supporters in and selling seats of single occupancy for low rates. I don't think the corner will happen because the capacity we have is enough. I think the club are looking at it that way as well, the case to fill in isn't made. I thought I read that we were on course to beat our previous record for ST sales? Or do you have some inside info which has not been published Without rolling out statistics Lakeland, it's appears obvious to me that there will be no massive increase, which is what I think they wanted to justify the corner. |
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Post by richardparker on Mar 21, 2015 17:01:26 GMT
Absolutely!! (Ideally another of Charlie's in-swingers). Now is the time to fill in the corner, together with a plan to make sure it is full every home match. Stoke in the Community, target schools across the area for £5 per seat deals ... etc. Make it happen!! |
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