It has been discussed on other pages, however, I felt that I wanted to make an article linked to this. Why on earth didn't we reduce the prices due to it being on sky + a Monday night, are we too thick to consider doing so !? Also, how on earth was it fair to charge Coventry fans £32? No doubt this particular post will be treated to loads of Norwich posts bla bla bla - they do get hard ons over attendances - however, I'd say its an issue. At least the next 2 gates will be somewhat higher. Brighton + Palace will bring a good following, and the game isn't on the box, which always helps. Also, for Palace we have a ticket promotion, which is always good.
Sorry to disappoint but I am not going to gloat in the slightest. You are absolutely right in what you say and perhaps not just for that game. Games where a low away following by the likes of Barnsley, Doncaster & Bristol City could do with a re-think on admission prices but for home supporters too, just to get bums on seats and possibly introduce the next generation of supporters.
Churchmans upper where I sit was £33.50. A match between two poor games and on Sky is just bizarre. If they dont want to reduce ticket prices and therefore have annoyance of people who have already bought tickets, which I understand, then they could at least have BOGOF or child goes free or some other incentives. With our start to the season it would make sense to get as many fans through the doors as possible
Hope I'm wrong but my assumption is that Clegg thought 'who cares about money from gates, we've got sky money coming in for the game'. The low attendance obviously led to savings in policing as well, not sure I saw a single police man at the ground last night. Seems like the clubs attitude is start winning and the crowds will go up, no effort is being put in to drive up attendances in the meantime.
I could be wrong here, but quite a few years ago, I think Reading tried something which seemed to get the crowds in on a regular basis. Depending on their league position, dictated how much you paid to get in. If they were bottome third then it was something like £2-50. If mid table then it was something like £4. Obviously a winning team would keep the crows flocking in. This was in the Elm Park days, and there wasn't the amount of money in the game that there is now, or the inflated wages, so nit sure if somethhing like that could work nowadays.
You've also got to think about season ticket holders that have already paid for every ticket already so by making some ticets cheaper would this devalue or even make buying a season ticket the more expensive choice???
How many cup games are included in a season ticket for you boys? Perhaps an extra ticket at half price for cup games?
