Simply put attendances are down because Rangers are not in the SPL. That is the MAIN reason. School uniform prices etc may have had some effect but the MAIN and most costly reason is Rangers absence from the SPL.
As I explained, what seems like years ago, 2009-10 low attendances are explained by the fact we had a run of home league games where the attendances were 30,000 - 29,650 - 27,750 - 24,000. That had nothing to do with the recession etc etc- everything to do with Tony Mowbray. Incidentally and as I alluded to, the season ticket sales for that year were 48,000, approx 5,500 MORE than the following season 2010-11. (but less than the previous years at the start of the recession). You're disregarding the rather more salient point that ticket sales pre-recession were vastly higher than any season since. Not entirely no. But for those of us who don't go to every game it's a choice - europe or league? More people want to go to CL than Europa league (hence higher attendances) so presumably more people this year are chosing european games over domestic. First of all I've already said an average of about 5%. However, people make decisions on whether to go to football not just on the basis of how much a ticket is but on the basis of how much money they've spent on other things. Funnily enough, when disposable income goes down due to increases in food bills, taxes and fuel prices, people decide that football is something of a luxury. Hence season ticket sales going down EVERY SEASON since 2008 - regardless of whether your team or their predecessors were in the SPL.
I think Medro killed it when I eventually managed to drag a quote out of him that he cannot possibly back up with any evidence. His opinion overrules all other factors and simply put: THE MAIN REASON ATTENDANCES ARE FALLING AT PARKHEAD IS BECAUSE RANGERS ARE IN THE SFL. THE RECESSION HAS HAD LITTLE OR NO IMPACT ON ATTENDENCES. OTHER POSSIBLE FACTORS CAN BE IGNORED.
Don't start him off again, he's obviously gifted with Psychic powers and knows these things despite not living or working in Scotland. Also don't ask him to explain the falling attendances at Ibrox It's all lies.
Mindy see when you buy the family tickets (2 adults & 2 kids) the combined price is typed on one ticket and the other 3 tickets are marked like the one you have just posted. Just so ye know
I mostly post on the Rangers and Celtic boards because i'm not Hooring my arse for Rep, unlike some. I don't have another poster's picture as my Avatar and I certainly don't write posts about other posters, likewise i don't have a 99.8% activity, those really are good indicators of "obsession" in my view.
Trev. That screenshot shows that 9 of the threads on the front page are by Bears about us. Not surprising folk want to get the last word in
I should have clarified and said "I don't start posts/threads about other people". Happy to clear that up
Apologies, busy afternoon in work. You might want to brush up on your history to see who your main domestic competitor has been the last 15 years and also the highest attendances you got during that time. Yes you had pish attendances for games back then, but your ticket sales improved grew each year DURING THE RECESSION. And just to note, the stats I supplied are SPL stats, Iâm guessing those figures that you supplied are for cup games, correct? So tell me, how is it important that season ticket sales decreased yet itâs not important to you that overall ticket sales increased. It seems youâre ignoring one point to strengthen your own. And you seem to continuously disregard the fact that DURING THE RECESSION the number of ticket sales for your club still increased. So that £20 difference shouldnât make a difference but youâre saying it is? And the fact that Rangers are not challenging for the SPL title and there will be no old Firm games makes no difference? You keep banging on about ticket sales, yet ignore the fact that your ticket sales have actually increased. 2009/10 866,061 2010/11 930,395 2011/12 967,182
