If we average under 20,000 this season (which we will) then I think its a good idea, having the bottom bowl full rather than 7,000 or so empty seats dotted around everywhere would be much better for the atmosphere.
All the corporate facilities are on the ground floor, except for The Circle Restaurant and the boxes on the first floor, there's no corporate facilities at all in the West Upper.
There's a section of padded seats in the Upper West and everyone that sits there has the passes round their neck exactly like in the Lower West. Speaking of corporate seats apparently this year some members got emails asking if they wanted to buy more corporate passes, the first time its ever happened at the KC.
Probably just match day sponsors or something, they'll just shift them into the West Lower, there is no corporate membership package with seats in the West Upper. Corporate members get an email ahead of every game asking if they want more seats for friends and family, the Premier Club is supposed to be full, but there's always some seats avaiable, maybe the sometimes stick the overflow in the West Upper?
Thanks. Taking that aside (having read the subsequent posts), I think that they would be closing a big section of the higher priced, better perceived seats and that seems a strange commercial decision. It will be interesting to see if this comes about.
AP's been subsidising the north for a while, and seemingly still subsidised the south, which is being considered for closure too. A few FC fans I know reckon the attendance figures are inflated anyway. Many seem to think it's no big loss, as the noise and atmosphere will be better with both home and away fans near each other in the east stand. Sounds like something we should look at, closing the north and moving people East to help the atmosphere.
I agree, it will be worth watching to see what happens next season, if its a success its certainly something we should consider.
I just wonder how many of the so-called Flaskers would have to move and whether they would bother. The 30% drop in season ticket sales is worse than I expected (although I think you called this some time back), so it will be interesting to see what initiatives they will have to bring folk back - judging from their efforts for away supporters my expectations are low.
This is a part of what I was thinking, as it seems daft to close the better seats instead of using them to improve the match day experience.
Avoid relegation, consolidate league position, become financially secure, reduce debts, keep best players, bring youth players into the first team, improve infrastructure, progress in the cups...etc. There's plenty of other plans than just get promoted.
Avoid relegation!!! **** me. Are you saying none of those things are being looked at or done? The Allams?Bruce are just blindly repeating promotion promotion over and over again. Did we have relegation plans in place last season, re: contracts? Yes. Dont go down to the level of some of the morons on here Airlie.
