Any ideas on initiatives to increase the attendance ?

[Skaville]

Groupon?

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

If they keep playing like they did on Saturday, the crowds will come.

On reflection, I honestly think that's the most exciting performance I've seen since we battered Palace. It gave the crowd more opportunities to cheer, more reason to start chanting, it was just a better day out. It's the sort of game people don't mind losing. Thoroughly entertaining football and long may it continue.

 

[Puppet Master]

Skydancers

 

[Codner pharmaceuticals]

I reckon I've persuaded 6 other people to get season tickets with my charm and enthusiasm. If everyone else does that we are going to need a bigger stadium...

 

[Knotty]

Lower the price of the food offerings around the stadium. For a venue that is supposed to be a 'community stadium', I don't think the management is being community friendly or particularly hospitable by overcharging for mediocre concessions.

Does anyone base the decision to watch us play on the price of food and drink? Surely we go to see a game of football and anything else is way down on the list of priorities?

 

[Randsta]

Have a baking contest @ halftime ..... I mean EVERYONE loves the great British bake off, don't they?

 

[el punal]

Try the gigantic Nelsonburger and let nature run its course ?

Touché mon brave!

 

[Rogero]

Free beer.

 

[oneillco]

Does anyone base the decision to watch us play on the price of food and drink? Surely we go to see a game of football and anything else is way down on the list of priorities?

I agree...I have never heard anyone ever ever ever say "oh I must go to White Hart Lane/Emirates/Stamford Bridge because the food and drink is cheap".
I think Albion are doing a decent job of growing the fan-base. It has attracted back the 40 and 50 somethings from the 1970s and 1980s who (quite understandably) got disillusioned during the Archer/Bellotti years, and is engaging with schools across Sussex to grab the youngsters before they have their heads turned by a Prem club. It's also no secret that there has been a big influx of people into Brighton in the last 15 years from other parts of the country, and these can be grabbed to take-up the 3-5,000 spare seats by playing exciting football in a great stadium. Last season's dull football set this back a bit, but I reckon we are back on track.

 

[GT49er]

PoTG would be good (card only if they don't want to be dealing with wads of cash). There are other things they could try - as times are hard for a lot of people, what about letting people in for the second half for a fiver? (similar to what they sometimes do for the last day of a cricket match).

 

[Norman Baker suck my lozenge]

I was going to suggest £1 tickets for homosexuals and £2 for schizophrenics but beaten to it.

Could the schizophrenics bring a mate?

 

[Seagull1989]

Bring a mate for £15.00 now and then would be a good idea. There's always a seat next to me spare but its hard bringing people for £30 a go.

If the club can get say , 5000 extra people in at £15.00 a game rather than 2,500 for £30.00, surely the former is better as these extra 5000 people will probably spend money on programmes, beers, pies etc

 

[hans kraay fan club]

PoTG would be good (card only if they don't want to be dealing with wads of cash).

To all intents and purposes, there is already 'pay on the gate'. You can rock up and buy a ticket an hour before the game from the ticket office.

 

[Bozza]

PoTG would be good (card only if they don't want to be dealing with wads of cash). There are other things they could try - as times are hard for a lot of people, what about letting people in for the second half for a fiver? (similar to what they sometimes do for the last day of a cricket match).

PotG has been in place for a long time now. You can rock up at 2:55 and see the game, just like the good old days.

 

[Tubby-McFat-Fuc]

Just keep the style of play we had Saturday and they will come back.

Oscar's style was so boring it has driven a lot of people away, but keep it attacking and exciting like Saturday, and they'll be back!

 

[Hyperion]

PotG has been in place for a long time now. You can rock up at 2:55 and see the game, just like the good old days.

14:55? I doubt you'll be able get a ticket and get in to see the start in that timescale

 

[The Grockle]

PotG has been in place for a long time now. You can rock up at 2:55 and see the game, just like the good old days.

I only discovered this the other day and it doesnt seem to be common knowledge. With the new ticket kiosks I posted about the other day it seems the club are well geared up for on the day sales but perhaps it would be worthwhile advertising the fact online and through social media? A pre game morning tweet of 'tickets for todays league match are available for purchase at the stadium, prices starting at xx xx' would attract a few more casuals through retweets ect.

 

[The Truth]

For halftime, we should get katie price to sing good old Sussex by the sea in an even more erotic fashion than it already is.

 

[warsaw]

Get a drum?

Not sure if your tongue is firmly wedged in your cheek here, but someone needs to just get on and do it. That way we can all join in the same song instead of joining in the song which is closest to us.

 

[dejavuatbtn]

Pay on the day to pick up all those people who cannot commit to the time and expense earlier in the week or do not have internet access.
Personally
I still think the travel time and inconvenience is the biggest issue and is the main thing that would keep me away. Wants some more innovation in this respect, whether it be parking, park and ride, train, bus, monorail, cable cars, whatever.