West Ham on Groupon
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brightn'ove
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they have the highest attendance in the championship, so there is nothing there to make fun of really. They aren't desperate.
BHAFC_Pandapops
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- Feb 16, 2011
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wonders how long it'll take crawley to do this.
ees complicated no?
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and they want the olympic stadium 
ees complicated no?
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If they get promoted this season, Im very sure they will do it next season and I'd think it be a great way for a small club but you dont expect a bigger club like west ham doing it.
That's a pretty fair shout. If we get another 8k seats, maybe we'll do something too.
They don't want it as it is though do they. They wanted to agree they'd have it, then once Spurs & Orient were out of the picture they could change the plans. I hope they're stuck with a running track forever.and they want the olympic stadium
brightn'ove
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exactly, all these comments about groupon will come back to bite us in the arse if we do it in a couple of years!
BHAFC_Pandapops
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- Feb 16, 2011
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given the prediction that the fans would come once they went up last time around, which didn't happen, I can't be sure. It has even been said that they can't afford to go up.
Groupon is a crap idea as generally it devalues your product and cannibalises existing punters. If we have a poor season and gates fall only to be topped up with Groupon buyers, what do you think will be the impact on the following season's ticket uptake? It's like that Oldham 5 games for £15 offer. If you were an Oldham STH, would you shell out £300 for a STH, or would you pick and choose your games and perhaps wait for the next ridiculous offer.
I hope our club goes nowhere near it.
I hope our club goes nowhere near it.
Dont agree with that mate, I am a season ticket holder (not at BHA) and I know where I sit and who I sit with, week in week out. With these deals you sit anywere there is a space, you have no choise!! so I might get in cheaper but it would not be the same IMO. Also a full ground is much nicer to sit in, and as someone has said, someone might get the bug like we have and come back and buy a ST, its a win win I think.
However:
Palace did Groupon for a nothing home game this season, and still only got about 12,500. I think about 200 tix were sold. So no full ground then.
You are assuming that these Groupon buyers are all newbies, some of whom might actually get a season ticket. The reality is that they are more likely to be lapsed fans who fancy a game on the cheap. The consequence of this type of person getting in could equally be that they may come to the odd game the following season, and that existing regulars decide to hold off next season and instead just go to the Groupon games.
cloud
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West Ham resorts to Groupon
I wouldn't have thought they would be so desperate, especially at the end of the season
http://www.groupon.co.uk/deals/national-deal/west-ham-united-fc/3573095?CID=UK_AFF_1047_10_1_1&utm_source=aff_1047&utm_medium=aff_10&utm_campaign=aff_1&utm_content=aff_1&nlp
I wouldn't have thought they would be so desperate, especially at the end of the season
http://www.groupon.co.uk/deals/national-deal/west-ham-united-fc/3573095?CID=UK_AFF_1047_10_1_1&utm_source=aff_1047&utm_medium=aff_10&utm_campaign=aff_1&utm_content=aff_1&nlp
philsussex
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They have rather uninspiring and unfashionable opposition tomorrow. Probably just trying to offload the unsold away allocation.
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I'd imagine their wage bill is astronomical and they are desperate to make as much cash as possible.
Nolan is reportedly on £50k a week, I think? That is the equivalent of 5,200 season ticket holders buying a £500 season ticket.
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Are you sure the offer isn't a one off just for visiting fans tomorrow ?
philsussex
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Ah, of course. That'd make sense!