[Albion] Unsold seats

[Javeaseagull]

I am not sure I understand all the angst over empty seats. As an outsider living overseas what I see is all the seats are sold, sometimes twice, most weeks. Is this not the case?

 

[Bombardier]

Yesterday was a shit show for transport. I am not blaming the club for the transport issues but I am beginning to worry about the apathy creeping in, which is definitely helped in part by the club. Would love to know whether the Albion voiced concerns to sky and the league about the rescheduling of the Liverpool game, and if so how strong?

 

[Bozza]

I am not sure I understand all the angst over empty seats. As an outsider living overseas what I see is all the seats are sold, sometimes twice, most weeks. Is this not the case?

I don't have angst, but I do have an interest.

It feels to me as though our support, in terms of the number of people prepared to pay and travel to home games, has dropped off this season, but I don't have data to back that up.

In recent prior seasons, it has always felt like exchange tickets were quite few and far between and, as you say, those second sales were significant.

This season, certainly over recent months, we've seen thousands - sometimes in excess of 4,000 - unsold exchange seats. I just don't think that happened before.

So, as I say, it's more personal curiosity and interest.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

I don't have angst, but I do have an interest.

It feels to me as though our support, in terms of the number of people prepared to pay and travel to home games, has dropped off this season, but I don't have data to back that up.

In recent prior seasons, it has always felt like exchange tickets were quite few and far between and, as you say, those second sales were significant.

This season, certainly over recent months, we've seen thousands - sometimes in excess of 4,000 - unsold exchange seats. I just don't think that happened before.

So, as I say, it's more personal curiosity and interest.

My theory is that tv moving matches is one of the biggest factors, not that I have any proof that it is the case.

 

[Javeaseagull]

I don't have angst, but I do have an interest.

It feels to me as though our support, in terms of the number of people prepared to pay and travel to home games, has dropped off this season, but I don't have data to back that up.

In recent prior seasons, it has always felt like exchange tickets were quite few and far between and, as you say, those second sales were significant.

This season, certainly over recent months, we've seen thousands - sometimes in excess of 4,000 - unsold exchange seats. I just don't think that happened before.

So, as I say, it's more personal curiosity and interest.

Take your point but excuse me for being an old git but it always intrigued me that in the 70’s building up to our promotion to the First Division the Goldstone seemed to have many attendances of 30,000 + yet when we reached the promised land I don’t think that happened very often. Maybe we get used to new bar and need more excitement or whatever. My memory could be faulty and probably is.

 

[Talby]

I don't have angst, but I do have an interest.

It feels to me as though our support, in terms of the number of people prepared to pay and travel to home games, has dropped off this season, but I don't have data to back that up.

In recent prior seasons, it has always felt like exchange tickets were quite few and far between and, as you say, those second sales were significant.

This season, certainly over recent months, we've seen thousands - sometimes in excess of 4,000 - unsold exchange seats. I just don't think that happened before.

So, as I say, it's more personal curiosity and interest.

I think people were quite comfortable giving their season tickets to friends and family to use and this has changed over the last few seasons.

 

[Dave the OAP]

Mine didn’t go either!

 

[Mad as my Mother]

Managed to sell mine, which came as a surprise.
Just couldn’t face the bank holiday traffic from Dorset in conjunction with the shitshow that is on the A27 at the moment.
Think last week took around 4 hours to get back and knew this week would be worse.

 

[chaileyjem]

Here’s the resales /sold exchange tickets at Arsenal this season

 

[Talby]

Managed to sell mine, which came as a surprise.
Just couldn’t face the bank holiday traffic from Dorset in conjunction with the shitshow that is on the A27 at the moment.
Think last week took around 4 hours to get back and knew this week would be worse.

Do you make the 8pm kick offs?

 

[Mad as my Mother]

Do you make the 8pm kick offs?

When I can I do yes.
Can’t always get the time off work and can be difficult to convince the school jnr has a dentist appointment so often.

 

[Bozza]

Here’s the resales /sold exchange tickets at Arsenal this season

Interesting.

I'm wondering how a fan gets hold of that data.

 

[tigertim68]

I reckon the Liverpool match could see the smallest crowd of the season , prehaps only 20000 , it would not surprise me given the transport situation, and a Monday night match kicking off at 800pm ,

 

[Talby]

When I can I do yes.
Can’t always get the time off work and can be difficult to convince the school jnr has a dentist appointment so often.

Great effort. Hats off to you.

 

[South Stand Bonfire]

Let us pay kids prices for kids ( who have to pay £30) to be members then more seats would get filled

Seat behind me in ESU yesterday (£54 no concessions) same seat for the Liverpool game £70 it’s a rip off PB…..

I’ve just had to pay £70 to take my 17 yo niece to the Livepool game to sit near us . I was expecting £50-60….

 

[Zeberdi]

My theory is that tv moving matches is one of the biggest factors, not that I have any proof that it is the case.

It’s difficult to unpack isn’t it?

I think there are any number of different reasons why people are cancelling season tickets sometimes it’s a combination of all of them:

• Age of STH - As STHs get older, it’s harder to manage physically to attend ( which explains why the Club does so much to encourage kids who are the next generation of STHs)
• Cost of attending regularly- cost of living has risen exponentially since the Pandemic
• Travel issues - particularly trains. Years of under investment in public transport infrastructure and endless roadworks since the Pandemic https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money...lays-motorways-roads-LONGER-pre-pandemic.html
• Changes to the previous flexibility with sharing STs
• Last minute TBCs because of TV schedules - makes planning ahead difficult - we have had increasing TV slots in the past 3 seasons or so.

 

[Talby]

It’s difficult to unpack isn’t it?

I think there are any number of different reasons why people are cancelling season tickets sometimes it’s a combination of all of them:

• Age of STH - As STHs get older, it’s harder to manage physically to attend ( which explains why the Club does so much to encourage kids who are the next generation of STHs)
• Cost of attending regularly- cost of living has risen exponentially since the Pandemic
• Travel issues - particularly trains. Years of under investment in public transport infrastructure and endless roadworks since the Pandemic https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money...lays-motorways-roads-LONGER-pre-pandemic.html
• Changes to the previous flexibility with sharing STs
• Last minute TBCs because of TV schedules - makes planning ahead difficult - we have had increasing TV slots in the past 3 seasons or so.

Agree. Many reasons - life priorities change too.

I’ve thought once or twice about giving up mine. I haven’t, as I will miss it, but I am becoming more & more apathetic towards the commercial aspects of the club, which treats its customers with indifference.

I’m there very much for the football and having a laugh. That’s the pull.

Also can’t stand the ‘I’m a better fan that you are’ bollocks. Who was the person interviewing people who left the WHU match early? Just shaming people, it’s embarrassing. Both behaviours are as bad as each other.

 

[chaileyjem]

Interesting.

I'm wondering how a fan gets hold of that data.

Yes. My sense is it’s hand cranked data. (The ticket scrutiny by some Arsenal fans is pretty intense. Lots of monitoring of ballots, Ts and Cs, and pricing)

 

[Skuller]

I've heard there won't be a post match players parade round the pitch. Suspect the club are cognisant of the lens of it being done in any empty stadium

And how many players are going to want to bring their three-year-old kids onto the pitch at ten in the evening? It’s such a shame. The players and their families doing a circuit, and the sight of a five-year-old scoring a goal in front of the north stand, was great and introduced a bit of humanity to the game.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Here’s the resales /sold exchange tickets at Arsenal this season

Haha no one wanted to watch palace.