[Albion] Unsold seats

[Green Cross Code Man]

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 ,

No chance it'll be that low. We have a drip drip effect with lowering crowds but no way that many people won't show up.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

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 ,

That would a pretty damning indictment of the state of EPL football in 2025. And also completely understandable on multiple levels

 

[Albion 4ever]

Sky should scrap Monday night football and move it to a Friday night. Most people don’t mind the hassle of a late night at the end of the working week, rather than at the start of one.

 

[bluenitsuj]

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.

The club could have done it yesterday. Not rocket science

 

[portslade seagull]

Our three Liverpool tickets have sold on the exchange

 

[swindonseagull]

No they don’t, they are given the route and that’s it. If something happens en route, road closure RTC etc they’ll be radioed through with alternative instructions, but until that happens….

exactly its not like they are driving a small van.......

 

[Hometownglory]

Think I might join the ‘boycott’ for the Liverpool game.

No reason for it to be on TV on a Monday night and I can’t be arsed with the transport congestion for an 8pm kick off on a school night.

Especially seeing as it will more than likely be a dead rubber...

Having said that, without TV we'd really struggle to compete at all. We can't have it both ways, so whether a like it or not, we will continue to be slaves to TV scheduling.

 

[Weststander]

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

They’d boost the numbers staying if the clubs agreed a joint Albion & Liverpool lap of honour .

 

[Talby]

They’d boost the numbers staying if the clubs agreed a joint Albion & Liverpool lap of honour .

I’m anticipating at least one of these from a home stand ‘fan’….

 

[Terry Butcher Tribute Act]

Unfortunately imho the club have been turning a blind eye to the declining travel operation for a while, playing the "it's out of our control" for so long, and it's caught up with them. Lots of fans are now at the stage where they can't be arsed to put up with it anymore unless it's a huge game.

It's a real shame that the clubs only real answer to it is to try to force fans to come to games or sell their tickets back.

 

[METALMICKY]

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.

Spot on. That's always fun to watch. Sky have really pissed on our chips with this one

 

[METALMICKY]

I’m anticipating at least one of these from a home stand ‘fan’….

Any request for a Liverpool player's shirt from the home end should result in an instant season ticket suspension for the child and irresponsible adult. Even more so for the adult as they are probably looking to flog it to some scally on eBay!

 

[BevBHA]

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.

This. It’s absolute stupidity. The club just look like total mugs on the tele with thousands of empty seats and missed opportunity to sell food, drink and merch which a one off fan is more likely to buy. Also misses the opportunity for new people to get the bug for it and potentially look to become a STH

 

[timbha]

This. It’s absolute stupidity. The club just look like total mugs on the tele with thousands of empty seats and missed opportunity to sell food, drink and merch which a one off fan is more likely to buy. Also misses the opportunity for new people to get the bug for it and potentially look to become a STH

Here we go ………… yet again

 

[South Stand Bonfire]

Sky should scrap Monday night football and move it to a Friday night. Most people don’t mind the hassle of a late night at the end of the working week, rather than at the start of one.

You have made the assumption there that Sky arrange their matches with the football supporters inside the stadium in mind. Not a chance! it’s for the TV audiences. I assume less people go out on a Monday rather than a Friday.

 

[Bob!]

This. It’s absolute stupidity. The club just look like total mugs on the tele with thousands of empty seats and missed opportunity to sell food, drink and merch which a one off fan is more likely to buy. Also misses the opportunity for new people to get the bug for it and potentially look to become a STH

Even the one 'free transfer' per season to any fan, isn't to any fan.
That fan has to buy Albion+ membership.

 

[PascalGroß Tips]

Sky should scrap Monday night football and move it to a Friday night. Most people don’t mind the hassle of a late night at the end of the working week, rather than at the start of one.

We played (and beat) Chelsea on a Friday night ... Valentines ... which was also met with disapproval on here by some. Plus Championship games are frequently shown on Sky on Fridays.

 

[timbha]

We played (and beat) Chelsea on a Friday night ... Valentines ... which was also met with disapproval on here by some. Plus Championship games are frequently shown on Sky on Fridays.

Please don’t cloud the debate with facts

 

[Superphil]

No chance it'll be that low. We have a drip drip effect with lowering crowds but no way that many people won't show up.

I’ve managed to find someone who wanted my tickets, and can actually get to the game so at least my seats won’t be empty. No chance I’d be able to get there in time for KO after leaving work, going home, picking up the missus and then spending and hour and a half in the traffic as we have for the last couple of games.

My seats have only been empty once ever, and that was because some scalper bought my tickets on the exchange (Spurs last season) and sold them on. The club cancelled the tickets but I still got paid.

Sadly at the moment the club won’t release our tickets into the exchange so I just end up giving them away.
Those roadworks are an absolute shambles.

 

[Talby]

This. It’s absolute stupidity. The club just look like total mugs on the tele with thousands of empty seats and missed opportunity to sell food, drink and merch which a one off fan is more likely to buy. Also misses the opportunity for new people to get the bug for it and potentially look to become a STH

what’s stupidity??