What is the minimum it would take to fill Withdean again

[Knotty]

Financially I DO agree, but I'm sure a happy medium can be reached. To state the obvious if you raise the price to £75 a ticket it would in all probability result in lower income as less people would attend. Conversely if you lower the price to £20 it might mean higher income as more people would come. The operative word is MIGHT. Of course that reduction still might not attract enough punters and then the club would lose more money than if they'd kept the prices the same.

However I do think that's a bit of a black-and-white 'beancounters' way of looking at it and I think we need to look at the bigger picture. We know we've lost a generation of fans and we've got to try and get them back, or else we'll only have about 8,000 rattling around Falmer. Trying to attract more fans, especially kids, (with the 'invisible' add-ons of increased replica shirt sales etc) is worth the possible drop in gate receipts that might result from lower prices.

And I wouldn't drop them for 'glamour' matches such as Leeds, Leicester, etc. Only the crappy fixtures like Saturday.

So what you are saying is that reducing the prices to fill Withdean will not help the club's finances now, but would be a marketing exercise to get more fans enthused by Falmer-time? It is an interesting theory and I agree that prices should not be reduced for the 'glamour' games.

(As an aside, it takes a stretch of the imagination to link glamour and Withdean!)

 

[Brovion]

But surely there were many more seasons than that at the Goldstone getting wet, eating awful food and watching bad football?

I hate Withdean too, but as far as comfort, football and food are concerned, the Goldstone was little better.

Yes, But it was just me and it was a lot cheaper! Consequently I didn't mind so much as it was all part of the 'fun'. And we had a roof! Now if all four of us go I don't see any change from £100 which makes it a bit more painful.

I'm willing to bet you'd be back like a shot if we were playing well and winning, whatever your grievances with Withdean. I really believe blaming Withdean is a cop out. The knock on effect of success on the field would be a surge in season ticket sales as people started to worry about whether they'd be able to get a ticket if Withdean started to have sell out games on a regular basis, which is what I beleive happened in the 1st few seasons back in Brighton. it was certainly the reason that I had one at the time even though I couldn't make quite a few games. Now I know I can get in for 99% of games without even thinking ahead so have no intention of getting another season ticket as things stand.

I would certainly be inclined to go again if we were winning, although I think 'back like a shot' might be exagerrating it a bit. But yes, like a sunny day sells more beer and ice cream than any number of fancy ad campaigns so a winning team would go a long way towards making me tolerate Withdean again.

 

[Brovion]

So what you are saying is that reducing the prices to fill Withdean will not help the club's finances now, but would be a marketing exercise to get more fans enthused by Falmer-time? It is an interesting theory and I agree that prices should not be reduced for the 'glamour' games.

(As an aside, it takes a stretch of the imagination to link glamour and Withdean!)

Marketing exercise and to get bums on seats at Withdean. But if we WERE winning and top of the table then 'Market Forces' (if they haven't been totally discreditied by the Credit Crunch!) could come into play and standard prices could be charged. Maybe even a premium ...

Anyway, off to play football now, nice talking to you. You too Icy.

 

[vitusvivi]

there's too many choices....

 

[Knotty]

Yes, But it was just me and it was a lot cheaper! Consequently I didn't mind so much as it was all part of the 'fun'. And we had a roof! Now if all four of us go I don't see any change from £100 which makes it a bit more painful.

Where I stood for more years than not, there was no roof and the crumbling downward-sloping terraces were very uncomfortable!

I do understand what you are saying, though, particularly when then are four of you. If a price is too much it doesn't matter how the price is arrived at or that the club is losing money even at that price. We and the club have to suffer because of the restrictions of Withdean and the reasons why we are there.

 

[Storer68]

2 words, 4 letters, would be a good start

A WIN

so that will be 3 points rather than 2 words or 4 letters

You see what I've done there

 

[Huple]

The fact you cannot just turn up and pay on the gate (or at least in the ticket office) must have an effect.

 

[Knotty]

The fact you cannoytjust turn up and pay on the gate (or at least in the ticket office) must have an effect.

You are surely right, but the club has no choice in this.

 

[stss30]

If we can't beat Hereford... I think we'd need to remove move than 2,000 seats to fill the withers

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Albion Youth Team v Man United Youth Team

 

[franks brother]

free beer

 

[O Lads]

I voted 'other', as the only way we could possibly fill Withdean would be to sign David Beckham

 

[Taybha]

i voted other. as in mexico they kidnap hobos off the streets and give them club replica bobble hats and a cuppa soup if they dont pre sell all the seats..what a fantastic solution to dwindling gates and the homeless people of brighton!! . .ok not much of a improvement i hear you say,going from having no roof over your head to having no roof over your head.:thud:

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

Maintain a position in the top 3 for most of the season and crowds will be good, regardless of the quality of our football.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

i voted other. as in mexico they kidnap hobos off the streets and give them club replica bobble hats and a cuppa soup if they dont pre sell all the seats..what a fantastic solution to dwindling gates and the homeless people of brighton!!

No WAY am I prepared to subsidise hove born inbred

 

[Taybha]

Not so much of the Hove born thankyou !! how rude