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16k Season tickets sold by end of this week according to Ken Brown
- Thread starter Napper
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Been on Argus for an hour as well so I expect already posted on here
Albion sold 16,000 tickets already From The Argus)
Albion sold 16,000 tickets already From The Argus)
Yeah, that article says there are 140 executive boxes, though :Wozza:
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Wasn't this posted several days ago? Fixtures applies.
Tricky Dicky
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Four times the current number at Withers - that's some going.
beorhthelm
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- Jul 21, 2003
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i think the sales have stalled or slowed substantially. not surprising really, always thought STH +3 would cover vast majority of interest.
Gazwag
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Oh dear, potential binfest alert
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Gritt23
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It got boring YEARS ago, but it won't go away anytime soon. 16,000 STHs is amazing, but wait until we get a tasty FAC 3rd Round tie away to a Premiership team. Out 3,500 or so allocation won't go far amongst 16,000 STHs and we'll get all the bleating all over again.
PSL better get PRIORITY.
Deano's Invisible Pants
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- Mar 1, 2008
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He was being sarcastic. Did you miss the news about the points system?
Deano's Invisible Pants
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Yup - do tell......
Working class pride
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No idea why some people are surprised because before the decline of the late 80s and asset stripping of the 90s, Brighton had a big support. At one point they were the 12th best supported club in the country and regularly got more than Norwich, and look at them now, they have over 20K season tickets. In 5 years time Brighton will again be around the 12th best supported club n the country, and maybe even higher. Bloom saw the potential because he also remembered the big crowds. Selling out a 22K stadium is only the start.
Cheeky Monkey
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- Jul 17, 2003
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Believe. Chris Cattlin once said that we have the potential to be one of 'the big nine' (biggest clubs in the country) and who are we to argue? As Ashford and Simpson once sung "Our support is solid, solid as Chris Cattlin's Rock...."
Norman Potting
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How true. I recall a mid week game I attended mid '80's - think it was a "nothing" game near the end of the season, can't remember the opponents. I remember being surprised that the crowd was "only" 12000! We were a "big" club once (although I hate the connations of that) and I am sure we can be again, I hope that we retain a "big" heart.
Deano's Invisible Pants
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- Mar 1, 2008
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I'm not surprised, because as you say, history shows that when the club is perceived to be 'going places', it can draw big crowds.
What is still unproven is for how long we can maintain that level of interest. Even when we were in the top flight our crowds dipped dramatically when it became clear that, at that level, it was always going to be a case of protecting our status rather than building upon it.
Don't get me wrong, I really hope you're proved right but the real test will be whether we're still drawing 20,000+ crowds in ten years time, not whether we manage to fill The AMEX in Year 1.
Working class pride
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They actually dipped because it was the 80s and all crowds dipped because of trouble. Chelsea could get 12K at home at the time. The small club mentality of a few negative people is odd. As I say, the club had the 12th best support in the country at one point, were nicknames the "chelsea of the south coast" and got much bigger crowds than the likes of Norwich - and even they get 20K season tickets these days. Some people need to wake up and smell the coffee, 22K is just the start, just ask Bloom