Poor ticket sales for Reading.

[BensGrandad]

I am suprised that we have only sold 3000 out of an allocation of 4400 tickets for the game at Reading for two reasons

(a) first game of the season

(b) One of the nearest away games.

That is barely 10% of those that went to Cardiff who are 'staunch supporters who can't go to Withdean because of the ticket limitations.'

 

[oldham gull]

Remember that loads will just turn up on the day, and there must be a large number of people of on their holidays still because they start the season too early.

 

[Scotty Mac]

I am suprised that we have only sold 3000 out of an allocation of 4400 tickets for the game at Reading for two reasons

(a) first game of the season

(b) One of the nearest away games.

That is barely 10% of those that went to Cardiff who are 'staunch supporters who can't go to Withdean because of the ticket limitations.'

exactly. although you do have to be an ams member to go to reading. how many of those that went to cardiff are?

 

[saafend_seagull]

can people pay on the day?

 

[oldham gull]

You can always pay on the day, unless we are at Rotherham or Crewe, or perhaps the last game of the season

 

[Icy Gull]

Plenty on holiday

 

[BensGrandad]

What 20, 000 plus

 

[Icy Gull]

Tis the busiest time of the year for holidays

 

[oldham gull]

What 20, 000 plus

Quite possibly, it is the school holidays after all, so 10's of 1000's of families will be away over this month.

 

[Meade's Ball]

What 20, 000 plus

When did you imagine we had 20,000 staunch supporters willing to travel to anything other than an occasional one-off? (oxymoron)

 

[Uncle Buck]

When did you imagine we had 20,000 staunch supporters willing to travel to anything other than an occasional one-off?

I am glad someone said it. That 30,000 that went to Cardiff was a one off. We may get the occasional 4000+ away following, I guess West Ham is the likely one (if we get that many tickets), but with regards to Reading, it is in the middle of the holiday season, we were hardly inspiring to watch last season and a lot of people have been there before.

Also not that many other teams are going to take over 3000 there this season, so all in all still not a bad effort.

 

[BensGrandad]

I have always expresseda view that we have a 'hard core' of 7/8000 supporters come rain or shine but have been shouted down by thiose who suggest it is nearer 15000

 

[n1 gull]

Its also a ground loads have been to and we've hardly set the world alight with our pre-season signings.
I think alot of people realise we're going to struggle without Knight and not another forward signed yet.

I actually think 3,000+ isn't too shabby.

 

[Storer68]

and how many went to burnley two years ago

 

[Icy Gull]

It is nearly 50% of home capacity that's going

 

[Uncle Buck]

and how many went to burnley two years ago

You have to remember that the person that started this thread is more negative than me...

 

[BensGrandad]

Burnley isn't 90 mins drive from Brighton

 

[Barnet Seagull]

brother's wedding

 

[BensGrandad]

You have to remember that the person that started this thread is more negative than me...

I am not negative but I believe that a lot more should have bought tickets if only to show once again the size of support that we have to further our chances of Falmer. Is that wrong?

 

[Curious Orange]

Er, 3,000 people is quite a lot to take to an away game....., and it is only Reading we're playing.