Albion confirm 91 per cent season ticket renewal rate

[London Irish]

Does it?

Yeh I reckon. You think we'll make up that 10 pc in new sales if we don't make the play-offs?

 

[AZ Gull]

Looks like we'll have our first drop in season ticket numbers then for a few years. Not a surprise though as the football hasn't really been up to expectations this season, barring something of an 8-match blinder now

Will we be playing 47 league games this season then? Excellent! Who is the additional match against?

 

[Vegas Seagull]

Will we be playing 47 league games this season then? Excellent! Who is the additional match against?

QPR playoffs

 

[Vegas Seagull]

Excellent! But how many wives have you got?

More than one by the sounds, that's why 'Guinness is good for you!'

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Probably worth pointing out in fairly strong terms that this obsession with ST numbers is a fairly recent thing.

Non-JCLs may recall that during the Withdean years there was a period when you had to (yes, seriously) enter a ballot for a one-off match ticket. and there were staff in the ticket office employed solely to return cheques of people wanting tickets in a Stamped Adressed Envelopes with a bit of paper stating along the lines of 'we are sorry that on this occasion you have been unsuccessful in the ballot'. Witnessed it once for myself at the club shop, all these people employed by the Albion - through necessity - to turn away money. Absolutely shocking.

 

[Vegas Seagull]

Two of 9% here,stuck with the Albion for 43 years,season ticket holder during the Gillingham exile but not enjoying alot about this new customer era and the eternal queues that make up the falmer experience,looks like a few away games each season instead of two s/t's PS FANS ZONE REALLY BUGS ME

Lightweight, bet if we were top the queue issue would melt away

 

[AZ Gull]

QPR playoffs

Ah, so we get a bye through to the final?

 

[London Irish]

Maybe, maybe not, but it won't be too far out either way, so there is certainly no crisis or vote against the football we've witnessed this season. We've lost 2,000 people, but there will be some whose circumstances now allow them to have a season ticket and others who, for whatever reason, simply fancy buying one for the first time. If we were on 22,500 this season, I'd wager that it will be just a few hundred different next year.

But wasnt the renewal rate much higher last season?

 

[Return of the Rev]

Lightweight, bet if we were top the queue issue would melt away

If we were relegated i would renew!

 

[andy1980]

But wasnt the renewal rate much higher last season?

95% if I remember correctly.

 

[Dan Aitch]

If we could play all our away games at the Amex we might sell more season tickets. Someone needed to say it.

Yes, I'm bored. Sorry.

 

[CAPTAIN GREALISH]

bobby z will shift a few?

 

[Keeping The Dream Alive.]

If we were relegated i would renew!

You reveal a lot about yourself here, rev. You've clearly been a big fan for a long time and deserve respect for it, but the way you come across on here is that you'd rather the club was playing in front of smaller crowds on your terms. Seems a little petty. The fact is football is a completely different ball game now (I don't particularly prefer it), but what we get at The Amex is pretty good by modern football standards. It's easy enough to avoid the little things you don't like, e.g. 'fanzone'. As with anything in life if you look for the downsides of something you'll find them - it's all about what you make of it.

Shame you're not renewing, but at least you're sticking to your guns with your decision.

 

[BrianWade4]

I think it is outstanding show of faith from our customers.

Considering as mentioned the majority of those not renewed will be replaced by new season ticket holders shows that true Albion fans are still very much behind OG and the project going on at the club.

Customers?

 

[Return of the Rev]

You reveal a lot about yourself here, rev. You've clearly been a big fan for a long time and deserve respect for it, but the way you come across on here is that you'd rather the club was playing in front of smaller crowds on your terms. Seems a little petty. The fact is football is a completely different ball game now (I don't particularly prefer it), but what we get at The Amex is pretty good by modern football standards. It's easy enough to avoid the little things you don't like, e.g. 'fanzone'. As with anything in life if you look for the downsides of something you'll find them - it's all about what you make of it.

Shame you're not renewing, but at least you're sticking to your guns with your decision.

Really enjoyed the view from the esu,football never an issue, pretty irrelevant tbh Just finding the rest of the package so far removed from what got me hooked in the first place,surrounded by people that come out happy as Larry after a poor performance whilst checking the phones for premier scores,promotion would only increase the negatives for me. Paying £1,000 a season for such a sterile product is hard to take. Hope to see a few away games plus plenty of non league games and of course a few games on sky! Just wondering if people had to renew at the end of the season would we be talking 20% drop?

 

[Prince Monolulu]

Have obviously renewed, and would do if we were in League 2 (or worse) but would hope for a tad more enterprise as was demonstrated at Blackburn. See Oscar me ole mukka, it DOES work.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Really enjoyed the view from the esu,football never an issue, pretty irrelevant tbh Just finding the rest of the package so far removed from what got me hooked in the first place,surrounded by people that come out happy as Larry after a poor performance whilst checking the phones for premier scores,promotion would only increase the negatives for me. Paying £1,000 a season for such a sterile product is hard to take. Hope to see a few away games plus plenty of non league games and of course a few games on sky! Just wondering if people had to renew at the end of the season would we be talking 20% drop?

Well rev that we just won't know..so no need to worry

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

But wasnt the renewal rate much higher last season?

But that was from a far smaller base of season ticket holders as the amex was not at full capacity for season 1. Therefore 91% is actually a larger number of people renewing even if the headline figure appears less.

 

[downham seagull]

I have had to miss a few games this season, I think 5 in total due to a number of reasons but mainly the long distance. I would not think of giving up my ticket, it's not about finance and if I will save a few quid. My club means much more than that and realise how important it is I invest and spend to keep BHA afloat and going.