Yes football is a nasty business in many respects. It almost punishes loyalty by stretching the price points almost as far as possible, not all clubs I guess and maybe ours won't go too far. But they can put prices up because they know we'll pay, simple. If Tesco put its prices up then I'll buy my spuds elsewhere, bit different with football, I'm not about to switch my allegiance to Crawley because the ticket prices are lower. The money side of Football stinks, pity, but it'll never change
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[Albion] Do we WANT to go up?
- Thread starter Robot Chicken
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Yes football is a nasty business in many respects. It almost punishes loyalty by stretching the price points almost as far as possible, not all clubs I guess and maybe ours won't go too far. But they can put prices up because they know we'll pay, simple. If Tesco put its prices up then I'll buy my spuds elsewhere, bit different with football, I'm not about to switch my allegiance to Crawley because the ticket prices are lower. The money side of Football stinks, pity, but it'll never change
shaolinpunk
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We'll go up then sneak into Europe in the first season.
No, wait, that was my game on Football Manager
No, wait, that was my game on Football Manager
Jimmy Grimble
Well-known member
I wish people would a) stop referring to the Premier League as the 'promised land' and b) stop calling it the 'best league in the world'.
The club, unquestionably not. But my mate is a Stains STH and he'd much prefer the Championship ... not just for getting beaten week in week out 'cos he says it makes the winning all the better but he did find the Champ more exciting, less predictable and "fun". He also talks about the cocked up schedules and misses the regularity of Saturday 3.00
It's a view, there'll be others
Not until the fans strongly signal their discontent. Perhaps a mass exodus of the North Stand ten minutes into our first Premier League game? Imagine the global press coverage
Not until the fans strongly signal their discontent. Perhaps a mass exodus of the North Stand ten minutes into our first Premier League game? Imagine the global press coverage
I think there have been attempts at stuff and they never really come off - didn't Man City fans threaten to stay away from the Emirates this year and still 1100 showed up or something. Even if none showed would it bother Arsenal?
The only way it could ever change would be a sustained and widespread boycott and that'll never happen. Inertia!
casbom
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- Jul 24, 2007
- 2,598
This.
For me what we have coming up is a win win. We've got a great squad which if we don't go up will be strengthened and hopefully keep the majority for next season.
Win = We win the play offs, get the money and enjoy the ride next season with low expectations about staying up.
Win = Stay in the Championship and battle for automatic places, as that will be the next logical step after this season of tageting the Playoffs.
If the answer is NO, we should just dissolve the club now, as we would've reached the zenith of what we want to achieve.
Also - as predicted - I notice the usage if the childish and embarrassing phrase "premiershit" has decreased massively since we've started looking like actually reaching it.
Also - as predicted - I notice the usage if the childish and embarrassing phrase "premiershit" has decreased massively since we've started looking like actually reaching it.
Perkino
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- Dec 11, 2009
- 6,053
Some teams such as West Brom and Sunderland have played the leagues well by getting promoted and using the money wisely before getting relegated and then coming back up a few years later in a stronger position.
Other have come up and wasted money only to plummit to the depths where we may not see them gracing the premiership again for a while.
If we get there and come straight back down we have to ensure we put things in place with the extra money that stabilise us for a stronger push in the future.
I wouldn't want us to fear promotion as financially it could help long term
Other have come up and wasted money only to plummit to the depths where we may not see them gracing the premiership again for a while.
If we get there and come straight back down we have to ensure we put things in place with the extra money that stabilise us for a stronger push in the future.
I wouldn't want us to fear promotion as financially it could help long term
Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
- 31,277
There are frequently threads on NSC along the lines of "Are we a bigger club than...?" Well, a pre-requisite for being a 'BIG' club is a desire not only play in the Prem but to stay in the Prem too.
Perception is important when trying to attract the best players. Jordan Rhodes joined Blackburn Rovers because they offered him money but, crucially, they're a club that have spent the majority of the last 20 years in the Prem including a promotion or two back there.
Having been brought up with 1st Division football and a Cup Final the aspiration to return to the top flight is deep-grained inside me. I believe that the Albion could reach a position where we are naturally able to compete with Norwich, WBA, Southampton, Stoke and Swansea.
We have the stadium and we will have the training ground too. The variable is the manager. Look at Charlton without Curbishley, contemplate Wigan without Martinez. I hope Bloom has a good Plan B; I think we'd do alright with Poyet but be relegation fodder with someone like Mark Hughes / Steve Bruce / Steve McLaren / Sven / Brian McDermott in charge.
Perception is important when trying to attract the best players. Jordan Rhodes joined Blackburn Rovers because they offered him money but, crucially, they're a club that have spent the majority of the last 20 years in the Prem including a promotion or two back there.
Having been brought up with 1st Division football and a Cup Final the aspiration to return to the top flight is deep-grained inside me. I believe that the Albion could reach a position where we are naturally able to compete with Norwich, WBA, Southampton, Stoke and Swansea.
We have the stadium and we will have the training ground too. The variable is the manager. Look at Charlton without Curbishley, contemplate Wigan without Martinez. I hope Bloom has a good Plan B; I think we'd do alright with Poyet but be relegation fodder with someone like Mark Hughes / Steve Bruce / Steve McLaren / Sven / Brian McDermott in charge.
Unless the club deliberately hold back a number of tickets just for this reason I can't see any being available. But if they do what's to stop away fans buying them and getting into our area? I think we had quite enough of that in 1983!
Shoreham Gull
New member
We be in the champions league next year,
Brighton v Real Madrid in the semi's, then messi will score the winner for us
Brighton v Real Madrid in the semi's, then messi will score the winner for us
30,000 seats x £100 increase each (for arguments sake) means £3m extra in gate revenues. Completely and utterly irrelevant when you are in the Premier League. There is no need - and no sound argument (other than price elasticity "charge it because we can") for increasing the ticket prices in the Prem.
I agree there are far to many "when we're in the Prem" threads. But this one is completely legit. Now IS the time to talk about whether we would even want to go up. Not when it has/hasn't happened.
Silverhatch
Well-known member
THIS THIS THIS - the rationale of raising ticket prices when there is so much HUGE ancillary revenue available stinks! And Sky with their Gary Neville promo talking about standing on the Terraces smelling Bovril etc. They should weigh in and tell the Premier League clubs to slash ticket prices otherwise there will not be any new supporters in 20 years.
topbanana36
Well-known member
O I'm so sorry. Well hopefully we end up playing in the most overated league in the world is that better. Come on start to dream and don't be such a sour grape.
Jimmy Grimble
Well-known member
I am dreaming believe me! Wasn't aimed at you, just a general point about those two Sky phrases. Say-it-as-many-times-until-people-believe-it-regardless-if-it's-true-or-not type phrases.
sant andreu
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- Dec 18, 2011
- 241
What do you think the players want? I think they want to play in the Prem.
We're not going to keep players like Bridcutt and Kusczak and Bridge and Upson for many seasons by staying in the Championship, that's for sure!
We're not going to keep players like Bridcutt and Kusczak and Bridge and Upson for many seasons by staying in the Championship, that's for sure!
Pretty pink fairy
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- Jan 30, 2008
- 31,981
just a short lived dream at a cost to the supporter , YOU COULD SAY IT'S AN OBSCENE MONEY MAKING PRACTICE WITH PLAYERS TAKING OBSCENE WAGES IN TODAY'S ECONOMIC CLIMATE ........................... ever get the feeling you're being ripped off 
regards
DR
regards
DR