how to get a bigger crowd?

[newhaven seagull 85]

any suggestions?

i would swap the away end with the family stand, then if we dont sellout, the next block could be made available to the away side.
Todays crowd would have been a lot higher as southend had sold out their allocation.this would benefit the club financially

 

[Nemesis]

Keep winning seems the most obvious....

 

[Beach Hut]

The family stand looked even emtier today and the other one seemed to have about 30 fans in it.

Incidently the crowd was 515 more than Northampton which would probably of been made up of away fans.

Has to be improved standard of football to make the difference on numbers.

 

[queens park pete]

Once the schools go back, the family stand will be rocking with hordes of hooter blowing fans of tomorrow, just like last season. Let us nurture our seed corn!

Besides, how many teams this season will even half sell out the away pen?

 

[bristolseagull]

what a shit thread,

when we're crap - small crowds

when we're good - big crowds



not rocket science..........

 

[dougdeep]

We've never sold out since the new seats were added, and I doubt we ever will.

 

[Colbourne Kid]

Away stand was not sold out 730 out of 900

 

[sten]

Once the schools go back, the family stand will be rocking with hordes of hooter blowing fans of tomorrow, just like last season. Let us nurture our seed corn!

Besides, how many teams this season will even half sell out the away pen?

Leeds' forest' b rovers' swindon, l orient, millwall, luton, gills, swansea

 

[bristolseagull]

www.franksharp.co.uk

any ideas what all those signs are on london road?

 

[Horsham Gull]

lower seat prices please Dick

 

[queens park pete]

Leeds' forest' b rovers' swindon, l orient, millwall, luton, gills, swansea

So there are probably only two teams who could sell out our Family end, thus denying the opportunity of local kids seeing a couple of big city clubs on the wrong end of a caning?:

 

[e77]

For the next month or so give tickets away to organised trips mainly involving children, imho (this isn't the same as giving tickets away to kids as they need some supervision).

 

[hans kraay fan club]

With all due respect, you can get f*cked.

The family stand is a great success - it is well attended by true Albion fans of the present and future, and makes as much noise as half of the rest of the ground.

Why should the kids get a shit view?

 

[Fourteenth Eye]

The family stand will be full on friday. it simply a case of the schools go back next week.

What has happened to the Argus's 100 club thingy?? are they doing it this year

 

[Mrs Coach]

I organised two coaches full to KM Testimonial - it's a heck of a job to organise, with people always letting you down at the last minute, or asking for extra tickets etc - so I haven't organised another club trip yet. Junior clubs dont start playing till next week though, and for the littlest ones, the week after, so expect to see the family stand re-filling after the schools and junior clubs start up again this month.

 

[pornomagboy]

smoking area.... fact.

people dont want to sit and watch a crap first half of football, then find out that you cant have a fag.. then discide to leave and go back to the pub in protest, and then see th scores come throught and we end up winning 3-2

 

[pasty]

smoking area.... fact.

people dont want to sit and watch a crap first half of football, then find out that you cant have a fag.. then discide to leave and go back to the pub in protest, and then see th scores come throught and we end up winning 3-2

Do you honestly believe that not being able to have a fag stops people going? I smoke, and I would have loved a fag at half time, but I am more than capable of going 2 hours without.

 

[pornomagboy]

Do you honestly believe that not being able to have a fag stops people going? I smoke, and I would have loved a fag at half time, but I am more than capable of going 2 hours without.

well i could go for two hours plus.. but it was very stress full yesterday and i was dieing for a fag....

i know 8 people that dont go to withdean anymore due to the smoking ban

 

[Nemesis]

i know 8 people that dont go to withdean anymore due to the smoking ban

Then they are truly pathetic. Have they stopped going to pubs? Movies? Restaurants? Work?

Let's hope they never have to travel too far on a train, bus, boat or plane 'cos they'll be write-offs.

Sorry but "I'm not going because I can't smoke" is THE poorest excuse for staying away.