pompey

[Pretty pink fairy]

heard they've sold 8k season tickets for league 2 football , not a bad effort, can't imagine the jcl's on here hanging around IF WE WERE IN THE SAME PREDICAMENT ................... discuss
regards
DR

 

[Ulloa's Soul Patch]

Stand or Fall

 

[supaseagull]

I spoke to a Pompey fan last night and he was really positive but also looking forward to going to some "proper" grounds...really nice fella and I wished him the best

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

heard they've sold 8k season tickets for league 2 football , not a bad effort, can't imagine the jcl's on here hanging around IF WE WERE IN THE SAME PREDICAMENT ................... discuss
regards
DR

Possibly true. But we had a far worse time than them before we got to Withdean.

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

Possibly true. But we had a far worse time than them before we got to Withdean.

that's not the point
regards
DR

 

[spoonie]

so where are the other 12k they had 3 years ago ??

 

[Paul Reids Sock]

Good Effort it must be said. Always expect a fair few to drop off following relegation and the time they've had

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

so where are the other 12k they had 3 years ago ??

waiting for the glory days to return, 23K SEASON TICKET SALES RING A BELL
regards
DR

 

[Lady Whistledown]

that's not the point
regards
DR

It is the point. Pompey have tasted the big time in very recent memory, whereas we went from one of football's lowest points, attendance wise (1980s), straight into a 1990s on-field slump which it took us almost twenty years to recover from. Pompey's being in the Premier League would have attracted people back to the club who hadn't been for years. Those people don't just go away.

And there is also the fact that recovery from adversity can boost spirits hugely. Look at the reaction to the Albion after the original Fans United day. There was a sense that we'd reached rock bottom by then, and were playing in front of crowds of 4,000. Fans United pulled in 11,000 or so, many of whom kept coming back once the realisation came that we were better when everyone pitched in and pulled together.

Pompey have ended up (deservedly) near the bottom, but they now have something to aim for, and it's going to attract those same supporters back. I would absolutely expect that- they think they're going to get promoted now.

 

[EddieReader]

so where are the other 12k they had 3 years ago ??

There up @ the Amex.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

They're quite cheap.

http://www.pfcseasontickets.co.uk/

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

It is the point. Pompey have tasted the big time in very recent memory, whereas we went from one of football's lowest points, attendance wise (1980s), straight into a 1990s on-field slump which it took us almost twenty years to recover from. Pompey's being in the Premier League would have attracted people back to the club who hadn't been for years. Those people don't just go away.

And there is also the fact that recovery from adversity can boost spirits hugely. Look at the reaction to the Albion after the original Fans United day. There was a sense that we'd reached rock bottom by then, and were playing in front of crowds of 4,000. Fans United pulled in 11,000 or so, many of whom kept coming back once the realisation came that we were better when everyone pitched in and pulled together.

Pompey have ended up (deservedly) near the bottom, but they now have something to aim for, and it's going to attract those same supporters back. I would absolutely expect that- they think they're going to get promoted now.

you're on a spin cycle there edna
regards
DR

 

[Mowgli37]

I wouldn't desert us if we were relegated

 

[Lady Whistledown]

you're on a spin cycle there edna
regards
DR

Unusually for me, I'm not attempting to mock them. I'm just saying that 8,000 is no big deal for a bunch of cheap tickets at a club that has been in the Premier League in the last three years and is feeling optimistic about their future for the first time in several seasons.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Nice touch with regard to their respect to their local non-league neighbour who was prepared to step in to ground share with them should the lose FP.

Perhaps under the new ownership they'll genuinely turn a corner.

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/mcinnes-calls-for-fans-to-recognise-hawks-role-in-pompey-resurgence-1-5262566

 

[Durlston]

They'll be the Luton Town of their league.

Stuck in it for years with the highest crowds but will cause trouble everywhere they go.

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

Unusually for me, I'm not attempting to mock them. I'm just saying that 8,000 is no big deal for a bunch of cheap tickets at a club that has been in the Premier League in the last three years and is feeling optimistic about their future for the first time in several seasons.

they've got a solid fan base with the history to match it , not going to deny they've had a bunch of crooks down there in the past and deserve to be where they are , i'm not arse licking either.
regards
DR

 

[Lady Whistledown]

they've got a solid fan base with the history to match it , not going to deny they've had a bunch of crooks down there in the past and deserve to be where they are , i'm not arse licking either.
regards
DR

Holy crap, we are almost in agreement then.

 

[Jbanged]

They're quite cheap.

http://www.pfcseasontickets.co.uk/

Even cheaper if you pay cash or cheque

 

[World of Sport]

Didn't Bradford City sell 10,000 season tickets last season?