1901Phil
Member
1901 East
The 6 seats around me had 3 occupants and the lounge was at least one-third less occupied than normal
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Today's attendance
- Thread starter Bozza
- Start date
Problem is that the first season or so the actual attendance was virtually the same as the stated attendance. Therefore 14000 people are not now attending or buying food, drink, programmes etc., reducing income to buy players.
Weststander
Well-known member
Wow, that FOI answer is enlightening and will give a benchmark to true attendances after then.
This season (home results, style of play and January 2015 signings) I think will be highly significant as to whether the wavering s/t holders will continue to keep coughing up c. £550 on a s/t and giving up half their Saturdays. As well as the vast no-shows, the numbers moaning on NSC and elsewhere have increased. I know Amex s/t holders since the stadium opened who are making this their last season.
spanish flair
Well-known member
So many empty seats now, plus you can buy a ticket on the day there is no need to have a season ticket. People will pick and choose there games far more now. Keep the money in their own banks rather than the clubs.
DumLum
Well-known member
Police box crew now sing something like:
You're making it up, you're making it up,
You lying bar starts your making it up.
You're making it up, you're making it up,
You lying bar starts your making it up.
London Irish
Well-known member
Quite - it's an alarming thing that something upwards of a quarter of Albion season ticket holders went on strike on Tuesday.
Kudos to whoever made the FoI request though, very creative thinking!
Weststander
Well-known member
:Thumbsup: that's the point. Many thousand won't keep their s/t going just for the sake of it. And with any business model, many x % off income in season 2015/16, would give a more marked % effect on loss/profit. Hopefully TB and PB are fully aware, watching this closely and take action.
The Andy Naylor Fan Club
Well-known member
Hypothetically, if the Brighton Ultras were proper naughty and got us punished with a home game behind closed doors, would the club still announce 20k+ attendance? 
Goring Gull
New member
To be honest its taken one season more than I expected before the bubble burst.
after 5 years of regular attendance my boys have just asked me not to renew their season tickets next season , citing lack of quality play and excitement as main reasons, i really hope that things do get better soon , but just cant see it happening with the current regime ,
Think the club may have overestimated some of their customers loyalty ..
Think the club may have overestimated some of their customers loyalty ..
Albion Dan
Banned
Barber wanted fans to be customers. Now he's seeing the true effects of a products effect on demand in a real marketplace. Better get the cheque book out!
Barnham Seagull
Yapton Actually
People don't like being taken for mugs.
The suits asked to be judged after the transfer window and they have.
The suits asked to be judged after the transfer window and they have.
portslade seagull
Well-known member
Just hope Barber and Bloom wake up before It is to late, we must be hundreds of thousands down in income already this season due to the poor mismanagement of pre-season with player signings and then signing loads of dross all at the same time as some kind of appeasement
GreersElbow
New member
- Aug 8, 2005
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19,000 probably. I'm told the consistent gap this season until Tuesday night is 4,000 down on whatever is announced. Tuesday night was greater due to the poor run we are on, being two games in a week, a midweek game, champions league football and low away support.
But what it does probably mean is we are now averaging around 19,000 a game rather than about 25,000 in the last couple of years. That will definitely lead into lower season ticket sales next season which is the biggest worry of all for the club.
But what it does probably mean is we are now averaging around 19,000 a game rather than about 25,000 in the last couple of years. That will definitely lead into lower season ticket sales next season which is the biggest worry of all for the club.
kingcole
Well-known member
As a business owner I am aware of marketing material from the club with a view to buying a pitch side banner.
With the blurb figures are quoted as to how many fans might see my ad. I have no doubt these figures are based on the pretendance rather thsn bums on seats.
The club could have opened a can of worms for the potentially trade descriptions case in the future. Although I suspect there is something covering it in the T's and C's
With the blurb figures are quoted as to how many fans might see my ad. I have no doubt these figures are based on the pretendance rather thsn bums on seats.
The club could have opened a can of worms for the potentially trade descriptions case in the future. Although I suspect there is something covering it in the T's and C's
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Deleted User X18H
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Sounds like bollocks to me. You cannot get resolution in relation to a FOI in 5 days flat.
However I'd agree around 16,500 Tuesday and around 19,000 yesterday .
Still however attendances a majority of Champoinship clubs would be delighted with .
The Merry Prankster
Pactum serva
This is true but in the context we all understand the club would probably prefer that that NOW they had 25k fans rather than 16k customers.
- Thread starter
- #60
You missed this which I posted on the first page of this thread then? https://foi.brighton-hove.gov.uk/requests/4019