Absent season ticket holders?

[another generation]

Dysfunctional family stand?

 

[blingy]

Don't understand why so many fail to show up.

And whilst some have mentioned the empty seats in area's, the family stand has alot to do with that.

Needs scrapping.

How on earth dose the family stand have anything to do with empty seats in any other area other then the family stand?

Really don't understand the logic of the "just scrap it argument"

It has already been mentioned several times, that a lot of the front seats ( the ones which seem to be empty and noticeable on TV) are for club use for the community and not ST... Perhaps the answer short term would be to move the community seats further up so doesn't look so bad on TV..

You are always going to get more no attendees in the family stand for many reasons as family's will priorities things like weddings, christenings, holidays, bad weather and ill health, kick of times and travel distance, more then the single bloke or the bloke who uses the match to get the well deserved break away from the mrs and kids.

I don't take my six year old to night games coz he falling asleep on me come half time and he is wiped out and grumpy the day after. but you pays your money you make your choice..
Iv found it hard to even give my tickets away for some of the games iv not been able to make let alone sell them. So think the review should be about exchanging the tickets rather then taking a pop at family's or the concept of having a family stand..

I'm sure most ST holders would prefer to give a mate the chance to go when can't attend..
But to scrap the family stand is a bit of a over reaction when the problem is more with the front row community tickets

 

[crystal_mais]

Don't understand why so many fail to show up.

And whilst some have mentioned the empty seats in area's, the family stand has alot to do with that.

Needs scrapping.

How on earth dose the family stand have anything to do with empty seats in any other area other then the family stand?

Really don't understand the logic of the "just scrap it argument"

It has already been mentioned several times, that a lot of the front seats ( the ones which seem to be empty and noticeable on TV) are for club use for the community and not ST... Perhaps the answer short term would be to move the community seats further up so doesn't look so bad on TV..

You are always going to get more no attendees in the family stand for many reasons as family's will priorities things like weddings, christenings, holidays, bad weather and ill health, kick of times and travel distance, more then the single bloke or the bloke who uses the match to get the well deserved break away from the mrs and kids.

I don't take my six year old to night games coz he falling asleep on me come half time and he is wiped out and grumpy the day after. but you pays your money you make your choice..
Iv found it hard to even give my tickets away for some of the games iv not been able to make let alone sell them. So think the review should be about exchanging the tickets rather then taking a pop at family's or the concept of having a family stand..

I'm sure most ST holders would prefer to give a mate the chance to go when can't attend..
But to scrap the family stand is a bit of a over reaction when the problem is more with the front row community tickets

well said - I wonder what some would say when they are parents?

 

[pissedagain]

does the council still get seats i see different people around me every week a lot are foreign i e eastern europeans..ok scruffy c***s..i cant imagine that they have paid they always have paper tickets in their hand and dont understand the row numbers etc

 

[Nebuchadnezzar]

does the council still get seats i see different people around me every week a lot are foreign i e eastern europeans..ok scruffy c***s..i cant imagine that they have paid they always have paper tickets in their hand and dont understand the row numbers etc

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[failsworthblueboy]

Don't understand why so many fail to show up.

And whilst some have mentioned the empty seats in area's, the family stand has alot to do with that.

Needs scrapping.

How on earth dose the family stand have anything to do with empty seats in any other area other then the family stand?

Really don't understand the logic of the "just scrap it argument"

It has already been mentioned several times, that a lot of the front seats ( the ones which seem to be empty and noticeable on TV) are for club use for the community and not ST... Perhaps the answer short term would be to move the community seats further up so doesn't look so bad on TV..

You are always going to get more no attendees in the family stand for many reasons as family's will priorities things like weddings, christenings, holidays, bad weather and ill health, kick of times and travel distance, more then the single bloke or the bloke who uses the match to get the well deserved break away from the mrs and kids.

I don't take my six year old to night games coz he falling asleep on me come half time and he is wiped out and grumpy the day after. but you pays your money you make your choice..
Iv found it hard to even give my tickets away for some of the games iv not been able to make let alone sell them. So think the review should be about exchanging the tickets rather then taking a pop at family's or the concept of having a family stand..

I'm sure most ST holders would prefer to give a mate the chance to go when can't attend..
But to scrap the family stand is a bit of a over reaction when the problem is more with the front row community tickets

Great post mate !! I've noticed the family stand is becoming louder and louder at home games, could you just keep the noise down please ? there are people in "EL3 307 trying to sleep. Thanks

 

[RP2]

What a crock of shit this thread is.

Good to see there are some sensible folk on here though.

Why don't the people moaning about empty seats concentrate on their own problems rather than question/look to disadvantage the people who cannot attend for various reasons?

You buy a seasoncard, you pay your money, you are entitled to attend as and when you please.

 

[citytilidie85]

Only game I've missed in over 10 years was last season when my son was born the morning of a match, shit happens! Was too late to give my ticket to someone else so my ST was unused. I would have gone mad for having points deducted for that. If people pay for a ticket then dont turn up, that's their problem.
For where I sit, I do notice when there are empty seats they generally are from the Family stand/east stand corner of the ground. But these empty seats usually only occur during night games or when it's freezing. When I eventually start taking my lad to the games, I will think twice about bringing him to these types of games for the same reason others have mentioned, late, weather etc...
Re son, before anyone asks, dont worry as soon as he is old enough, I will be grounding him for making me miss a match, inconsiderate or what!

 

[Howling Wolf]

Ok I have a solution who think this problem is related to the family stand. How about we pay the same as now for our tickets but we can choose anywhere available in the ground.