Attendances

[Chippy_boy]

The attendances this season for the lesser games have been disappointing. Many of the games this season have been marketed as 'sold out' by the Club, yet there has still been noticeably large numbers of empty seats in all stands. Given these games had 'sold out', suggesting all the single match tickets had sold out, the problem must be Seasoncard holders not turning up? Why is that? Why buy a Seasoncard and not attend all the games? Especially those at weekends?!

Similarly, especially near me, about 75% of Seasoncard holders don’t bother for Cup games, even the FA Cup which is played at weekends. The number of fair weather fans, or those relocated form the South stand or wherever else, near me in comparison to regular Seasoncard holders for all Cup games is astounding. If you can afford to pay £750 upwards for your Seasoncard, surely you can pay afford £15 and drag yourself to the Stadium for a 3pm kick-off on a Sunday to watch us play Sheffield Wednesday? And before you say it, most of the regulars round me are local!!

I understand the Champions League to an extent because tickets are more expensive and some fans may not be able to afford it, and likewise some may not be able to make it due to games being midweek nights, but for the FA and League Cups there’s no excuse IMO!!
So, in relation to this thread, while the reasons for extending the Stadium are obviously viable from a commercial point of view, the failure of Seasoncard holders to turn up every week could well leave us with egg on our face.

That's just my opinion anyway, not doubt many will not agree!

Disgraceful post. How do you know what folk can afford? Also some of us are not lucky enough to be season ticket holders anymore and have had to re locate south. Does that make me any less a fan than you? It costs 100 quid to take my lads and me to a league or clamps league match, and that's just the tickets. Unless the club drop prices we have no chance of selling out 54k never mind 60k.
I don't knowing you meant to but you've come across as a right arrogant arse in your post!!!!

Whereas I agree with you, there is one type of behaviour that I think should not be allowed (just my personal opinion). That is the people who buy season tickets and hardly turn up to any games at all. Maybe the derby and Liverpool and that's about it, and who leave their seat empty all season.

I know it's their money and it doesn't affect the club's revenues (actually it does since if everyone did that, there would be no matchday revenue) but doing this means there's someone else somewhere who would like to go, but who can't because this rich person would rather have their own seat empty. I don't think that's on.

 

[Manchester33]

All big European clubs have big stadiums so they don't have too many people missing out on big games. It doesn't matter if it's a bit empty for your S'lands at home - it's the champions league semi-finals against Madrid that they need the seats for!


Keep the bigger picture in mind.

 

[Scaring Europe to Death]

But this can't be true. I read that Liverpool would have the 3rd biggest stadium in England by the time it's finished.

That could be true.

Third behind the swamp and Etihad.

they're looking at 59k once their's has finished which will put them in fourth behind the swamp, us, and the emirates

I'm not disagreeing, but does anybody know the new capacity at the Olympic stadium once West Ham move iat the end of the next season?

 

[spacecadet]

Is the North Stand expansion definitely 100% happening?
Heard/read so much on here I honestly can't remember.

 

[jayfx]

This has probably been asked already, but does increasing the capacity mean that ticket prices will go down?

 

[Elbow beards]

This has probably been asked already, but does increasing the capacity mean that ticket prices will go down?

Not a cat in hells chance, thanks ffp

 

[Manchester33]

This has probably been asked already, but does increasing the capacity mean that ticket prices will go down?

Not a cat in hells chance, thanks ffp

I disagree to be honest. The club realized that fans were voting with their feet in cup games and the champions league - hence the FA cup games being around £10-£15 and the BOGOF games.

I think the league games will stay similar because the club continues to sell out every game. But it will definitely have an effect on prices going up if they stadium doesn't sell out all the time.

 

[kippaxkid74]

Just out of interest I know in the late 60s early 70s 63,000 was common place for the derby matches and the 81 quarter final attracted a crowd of 52,000. So can any older blues remember the season the capacity dropped as surely when we hit 54k that we be our largest home attendance since that season.

Im guessing 72/73?

The official capacity was still listed as 52,500 in the mid 80s when i started going - i'm a geek who remembers this stuff! My panini sticket album, city diaries, and city progs all listedi t as that and i used to be glued to them ;)

Not that we ever hit that mark i guess ;)

 

[Ric]

Is the North Stand expansion definitely 100% happening?
Heard/read so much on here I honestly can't remember.

They have the planning permission to do it, but there are no immediate plans to expand the North Stand at present. I think they are planning on seeing how things go with the South Stand redevelopment in terms of demand for tickets etc before making a decision.

 

[supercity88]

The more the facilities at the club improve, the more success we have, the more people that will turn up. The club can make a fortune from hospitality and can really sell it as an upgrade on the rags - Champions League, title fighting etc - why go to the swamp and sit in that old hole of a ground to watch them fight from 4th, when we are fighting to win things. As that revenue improves the club can give back to the fans by offering cheaper tickets or ticket packages for games to boost attendances.

The club will know full well that prices need to remain "affordable" if they want to attract fans and that these fans will generate the atmosphere that can help the team succeed. If we get a decent area of atmosphere it will help bring people in anyway, people will be drawn to the games to have a sing song and a few beers. It's why I started going, the football wasn't worth worrying about considering where we were in the league back then!