Attendances

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SWP's back said:
If season ticket bods no show without using the exchange more than five times, don't let them buy one the following season.

These demand, the tickets are just so cheap for the season that too many people don't see it as a loss to not attend time after time after time.
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Good Lord. Try telling that to the people who just about manage to scrape enough together to buy their tickets.
 
SWP's back said:
If season ticket bods no show without using the exchange more than five times, don't let them buy one the following season.

These demand, the tickets are just so cheap for the season that too many people don't see it as a loss to not attend time after time after time.
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What about those who have to juggle work and match attendance ? I work shifts for instance, and its impossible to get to every game.

Also last Saturday in particular, half of the north of England had far bigger issues to worry about than a football match, many were stuck in flooded towns, or worse in flooded homes.

I've never used the ticket exchange(s), I refused point blank to use viagogo when it was the only choice, as they were just touts imho, and haven't found the need to use our own yet. Luckily I know enough people to be able to get my seat filled when I can't go, but not everyone does, and even if you put them on the ticket exchange they don't always sell.

Why are so many obsessed by empty seats anyway ? Its nothing new, Maine Road had thousands of them for years, until we finally made it small enough to fill it.
 
SWP's back said:
If season ticket bods no show without using the exchange more than five times, don't let them buy one the following season.

These demand, the tickets are just so cheap for the season that too many people don't see it as a loss to not attend time after time after time.
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What about those of us invited to hospitality? Working hard to explain our past and future to Americans and Germans. I want my season card, enjoy it soooo much most of the time, also, I stay to the end
 
Tim of the Oak said:
I thought it wasn't a bad idea!

It only affect the piss takers!
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And those that are sick, people with work or family commitments. We're going to be adding another 10k seats soon. The last thing we want is tell blues that they're no longer welcome.
 
Tim of the Oak said:
So these Blues scrape their money together for a season card and then miss several games with the ticket going to waste?
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This page [165] alone gives you enough reason for people to miss games. As for myself, within the last 18 months, I've had gallstones removed, I've had a bowel cancer operation, I've had a chemotherapy course which had to be aborted because I suffered a stroke while on it and everything is now up in the air except to say that my interest in the blues is unwavering but I also haven't the strength or the energy to get there to see them anymore. But because of these problems, I suppose that makes me a bad supporter because of my unavailability to attend!
 
moomba said:
And those that are sick, people with work or family commitments. We're going to be adding another 10k seats soon. The last thing we want is tell blues that they're no longer welcome.
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Everyone's welcome. They are just welcome more often.

If people have important family commitments or are ill then they just use the ticket exchange. However, a guy in our Supporters Club missed the last home game to watch Mick Hucknall in concert.

It's not a big deal for me but the Club could look at this when we are selling out the expanded stadium every week!
 
I have 3 season tickets that have gone empty twice this year. Tried selling on the city exchange didn't sell...tried selling on Facebook and Twitter for a third of the price and didn't sell.
 
I'm no cynic but... said:
This page [165] alone gives you enough reason for people to miss games. As for myself, within the last 18 months, I've had gallstones removed, I've had a bowel cancer operation, I've had a chemotherapy course which had to be aborted because I suffered a stroke while on it and everything is now up in the air except to say that my interest in the blues is unwavering but I also haven't the strength or the energy to get there to see them anymore. But because of these problems, I suppose that makes me a bad supporter because of my unavailability to attend!
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Sorry you have had such a bad time,hope you get well soon
 
I do apologise but I'm sure i read we actually have one of the best attendances in europe. Those with season tickets who can't make it i don't blame (unless the number missed is significant) we are likely one of the few 'elite' clubs who's majority of fans are still on a modest income, rather than rich londoners and fair weather supporters. (Edit: as in sometimes other things take priority)

Would be nice to see the club introduce a a user friendly system for those that can't make it so they can attempt to sell them on discounted.
 
karen7 said:
Sorry you have had such a bad time,hope you get well soon
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Thanks Karen. I don't feel too bad at all really but my strength and energy has gone to pot. I've lost quite a lot of weight over the year which probably explains the fatigue but at least I don't have any other discomfort and I feel that I'll still be around for another few years yet. Up the blues!
 
I'm no cynic but... said:
Thanks Karen. I don't feel too bad at all really but my strength and energy has gone to pot. I've lost quite a lot of weight over the year which probably explains the fatigue but at least I don't have any other discomfort and I feel that I'll still be around for another few years yet. Up the blues!
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That's the spirit lovely x
 
I'm no cynic but... said:
This page [165] alone gives you enough reason for people to miss games. As for myself, within the last 18 months, I've had gallstones removed, I've had a bowel cancer operation, I've had a chemotherapy course which had to be aborted because I suffered a stroke while on it and everything is now up in the air except to say that my interest in the blues is unwavering but I also haven't the strength or the energy to get there to see them anymore. But because of these problems, I suppose that makes me a bad supporter because of my unavailability to attend!
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Who said you are a bad supporter and I hope you get well.

The Club would make exceptions for worthy people like yourself. Like Moomba said we may be looking to fill a 60,000 plus stadium soon so the timing wouldn't be right to introduce such a scheme. We still need to expand our support further.
 
cleavers said:
What about those who have to juggle work and match attendance ? I work shifts for instance, and its impossible to get to every game.

Also last Saturday in particular, half of the north of England had far bigger issues to worry about than a football match, many were stuck in flooded towns, or worse in flooded homes.

I've never used the ticket exchange(s), I refused point blank to use viagogo when it was the only choice, as they were just touts imho, and haven't found the need to use our own yet. Luckily I know enough people to be able to get my seat filled when I can't go, but not everyone does, and even if you put them on the ticket exchange they don't always sell.

Why are so many obsessed by empty seats anyway ? Its nothing new, Maine Road had thousands of them for years, until we finally made it small enough to fill it.
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If you give your ticket to a friend then it will be registered as used at the turnstile so you wouldn't have a problem.

The club ticket exchange takes five minutes to use. If it doesn't sell, at least the club would know you put it up there.

People turning up for 5-10 games a season is a bit off a piss take when there is enough demand.

So many games have sold out in the last three seasons and yet look like they are half empty. Which is unfair of fans being locked out of the match when others have tickets they don't use.

All these floods and family commitments that people have seem to disappear vs Utd, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool though as a rule which is odd.
 
SWP's back said:
If you give your ticket to a friend then it will be registered as used at the turnstile so you wouldn't have a problem.

The club ticket exchange takes five minutes to use. If it doesn't sell, at least the club would know you put it up there.

People turning up for 5-10 games a season is a bit off a piss take when there is enough demand.

So many games have sold out in the last three seasons and yet look like they are half empty. Which is unfair of fans being locked out of the match when others have tickets they don't use.

All these floods and family commitments that people have seem to disappear vs Utd, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool though as a rule which is odd.
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Maybe people find it easier to offload tickets to the 'bigger' games.
 
SWP's back said:
If season ticket bods no show without using the exchange more than five times, don't let them buy one the following season.

These demand, the tickets are just so cheap for the season that too many people don't see it as a loss to not attend time after time after time.
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thats just bullshit.

I've missed loads of games recently. I Do use ticket exchange.
But my Dad misses loads of games through ill health. Doesnt use ticket exchange because he is 70, in and out of hospital and doesnt use the internet.
When he is well he loves going to games, but cant gurantee he will be well enough until the actual day of the game, so buying a singlematch ticket isnt really a possiblity.
You want to punish a blue who has been attending for over 60 years because we get abuse from opposition fans?

Shut the fuck up and man up.
 
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