City Fans Leaving Early/Empty seats

[Tim of the Oak]

Where do you sit Tim? I am sure its in the posh seats which are never full?

The posh seats I sit in Frank are usually pretty full. I think the 93:20 blocks that PB refers to on the other side of the ground have more empties.

There are the odd empty seat where I am but people tend to stay to the final whistle. That certainly isn't the case in some parts of the ground. People have their own circumstances / priorities.

 

[franksinatra]

Judging by the empty seats at most matches, there are thousands of them.

Best solution would be to have black seats as opposed to the brightest in the league.

To be honest if one in 50 miss that is a 1000 empty seats. Dark seats would help though.

Like I said I think the big issue is the disparity between match day price and season ticket price and the fact we do not have 1000s of casual fans to pick up the slack.

Case in point will be the first home match of the season when we will struggle to sell out.

 

[franksinatra]

The posh seats I sit in Frank are usually pretty full. I think the 93:20 blocks that PB refers to on the other side of the ground have more empties.

There are the odd empty seat where I am but people tend to stay to the final whistle. That certainly isn't the case in some parts of the ground. People have their own circumstances / priorities.

I will have to glance over next year. Pretty sure my friends in 223 state there are plenty of empty seats and plenty of moaning :-).

From my own experience leaving where you sit is a world of difference to leaving SSL3 so I cannot blame sat in there for leaving early.

 

[kinkyisno.1]

Dark seats or not as obvious a colour.

 

[I am grandad]

Have you told him how you feel about him? Like I wrote in a previous post the cause is the disparity between match day prices and season ticket costs. I would not advocate rising season ticket prices but the club not charging 58 quid in an area of the ground they sell a season ticket for £300.

Yea I agree on pricing and hes a good mate and knows I don't think it's fair

 

[franksinatra]

Yea I agree on pricing and hes a good mate and knows I don't think it's fair

The flip side of the £299 season ticket price is its a lifeline for fans who do a 400/500 mile round trip for home matches. It makes it just affordable when you chuck in travel costs etc

No system is perfect though.

 

[malg]

The flip side of the £299 season ticket price is its a lifeline for fans who do a 400/500 mile round trip for home matches. It makes it just affordable when you chuck in travel costs etc

No system is perfect though.

I've been up in those seats. Fucking great atmosphere,.

 

[franksinatra]

I've been up in those seats. Fucking great atmosphere,.

Its arguably the best in the ground and full of top salt of the earth blues who have been going donkeys years. Thats my experience anyway not the type who give it a miss when the weather is bad or they cannot be arsed.

I cannot connect peoples perceptions of those in the £299 seats with those I see every week.

 

[malg]

Its arguably the best in the ground and full of top salt of the earth blues who have been going donkeys years. Thats my experience anyway not the type who give it a miss when the weather is bad or they cannot be arsed.

I cannot connect peoples perceptions of those in the £299 seats with those I see every week.

Absolutely bang on there. Down to earth people up in those seats. Some very flowery language. No holds barred stuff, and certainly for the old school footie fans.

 

[cyberblue]

To be honest if one in 50 miss that is a 1000 empty seats. Dark seats would help though.

Like I said I think the big issue is the disparity between match day price and season ticket price and the fact we do not have 1000s of casual fans to pick up the slack.

Case in point will be the first home match of the season when we will struggle to sell out.

But. They dont make it easy to buy one of match day tickets ..i wouldnt pay £50plus for a night game against most teams