And what happens when we have a few bad seasons and lose a few big names, and the tourists aren't interested?What will happen after is gone is he'll be replaced and the new man will carry on implementing the strategy that is put in place by the owner and the chaiman. Same as when Pep leaves same now Txiki has left.
Its a business, if we start getting empty seats, prices will drop, supply and demand.What's your justification then?
Do you think he's too daft to realise what's going to happen after he's gone, or do you think he's not remotely interested what happens by that point?
He's done a lot of good for the club, but our pricing strategy the last few years has been an absolute disgrace
Prices will never drop. It’s unlikely they’d even freeze.Its a business, if we start getting empty seats, prices will drop, supply and demand.
What happens if we don’t. We might not be a successful as we are now but we will still be fairly successful ,we’ll still attract big names. Still tourist stuff is just bollocks.Probably 90/95% of our match going fans are S/C holders and regular match day fans that go to a few games and have been going for years, and will still go when we drop off a bit.And what happens when we have a few bad seasons and lose a few big names, and the tourists aren't interested?
Are they going to keep "implementing the strategy" and charging £30-£50 for a UCL group stage game, expecting the local to fill the void, cause they'll be in for a nasty shock if they do
Absolute rubbish.Its a business, if we start getting empty seats, prices will drop, supply and demand.
Not true, I was priced out in the 90s and now I’m back because I can.Absolute rubbish.
Do you honestly think if prices drop we'll all of a sudden have thousands of priced out Blues rushing back. Once they're gone they're gone.
On a UCL night it is definitely not 90% regulars. The Watford game was a pretty good example of what these nights would look like if it weren't for the tourists.What happens if we don’t. We might not be a successful as we are now but we will still be fairly successful ,we’ll still attract big names. Still tourist stuff is just bollocks.Probably 90/95% of our match going fans are S/C holders and regular match day fans that go to a few games and have been going for years, and will still go when we drop off a bit.
Are there things to complain about yes , are some prices for some games too high again yes, though this weeks match isn’t one. This fantasy that it we will become mediocre and lose fans is just a fantasy.
I'd say the answer lies somewhere in the middle of what you've both posted. It's an indisputable fact that once they get out of the habit of going, some (not all) fans will never get back into the habit. Obviously, you're an exception to that but there are plenty of examples where it does happen. The club will do well to take notice of that, especially as they have 8000 or so extra seats to fill from next season. Too many core fans priced out combined with the inevitable drop-off in on-field performances when Pep leaves will have a detrimental effect on ticket demand.Not true, I was priced out in the 90s and now I’m back because I can.
I'm sure you did, but I don't think there are particularly many like you.Not true, I was priced out in the 90s and now I’m back because I can.