Season Tickets Sold (22/04/16)

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SPLITTERS!

Mine are still available (funnily enough as they are East Block E)

I might still bottle it and renew but really there is very little chance that those two tickets will be sold.

Probably wouldn't feel so comfortable in the North Lower if I wanted to keep the same seat though.

Simon E said:

Southendaddick said:

Mine are still available (funnily enough as they are East Block E)

I might still bottle it and renew but really there is very little chance that those two tickets will be sold.

Probably wouldn't feel so comfortable in the North Lower if I wanted to keep the same seat though.

Mine were in the lower North, so I am keeping a very close eye on them.

So, if one day you notice they've been sold will you try and buy them ?

The Red Robin said:

Who are these 5,000 people buying season tickets?!

Well i reckon there's a slight possibility that Seb is one of them, so might as well ask who the 4,999 are.

Chris_from_Sidcup said:

The Red Robin said:

Who are these 5,000 people buying season tickets?!

Well i reckon there's a slight possibility that Seb is one of them, so might as well ask who the 4,999 are.

I've got 3 so that's 4,996!

Southendaddick said:

Mine are still available (funnily enough as they are East Block E)

I might still bottle it and renew but really there is very little chance that those two tickets will be sold.

Probably wouldn't feel so comfortable in the North Lower if I wanted to keep the same seat though.

Go for it Southend and join the A13 convoy!

Simon E said:

letthegoodtimesroll said:

Simon E said:

Southendaddick said:

Mine are still available (funnily enough as they are East Block E)

I might still bottle it and renew but really there is very little chance that those two tickets will be sold.

Probably wouldn't feel so comfortable in the North Lower if I wanted to keep the same seat though.

Mine were in the lower North, so I am keeping a very close eye on them.

So, if one day you notice they've been sold will you try and buy them ?

Probably just cry in a corner, and then stalk whoever buys them.

I might be wrong, but I didn't think CARD wanted a boycott, just to hang on for a while so the club doesn't have an early revenue stream. Airman Brown and Henry will be getting theirs soon!

Go for it Simon, you know it makes sense, saves all those tears!

LargeAddick said:

just looked to see if our three are still available, they are, but why is the whole of East Stand Row O unavailable? That's about half way up the stand and for the whole length, seems a bit weird.

Because it doesn't exist!

letthegoodtimesroll said:

Karim_myBagheri said:

letthegoodtimesroll said:

Buy the £175 ticket and have the satisfaction of the look on the faces of those that support other clubs when you tell them your ticket for 23 games only costs that much. Stops any banter and piss-taking in its tracks.

None of us know yet how this season will pan out but if it's like last then the old adage of you get what you pay for springs to mind.

Its like comparing the ivy to a Morley's chicken outlet.

I've been to the Ivy, I've never heard of a Morleys chicken outlet so I can't comment on its fare but I suspect you pay for the name at the Ivy. Is it better value ? Others will have to answer that.

Is going to a match week in, week out all about winning and seeing a great game of football ? I suspect not otherwise nearly every ground in the country would be empty. Going to the match is about getting there (sometimes), camaraderie, having a drink or two for many, a spot of lunch for some. It's more than just the actual game. Shit football, shit season ? How come a lot of us (fans collectively, not just Charlton) still keep turning up if it was just about the game ?

£175 to pencil in 23 games is an absolute bargain.

If RD and KM had any sense they'd extend the offer to other parts of the ground.

I think we've already established that they have no sense, but that would be a great way of reducing their revenue even further. They've sold about half the seats in the lower north at that price - meaning half are currently unsold. What makes you think that there are sufficient additional willing purchasers out there to offset wiping up to two thirds of the value of other existing adult purchases? And wouldn't they be the same people likely to buy match tickets anyway?

letthegoodtimesroll said:

Essex_Al said:

Chris_from_Sidcup said:

The Red Robin said:

Who are these 5,000 people buying season tickets?!

Well i reckon there's a slight possibility that Seb is one of them, so might as well ask who the 4,999 are.

I've got 3 so that's 4,996!

I've got 2, it's my club, RD and KM are just interim caretakers and will go before I do, so that's 4,994

5 here

4989 and counting

I've deferred until after June 30th so the revenue can't be reported in the FY16 accounts, but will renew mine soon now that date has passed.

letthegoodtimesroll said:

Airman Brown said:

letthegoodtimesroll said:

Karim_myBagheri said:

letthegoodtimesroll said:

Buy the £175 ticket and have the satisfaction of the look on the faces of those that support other clubs when you tell them your ticket for 23 games only costs that much. Stops any banter and piss-taking in its tracks.

None of us know yet how this season will pan out but if it's like last then the old adage of you get what you pay for springs to mind.

Its like comparing the ivy to a Morley's chicken outlet.

I've been to the Ivy, I've never heard of a Morleys chicken outlet so I can't comment on its fare but I suspect you pay for the name at the Ivy. Is it better value ? Others will have to answer that.

Is going to a match week in, week out all about winning and seeing a great game of football ? I suspect not otherwise nearly every ground in the country would be empty. Going to the match is about getting there (sometimes), camaraderie, having a drink or two for many, a spot of lunch for some. It's more than just the actual game. Shit football, shit season ? How come a lot of us (fans collectively, not just Charlton) still keep turning up if it was just about the game ?

£175 to pencil in 23 games is an absolute bargain.

If RD and KM had any sense they'd extend the offer to other parts of the ground.

I think we've already established that they have no sense, but that would be a great way of reducing their revenue even further. They've sold about half the seats in the lower north at that price - meaning half are currently unsold. What makes you think that there are sufficient additional willing purchasers out there to offset wiping up to two thirds of the value of other existing adult purchases? And wouldn't they be the same people likely to buy match tickets anyway?

Pricing is key in everything. Football for a fiver is successful so there's a good chance that reasonable priced season tickets will be successful too.

Selling half the lower north tickets in a climate where everybody is bitching at those that do buy is pretty impressive in my book and whilst it's only a guess I suspect more tickets will be sold by the time August comes around. And even if only half the lower north has been sold to season ticket holders then I suspect it will look pretty full if not sell out once the match day ticket buyers rock up for games. It's far better for both the club and those match day fans if they lock in a season ticket.

If RD and KM can more if less fill the ground, even at a low ticket price, then the product that is Charlton Athletic starts to look a whole lot better. Once it's full and the team is achieving success it can adjust the prices accordingly.

There's really nothing clever about halving your revenue. Football for a Fiver has worked financially because 1) there has been a base of 10,000 season tickets from which the revenue was not affected by it and 2) there is a cohort of people who will come to The Valley occasionally if you create a one-off event and offer great value for money.

There is no possibility whatsoever that you can replicate that in season tickets in League One with the current level of distrust towards the ownership. Even if the season tickets were free it's highly unlikely you would be able to fill the ground. You could probably issue them but a very large number wouldn't use them at any given game.

As far as the lower north is concerned, it's likely that most purchasers are existing season-ticket holders trading down. This has led to, say, an extra 1,000 people buying in that area. It's a ludicrous idea that this can be extrapolated to mean offering the same price in other stands would attract 20,000 extra supporters when it is already available and nowhere near sold out behind the goal.

In fact we did look at this model in 2011 and ruled it out in the much more propitious circumstances then.

As far as locking in supporters with a season ticket is concerned, yes, I agree. That is what the club wants and it's part of the reason I won't buy one. The club cannot be trusted and doesn't deserve that commitment. But there are at the very least big questions as to whether locking them in at under £6 a match is worthwhile against the alternative match revenue - unless of course you are anticipating failure on the pitch.