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  • Jon_CAFC_
    Jon_CAFC_ Posts: 563
    stoneroses19 said:
    Wycombe forum saying looks like they've only sold 2500 in the home ends for Sunday. 
    Then they won’t be selling that for the 2nd leg 
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,017
    stoneroses19 said:
    Wycombe forum saying looks like they've only sold 2500 in the home ends for Sunday. 
    I don't doubt you've read that, but I don't believe it's true.
  • Braziliance
    Braziliance Posts: 8,364
    Covered End said:
    stoneroses19 said:
    Wycombe forum saying looks like they've only sold 2500 in the home ends for Sunday. 
    I don't doubt you've read that, but I don't believe it's true.

  • Wright6679
    Wright6679 Posts: 197
    edited May 7
    Their forum users may not be as clued up as ours, but if true, that's shocking.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,017
    If that chap is correct and they've only sold 2,900, it may be down to the fact that they know they won't sell out the home allocation. If so there's no rush to buy and they can even pay on the day, without any bother.
  • cafc_se7
    cafc_se7 Posts: 2,277
    Shocking on their part really! 
  • Braziliance
    Braziliance Posts: 8,364
    edited May 7
    They're a small club though tbf. For the last two decades, average somewhere between 3-5k fans across the 20 seasons. 

    If they started selling out suddenly it would be fairweather fans. 

    Not that it makes them any less of a footballing side, but it's true. They just don't have the best infrastructure to grow as a club either. 
  • paulsturgess
    paulsturgess Posts: 3,826
    Braziliance said:
    They're a small club though tbf. For the last two decades, average somewhere between 3-5k fans across the 20 seasons. 

    If they started selling out suddenly it would be fairweather fans. 

    Not that it makes them any less of a footballing side, but it's true. They just don't have the best infrastructure to grow as a club either. 
    🤔 
  • Braziliance
    Braziliance Posts: 8,364
    paulsturgess said:
    Braziliance said:
    They're a small club though tbf. For the last two decades, average somewhere between 3-5k fans across the 20 seasons. 

    If they started selling out suddenly it would be fairweather fans. 

    Not that it makes them any less of a footballing side, but it's true. They just don't have the best infrastructure to grow as a club either. 
    🤔 
    No comment 


  • fenlandaddick
    fenlandaddick Posts: 1,770

    Braziliance said:
    They're a small club though tbf. For the last two decades, average somewhere between 3-5k fans across the 20 seasons. 

    If they started selling out suddenly it would be fairweather fans. 

    Not that it makes them any less of a footballing side, but it's true. They just don't have the best infrastructure to grow as a club either. 
    You rang sir ? 🤣


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  • 9goalswentpastperry
    9goalswentpastperry Posts: 1,109
    edited May 7
    paulsturgess said:
    Braziliance said:
    They're a small club though tbf. For the last two decades, average somewhere between 3-5k fans across the 20 seasons. 

    If they started selling out suddenly it would be fairweather fans. 

    Not that it makes them any less of a footballing side, but it's true. They just don't have the best infrastructure to grow as a club either. 
    🤔 
    Let's hope no Wycombe fans are lurking in here and saw the picture I posted yesterday of the Curbs stand during the Crawley game !
  • Blucher
    Blucher Posts: 4,140
    Has anyone received their match tickets in the post yet ? They wouldn't have gone in the post until yesterday, so hopefully they'll drop on the doormat tomorrow.
  • raytreacy69
    raytreacy69 Posts: 955
    Blucher said:
    Has anyone received their match tickets in the post yet ? They wouldn't have gone in the post until yesterday, so hopefully they'll drop on the doormat tomorrow.
    Good Question
    I am waiting as well
    Worst case scenario and they don’t arrive tomorrow -I take it we have to try and contact club….
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,055
    Blucher said:
    Has anyone received their match tickets in the post yet ? They wouldn't have gone in the post until yesterday, so hopefully they'll drop on the doormat tomorrow.
    No, although since Covid we seem to receive post about once a month so it may be down to that! 
  • Jon_CAFC_
    Jon_CAFC_ Posts: 563
    Wycombe were sound at re printing tickets just needed from your ticket purchase history the transaction number and the seat number of the ticket you’d been allocated 
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,042
    For their game with Shrewsbury at the start of April, Wycombe's attendance was 3,806.

    Obviously not glamorous opposition and it was a Tuesday night, but this was at a time when they were still favourites to get second place.

    So given their form coming into the play offs, the fact that half their fanbase want the manager sacked, as well as losing heavily to us recently, it's really not a surprise they haven't sold many.
  • _MrDick
    _MrDick Posts: 13,108
    stoneroses19 said:
    Wycombe forum saying looks like they've only sold 2500 in the home ends for Sunday. 
    Well, it does clash with Country File on the TV
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,055
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    For their game with Shrewsbury at the start of April, Wycombe's attendance was 3,806.

    Obviously not glamorous opposition and it was a Tuesday night, but this was at a time when they were still favourites to get second place.

    So given their form coming into the play offs, the fact that half their fanbase want the manager sacked, as well as losing heavily to us recently, it's really not a surprise they haven't sold many.
    They should just give us three sides of the stadium, like SPL teams do when Rangers or Celtic come to visit.
  • clive
    clive Posts: 19,478
    The location of Wycombe's stadium must be a handicap to the club for ever building attendances, miles from the station, one local bus route which only runs a half-hourly service on a Sunday, with last bus back to the town centre at 19.18 on a Sunday & also on a back end of a trading estate with only one road in & same road out resulting in very long delays for anybody travelling by road.
    It is one of the worst away trips of the season despite Wycombe having a very fast & frequent rail service from Marylebone.
    Whoever thought of building a stadium in that location must be mad or hates football.
     
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,055
    clive said:
    The location of Wycombe's stadium must be a handicap to the club for ever building attendances, miles from the station, one local bus route which only runs a half-hourly service on a Sunday, with last bus back to the town centre at 19.18 on a Sunday & also on a back end of a trading estate with only one road in & same road out resulting in very long delays for anybody travelling by road.
    It is one of the worst away trips of the season despite Wycombe having a very fast & frequent rail service from Marylebone.
    Whoever thought of building a stadium in that location must be mad or hates football.
     
    It’s terrible. Reminds me a bit of Oxford’s stadium location.

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  • letthegoodtimesroll
    letthegoodtimesroll Posts: 10,628
    Braziliance said:
    Covered End said:
    stoneroses19 said:
    Wycombe forum saying looks like they've only sold 2500 in the home ends for Sunday. 
    I don't doubt you've read that, but I don't believe it's true.

    Might as well release some more to Charlton if that’s the case, make a few bob and put it towards next season’s campaign 
  • Harrow
    Harrow Posts: 16
    Just checked on their website, hundreds of tickets available.
  • Blucher
    Blucher Posts: 4,140
    raytreacy69 said:
    Blucher said:
    Has anyone received their match tickets in the post yet ? They wouldn't have gone in the post until yesterday, so hopefully they'll drop on the doormat tomorrow.
    Good Question
    I am waiting as well
    Worst case scenario and they don’t arrive tomorrow -I take it we have to try and contact club….
    Of course, the non-purchased season tickets are due to be released for general sale on Friday, so doubtless the phone lines will be busy.
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,801
    Jon_CAFC_ said:
    AddicksAddict said:
    clive said:
    NabySarr said:
    Ducktapeshoerepairs said:
    lonman said:
    Braziliance said:
    se9addick said:
    Braziliance said:
    altrinchamaddick said:
     Valley gold is heavily overrated. No it isn't . Charlton pride themselves on the Academy, and all the money goes to the Academy, bar the prizes , at £120 a year, it's good value, you feel the glow of supporting Charlton first team players in the future, and as a benefit you get priority ticketing, and as a bonus you get the chance of winning the odd cash prize.
    I understand that some people may stretch themselves, financialy, to purchace a season ticket, but Valley Gold is protecting the future of the club, and I personally feel that the balance on priority ticket sales is about correct.
    To be clear when I say VG is overrated, I don't mean what it does itself, I mean purely for a loyalty system pov I think it is.

    You could have one Charlton fan be a season ticket holder for 2 years and attend all 92 league games. Another could attend 62 with the season ticket for 2 years and take priority on away tickets if they have VG. That's 30 less away games attended, roughly £750 quids worth of tickets, not including all the expenses getting to those extra games etc. Which is going to easily exceed £1500.

    It isn't an issue, but if it was, £240 over 2 years would potentially be trumping about £2000 potentially if a fan went to every away over 2 seasons. 

    You see these debates at all levels across football. No club will get it spot on. 
    But that £2,000 spent on away games contributes nothing financially to Charlton. 

    Ultimately it’s a moot point, no one who attends all the away matches but hasn’t got VG will miss out. But if you start deprioritising VG eligibility then it may dissuade people from joining or retaining their membership with no actual upside. 
    But if it's a loyalty points scheme, the fan who goes all 92 would be the most loyal fan in that instance. 

    BalladMan said:
    Braziliance said:
    altrinchamaddick said:
     Valley gold is heavily overrated. No it isn't . Charlton pride themselves on the Academy, and all the money goes to the Academy, bar the prizes , at £120 a year, it's good value, you feel the glow of supporting Charlton first team players in the future, and as a benefit you get priority ticketing, and as a bonus you get the chance of winning the odd cash prize.
    I understand that some people may stretch themselves, financialy, to purchace a season ticket, but Valley Gold is protecting the future of the club, and I personally feel that the balance on priority ticket sales is about correct.
    To be clear when I say VG is overrated, I don't mean what it does itself, I mean purely for a loyalty system pov I think it is.

    You could have one Charlton fan be a season ticket holder for 2 years and attend all 92 league games. Another could attend 62 with the season ticket for 2 years and take priority on away tickets if they have VG. That's 30 less away games attended, roughly £750 quids worth of tickets, not including all the expenses getting to those extra games etc. Which is going to easily exceed £1500.

    It isn't an issue, but if it was, £240 over 2 years would potentially be trumping about £2000 potentially if a fan went to every away over 2 seasons. 

    You see these debates at all levels across football. No club will get it spot on. 
    You could probably count on 2 hands the amount of Charlton fans that would apply to.  I know you won’t stop moaning about the valley gold thing (and I have some sympathy on your point re: 2 ticket allowance) but you have got to let it lie at some point. 

    Not really moaning tbf, just saying I think the system could be better as it doesn't factor how much fans are actually spending to follow the club. 

    If I had it my way, fans would be getting priority who had Charlton tattoos and all sorts. 

    Anyway, got my tickets, great system today. 

    As previously mentioned. The bar set for Phase 1 / Phase 2 is not high.

    1. A Season Ticket for 2 years.
    2 Attend 7 away games this season and 7 last season.

    You've got over 800 points and were never in danger of not getting a ticket. 

    For me the system is fair and every away game with a bit of demand the same old argument comes up.

    Yet people who go regularly always get a ticket regardless if they're Valley Gold or not. Funny that.

    Not to dig you out, but this seems like complaining for the sake of complaining.  
    800 points !!?? How ? 
    If you’ve had a ST this year and last plus go to most aways then you will have 800+. I’ve got 860 but there will be a few people with 900+ that haven’t missed an away or cup game in the last 2 seasons 
    The maximum points total is probably 1010 points, a season ticket for the last 2 years & attended every league & cup game, that's my total points so far & i won't be the only person who has done that.
    I'm also a Valley Gold member.
    You may get more if you’ve bought a hospitality package. 
    Points for a hospitality package - really? I brought one and zip 
    A friend bought a match ball package and was thereafter given the highest priority. 
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,055
    letthegoodtimesroll said:
    Braziliance said:
    Covered End said:
    stoneroses19 said:
    Wycombe forum saying looks like they've only sold 2500 in the home ends for Sunday. 
    I don't doubt you've read that, but I don't believe it's true.

    Might as well release some more to Charlton if that’s the case, make a few bob and put it towards next season’s campaign 
    It’s a really shame that, across the two legs, there will be thousands of Charlton fans who can’t go but would of but lots of empty seats because Wycombe can’t sell them.
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,475
    edited May 8
    clive said:
    The location of Wycombe's stadium must be a handicap to the club for ever building attendances, miles from the station, one local bus route which only runs a half-hourly service on a Sunday, with last bus back to the town centre at 19.18 on a Sunday & also on a back end of a trading estate with only one road in & same road out resulting in very long delays for anybody travelling by road.
    It is one of the worst away trips of the season despite Wycombe having a very fast & frequent rail service from Marylebone.
    Whoever thought of building a stadium in that location must be mad or hates football.
     
    So the chances of getting from the station to the ground relatively quickly are slim?
    I'm going to be pushing it to get there for the start. Never been there before

  • letthegoodtimesroll
    letthegoodtimesroll Posts: 10,628
    edited May 8
    Braziliance said:
    They're a small club though tbf. For the last two decades, average somewhere between 3-5k fans across the 20 seasons. 

    If they started selling out suddenly it would be fairweather fans. 

    Not that it makes them any less of a footballing side, but it's true. They just don't have the best infrastructure to grow as a club either. 
    The trouble for them is those ‘fair weather fans’ would probably be the same ones that rallied to the cry and turned up against us in the league game. That didn’t go too well for them, nor did the next and last two games, both coincidentally against the other two teams in the play offs. Three consecutive blows like that is hardly going to inspire them to turn up Sunday evening.
  • clive
    clive Posts: 19,478
    carly burn said:
    clive said:
    The location of Wycombe's stadium must be a handicap to the club for ever building attendances, miles from the station, one local bus route which only runs a half-hourly service on a Sunday, with last bus back to the town centre at 19.18 on a Sunday & also on a back end of a trading estate with only one road in & same road out resulting in very long delays for anybody travelling by road.
    It is one of the worst away trips of the season despite Wycombe having a very fast & frequent rail service from Marylebone.
    Whoever thought of building a stadium in that location must be mad or hates football.
     
    So the chances of getting from the station to the ground relatively quickly are slim?
    I'm going to be pushing it to get there for the start. Never been there before

    A Taxi from the station or bus Departing the rail station at 3pm, 4.50pm and 5.40pm, the service will arrive at the bus station five minutes later, and drop off at Hillbottom Road at 3.17pm, 5.07pm and 5.57pm.

    The return journeys will leave Adams Park at 8.25pm, 9.05pm and 9.45pm, giving fans the chance to stay behind for a post-match drink before heading back to the town.

    A return fare of £4 will be charged.

  • Woodwork
    Woodwork Posts: 423
    edited May 8
    cafc_se7 said:
    Shocking on their part really! 
    Or... they are a really well run market town club, playing in the third tier of English football, having been non-league for most of their existence. 

    More shocking is the fact that for the last six seasons, Wycombe Wanderers and Charlton Athletic are pretty much on a par league standing and performance wise. You could even say they've looked far more likely to get promoted in recent seasons. 
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,834
    They are certainly a club that has outperformed their support and natural size. My memories of them were of playing Welling United in non-league in the 90s when Martin O’Neil was starting his managing career. To have retained league football for 30 years and be pushing again for the Championship on their crowds is some achievement 

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