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So, should Charlton drop prices to increase attendances?

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  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,975
    TootingRedArmy said:
    fenaddick said:
    TootingRedArmy said:
    At almost every match, there are groups of international fans on instagram i get multiple posts about 
    tours to BA to see Bocca & River Plate & Italy & Germany 

    Charlton should be making more of international packages with hospitality for fans 
    I've spoken to various dutch, germans they pick Charlton as its easy to get tickets and they like where the club is 
    they all seem very positive about coming to Valley, with a bit of imagination this is potential good business? 
    Not sure they would want hospitality though, the whole point is to experience what a match is like for a normal fan surely? 

    Tooting Red Army: Depends? with a bit of imagination - a international fan day package
    you could include a stadium tour, musuem visit & access to fan zone etc and a meal before, of course the experience is sitting with Charlton fans is whole point , but an affordable package may appeal? 

    I meet an Amercian on train to Middlesbough a few Sundays ago, every year he cames over to see English football and was going to see Newcastle v Arsenal and mainly bought hospility packages - he was seeing 8 games on this trip including 2 in Germany. 

    Argentina football tours are 11 days in BA with 2-3 matches at Bocca + River Plate (on my bunk list!) 
    The Valley gives overseas fans, classic english ground in London making it very appealing, these international fans often take in 2-3 matches over 3-4 days 
    A trip to Buenos Aires for groundhopping would be absolutely fantastic, they play rounds of games over 4 or five days and have staggered kick-off times so would be able to do double headers.
    It is a nice city as well, although not too cheap.

  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 18,369
    I did the maths of home attendances after the Blackburn game and have added in the Sheffield Wednesday figures too. It's a better barometer than overall attendances, especially now the JS is selling out more

    Watford - 18,640 

    Leicester - 19,044 

    Millwall - 20,153 

    Blackburn - 17,437 

    Sheffield Wednesday - 19,919 (will include extra freebies due to Red, White & Black Day)
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 37,160
    sam3110 said:
    I can't see Millwall gaining many more fans if their capacity increased, personally
    They've sold out a few Saturday games this season, so could definitely get more for their bigger games.
  • DOUCHER
    DOUCHER Posts: 8,739
    AFKABartram said:
    Some of attendance figures are very massaged. There was no way 23k were in attendance on Saturday and even with that there was a very high freebie dump for Red White and Black Day.

    Its definitely going in the right direction though and as discussed on the Tourist Watch thread, overseas visitors taking in a game is hugely up 
    Depends where you sit i guess. From where i was in the north upper i couldn't see that you could get much more than another 3500 in. 
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,754
    I was in the North Upper and also thought the attendance was @23,000.
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 58,841
    Someone I'm sure knows the exact turnstile count but I suspect you are overstating by 2-3k 

    Zoom in on the West and that was probably 1/2 to 2/3 full. The end blocks of the East were almost completely empty, I’d say the stand was 1/2 full, and there were lots of patches all over the ground that were similarly gapped. It’s still good, but it’s not the levels some think imo 



  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,754
    West looked 80% full to me & does from the photo above = 6,509.
    East looked 70+% full = 4,410.
    North including quadrants 90% full = 9,000
    Total 19,919 home fans + 3,090 away fans = 23,009  :)
  • raytreacy69
    raytreacy69 Posts: 983
    Was talking to Gavin Carter about 1.30 when he said the crowd was 22600- so about another 400 tics sold prior to KO would sound about right
  • mendonca
    mendonca Posts: 9,663
    Handy to know which minute during the game the pictures were taken. 
  • MartinCAFC
    MartinCAFC Posts: 3,384
    edited April 25
    so turns out we averaged 20,000+ this season despite the price increases, has to be said is a great effort, can it be repeated next season though?

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  • MillwallFan
    MillwallFan Posts: 3,630
    sam3110 said:
    I can't see Millwall gaining many more fans if their capacity increased, personally
    Sold out 15 home games this season. Most Saturday games were a sell out. 
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,760

    MartinCAFC said:
    so turns out we averaged 20,000+ this season despite the price increases, has to be said is a great effort, can it be repeated next season though?
    20,000 average actually in the stadium or 20,000 average reported attendance?
  • valleynick66
    valleynick66 Posts: 5,401
    se9addick said:

    MartinCAFC said:
    so turns out we averaged 20,000+ this season despite the price increases, has to be said is a great effort, can it be repeated next season though?
    20,000 average actually in the stadium or 20,000 average reported attendance?
    Includes away end?
  • Ilovelondontown
    Ilovelondontown Posts: 323
    Attendance will drop next season and will only improve second half of season if we are challenging, imo
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,760
    Ilovelondontown said:
    Attendance will drop next season and will only improve second half of season if we are challenging, imo
    Challenging for promotion? Almost 0% chance of that. Would probably take one place above relegation again. 
  • Airman Brown
    Airman Brown Posts: 15,885
    MartinCAFC said:
    so turns out we averaged 20,000+ this season despite the price increases, has to be said is a great effort, can it be repeated next season though?
    Fantasy.
  • Southendaddick
    Southendaddick Posts: 5,439
    Depends on who we sign as to whether the crowds hold up 

    As an aside Hull had 2800 ish there today, Ipswich had 3400 +

    How would you get another 600 in that away end today 😂
  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 14,373
    MartinCAFC said:
    so turns out we averaged 20,000+ this season despite the price increases, has to be said is a great effort, can it be repeated next season though?
    With the increased walkup prices id say no.
  • valleynick66
    valleynick66 Posts: 5,401
    shine166 said:
    MartinCAFC said:
    so turns out we averaged 20,000+ this season despite the price increases, has to be said is a great effort, can it be repeated next season though?
    With the increased walkup prices id say no.
    Have they said what the individual match prices are yet? 
  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 14,373
    valleynick66 said:
    shine166 said:
    MartinCAFC said:
    so turns out we averaged 20,000+ this season despite the price increases, has to be said is a great effort, can it be repeated next season though?
    With the increased walkup prices id say no.
    Have they said what the individual match prices are yet? 
    Not yet, but there's no chance they don't get increased if the ST prices have. 

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  • valleynick66
    valleynick66 Posts: 5,401
    shine166 said:
    valleynick66 said:
    shine166 said:
    MartinCAFC said:
    so turns out we averaged 20,000+ this season despite the price increases, has to be said is a great effort, can it be repeated next season though?
    With the increased walkup prices id say no.
    Have they said what the individual match prices are yet? 
    Not yet, but there's no chance they don't get increased if the ST prices have. 
    I fear you are right and it’s the wrong call in my opinion. 

    Over £30 on the day is a lot however you seek to justify it. It doesn’t stack up to alternate things to spend on especially if paying for a family group. 

    I dread to think what they will charge for the visit iof Spurs or West Ham !

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