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We tried the no atmosphere games last time we were in the Championship. We were relegated. A single extra goal in any one of most of the games that season would probably have been enough to keep us up.Crispywood said:
They need revenue in order to make more money so that they can invest more into the squad. People may not want to hear it but what’s going to increase our chances of our survival is having a bigger budget not extra people in seats.letthegoodtimesroll said:
Personally, if I was one of the clubs owners I’d prefer the management to be more concerned about at least maintaining Championship status and going for promotion than being able to squeeze extra money out of the Covered End 23 times a season. A packed and noisy Covered End will help Nathan and the team collect more points over the course of the season than a half empty one or one full of tourists.shine166 said:
Covered End always sells well, they are more likely to bump prices up rather than reduce them. Wasn't there info put out by the club recently about limiting the amount of STs in certain areas ? I imagine thats to make more money from walk ups in places like the North Stand.letthegoodtimesroll said:
The club got away with a lot of fans not fully realising the impact the tv sell out would have this season. They might find it a lot harder to get fans to renew this time around now everybody understands the extent of how many games they can sit at home and watch and just how relatively few Saturday 3pm home games they would need to buy a ticket for and fork out for travel.shine166 said:I think the hard sell with a ST for the modern game, is the inconsistent kick off times. Leads you to doing more walkups which long-term is in the clubs favour, just means they don't get that financial bump before the season starts.
they need to simplify the choice of zones and drop the prices of early bird season tickets.
they should also make the upper north zone 1 as well. A packed out Covered End is crucial for the team.Get it wrong this time and that 14k gate we saw for the Stoke game will be a lot more common next season.
besides, if the ticket sales each match start with an already sold out (7k) Covered End then that will put a bit of urgency in to getting the next best preferable seats and make the game more of an attraction for those buying on a match by match basis.A bunch of day trippers, who contribute to zero atmosphere isn’t going to be as important as the XI players on the pitch.1 -
Last year it was 20 March, I think.llama_child_21cws said:Was it this week we will hear about it?1 -
Come to think of it, it’s crazy that no one bothered to turn up to all those games at the end of that seasonletthegoodtimesroll said:
We tried the no atmosphere games last time we were in the Championship. We were relegated. A single extra goal in any one of most of the games that season would probably have been enough to keep us up.Crispywood said:
They need revenue in order to make more money so that they can invest more into the squad. People may not want to hear it but what’s going to increase our chances of our survival is having a bigger budget not extra people in seats.letthegoodtimesroll said:
Personally, if I was one of the clubs owners I’d prefer the management to be more concerned about at least maintaining Championship status and going for promotion than being able to squeeze extra money out of the Covered End 23 times a season. A packed and noisy Covered End will help Nathan and the team collect more points over the course of the season than a half empty one or one full of tourists.shine166 said:
Covered End always sells well, they are more likely to bump prices up rather than reduce them. Wasn't there info put out by the club recently about limiting the amount of STs in certain areas ? I imagine thats to make more money from walk ups in places like the North Stand.letthegoodtimesroll said:
The club got away with a lot of fans not fully realising the impact the tv sell out would have this season. They might find it a lot harder to get fans to renew this time around now everybody understands the extent of how many games they can sit at home and watch and just how relatively few Saturday 3pm home games they would need to buy a ticket for and fork out for travel.shine166 said:I think the hard sell with a ST for the modern game, is the inconsistent kick off times. Leads you to doing more walkups which long-term is in the clubs favour, just means they don't get that financial bump before the season starts.
they need to simplify the choice of zones and drop the prices of early bird season tickets.
they should also make the upper north zone 1 as well. A packed out Covered End is crucial for the team.Get it wrong this time and that 14k gate we saw for the Stoke game will be a lot more common next season.
besides, if the ticket sales each match start with an already sold out (7k) Covered End then that will put a bit of urgency in to getting the next best preferable seats and make the game more of an attraction for those buying on a match by match basis.A bunch of day trippers, who contribute to zero atmosphere isn’t going to be as important as the XI players on the pitch.4 -
Alternatively if we weren’t rocking up to games with Bonne Hemed Sarr Matthews and Davis in the side if we had a good team we wouldn’t have gone downletthegoodtimesroll said:
We tried the no atmosphere games last time we were in the Championship. We were relegated. A single extra goal in any one of most of the games that season would probably have been enough to keep us up.Crispywood said:
They need revenue in order to make more money so that they can invest more into the squad. People may not want to hear it but what’s going to increase our chances of our survival is having a bigger budget not extra people in seats.letthegoodtimesroll said:
Personally, if I was one of the clubs owners I’d prefer the management to be more concerned about at least maintaining Championship status and going for promotion than being able to squeeze extra money out of the Covered End 23 times a season. A packed and noisy Covered End will help Nathan and the team collect more points over the course of the season than a half empty one or one full of tourists.shine166 said:
Covered End always sells well, they are more likely to bump prices up rather than reduce them. Wasn't there info put out by the club recently about limiting the amount of STs in certain areas ? I imagine thats to make more money from walk ups in places like the North Stand.letthegoodtimesroll said:
The club got away with a lot of fans not fully realising the impact the tv sell out would have this season. They might find it a lot harder to get fans to renew this time around now everybody understands the extent of how many games they can sit at home and watch and just how relatively few Saturday 3pm home games they would need to buy a ticket for and fork out for travel.shine166 said:I think the hard sell with a ST for the modern game, is the inconsistent kick off times. Leads you to doing more walkups which long-term is in the clubs favour, just means they don't get that financial bump before the season starts.
they need to simplify the choice of zones and drop the prices of early bird season tickets.
they should also make the upper north zone 1 as well. A packed out Covered End is crucial for the team.Get it wrong this time and that 14k gate we saw for the Stoke game will be a lot more common next season.
besides, if the ticket sales each match start with an already sold out (7k) Covered End then that will put a bit of urgency in to getting the next best preferable seats and make the game more of an attraction for those buying on a match by match basis.A bunch of day trippers, who contribute to zero atmosphere isn’t going to be as important as the XI players on the pitch.1 -
Sorry if it’s been mentioned, but would they hold off a bit to see which league we are in so’s to pitch the increase correct?, I know it’s timing also but surely with some wins and being certain of staying up the ticket becomes that bit more attractive again with the right noises coming out of the club of good intentions for next season etc.0
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7 points clear 11 to play guessing they’re confident we’re staging upSword65pf said:Sorry if it’s been mentioned, but would they hold off a bit to see which league we are in so’s to pitch the increase correct?, I know it’s timing also but surely with some wins and being certain of staying up the ticket becomes that bit more attractive again with the right noises coming out of the club of good intentions for next season etc.2 -
Let’s hope so, but foolish to count our chickens. We need to win a game to settle nerves I think.Crispywood said:
7 points clear 11 to play guessing they’re confident we’re staging upSword65pf said:Sorry if it’s been mentioned, but would they hold off a bit to see which league we are in so’s to pitch the increase correct?, I know it’s timing also but surely with some wins and being certain of staying up the ticket becomes that bit more attractive again with the right noises coming out of the club of good intentions for next season etc.1 -
Keep them cheap and pack it out5
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They only need to sell a critical mass, reach a tipping point number, possibly 18k (I’m guessing that number, I suspect it could be lower). If there are 18k ST holders and 3K away fans then that means there is a maximum of 6k available for match day sales. 3k of those would sell straight away to Charlton fans that don’t want to commit to a ST for various reasons (work, whatever) which leaves just 3k for day trippers wanting to see a game and the likelihood of a near sold out/sold out stadium to attract them. Having bronze, silver, gold or even platinum prices for selling those 6k would work a lot better.cabbie8 said:Keep them cheap and pack it out4 -
The problem is that the club already set the bar with their post play-off final pricing that I mentioned previously and the example that I posted for zone 2 tickets.cabbie8 said:Keep them cheap and pack it out
If they don't increase the prices at all, which seems unlikely, then anyone that bought a zone 2 ticket in phase 1 last year will face a minimum increase of 13.4% - £485 to £550.
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There's nothing stopping them being radical and reducing ST prices ... tempt people back into the ground.4
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Nothing stopping them but I would think that's highly unlikely.Briston_Addick said:There's nothing stopping them being radical and reducing ST prices ... tempt people back into the ground.3 -
Can't see Rodwell and Warwick doing that!Briston_Addick said:There's nothing stopping them being radical and reducing ST prices ... tempt people back into the ground.2 -
I never said I expected les grands fromages to lower ST prices but it would have been a different approach.
If you offer lower prices you're more likely to sell a greater number of tickets which in turn would bring higher match day revenue through bars, catering, club shop etc.
A fuller ground each home game might help on-field performances with the vocal support, hopefully bringing about better results (better quality matches?!) and enticing more supporters to come to matches on a walk-up basis: more revenue, possbile higher league placing therefore greater prize money.
The initial hit to ST revenue with the lower prices could be more than superseded with the extras that come off the back of it.
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Your figures make sense apart from 18k ST holders - that just isn't going to happen outside the Prem.letthegoodtimesroll said:
They only need to sell a critical mass, reach a tipping point number, possibly 18k (I’m guessing that number, I suspect it could be lower). If there are 18k ST holders and 3K away fans then that means there is a maximum of 6k available for match day sales. 3k of those would sell straight away to Charlton fans that don’t want to commit to a ST for various reasons (work, whatever) which leaves just 3k for day trippers wanting to see a game and the likelihood of a near sold out/sold out stadium to attract them. Having bronze, silver, gold or even platinum prices for selling those 6k would work a lot better.cabbie8 said:Keep them cheap and pack it out
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It’s difficult to imagine that ST numbers will do anything other than fall a little next season.In the absence of reducing prices for some it seems inevitable that a percentage will revert to picking matches they want to attend in person because of both the televised alternatives and absence of play off enthusiasm.2
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bobmunro said:
Your figures make sense apart from 18k ST holders - that just isn't going to happen outside the Prem.letthegoodtimesroll said:
They only need to sell a critical mass, reach a tipping point number, possibly 18k (I’m guessing that number, I suspect it could be lower). If there are 18k ST holders and 3K away fans then that means there is a maximum of 6k available for match day sales. 3k of those would sell straight away to Charlton fans that don’t want to commit to a ST for various reasons (work, whatever) which leaves just 3k for day trippers wanting to see a game and the likelihood of a near sold out/sold out stadium to attract them. Having bronze, silver, gold or even platinum prices for selling those 6k would work a lot better.cabbie8 said:Keep them cheap and pack it out
Price it sensibly and get to 15k and the rest will jump in, especially if the club puts a 18k cap of the number of STs it will sell. FOMO.
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We had a period where we were giving tickets away for free and still couldn’t fill the stadium out. It’s not the prices that’s costing us to miss out it’s that there’s genuinely a lot of people not interested in watching Charlton nowadays when you have prem games/clubs on they can choose to watch instead.Briston_Addick said:There's nothing stopping them being radical and reducing ST prices ... tempt people back into the ground.5 -
Crispywood said:
We had a period where we were giving tickets away for free and still couldn’t fill the stadium out. It’s not the prices that’s costing us to miss out it’s that there’s genuinely a lot of people not interested in watching Charlton nowadays when you have prem games/clubs on they can choose to watch instead.Briston_Addick said:There's nothing stopping them being radical and reducing ST prices ... tempt people back into the ground.This - the level of potential support we have that would be in the market for Season Tickets is not high enough, broadly irrespective of price.Our current level of STs (c12k) is about the level we could reasonably expect in the Championship. As I said earlier, The Prem would be different but would include (as it did before) a lot of tourists.2 -
I could see that level of 12k season ticket holders taking a hit if the starting price for zone 2 is £550.0
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That’s an extra £90 over a season or an extra £4 a game. I understand cost of living etc but that’s literally the equivalent of 4 takeouts or 15 pints a season. I would hope people who genuienly love and properly support the club would be able to find that extra amount of money a year and if thats not viable there’s always alternative seating and if seating means that much to you it affects your ability to want to stop watching your club id argue you really don’t care about watching Charlton enough in the first placesuperclive98 said:I could see that level of 12k season ticket holders taking a hit if the starting price for zone 2 is £550.4 -
In that case, perhaps they should increase prices substantially. It's only money and if you really care about Charlton you'd pay whatever they asked.Crispywood said:
That’s an extra £90 over a season or an extra £4 a game. I understand cost of living etc but that’s literally the equivalent of 4 takeouts or 15 pints a season. I would hope people who genuienly love and properly support the club would be able to find that extra amount of money a year and if thats not viable there’s always alternative seating and if seating means that much to you it affects your ability to want to stop watching your club id argue you really don’t care about watching Charlton enough in the first placesuperclive98 said:I could see that level of 12k season ticket holders taking a hit if the starting price for zone 2 is £550.
Alternatively, they could return the CE upper to zone 3, just as it was in our previous Championship season of 2019/20.3 -
Combination of factors below has got me seriously considering if I will renew next season:
- Likely price increase from £485 to circa £550
- Poor quality hoofball (I know it was just to survive in the Championship)
- Fixtures being messed around with i.e., too many successive Saturday then Tuesday fixtures, then nothing for two weeks
- My nearest pub showing most of the Charlton midweek fixtures where I can buy a pint for £4 and sit in an armchair
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Sorry to ask a question I should probably know the answer to, but how many STs did we sell in League 1 in 2024-25 and how many this season? I can't helpt but feel many who have been attracted by the promotion won't renew if we go down0
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I think you are maybe stepping on dodgy grd with that comment, not everyone that goes to football are well off and may be stretching themselves financially already, to be fair it’s down to the individual circumstance to decide if that £90 tips the balance and nobody should feel they need to justify why it’s become unaffordable and that situation isn’t a gauge to how much they love Charlton. Not having a pop but I think with the way of the world people have no choice about they’re priorities, to many football is a luxury that has to be ditched.Crispywood said:
That’s an extra £90 over a season or an extra £4 a game. I understand cost of living etc but that’s literally the equivalent of 4 takeouts or 15 pints a season. I would hope people who genuienly love and properly support the club would be able to find that extra amount of money a year and if thats not viable there’s always alternative seating and if seating means that much to you it affects your ability to want to stop watching your club id argue you really don’t care about watching Charlton enough in the first placesuperclive98 said:I could see that level of 12k season ticket holders taking a hit if the starting price for zone 2 is £550.16 -
As sweeping statements go that's a ripper.Crispywood said:
That’s an extra £90 over a season or an extra £4 a game. I understand cost of living etc but that’s literally the equivalent of 4 takeouts or 15 pints a season. I would hope people who genuienly love and properly support the club would be able to find that extra amount of money a year and if thats not viable there’s always alternative seating and if seating means that much to you it affects your ability to want to stop watching your club id argue you really don’t care about watching Charlton enough in the first placesuperclive98 said:I could see that level of 12k season ticket holders taking a hit if the starting price for zone 2 is £550.
I buy a season ticket for my grandson (U16) as well as myself so I have to swallow up extra price rises.
I've had the same seat in the top deck of the Covered End for about 20 years and guess what? I quite like that seat which is why I hint moved anywhere cheaper.
I care so little about watching Charlton I set off on a 145-mile, 3½-4 hour journey (depending on traffic) to drive down and get there early enough to find somewhere to park that isn't miles away ... and then do the same going home again. Every home game. Including midweek matches. For the lunchtime kick-offs we're leaving by 7am so that we can stop and get some breakfast on the way and still not getting home before 6pm.
Given how much time I spend travelling to games (and when you aren't getting any younger all that driving and travelling makes you tired ... well, it makes me tired anyway) and how much that travelling costs in terms of fuel etc do I really want to be absorbing a never-ending increase on the ST price just because I love Charlton?
There comes a time when the cumulative impact of it all becomes too much and I give it up.
I just don't want that to be just yet.23 -
Crispywood said:
That’s an extra £90 over a season or an extra £4 a game. I understand cost of living etc but that’s literally the equivalent of 4 takeouts or 15 pints a season. I would hope people who genuienly love and properly support the club would be able to find that extra amount of money a year and if thats not viable there’s always alternative seating and if seating means that much to you it affects your ability to want to stop watching your club id argue you really don’t care about watching Charlton enough in the first placesuperclive98 said:I could see that level of 12k season ticket holders taking a hit if the starting price for zone 2 is £550.
Out of interest, how long have you been supporting the club to form that opinion ?0 -
mogodon said:Sorry to ask a question I should probably know the answer to, but how many STs did we sell in League 1 in 2024-25 and how many this season? I can't helpt but feel many who have been attracted by the promotion won't renew if we go down
From memory it was c8k in League 1, and it's around 12k this season.2 -
Sword65pf said:
I think you are maybe stepping on dodgy grd with that comment, not everyone that goes to football are well off and may be stretching themselves financially already, to be fair it’s down to the individual circumstance to decide if that £90 tips the balance and nobody should feel they need to justify why it’s become unaffordable and that situation isn’t a gauge to how much they love Charlton. Not having a pop but I think with the way of the world people have no choice about they’re priorities, to many football is a luxury that has to be ditched.Crispywood said:
That’s an extra £90 over a season or an extra £4 a game. I understand cost of living etc but that’s literally the equivalent of 4 takeouts or 15 pints a season. I would hope people who genuienly love and properly support the club would be able to find that extra amount of money a year and if thats not viable there’s always alternative seating and if seating means that much to you it affects your ability to want to stop watching your club id argue you really don’t care about watching Charlton enough in the first placesuperclive98 said:I could see that level of 12k season ticket holders taking a hit if the starting price for zone 2 is £550.
Spot on, Sir.1
