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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2019 22:14:30 GMT 1
Just to give you an indication of the 'PL effect'... Shortly after we got promoted I was working with someone who's husband was a Liverpool fan, they lived nr Bradford. She told me he was seriously considering seeing if he could get himself a ST at our place, so he'd at least have a chance to see them play (& presumably to try and get an 'away' ticket as well). You could argue that's a fan trying his best whatever the cost. Or you could argue that there are PL supporters out there, who wouldn't bat an eyelid to forking out £200/£250 to see their team once and possibly twice in the season, live... I'm not crazy enough to suggest that caters for the 10%, but gives you an indication that there will be back stories to the drop in sales and it might not just be Town fans we're talking about... A friend of mine is a Derby fan, not a massive supporter, used to watch them years ago, his kids have been brought up supporting Halifax Town as it’s their local team, and go with their mum. He played football on Saturdays until recently so never really went to Halifax with them. He finished playing, and bought a season ticket for Town last season purely so he could see the top six in the flesh...think he came to see West Ham too as we have a mutual Hammer friend. He’s not renewing. Those “Premier League fans” do exist...especially at £200 or £250. |
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Post by overtonterrierspirit on Mar 11, 2019 22:21:41 GMT 1
Much as I’d love to think that we have acquired 2.3k extra long term Town Fans ( Terrier Members - they are going to nick your seats) I do feel the majority will have no interest in buying a Championship Season Card - though of course I may be wrong.
I’ve not seen any comments on here from this Terrier Membership - be very interested in reading any comments from a few if they have found this forum.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2019 22:43:26 GMT 1
Much as I’d love to think that we have acquired 2.3k extra long term Town Fans ( Terrier Members - they are going to nick your seats) I do feel the majority will have no interest in buying a Championship Season Card - though of course I may be wrong. I’ve not seen any comments on here from this Terrier Membership - be very interested in reading any comments from a few if they have found this forum. sean Jarvis tweeted will check with ticket office tomorrow but had a very busy day today on tickets |
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Post by Giggity on Mar 11, 2019 23:34:03 GMT 1
Anyone who has had a season ticket for the last 2 years and not renewed next year is an embarrassment.
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Post by Captainslapper on Mar 12, 2019 0:08:44 GMT 1
Anyone who has had a season ticket for the last 2 years and not renewed next year is an embarrassment. Only if they consider themselves as some kind of ardent Town fan. Don't think we got that many new 'prem' season card holders, for the reason that for the championship promotion season we already sold a boat load of season cards. So there weren't that many available for new 'prem' fans to get once we'd gone up. Maybe 2 or 3000 which id imagine is way less new 'prem' fans than most clubs get when they go up. Most of those won;t renew but i doubt many consider themselves dyed in the wool town fans either, so its no great shakes.. its not like they'll have enjoyed whats been served up for them. If we're doing well next season, id expect us to average about 20k- same as the promotion season. If were a middling team then 16-18k |
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Post by huwj on Mar 12, 2019 12:05:15 GMT 1
I'm a Leicester City fan living in the Huddersfield area. My son and I had Town season tickets from 2008-12 (4 seasons in League One) before deciding to pay at the gate in The Championship. After promotion to the PL we did indeed obtain season tickets for the last two seasons and have just renewed for next season. I know many others who watch Town regularly but are supporters of other clubs. Whether we renew or not has nothing to do with us being 'plastic premier fans' it has more to do with other weekend commitments and the quality of entertainment on offer.
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Post by conman on Mar 12, 2019 12:48:27 GMT 1
I'm a Leicester City fan living in the Huddersfield area. My son and I had Town season tickets from 2008-12 (4 seasons in League One) before deciding to pay at the gate in The Championship. After promotion to the PL we did indeed obtain season tickets for the last two seasons and have just renewed for next season. I know many others who watch Town regularly but are supporters of other clubs. Whether we renew or not has nothing to do with us being 'plastic premier fans' it has more to do with other weekend commitments and the quality of entertainment on offer. Good man.. |
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Post by Doc Halladay 32 on Mar 12, 2019 13:00:48 GMT 1
There will be a lot of students in the Town that will have bought season tickets for the cheap PL football on offer but this number will likely change as they finish their courses and move out of the area.
This figure will fluctuate with divisional status I should imagine.
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Post by monkbar on Mar 12, 2019 13:24:40 GMT 1
I know 2 people who have never had a season ticket but are waiting to get one for next season.
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Post by Essex Terrier on Mar 12, 2019 13:31:02 GMT 1
I know 2 people who have never had a season ticket but are waiting to get one for next season. 16,002 then? |
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Post by Essex Terrier on Mar 12, 2019 13:32:23 GMT 1
I'm a Leicester City fan living in the Huddersfield area. My son and I had Town season tickets from 2008-12 (4 seasons in League One) before deciding to pay at the gate in The Championship. After promotion to the PL we did indeed obtain season tickets for the last two seasons and have just renewed for next season. I know many others who watch Town regularly but are supporters of other clubs. Whether we renew or not has nothing to do with us being 'plastic premier fans' it has more to do with other weekend commitments and the quality of entertainment on offer. Good man.. No, Conman, actually!   |
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Post by Baby-face Frankenstein on Mar 12, 2019 15:22:45 GMT 1
I'm a Leicester City fan living in the Huddersfield area. My son and I had Town season tickets from 2008-12 (4 seasons in League One) before deciding to pay at the gate in The Championship. After promotion to the PL we did indeed obtain season tickets for the last two seasons and have just renewed for next season. I know many others who watch Town regularly but are supporters of other clubs. Whether we renew or not has nothing to do with us being 'plastic premier fans' it has more to do with other weekend commitments and the quality of entertainment on offer. Season ticket holders initially between 2008-12? You sound like the same bloke (with his son) sat near to me in the Kilner Bank (half-way up, quite nr the halfway line?), then. Good timing as far as getting a season ticket goes! 2008-09 season was of course our Centenary year with season tickets going for 100 quid. You certainly got value for money, even if things did turn sour with the lack of wins initially and the Town fans wanting "champagne football on beer money" according to Stan Ternent's sentiment. Anyway, good on ya if you are the same bloke. Still going, eh? Leicester beat us 3-2 that season in Huddersfield, and the guy I'm on about was very balanced in his opinion that Leicester's victory wasn't necessarily the consequence of a brilliant performance, but rather that Town were a shade unlucky. Still, as a Fox in the middle of thousands of Terriers, the diplomatic opinion was probably the best :-) |
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Post by terrierneil on Mar 13, 2019 0:39:49 GMT 1
About 15years ago when I was a young un, I always remember a bloke behind me whispering 'we're Leicestershire, we' re leicestershire' whenever the chant about God's own arose!
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Post by In sooth- - on Mar 13, 2019 10:00:16 GMT 1
I'm a Leicester City fan living in the Huddersfield area. My son and I had Town season tickets from 2008-12 (4 seasons in League One) before deciding to pay at the gate in The Championship. After promotion to the PL we did indeed obtain season tickets for the last two seasons and have just renewed for next season. I know many others who watch Town regularly but are supporters of other clubs. Whether we renew or not has nothing to do with us being 'plastic premier fans' it has more to do with other weekend commitments and the quality of entertainment on offer. I |
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Post by In sooth- - on Mar 13, 2019 10:04:23 GMT 1
I'm a Leicester City fan living in the Huddersfield area. My son and I had Town season tickets from 2008-12 (4 seasons in League One) before deciding to pay at the gate in The Championship. After promotion to the PL we did indeed obtain season tickets for the last two seasons and have just renewed for next season. I know many others who watch Town regularly but are supporters of other clubs. Whether we renew or not has nothing to do with us being 'plastic premier fans' it has more to do with other weekend commitments and the quality of entertainment on offer. I watched Leicester in the early 1960`s when not playing for Sileby in the senior league. My in-laws lived in Belvoir Drive! |
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Post by townrwe on Mar 13, 2019 10:47:29 GMT 1
Sales must be disappointing or Sean would be shouting from the rooftops.... keeping quiet hoping to scare a few into committing early?
I can see a "season ticket sales are on track, buy now to avoid disappointment if your on the member list" press release later this week.... or is it still open if you posted your renewal?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2019 11:10:10 GMT 1
Sales must be disappointing or Sean would be shouting from the rooftops.... keeping quiet hoping to scare a few into committing early? I can see a "season ticket sales are on track, buy now to avoid disappointment if your on the member list" press release later this week.... or is it still open if you posted your renewal? They were supposed to release some information about what areas are available to move into, yesterday afternoon. That never happened and they are now just asking supporters to send their request via email. That would suggest there is plenty of availability. Sent our request this morning so will see what comes back. |
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Post by joeyjoneslocker on Mar 13, 2019 11:21:08 GMT 1
Sales must be disappointing or Sean would be shouting from the rooftops.... keeping quiet hoping to scare a few into committing early? I can see a "season ticket sales are on track, buy now to avoid disappointment if your on the member list" press release later this week.... or is it still open if you posted your renewal? They were supposed to release some information about what areas are available to move into, yesterday afternoon. That never happened and they are now just asking supporters to send their request via email. That would suggest there is plenty of availability. Sent our request this morning so will see what comes back. It was always via email from 12th March, that was advertised some time ago. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2019 11:29:08 GMT 1
They were supposed to release some information about what areas are available to move into, yesterday afternoon. That never happened and they are now just asking supporters to send their request via email. That would suggest there is plenty of availability. Sent our request this morning so will see what comes back. It was always via email from 12th March, that was advertised some time ago. Yes i knew that but the original story on the HTFC website said they would release information yesterday afternoon about what areas are available to move into before you could email at 6pm. Now it seems like you have to guess which areas will be free or it could be that most areas have availability.  |
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Post by Made In Yorkshire on Mar 13, 2019 12:11:53 GMT 1
If I want to buy a ticket online I can use the interactive individual seat selection graphic. Why can't this be used for those who want to move seats? The current system does seem an antiquated method of doing what is effectively a simple process.
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Post by joeyjoneslocker on Mar 13, 2019 12:17:39 GMT 1
If I want to buy a ticket online I can use the interactive individual seat selection graphic. Why can't this be used for those who want to move seats? The current system does seem an antiquated method of doing what is effectively a simple process. Why dont people use this to move seats? Just go on the interactive guide, as if you are buying, see what seats are available then email that seat number across. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2019 12:21:08 GMT 1
If I want to buy a ticket online I can use the interactive individual seat selection graphic. Why can't this be used for those who want to move seats? The current system does seem an antiquated method of doing what is effectively a simple process. Yep that would make sense. Maybe the club don't want to give away how many seats are left to sell. |
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Post by joeyjoneslocker on Mar 13, 2019 12:24:43 GMT 1
If I want to buy a ticket online I can use the interactive individual seat selection graphic. Why can't this be used for those who want to move seats? The current system does seem an antiquated method of doing what is effectively a simple process. Yep that would make sense. Maybe the club don't want to give away how many seats are left to sell. Bloody hell Rochdale. Theres no big conspiracy, no embarrassment in sales numbers. What do you mean they don’t want to give away how many we have sold? Does it matter? Whats the big hang up about numbers? |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2019 12:47:55 GMT 1
Yep that would make sense. Maybe the club don't want to give away how many seats are left to sell. Bloody hell Rochdale. Theres no big conspiracy, no embarrassment in sales numbers. What do you mean they don’t want to give away how many we have sold? Does it matter? Whats the big hang up about numbers? Doesn't bother me, i was generally commenting on other people's (townre and MIY) posts about possible low sales and the "antiquated" way of moving seats as it was well put. If people haven't renewed then more chance or me getting to move to a better seat so no hang up here. I get frustrated when they say they are going to do something, but then don't (eg announce which areas are available to move to but then don't do that). I then have to guess which areas are free, or wait till next week to wait to speak to somebody. Sean Jarvis has said he has sold more than expected but i guess there will be more availability to move into than there was last year. |
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Post by conman on Mar 13, 2019 12:54:50 GMT 1
Yep that would make sense. Maybe the club don't want to give away how many seats are left to sell. Bloody hell Rochdale. Theres no big conspiracy, no embarrassment in sales numbers. What do you mean they don’t want to give away how many we have sold? Does it matter? Whats the big hang up about numbers? It's a good sales technique, making out sales are going really well when maybe they aren't. I know someone has to, but I'd never enter a restaurant that was empty. That's why they sit people by the windows first, to make it look fuller than it actually is.. |
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Post by Made In Yorkshire on Mar 13, 2019 13:10:52 GMT 1
If I want to buy a ticket online I can use the interactive individual seat selection graphic. Why can't this be used for those who want to move seats? The current system does seem an antiquated method of doing what is effectively a simple process. Why dont people use this to move seats? Just go on the interactive guide, as if you are buying, see what seats are available then email that seat number across. But the seats available are based on the current take up of season tickets. Presumably after the cut off date there are a lot more available which no one can yet see. |
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Post by hd2 on Mar 13, 2019 14:27:32 GMT 1
Bloody hell Rochdale. Theres no big conspiracy, no embarrassment in sales numbers. What do you mean they don’t want to give away how many we have sold? Does it matter? Whats the big hang up about numbers? Doesn't bother me, i was generally commenting on other people's (townre and MIY) posts about possible low sales and the "antiquated" way of moving seats as it was well put. If people haven't renewed then more chance or me getting to move to a better seat so no hang up here. I get frustrated when they say they are going to do something, but then don't (eg announce which areas are available to move to but then don't do that). I then have to guess which areas are free, or wait till next week to wait to speak to somebody. Sean Jarvis has said he has sold more than expected but i guess there will be more availability to move into than there was last year. Sean Jarvis would have said that if we’d sold 250.  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2019 14:30:35 GMT 1
Sales must be disappointing or Sean would be shouting from the rooftops.... keeping quiet hoping to scare a few into committing early? I can see a "season ticket sales are on track, buy now to avoid disappointment if your on the member list" press release later this week.... or is it still open if you posted your renewal? IF as sean tweeted they were just over 10 percent down on last years sales at the beginning of the last day which was Monday and had a good last day I would imagnine we will be around 15 to 16 thousand . with a long way to go before next season. not a bad situation at all. time will tell. |
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Post by Christ in Shades (art) on Mar 13, 2019 14:30:55 GMT 1
Yep that would make sense. Maybe the club don't want to give away how many seats are left to sell. Bloody hell Rochdale. Theres no big conspiracy, no embarrassment in sales numbers. What do you mean they don’t want to give away how many we have sold? Does it matter? Whats the big hang up about numbers? It's like saying you've got a 10 inch todger, it sounds impressive. You don't say it's only 2 inch do you? |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2019 14:37:41 GMT 1
We will sell what we sell .I personally think we will end up with a good number.
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