[Albion] Going to be pretty empty for the Villa game

[HalfaSeatOn]

Coach travel has become a pain, literally. Journey’s getting longer due to longer and more frequent traffic queues en route. If you see the bushes shuffling about on Village Way be assured pain relief is being taken.

 

[oneillco]

Mystifies me why people don't understand that midweek evening games are a much harder sell; it's an obvious consequence of an out-of-town ground with inadequate transport infrastructure. Anyone who has travelled by train to/from evening games in the last 14 years will know what a nightmare it can be, particularly if you have kids with you. Even worse if you have to make a connection from Brighton going north or west.

 

[chaileyjem]

Yep, we’ve done this in the past so why not.

Because the game is already sold out.

 

[portlock seagull]

Again schedule next week kids are off for 2 weeks so what to the premier lge do make fixtures for this week when kids are knacked and just want to break up from school , I’m going to take my daughter only because she is breaking up on Friday but grantee by half time she will be saying I’m tired

Kids today got no stamina. Tell her to stop moaning or they’ll be a chimney to clean come the morning.

 

[chaileyjem]

Would it? Don't remember many Leeds or Newcastle in our end in the Championship and they're the two biggest clubs in the universe.

Perhaps the club should tackle WHY we struggle to sell out mid week when we're in the top ten of the bestest league in the world. Maybe a give away to schools / football clubs / youth clubs in deprived areas of Sussex or further discounts on under 21 tickets or something. People who are going to be pleased to go to something out of their price range or people who will only care about the game and beers instead of moaning about the travel because now they're going to miss 10 minutes of Question Time or whatever.

But, yeah, let's not "devalue" our "product"

They used to do this in the Championship but then the games still didn't actually sell out even with this sort of stuff.. About three or four times i bought 100 + tickets for my local club at discounted prices (not by that much) and we sat in the shelf and had a very good day out.

We do actually SELL OUT our games. Even the evening ones.. The problem is not so much shifting tickets but getting people to turn up or use their tickets. Its a tough problem selling your product to people who don't want to use it. And You can understand why your marketing, outreach stuff is a lot lot harder when trying to sell listed Exchange tickets. (AGAIN) .

And yep. 5000 or so matchday tickets are shifted for every game - i'm guessing most of them will be turning up tomorrow night and will be pleased to be there.

 

[Guinness Boy]

No worries.

Now tell me, why can't I share my annual train ticket with a mate?

I'll use 3 days a week, and then share 4 days a week with others when they fancy a trip into London. Some of them will pay me.

Seems to be enough space on the trains. No-one missing out. All good?

Well, let’s extend the metaphor.

If I have an annual rail season ticket and I have a two week annual holiday or get sick or have to look after a kid or need to work in a different office for a short while, should I expect a letter from the TOC demanding to know where I was and telling me I can’t renew next year?

 

[Hometownglory]

It's a bit odd that the uptake is low. Are there some local schools on Easter hols? Sun will be shining, chasing Europe. Can't get my head round it.

Travelling to and from The stadium during the week is horrid. The A27 roadworks would deffo have put some people off I reckon.

 

[Bozza]

Well, let’s extend the metaphor.

If I have an annual rail season ticket and I have a two week annual holiday or get sick or have to look after a kid or need to work in a different office for a short while, should I expect a letter from the TOC demanding to know where I was and telling me I can’t renew next year?

Are rail season tickets supply-constrained?

If I buy one and don't use it, does it stop you buying one?

 

[Guinness Boy]

Are rail season tickets supply-constrained?

If I buy one and don't use it, does it stop you buying one?

No, but at 93% renewal neither are ours.

My main point was it was a silly comparison.

 

[Bozza]

No, but at 93% renewal neither are ours.

My main point was it was a silly comparison.

There are 31,500 seats, give or take, in the Amex. They very much are supply-constrained.

It's also don't think it's a silly comparison.

Rail season tickets can't be shared with others when not in use buy the rightful owner, and to enforce that photo ID cards are generally issued. The same as intended with our Albion season tickets. All manner of tickets come with a non-transferable clause.

I really don't get the vehement anti-club sentiment surrounding this. Again, as much as I'd like to be able to bung my tickets to my neighbours when i can't go, I understand why that is not an option.

 

[chaileyjem]

No, but at 93% renewal neither are ours.

PS: there are currently 17 season tickets left for sale in the North Stand. Basically demand easily outstrips supply there and its just single tickets left.
There will be plenty of ST holders in the North Stand who have renewed this season, don't use their tickets every week (for whatever reasons ) and plenty of fans who'd probably like to buy tickets in the NS but from next week won't be able to .

 

[Guinness Boy]

There are 31,500 seats, give or take, in the Amex. They very much are supply-constrained.

It's also don't think it's a silly comparison.

Rail season tickets can't be shared with others when not in use buy the rightful owner, and to enforce that photo ID cards are generally issued. The same as intended with our Albion season tickets. All manner of tickets come with a non-transferable clause.

I really don't get the vehement anti-club sentiment surrounding this. Again, as much as I'd like to be able to bung my tickets to my neighbours when i can't go, I understand why that is not an option.

There is an overall maximum but there is on the trains. If your last train of the evening is full and standing you’re stuffed till tomorrow . Point was if you wanted an ST this spring you could get one.

Nor is it meant to be “anti club”. We all agree it would be better for the atmosphere and players if all seats were full and the club would make good bar take. It just seems the current set up and rules aren’t achieving this.

 

[Sussexscots]

East Upper is rubbish too. Once the queues build up you can't really get past.

Yes. Could scarcely move on the concourse on Saturday evening.

Last couple of evening games - Chelsea and B'muff have been much quieter. I imagine tomorrow evening will be similar. Perhaps after the well documented travel problems earlier this season, people are voting with their feet.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Kids today got no stamina. Tell her to stop moaning or they’ll be a chimney to clean come the morning.

They will be a chimney? That doesn't stack up.

 

[Hovegull]

This thread definitely has the hallmarks of a classic “we lost our last game thread”
- transport is rubbish
- the concourse is rubbish
- the club are rubbish
- our fans are rubbish

 

[Terry Butcher Tribute Act]

I sincerely doubt there are 3000 mates who barely go to games chomping at the bit to tomorrow night. Maybe a couple of hundred, but I think the assumption that the ground would be filled if you could just pass your ticket on is wishful thinking.

Blimey, it's not just residents of Chailey who are blinkered by the party line.

You really think, of 3400 people who have gone to the effort of buying and relisting a season ticket, only a couple of hundred have friends, family, or colleagues that they could lend their card to at low or nominal cost? Crazy.

 

[jackalbion]

Are rail season tickets supply-constrained?

If I buy one and don't use it, does it stop you buying one?

This rail season ticket is absolutely shocking comparison, it proves nothing.

 

[Brian Munich]

Am I the only one that thinks lots of people really overestimate the matchday spend and profit from your average fan? I’ve never seen any figures but reckon 4-5 quid profit per fan on average, max.

I really don’t think that a couple of thousand paid-for but empty seats has a huge financial impact on matchday profit.

 

[Wozza]

Well, let’s extend the metaphor.

If I have an annual rail season ticket and I have a two week annual holiday or get sick or have to look after a kid or need to work in a different office for a short while, should I expect a letter from the TOC demanding to know where I was and telling me I can’t renew next year?

WTAF?

I was making a specific point - to someone else - about the right to share.

That is, both an Albion season ticket and an annual rail ticket is a personal discount, and that you're not buying the right for a place at The Amex or on a train to give/sell it to someone else.

Now you're taking the conversation in a different direction, about non-attendance and checks, and claim it's a silly comparison.

 

[Guinness Boy]

WTAF?

I was making a specific point - to someone else - about the right to share.

That is, both an Albion season ticket and an annual rail ticket is a personal discount, and that you're not buying the right for a place at The Amex or on a train to give/sell it to someone else.

Now you're taking the conversation in a different direction, about non-attendance and checks, and claim it's a silly comparison.

Indeed. Almost like I was stretching the metaphor to ridiculous limits to prove it was ridiculous.