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Originally Posted by andyd
The obvious solution as you put it sounds great but what will the cost be and will any future revenue cover that, Mr. Holt I,m sure will have some ground improvements in mind we,ll have to wait and see but personally I would like to see a growth in the corporate areas were we are really limited at present like or loathe the prawn sandwich brigade it,s along with sponsorship were the real money is and hopefully as the club progress,s on and off the field hopefully the support will grow as well.
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It would be the cost of a roof and bolting seats to the terrace like the front of the Clayton End.The ones in the Clayton end would be a start. How many away fans are put off by uncovered terracing in bad weather like last week and this week. It could be the same v Carlisle on Boxing Day as they usually bring a fair few.
I agree regarding hospitality but how do we improve the infrastructure to generate sufficient income? How do we provide a matchday experience that justifies paying a lot more than we do just now for corporates? We can go on about how our name is known throughout the country and how we are fighting against adversity at every turn but sometimes I think we are the only ones who thing that. Sometimes it seems that we revel in being tinpot.
The truth is we are an established league 2 club who can more than hold our own and have done for many years. Times have changed in football with TV and the premiership as kids are force fed "superstars" by Sky and now BT. We will attract a few more fans but we won't miraculously double our crowds even with a good team. Certain big games will attract big crowds but in general we have around 1000 regulars on a good day but we will always be up against it as we are playing against Blackburn at home and sometimes Burnley away on tv. After watching the game in the pub neutrals are more inclined to stay there than head to the Wham.
I don't know the answer but I doubt cutting the price by a fiver will boost the crowd by a thousand or more nor will we make thousands more by tinkering with the hospitality. the one thing I do know is we can't just accept what we have and give up trying.