Reason for poor gates?

[ben 107 the bee]

what chance have we got when rovers are doing a season ticket for £270 with 10% off if its your first season ticket where just too expensive

[AccyMad]

Maybe, but credit where it's due, the deal for existing season ticket holders from last year was an excellent one. I was able to buy mine and my two lads' tickets at last year's prices which was a godsend because I certainly wouldn't have been able to afford this year's prices for all three of us.

[Baudelaire]

Ticket prices for Burnley and Stanley are both way to high.

Should be no more than £12 Burnley and £7.50 Stanley as it would be pretty well anywhere else in Europe.

[pipinfort]

Originally Posted by Baudelaire

Ticket prices for Burnley and Stanley are both way to high.

Should be no more than £12 Burnley and £7.50 Stanley as it would be pretty well anywhere else in Europe.

here here, although wishful thinking i think:engsmil: :engsmil: :engsmil:

[Tin Monkey]

Originally Posted by Baudelaire

Ticket prices for Burnley and Stanley are both way to high.

Should be no more than £12 Burnley and £7.50 Stanley as it would be pretty well anywhere else in Europe.

Nonsense! You can't compare the UK to Europe. It's like comparing chalk and cheese.

[Wynonie Harris]

According to Eric on t'fishy site the club are looking to make matches more appealing and affordable to families. "Details of a family ticket are to be announced ahead of the Rochdale match." A move in the right direction!

[JEFF]

Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris

According to Eric on t'fishy site the club are looking to make matches more appealing and affordable to families. "Details of a family ticket are to be announced ahead of the Rochdale match." A move in the right direction!

I agree, but I think that any concessions should be made available when we are playing a game where the opposition will not be bringing many supporters. Rochdale should be a good attendance anyway with Burnley away and Rovers not playing till Sunday and Rochdale should bring a few hundred. But anything that increases the gate is a good idea.

[KIPAX]

I say there is NO short term answer. If there was then every club would be doing it.

You have to stop current fans from leaving
You have to get the kids interested now for the future

Do both the above or we will be sat here in 5 years wondering why half the town support blackburn and burnley and no one comes on stanley.

Time has passed quickly.. had the club listened three years or more ago when we where all going on about the exact same subject and told them to go into the schools then we would have more fans now.

Theres nothing much we can do about short term... everyone in accy knows there is a club, knows where it is, knows football is played on a saturday... If they dont want to come then thats that.... Look at the future and the kids and look at the fans that are here....

[Rich B NFFC]

With all the history about Accrington Stanley and all the hype which was in abundance last season etc etc etc, I am stunned that people don't want to go at the moment.

I could understand it in three months time if Stanley were playing crap and it was cold wet miserable and chucking it down. But I would have thought that the revival factor would still be in effect at the mo' , in much the same way as clubs with new grounds tend to start with a flourish

[John_Timmins]

like kipax said and ive said before it will take time for a solid commiteted fan base to develop

[Ber999T]

Originally Posted by JEFF

Remember also last Saturday Blackburn were at home to New Zealand with cheap admission, their attendance was over 25000 so maybe some part-time Stanleyites went to Ewood. Let's hope for a bumper gate at home to Rochdale on 26th August, Burnley are away at Crystal Palace and Rovers aren't playing till Sunday 27th so no competition for supporters. Plus it's a local Derby.

Sorry Jeff I was on duty at Ewood last Saturday and I would have to say that if there was 25,000 on the ground then it was the empty seats. Rovers only requested 1 Ambulance to be in attendace so that means a gate of 5,000 to 15,000 after that more vehicles would have been requried. A crowd of 25k would require 2 Ambulances and ISU with 2 Officers, 3 Paramedics and 3 Technicians.

[lindsay ormerod]

I agree it's too expensive.I also think that the lack of roof puts a lot of people off and will have an even worse effect when the really bad weather comes along;no retreating to the stands or the bar this time;that in itself is enough to put me off attending with my youngster.The prices go up and the promises aren't fulfilled;it's not rocket science really.

[cmonstanley]

there is a short term answer to this problem reduce prices. if all clubs reduced the over inflated wage bills and cut costs for the supporters instead of trying to bleed them dry every football ground would be full look at all the so called superstars of the england team couldnt even score penalties .... what wage are they on ..every supporter in the land should boycott games charging over 10 quid a well ill wake up now and have my cornflakes.......

[Shurm]

John Alty used to say it APATHY

[cmonstanley]

well we need to shake them out of it . any idea how to do it instead of keep saying it