Season tickets next season - what will they do?

[Mister E]

They need to learn from West Ham - a club that has never had higher gates than us as far as I can remember  - and see how they've managed to shift all their season tickets for a 60k seater stadium.

Like you say, it's not just about prices, it's about ambition, top level marketing and connecting with fans.  The Club has failed at such things for far too long

Easy, you just get a tax-payer funded 60k stadium which cost £750m to build and pay £2m a year to rent it, sell adult season tickets from £500 - £900  and charge everyone £10 just to go on a waiting list to find out more information. With West Ham and their owners ( who I wouldn't be surprised to see sell the club next season to the highest overseas bidder) it is all about the prices and the money. Their model seems to be to squeeze every extra penny out of the affluent support base. I don't think there's much we need to learn from them, except maybe their kids' season ticket prices.

Yeah, I agree that the Spammers seem to have pulled a stroke with this deal.
The Govt have taken the line of least resistance on dealing with the Olympic Stadium.
And as for "the West Ham way": if I hear / read that again, I'll puke.

[myf]

Rumours of closing the top tier are depressing when you consider we're going through a period of ground expansions: city, Liverpool, West ham, spurs.

[in exile]

Rumours of closing the top tier are depressing when you consider we're going through a period of ground expansions: city, Liverpool, West ham, spurs.

The top tier of which?

[UK Redsox]

Rumours of closing the top tier are depressing when you consider we're going through a period of ground expansions: city, Liverpool, West ham, spurs.

The top tier of which?

TR I assume. I suppose that the upper Witton could be closed as well if the visitors can be accommodated in the lower away area

[in exile]

Rumours of closing the top tier are depressing when you consider we're going through a period of ground expansions: city, Liverpool, West ham, spurs.

The top tier of which?

TR I assume. I suppose that the upper Witton could be closed as well if the visitors can be accommodated in the lower away area

Thanks.
I agree about the Witton.
It's been pretty sparse there all season. Not sure about the Trinity upper. Is that sparse too (can't see from where I am in Trinity)?

[garyfouroaks]

I am amazed that any consideration is being given to closing sections of the ground. The Geordies and Man City kept their crowds when relegated- why won't we?

[in exile]

I am amazed that any consideration is being given to closing sections of the ground. The Geordies and Man City kept their crowds when relegated- why won't we?

Maybe due to staffing cuts

[tomd2103]

A price freeze would seem the most sensible option.

[placeforparks]

A price freeze would seem the most sensible option.

a substantial price cut is the most sensible option.

the club should slash season ticket prices and try and shift 30k+ season tickets, get disillusioned fans back in the ground.

five years of total dross at villa park.

the club will take a financial hit, but they've got parachute payments to subsidise such an initiative and if fans don't come back next season, they never will.

hollis and co. need to wise up - they need the fans, more than the fans need them.

[Marlon From Bearwood]

A Huddersfield fan at work reckons they've already sold 15,000 season tickets for next season as they are reduced to £180. This is more then the average gate this season.

[AVH87]

A price freeze would seem the most sensible option.

a substantial price cut is the most sensible option.

the club should slash season ticket prices and try and shift 30k+ season tickets, get disillusioned fans back in the ground.

five years of total dross at villa park.

the club will take a financial hit, but they've got parachute payments to subsidise such an initiative and if fans don't come back next season, they never will.

hollis and co. need to wise up - they need the fans, more than the fans need them.

30k ST holders is a pipedream, even if we'd stayed up and slashed the prices we wouldn't get that many.

Aiming for 20k in the championship would be a good number, when you add on away fans and individual match sales that would set us up to average around 30k.

[lordmcgrath5]

A Huddersfield fan at work reckons they've already sold 15,000 season tickets for next season as they are reduced to £180. This is more then the average gate this season.

Great to hear about initiatives like this. Fair play to Huddersfield.

[villa `cross the mersey]

We wouldnt shift 30K if we gave them away !

[ez]

Rumours of closing the top tier are depressing when you consider we're going through a period of ground expansions: city, Liverpool, West ham, spurs.

The top tier of which?

TR I assume. I suppose that the upper Witton could be closed as well if the visitors can be accommodated in the lower away area

Thanks.
I agree about the Witton.
It's been pretty sparse there all season. Not sure about the Trinity upper. Is that sparse too (can't see from where I am in Trinity)?

I suppose they could give half of the upper tier to visiting fans and leave the rest of it shut. No away fans pitchside then.

[Clampy]

Rumours of closing the top tier are depressing when you consider we're going through a period of ground expansions: city, Liverpool, West ham, spurs.

The top tier of which?

TR I assume. I suppose that the upper Witton could be closed as well if the visitors can be accommodated in the lower away area

Thanks.
I agree about the Witton.
It's been pretty sparse there all season. Not sure about the Trinity upper. Is that sparse too (can't see from where I am in Trinity)?

I suppose they could give half of the upper tier to visiting fans and leave the rest of it shut. No away fans pitchside then.

That might be a problem when the likes of Blues are here.