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SirJimmySchoular wrote:If we get relegated , which we probably won't , then we shall have to get promoted again shan't we ?
You know why ? Cause you can't stop a good man who keeps on coming .
Do you know how pathetic it is to start wetting yourself as soon as you encounter a bit of resistance ?
Yes of course we need a bigger stadium because we're not ever going to accept mediocrity again, even if we're still on our hard journey and the opponents haven't given up and let us win.
Two messages for the waverers -
1. You might think you're a winner or you may think you're a loser and either way you'll be right.
2. Stop hoping to succeed and start intending to succeed .
Rome wasn't built in a day as they say but they still built the Colluseum didn't they ?
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RhiwEbbwBluebird wrote:More seats = more money, tan is a businessman he will expand it if we are looking like being in the premiership again next season because we will sell more than 33,000 for a lot of games and the fan base and club will continue to grow the longer we are in the premiership which i think is bloody great
Mon Sep 17, 2018 10:32 pm
wez1927 wrote:RhiwEbbwBluebird wrote:More seats = more money, tan is a businessman he will expand it if we are looking like being in the premiership again next season because we will sell more than 33,000 for a lot of games and the fan base and club will continue to grow the longer we are in the premiership which i think is bloody great
Agree
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Bakedalasker wrote:Would this mean more front seats would be exposed to the rain?
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Wed Sep 19, 2018 7:51 am
pembroke allan wrote:wez1927 wrote:RhiwEbbwBluebird wrote:More seats = more money, tan is a businessman he will expand it if we are looking like being in the premiership again next season because we will sell more than 33,000 for a lot of games and the fan base and club will continue to grow the longer we are in the premiership which i think is bloody great
Agree
We will uave to buck the trend then because outside top six teams the other established premiership teams do not fill their stadiums unless local derby! Cannot see us being an exception to this.
Wed Sep 19, 2018 8:54 am
RhiwEbbwBluebird wrote:More seats = more money, tan is a businessman he will expand it if we are looking like being in the premiership again next season because we will sell more than 33,000 for a lot of games and the fan base and club will continue to grow the longer we are in the premiership which i think is bloody great
Wed Sep 19, 2018 1:54 pm
ThomasC wrote:RhiwEbbwBluebird wrote:More seats = more money, tan is a businessman he will expand it if we are looking like being in the premiership again next season because we will sell more than 33,000 for a lot of games and the fan base and club will continue to grow the longer we are in the premiership which i think is bloody great
Does the facts back this up? I live in Southampton and can tell you with certainty, that local businesses are giving away tickets to employees that never happened when first promoted. Demand is going down not up.
Let's see what just about surviving each season does in regards to demand for tickets for us.
Wed Sep 19, 2018 1:54 pm
ThomasC wrote:RhiwEbbwBluebird wrote:More seats = more money, tan is a businessman he will expand it if we are looking like being in the premiership again next season because we will sell more than 33,000 for a lot of games and the fan base and club will continue to grow the longer we are in the premiership which i think is bloody great
Does the facts back this up? I live in Southampton and can tell you with certainty, that local businesses are giving away tickets to employees that never happened when first promoted. Demand is going down not up.
Let's see what just about surviving each season does in regards to demand for tickets for us.
Wed Sep 19, 2018 1:56 pm
snoopystorm wrote:Heard the same argument when the stadium was being planned... do we need a bigger stadium when Ninnian Park is perfect for what we need.......the decision back then wasnt welcomed with open arms, heard a lot of people say they would boycott a new stadium, fast forward x amount of years and now do we need more seats?
Short answer yes, the bigger games sell out rapidly, season tickets sell out rapidly in the want to be areas (USW Stand)......
OP mention Man Utd and big 6 teams, they are the bread and butter of income for the smaller teams, in business terms it would be stupid not to take full advantage of that financial gain, so yes adding a new tier or more seats makes perfect sense... Man Utd benefited financially by opening new seating areas in the upper quadrants, Arsenal and Man City benefited from newer improved stadiums with more seating, Spurs have benefited from using Wembley and will further benefit from their new stadium, West Ham.... ok they haven’t benefited on the pitch and there’s ongoing issues but seating wise they have benefitted from the switch to a bigger stadium, our noises neighbours did too when they moved from the vetch to the Liberty.
Clubs survive from ‘bums in seats’ and shirt sales as their main income throughout the season so more seats means more financial stability, ultimately results in larger transfer kitties
Wed Sep 19, 2018 7:57 pm
RV Casual wrote:snoopystorm wrote:Heard the same argument when the stadium was being planned... do we need a bigger stadium when Ninnian Park is perfect for what we need.......the decision back then wasnt welcomed with open arms, heard a lot of people say they would boycott a new stadium, fast forward x amount of years and now do we need more seats?
Short answer yes, the bigger games sell out rapidly, season tickets sell out rapidly in the want to be areas (USW Stand)......
OP mention Man Utd and big 6 teams, they are the bread and butter of income for the smaller teams, in business terms it would be stupid not to take full advantage of that financial gain, so yes adding a new tier or more seats makes perfect sense... Man Utd benefited financially by opening new seating areas in the upper quadrants, Arsenal and Man City benefited from newer improved stadiums with more seating, Spurs have benefited from using Wembley and will further benefit from their new stadium, West Ham.... ok they haven’t benefited on the pitch and there’s ongoing issues but seating wise they have benefitted from the switch to a bigger stadium, our noises neighbours did too when they moved from the vetch to the Liberty.
Clubs survive from ‘bums in seats’ and shirt sales as their main income throughout the season so more seats means more financial stability, ultimately results in larger transfer kitties
Agree with a lot of what you say apart from the last bit.
What Clubs get from match day ticket sales through the season is a drop in the ocean.
You would be lucky to pay 7-8 of our squad one weeks wage of what we take in match day ticket sales.
It obviously helps but Clubs don't survive on it far from it.