2010/2011 Ticketing

[Harpers So Solid Crew]

as there has been a lot of discusion on here lets see how HNA? thinks it should be done for next season.

For arguements sake we shall assume that we stayed up, and will be playing in the Championship again.

My radical ideas would be as follows, divide the North Stand the same as the south Stand, giving a choice of which we can put away fans into.

This would enable home fans to leave the East and pass throught the current safety gate, it would enable the whole north or South to be closed for certain games, making a cost saving.

Therefore only sell ST to East and West stands, uproar from those North ST holders, but action has to be taken.

Views and ideas welcome.

[weybridgewanderer]

1/ dividing the north stand up like the south stand would cost money therefore unlikely

2/ the thought of an additional safety gate between the north stand and the east stand would mean we could pen the east stand fans in for a period after the game! There may be some that would think this was a good idea.

[Dirk Gently]

My radical ideas would be as follows, divide the North Stand the same as the south Stand, giving a choice of which we can put away fans into.

When the MadStad was being built, originally away supporters would have been in the North stand. But then the police intervened - they have to be in the South Stand so that there's an easy road for coaches to get in and out, and also for police access when required. The whole of the South stand is setup for away supporters (it's not just the seated area you need to segregate, it's the concourses too) and the police and cells are based around that too.

Can't see much advantage for all the money that would need to be spent, even if the police did allow it. The money would be much better spent building a safe pathway down the slope from behind the East Stand. The original one being unworkable is the cause of the grief getting away from the East Stand.

[Sun Tzu]

as there has been a lot of discusion on here lets see how HNA? thinks it should be done for next season.

For arguements sake we shall assume that we stayed up, and will be playing in the Championship again.

My radical ideas would be as follows, divide the North Stand the same as the south Stand, giving a choice of which we can put away fans into.

This would enable home fans to leave the East and pass throught the current safety gate, it would enable the whole north or South to be closed for certain games, making a cost saving.

Therefore only sell ST to East and West stands, uproar from those North ST holders, but action has to be taken.

Views and ideas welcome.

Seems a complicated and expensive way to solve a problem which isn;t very clear !

If it is just about the hassle of the safety gate then the gate has been there for years, aren;t we used to it yet ? I would say the better solution would be for the gate to be used much more sparingly. Most games there is simply no need for it to be in operation.

The question of having the away fans in the North was discussed many years ago and I can;t see it being even worth considering. You would be shifting the biggest possible flash point to a place with more possible problems, as well as spending a lot of money to duplicate what is already in place. Not to mention annoying the many STH who sit in the N Stand and creating a big job of work in finding them all new seats in the East Stand. How easy would it be to find 8 together in the centre of the East Stand ?

So first of I think you need to clarify why action needs to be taken and what yuou are hoping to achieve. I suspect you are massively over engineering the solution to whatever the problem is !

[Wimb]

Bring back the mesh netting if only to see away fans hiLOLariously trying to clamber over it (as I remember Brizzle trying to do a few years back when I think we won 3-2?)

Seriously though, I think the club has it pretty much sorted for the time being. Perhaps some sort of increased loyalty scheme might be in order for ST holders. For example, if you renew 5 times you get 5% off your ticket, 10 years 10% etc, might be a good way of rewarding those who invest lots of a long period.

I'd also perhaps entertain the idea of 'ticket packs' as they do for things like Baseball. For example you pay £100 for 6 matches and can then choose them over the course of the season. This would give flexibility for those who can't commit to a full season ticket but also provide a garenteed source of income for the club.

Matchday prices are just about ok, though going down to a flat £20/10 for pre booked matchday prices might just encourage a few more people to turn up.

[Ian Royal]

horrendus idea.

[Harpers So Solid Crew]

One problem is that buying a ticket game by game has now almost gone, so it is easy to miss games, as i suppose fans have always done.

The link between the club and the fans is disappearing fast in the new age of football.

It seems that clubs, and not only ours want you to buy online, in advance and turn up on match days. No please no thank you, pretty much like self service checkouts in shops.

We have dropped back to our level of ST holders, the club have not made areas different prices, so with 18/18k in the ground most can get a decent seat of their choice on a match by match purchase, rather than being stuck in the rafters and miles from the action, or down the front and getting wet in the rain.

[Magnus]

Have to agree. Not being able to pay cash on the turnstile just doesn't seem right to me and I'd rather take my business to clubs where I can (and also stand on a terrace)

If it means I'm watching lower or non-league football then so be it, it was always more about the jolly than the quality of the football for me anyway.

[Ian Royal]

One problem is that buying a ticket game by game has now almost gone, so it is easy to miss games, as i suppose fans have always done.

The link between the club and the fans is disappearing fast in the new age of football.

It seems that clubs, and not only ours want you to buy online, in advance and turn up on match days. No please no thank you, pretty much like self service checkouts in shops.

We have dropped back to our level of ST holders, the club have not made areas different prices, so with 18/18k in the ground most can get a decent seat of their choice on a match by match purchase, rather than being stuck in the rafters and miles from the action, or down the front and getting wet in the rain.

How would pissing about with the North stand help that? Your suggest makes no one happier, costs bucket loads for no benefit and will piss off thousands who are already happy.

[Platypuss]

How would pissing about with the North stand help that? Your suggest will piss off thousands who are already happy.

The away fans?

[Harpers So Solid Crew]

1/ dividing the north stand up like the south stand would cost money therefore unlikely

2/ the thought of an additional safety gate between the north stand and the east stand would mean we could pen the east stand fans in for a period after the game! There may be some that would think this was a good idea.

Already a gate there, to pen in the smokers.

[Harpers So Solid Crew]

My radical ideas would be as follows, divide the North Stand the same as the south Stand, giving a choice of which we can put away fans into.

When the MadStad was being built, originally away supporters would have been in the North stand. But then the police intervened - they have to be in the South Stand so that there's an easy road for coaches to get in and out, and also for police access when required. The whole of the South stand is setup for away supporters (it's not just the seated area you need to segregate, it's the concourses too) and the police and cells are based around that too.

Can't see much advantage for all the money that would need to be spent, even if the police did allow it. The money would be much better spent building a safe pathway down the slope from behind the East Stand. The original one being unworkable is the cause of the grief getting away from the East Stand.

How about a cable car??

[Dirk Gently]

My radical ideas would be as follows, divide the North Stand the same as the south Stand, giving a choice of which we can put away fans into.

When the MadStad was being built, originally away supporters would have been in the North stand. But then the police intervened - they have to be in the South Stand so that there's an easy road for coaches to get in and out, and also for police access when required. The whole of the South stand is setup for away supporters (it's not just the seated area you need to segregate, it's the concourses too) and the police and cells are based around that too.

Can't see much advantage for all the money that would need to be spent, even if the police did allow it. The money would be much better spent building a safe pathway down the slope from behind the East Stand. The original one being unworkable is the cause of the grief getting away from the East Stand.

How about a cable car??

I'd prefer something like this :