Flyer Posted 25 September, 2012 Share Posted 25 September, 2012 Christ, are you still getting at it about this?! And using Saints categories of tickets to "prove" that QPR are a similar size club to Everton & Newcastle?! You really are a West London version of MLG. Of course they are bigger, Ive said that already but this is about selling out games and Saints have rated the attractiveness of games and they are clearly in the same category. Just admit you were wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 25 September, 2012 Author Share Posted 25 September, 2012 Of course they are bigger, Ive said that already but this is about selling out games and Saints have rated the attractiveness of games and they are clearly in the same category. Just admit you were wrong. Wrong about what? That QPR are equally as attractive a draw to Saints fans to go and watch at St. Mary's as are Everton and Newcastle? Sorry but no, I can't admit that as I don't believe its true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 25 September, 2012 Share Posted 25 September, 2012 Of course they are bigger, Ive said that already but this is about selling out games and Saints have rated the attractiveness of games and they are clearly in the same category. Just admit you were wrong.Just so we have this clear, can you confirm that you believe QPR is as appealing a fixture for Saints fans as a game against Newcastle or Everton? Yes or no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 26 September, 2012 Share Posted 26 September, 2012 31,000 is not as good at it can get for us. As our last 3 previous home gates in the PL against Aston Villa testify. It was within the range of variations expected. To compare with the previous games you have to take into consideration all the other variable factors. In my view 31000 is very close to a full house. What was the maximum capacity taking into account the segregation and leaving aside the corporates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 26 September, 2012 Author Share Posted 26 September, 2012 It was within the range of variations expected. To compare with the previous games you have to take into consideration all the other variable factors. In my view 31000 is very close to a full house. What was the maximum capacity taking into account the segregation and leaving aside the corporates? Villa's allocation (according to their OS) was 31,000. The segregation goes all the way to the edge of block 43, block 42 is entirely made up of home fans. According to the SFC ticket site, blocks 43 - 48 have 3524 seats. Add in some for the disabled areas etc, lets say that's 3,600; so with a full away allocation 500 seats are unused or for segregation. So a typical full house will be around 32,169. against smaller away allocations (e.g. Coventry last season) we can get a little more, hence the record SMS attendance of 32,363. Last time in the PL our highest attendances were just over 32,000, so its clearly an achievable figure; it just requires all home tickets, corporate boxes and corporate lounge tickets to be sold, which we're obviously a little bit away from just now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 26 September, 2012 Share Posted 26 September, 2012 Kraken, you really have your teeth into the prawn sarnie section lately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 26 September, 2012 Author Share Posted 26 September, 2012 Kraken, you really have your teeth into the prawn sarnie section lately You're right TDD, I do. You see, I've done the prawn sarnies a few times before, but I certainly wouldn't be going corporate now as the quality has sunk so badly (while the prices haven't, they've gone the other way). I just think its a small problem area that needs addressing; some of those empty seats can be explained by the worldwide financial situation, of course, but I believe a lot of them can be explained by the over-priced yet under-delivering nature of the corporate service these days. It doesn't offer any value for money which is why IMO the takeup is so relatively small. I also don't like seeing swathes of empty seats (particularly in the Man United game when regular seats sold out two weeks in advance). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 26 September, 2012 Share Posted 26 September, 2012 Villa's allocation (according to their OS) was 31,000. The segregation goes all the way to the edge of block 43, block 42 is entirely made up of home fans. According to the SFC ticket site, blocks 43 - 48 have 3524 seats. Add in some for the disabled areas etc, lets say that's 3,600; so with a full away allocation 500 seats are unused or for segregation. So a typical full house will be around 32,169. against smaller away allocations (e.g. Coventry last season) we can get a little more, hence the record SMS attendance of 32,363. Last time in the PL our highest attendances were just over 32,000, so its clearly an achievable figure; it just requires all home tickets, corporate boxes and corporate lounge tickets to be sold, which we're obviously a little bit away from just now. Thanks for that. I seem to remember at the time that MLT's testimonial was supposed to be record attendance on account of no segregation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank's cousin Posted 26 September, 2012 Share Posted 26 September, 2012 Thanks for that. I seem to remember at the time that MLT's testimonial was supposed to be record attendance on account of no segregation. Think it was beaten by teh Bayern friendly when they seemed to open the gates... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 26 September, 2012 Share Posted 26 September, 2012 Wasnt the England v Macedonia game the record as there was no segregation at all on account of about 5 Macedonia fans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 26 September, 2012 Author Share Posted 26 September, 2012 Wasnt the England v Macedonia game the record as there was no segregation at all on account of about 5 Macedonia fans? 32,095 at that game, apparently. We had more than that for a few Premier League games. 31,904 at MLT's testimonial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurosaint Posted 3 October, 2012 Share Posted 3 October, 2012 (edited) Last home game 2nd September, next home league game 7th October, i should have got my facts right. it's our only home league game in 5 WEEKS, not four. Makes it even worse. Sorry to be pedantic but you really do seem to be misssing something : Home matches - 2/9, 22/9, 25/9 and 7/10 = 4 matches in 5 weeks NOT our ONLY match ! (Ps. I note that you conveniently changed your post from 'only home game' to 'only home league game', strikes me that you will do anything to suit your own agenda!) Edited 3 October, 2012 by eurosaint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 3 October, 2012 Share Posted 3 October, 2012 Sorry to be pedantic but you really do seem to be misssing something : Home matches - 2/9, 22/9, 25/9 and 7/10 = 4 matches in 5 weeks NOT our ONLY match ! (Ps. I note that you conveniently changed your post from 'only home game' to 'only league game', strikes me that you will do anything to suit your own agenda!) Not really, league cups games don't interest people anymore so discounted that one. In case youre having trouble it's 5 weeks between the 2/9 and 7/10, we only had one league game in between that period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurosaint Posted 3 October, 2012 Share Posted 3 October, 2012 Nonsense. We were told 'there will be a real scramble for tickets this season' I'm not sure what factors prevented people from going this week as everything seemed perfect. Weather wasnt too hot or cold, it wasnt school holidays or a bank holiday weekehere decent opposition, here were no road works, it wasnt on The telly, its our only home game in 4 weeks so people wont have to choose between games, christ, even our rcord signing was making his full debut. Perhaps some that didn't bother going can explain why they didn't, I'm confused as to why the mad scramble for tickets we were promised is failing to materialise. I don't know why you continue to try and justify this comment as it is just plain wrong ! Personally I don't give a sh#t but you just won't give up, will you ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 3 October, 2012 Share Posted 3 October, 2012 I don't know why you continue to try and justify this comment as it is just plain wrong ! Personally I don't give a sh#t but you just won't give up, will you ?? It's our only game in that period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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