100%Red&White Posted 20 March, 2013 Posted 20 March, 2013 Only corps remaiming http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/only-box-hospitality-left-for-chelsea-725803.aspx If this keeps happening STs will be going up f'sure next season
Crazy Diamond Posted 20 March, 2013 Posted 20 March, 2013 Or have stricter, nightclub-like security on the gates. No trainers, etc. Turkish, where are you mate?
Tokyo-Saint Posted 20 March, 2013 Posted 20 March, 2013 Nice trolling MLG - will Turks be able to resist?
suewhistle Posted 20 March, 2013 Posted 20 March, 2013 Nice trolling MLG - will Turks be able to resist? Made _me_ laugh!
100%Red&White Posted 20 March, 2013 Author Posted 20 March, 2013 Poor old Joe. Yeah, and he better get a move on cos West Ham's just about to go the same way too.
Tokyo-Saint Posted 20 March, 2013 Posted 20 March, 2013 Made _me_ laugh! Thanks Sue, sometimes you love me, sometimes you hate me. That's the way it goes I guess.
Hatch Posted 20 March, 2013 Posted 20 March, 2013 I think I know that lady sat on the bench on the right hand side of the second image
Doctoroncall Posted 20 March, 2013 Posted 20 March, 2013 Nice trolling MLG - will Turks be able to resist? You on troll and bully patrol tonight then Toks?
Tokyo-Saint Posted 20 March, 2013 Posted 20 March, 2013 It won't happen on my watch Doctor, not tonight.
Spudders Posted 20 March, 2013 Posted 20 March, 2013 What's that brown building in the pictures that looks like a jawa droid carrier?
Tokyo-Saint Posted 20 March, 2013 Posted 20 March, 2013 FFS spud, we've been through this on the other thread that got closed like this one will once MLG and Turks get going. It is a Jaw banqueting suite made of corten steal just like they have at Lords or something.
Turkish Posted 20 March, 2013 Posted 20 March, 2013 Made _me_ laugh! Why would it make you laugh? You've got me on ignore so can't read anything I post. And why aren't your quaffing chianti in your dungarees or skiing in the Dolomites? Common Suzy, you're supposed to have a great life out there!
SaintRobbie Posted 20 March, 2013 Posted 20 March, 2013 What's that brown building in the pictures that looks like a jawa droid carrier? Where do they get their ideas? Jawas and the A Team?
DrZuess1979 the 2nd Posted 20 March, 2013 Posted 20 March, 2013 That is NOT the a team van How dare you!!!!! :-)
Saint_lambden Posted 20 March, 2013 Posted 20 March, 2013 Out of action traffic lights in the first picture. Poor planning from the club that. We'll be the laughing stock of England at this rate.
Turkish Posted 20 March, 2013 Posted 20 March, 2013 Or have stricter, nightclub-like security on the gates. No trainers, etc. Turkish, where are you mate? I'm all do this. A strict dress code is certainly needed, we want to be a champions league club we've got to start behaving like one.
Saint_clark Posted 20 March, 2013 Posted 20 March, 2013 Got an email today about corporate areas, and the most expensive one was £3200 for a box, food, drink and bevvies, and a show after the game with a player interview and the chance to win some signed memorabilia. 10 people per box...is it just me, or does £320 PP seem extremely steep for what's on offer? No mention of it being all you can eat or open bar, either.
Turkish Posted 20 March, 2013 Posted 20 March, 2013 Got an email today about corporate areas, and the most expensive one was £3200 for a box, food, drink and bevvies, and a show after the game with a player interview and the chance to win some signed memorabilia. 10 people per box...is it just me, or does £320 PP seem extremely steep for what's on offer? No mention of it being all you can eat or open bar, either. Yeah it is, ridiculously expensive and by all accounts the food is crap as well.
melmacian_saint Posted 21 March, 2013 Posted 21 March, 2013 How unexpected is it that a game featuring one of the big 4 is a sell-out?
whelk Posted 21 March, 2013 Posted 21 March, 2013 How unexpected is it that a game featuring one of the big 4 is a sell-out? And at Easter when more people around. Surprised it took so long.
oldsarum Posted 21 March, 2013 Posted 21 March, 2013 And at Easter when more people around. Surprised it took so long. I think you find there are less people around as many go away for easter
Matthew Le God Posted 21 March, 2013 Posted 21 March, 2013 (edited) How unexpected is it that a game featuring one of the big 4 is a sell-out? Not very unexpected to sellout vs Chelsea of course, but we sold out in this seasons relegation threatened campaign to... 1. Man Utd 2. Tottenham 3. Newcastle 4. Sunderland 5. Arsenal 6. Man City 7. QPR 8. Liverpool 9. Chelsea And having the following games remaining... 10. West Ham - They have sold out 3,000 away tickets and could well be another sellout 11. West Brom - The least likely of the remaining games to be a sellout, but you never know 12. Stoke - Last game of the season, very likely to sell out So in a relegation threatened season, Saints will likely sellout for 11 (or possibly 12) of the 19 games. Imagine if we actually had a good season in the top half of the Premier League! 32k capacity is simply too small for Saints in a Premier League relegation battle, let alone where Cortese/Liebherr want to take us. Edited 21 March, 2013 by Matthew Le God
Tokyo-Saint Posted 21 March, 2013 Posted 21 March, 2013 70k I reckon Godo, if small clubs like Everton and Chelsea can, so can we!
Saint Charlie Posted 21 March, 2013 Posted 21 March, 2013 We could easily sell 45k for most games and 80k for the Cat A matches. United do and although they win a lot the quality and excitement on offer is, IMO, poor.
Tokyo-Saint Posted 21 March, 2013 Posted 21 March, 2013 Manchester airport is packed after games. Glory hunters and confused Irish men fly in from all over using budget airlines. I struggle to get down the Avenue on match days. If we do start getting massive crowds, we are going to have to do something about the transport. It is bad enough as it is without having loads of glory hunters & Irish coming in from the airport as well.
Saint Charlie Posted 21 March, 2013 Posted 21 March, 2013 Manchester airport is packed after games. Glory hunters and confused Irish men fly in from all over using budget airlines. I struggle to get down the Avenue on match days. If we do start getting massive crowds, we are going to have to do something about the transport. It is bad enough as it is without having loads of glory hunters & Irish coming in from the airport as well. Lots of fans will come from Japan to watch Maya and also Radhi Jaidi is attracting fans from North Africa to SMS. The more diverse supporter base, the more different directions the fans will be going after the game so won't experience the same disrutption as United who have a narrow fan base.
Tokyo-Saint Posted 21 March, 2013 Posted 21 March, 2013 That's one of the problems we will have Charlie. You can approach manchester from different directions but to get to st Mary's you pretty much have to come from North to south (except for those from the sea fairing nations and Hythe). Let's either improve the roads or move the new stadium to manchester. Or... There is always the station option.
Saint Charlie Posted 21 March, 2013 Posted 21 March, 2013 That's one of the problems we will have Charlie. You can approach manchester from different directions but to get to st Mary's you pretty much have to come from North to south (except for those from the sea fairing nations and Hythe). Let's either improve the roads or move the new stadium to manchester. Or... There is always the station option. If the fans want to come they will (in their droves). We live in such a mollycoddle society that we want to make things easy for everyone. Its sick.
Junction 9 Posted 21 March, 2013 Posted 21 March, 2013 Not very unexpected to sellout vs Chelsea of course, but we sold out in this seasons relegation threatened campaign to... 1. Man Utd 2. Tottenham 3. Newcastle 4. Sunderland 5. Arsenal 6. Man City 7. QPR 8. Liverpool 9. Chelsea And having the following games remaining... 10. West Ham - They have sold out 3,000 away tickets and could well be another sellout 11. West Brom - The least likely of the remaining games to be a sellout, but you never know 12. Stoke - Last game of the season, very likely to sell out So in a relegation threatened season, Saints will likely sellout for 11 (or possibly 12) of the 19 games. Imagine if we actually had a good season in the top half of the Premier League! 32k capacity is simply too small for Saints in a Premier League relegation battle, let alone where Cortese/Liebherr want to take us. What makes you think that a relegation season makes crowds smaller? I think the current uptake in sales is due to people wanting to play thier part in keeping Saints up. If we stay up and are mid table this time next year, I'd say we have less chance of sell outs against the likes of QPR, West ham etc. Not more.
Lets B Avenue Posted 21 March, 2013 Posted 21 March, 2013 That's one of the problems we will have Charlie. You can approach manchester from different directions but to get to st Mary's you pretty much have to come from North to south (except for those from the sea fairing nations and Hythe). Let's either improve the roads or move the new stadium to manchester. Or... There is always the station option. Jetpacks! Long overdue.
Matthew Le God Posted 21 March, 2013 Posted 21 March, 2013 (edited) What makes you think that a relegation season makes crowds smaller? I think the current uptake in sales is due to people wanting to play thier part in keeping Saints up. If we stay up and are mid table this time next year, I'd say we have less chance of sell outs against the likes of QPR, West ham etc. Not more. Do you think Chelsea would get 42,000 at Stamford Bridge if they were in a relegation fight? When Chelsea were a mid table Premier League team in the mid 90's before the Harding/Bates/Abramovich money they averaged similar to what Saints did in League One. Edited 21 March, 2013 by Matthew Le God
Bearsy Posted 21 March, 2013 Posted 21 March, 2013 Do you think Chelsea would get 42,000 at Stamford Bridge if they were in a relegation fight? When Chelsea were a mid table Premier League team in the mid 90's before the Harding/Bates/Abramovich money they averaged similar to what Saints did in League One. Winning stuff gets you big crowd increase. I don't reckon it makes much difference if ur only 6th instead of 16th.
hypochondriac Posted 21 March, 2013 Posted 21 March, 2013 What makes you think that a relegation season makes crowds smaller? I think the current uptake in sales is due to people wanting to play thier part in keeping Saints up. If we stay up and are mid table this time next year, I'd say we have less chance of sell outs against the likes of QPR, West ham etc. Not more. Let's not forget the novelty factor of first season back in the prem.
hypochondriac Posted 21 March, 2013 Posted 21 March, 2013 Do you think Chelsea would get 42,000 at Stamford Bridge if they were in a relegation fight? When Chelsea were a mid table Premier League team in the mid 90's before the Harding/Bates/Abramovich money they averaged similar to what Saints did in League One. The fan base of chelsea now bears little relation to the one of twenty years ago. Yes they would.
Matthew Le God Posted 21 March, 2013 Posted 21 March, 2013 Winning stuff gets you big crowd increase. I don't reckon it makes much difference if ur only 6th instead of 16th. If we were 6th, it would likely be because we had a team packed full of internationals, playing good football, regularly winning and a very positive atmosphere about the fanbase. It would also mean we'd be more likely to go on better cup runs and possibly win something. All things that would contribute to growing the fanbase and having larger attendances, something a 32k St Mary's would hamper us from doing. Every sellout this season in a relegation fight means the club can't meet the demand of the fanbase and people are missing out, which is why Cortese commissioned AFL to come up with those designs.
Matthew Le God Posted 21 March, 2013 Posted 21 March, 2013 The fan base of chelsea now bears little relation to the one of twenty years ago. Yes they would. And why does it bear "little relation"? When you say "yes they would", are you really saying you believe Chelsea would sell 42,000 tickets for a relegation fight season? Really? People would desert them in their droves if they were in a relegation fight.
Doctoroncall Posted 21 March, 2013 Posted 21 March, 2013 The fan base of chelsea now bears little relation to the one of twenty years ago. Yes they would. You are wrong. It has no relation to then. Football and society have changed drastically since then.
Doctoroncall Posted 21 March, 2013 Posted 21 March, 2013 And why does it bear "little relation"? When you say "yes they would", are you really saying you believe Chelsea would sell 42,000 tickets for a relegation fight season? Really? People would desert them in their droves if they were in a relegation fight. And you know this how?
Bearsy Posted 21 March, 2013 Posted 21 March, 2013 If we were 6th, it would likely be because we had a team packed full of internationals, playing good football, regularly winning and a very positive atmosphere about the fanbase. It would also mean we'd be more likely to go on better cup runs and possibly win something. All things that would contribute to growing the fanbase and having larger attendances, something a 32k St Mary's would hamper us from doing. Every sellout this season in a relegation fight means the club can't meet the demand of the fanbase and people are missing out, which is why Cortese commissioned AFL to come up with those designs. hopefully we'll find out soon enough mlg! Think ur claims bout positive atmospheres in fanbase is v.optimistic tho
whelk Posted 21 March, 2013 Posted 21 March, 2013 I think you find there are less people around as many go away for easter I think you will find that not to be correct. Check out BH attendances. Always above average.
Tokyo-Saint Posted 21 March, 2013 Posted 21 March, 2013 The extra fans who have a customer number logged after 2012 will have to watch the game form the Jawa Sandcruzer thing. You will need at least 50 loyalty points/SWF rep points to get into the main part of the stadium.
Bearsy Posted 21 March, 2013 Posted 21 March, 2013 i think its used to collect repatriated fans from portsmouth. It will be so sweet watching that thing cruise down the havant road!
tajjuk Posted 21 March, 2013 Posted 21 March, 2013 We need a bigger stadium... Someone is Turkish fishing. Whilst it's good games are selling out, there were a lot of Liveprool fans in the home section last week, about 6 round me, four of whom were Spanish. I would imagine Chelsea would be the same, although the nationality of the glory hunter might be different. All paying customers I suppose. Whilst I am pro-expansion think we need to see the likes of Norwich, Reading, WBA, etc. sell out a few weeks in advance then we're in buisness. If we were 6th, it would likely be because we had a team packed full of internationals, playing good football, regularly winning and a very positive atmosphere about the fanbase. It would also mean we'd be more likely to go on better cup runs and possibly win something. All things that would contribute to growing the fanbase and having larger attendances, something a 32k St Mary's would hamper us from doing. Every sellout this season in a relegation fight means the club can't meet the demand of the fanbase and people are missing out, which is why Cortese commissioned AFL to come up with those designs. I think we'd have to actually loose a few fans to achieve this.
Big Bad Bob Posted 21 March, 2013 Posted 21 March, 2013 i think its used to collect repatriated fans from portsmouth. It will be so sweet watching that thing cruise down the havant road! That's it then, Bearsy and Tokes on the same thread....off to TMS we go...
Tokyo-Saint Posted 21 March, 2013 Posted 21 March, 2013 i think its used to collect repatriated fans from portsmouth. It will be so sweet watching that thing cruise down the havant road! These aren't the fans we're looking for.
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