Numero Uno

I suppose it comes down to the fact that the group that own Ipswich don’t **** about and keep a lid on Swiss. “Just do your job, that is all”. Americans, don’t go anywhere near them Americans or Arabs for that matter, be careful what you wish for mind. The same “sages” would probably call you a racist on the politics forum if you said that in a slightly different context …………… Down here the Bristolian Owner and his offspring trying to introduce what I am informed by a few more sages is a “pure” form of promotion (******* pair of bullshitters) are still floundering after 25 odd years, two or three of which Swiss was handed the keys to the building and told to do what he likes.

15k is presumably THIS seasons figure? As it stands we have something over 12k for next season. With people not renewing I can’t see us reaching 14k, in fact nearer 13k would be my guess. Unless we really splash the cash he won’t need to worry about applying an upper limit for sales.

What the recent run and a number of performances has done is allow Liam to be judged with an open mind next season. Start well, he’s in a good place with the fans, start middling there’s still the niggles there but he’ll still get time, start badly and he’s right under the pump. Liams recent record has earned him that now in the eyes of most fans. What have the hierarchy done to earn a change of mind from many fans who just don’t trust them? What have they improved? I don’t think fans will be as inclined to let them off the hook as easily as Manning tbh. However results are going.

What, like Birmingham have with Tony Mowbray…….can be done.

"Club Legend" my arse...................

Yep, if we end up at 13K plus we've done very well in the circumstances.

I was always wary of predicting a massive decrease in sales because the same thing happens most seasons. People say they won't renew then, when push comes to shove and they realise the alternative, do. It is a fact though that a number have carried out their threat regardless of the current sales. The club do need to sort their comms out next season. Don't take support for granted.

To reach last years level of season ticket sales we will need NEW supporters (i.e. who have not had a ST before or for years) to sign up. I see us shifting another 1000 or so and end up up somewhere between 13-13.5K.

The devil is always in the detail. If we end up at say 13-13.5K ST holders it will be interesting to know the split. If 250 are kids in the South Stand that were barely attending anyway then half a dozen of the bigger games next season with increased POTD eats that for breakfast. If 500 were paying £700 in the Lansdown then that's £350K they have lost which will take more than half a dozen higher attendance games to recoup. Whilst 12K to date is impressive in the circumstances the club should be disappointed when any STH decides to jack it in particularly when a decent proportion of those will be because of the way the hierarchy of the club communicates. It's never easy to get people back once they take the plunge and do something else on a Saturday.

It’s not one I would take a chance on if I was running the club. Comms and supporter engagement is a relatively simple thing to improve.

If the figures are true and it was circa 8k middle of last week that would suggest quite a few sent a message that the club would do well to heed moving forwards. Taking fans money for granted only ends one way.

I said it would end up at hundreds rather than thousands not renewing and that’s where we are heading. However the club should consider that fortunate and make an effort to engage with fans and not antagonise or bullshit them in future. Liam found a run of form at just the right time for both him and the hierarchy. We go again next season now.

When you add the context that it was Marshall who said promotion was the aim THIS SEASON it is a strange comment......

Quite a few renewed Thursday, Friday and the last couple of days so I would guess around 10K'ish then...................

All eyes on the Technical Director then……