Matthew me Posted July 13, 2020 Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 I don't understand why we spend millions on players, training ground, drones, mega size televisions etc etc. All to achieve marginal gains, yet one of the biggest things that can support the team is a strong away following , it makes all the difference. Why doesn't the club look to charge a flat £5 for any coach ticket for away games. Doing their bit to keep people off the roads and reduce footprint, they won't lose huge amounts and perhaps the extra numbers will get us to the premiership Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carey 6 Posted July 13, 2020 Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 Strange timing. Has this post been waiting to get through from moderators for 6 months or something? It would be a good thing to do a couple of times a season for your games miles away Hull/Boro etc, but ultimately it would be another loss making part of the business if we were to do it every game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew me Posted July 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 I work on the basis of each seat costing the club about £10 cost price. If they "lose" £5 per seat but win just one extra away game each season, im sure it will more than pay for itself Imagine an extra 3 points now.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winsaw Posted July 13, 2020 Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 56 minutes ago, Matthew me said: I don't understand why we spend millions on players, training ground, drones, mega size televisions etc etc. All to achieve marginal gains, yet one of the biggest things that can support the team is a strong away following , it makes all the difference. Why doesn't the club look to charge a flat £5 for any coach ticket for away games. Doing their bit to keep people off the roads and reduce footprint, they won't lose huge amounts and perhaps the extra numbers will get us to the premiership Although I agree with your idea, it's a bit pointless at the moment as its Looking very likely that there will be no away fans allowed at any games next season, would be a good idea for the 21-22 season thought, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyredredrobin Posted July 13, 2020 Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 We don't have a problem with our away form, so maybe we need to find a way of making more noise at home. A winder and a spring for those who sit in the West Stand might be a good start. Maybe magnifying the South Stand around the ground through the tannoy would help. Oops, I forgot, the sound that comes out of the tannoy is actually worse than the West Stand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted July 13, 2020 Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 You assume more people would want to travel by coach, if I did more away games I'd rather not have it dictated what time I had to leave, arrive near at the place and then depart again, its not so much the cost of the coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted July 13, 2020 Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 Sounds like the slogan used by City fans who travel to away games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew me Posted July 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 If you looked at points per away game when our away following is high, I suspect it pays dividend Fulham away, QPR, Cardiff, etc Surely we can link fans v points for away games If the club "loses" £5 per seat for the first 1000 tickets, it's £5k per game, or £115k per year. An absolute drop in the ocean compared to what we spend. Or ask businesses to sponsor it, will help with FFP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never to the dark side Posted July 13, 2020 Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 My thoughts are long distance games on Saturdays short trips for mid week games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted July 13, 2020 Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 7 minutes ago, Never to the dark side said: My thoughts are long distance games on Saturdays short trips for mid week games Think football league sees it the other way, have the longer trips midweek because less people are likely to attend them even on weekend and leave shorter trips for weekends to try and attract boosted crowds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted July 13, 2020 Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 6 hours ago, Matthew me said: I don't understand why we spend millions on players, training ground, drones, mega size televisions etc etc. All to achieve marginal gains, yet one of the biggest things that can support the team is a strong away following , it makes all the difference. Why doesn't the club look to charge a flat £5 for any coach ticket for away games. Doing their bit to keep people off the roads and reduce footprint, they won't lose huge amounts and perhaps the extra numbers will get us to the premiership Um, maybe because of Covid19 which is likely will be with us for the foreseeable future ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew me Posted July 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 What about the years before covid? We never seem to support away trips, I firmly believe a large away following can only help! Marginal gains Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted July 13, 2020 Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 6 hours ago, Bazooka Joe said: Sounds like the slogan used by City fans who travel to away games. Ah.... the old 'Bristol City Rule O.K.' Used to see it everywhere - particularly on the front of my school books! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted July 13, 2020 Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 34 minutes ago, Matthew me said: What about the years before covid? We never seem to support away trips, I firmly believe a large away following can only help! Marginal gains Think anywhere much north of Birmingham/West Midlands seems to be a problem for us, numbers wise! Not always of course, but that's a reasonable starting point, rule of thumb. Always thought subsidised travel would help- I remember Hull away last game of 2018/19, we were IIRC in a 3 way battle for playoffs, we needed to win and Derby and Middlesbrough drop points- and it was along with the rest of the final round, a 12.30pm kick off on a Sunday- good old EFL! A very ideal game for it- additionally, away trips to far flung games in midweek or a Friday. Suffice to say, the club didn't! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew me Posted July 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said: Think anywhere north of Birmingham/West Midlands seems to be a problem for us, numbers wise! Not always of course, but that's a reasonable starting point, rule of thumb. Always thought subsidised travel would help- I remember Hull away last game of 2018/19, we were IIRC in a 3 way battle for playoffs, we needed to win and Derby and Middlesbrough drop points- and it was along with the rest of the final round, a 12.30pm kick off on a Sunday- good old EFL! A very ideal game for it- additionally, away trips to far flung games in midweek or a Friday. Suffice to say, the club didn't! Perfect example! Games in the past like barnsley away, Wigan, hull, etc. Some help for fans that are willing to give up an entire Saturday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityironman Posted July 13, 2020 Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 AWAY FANS RULE............um, ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew me Posted July 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 Just now, cityironman said: AWAY FANS RULE............um, ok? Not a catchy title, but it was all that came to mind!.... Perhaps next time "away fans support" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clutton Caveman Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 Wouldn't be better to have our fans behind both goals and have theirs tucked away in the upper tier somewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 20 hours ago, Matthew me said: I don't understand why we spend millions on players, training ground, drones, mega size televisions etc etc. All to achieve marginal gains, yet one of the biggest things that can support the team is a strong away following , it makes all the difference. Why doesn't the club look to charge a flat £5 for any coach ticket for away games. Doing their bit to keep people off the roads and reduce footprint, they won't lose huge amounts and perhaps the extra numbers will get us to the premiership Mate of mine is/was involved with booking coaches for away games for the rugby. Their approach is to take all of the away game, get quotes at the start of the season and then divide the cost of travel across all games. So whilst the cost of going on one of their coaches to the away game with Bath at £x might seem expensive, the cost of return travel to, say, Newcastle is also £x - one price all season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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