nebristolred Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 For tonights game against Burton Albion, students at the university can get in for £3, + they get a free pint at the ground. They gave a big block behind one of the goals to the students and it's completely sold out. Great value and a great opportunity. Given we have 2 big universities in Bristol, this might be something worth considering. Great way to potentially expand the fanbase (ideally when we're playing better admittedly). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuber Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 For tonights game against Burton Albion, students at the university can get in for £3, + they get a free pint at the ground. They gave a big block behind one of the goals to the students and it's completely sold out. Great value and a great opportunity. Given we have 2 big universities in Bristol, this might be something worth considering. Great way to potentially expand the fanbase (ideally when we're playing better admittedly). Its a good system to increase income, and other clubs are trying out similar deals; we should give it a go, but I reckon the board would point out that, as a club, our season tickets are the cheapest available in the npC (we can offer the cheapest deal for a season ticket anyway) though I don't really see that as much of an argument, they might... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esmond Million's Bung Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Why just students?, most of them don't even live or come from Plymouth. Surely better to offer this to local kids trying to get them to become the next generation of fans (without the free beer of course). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Didn't really work though, 5700 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Casual Connoisseur Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Why just students?, most of them don't even live or come from Plymouth. Surely better to offer this to local kids trying to get them to become the next generation of fans (without the free beer of course). If they are to become the next generation they will defo need the beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Hitler Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 Didn't really work though, 5700 . Didn't work at all, 1,000 lower than the previous home gate. Mind, they are rubbish. 1000 down on the last crowd: http://www.pasoti.co.uk/talk/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=71942 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Albert Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 Didn't really work though, 5700 . The student promotion clearly did "They gave a big block behind one of the goals to the students and it's completely sold out". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snufflelufagus Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 Why should students get special deals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esmond Million's Bung Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 If they are to become the next generation they will defo need the beer. How about a free lap dance as an alternative?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 The student promotion clearly did "They gave a big block behind one of the goals to the students and it's completely sold out". OK, so it was a crap attendance round the rest of the ground then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebristolred Posted November 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 Why should students get special deals? There's no "should" about it. It's about whether they are attractive enough for the club to want to get involved. It's a pretty large, untapped resource in Bristol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportingmad0209 Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 Didn't work at all, 1,000 lower than the previous home gate. Mind, they are rubbish. We can expect a similar number down the Gate Sunday then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardiffBlackLabel Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 Good on Plymouth Argyle. It amazes me how poor so many clubs are at engaging with students in their cities. Bristol has, what, 40,000 students? At least a third will have some interest in football and if it’s priced and marketed right then they will come, and whats more they may come back several more times afterwards. Cities like Bristol and Cardiff have a lot of students, but crucially many of them stay on. In my office, I’d say at least a third are people who came to Cardiff for uni and stayed here. Many have never watched a Cardiff game, and if they had perhaps they would be supporters now, and their children when they have them too. Personally, if it were me, I’d have a game every semester (ie, 2 games a year) that is £5 entry, including a pint. Give the student unions a batch of tickets to sell as well..so much could be done. It does take vision, but consider this: The Welsh varsity rugby game has gone from sub-1000 crowds to crowds of 15,000 and being broadcast on TV, and it’s mental..they all dress up and stand all game..it’s like a US college football game. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_Varsity I know it’s not the best example, but I just use it to demonstrate that students can and will support sporting events if it’s marketed correctly, and in the current climate clubs are foolish to overlook them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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