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Football for a Fiver

ForeverAddicktedForeverAddickted
in General Charlton
As briefly mentioned on another thread... Apparently Football for a Fiver is back for the Reading Match on Saturday 27th February 2016.

Surely its going to be the best day to get any large scale protests going etc.?

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  • Brendan_O_ConnellBrendan_O_Connell
    Good shout FA!!
  • twiggyaddicktwiggyaddick
    I was also thinking hijack the trending attempt on twitter when they try it #footballforafiveryouarehavingalaugh or #rolandoutforafiver,

    I am sure someone can come up with something better, but this could be a big chance for us to really make a stand
  • Airman BrownAirman Brown
    edited January 2016
    Strange choice as Reading would have generated a lot of ticket revenue, which makes it impossible to stack up financially. Either they don't care about the cost or they are financially illiterate. I tend to the latter. They don't seem capable of constructing or understanding a simple business case.

    They do have an option to charge Reading a higher price, but that would cause all sorts of issues.
  • MartTheTaxiMartTheTaxi
    surely a game against say blackburn or mk dons would serve better as football for a fiver. reading will likely sell out anyway.

    clueless
  • mogodonmogodon
    edited January 2016
    Airman Brown said:

    Strange choice as Reading would have generated a lot of ticket revenue, which makes it impossible to stack up financially. Either they don't care about the cost or they are financially illiterate. I tend to the latter.

    Other possibilities.
    1) They care about the community and want to allow as many people in as possible to experience top-class football in a warm and friendly atmosphere
    2) They want to boost the average attendance figure as that weekend is when Roland's men are auditing
    3) They think that a large influx of casual supporters will drown out the protests as the day before it is announced that Valley favourite Les Reed is to replace interim interim manager Guy Luzon as the new head coach

  • swords_aliveswords_alive
    edited January 2016
    mogodon said:

    Airman Brown said:

    Strange choice as Reading would have generated a lot of ticket revenue, which makes it impossible to stack up financially. Either they don't care about the cost or they are financially illiterate. I tend to the latter.

    Other possibilities.
    1) They care about the community and want to allow as many people in as possible to experience top-class football in a warm and friendly atmosphere
    2) They want to boost the average attendance figure as that weekend is when Roland's men are auditing
    3) They think that a large influx of casual supporters will drown out the protests as the day before it is announced that Valley favourite Les Reed is to replace interim interim manager Guy Luzon as the new head coach

    Or maybe RD is expected in the crowd ground, for some reason.
  • cafc999cafc999
    Will be interesting to see how many attend this match as they normally attract 25k+ gates.

    This could be a great opportunity to strike and embarrass the club greatly
  • ForeverAddicktedForeverAddickted
    Southendaddick said:

    in my opinion the Reading game would be the one to boycott

    Katrien will be expecting 25k plus so would be a kick in the teeth to see a small crowd

    Nah too many people are going to take up the £5 offer...

    The people that'll end up coming will just replace those who dont... i.e. the home areas are usually 12 / 13k at the moment
  • SDAddickSDAddick
    I'm due to leave London two days before!!!!! Ugh. May look at extending the trip then...
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  • Dazzler21Dazzler21
    ForeverAddickted said:

    As briefly mentioned on another thread... Apparently Football for a Fiver is back for the Reading Match on Saturday 27th February 2016.

    Surely its going to be the best day to get any large scale protests going etc.?

    (Feel free to turn this into a Members Only thread for obvious reasons)

    Very good shout.

    I'll happily go to that one.
    (Club won't make anything extra really out of our £5's it'll just reduce the losses on that day)
  • cafc999cafc999
    Henry Irving said:

    Maybe they should set up a business development group involving fans with a background in marketing and business development to point out obvious things like which game to pick for football for a fiver.

    They won't do that because "They know best" and any useful idea will get lost in all of the "Time wasters offering investment" pile
  • Dazzler21Dazzler21
    MartTheTaxi said:

    surely a game against say blackburn or mk dons would serve better as football for a fiver. reading will likely sell out anyway.

    clueless

    Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?
  • killerandflashkillerandflash
    MartTheTaxi said:

    surely a game against say blackburn or mk dons would serve better as football for a fiver. reading will likely sell out anyway.

    clueless

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31882515

    Last year's match had a crowd of 15007 with 953 away fans, so hardly a sell out
  • palarsehaterpalarsehater
    six nations is on that day so would rather go for a few and watch that.
  • petetheaddickpetetheaddick
    do you get a free black and white scarf with the £5 ticket?
  • addick1965addick1965
    mogodon said:

    Airman Brown said:

    Strange choice as Reading would have generated a lot of ticket revenue, which makes it impossible to stack up financially. Either they don't care about the cost or they are financially illiterate. I tend to the latter.

    Other possibilities.
    1) They care about the community and want to allow as many people in as possible to experience top-class football in a warm and friendly atmosphere
    2) They want to boost the average attendance figure as that weekend is when Roland's men are auditing
    3) They think that a large influx of casual supporters will drown out the protests as the day before it is announced that Valley favourite Les Reed is to replace interim interim manager Guy Luzon as the new head coach

    4) After rationing the chips all season they have a load they need to get rid of.
  • ElfsborgAddickElfsborgAddick
    Southendaddick said:

    in my opinion the Reading game would be the one to boycott

    Katrien will be expecting 25k plus so would be a kick in the teeth to see a small crowd

    In theory a good idea, but I reckon the once a year merchants will attend so making a boycott pointless.

    I reckon we should go with the Blackburn game.
  • ForeverAddicktedForeverAddickted
    Do you need to pay for a 1-year old to have a ticket at Charlton?
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  • Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    Officially, yes
  • ForeverAddicktedForeverAddickted
    Henry Irving said:

    Officially, yes

    FFS!!... Seriously?
  • tajaddicktajaddick
    You do have to pay had this with my 1 year old daughter last year.
  • Dazzler21Dazzler21
    edited January 2016
    2. How many tickets?

    North Lower Block A-F (Adult)

    £5.00

    North Lower Block A-F (Over 65)

    £5.00

    North Lower Block A-F (Under 11)

    £5.00

    North Lower Block A-F (Under 18)

    £5.00

    North Lower Block A-F (Under 21)

    £5.00


    Madness.
  • soapy_jonessoapy_jones
    Mate has bought a few and asked me along. I have not watched Charlton play in the flesh for three years. I want to go but am only looking forward to the protest outside of the West Stand afterwards. I am sure the footballing ambition on the pitch will be poor, stunted and as disapointing as it was in 2013 when i last rocked up. But i love the place and the hair will stand up on the back of my neck when we run out to the RRR...
  • addick05addick05
    I can imagine all those who will only come 'cos it's a fiver... they will probably not have a clue about what's been going on so just don't expect the guy sitting next to you - who you have never seen before - to "Stand up if you want them out" rings round The Valley!
  • PL54PL54
    The 15 quid saved can be spent on beer and food at half time.
  • InspectorSandsInspectorSands
    addick05 said:

    I can imagine all those who will only come 'cos it's a fiver... they will probably not have a clue about what's been going on so just don't expect the guy sitting next to you - who you have never seen before - to "Stand up if you want them out" rings round The Valley!

    The Reading match could be a fantastic CARD recruitment opportunity.
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