Atmosphere was superb, so much for the worries about 'plastics'.
Should drop all ST prices next season, like Bradford City have done, to get as many in as possible week in week out.
It's a loss leader in a way too - yeah people might spend a bit less on a ticket but they buy food and drink in the ground, they buy a programme, they get a shirt because they are going....
The profit on the extra spend is relatively trivial because of the cost of sale and the people who spend nothing. It’s unlikely to be £2 per head on average. The value of a zero priced ticket is in repeat purchase, which potentially is a huge multiplier effect.
I would guess that yesterday cost the club about £50k in lost ticket revenue. You might regard that as a worthwhile investment (it was certainly successful in its own terms) but if you keep doing it then the likely effect will be to increase losses, not reduce them.
There are other ways of doing it that don’t cost anything like the same money, however.
I appreciate that you used to work for the club and what you post is your opinion based on those experiences but sometimes you do come across as bitter and miserable and it seems that no matter what initiative the club come up with you could have done better.
I really couldn’t give a toss what you think of me. These are the facts, not opinion. If people want to pretend the ground was full yesterday or catering etc compensates fully for ticket revenue they are just wrong.
I think you can cross him off your subscription list.
He does have a point that some of your posts do often come across as "I know best and wouldnt have done that" and whilst I appreciate that you have previous experience, you do seem to be pretty miserable after a pretty uplifting game.
I know you couldnt give a toss what I think either, which is fine by me.
Or alternatively some people just select any evidence which fits their preconception and discard anything else. That’s the world we live in, sadly. Miserable?
Strange decision, can't see it being anywhere near as popular as last time. I kinda presumed the next offer would be the Jackson 5 deal in the NY.
Also, if I was about to purchase a Half ST as casual.. id probably sack that choice off and wait for the next freebies.
Assuming he’s boss, Jackson 5 would be brilliant. As I said on t’other thread, making ST holders naturally filter the freebies to people who might be interested in Charlton and get them hooked (again?) must increase the chance of a ticket purchase. Having a 5 ticket option alongside 1/2 season can only widen the affordability
As a ST holder for many yrs -I support this whole heartedly As someone commented earlier - hopefully the sums add up Whats not to like A fuller Valley - means surely many will get the taste for more and want to come back again Bigger Picture - Waiting sponsors in the wings will see this as an opportunity to invest in the club I think we should all get behind this and where possible bring 3 friends along Whats not to like
Probably won’t be as successful as the last time, but I don’t see why that makes it a bad idea?
It's also a slightly unfair comparison - Ipswich is a Tuesday night, so more of a hard sell even for freebies, and Cambridge are less attractive opposition than top of the table Plymouth. It'll be interesting to see the difference in the 3 games.
its down to us, the season ticket holders - TS has offered it up, if we don't manage to convince 3 people to come along then that's down to each individual season ticket holder - don't ask what your club can do for you, ask what you can do for your club !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
everybody who i've spoken to who were at the plymouth game who brought people along said they loved it and i see no reason why we won't get them all back, and some - albeit ipswich is on a tuesday night
Great iniative. People get out of the habit of doing things......talking to retailers here in Sydney about how things are post lockdown of 17 weeks and they pretty much say the same thing.....weekdays are dead but weekends are steady, nowhere near what it was pre covid. Personally I used to go to the mall 4-5 times week for coffee etc.....Ive rarely been since lockdown lifted.
You could visually see the slump in attendances at the Valley, exasperated by the Adkins effect. Its a good strategy to extend to the Ipswich and more especially the Cambridge game on a Saturday.....with that in mind I think a positive push on half season tickets will see a better than expected uptake, not to mention club shop xmas gift sales.
As a season ticket holder who has the cheapest tickest I am enjoying the upgrade for free to the most the expensive ones. Not sure I will be able to give away free tickets in the North Lower every week but enjoy the West as a free change.
Really need to plaster the Valley with Half Season Ticket offers. How about one free under 11 season ticket with every adult one sold ? An empty seat earns you nothing anyway.
everybody who i've spoken to who were at the plymouth game who brought people along said they loved it and i see no reason why we won't get them all back, and some - albeit ipswich is on a tuesday night
Cambridge yes, but Ipswich will surely see a drop off for the very fact it's midweek so a lot of younger kids can't go and it's much harder for some people to get to because of work commitments.
yet someone will go to 3 games for free for not forking out for 1
Would of left it a while after the last game - there banking on results in both those games as if we were to get battered in both people simply won’t come back
For balance the 3 people im bringing would of gone to Ipswich anyway and probably Cambridge
yet someone will go to 3 games for free for not forking out for 1
Would of left it a while after the last game - there banking on results in both those games as if we were to get battered in both people simply won’t come back
For balance the 3 people im bringing would of gone to Ipswich anyway and probably Cambridge
You're right but on the flip side of that is if we get 2 good results, it might encourage a couple of hundred of them to get a half season ticket. So it's clearly part of a push for that and the club see it as a risk worth taking.
I do support this initiative, wholeheartedly, but I’m now regretting buying a ticket for my partner for Cambridge well in advance and my brother has done the same for his two daughters. Oh well…at least there’ll be another rocking atmosphere to look forward to!
I do support this initiative, wholeheartedly, but I’m now regretting buying a ticket for my partner for Cambridge well in advance and my brother has done the same for his two daughters. Oh well…at least there’ll be another rocking atmosphere to look forward to!
yet someone will go to 3 games for free for not forking out for 1
Would of left it a while after the last game - there banking on results in both those games as if we were to get battered in both people simply won’t come back
For balance the 3 people im bringing would of gone to Ipswich anyway and probably Cambridge
Actually for a ST you get 20% off a drink for one game and for at least three games you can bring a friend for free...
Personally I would of left the free games till after Christmas. It wouldve nice to see the attendances for Ipswich and Cambridge on the back of the Plymouth game. I wonder why we didnt do the free tickets from the start of the season
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mans presumably the ‘maths’ made sense to try it again!
Catering is also outsourced to Creativevents, Mitie’s specialist venue catering business, so once again i'm not sure how the club benefits.
https://www.cafc.co.uk/news/view/5d0b4a824e05a/creativevents-kicks-off-new-contract-with-charlton-athletic
Also, if I was about to purchase a Half ST as casual.. id probably sack that choice off and wait for the next freebies.
As someone commented earlier - hopefully the sums add up
Whats not to like
A fuller Valley - means surely many will get the taste for more and want to come back again
Bigger Picture - Waiting sponsors in the wings will see this as an opportunity to invest in the club
I think we should all get behind this and where possible bring 3 friends along
Whats not to like
You could visually see the slump in attendances at the Valley, exasperated by the Adkins effect. Its a good strategy to extend to the Ipswich and more especially the Cambridge game on a Saturday.....with that in mind I think a positive push on half season tickets will see a better than expected uptake, not to mention club shop xmas gift sales.
yet someone will go to 3 games for free for not forking out for 1
For balance the 3 people im bringing would of gone to Ipswich anyway and probably Cambridge
Also.got 2 spares for Ipswich
It wouldve nice to see the attendances for Ipswich and Cambridge on the back of the Plymouth game.
I wonder why we didnt do the free tickets from the start of the season