If the team does have a good season and crowds are around the same as Saturday, or even higher, then I suspect things will get a lot worse, rapidly. Too much needs to happen in that 15 minute window at half time and the concourses aren’t big enough to cope with the movement of fans and the static queues at the same time.
And just to add to the moans about Saturday, I got a coffee to take to my seat. The lids were too small for the cup so I had to walk around everybody on the packed concourse whilst carrying a scolding hot drink with no lid. I couldn’t have been the only one. That is one fcking nasty accident waiting to happen.
Old Trafford seemed to cope with 9,000+ Charlton fans. Plastic bottles of lager instead of the ridiculously slow pouring of pints seems an obvious answer.
How many plastic bottles will get thrown on the pitch though?
Was great seeing so many in the ground Saturday and there must have been really decent match ticket sales to get it to that.
Why not try to capitalise on it, ahead of the next home game offer a discounted season ticket to all those that bought a full price match ticket for Saturday? Either by the price of the match ticket they paid, or by 1/23rd of the price?
I’ve no doubt most of those there were lapsed ST holders. We won’t get those match day sales consistently so let’s try and get as many on board while spirits are high after a win.
If the team does have a good season and crowds are around the same as Saturday, or even higher, then I suspect things will get a lot worse, rapidly. Too much needs to happen in that 15 minute window at half time and the concourses aren’t big enough to cope with the movement of fans and the static queues at the same time.
And just to add to the moans about Saturday, I got a coffee to take to my seat. The lids were too small for the cup so I had to walk around everybody on the packed concourse whilst carrying a scolding hot drink with no lid. I couldn’t have been the only one. That is one fcking nasty accident waiting to happen.
Old Trafford seemed to cope with 9,000+ Charlton fans. Plastic bottles of lager instead of the ridiculously slow pouring of pints seems an obvious answer.
How many plastic bottles will get thrown on the pitch though?
You wouldn't be able to take them away from the concourse. I didn't notice any bottles being thrown at OT.
If the team does have a good season and crowds are around the same as Saturday, or even higher, then I suspect things will get a lot worse, rapidly. Too much needs to happen in that 15 minute window at half time and the concourses aren’t big enough to cope with the movement of fans and the static queues at the same time.
And just to add to the moans about Saturday, I got a coffee to take to my seat. The lids were too small for the cup so I had to walk around everybody on the packed concourse whilst carrying a scolding hot drink with no lid. I couldn’t have been the only one. That is one fcking nasty accident waiting to happen.
Old Trafford seemed to cope with 9,000+ Charlton fans. Plastic bottles of lager instead of the ridiculously slow pouring of pints seems an obvious answer.
How many plastic bottles will get thrown on the pitch though?
You wouldn't be able to take them away from the concourse. I didn't notice any bottles being thrown at OT.
There's been a few things thrown at players and officials at The Valley in the last few seasons. The most recent being the tomato ketchup squirted over the referee and then the ketchup bottle thrown at him.
A couple of fans in separate incidents have been hit at the front of the Covered End by items thrown from the upper tier.
Also, it's not difficult to hide a bottle inside a jacket/coat.
We (well the club!) need to be thinking about the future. Why not publicise the under 18 ticket more and get more teenagers in the ground. Be better for the atmosphere and hopefully the fan base moving forward. Target schools and place ads in the local free press in areas within reasonable travelling distance from the valley.
We (well the club!) need to be thinking about the future. Why not publicise the under 18 ticket more and get more teenagers in the ground. Be better for the atmosphere and hopefully the fan base moving forward. Target schools and place ads in the local free press in areas within reasonable travelling distance from the valley.
Tbh, the best thing for getting youth on board, is success. If we didn't have the Premier league years, our numbers would have been awful the last few years. Its worth a shot, but you're are not going to convert many 17 year olds to be charlton fans. I'm pretty sure schools already get freebies.
Hope many of those who went Saturday consider it, we all want The Valley as full and buzzing like that regularly. We fans have a part to play too in reinvigorating our club
The club were already one step ahead of him and offering what he proposed last week. People who had season tickets last year but haven’t renewed this year we’re sent this before the Orient game last week:
Hope many of those who went Saturday consider it, we all want The Valley as full and buzzing like that regularly. We fans have a part to play too in reinvigorating our club
If the team does have a good season and crowds are around the same as Saturday, or even higher, then I suspect things will get a lot worse, rapidly. Too much needs to happen in that 15 minute window at half time and the concourses aren’t big enough to cope with the movement of fans and the static queues at the same time.
And just to add to the moans about Saturday, I got a coffee to take to my seat. The lids were too small for the cup so I had to walk around everybody on the packed concourse whilst carrying a scolding hot drink with no lid. I couldn’t have been the only one. That is one fcking nasty accident waiting to happen.
Old Trafford seemed to cope with 9,000+ Charlton fans. Plastic bottles of lager instead of the ridiculously slow pouring of pints seems an obvious answer.
It is a glaringly obvious thing to do, makes things quicker and then make more money.
@AFKABartram, you've definitely taken a Charlton happy pill of late. You seem way more optimistic about the club than you've been (sounded) for some time?
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The most recent being the tomato ketchup squirted over the referee and then the ketchup bottle thrown at him.
A couple of fans in separate incidents have been hit at the front of the Covered End by items thrown from the upper tier.
Also, it's not difficult to hide a bottle inside a jacket/coat.
https://www.charltonafc.com/news/convert-your-leyton-orient-ticket-season-ticket
Strange though - I got the email thanking me for attending and offering me the same deal. I'm already a ST holder!!
Target schools and place ads in the local free press in areas within reasonable travelling distance from the valley.
Hope many of those who went Saturday consider it, we all want The Valley as full and buzzing like that regularly. We fans have a part to play too in reinvigorating our club
The club were already one step ahead of him and offering what he proposed last week. People who had season tickets last year but haven’t renewed this year we’re sent this before the Orient game last week:
Didn't realise that @AFKABartram was part of that and is now one the inner circle of trusted fans.
Obviously, asked to put the idea up the flagpole on here to see who saluted it.
When the reaction was good the club announced it.
Explains a lot, especially about stolen promotes.
I would like to know why this is not implemented.