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22 minutes ago, tomski said:

I think we will sell 10k S/T’s comfortably

Pricing will be a factor.  There will be a feeling from some that they are paying for games up front but there could be another lockdown at any point in the season, especially in winter, that will put some off unless they are cheap.  

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39 minutes ago, bolton va va said:

I don't see how this can work....currently I have my ST next to my mate's, but i'm assuming there would  now have to be a 1 or 2 seat gap between us, fair enough........but what happens when capacity is hopefully increased,  would they go through the performance of changing ST seat numbers again mid-season ?

& away games if there are some crowds admitted, when Torquay banned away fans ,we still went & everyone got in, so there'll be loads will still travel & take their chances especially for aways within an hour.

For me it should be all or nothing & would prefer to wait until crowds can be back to normal & people can make their own judgement.

 

Only problem with that is the clubs wont be around by the time that happens if they cant get some gate income.  40% capacity/income could be a life saver for many EFL clubs.

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5 hours ago, Johnnyrotten said:

Pricing will be a factor.  There will be a feeling from some that they are paying for games up front but there could be another lockdown at any point in the season, especially in winter, that will put some off unless they are cheap.  

Fuck em

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Surely you can sell season tickets to family members next to each other. 
 

I have been in lockdown with Yoof for 4 months approx we would drive over together, go for a beer maybe and then not be allowed to sit together ? Seems daft. 

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13 hours ago, Johnnyrotten said:

Taking Leeds as an example, they could sell 40,000 season tickets minimum assuming they get promoted, its a nightmare to decide who gets them.  Even if you went on "loyalty", you'll have families split with Dad going to the game coz he's been going for 10 years plus and his son, who's not missed a game for 5 years, sat at home.  Its going to bring out a load of FOMO, if there's a crowd allowed in Bolton home games and I'm not allowed to go, I'd rather it was empty.  Proper feeling of detachment and missing out if its all going on without you.  If fans werent already in the habit of just watching on TV, its going to speed it up even more, getting a ticket will be too much like hard work for the less than committed.

Elland Road doesn't fit 40,000, though!

 

And then they have to give 3,000 for away fans

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17 hours ago, tomski said:

I think we will sell 10k S/T’s comfortably

I have a feeling that all clubs will see a massive reduction in ST sales this time round, unless the clubs can clarify how it will work - imagine paying out several hundred pounds for you and your family, and then a second wave hits and you only actually get to go to 3 or 4 games.

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19 minutes ago, Sweep said:

I have a feeling that all clubs will see a massive reduction in ST sales this time round, unless the clubs can clarify how it will work - imagine paying out several hundred pounds for you and your family, and then a second wave hits and you only actually get to go to 3 or 4 games.

One way of looking at it. Or folk are that starved of going and the fact walk on tickets seem unlikely that it could spike. I agree pricing will be a big factor

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2 hours ago, tomski said:

One way of looking at it. Or folk are that starved of going and the fact walk on tickets seem unlikely that it could spike. I agree pricing will be a big factor

Fag packet maths: if there's to be a salary cap of 1.5m, that's 5k adults paying £300 for ST 

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13 minutes ago, BOWTUN BAKED said:

Fag packet maths: if there's to be a salary cap of 1.5m, that's 5k adults paying £300 for ST 

Yeah, but there's a load more costs than just wages

Sorry for stating the obvious, as I know you know that

Plenty dont seem to

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34 minutes ago, Casino said:

Yeah, but there's a load more costs than just wages

Sorry for stating the obvious, as I know you know that

Plenty dont seem to

Of course! Hence fag packet maths comment

There are other income streams other than ST too, as I know you know that.

It would be interesting to know what the baseline costs are but then again I don't want the accounts brought up again 😂

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1 hour ago, jmjhb said:

I quite like the idea, should mean more youngsters get game time

Works for the big teams with large squads, but for us, with a max of 23, I'd be surprised if we could raise that big a matchday squad what with injuries and such

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12 hours ago, Mr Grey said:

if protests are allowed, so should fans being allowed in to football stadia.

maybe all fans should protest 🤔 

Going back to my question a few days ago; it isn't actually beyond the realms of possibility that masks may be required.

In the same way as social distancing is difficult on public transport perhaps it could be the answer to getting fans in. After all, clubs with potentially restricted earnings are going to struggle and that's not something the government will want to see.

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