[Archived] 2005/6 Season Ticket Sales

[thenodrog]

And the fact you've had to bring this back up just shows how desperate you are for recognition and attention.

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Thanks for your attempt at a psycological assessment Scotty. But it's well flawed I'm afraid. In truth I simply was waiting for the right moment to make you look like a right clever tawt.

And I have.

I thank you.

[Scotty]

In truth I simply was waiting for the right moment to make you look like a right clever tawt. 

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Well, I guess that's one up for you then because there's absolutely no chance whatsoever of me making you look like a clever anything.

[TugaysMarlboro]

beter take a lesson in fitting new windows then

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It's ok the dad's a Joiner . I know it's a sacrifice working at a dingle store, but the rewards of being able to watch Rovers is worth it.

[MCMC1875]

I know the schools are off, so the usual schools promotion is a non-starter, but the club should look hard at trying to boost Saturdays gate with juveniles, eg under 16s free (or a nominal £1), free coaches to Ewood, etc.

I don't think keyrings, mousemats, cheap drinks and dog food will change a thing.

[AggyBlue]

I know the schools are off, so the usual schools promotion is a non-starter, but the club should look hard at trying to boost Saturdays gate with juveniles, eg under 16s free (or a nominal £1), free coaches to Ewood, etc.

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I keep harping on about this. Why is it, that a lot of home games the Darwen upper is completely empty. This should be full of kids, even if tickets have to be given away to schools from around the county.

[thenodrog]

or maybe the ticket office are putting a negative spin on it to try and encourage you to spread the news and get more ST holders.

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imo reverse psychology does not work in this situation. People either turn up or depart in droves. It's infectious and is more like an epidemic than a psychological ailment.

[key76]

A guy on Century's Legends programme last night said that Wigan had run something last season with all the local junior football teams invited for free and from one team had acquired about 4 or 5 season ticket holders (plus at least one parent to take them).

The philosophy works, rather the Darwen End was full of people paying £1-2 with the possiblity of even 10% taking up season tickets in the future than empty every game.

Edited August 16, 2005 by key76

[thenodrog]

The philosophy works, rather the Darwen End was full of people paying £1-2 with the possiblity of even 10% taking up season tickets in the future than empty every game.

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Am I missing something Key? Why on earth would people buy season tickets at all when they can get a good seat for a quid? "Hmm lets see luv its June with the hols and sales coming up............... should I spend 400 quid now on a season ticket or sit in the Darwen End all season for £38?"

[den]

I keep harping on about this. Why is it, that a lot of home games the Darwen upper is completely empty. This should be full of kids, even if tickets have to be given away to schools from around the county.

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I believe that to do this, the kids need to be supervised by the school teachers. Understandably, many of them are unwilling to give up their own time to take this on.

[AggyBlue]

This is something the club could solve. If each school party had 3 or 4 volunteer stewards to look after them for the day, meet them from the coach to putting them back on the coach after the game.

It just needs a bit of thought and effort but I don't think the club can be bothered.

[den]

This is something the club could solve. If each school party had 3 or 4 volunteer stewards to look after them for the day, meet them from the coach to putting them back on the coach after the game.

It just needs a bit of thought and effort but I don't think the club can be bothered.

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I think you might be making assumptions without knowing the facts. Would rovers stewards be authorised to look after school outings?

Edit: although I do agree with the principle of getting school kids down there. I'm not sure about the practical side though.

[Ozz]

I believe that to do this, the kids need to be supervised by the school teachers. Understandably, many of them are unwilling to give up their own time to take this on.

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Particulary if it also involves having to watch Rovers as well.

[stuwilky]

This is something the club could solve. If each school party had 3 or 4 volunteer stewards to look after them for the day, meet them from the coach to putting them back on the coach after the game.

It just needs a bit of thought and effort but I don't think the club can be bothered.

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Its incredibly hard. It involves taking loco parental responsibility, the process is an absolute minefield with police clearance necessary, paperwork up to your eyeballs etc.

Now presumably some of this is in place for the schools projects, but it is more than a case of "cant be bothered"

Edited August 16, 2005 by stuwilky

[waggy]

if saturday's gate is over 18k i will be pleasentley surprised

[Paul]

I think you might be making assumptions without knowing the facts. Would rovers stewards be authorised to look after school outings?

Edit:  although I do agree with the principle of getting school kids down there. I'm not sure about the practical side though.

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There is the problem. If the kids are to be supervised everyone involved would have to have a CRB at the very least. It's become almost impossible for adults to supervise other people's children these days for fear of being sued.

I help run a youth club and we can't touch the children at all. I also recently watched an under 11 cricket match where one lad took a ball full on the head. the coach could only stand and watch as this poor child rolled around on the ground. We had to watch and wait till his father and myself made our way to the pitch to comfort the lad. Now this was extreme , and unecessary in my view, on the part of the coach but his immediate reaction when I and the father went to help was "I'm sorry I'm not allowed to touch the children"

Bloody stupid laws basically

[key76]

Am I missing something Key?  Why on earth would people buy season tickets at all when they can get a good seat for a quid?  "Hmm lets see luv its June with the hols and sales coming up............... should I spend 400 quid now on a season ticket or sit in the Darwen End all season for £38?"

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Well I'm sure there's a way of ensuring that people don't exploit the system obviously. Or am I asking too much of the customer database in our beloved ticket office?? There are plenty of teams/schools/kids clubs within a 10/15 mile radius of Ewood so that a number can be invited on the numerous occasions when the Darwen End is empty.

Edited August 16, 2005 by key76

[MCMC1875]

One or two good people are missing my point here.

I am not suggesting promotional prices for all home games, but maybe the six least attractive.

A under 16 promotion on Saturday would get round all the supervisory issues because schools would not be involved. It would give parents somewhere to take the kids towards the end of the long Summer holiday.

Either that or someone at ewood likes looking at empty blue seats.

[Paul]

Always felt one of the best children's things Rovers have ever done was the "Saturday Club". It wasn't called this, I'm old now, but ran in the early 90s:

Drop kids at Witton Park at 10.00am

Football training

Five a-side

Lunch

Kids bussed to the ground for 2.30ish

Those with STs met by parents the rest went to seats somewhere.

All this for, I think, £10 including match ticket and £5 for ST holders. It was brilliant and our lads often went.

[Lee]

Do you mean like this Paul?

[Paul]

Well not exactly Lee but similar. There was a guy, I think called Tony, who was involved with Rovers (pretty sure he was on the staff) and also in local youth football - Blackburn Boys perhaps?, who ran this. It was booked on a game by game basis and was per child, not per team.

Thinking about my lads age it would have been around 8-9 years ago. It was really excellent and should be revived if possible. Your link looks very good but it appears to require a team? My lad went on his own and got into local Blackburn football for a while as a result of folk he met.

[Rovers_4_life]

Does anyone know hwo many tickets have been sold for Saturdays game up to now?

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

I think Paul's guestimate of a gate around 16-18,000 come Saturday wont be too far off the mark I'm afraid,which in the cold light if day, is nothing more than Championship level.

Like it or not Fulham are seen as 'unnattractive' opposition(just like Rovers some would say!) and will bring a full coach or two at best.

Agree entirely about giving cheap ticket's to school's for the Darwen End upper for certain game's....the club has nothing to lose.

It's grin and bare it time folk's.

Edited August 16, 2005 by SIMON GARNERS 194

[1864roverite]

but on the other hand its the type of game that could bve given an extra thought about promoting the club.

Its the holiday season

kids are off school

Rovers should have let under 15's in for a fiver, students and unemployed for a tenner and the same for the elderly generation.

That kind of marketing might have upset some but it may well have guaranteed a couple of extra thousand in the ground. With that any type of positive result would have had a positive reaction with spuds around he corner, bolton nigh and the sacking of sourness on the horizon

[key76]

Rovers School Incentive Matches

Is this what Lee posted before? Can't get his link to work...this idea seems to be on the lines most have propsed for attracting future generations.

Edited August 16, 2005 by key76

[Paul]

No it isn't the same link but it's a good incentive, Lee's was about football teams getting coaching before/after games plus a match ticket etc.