Season Tickets (inc. Renewal Poll)

[Riversider28]

3 hours ago, rigger said:

I expect the Riverside to be closed this season.

That’s THE most ridiculous statement I’ve ever heard on this forum.

Edited July 9, 2021 by Riversider28

[rigger]

3 minutes ago, Riversider28 said:

That’s THE most ridiculous statement I’ve ever heard on this forum.

Why would anyone get a season ticket in the Riverside, when it is the same price as other parts of the ground. Also I cannot see us with the numbers attending that will need the Riverside being open. Time will tell whose thoughts are correct. 

[Oldgregg86]

1 hour ago, rigger said:

Why would anyone get a season ticket in the Riverside, when it is the same price as other parts of the ground. Also I cannot see us with the numbers attending that will need the Riverside being open. Time will tell whose thoughts are correct. 

I personally wouldn’t but I should imagine people have been in their years and are creatures of habit , people have made friends with people around them and have a social aspect to it.  I’m sure there are many more reasons I’ve missed 

[rigger]

4 minutes ago, Oldgregg86 said:

I personally wouldn’t but I should imagine people have been in their years and are creatures of habit , people have made friends with people around them and have a social aspect to it.  I’m sure there are many more reasons I’ve missed 

From what I have heard the main reason for choosing the Riverside was financial. I personnally I think the uptake of tickets on the Riverside will be very low. That is why I think the Riverside will eventually be closed.

Edited July 9, 2021 by rigger

[Riversider28]

1 hour ago, rigger said:

Why would anyone get a season ticket in the Riverside, when it is the same price as other parts of the ground. Also I cannot see us with the numbers attending that will need the Riverside being open. Time will tell whose thoughts are correct. 

The supporters who sit in the Riverside do so out of personal choice i.e.  friends,family, workmates etc. There is no reason for them, myself included, to want to sit anywhere else in the ground simply because of costs. Based on your reasoning, why do think just the Riverside will be closed, any other section could be closed on that basis.

[rigger]

2 minutes ago, Riversider28 said:

The supporters who sit in the Riverside do so out of personal choice i.e.  friends,family, workmates etc. There is no reason for them, myself included, to want to sit anywhere else in the ground simply because of costs. Based on your reasoning, why do think just the Riverside will be closed, any other section could be closed on that basis.

You mean like the Blackburn end upper, and the home fans in the Darwen end

[Riversider28]

2 minutes ago, rigger said:

You mean like the Blackburn end upper, and the home fans in the Darwen end

No, I mean the Blackburn End or the Jack Walker Stand.

[rigger]

7 minutes ago, Riversider28 said:

The supporters who sit in the Riverside do so out of personal choice i.e.  friends,family, workmates etc. There is no reason for them, myself included, to want to sit anywhere else in the ground simply because of costs. Based on your reasoning, why do think just the Riverside will be closed, any other section could be closed on that basis.

By the same reasoning, if those friends, family, workmates, aren't there, you would have no reason to stay in the Riverside.

[rigger]

2 minutes ago, Riversider28 said:

No, I mean the Blackburn End or the Jack Walker Stand.

I was trying to show that other parts of the ground have already been closed. For similar reasons, ie, not a large uptake in those areas.

[Riversider28]

Just now, rigger said:

I was trying to show that other parts of the ground have already been closed. For similar reasons, ie, not a large uptake in those areas.

So on that basis, the Blackburn End is at risk.

[rigger]

1 minute ago, Riversider28 said:

So on that basis, the Blackburn End is at risk.

No, because people will always want to be behind a goal at a football match

[Riversider28]

3 minutes ago, rigger said:

No, because people will always want to be behind a goal at a football match

So on that basis, the Riverside AND Jack Walker Stand should be closed?

[tomphil]

The only basis would be the ageing facilities and cost of upkeep versus bottoms on its seats.

Every season it remains open in the current climate is a bonus especially with downgrade specialists in charge.

Its time will come though.

[because of boxing day]

As a dedicated habitual Riverside season ticket purchaser i have to say that the view of the other 3 sides of the ground and playing area is superior to any other vantage point where the view includes this dilapidated single storey shack!!

[Riversider28]

1 minute ago, tomphil said:

The only basis would be the ageing facilities and cost of upkeep versus bottoms on its seats.

Every season it remains open in the current climate is a bonus especially with downgrade specialists in charge.

Its time will come though.

True, plus as much as Rigger and others would like to watch their football from behind the goals, the decision is completely out of the supporters hands and will be decided only by the idiots who are allegedly running our club.

[tomphil]

1 minute ago, Riversider28 said:

True, plus as much as Rigger and others would like to watch their football from behind the goals, the decision is completely out of the supporters hands and will be decided only by the idiots who are allegedly running our club.

Like last time in the 80's you fear a legitimate reason will surface sooner or later to close it.

If we can't spend properly on the pitch or keeping the rest of the ground up to standard i'm sure the Riverside will become a problem sooner or later. The thing actually in its favour is the lack of footfall in there now means less wear and tear and less demand for the facilities.

So i reckon it's safe....for now.

[Marktheshark8]

Wouldn't sit anywhere else but the Riverside tbh. Prefer the pitch side view, I'm bang opposite jack walkers seats just in front of the pillars. Also no busy concourse to deal with at half time. 

 

[rigger]

7 hours ago, Marktheshark8 said:

Wouldn't sit anywhere else but the Riverside tbh. Prefer the pitch side view, I'm bang opposite jack walkers seats just in front of the pillars. Also no busy concourse to deal with at half time. 

 

I think that will be true everywhere this season.

[Miller11]

14 hours ago, rigger said:

Why would anyone get a season ticket in the Riverside, when it is the same price as other parts of the ground. Also I cannot see us with the numbers attending that will need the Riverside being open. Time will tell whose thoughts are correct. 

Probably has a lot to do with the fact that I’ve pretty much always been in the Riverside, but I think it’s so much better in there. I prefer the side on view and the vantage point you get towards the back. I’m used to the pillars which really aren’t a big deal, I like walking along the front as I go in the ground, I like the seats better. I don’t think cost is the main driver behind why people sit there, but I do think Waggott is banking on your predictions being correct though as he is desperate to shut it down.

[Mum63]

On 09/07/2021 at 15:48, rigger said:

I expect the Riverside to be closed this season.

Well I think that supporters who have bought season tickets in that stand should have been told that it may happen especially if they have got there normal seats

[DeeCee]

9 minutes ago, Mum63 said:

Well I think that supporters who have bought season tickets in that stand should have been told that it may happen especially if they have got there normal seats

Be able to charge them more if they move them to the JW.

[gumboots]

No they won't. They will have bought in good faith. If the club decides to close a stand after selling tickets there, they shouldn't charge extra. When I go to the theatre we always buy the cheapest tickets for seats we are prepared to sit in. If they move us we don't pay extra. If the rest of the theatre is full then we sit in the seats weve chosen gladly

[Riversider28]

10 hours ago, gumboots said:

No they won't. They will have bought in good faith. If the club decides to close a stand after selling tickets there, they shouldn't charge extra. When I go to the theatre we always buy the cheapest tickets for seats we are prepared to sit in. If they move us we don't pay extra. If the rest of the theatre is full then we sit in the seats weve chosen gladly

Unfortunately, our club is being run by a bunch of charlatans so the usual expectations of fair play don’t exist in their thought process. The next step will be to change our club motto to “Bleed those suckers dry”

[lraC]

14 hours ago, gumboots said:

No they won't. They will have bought in good faith. If the club decides to close a stand after selling tickets there, they shouldn't charge extra. When I go to the theatre we always buy the cheapest tickets for seats we are prepared to sit in. If they move us we don't pay extra. If the rest of the theatre is full then we sit in the seats weve chosen gladly

Have you seen, comedy of errors? 

[rigger]

14 hours ago, gumboots said:

No they won't. They will have bought in good faith. If the club decides to close a stand after selling tickets there, they shouldn't charge extra. When I go to the theatre we always buy the cheapest tickets for seats we are prepared to sit in. If they move us we don't pay extra. If the rest of the theatre is full then we sit in the seats weve chosen gladly

We are sufferring, the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune-hunters.