| Queue position 8914 12:05 - Nov 21 with 3037 views | victorysquad |
Lets assume Man Utd would bring down an extra 6,000 if we gave them the tickets, if we assume there is demand for another 9,000 home fans, I reckon we could easily fill 45,000 for this one on Sunday.
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| Queue position 8914 on 12:07 - Nov 21 with 2998 views | itfc48 |
There's definite demand however I also think there's probably also bit of a bot fest going on. I know they're a big attraction however the numbers in the queue seem far higher verses other games, plus this one on Sky at a time that might be awkward for some. | | | |
| Queue position 8914 on 12:08 - Nov 21 with 2982 views | FrimleyBlue |
yeah but where were they 4 years ago....... |  |
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| Queue position 8914 on 12:08 - Nov 21 with 2980 views | EJP |
3004…. 1600 ahead of me apparently (initially 2946). |  | | |
| Queue position 8914 on 12:10 - Nov 21 with 2953 views | itfc48 |
| Queue position 8914 on 12:08 - Nov 21 by EJP |
3004…. 1600 ahead of me apparently (initially 2946). |
It's sold out according to my brother who was 600 odd. Realistically there were probably only 20 odd on sale. | | | |
| Queue position 8914 on 12:13 - Nov 21 with 2905 views | EJP |
| Queue position 8914 on 12:10 - Nov 21 by itfc48 |
It's sold out according to my brother who was 600 odd. Realistically there were probably only 20 odd on sale. |
Yep - just got to the end of the queue and no events on sale. | | | |
| Queue position 8914 on 12:20 - Nov 21 with 2835 views | EJP |
Two going in block O of the west stand… £349 each and £104.70 in service charges EACH! | | | |
| Queue position 8914 on 12:26 - Nov 21 with 2776 views | LeBlue |
| Queue position 8914 on 12:20 - Nov 21 by EJP |
Two going in block O of the west stand… £349 each and £104.70 in service charges EACH! |
South stand only £275 (+£82.50 booking fee). Bargain! |  | | |
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| Queue position 8914 on 14:06 - Nov 21 with 2464 views | MattinLondon |
Having a big stadium sounds fantastic but it’s important not to build a white elephant. I do think that a stadium capacity of around the 35-38k will be build enough. |  | | |
| Queue position 8914 on 14:33 - Nov 21 with 2398 views | flykickingbybgunn |
| Queue position 8914 on 12:26 - Nov 21 by LeBlue |
South stand only £275 (+£82.50 booking fee). Bargain! |
So far I have been approached by 9 different people asking if they can have my ticket for the day.
See you there. |  | | |
| Queue position 8914 on 15:42 - Nov 21 with 2270 views | Radlett_blue |
| Queue position 8914 on 14:06 - Nov 21 by MattinLondon |
Having a big stadium sounds fantastic but it’s important not to build a white elephant. I do think that a stadium capacity of around the 35-38k will be build enough. |
Adding a bit more capacity doesn't make huge sense unless you think we're in the PL for keeps (like in 2001). The extra financial return is small & dwarfed by what you get by staying in the PL. I don't see Bournemouth or Fulham rushing to increase capacity. |  |
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| Queue position 8914 on 15:53 - Nov 21 with 2230 views | norfsufblue |
According to that you can already reserve seats on the last day of the season for the West Ham game!! |  | | |
| Queue position 8914 on 15:54 - Nov 21 with 2213 views | Zx1988 |
Would have been a good question for the Fans Forum... | |
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| Queue position 8914 on 16:55 - Nov 21 with 2108 views | Ralphinho |
Personally think they should buy all the tickets and then cancel the ticket when they see the seat number. All tickets have a 100% refund guarantee so the club would just get refunded its money and get to find out the scabby scalpers and barr their memberships. Its a win/win really. | |
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| Queue position 8914 on 17:30 - Nov 21 with 2020 views | bluelagos |
390 away tickets available on that site. But - I simply don't believe they are real tickets and available. The idea that 1 in 8 away fans has put their tickets for sale and they remain on sale 3 days before a match...
I know a few scouse fans quite well and I queried with them how come there were so many LFC tickets online through resellers and was told (by a lad who is quite well informed) that 90% of them aren't real. The reseller sites are harvesting interest as much from sellers as from buyers.
So as bad as it appears - it probably isn't as it appears. Not saying there is no issue with people reselling tix - but I simply don't believe all those listed are in fact available. [Post edited 21 Nov 2024 17:33]
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| Queue position 8914 on 19:55 - Nov 21 with 1799 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| Queue position 8914 on 14:06 - Nov 21 by MattinLondon |
Having a big stadium sounds fantastic but it’s important not to build a white elephant. I do think that a stadium capacity of around the 35-38k will be build enough. |
A far better idea of a sensible capacity is how many more season tickets we could easily sell and what demand there is for tickets for Brighton/Villa/etc. It is likely we will always sell out whatever capacity we have against Man Utd. It is about selling out the majority of matches rather than just the highest demand ones.
The idea that there are people out there who will pay £200+ for a ticket is mad, though. |  |
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| Queue position 8914 on 20:44 - Nov 21 with 1693 views | Muncher |
| Queue position 8914 on 14:06 - Nov 21 by MattinLondon |
Having a big stadium sounds fantastic but it’s important not to build a white elephant. I do think that a stadium capacity of around the 35-38k will be build enough. |
Ashton recently said that 40k is the right number. | | | |
| Queue position 8914 on 22:30 - Nov 21 with 1472 views | Zx1988 |
| Queue position 8914 on 19:55 - Nov 21 by Nthsuffolkblue |
A far better idea of a sensible capacity is how many more season tickets we could easily sell and what demand there is for tickets for Brighton/Villa/etc. It is likely we will always sell out whatever capacity we have against Man Utd. It is about selling out the majority of matches rather than just the highest demand ones.
The idea that there are people out there who will pay £200+ for a ticket is mad, though. |
That's the problem that Hertha Berlin used to have before they sh@t the bed and got marooned in the 2. Bundesliga.
The 74k capacity of the Olympiastadion was great when Bayern, Dortmund, Or Union were in town, but otherwise they struggled to get much past 40k for normal matches.
They had plans to leave the Olympiastadion and move to a new purpose-built arena with about 50k capacity, but I think those plans are on hold for now. | |
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| Queue position 8914 on 22:53 - Nov 21 with 1410 views | Churchman |
| Queue position 8914 on 20:44 - Nov 21 by Muncher |
Ashton recently said that 40k is the right number. |
I’ve always said about 33k was enough, but not now. 35k to a max of 40k is enough I’d have thought, but who knows. What I do know is that tickets will become available up to Sunday. I couldn’t do the Everton game but didn’t know until the Sat morning. The club resold it within an hour. |  | | |
| Queue position 8914 on 23:10 - Nov 21 with 1392 views | Kievthegreat |
| Queue position 8914 on 15:42 - Nov 21 by Radlett_blue |
Adding a bit more capacity doesn't make huge sense unless you think we're in the PL for keeps (like in 2001). The extra financial return is small & dwarfed by what you get by staying in the PL. I don't see Bournemouth or Fulham rushing to increase capacity. |
Fulham just opened a brand new stand and increased capacity by about 4k. Also gave them lots of hospitality and commercial opportunities. That's why we will want to redevelop the stands. There is way more money in it than just a few thousand extra seats.
Key thing for me is we need to be up for a couple of years minimum and look more comfortable, plus we need to make sure it's done smartly as an investment, perhaps with external funding. If we pay for the stands in a way that hurts our ability to compete, we're playing with fire. |  | | |
| Queue position 8914 on 23:11 - Nov 21 with 1378 views | Churchman |
| Queue position 8914 on 15:42 - Nov 21 by Radlett_blue |
Adding a bit more capacity doesn't make huge sense unless you think we're in the PL for keeps (like in 2001). The extra financial return is small & dwarfed by what you get by staying in the PL. I don't see Bournemouth or Fulham rushing to increase capacity. |
Better bigger stadium gets more people in, engages people, especially young people (future support), offers an experience Sky and a tv set can never match.
The logic of don’t bother is short term balance sheet correct. Take the our saviour Marcus route, let the ground go, sweat the asset - after all, the lions share of money as you point out comes from tv.
But a football club should be more than that so I can’t agree. Fulham have actually increased their capacity with a state of the art stand. Palace are going to do the same. Others have already done it.
Our 29k stadium loses 3k to away supporters, a chunk to media and there’s how many restricted view seats? The ground which is old and tired despite the makeover, needs a new lease of life. Do it, increase the capacity, make the place to be and it’ll help the club grow. Bournemouth? What they do is their affair. Fulham? Penned in by others.
I think the infrastructure is worth investing in. The town and area needs it. | | | |
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