| Pardon my ignorance... 15:46 - Sep 15 with 1166 views | NthQldITFC |
...which comes from a combination of not having watched PL football for twenty years (until this season, obvs) and from being naturally ignorant, but how long have Spurs and Arsenal and West Ham been getting 60k crowds? Since they've had their new stadiums presumably - but does that mean that they suddenly had capacity for an extra 20k or so 'proper' fans, or are there a lot of tickets sold to day trippers and corporates?
Surprised Fulham and Palace have such small grounds too, and obviously Brentford and Bournemouth which are ridiculous.
Not sure what I'm on about really. I guess I'm asking are these bigger London clubs catering to a lot of casual attendees? |  |
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| Pardon my ignorance... on 16:44 - Sep 15 with 958 views | Oldsmoker |
Newcastle have a large ground - 52,000ish
I recently watched a blog where a section of fans have been moved to other seats to accommodate their corporate customers. This has reduced the number of tickets available through their members ticket ballot.
For the full corporate experience of pre-match meal + a cushioned seat in a prime position they have mass booked restaurants in Newcastle and then bus the punters to the ground. They don't have the catering facilities at the ground to cope. The blogger said the seating area was for 600+. Tickets were £350. |  |
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| Pardon my ignorance... on 17:08 - Sep 15 with 867 views | bournemouthblue |
All three have pretty big catchment areas, didn't Arsenal have something like 200k club members for example? |  |
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| Pardon my ignorance... on 17:30 - Sep 15 with 779 views | FromReuserWithLove |
I think West Ham had the most season ticket holders last season with over 50k. Yet Kaz Brady still deems it necessary to remove all concessions to fund their transfer activity. Outrageous TV deals just means more for players and agents. |  | | |
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