Alph Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 What does it explain Psycho... I'm fascinated to know. That when they stop mentioning the league table after 10 games they usually pretend it's all about who takes the most fans to away games. Sort of ruined last season for me. All that winning, excitement, big games, great goals was just not that enjoyable knowing they took a couple of hundred more blokes on a bus to some place I couldn't give a fook about. But anyway, at least the league table updates stop soon. (Just a quick one, we all got in free before on mobile phone contracts. What is it now?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoners Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 They do exactly the same deal at Forest for kids as they do at Derby.... Think you'll find the discounted tickets to workplaces is the same as well.... Where? I work for a renowned Nottingham based company, never heard of anything. Kids go to school in notts, never heard of anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Nah I ordered a pizza on Just Eat and inside the box I got a free season ticket Ah! Is that what 20,999 of you have done? Crafty bastwerds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam the Ram Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Ah! Is that what 20,999 of you have done? Crafty bastwerds! Yeah and the other 7 or 8000 who buy single match tickets got theirs free from their work and schools. How on earth are Derby actually making any money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoners Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 "Similar sized clubs" such as the mighty Burnley and Wigan that both beat you last season.http://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-championship-2013-2014/2/ No Mk Dons and Leyton Orient lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaftesbury Street Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 I think what he is trying to say is if your lot were to charge 400-600 for a ST and Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoners Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 But we do charge up to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaftesbury Street Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 .....putting our arm in water whilst holding straw????? Don't get it I was going to go with clutching straws, but after seeing the mans arm, when you drop back down the able "wrist slashing" seems more appropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaftesbury Street Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 It's all gone quite? Have they got back in their box or are they frantically trying to find some away statistics to back up their failing argument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R@M Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 This argument frustrates me somewhat. No club in the country sells out every week. To be frank, I am glad that at times when we were struggling, the club had the vision to offer reduced price tickets and even free ones to community partners. It is a basic marketing and sales principle that in the long term benefits the club in many ways. 1. Busy breeds busy. An atmosphere at any entertainment venue is very important, not just from a support perspective. 2. The 'freebies' are included in the stats as this increases the advertising revenue not just in the ground, but overall as we can demonstrate a strong (Rams) brand. 3. It has been proven that you are more likely to spend more at an event if you get free entry, why do you think so many places in every industry do it? This in turn means that the vendors inside the ground not only sell more but are more cost effective with a higher profit margin. 4. Encourages more fan base in the hard times ( both football and economic ) building a bond between the community. 5. Kids free encourages new support by negating the cost to the parent, but at the same time that parent pays, again increasing revenue. i would be happy if all but the last few tickets (for on the day purchase) would be given away. Costs don't increase but profit and atmosphere will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 I think it says a lot about what the two clubs have had to brag about if they're arguing ticket prices and how many hundred more fans they have. Same size clubs. Be honest, when we were 4-1 up against Brighton and you knew you were off to Wembley would you have been upset if someone told you Forest have 10,000 more fans paying twice as much for some tickets? Anyone impressed by Arsenal's attendance considering their ticket price? Thought not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott129 Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Where? I work for a renowned Nottingham based company, never heard of anything. Kids go to school in notts, never heard of anything. A Nottingham resident working? Now I've heard it all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Vegas Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 What is this obsession with attendances? Do you think Bayern Munich give any sort of **** whatsoever that Dortmund get more fans into the same building as them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanRam Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Attendance is not a big of a deal as some think it is. Yes, everyone wants the team they support to sell out, but does it really matter if they do not? Not to me it doesn't. For instance, Monaco finished second in France last year, and yet had one of the worst attendance records in the league. Granted, that was due mainly to location, but still. Also, a team I played in High School was the best team in the State year in and year out, but yet hardly ever sold out their home games. And lastly, I think some people would just rather stay in the comforts of home and relax, rather than deal with big crowds. Or simply do not have the funds. What matters is the performance on the pitch, not how many people watch that performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoners Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Can you lot give this attendance subject a rest Stop going on and on about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTedd Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 At least neither of us are Wigan. Thread closed. Oh, wait, this thread isn't actually about attendance? Could've fooled me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G STAR RAM Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Interesting that your away numbers are poor compared to similar-sized clubs. I.e where the true hardcore element can be judged. Says to me that your home attendance is probably made up of fair weather free-loaders. Well surely number of season ticket holders would be a good measure then? Or are all of our season tickets free too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycho Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Well surely number of season ticket holders would be a good measure then? Or are all of our season tickets free too? I was offered one when I took out my iPhone contract 2 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R@M Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Should have taken it. Just think of all the decent football you could have watched. Another prime example of good Rams marketing. The club still got a lot of money through that offer.....you don't think Microsoft lost out on all the free xbox's given away with phone contracts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 To be honest, the ST/phone deals a) never looked that good deal from the phone point of view and b) who takes out a phone contract without getting either a very cheap deal OR a sweetner thrown in? It's only effect is likely to have been to entice a few people onto more expensive phone contacts who were already Derby fans and most likely have been going anyway. R@M has it down pat. Certainly the PL clubs could be charging nothing (or something nominal, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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