Boycie Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 £40 is this a pricing disaster for Derby? discuss.
sage Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 Just now, Boycie said: £40 is this a pricing disaster for Derby? discuss. They'll end up going to local Man U fans. Is your lad going?
randombc Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 Yeah wouln't be surprised if there are more man utd 'fans' there than derby ones.
CornwallRam Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 On sale right up to kick off. Tomorrow evening has the potential to turn very ugly for several reasons.
Boycie Posted January 28, 2016 Author Posted January 28, 2016 11 minutes ago, sage said: They'll end up going to local Man U fans. Is your lad going? Do you want your tickets or not?
Rev Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 1 hour ago, Boycie said: £40 is this a pricing disaster for Derby? discuss. Not really, reckon we'll get 30,500 tomorrow, don't reckon £4 less a ticket would have made much difference.
The Scarlet Pimpernel Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 Yep. Looks like 2,000 will be unsold.
RadioactiveWaste Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 Played chelski in the last two seasons in cup matches. The novalty factor isn't so big. Im amused by the not selling out and bigger crowds for league matches.
uttoxram75 Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 1 hour ago, CornwallRam said: On sale right up to kick off. Tomorrow evening has the potential to turn very ugly for several reasons. You'll never take the South Stand!
VulcanRam Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 So, for arguments sake, if 2,000 remain unsold, that's 30,500 say. 5,500 seats gone to Man U tickets, which means that around 24,500 Derby fans in, less than for nearly every league game for the last two seasons. Interesting.
Tamworthram Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 More Man U fans than Derby, things turning ugly, pricing disaster because there are 2,000 unsold. I've never heard such tosh. Also, less Derby fans than nearly every league game for the last two years? (interesting - not) well, shock horror. Since when have cup matches in the early rounds attracted bigger crowds than a league game? never? The facts are, it's "only" the 4th round of the cup, it's an evening match and it's on live free to view TV so why should we be surprised if it's not a sell out? OK it Man United but we don't have to go wobbly kneed at the prospect. Just stop making a fuss over nothing.
Guest Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 33 minutes ago, VulcanRam said: So, for arguments sake, if 2,000 remain unsold, that's 30,500 say. 5,500 seats gone to Man U tickets, which means that around 24,500 Derby fans in, less than for nearly every league game for the last two seasons. Interesting. Really? I make it about 2 or 3 times more than we normally get for cup games.
North East Ram Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 6 minutes ago, Tamworthram said: More Man U fans than Derby, things turning ugly, pricing disaster because there are 2,000 unsold. I've never heard such tosh. Also, less Derby fans than nearly every league game for the last two years? (interesting - not) well, shock horror. Since when have cup matches in the early rounds attracted bigger crowds than a league game? never? The facts are, it's "only" the 4th round of the cup, it's an evening match and it's on live free to view TV so why should we be surprised if it's not a sell out? OK it Man United but we don't have to go wobbly kneed at the prospect. Just stop making a fuss over nothing. Well said. It's just another in a long line of embarrassing 'issues' that a minority can't stop moaning about. If this game was a sell out / £5 / free beer / free transport, some folk would still be getting their knickers in a twist. It's Man U. So what. I'm not going as its on the box and I'll save my money for Fulham and Brentford.
Guest Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 1 hour ago, Boycie said: £40 is this a pricing disaster for Derby? discuss. Pricing disaster, probably not as we have pretty much maximised revenue. At what price would we have sold out and how would it have affected revenue? PR disaster, yes I think so
Alph Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 I question the die hard attitude of all these Man United fans I see walking around the Westfield Their club playing on our doorstep and they aren't going to the game? I suppose they spend enough getting the train to Old Trafford every other week. @ladyram, is your mate Ianm going?
VulcanRam Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 35 minutes ago, G STAR RAM said: Really? I make it about 2 or 3 times more than we normally get for cup games. But as far as the club are concerned this is a big event, not just another cup game but the chance to play one of the biggest clubs in football. Hence the big ticket price. My point was that someone somewhere has misjudged the mood.
Chris Mills Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 I think that it's clear that the ticket sales have not gone as expected by the club. Ticket pricing is definitely one factor but there are many others also. The fact that the club announced that they "Didn't expect tickets to reach general sale" and hence waiting to announce a date for General Sale and then have gone on not to sell all the tickets shows how much of a failure this really is. No point in playing it down, the marketing department will be massively disappointed by the outcome and will no doubt be under scrutiny.
Guest Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 14 minutes ago, VulcanRam said: But as far as the club are concerned this is a big event, not just another cup game but the chance to play one of the biggest clubs in football. Hence the big ticket price. My point was that someone somewhere has misjudged the mood. If there were 5 or 10 thousand tickets left over I would agree.
Gritstone Ram Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 Oh god!! I've got manure fans texting me now making out they're taking over our ground tomorrow.
RiddingsRam Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 I don't necessarily think it's the price that's putting people off ! I think it's the Friday night and on TV factor !
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