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bad company said:
Sounds like Karen Brady is not making herself popular in some places:-
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/we...
Dressing up a lack of demand/over-supply of tickets resulting in lower prices, as actually being an altruistic act by the club http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/we...
Good luck to her, seems every journalist has enjoyed kicking the Hammers since our great escape with Tevez and co. I rather like her having a dig now and again. And please tell me what else would any business do? Far better to have a full stadium at a lower ticket price than a half empty one with expensive tickets. 
I predict there will be a lot of journalists having a snip at us over the next year and they will mostly be envious of the new stadium. Of course if it was a red or blue team moving in then that would be fine but we're just not deserving!
I predict there will be a lot of journalists having a snip at us over the next year and they will mostly be envious of the new stadium. Of course if it was a red or blue team moving in then that would be fine but we're just not deserving!
RichB said:
As I said, there will be lots of sniping from envious supporters of other clubs over the next 18 months. Sadly to be expected given the mentality of some of them.
Envious of what - watching West Ham every week? It's just Brady spin after all. If you are cutting your season ticket prices, then you are reducing your potential income and therefore the amount you can spend on players. Hardly a cause for celebration. However, I'm surprised that it's required, I would have thought that it would be sold-out for at least the first couple of seasons.
TEKNOPUG said:
RichB said:
As I said, there will be lots of sniping from envious supporters of other clubs over the next 18 months. Sadly to be expected given the mentality of some of them.
Envious of what - watching West Ham every week? .
RichB said:
TEKNOPUG said:
RichB said:
As I said, there will be lots of sniping from envious supporters of other clubs over the next 18 months. Sadly to be expected given the mentality of some of them.
Envious of what - watching West Ham every week? .TEKNOPUG said:
It suggests that supply outstrips demand and therefore calls into question public money being used to convert the OS into a football stadium for a club that doesn't require the capacity.
However, as you say, what else could she do?
And the alternative to converting the OS to a footie stadium is?However, as you say, what else could she do?
Without reopening the whole debate, mostly fuelled by opposing fans, there are some specious arguments going around about the Olympic Stadium.
No one has a crystal ball so it is actually impossible to accurately predict how West Ham will fill the new stadium. What facts there are show that the club regularly sell out 34,000 seats at Upton Park. All one can do is then make a prediction based on that fact. So, it seem logical to say that they will sell more than 34,000 tickets for most games, 35,38,40 thousand, who knows? I would suggest that for London derbies plus Man Utd, Man City, Liverpool, Everton and perhaps Newcastle they will sell close on 50,000 tickets, football tourists and neutrals will ensure that - plus Man Utd have a huge support base in Surrey. So that's approaching 50% of matches well sold.
Looking to the future, the prediction is that the West Ham everyone knows andloves hates will become more successful because with larger gates they can attract better players. With this will come more spectators. It's all just conjecture but there's logic to it and I've yet to hear any opposing fans dispute the logic. What is clear is that to say the Hammers can't attract 50,0000 spectators is wide of the mark and lacking in any sound analysis.
No one has a crystal ball so it is actually impossible to accurately predict how West Ham will fill the new stadium. What facts there are show that the club regularly sell out 34,000 seats at Upton Park. All one can do is then make a prediction based on that fact. So, it seem logical to say that they will sell more than 34,000 tickets for most games, 35,38,40 thousand, who knows? I would suggest that for London derbies plus Man Utd, Man City, Liverpool, Everton and perhaps Newcastle they will sell close on 50,000 tickets, football tourists and neutrals will ensure that - plus Man Utd have a huge support base in Surrey. So that's approaching 50% of matches well sold.
Looking to the future, the prediction is that the West Ham everyone knows and
TEKNOPUG said:
bad company said:
And the alternative to converting the OS to a footie stadium is?
...a discussion that should have been had when planning for it's initial design and legacy...RichB said:
Good luck to her, seems every journalist has enjoyed kicking the Hammers since our great escape with Tevez and co. I rather like her having a dig now and again. And please tell me what else would any business do? Far better to have a full stadium at a lower ticket price than a half empty one with expensive tickets.
I predict there will be a lot of journalists having a snip at us over the next year and they will mostly be envious of the new stadium. Of course if it was a red or blue team moving in then that would be fine but we're just not deserving!
Great post Rich.I predict there will be a lot of journalists having a snip at us over the next year and they will mostly be envious of the new stadium. Of course if it was a red or blue team moving in then that would be fine but we're just not deserving!
TEKNOPUG said:
Envious of what - watching West Ham every week?
It's just Brady spin after all. If you are cutting your season ticket prices, then you are reducing your potential income and therefore the amount you can spend on players. Hardly a cause for celebration. However, I'm surprised that it's required, I would have thought that it would be sold-out for at least the first couple of seasons.
At a guess..... A spud ?It's just Brady spin after all. If you are cutting your season ticket prices, then you are reducing your potential income and therefore the amount you can spend on players. Hardly a cause for celebration. However, I'm surprised that it's required, I would have thought that it would be sold-out for at least the first couple of seasons.
Ticket sales income is virtually nothing in relation to TV money .The headline grabber is the new band 5 at 289 quid, which will entice those that couldn't otherwise afford a season ticket , or those who are a bit ambivalent to who they follow but rather pay that for a whole season than to watch someone else 5 times for the same money. So in fact, their income may well increase for overall season ticket sales. It's clever PR, even though you can't please even our own fans all the time , let alone those from other clubs that would have loved to have stolen the stadium the same we have. Brady did a brilliant job, getting it for the price of a half decent left backs wages each year. Can't wait.
TEKNOPUG said:
bad company said:
And the alternative to converting the OS to a footie stadium is?
...a discussion that should have been had when planning for it's initial design and legacy...Edited by bad company on Thursday 23 April 20:55
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