We’re not continuing with restricted away ticket sales nonsense again
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Somerset Seasider
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Play exciting, winning football and we could fill the ground with Pool fans!
Memphisboy
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It was you I was calling a melt not Husband
Chrismalkin
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It’s worth no more than £15k per game after you factor in VAT man taking his bit, kids/seniors bringing average price down. Add another £5k costs for the police, stewards. It’s not worth it. At all.
Chrismalkin
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Aren’t you a bad man?!
Memphisboy
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You’re right let’s not bother what’s 15 grand between friends. Should have just given Swansea Yates too much hassle completing the paperwork
Chrismalkin
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And then of course you risk the fines from fans throwing shit so you could end up in the red.You’re right let’s not bother what’s 15 grand between friends. Should have just given Swansea Yates too much hassle completing the paperwork
But fuck it. Let’s give them the south as well
Memphisboy
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You’re just being silly now
Memphisboy
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Jeez and people moan about our transfer budget. Can you imagine Utd and Liverpool doing that, their segregation is just 2 seats and a line of stewards yet we won’t sell empty blocks, utter nonsense. And what about holiday makers from Wigan? Would they be allowed in
Atchetman
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No holiday makers allowed from Wigan in that north section! Check their postcodes and if they have a broad Lancastrian accent it's no can do..re ManUre I can remember them getting 16 k tickets for the kop and guess what Pool lost 3-0..
poolseasider
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We were told last season the reason the home prices had gone up from the majority £20/24 and a couple at 28 games the previous year to £30 was to maximise revenues from the away fans talk about mixed messaging.
basilexile
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On the basis that we spend most of the match playing like we are away, I don't see what the issue is.
Tangerine Manc
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Few opinions , dosnt mean nobody listens lol 
me I wouldn’t put away fans in east , yes been there for few decades now , but before they went in there ,old north away end was better
when pool use to play towards south stand in second half’s
the east stand goes all the way down the pitch giving away teams a good advantage over fans spread from one end to another end of pitch
maybe that’s the issue with pool players
maybe the north stand followers go in the east stand north end section , remember Preston , that end was full It was great looking at it
and also remember if pool give 2 k tickets, surly on return fixture less pool fans will only be allowed , where in past I’ve been Wigan. And 5k of us filled that end up
me I wouldn’t put away fans in east , yes been there for few decades now , but before they went in there ,old north away end was better
when pool use to play towards south stand in second half’s
the east stand goes all the way down the pitch giving away teams a good advantage over fans spread from one end to another end of pitch
maybe that’s the issue with pool players
maybe the north stand followers go in the east stand north end section , remember Preston , that end was full It was great looking at it
and also remember if pool give 2 k tickets, surly on return fixture less pool fans will only be allowed , where in past I’ve been Wigan. And 5k of us filled that end up
Norfolk White
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Very good OP but then again if you lot want to turn money away that could do your club the the world of good, and just rely on SS’ money when it comes to signings, who am I to disagree
AngelBFC
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Its not up to us. We dont run the club. SS runs the club. He makes the decisions on tickets. If he wants to allocate more to Wigan so be it.
People on here are just stating their preferences. Some prefer more away fans in the ground some dont.
Why is a Preston fan chippin in anyway ? Whats it gotta do wi you ?
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Norfolk White
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Just giving my opinion that’s all
basilrobbie3
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What we as a club do this season on crowd-related issues will be viewed through the prism of the FA action plan, and our ability to deliver upon it.
As a result, the club are bound to be conservative in their approach to these sorts of issues. Why set yourself up for potential failure when you don't have to?
But it does mean we lose revenue and that has a knock on impact. And only a sustained spell of good crowd behaviour, successfully managed, will get us out of it.
As a result, the club are bound to be conservative in their approach to these sorts of issues. Why set yourself up for potential failure when you don't have to?
But it does mean we lose revenue and that has a knock on impact. And only a sustained spell of good crowd behaviour, successfully managed, will get us out of it.
Sadly what we give other teams they reply in kind on the reverse fixture. Would Husband rather have a full end of us behind the goal at Wigan or whatever limited allocation they give us in exchange for us limiting them? Surely it would have been better at Dumpdale for us to have the whole end behind the goal last season.
SEASIDE2020
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Should have let them bring as many as they wanted so that everybody could sing about t1ts and fann1ies !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On a more serious note, there is no doubt that more away supporters means bigger revenues AND better support for the visiting team and I'm sure a larger sample will indicate better results for the visiting team.
Every individual will have their own opinion on the exact value of the increased visiting support and we could argue about it forever and a day, I imagine plenty folk would be complaining if the club had given Wigan more tickets.
On a more serious note, there is no doubt that more away supporters means bigger revenues AND better support for the visiting team and I'm sure a larger sample will indicate better results for the visiting team.
Every individual will have their own opinion on the exact value of the increased visiting support and we could argue about it forever and a day, I imagine plenty folk would be complaining if the club had given Wigan more tickets.
Wizaard
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That makes sense. Away fans right up to the North will trigger the idiots we all know are there.
Wizaard
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Your team turned down the opportunity to sell 3,000 tickets, so you're arguing against yourself.
Eternaloptimist
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How many of the extra 2,000 would stay over and spend money in pubs etc?I certainly ain't but your coming across as a right smart arse on this thread.
We're a holiday town who relies on visitors how many out of that extra 2k would stay over spend in pubs,cafe's and shops etc?
Obviously none on this thread are connected with the holiday trade or give a toss about it as if this game was played in January having a hotel full of Wigan fans could potentially pay the bills for the month.
Exactly the same as the 2,000 who have got tickets.........NONE
it’s less than 40 miles to Wigan so why would anyone want to stay over?
Think the point is they wouldn't have done if we'd given them more for the reverse fixture. Ridsdale saw limiting our allocation as a way to curry favour with them and probably worth the loss of revenue. It just ended up being a ballache to get tickets to visit their shit hole.
With hindsight I wish I'd not bothered.
Lost Seasider
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Could there be technical reasons why the club can't give more than 2,000 or so seats to away fans? Are there sufficient facilities to properly accommodate more than that?
I've seen reports that it can get very crowded, even with sub 2,000 in attendance.
I've seen reports that it can get very crowded, even with sub 2,000 in attendance.
Eternaloptimist
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The same was said about Bolton before they played Wigan.
poolseasider
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I never said exclusively Hotels but your deluded if you don't think Wigan fans won't spend money in the town in pubs and food venues etc many will even make a day of it I did last season in Wigan.
Eternaloptimist
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I’ve not mentioned hotels either
Your comment was (quote)
“how many out of that extra 2,000 would stay over, spend in pubs, cafe’s (I’ve even put the apostrophe in cafe’s when there is no need) and shops etc.”
You may have not mentioned hotels but surely the remark “stay over” suggests just that? I suppose they could sleep on the beach though.
Not once did I mention Wigan fans would not spend money in the town (as the majority of visiting fans do) so no, I am not deluded BUT, if you think they will make the relatively short trip and stay over then you my friend are in cloud cuckoo land.
Norfolk White
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What goes round comes around as you will find out yet again when yopu play Port Vale away and if you restric Wigan's tickets in a couple of weeks. BTW, last season you couldn't sell all the tickets we gave you anyway.
Wizaard
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Port Vale will be nowhere near selling out, nor Wigan. I bet you anything you like we get as many tickets as we want, regardless of how many we sell them.
And your last sentence is utter shite. We sold out.
SouthernSeasider
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Can't imagine Wigan staying over. Maybe the odd few as it's illuminations switch on the night before. But most will be heading back I would have thought.
poolseasider
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You know the point I was making it's Illuminations so some if any may stay over or come for the whole day spending in our town the extra 2k.
JJpool
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Apart from... it was needed in the championship of courseIt won't be needed for home fans unless we're in the Prem.
AngelBFC
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Im not surprised tbh.
Not only were we on a very poor run of form but apart from that there isnt anything to do in Preston other than go to Deepdale.
No nice places to have a drink or bite to eat. No museums to visit or theatre. No fairgrounds or water parks to go to. No zoo's ( i dont agree with keeping animals in captivity btw but some do.)
To be fair it did house the National Football Museum at one point to try and give the place a boost but even they realised they were flogging a dead horse.
Norfolk serious question . Why would anyone want to visit Preston unless they really had to ? What is there to do there ? The market ? Anything else ?
Halifax71
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Was it. I wouldn't have used it for Preston, any others?Apart from... it was needed in the championship of course
Sold out in an hour and a half this morning according to their twitter.
JJpool
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Who wants to swap to the east though, it's shite and sun in eyes and in winter you get blasted. The north kop is the biggest stand and great.Few opinions , dosnt mean nobody listens lol
me I wouldn’t put away fans in east , yes been there for few decades now , but before they went in there ,old north away end was better
when pool use to play towards south stand in second half’s
the east stand goes all the way down the pitch giving away teams a good advantage over fans spread from one end to another end of pitch
maybe that’s the issue with pool players
maybe the north stand followers go in the east stand north end section , remember Preston , that end was full It was great looking at it
and also remember if pool give 2 k tickets, surly on return fixture less pool fans will only be allowed , where in past I’ve been Wigan. And 5k of us filled that end up
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Sing_along_Ting_Tong
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Is this some kind of joke? How you have the brass neck to say anything about Blackpool fans following your stint as a mushroom is beyond me!
The fact BST haven't clicked on yet that every statement they make seems to go down like a lead balloon just shows how well you've manipulated them. Not the smartest tools around though.
You Robert Whittaker are a disgrace to Blackpool Football Club
JJpool
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Both nobber games, I think there was another too, it wasn't often, but you said only needed in the prem, which it isn't.
Also we're growing as seen in this seasons league 1 crowds being similar to the championship.
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Sing_along_Ting_Tong
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Another thread that exposes both Halifax71 and poolseasider as clueless entities that want Blackpool Football Club to be as mediocre as possible. Both would happily see the club reaming in the lower leagues as it suits their IQ levels. At least Halifax71 can spell.
JJpool
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Ideally you'd have away fans in some corner of the stadium and we'd be selling the rest. However we don’t have a stadium big enough to do that and also, especially in league 1, don't have the demand to fill it unless absolutely flying.
TBH as much as it does give away fans a boost, because it's along the whole stretch of pitch, I do think we need to learn get on with it and maximise revenue, unless of course we've filled the 3 sides and need to spill into it.
We're still at home and will outnumber away fans, the north can out sing anyone when on form and if the team is good enough the away fans can be silenced.
Can't really justify leaving it empty if theres no home demand, that was the whole nobber debate, we DID have more demand to fill everywhere else and had nowhere else to go but there.
It's also on the club to make it attractive to Blackpool fans to fill our sides, so far the pricing has never really been on point to attract the masses and also, so far, the team isn't looking that exciting, but that can easily change.
We have never tried to price it lower to fill it ourselves.
TBH as much as it does give away fans a boost, because it's along the whole stretch of pitch, I do think we need to learn get on with it and maximise revenue, unless of course we've filled the 3 sides and need to spill into it.
We're still at home and will outnumber away fans, the north can out sing anyone when on form and if the team is good enough the away fans can be silenced.
Can't really justify leaving it empty if theres no home demand, that was the whole nobber debate, we DID have more demand to fill everywhere else and had nowhere else to go but there.
It's also on the club to make it attractive to Blackpool fans to fill our sides, so far the pricing has never really been on point to attract the masses and also, so far, the team isn't looking that exciting, but that can easily change.
We have never tried to price it lower to fill it ourselves.
Halifax71
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Don't talk shite.
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Sing_along_Ting_Tong
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You should have that conversation with yourself pal. You do nothing g but post negative crap, always aiming it in the direction of "little" Blackpool FC. Its boring and you're a dinosaur.Don't talk shite.
BIG_BERTHA_3
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How about trying to fill it with Pool fans .
poolseasider
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Hello Mr.New Poster care to offer anything to the debate rather than slagging off everyone on this thread?
My first post on this thread got 18 Likes so plenty are in agreement.
For what it's worth the teams who can sell a few more should be given the tickets but maybe an additional 1500 on top of the 2000, the likes of Bolton Wigan will do the same for us , seems petty and collectively we are suppressing our attendances instead of growing them.
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18 ooohhhh ... Why are you obsessed with giving up home advantage? You're always at it and it's tiresome ... Perhaps Mr Sadler has a bit more about him being being a proper Blackpool fan, and isn't putting money over giving the club the best chance of promotion.Hello Mr.New Poster care to offer anything to the debate rather than slagging off everyone on this thread?
My first post on this thread got 18 Likes so plenty are in agreement.
Lost Seasider
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Can the East even handle 3,500 away supporters.
AFAIK (could be wrong), but aren't the only facilities in the South stand, and presumably only part of the facilities in there as well, so 3,500 using maybe 1/3 of the facilities in a 3,500 seat stand is going to cause problems.
poolseasider
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Because it's hypocritical last season when home fans getting fleeced for £30 compared to 95% of games £20/24 previous we where told it was to maximise revenues from away fans.
As to giving up home advantage I've clearly stated it's a myth Stoke February the atmosphere was cracking,three games 2021/22 season we won one being the biggest win of the year all sold out the whole of the East.