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Limerick Mariner
August 8, 2022, 4:33pm
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Don't shoot the messenger, take it up with the club and tell them they're wrong.



Not shooting you in particular - every game with a sell-out or near we have people querying the attendance and asking where all the empty seats are. The reference point without tarped seats, empty corporates and more absent STH than typical, is 8,450 for a full house - if people use that instead of some theoretical figure including extra seats in corners, then the attendances make sense and are clearly correct.
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I’ve often wondered if the obsession with a new ground has become part of the fan base because it was the only thing Fenty seemed to go on about so it became part of our psyche.

We’ve owners who will monitor attendances, look to make improvements before just spaffing cash on a stadium. If attendances remain stable and consistent then yes, we need to explore options (they’re already doing this, they’ve told us but apparently that’s seemingly not enough for some).

In the same way our home attendances early on will be relatively high, our away followings have already taken a hit. It wasn’t a challenge getting an Orient ticket, same for Rochdale. There’s various factors for that but I’d imagine what the club actually want is a consistent attendance at home games that is 6k plus…



I would respectfully disagree, unless you have a ST.  I tried to get extra for a friend and couldn't even get through to the ticket office.


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August 8, 2022, 5:20pm
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I would respectfully disagree, unless you have a ST.  I tried to get extra for a friend and couldn't even get through to the ticket office.


I know loads of people that went to quite a lot more away games than they did at  home.
When you ye tickets used to make general sale they was always snapped up quickly , the thing is now we have so many season tickets they’re not being put on general sale so quickly
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August 8, 2022, 5:41pm
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I am sure that Debbie reads this stuff.
All it needs is someone with A level maths to help the club explain what is going on.
I am Available if required
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Can't we just be happy that we are getting crowds over 7000, instead of the usual 4 to 5 thousand. That's a big percentage increase, but shows that despite what people keep saying, we don't yet need more seats or a bigger ground as JS has pointed out.
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Can't we just be happy that we are getting crowds over 7000, instead of the usual 4 to 5 thousand. That's a big percentage increase, but shows that despite what people keep saying, we don't yet need more seats or a bigger ground as JS has pointed out.


Not sure on your conclusion there. Most of our available walk up seats for each game are now restricted view, we will be restricting away fan numbers for a few teams who would sell more this season. Our corporate offer is inadequate. If we have any ambition to compete in League 1 we clearly need a new ground or work doing to BP to improve it and increase capacity. At league 1 level we would be losing out on revenue from away ticket sales alone of 6 figures if we only have 919 tickets available.

We can’t wait for promotion before planning for this. We need to be planning now. I’m sure we are
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My conclusion is that JS has said more than once that a new ground is not a priority right now, yet it and attendances seem to have become a bit of an obsession with some fans.
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Quoted from ginnywings
My conclusion is that JS has said more than once that a new ground is not a priority right now, yet it and attendances seem to have become a bit of an obsession with some fans.


Yes I’ve heard the same interviews and notwithstanding what JS has said about a new ground we clearly do need a bigger capacity.
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I don't think it is an obsession, but it is a lost opportunity and a huge one.

The point JS makes about us needing to reach a certain threshold to make the case for a new stadium is already being reached.  I'd be inclined to remove any restricted seats from that measure because they are substandard, but even those sold out against Northampton.

I'm totally behind what they are trying to do short term but we also need a long term view to go with that. In the close season  they talked about working on their strategy, which is likely a five or possibly ten year time horizon. Infrastructure though should be looked at over 60 years minimum and that's how the cost should be seen.
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I think IF the club are selling out each week then the buy back scheme should be something along the lines of if you give your seat up and someone pays to use it your account is credited £5 each time. So say I missed 10 games I have £50 to spend either online or on my next season ticket
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