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Tin Monkey · 02-03-2007, 13:28

It's ok people moaning about it, but it's definitely going to have some impact on us. The question is, how much?

So called floating supporters will of course frift off to watch Premiership football. I would do myself, as I enjoy watching the big stars and names. That's why I pay out for a Sky Sports subscription at home. It's ok calling it 'pansy football' and whatever, but most games do have a quality we don't see at the FES. I won't drift off because I'm a Stanley fan and therefore would always rather watch them than the alternatives on offer.

The thing we should now ask is, if those drifters do decide to go elsewhere, how much difference will it make to the crowd and the revenue in the short term?

We are struggling in the League and aren't playing very attractive football. Our 'home' gates have dropped off over the season, to about 1000-1200-ish in the home ends. I would think that the majority of those are now your core Stanley support and won't be won over by competitive prices elsewhere. Those supporters aren't drifters as the drifters have already gone (in the main).

So, in my opinion, it probably won't have that much of an affect in the short term. In the longer term, however, well that's another matter.

02-03-2007, 13:28	#32
Tin Monkey Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 4,769 Liked: 160 times Rep Power: 1140	Re: Rovers Reduce Season Ticket Prices It's ok people moaning about it, but it's definitely going to have some impact on us. The question is, how much? So called floating supporters will of course frift off to watch Premiership football. I would do myself, as I enjoy watching the big stars and names. That's why I pay out for a Sky Sports subscription at home. It's ok calling it 'pansy football' and whatever, but most games do have a quality we don't see at the FES. I won't drift off because I'm a Stanley fan and therefore would always rather watch them than the alternatives on offer. The thing we should now ask is, if those drifters do decide to go elsewhere, how much difference will it make to the crowd and the revenue in the short term? We are struggling in the League and aren't playing very attractive football. Our 'home' gates have dropped off over the season, to about 1000-1200-ish in the home ends. I would think that the majority of those are now your core Stanley support and won't be won over by competitive prices elsewhere. Those supporters aren't drifters as the drifters have already gone (in the main). So, in my opinion, it probably won't have that much of an affect in the short term. In the longer term, however, well that's another matter. __________________ T.M.