Will we make it to 6K?

[chalkies_shorts]

You do need to show a birth certificate - not only for the under 7's but for all junior tickets.

[Spencer_White]

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Cannot see how this would entice people to want to buy one.Should be the other way round imo.

Thing is, all our business will get done right at the last minute of the transfer window. We signed 2 players at midnight last august.

So to be fair, its all they can say. Bryne is being realistic. If you buy right in the middle of the transfer season then you pay a lot more money.

[Power to people]

But you also get the ones at the top of your list rather than the ones at the bottom of your list - the early bird catches the worm

[Spencer_White]

Hardly any business has been done so far, at any level and I wouldnt expect much movement until a week after the Euro's have finnished.

[reeves4england]

But you also get the ones at the top of your list rather than the ones at the bottom of your list - the early bird catches the worm

Not if the players at the top of your list are holding out for other offers. Malpas has already said thet we're not signing anybody because we are waiting for the right players to decide where they want to be, rather than rush in, get somebody and realise you could have had somebody better

[donkey]

Hardly any business has been done so far, at any level and I wouldnt expect much movement until a week after the Euro's have finnished.

But we should be signing them now, so their price doesn't go up after a good Euro performance.

[herthab]

Hardly any business has been done so far, at any level and I wouldnt expect much movement until a week after the Euro's have finnished.

But we should be signing them now, so their price doesn't go up after a good Euro performance.

  Good one

[DV]

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Cannot see how this would entice people to want to buy one.Should be the other way round imo.

Sorry Mr. DRS I dont get your obsession with wanting someone signed asap? Are Leauge One signings really going to make people suddenly think Swindon are worth watching?

Hell, two seasons back we signed Thorpe and Cureton, who are probably two of the better know names we've signed in recent years. Both players have a good pedigree and have done the business at all their other clubs. I dont remember season ticket sales increasing with this?

Same could be said for Gareth Whalley, he was with a Premiership club when he signed him, wasnt he?

Even when we signed, our best player for the last god knows how long Sam Parkin that still did nothing for season ticket sales, same with Mooney.

I just dont understand what signing someone will do for ticket sales? Malpas has said his top priority is the full backs. I fail to see how us signing a new right back will make people sit up, take notice and a buy a season ticket?

[herthab]

Agreed DV.

I was pretty confident in us reaching 6000 at the start of the promotion, now I'm not so sure........

If we start the season well, with some good wins (And a fair few goals) the crowds will come anyway and the stupid twats will have to pay full price.

As for Byrne intimating that  our playing budget will be affected by our ST sales, how's that work? The promotion finishes on 1st August, by which time our squad should be sorted anyway.

[DV]

It wont, its just standard media drive isnt it (we really can make the play offs!)

There are probably only 2 things which will dicate/influence season ticket sales at this point

1. Decrease in price and better value for money, which we have done.

2. Last season. I bet we had more season ticket holders for the 04/05 season(we finished 12th) then we did for the 03/04 season (play offs) as we came off the back off a good finish and most expected us to challenge for next season. If we'd finished top 6 this season we'd be selling more, luckily we finished the season on good form and Malpas stopped our winless run.

Having said, that Huddersfield like us had a pretty boring mid table season this season and have shifted nearly 17,000 of the bastards!

In football, there is only one way to bring the casuals/part timers/etc back and thats with success on the pitch. Get the results and they will come....

[leefer]

Depends on what the club owners wants really...do they pump in a million buy some big players that will make the stay aways buy tickets....of course thats a gamble on there part.....but then they do own Betfair after all!

[Simon Pieman]

Depends on what the club owners wants really...do they pump in a million buy some big players that will make the stay aways buy tickets....of course thats a gamble on there part.....but then they do own Betfair after all!

They won't be spending that kind of money this season, they have said so.

I can kind of see DRS's point - we finished mid-table last year, a lot of people won't pay for that. It's fair enough saying Championship football in 3 years but some people will want evidence we really are going that route.

That said I don't think individual players at this level will influence ST sales alone, it's going to be more of how close to the perceived ambition we are getting.

[Samdy Gray]

You only have to look back to two seasons ago when we appointed Wise & Poyet which definitely had a good impact on ST sales.

But I just can't see us pulling off anything as big this season in terms of signings to attract more ST sales.

I'm now starting to think we won't make the 6K. A lot will depend on what kind of rush we see when the 'keep your seat' deadline is up in a couple of weeks. If we don't managed 4K by the end of June then we will struggle to get the numbers.

[JOHNNY REEVES]

keep your seats or keep your money,if you don,t mind moving there is no rush to splash the cash.8 and a half weeks to the deadline.

[Simon Pieman]

keep your seats or keep your money,if you don,t mind moving there is no rush to splash the cash.8 and a half weeks to the deadline.

Yes, I know some people who can't afford to renew before the keep your seats deadline but will do so at the end of the month.