Post subject: Re: Season Tickets 2018 - Pass Scheme Announced
Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 5:05 pm
knockersbumpMKII
International Chairman
ComeOnYouUll wrote:We switched to mainly Sunday games in 2012 and 9 out of the 13 attendances dropped from the previous season. Sunday games will not give a boost to attendances. People have other things to do on a Sunday especially in summer.
A poll would be pointless as there wouldn't be an overwhelming preference either way, the club will never please everyone. Attendances have risen for each of the last two seasons so I'd leave things as they are.
After the sh ite that Agar had served up it's no wonder the fans stayed away the following season, But here is a comparison, and you reckon even after a CC win and our best season in 30+ years Fridays aren't having a detrimental effect? 2017 first, 2012 second. Catalans 13,554 (1st H game +£2.50 ticket giveaway, back of winning CC) v 10,765 Saints 11,587 v 11,727 Widnes 10,814 v 10,705 Salford 11,016 v 10,776 Leeds 15,487 (Easter Friday instead of the derby match) v 11,667 (Sat) Cas 12,801 (high flying Cas) v 11,607 Warry 10,734 v 12,710 (1st H game of season) Leigh 10,222 v 10,096 (London) Wigan 10,333 v 11,549 Wakey 10,895 v 11,105 Hudds 11.467 v 11,142 Avg 11,719 v 11,259
Given the circumstances for the start of the 2012 season to where we were at the start of the 2017 season that is a fairly shocking set of attendance figures given we supposedly sold a record number of season tickets.
Post subject: Re: Season Tickets 2018 - Pass Scheme Announced
Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 6:11 pm
bonaire
International Star
Joined: Apr 04 2014 Posts: 7828
Diogenes wrote:The club prefers Friday over Sunday for corporate sales. It's hard to get corporate guests interested in Sunday matches.
Dont believe that at all.Its all about marketing and the product. Get the product right then the marketing becomes easier. In any case i believe the extra away fans from most clubs coming over for Sunday games would easily pay for any loss of corporate revenue. Lets get back to Sunday matches,ditch Thursday night sky matches when re negotiating TV rights and offer the BBC/ITV the chance to air a Sunday afternoon game nationally at 18.00 (not live) when there is nothing else on TV and people might tune in
Post subject: Re: Season Tickets 2018 - Pass Scheme Announced
Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 6:20 pm
ComeOnYouUll
Club Owner
Joined: Sep 25 2003 Posts: 22277
bonaire wrote:Dont believe that at all.Its all about marketing and the product. Get the product right then the marketing becomes easier. In any case i believe the extra away fans from most clubs coming over for Sunday games would easily pay for any loss of corporate revenue. Lets get back to Sunday matches,ditch Thursday night sky matches when re negotiating TV rights and offer the BBC/ITV the chance to air a Sunday afternoon game nationally at 18.00 (not live) when there is nothing else on TV and people might tune in
Post subject: Re: Season Tickets 2018 - Pass Scheme Announced
Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 9:46 am
Karen
Moderator
Joined: Jun 28 2002 Posts: 11184 Location: Castleford
If I was a business man, I would much rather extend my working day on a Friday to take in the game/do the corporate thing rather than use up a precious weekend day, especially if I wasn't an ardent fan. Personally I much prefer a Friday night, even living in Cas, because it then frees up the rest of the weekend. As a runner, races tend to be Sundays so it's great knowing I can book onto them without rugby clashes. You also have families who can do things on a weekend because they got the rugby out of the way on Friday evening. Add to all that the lack of worrying about game changes for Sky and short turnarounds, I think Friday is here to stay whether we like it or not.
Black 'n' White's Best Female 2006 & Runner Up 2007 & 2008 "We will not accept a top eight finish as a barometer of supposed success at any point in the future whilst I am the owner of this club", A Pearson 23/09/2011
Post subject: Re: Season Tickets 2018 - Pass Scheme Announced
Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 1:08 pm
Irregs#16
Player Coach
Joined: Jul 05 2006 Posts: 8619
fosdyke99 wrote:best way to raise attendences would be to dump sky and play every match on the same day.sky aren't interested in spectators who actually attend games.
And if we dump sky, what will all the fans be turning up to watch? There will be no players, as SKY pay the players wages effectively!
Post subject: Re: Season Tickets 2018 - Pass Scheme Announced
Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 1:15 pm
PCollinson1990
Club Captain
Joined: Jan 02 2017 Posts: 1401
Yup, let’s go back to racist chants, flat caps, whippets, players working as brickies and plumbers, few women or kids at games, kicking off at 3:15 on a Sunday to suit the working man, hell, let’s move it all back to Winter, promote Keighly, Whitehaven and Halifax, not because they’re good enough, just for a bit of nostalgia.
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