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There's no doubt thousands turn up for such a great deal and match.
Over the following month, is there a decent growth in atrendances?
It will be very interesting to see what Saturdays attendance is.
With an away following of 1.5k is 20k realistic?
Perhaps we should follow German clubs way of pricing tickets?
I believe it has worked for Bradford.
What is that principle Louth? How does it work?
Most German clubs charge €15-20 a game. Even Bayern Munich and Dortmund.
Bradford were charging around €130 for ST last year.
Bums on seats generates more revenue I think so a good idea.
I'd rather we had a set of fans that were willing to part with 20 quid to watch a game, instead of putting the expectation in peoples heads that they should only go when paying 5Originally Posted by joecity
I think it is a bit sad we had to put such a big discount on versus leeds and we're in such good form.
When I came over the the Wednesday game, I couldnt believe the amount of merchandise being sold. This would be increased also.
And by selling tickets for 15 to 20 You get bums on seats. I cant always attend so when I do I don't get any discount on tickets. I go anyway when I can and there are loads just like me who cant plan far ahead. So making walk ups cheaper would hopefully tip the balance for most.
It's all about breaking habits - in this case, the habit of NOT attending matches.
Something not mentioned is that this was an evening game - when attendances tend to dip. My ST neighbours were not there. So to top 27K is especially good.
But do I understand the club is only doing this twice a season?
But your season tickets neighbours are STILL COUNTED AS ATTENDING
We have the 3rd cheapest season tickets in the league. We are top of the league. People aren't attending because the walk up tickets are £23.
Nah, it's cost we sold Toshack mate. And something to do with cloth too, but I can't really remember that bit.
https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news...now-available/
£16.50p a game !!!!
If we drew Manure, Citha, Tyre thieves, Chelskie in the cup, they'd all soon find 30 sovs to come.
The problem with ticket pricing is when you reach the watershed mark. Where tickets are cheaper, but you are not getting anymore people attending.
Under Slade we had cheap deals and it had little or no effect on attendance. What the club did well is to introduce a deal, on a midweek game that was televised. Fans are now willing to show under this team.
Fans still want the best players, and in the football league the money mainly comes from the fans, you don't want to introduce a low pricing point which would reduce season ticket prices, and then effect income at the club, and reduce its ability to sign players.
Mate, at one point it felt like the club should be paying me to sit there for 90 minutes
Two family members attended on Tuesday taking advantage of the cheap tickets, they are now both buying season tickets. One hadn't been in over 10 years, the other was a first timer. I think it was the ideal game to attract potential new support.
Yes, know a few people doing this now.
That £99 offer. Do you know if you are guaranteed 2 seats next to each other when you claim against them? Obviously if you buy 2 of them?
Should imagine so, as you pick your seats when you go down ticket office.
Or, at least I do when I activate my mates.
Why do they club claim on the online ticketing the family stand is always sold out?.
They began putting people in the upper tier v leeds when the family stand wasn't that close to being full....
they're doing the same for the next few games, the family stand is all red and unavailable
Probably all season tickets that have been sold, just that not all (particularly the kids) can make evening games, making it look like there are seats available.
They don't sell Family Stand tickets online, you need the phone the ticket office. It avoids abuse of the system apparently.
Aaaaah I see.
Anyone know why we opened the Upper Red Ninian Stand for the Leeds game when the main bowl holds more than 28k ?
Segregation and unsold seats in the family stand.
I don't understand why anyone would be opposed to the club doing these £5 deals.
We have just been through a dark period as a club where people's loyalty has been severely tested and many lifelong bonds with the club have been severed.
Since the rebrand was overturned the club have made massive efforts to reach out and it was superb to see 27k turn up on Tuesday which will give the club renewed belief that they can still attract massive crowds.
I struggled to give away tickets for free when Slade was in charge and on the few occasions I did manage to give tickets away, the people would say to me that they would never watch that shit again!
Now we have a manager who wants to entertain the punters and players who can get bums off seats and the whole atmosphere around the club.
I know quite a few people who took up the offer on Tuesday and every one of them said they will be returning. Some have already bought tickets for Saturday.
You're not gonna make them die hard Cardiff fans overnight and you're not gonna go from 15k to 27k on regular basis overnight either.
If 1000 people who took up Tuesday's offer return on Saturday then surely it's worth it, and if we continue to build on and off the pitch like we are currently then the crowds will continue to increase.
Of course people would find £30 if we were playing Man United on Saturday but I don't understand that argument as I'd be more likely to travel to Barcelona to watch Cardiff in the champions league (on the minute chance we'd ever get there) than I would to go Ipswich on a Tuesday night! That's life!
Hat's off to the club for finally tapping into the one advantage we have over Swansea at this present time, and that is empty seats.
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