Improving match day experience.

[Croesy Blue]

Re: Improving match day experience.

With you all the way about changing ends - if the action is good enough on the pitch, the atmosphere takes care of itself.

We’ve had some amazing atmospheres in this ground and Wales games should be more proof than anything that switching ends is unnecessary.

[dml1954]

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When I was young there was more fun at times watching the away than anything else. A few of my mates that were occasional visitors never talk about a game we won, just when something kicked off or there was hostility. Whilst it doesn't interest me anymore I totally get it.

Absolute non-starter though - not sure the police (if they have any say) would ever allow it

So you and your friends only went along to watch and partake in hurling abuse, missiles at away fans with the occasional bouts of violence thrown in. Great. Anyone who wants a return to those days is nuts. Different fans should be as far away from each other as physically possible. It is one of the main reasons why disturbances at games has reduced considerably in the last 20 years.

[splott parker]

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Get Ali back.

Improve the quality and variety of concession stands. Reduce the prices of the food and drink.

Cut the prices of the replica kit.

Be more innovative with ticketing and match day experience offerings.

Reduce the price of the car park. 10GBP??

Get the public transport link back to the city centre back ASAP. Include public transport to/from the game in the price of a ticket.

Oh, and expand the player budget.

The ‘football bus’ is a massive miss. The two mates I go with have started to give evening games a miss, the getting back to town is a hardship. We’re getting on and not too clever on our feet now, we’ve walked back into town after Saturday games recently and it’s been a bit of an effort. No pit stops like The Wells, Craddock, Grange & Riverside Labour or Royal Tudor now either which would lessen the load.

[Majorblue]

Re: Improving match day experience.

Win some games, score some goals.

Probably the single best idea put forward in this thread.

Certainly merit in reducing the prices of the catering to get people in earlier, though not entirely sure people will really give up the pub of choice for the concrete bleakness of the CCS concourse.

Free tickets for local schools/ organisations coupled with a ground tour etc may generate some interest but experience tells me that if we are winning crowds and atmosphere improve and if we lose then it goes south.

[A Quiet Monkfish]

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"match day experience". A phrase that leaves me stone cold !

[goats]

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Swap the Canton and family stand.
Have a cheaper ticket price between children and adults, for example; 16-25yr olds or students.
Play Hey Jude as the teams are about to kick off.
Give out hundreds, if not thousands, of free tickets to schools and sports clubs.

I’ll give them an email tomorrow with the suggestions. Biggest one to improve match day experience would be swapping the two ends I think.

They will never swap ends even though it would make for a much better atmosphere. I’ve sat in the family stand a few times can barely hear the canton

[goats]

Re: Improving match day experience.

So you and your friends only went along to watch and partake in hurling abuse, missiles at away fans with the occasional bouts of violence thrown in. Great. Anyone who wants a return to those days is nuts. Different fans should be as far away from each other as physically possible. It is one of the main reasons why disturbances at games has reduced considerably in the last 20 years.

I think the threat of going down for a few years is enough to put most people off stepping over the line, seems like most clubs having the most vocal support right next to the away fans with few issues…..

[Canton Kev]

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Oh and lose the drum. Biggest atmosphere killer there is.

[WJ99mobile]

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So you and your friends only went along to watch and partake in hurling abuse, missiles at away fans with the occasional bouts of violence thrown in. Great. Anyone who wants a return to those days is nuts. Different fans should be as far away from each other as physically possible. It is one of the main reasons why disturbances at games has reduced considerably in the last 20 years.

Watch. Not partake. I was 13-14-15. Some people want drama. It's a natural instinct for some.

I get it.

I also get others who want that mentality and scene stamped out for good. Especially for the sake of younger kids

[Dave Blue]

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There’s more to a match day experience than just the gamer it’s self…how many go to catch up with their mates.

I totally agree but meeting friends doesn’t include balling way the away fans and missing any action.

[Rjk]

Re: Improving match day experience.

advertise upcoming games more
lots of students in Cardiff, let's get them going to games, many aren't from Cardiff but I'm sure some would like to attend real games.
maybe a tickets concession stand in the student union or something

[MacAdder]

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In fairness, if opposing fans had been next to each other during the MM games this season, the match day experience may have been better as a distraction from the shite served up :hehe:

They could do a bit more entertainment-wise such as a band playing before (possibly after) the game like they did a couple of years back. The franchises may sell a few more beers too provided they did a kind of "happy hour".

The horse racing meetings have made their experience better by having named bands post-racing.
Perhaps CCFC could do something similar.

[MacAdder]

Re: Improving match day experience.

I totally agree but meeting friends doesn’t include balling way the away fans and missing any action.

I would normally agree with this but the first half of the Hull game needed something to make a noise about.
A decent drummer could help.