New Stadium Details And Discussions

pook said:

Thanks for that, Bobbins; but I guess I didn't communicate the extent of my ignorance. I must concede that I don't know how many season tickets were sold at the old Lane, either. So I guess I've asked the wrong question.

The upshot is: how many more tickets at the new stadium will be going on sale to non-season-ticket holding members then did so at the old one?

Sorry. I not the articulatest.

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DogsOfWar said:

Old WHL used to have around 11,000 tickets for non-season ticket holders. New WHL will have around 18,000.

The only problem may be new stadium fever where all fans will want to experience it ASAP. With only a few home games left the initial demand may be huge.

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Spursrmagic said:

NWHL won't have anything like that. My understanding is that for league games (cup games visitors will be allowed more fans) there are 42K season tickets 9K premium members and 3K away fans leaving approximately 8k for members.

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thekneaf said:

Are we calling Hotspur + membership "premium" members? Or is "premium" something else.?

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dagraham said:

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Lukasz said:

Yesterday's article in the Daily Mail claims that the opening date will be revealed within next week. They mention March/April as possibilities.

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Goldman said:

I’m hoping Palace lose in the FA Cup so we can get back home in March!

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pook said:

I'm an American fan who's been going over since the mid-90s and have been a member for most of those. As such, I am quite familiar with the dynamics of securing a ticket for tough matches, i.e., NLDs and top CL fixtures, at the old Lane - which where I'm from has meant being up at 4:30am, online and/or phone-in-hand, and ready to go. It was a less-than-thought-through presumption that come the new stadium, getting a ticket for top fixtures would, if anything, be a bit easier. But now that I think about it, I'm presuming that they've upped the number of season tickets considerably, and I have no idea the extent to which the number of tickets going onsale to members will increase - if at all.
Months ago I purchased airfare to be over during the Huddersfield game (and potentially a CL quarterfineal - fingers crossed) in April. Now it appears possible that this could be among the first games at the new Lane and I'm mortified by the prospect of being over, and unable to secure a ticket. Does anyone know how the numbers break down? How many season tickets have been sold, and how many will remain for members?

Apologies if this has been address (and I'm sure it as) earlier in the thread, and thanks in advance.

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bubble07 said:

8k isn't enough but if levy or any chairman could they would have 90% of their capacity pre paid

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Lukasz said:

Yesterday's article in the Daily Mail claims that the opening date will be revealed within next week. They mention March/April as possibilities.

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mil1lion said:

As long as you're Hotspur + and get online 30mins before sale date you should stand a chance I would think.

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Khilari said:

To be fair, that is a great business model.

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pook said:

Yeah, I've never missed out doing just that - though I've been quite close.

I have to say, I'm a bit disappointed in there being no more tickets available for standard members than before. Not so much for folks like myself - I only get over once or twice a year, at best - but given the way the game (not just Spurs) has kept out so many younger and less-well-off fans over the last 15-20 years, one would've hoped the addition of 26k seats would've alleviated that at least a bit.

sorry, I'm sure this is stuff folks have gone over long ago, and I've no wish to derail what we all hope will be an upcoming euphoria. I know it's not gonna happen until it happens … but I've not been able to stop myself a little optimism this week.

c'mon, c'mon, c'mon …



it gets worse than that over here. a not uncommon business model over here for professional sport (primarily baseball) when building a new stadium is to build it with less capacity than anticipated anticipated gameday demand. the theory is that if scarcity is built in - the likelihood that one might not be able to get a ticket when he (or more likely the company's community relations manager) needs one - it will drive season ticket sales. which it does. but the result is often empty (but paid for!) seats while folks wanting in are out of luck.

it's infuriating. but the bean-counters have done their maths, and it's more lucrative - so decision made, then, eh?

seriously, though - enough of this. back to the new stadium. my current giddy-level is registering at 8.2. the instant the announcement comes, the meter will be pegged.

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Archibald&Crooks said:

To save me trawling through the thread, do we have any idea as to what next week's statement on the new stadium will say?

I'm still betting it has the words 'next season' in it.

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Archibald&Crooks said:

To save me trawling through the thread, do we have any idea as to what next week's statement on the new stadium will say?

I'm still betting it has the words 'next season' in it.

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worcestersauce said:

It's also reasonable to assume that many of those members you were competing with to get a ticket at the old ground will now be season ticket holders so even if turns out there are fewer tickets available to members there will likely be fewer members trying to buy them.

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Saoirse said:

I don't see why we're assuming there'll be a statement next week in the first place.

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