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Hoowl

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Aug 18, 2005
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The Guardian report on last night's Europa league game says the track was covered with a makeshift green sheet and that the capacity was 54k. It should be 60k when the season starts.
 

SugarRay

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Jul 6, 2011
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This is a real worry, big income to the pickets with hardly any running costs

Big income? Match day revenue is all about the high price seats. It's no coincidence that the goons have the highest prices in the land and take more dough on match days than anyone else. Unfortunately, that's the model we are following.

West Ham now have the cheapest tickets, which is great for their support ( although it's in a crap stadium ) but not so great for their owners. Their game all along is to gamble with this move. Cheape tickets to attract potential new fans, build a squad on the cheap, hope it achieves some sort of success ( needed for glory hunters ) and then increase ticket prices. If this was in Scotland they'd be dangerous. Problem is its in England and it's far too competitive for them to achieve sustained success.

Their own fanbase is fickle as. If Bilic loses a few early doors they'll be on his back quick. Unrealistic expectations. Theres potential for real revolt there given the owners tucked the support up over the move.
 

SugarRay

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Seb Coe wanted his legacy but he also owns major shares in the company responsible for redeveloping the land crystal palace athletics stadium sits on.

He's an absolute scumbag of the highest order. Anything he does is self-serving when you scratch beneath the surface. He is THE Tory poster boy.
 

Speedy

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Oct 22, 2005
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To defend them a little, behind the goal at the far end of the pics looks totally fine. I just can't see them staying at that stadium
 

Dougal

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Absolutely nothing wrong with this view. And for your information, I love the World Subbuteto Championships.
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mickdale

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I wonder if it will be "too expensive" to keep converting the OS back to athletics/football/athletics all the time with athletics not having much money so they end up not using the OS anyway. I take it they won't be using crystal palace for athletics anymore then?....
 

dagraham

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Sep 20, 2005
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Big income? Match day revenue is all about the high price seats. It's no coincidence that the goons have the highest prices in the land and take more dough on match days than anyone else. Unfortunately, that's the model we are following.

West Ham now have the cheapest tickets, which is great for their support ( although it's in a crap stadium ) but not so great for their owners. Their game all along is to gamble with this move. Cheape tickets to attract potential new fans, build a squad on the cheap, hope it achieves some sort of success ( needed for glory hunters ) and then increase ticket prices. If this was in Scotland they'd be dangerous. Problem is its in England and it's far too competitive for them to achieve sustained success.

Their own fanbase is fickle as. If Bilic loses a few early doors they'll be on his back quick. Unrealistic expectations. Theres potential for real revolt there given the owners tucked the support up over the move.

You can accuse West Ham fans of many things, but they are loyal. They are very far from a plastic club. Yes their home support can be unforgiving and turn quickly (very much like us really), but they are a well supported club who's fans have put up with a barrel load of shit over the years and still turned up.
 

SugarRay

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You can accuse West Ham fans of many things, but they are loyal. They are very far from a plastic club. Yes their home support can be unforgiving and turn quickly (very much like us really), but they are a well supported club who's fans have put up with a barrel load of shit over the years and still turned up.

Yep, agree. Their core fanbase is loyal. Their loyal fanbase doesn't fill 60k seats every week when they are mid-table no marks though.

They have certainly become more 'plasticy' with this move too. They are clearly trying to attract the next batch of glory hunters. Problem is, they have eff all glory to give these new targeted fans!

Once the novelty wears off and they realise they are constantly playing catch up to 6/7 bigger clubs, I think they'll be left with average 40k attendances and within 10/15 years they'll be looking to move out.
 
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