Trust meeting with the board

['O Zio]

IMO thats why the club should have differentiated the offer. More facilities on West, cheaper on East. It's the oldest trick in the business book (see 1st and 2nd class post/travel) because it gives an entry point to more people, in line with their expectations of value.

The East Stand loses its uniqueness and on my view thats the one real disappointment with an otherwise fantastic stadium build.

I agree on both points but since it's been confirmed that both the east and west are the same, I don't agree that the east should be randomly cheaper. Or rather, I wish it was, but it makes more sense from the club's perspective that they're the same price.

As a compromise I wonder if the seats closer to the halfway line will be more expensive and then gradually getting cheaper as you move towards the goal and/or further from the pitch. It may well be that for a seat near the corner of the East Stand is roughly the same as what it always was with the difference being that the halfway line east stand seats are now "premium" etc.

 

[Flashspur]

If a guy is 50+ and gone to Tottenham his whole life, stood on the shelf and then stood/sat in the referbed east stand and is then told his ST has maybe doubled in price for the equivalent seat in the new ground do you think that is fair? d
Do you think he cares if the seat is a bit wider, more comfortable or that he can have a piss in 47 different toilets or get a mocha frappa lappa chappa chino?

Football is not black and white, or at least it shouldnt be. Its much more than a business. Look what Sullivan etc has done to West Ham, shocking

Does he sing, cheer and applaud the team or does he sit and grumble like a lot of old ****s who have a sense of entitlement? It’s all relative innit. We move with the times. The old east stand wasn’t giving it large in recent times anyway. Maybe some new blood in the stands wouldn’t hurt.

 

[Trix]

I said it was much more than just a business. Unfortunately some either dont care or understand

I sit in the South stand but If I had been in the east all my life I'd be gutted hearing they will be paying West Stand prices now

As for those supporters who had always sat in the West Stand who would be upset they were paying a lot more than someone who'd always been in the shelf etc, fuck em

Haha Come on mate your not seriously comparing going to the cinema with watching a football club that you've loved all your life?

You're right, but then there are people that were sitting in the West stand that have been going to Spurs all their lives, but their emotional attachment is irrelevant according to you, so I see no difference tbh.

 

[bubble07]

We're not going to be able to pay our players what they're worth by giving 1/4 of the stadium subsidised seats lads.

All they have to do is not panic buy a sissoko

 

[George94]

You're right, but then there are people that were sitting in the West stand that have been going to Spurs all their lives, but their emotional attachment is irrelevant according to you, so I see no difference tbh.

I've been a West Stand Upper season ticket holder for the past 20 odd years and the section where I sit has a pretty decent atmosphere. Definitely no hushing for singing etc...

The West Stand gets a bit of unnecessary criticism to be honest. Yes there are definitely some supporters in the West Upper who don't like to sing and just go to sit and enjoy the match, I sit behind one of these people - he's 83 years old! If that's how he wants to watch Spurs, that's absolutely fine with me.

I will be looking to sit in the West Stand again in the new stadium.

 

[southlondonyiddo]

You're right, but then there are people that were sitting in the West stand that have been going to Spurs all their lives, but their emotional attachment is irrelevant according to you, so I see no difference tbh.

I never said people’s emotional attachment who’ve sat in the West for many years is irrelevant. My point is there was a humongous difference between sitting in the West and standing/sitting in the lower east. (Cultural differences etc)

 

[southlondonyiddo]

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I've been a West Stand Upper season ticket holder for the past 20 odd years and the section where I sit has a pretty decent atmosphere. Definitely no hushing for singing etc...

The West Stand gets a bit of unnecessary criticism to be honest. Yes there are definitely some supporters in the West Upper who don't like to sing and just go to sit and enjoy the match, I sit behind one of these people - he's 83 years old! If that's how he wants to watch Spurs, that's absolutely fine with me.

I will be looking to sit in the West Stand again in the new stadium.

A pretty decent atmosphere compared to a mortuary?

Each to their own but you couldn’t pay me to sit in the West Stand.

Amazing view. Nothing else.

I sat in the West Upper with my dad from 1974-1983. Couldn’t wait to get out of there and stand on the shelf for games like the UEFA Cup Final in 84

My point in this debate was that in the new ground it looks like the West & East stands will be treated exactly the same price wise.

I disagree with that in regards to many many supporters

 

[thebenjamin]

you couldn’t pay me to sit in the West Stand.

I'll step in for that gig if you're offering?

 

[phil]

If a guy is 50+ and gone to Tottenham his whole life, stood on the shelf and then stood/sat in the referbed east stand and is then told his ST has maybe doubled in price for the equivalent seat in the new ground do you think that is fair? d
Do you think he cares if the seat is a bit wider, more comfortable or that he can have a piss in 47 different toilets or get a mocha frappa lappa chappa chino?

Football is not black and white, or at least it shouldnt be. Its much more than a business. Look what Sullivan etc has done to West Ham, shocking

I fall into this category. I have been going to WHL since 1951 and have always stood/sat in the East Stand and have had a season ticket in East Stand upper for over 10 years. At WHL the senior/family concessions only applied in the North Stand whereas this season the concession applied throughout Wembley. If the age concession does not apply in the East Stand, in the new stadium, then I doubt if I will be able to afford a season ticket. I do not like to watch matches from behind the goal.

In all the 1000+ times I have been to WHL over the years, I have only twice not stood/sat in the East Stand. I stood in the South Stand for the FA Cup replay against Crewe (13-2) and the European Cup match against Gornik (8-1).

 

[Gb160]

My point in this debate was that in the new ground it looks like the West & East stands will be treated exactly the same price wise.

Its completely unrealistic to expect the same product, and like it or lump it thats what it is, to be priced differently.
Its completely unfair to start with, whether you accept that or not.

 

[phil]

Basically like WHL, we will always come out onto the same end.

You never see teams swap ends after the coin toss anymore. The stadiums are huge now and low sun is rarely a problem in modern top tier stadiums which was often a reason that a team would swap ends, hence why you never see keepers in baseball caps anymore, just Cech in his silly rugby headwear.

So no we can’t be 100% certain, but it will happen more or less all the time.

De Gea had problems with the sun on Sunday.

 

[scat1620]

I do not like to watch matches from behind the goal.

In all the 1000+ times I have been to WHL over the years, I have only twice not stood/sat in the East Stand. I stood in the South Stand for the FA Cup replay against Crewe (13-2) and the European Cup match against Gornik (8-1).

Dude, fuck what you do and don't like, if that's your track record then we should chain you into the South Stand by the ankle.

 

[spursfan77]

I agree on both points but since it's been confirmed that both the east and west are the same, I don't agree that the east should be randomly cheaper. Or rather, I wish it was, but it makes more sense from the club's perspective that they're the same price.

As a compromise I wonder if the seats closer to the halfway line will be more expensive and then gradually getting cheaper as you move towards the goal and/or further from the pitch. It may well be that for a seat near the corner of the East Stand is roughly the same as what it always was with the difference being that the halfway line east stand seats are now "premium" etc.

It will definitely be this. Thats what it was at WHL.

 

[Spurs 1961]

I doubt anything will be cheaper than a grand.

You are probably right. Still I paid that this year for a Club Wembley seat but only as a one off since being up in the roof at Wembley is not worth the effort to get there. But I hope it's cheaper this year plus since I am now 65 should still get some sort of concession

 

[Spurs 1961]

Has anyone calculated how much the increased ticket revenue in a year will be? Are we talking say £20 million or more? But my point is that maybe it is not so significant in the big scheme of things.
However of course there is all the extra revenue form food, programmes, shop purchases etc. By building a bigger fan experience base they are securing the future prospects of the club. I suspect Wembley has been useful in allowing more tourist supporters from across the world to get to see a live game and perhaps become more avid fans

 

[thebenjamin]

Has anyone calculated how much the increased ticket revenue in a year will be? Are we talking say £20 million or more? But my point is that maybe it is not so significant in the big scheme of things.
However of course there is all the extra revenue form food, programmes, shop purchases etc. By building a bigger fan experience base they are securing the future prospects of the club. I suspect Wembley has been useful in allowing more tourist supporters from across the world to get to see a live game and perhaps become more avid fans

A lot more. When Arsenal moved stadium, the club level (alone) of the Emirates brought in more than the whole of Highbury.

 

[Spurs 1961]

A lot more. When Arsenal moved stadium, the club level (alone) of the Emirates brought in more than the whole of Highbury.

Yes they have been selling I think 8,000 club tickets with the cheapest starting at around £3k plus VAT going up to £15k. At the lowest level you get food (grazing) for a couple of hours before and after and a few things like a free shuttle bus from some of the stations.
I did work out that it was a lot cheaper to eat out in a Michelin Star restaurant for every game and buy a normal season ticket but of course all the best seats will go to this level and of course the hospitality boxes in addition

 

[jimbo]

You never see teams swap ends after the coin toss anymore. The stadiums are huge now and low sun is rarely a problem in modern top tier stadiums which was often a reason that a team would swap ends, hence why you never see keepers in baseball caps anymore, just Cech in his silly rugby headwear.

Petr Cech has got his hat on,
hip hip hip hooray,
Petr Cech has got his hat on 'cos without it he can't play.

 

[Saoirse]

Petr Cech has got his hat on,
hip hip hip hooray,
Petr Cech has got his hat on 'cos without it he can't play.

Have some class mate. If Mason could have played on with something similar we'd have been delighted. You can't mock him for wearing protective gear after a skull fracture.

 

[FreddieYid]

De Gea had problems with the sun on Sunday.

Hence the use of the word ‘rarely’.