Can anyone remember if gates fell off last season after the (overly) lengthy absence from PL? This season it feels like they have despite a big upturn in performance. Do we have any actual figures for gates? We’re guessing. Around 300-350 but gates may have been bigger. No harm in them making offers although undercuts ST a bit value for money wise but I figure those who buy ST probably accept the hit and will buy anyway. The bigger point is that the absence from PL does seem to stall crowd growth. Only hope is big push at start of the season and a team ready to go and impress from game one and hope people come back.

DC maybe do the maths then. It's a few quid difference. I assume you are a ST holder and Yr ed off as you put it? Will it stop you buying a ST in what ever form it is next year, that's the acid test. As BT has suggested the numbers seem to have dropped the past few games, if they hadn't dropped then the club would have not had to have in effect a sale. Had the club not done anything then they would have been getting slated for it, the fact they have done something, guess what yep they are getting slated.
They are already doing it with bring a mate for free, last game of season just make it free entry for everyone if its going to get bums on seats

If the club is going back to season tickets they will need to be upfront about where all home games will be played. Personally I wouldn't buy one not least since it is pretty much guaranteed that bigger discounts would come along. Unlike I do with some other sports clubs I support I'm not inclined to see a ST to the Broncos as a donation while Hughes is still at the helm. Also one of the advantages of a ST used to be your allocated seat but finding a decent seat at PL is never going to be an issue.

Yesterday apparently was an improvement on bums on seats, is it possible that was down to the ticket bundle option encouraging a few more folk in?

The Jarrod Basset fan club and the coach load of away fans made the most difference to the numbers yesterday.
If it was the "Ticket bundle", all well and good.

The jarred basset fan club are there every week generally

Then the way ahead is clearly to grow the Jarred Basset fan club as that's likely to be easier.

Extensive poster campaign at Sheperds Bush Walkabout should see us reach 5000 this time next year.

That's been closed for four years...

which means is an ideal marketing ploy by the club

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/ ... gue-return What are peoples thoughts on this? Ostensibly a pretty positive and accurate article, however I did find the lines from Mike regarding pathways investment interesting; "The expense that goes into that is enormous: what David puts into London having an academy would arguably get a Super League team through to a Challenge Cup final in terms of spend. David is pumping what other owners invest all over the club solely into an academy." I don't necessarily disagree with his point and I think the club can point to success in bringing through our own. Interested to how accurate the comparison is however.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/ ... gue-return What are peoples thoughts on this? Ostensibly a pretty positive and accurate article, however I did find the lines from Mike regarding pathways investment interesting; "The expense that goes into that is enormous: what David puts into London having an academy would arguably get a Super League team through to a Challenge Cup final in terms of spend. David is pumping what other owners invest all over the club solely into an academy." I don't necessarily disagree with his point and I think the club can point to success in bringing through our own. Interested to how accurate the comparison is however.

If that statement from Cake is true (which seems rather unlikely to me) then results this season would suggest he is not getting a good return on investment.