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some people are way too touchy on this forum. i completely agree with the point you are making and have no idea why everyone is getting so butthurt.

His point is:

"....with 4k given away ...... I'm hoping we have more than 14k on the night. "

What is wrong with that?

Given circa 10K season ticket holders, that seems a reasonable ambition to have that even for a game v Quins our current form has got us some more supporters who will turn out even if it is considered an unattractive fixture. I would think this is what Mick Hogan and Co would like to see as well.

(For the record I think the Heinz and Worthington deals are a great idea but see no problem in hoping we get those people in AND more than just them and season ticket holders).

Dave

What's wrong with it dave is that on His OP (Not the one you Quoted) he's made 2 x points and they're both wrong.

For a start 4k tickets have not been "Given" away. They've been purchased.

Secondly on his original post he then goes on to say that "reading Between the lines" we have 10k Season tickets, "Given" 5k away so we have sold "Sod all" or Next to "Sod All" to the public.
Well considering AFIK we haven't got 10k Plus season ticket holders & we've Sold 4k to Worthingtons & Heinz that means we have "Already" Sold somehwere in the region of a a Thousand some 2 weeks in advance of the Game to the General Public.
I don't call that "Sod All" or "Next to Sod All".

They also say I Hope we have more than that on the night as though the marketting team are thinking Job Done we don't have to do anymore know! I'm sure they'll be pulling out all the stops for the next few weeks and I'd like a Little Bet that there'll be Many More than 14k come the day!

Without a shadow of a doubt this poster was trying to put a Negativity around the story, which they are more than entitiled to do, and they can do it with inaccurate "Facts" if they like. But don't get all upset when people pick them up on it and have a go Back.

The "given away" bit.

I'm still hoping to convince my wife that spending our St. Georges Day Wedding Anniversay watching Wigan V. Quinns will be a very good idea. If I manage to do that the attendance will rise to precisely 14002!!!

At the end of the day 14k+ bums on seats for the Quins match is very good. With two away games coming up I'd expect that to top 16k which quite frankly is fantastic.

Damn cornflakes!!! You beat me to it

Discussion is great when its rational, why would people pre buy tickets for a game against quins when they dont usually?

I dont see what you are disapointed about the majority of that 4k most likely dont go to wigan games usually. They may enjoy it and come back again its a win win situation for the club even if they dont come back they will proabbly buy a few beers, drink, pies or programmes

Wigan walk up will most likely be 2 to 4k on the day these people aint gonna pre buy tickets..

Agreed. For one of the worst supported games of the year against the worst supported team. Walk up will happen, but nearer to the time. I dont understand, why, regardless of form, the poster expects some sort of massive walk up and wishes to complain about 4 BLOODY THOUSAND tickets being sold to sponsors.

Perhaps we shouldnt bother. Sack Mick Hogan et all and save some money? I really wonder sometimes.

Christ some are so touchy!

If a company 'buys' 4k tickets then imo they're probably giving them away. Or next to. Even if they ask folk for a fiver for them, I'm classing them as giveaways. On the basis that at least a minority of the 4k will be taken by folk who don't usually come ie wouldn't of gone + paid to go to the game without the chance of these 'freebies'.
Therefore they're 'chance sales'. They wouldn't necessarily come anyway...m


I'll throw the towel in. This is pathetic.

Explain how, even if the case you outline is correct, its a bad thing? The effects those people will have on the overall business model can't be underestimated.



Thank god.

personally I don't care if they bought them for a penny.
It's irrelevant.

OK we could play it in front of a more than half empty stadium but be pleased that everyone has paid top whack.
Or we could use our heads and fill the ground as much as possible (even with free tickets) in the hope that long term some people might become supporters and start paying to come.
Its a no brainer.
If you need to think about it your too retarded to waste your time on it.