A family of 4 used to sit next to me, they can't commit to a full ticket but would absolutely take up a half one. Same again for another bloke with 2 kids I spoke to at the grandkids footy. As I say, if price is the ONLY factor, they should be queuing round the block.

If price is the only factor, all gates should should actually improve.

An argument which totally blows the myth that there are thousands who can't afford a full ticket, but would buy cheaper ones. If price is the only factor,as is trotted out daily, then the club should be inundated by potential new half season ticket buyers,especially considering the extra costs incurred by going to each and every game.

We'll have to agree to disagree, although there would be the option of limiting the numbers to pilot it. If it didn't affect full sales then it could be expanded.

It's just a different product to sell, aimed at a different customer, it doesn't have to be seen to be at the detriment of other sales. Why are there people paying more to sit upstairs, why isn't it empty? They'll be half the price,a lot cheaper than Preston's, they should fly off the shelves. There would still be the option of buying individual tickets for the other games, that would be allowed as well🙄. Maybe they could be discounted as well, that's another option.

You see, I was thinking about getting more tickets sold, as has been the main argument on here. I thought you would be the last person to worry about whether or not half season ticket sales detracted from full ticket sales. It's a contradictory argument from your usual stance. Knock 50 quid off, there will still be people who either can't afford, or won't buy one because they can't attend enough matches. A flexi half ticket may well appeal to the tens of thousands that are apparently waiting to get in the queue.

I agree, but that goes for any transfer, and who'd want Lewandowski anyway 😁 I just don't see that if Eustace wants a keeper, why one of his signings wouldn't be a keeper.

We'll have to agree to disagree on this one, I think it's a potentially good idea. If tickets are so cheap that they're almost throw away, it then becomes like the Chelsea women tickets. They were all claimed but only half turned up, it is possible that they can be too cheap. The half season ticket may well be a more affordable option to some, you're assuming that everyone wants to go to every game, and can afford to. There are more costs involved than the ticket itself.

Even if you halved the adult price, a flexi ticket would still be attractive to some people who couldn't physically get to every game, or still couldn't afford to go to every game.

Any idea can be seen to have flaws. The argument from many has been that a full season ticket doesn't make sense because they can't make every game. We may lose a few full tickets to flexis, but given that the discussion day after day is about getting numbers in,your argument is a bit contradictory.

Because we're going to be making a number of signings. If Eustace wants a keeper, why wouldn't one of them be a keeper? Especially if Wahlstedt leaves as is expected.

Muric trumped both.

Because of the higher sell on percentage, if Wharton's stock keeps rising, it's now looking highly likely we'll end up with more than Brum received for Bellingham.

Well?

How is it bollocks? If, and when there are multiple signings this summer, why can't one of them be a keeper? I don't understand your logic.

Because I know what is coming if Pears is still in goal. There will be multiple signings this summer, despite the club's situation. If Eustace wants a new keeper, he'll get one. If he's still in goal, it will be because Eustace wants him,not because he can't replace him. There will no doubt be the same lack of acceptance as when Tomasson favoured Pears over Kaminski.

Shouldn't be difficult to find some better from just about anywhere, according to the thread since yesterday. Wahlstedt is on his way according to the Telegraph as well.

Who mentioned money? You're telling me there won't be one new player coming in?

I can't see Eustace not having a keeper top of his list, if indeed he wants one. I can't for one second see Eustace making do with Pears, if he doesn't fancy him.

As you know, I'm not talking about the obvious errors, I'm talking about the ones which wouldn't have even been mentioned normally. Like Markanday making a mistake and losing the ball, but it was somehow Pears' fault, that kind of scrutiny. It all got a bit ridiculous. My main point was, a keeper should be relatively easy to recruit, if he's still in goal come August, it will be because Eustace wants him. There shouldn't be any talk of having to make do, or can't afford him. Those arguments won't stack up, like it or lump it, he will be Eustace's man.

What went in Pears' favour last season was his injury. The clamour for Wahlstedt to play resulted in some over the top criticism every time Pears played,some "mistakes" which were highlighted were beyond ridiculous. Once Wahlstedt had tried his hand, the magnifying glasses were put back in the drawer and we had some more reasonable criticism. He obviously dropped some clangers, but the defence was notably steadier when he came back in,i don't think anyone would argue. The question is, does Eustace want him? Money wise it shouldn't be a problem, and it should be Eustace's number one priority. For that reason, I would imagine that if Pears starts as his number 1,it will be because Eustace wants him as his number 1.

Are we desperately trying to sign a new keeper?

Tomasson rated Pears over Kaminski, you might not agree, but there's nothing strange about it, it was just a manager choosing his favoured keeper.

Good shout on the services. Missus and 3 daughters get the Blue light offers on stuff, pretty sure it would be easy to implement for all things Rovers,assuming it isn't already. My idea was for a half season ticket to be used over the full season, for those struggling to get to every match.

Ta, it's an interesting comparison, although with little uns at Rovers still only costing £23,it does look on the whole like they've looked after the youth.