Mattyblue

Value is in the eye of the beholder. Just because you think you’re on to a good deal, doesn’t mean others think the same. 18,000 empty seats every week and EFL rules literally spell out that clubs are free to utilise four ‘local promotion’ games a seasons, by the halfway mark of the season we’ll have offered zero. Amazing when there is so much supply, what’s to lose?

Biz - Not sure we will see any offers over Christmas due to them not wanting to dilute half season ticket sales. I would love them to do that treble deal you mention or a ‘local promotion’ offer for West Brom, as it’s NYD and our only ‘festive’ fixture, probably a big away following, it would be a great occasion, but just don’t think they will. I imagine we won’t see anything until 2019, which is most odd considering the Fans Forum were told one was planned for early season.

£19 in the Riverside? No I wouldn’t say so, £27 to sit in the grandstand, is, however. But that is the only time we’ve offered Cat C all season. Totally agree Rotherham aren’t going to pull in casual fans so that’s why I wouldn’t ever offer deals for those kinds of fixtures. I would do it for a game that will attract some interest; Preston, Leeds, Sheff Wed etc. and I’d make it a ‘local promotion’ so we can still charge top whack to the away fans, whilst making it a tempting price for casual fans to come and see a game at Ewood with a cracking atmosphere and a feel of an occasion.

It’s a pretty standard Championship price band, however £19-£27 isn’t a price that is going to attract big numbers of casual fans, which is who ticket offers are trying to hook in.

Rotherham wasn’t an offer, it was a standard Category C match with tickets costing between £19 and £27. £22 to £30 on the day. Obviously it’s our cheapest category but it isn’t a ‘local promotion’ that the club is entitled to do 4 times a season.

“He’s no better than Phelan“

Point being they are all full of Blues on a match day, so you can certainly have a good pre match sup! Plus you’ve got the Fernhurst, Blues Bar, Ewood WMC next to the ground. So it’s not exactly barren!

Comes across well. That explains why Lovejoy is now cooking on a Sunday morning!

Not looking down at Dacky, just the folk that watch Soccer AM

He’s right up the street of the Soccer AM demographic. Landan wide boy type who’s on Instagram in Marbs with the TOWIE crowd

Let’s be honest, Preston is cracking for a day on the sauce!

It isn’t for fans like them that it won’t ever happen chaddy, it would be a good idea for them, but for the many current season ticket holders who struggle to make/can’t be arsed with midweek games and would jump at a chance to save some cash by buying a weekend only ticket. Ergo midweek crowds fall massively. So, no chance.

The club will never do a weekend season ticket because midweek crowds would collapse.

Guild Ale House (next to the Guild Hall, obviously!) is s good spot too...

We will be. Another micro pub has opened across from the Corn Exchange too, Plug & Taps

Raglan, Wellington, White Bull, Moorgate, Brown Cow, Fox & Hounds.

How Orwellian!

Like he was going to be anything else!

He’ll be ont karaoke in the Bear’s Paw by 2 o’ clock...

Thread on their forum about him. 20% sell on fee, they reckon... https://forums.vitalfootball.co.uk/threads/dacky.85515/

Boro is always fairly low attended anyway, fair distance away, not great for trains etc. So at £30 I imagine it will be one of our lowest (weekend) followings of the season...

Is that show still going?!

Lack of pubs? There’s about 6 just on the lower part of Livesey Branch!

At Preston in Lambert’s first game.

I can imagine that’s the reason, but still surprised by it. Potential repeat customer, future season ticket holder etc etc...