Perish the thought some people still receive cash payments, must all be Tory capitalists then. Obviously a Labour Gocvt would never let this happen... Disclaimer. Never let politics an football overlap 🤐

Since Mr squeeze what you have started working his magic.

It goes like this... Some spurs agent sees a kid with potential he can get for next to nothing with a bit of smooth talking. Goes back to Spuds and tells them we can get this lad for nothing, play him in our U23s for a bit. Then he's branded a Spurs youth product then we can loan him out for a fee every season for next 5 years. Easy money, stupid lad.

Fling him out the squad pronto then if this is true. Then we'll watch him disappear never to be heard of again.

And i'm saying it sounds like a minimum 1200 regardless of nee trains. Not sure QPR would bring many more anyway like.

Someone on twitter was saying they'd sold 1,200 so it's a healthy following expected.

Including STs there has to be around 10k already sold of not far off so probably another two or 3k will turn up including away fans who'll bring more than usual. All set to break the 12k barrier....... 🙄

I can't wait for it to get going two clubs with a new manager bounce and hopefully non of this over complicating over thinking the opposition stuff. Should be a decent game. Walk on folks, walk on.

All set up for someone else to swoop in or him to accept a new Blackpool offer then.

The whole evening was a surreal experience.

If you have a question to ask her then make an appointment to go see her, it's all the rage apparently.

That's exactly how he likes to operate.

Between Dec 2010 and 2015 maybe.

That's pretty horrendous when presented like that no wonder it's 4/5ths empty most games.

Managed decline is the expertise at Ewood, whether intended or not it's something the directors and ownership are very good at.

I think it was Fulham last season there was less than 2k walk ons including their lot ? So i'd say an average of 2k walk ons max before away fans unless the team is doing well and even that'll take time to warm up. Having sub 10k season ticket sales is a nightmare for Rovers crowds. First game of the season you'd always expect a few more turning up though.

I nearly combust every time i read that although it's worse on other platforms but people on here should really know better. The ex manager told us it wouldn't happen and it didn't. Plenty here have explained it's all about the timing and how these fees get absorbed into the running costs. It would be a couple of million freed up in next summers budget at best. He isn't even a high earner supposedly so the wages freed up wouldn't cover a big incoming.

They won't though that's the issue because it'll be 7 then 6000 and the prices will be £500 a pop to cover it. Steve and co will still collect their wages though.

I'd be more interested to know what similar clubs to us were charging for mid table championship fare at that time, perhaps that would be a bit more relevant.

The warning signs were there last season when we began with some of the lowest gates in 30 years. Only discounted ticket games and monumental U turns on the high Cat prices when the team were in form altered that. So basically now they've thrown their hands up in the air and it all rests on the team, do well and pull a few more in. Don't do anything and have low crowds but it's ok because we've milked that for all we can. Short term pain with zero aim of long term gain.

For which he still gets his 250 thousand nicker regardless.

Exactly He is the one accountable, the face of the company, the dude in the chair yet everyone has apparently to go grovelling in person.

Their ceilings as good championship quality defenders with their best years ahead, just the types we need really.

Overall ticket sales that was i think hence some of the desperately stupid match by match pricing last year early doors.

He's put the price up again in advance of knowing it'll impact the sales so the budget is lower, he's been killing the season ticket base for years. Sell less but charge more to cover it is his standard policy since he turned up lets just hope plenty fancy turning up game by game !