OLE SUPER WILBERT 2,475 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Aye we did. How many sell outs have we had in the past decade?Not enough to justify a bigger stadium anyway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Carpintero 546 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 We dont sell out our 50,000 one unless im missing somethingWe have the fans. 200000 in Manchester, 250000 ticket applications for the tie against Villarreal. The numbers are there, the club looking after them wasn't. Do you not think if the club looked after the fans best interests and fixed ticket pricing we could get even more? I do, especially at this time when our fans are so united. If Celtic can get 55000-60000 in for big European nights and Old Firm ties, i reckon we could too. They are not bigger than us, are they? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Carpintero 546 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Aye cause its impossible tae get ticketsThat is not the point. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFarmer 260 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Now is not the time to expand. That's for the future.If we were ever going to get a bigger stadium, that time has sadly passed.Should have done it in the 80's when we re developed.No chance of us being able to afford any extensive upgrades at todays prices. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Carpintero 546 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 How many sell outs have we had in the past decade?Not enough to justify a bigger stadium anyway.I know, it works well with Celtic having the bigger ground, higher capacity, larger turnover and being able to pay players more wages than we can. Yeah, no need to look into expanding our revenue streams. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLE SUPER WILBERT 2,475 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 I know, it works well with Celtic having the bigger ground, higher capacity, larger turnover and being able to pay players more wages than we can. Yeah, no need to look into expanding our revenue streams. Increasing the stadium and not filling it on a regular basis will cost us money. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Carpintero 546 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 If we were ever going to get a bigger stadium, that time has sadly passed.Should have done it in the 80's when we re developed.No chance of us being able to afford any extensive upgrades at todays prices.Murray should have done it at the same time Celtic announced what their new capacity was going to be. He missed a trick there. They showed ambition and we stood still. Gate receipts are a clubs highest income and we have neglected our fans for far too long. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermopylae 15,286 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Im pretty sure attendance figures for league matches include season ticket holders not turning up. So if 5000 never turned up but we had 45000 in the ground it would still be a 50k attendance.What makes you say that? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Carpintero 546 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Increasing the stadium and not filling it on a regular basis will cost us money.Seemed to work out alright for Celtic. Do you think it is right they have a higher capacity than us? A simple yes or no will do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFC55 109,078 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 We have the fans. 200000 in Manchester, 250000 ticket applications for the tie against Villarreal. The numbers are there, the club looking after them wasn't. Do you not think if the club looked after the fans best interests and fixed ticket pricing we could get even more? I do, especially at this time when our fans are so united. If Celtic can get 55000-60000 in for big European nights and Old Firm ties, i reckon we could too. They are not bigger than us, are they?Naw there no bigger than us. We havent however sold out our last 2 CL batches and OF games aside why would we sit with 10 - 12,000 empty seats at the other games? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Carpintero 546 Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Naw there no bigger than us. We havent however sold out our last 2 CL batches and OF games aside why would we sit with 10 - 12,000 empty seats at the other games?But they can near enough sell out European ties and have full houses every time we come calling. Why couldn't we if our stadium was of similar size? On our previous efforts, i honestly think fans were put off by the ridiculous pricing structure and the inevitable style of football we all knew we would play. We were not there to compete like Celtic are, we were there to make up the numbers sadly. Many teams all over the world play in front of empty stadiums never mind just a few thousand empty seats. Certain clubs live for the special days and nights when they do fill out their grounds. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLE SUPER WILBERT 2,475 Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Seemed to work out alright for Celtic. Do you think it is right they have a higher capacity than us? A simple yes or no will do.It doesnt bother me what size of stadium they have. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermopylae 15,286 Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Seemed to work out alright for Celtic. Do you think it is right they have a higher capacity than us? A simple yes or no will do.Don't forget septic park was such a cheap job that it will eventually cost much more to maintain than it ever cost to build ... and those are the words of brain dempsey Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Carpintero 546 Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Don't forget septic park was such a cheap job that it will eventually cost much more to maintain than it ever cost to build ... and those are the words of brain dempseyThey seem to be doing alright. I was only looking for a yes or no mate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermopylae 15,286 Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 The point is it's easy to get a large capacity if your ground is so shite you don't mind knocking three quarters of it down and building 3 new big stands secure in the knowledge that it's future generations who will have to pick up the tab for the corners you've cut Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Carpintero 546 Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 The point is it's easy to get a large capacity if your ground is so shite you don't mind knocking three quarters of it down and building 3 new big stands secure in the knowledge that it's future generations that will have to pick up the tab for the corners you've cutAlmost 20 years down the line and it's still there and still making them more money than us. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermopylae 15,286 Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Have their average crowds ever been bigger than ours? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverBlue_Since91 2,895 Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Almost 20 years down the line and it's still there and still making them more money than us.How is their stadium make more money? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Carpintero 546 Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 How is their stadium make more money?Are you serious? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Godfather 71,985 Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 How is their stadium make more money? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alk3 438 Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 The point is it's easy to get a large capacity if your ground is so shite you don't mind knocking three quarters of it down and building 3 new big stands secure in the knowledge that it's future generations who will have to pick up the tab for the corners you've cutor the tax payers will as it gets done up for the commonwealth games etc. shiters. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermopylae 15,286 Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Why do you think they have been working their way into positions of political power over the decades Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer 11 2,580 Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Are people honestly trying to compare their shit heap to ibrox Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoorie 1,088 Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Slight change of tack in this thread!How did that happen? Some people deflecting?Back to the point. "Sell out Saturday" is finally here. GIRFUY. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverBlue_Since91 2,895 Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 How is their stadium make more money? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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