Branston Pickle 3,654 Posted March 5, 2008 Just seen the news on the NCFC site, seems that they sold 18312 season tickets by the first deadline - that is 2536 (16%) higher than the same stage last year, or adjusting for the (just over) 1000 new season tickets (I am not sure why you would do that though) it is 9.7% up...I am astonished at those figures, you would have thought that they''d go down the longer we are out of the Prem, but it seems that the vast majority of us rate the turnaround since GR took over enough to go for another season! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mutley 74 Posted March 5, 2008 Simply magnificent loyal support! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rupethebear 0 Posted March 5, 2008 Great news, just shows the passion of the canary faithful and the prudence of the board with their pricing.Bet Smudger wasn''t one of the ''new'' season ticket holders!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ca 1 Posted March 5, 2008 That is brilliant- well done everyone who has renewed their season tickets and well done to all those who have become members or renewed their membership. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ricky knight 0 Posted March 5, 2008 Hope the board reward the fans loyalty, the fans have done their bit over to you Delia and co. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
O.T.B.C 0 Posted March 5, 2008 What ever they give won''t be enough for most of you Nobby negatives............................................. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Branston Pickle 3,654 Posted March 5, 2008 You''d have thought that having such a level of guaranteed revenue can only help them budget with more certainty and thus lob as much as possible in GR''s direction (though the same could have been said for several seasons now). Assuming we do reach the 20000 ceiling pretty soonish, at an average of say, £300-£350 a ticket, that is £6m-£7m from gate receipts for the 08/09 season already guaranteed....surely that puts us in an advantageous position over other clubs who can barely muster half that figure or who will be gambling money against achieving an average attendance that they might not get. I guess time will tell! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ricardo 7,384 Posted March 5, 2008 [quote user="ricky knight"]Hope the board reward the fans loyalty, the fans have done their bit over to you Delia and co.[/quote] My thoughts exactly Ricky. This really is their last chance.I doubt we will forgive another season of failure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
I beat Atalanta 0 Posted March 5, 2008 [quote user="canaries in Bed"]What ever they give won''t be enough for most of you Nobby negatives.............................................[/quote]Well said. The reason we''ve got such good numbers is probably as much to do with the money spent off the field as any extraordinary generic quirk in the Norfolk bloodline..... Carrow Road is a good day out..... and thats not due to the ''on pitch'' investment is it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ricky knight 0 Posted March 5, 2008 [quote user="canaries in Bed"]What ever they give won''t be enough for most of you Nobby negatives.............................................[/quote]actually its nancy negatives and what do you see as enough. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
First Jedi 0 Posted March 5, 2008 Er... how much better than last year? Little... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.Carrow 376 Posted March 6, 2008 [quote user="I beat Atalanta"][quote user="canaries in Bed"]What ever they give won''t be enough for most of you Nobby negatives.............................................[/quote]Well said. The reason we''ve got such good numbers is probably as much to do with the money spent off the field as any extraordinary generic quirk in the Norfolk bloodline..... Carrow Road is a good day out..... and thats not due to the ''on pitch'' investment is it?[/quote]Well if it is down to facilities it certainly would be down to a "generic quirk" as it doesn`t work for Southampton, ipswich, Coventry, Leicester, Charlton, Wolves, WBA etc., all of whom have good new stands/grounds which are rarely two-thirds full. Maybe we are just getting back to the level of support we should expect, given historical crowds regularly over 20,000 and a catchment area of 1 million+ with no competition? The board do deserve credit for the ticketing/pricing structure though.Time to back up the support/facilities (acquired at a great cost) with some ambition on the pitch. Roeder wants us to be a club which "expects success". I think alot of "little Norwichers" are going to be very uncomfortable with that......which is a good enough reason to think that Roeder is the best thing to happen to this club for a long time IMO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
All dots 0 Posted March 6, 2008 Nothing else to do in Norfolk on a Saturday afternoon, in Winter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tumbleweed 106 Posted March 6, 2008 I know the priority has to be on the pitch but it would be so nice to see that second tier on the City stand to get the capacity up to 30K and capitalise on the wave of interest. I''m still sure it could be self financed if the club forward sold for a period the ticket proceeds from the extra capacity. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Syteanric 1 Posted March 6, 2008 how many of that "sold" figure includes 3 and 5 year tickets that automatically renew.. thats never a figure thats made public for some odd reason...wonder how many season tickets have actually been "sold" in comparison.jas :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
farley 0 Posted March 6, 2008 [quote user="All dots"]Nothing else to do in Norfolk on a Saturday afternoon, in Winter.[/quote]Not far from the truth there!!!We are a stupidly loyal lot here in Norfolk, but what other footballing options do we have? Unless you want to watch Ridgeons League, none. (Lynn is a long way from most).I do think that it''s great that we have such numbers, but sometimes when there is rubbish on the field, it means that the club can''t be kicked into action due to support dwindling because, once you have paid for a season ticket, you are going to go whatever is on offer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
USAcanary 0 Posted March 6, 2008 What incredible support we have at Norwich City Football Club.Other clubs (even in the prem) must be looking at us thinking.............. how do we get supporters like that who back the club even when they are not doing well.What is incredible is that it is a fantastic show of FAITH in GR and the board.It can be described as nothing else but "faith" considering we don''t know who most of our team will be next year! we don''t know if the board will back GR in getting in the players he needs.Its all based on "faith" that our club will do the right thing.The supporters have done their part now its up to the management to commit to the supporters. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rafter 0 Posted March 6, 2008 It is truely fantastic the level of support we recieve,Although I do get fed up of watching some of our performances, I never once questioned myself about not renewing!Just touching on a subject of how much money we must now be rolling in.. Never forget that although the number is staggering, how many of those are kids tickets?For example say of 20,000 season ticket holders, there are 6,000 kids (30%) - Thats a difference of £1.8m straight away (based on under 16''s). I''m all for the kids cheapo tickets, but it does mean the income is no where near what it could be if there seats were filled with adults full paying. But they better become adults one day!!20,000 Adults (£350pp) - £7m, 20,000 under 16''s (£50pp) - £1m, mix it up a bit and you get a good combo and a good income - £5.2m (Lets not forget the casuals too)Never the less, Fantastic support continues, home & away, season tickets and memberships, can''t knock it!OTBC! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scooby 0 Posted March 6, 2008 [quote user="All dots"]Nothing else to do in Norfolk on a Saturday afternoon, in Winter.[/quote]Well there''s Wabbit season................ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
O.T.B.C 0 Posted March 6, 2008 [quote user="Scooby"][quote user="All dots"]Nothing else to do in Norfolk on a Saturday afternoon, in Winter.[/quote]Well there''s Wabbit season................[/quote]And drink.......................Great support but we don''t have to compete with other clubs like London, North West etc. But still a great acclaim. The club also has to be congratulated, to get the ticket on interest free, 12 months direct debit is great for 99% of fans and not seen alot else wear. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scott 0 Posted March 7, 2008 Great amazing levels of support considering we have seriously underachieved since winning the Div1 title in 2004! A big reason for the high sales is cause the season ticket are still very, very competitive, so cheap. My Barclay lower tier ST works out at under £13 a game if I go to every game. You can''t moan about that! The only trouble is at the moment we need a bigger to enable everyone that wants to go can do so. We are in danger of floating support drifting of into other interests cause they can''t get into see the games. That upper tier for the City stand needs doing but unfortunately while we are in the championship it probably won''t happen! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scott 0 Posted March 7, 2008 Great amazing levels of support considering we have seriously underachieved since winning the Div1 title in 2004! A big reason for the high sales is cause the season ticket are still very, very competitive, so cheap. My Barclay lower tier ST works out at under £13 a game if I go to every game. You can''t moan about that! The only trouble is at the moment we need a bigger capacity to enable everyone that wants to go can do so. We are in danger of floating support drifting of into other interests cause they can''t get into see the games. That upper tier for the City stand needs doing but unfortunately while we are in the championship it probably won''t happen! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barclay_Boy 0 Posted March 9, 2008 [quote user="ricardo"][quote user="ricky knight"]Hope the board reward the fans loyalty, the fans have done their bit over to you Delia and co.[/quote] My thoughts exactly Ricky. This really is their last chance.I doubt we will forgive another season of failure.[/quote]And my thoughts exactly, does that make us "nobby negatives" ? Or has the poster who came with such a banal juvenile slogan somehow got access to Mummy and Daddy''s computer? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barclay_Boy 0 Posted March 9, 2008 [quote user="canaries in Bed"]What ever they give won''t be enough for most of you Nobby negatives.............................................[/quote]What a pathetic comment! What does that make you then? a Percy Positive? More like a Gullible Godfey?Any other team playing football in this country which had the loyalty of 20000 season ticket holders would find itself in the Prem, we are playing a fantastic role in supporting our club which is consistently not being matched by those in the boardroom and posters such as yourself are obviously quite happy to accept that.And yes I have renewed... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WeAreYellows49 0 Posted March 9, 2008 [quote user="USAcanary"]What incredible support we have at Norwich City Football Club.Other clubs (even in the prem) must be looking at us thinking.............. how do we get supporters like that who back the club even when they are not doing well.What is incredible is that it is a fantastic show of FAITH in GR and the board.It can be described as nothing else but "faith" considering we don''t know who most of our team will be next year! we don''t know if the board will back GR in getting in the players he needs.Its all based on "faith" that our club will do the right thing.The supporters have done their part now its up to the management to commit to the supporters. [/quote] I personally have no faith in the board, that along with trust has to be earned.I have faith in GR and his team, I just hope the board show faith in GR and back him in the summer with hard cash. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carrow89 0 Posted March 9, 2008 " I have faith in GR"Thank god the board had nothing to do with his appointment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mello Yello 2,289 Posted March 9, 2008 [quote user="Ralph Wright"]" I have faith in GR"Thank god the board had nothing to do with his appointment.[/quote]But they may have a contribution to him leaving the club....... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carrow89 0 Posted March 9, 2008 " But they may have a contribution to him leaving the club....... "I thought your lot had him leaving on Wednesday some weeks back Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lappinitup 629 Posted March 9, 2008 [quote user="Mello Yello"][quote user="Ralph Wright"]" I have faith in GR"Thank god the board had nothing to do with his appointment.[/quote]But they may have a contribution to him leaving the club....... [/quote]I quite agree mello.....I''m sure they''ll fire him one day ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigFish 1,986 Posted March 10, 2008 [quote user="Mr.Carrow"][quote user="I beat Atalanta"][quote user="canaries in Bed"]What ever they give won''t be enough for most of you Nobby negatives.............................................[/quote]Well said. The reason we''ve got such good numbers is probably as much to do with the money spent off the field as any extraordinary generic quirk in the Norfolk bloodline..... Carrow Road is a good day out..... and thats not due to the ''on pitch'' investment is it?[/quote] Maybe we are just getting back to the level of support we should expect, given historical crowds regularly over 20,000 and a catchment area of 1 million+ with no competition? The board do deserve credit for the ticketing/pricing structure though.[/quote]Mr Carrow please stop peddling this tosh which you must know is wrong.E.g. number of years where average attendences were above 20knoughties - 4 already!nineties - big fat zeroeighties - big fat zeroseventies - only 6 and being in the first division was a novelty combined with tickets at a couple of quid!Sixties - only 3Fifties - 6 but none of which were higher than the averages over the last couple of years.So we are not heading back to some mythical age for attendences, this is the golden age! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
