lyon is a saint said:yeah and it would be alot higher if teams like leigh, huddersfield, salford and wakefiels supporters got off there arse and went to watch a match.
bartman said:Congrats on the debut win! But not taking cash sales for tickets on match day - what was that all about? A walk up crowd is one of the best financial assets a club can hope to cultivate...
Matt M said:You couldn't buy tickets at the game! That is ridiculous, how can anyone expect a big crowd when you buy tickets at the gate?
popman said:Certain restrictions were placed on the club in conjunction with the Council (Wigan council :roll: ) and the police which meant that only a certain ammount of fans were allowed in the popular parts of the stadium. The club decided the best way to control this and not fall foul of the authourities was to make the home games all ticket. This has now been releaxed slightly, however this has been detremental to our attendances.
JK said:It is a shame Widnes, a team that CAN attract a crowd, look to be the 2nd relegation team this year
bartman said:popman said:Certain restrictions were placed on the club in conjunction with the Council (Wigan council :roll: ) and the police which meant that only a certain ammount of fans were allowed in the popular parts of the stadium. The club decided the best way to control this and not fall foul of the authourities was to make the home games all ticket. This has now been releaxed slightly, however this has been detremental to our attendances.
Fair enough, that explains why. New stadium should fix all that in a few years. Don't know about anyone else, but I find it hard to get to a club office mid-week for an advance ticket? (When York recently did an all-ticket home game against Cas I still went and got one, but it's extra hassle that can put some potential patrons off).
popman said:bartman said:popman said:Certain restrictions were placed on the club in conjunction with the Council (Wigan council :roll: ) and the police which meant that only a certain ammount of fans were allowed in the popular parts of the stadium. The club decided the best way to control this and not fall foul of the authourities was to make the home games all ticket. This has now been releaxed slightly, however this has been detremental to our attendances.
Fair enough, that explains why. New stadium should fix all that in a few years. Don't know about anyone else, but I find it hard to get to a club office mid-week for an advance ticket? (When York recently did an all-ticket home game against Cas I still went and got one, but it's extra hassle that can put some potential patrons off).
Which I think is the crux of our problems.