30-10-2015, 10:44
Generally all positive.
My thoughts:
Prices this season have been fair but the marketing of those prices has been poor. If the prices for the first four matches had been issued at the same time then the outcry for the Bristol City match would have been lessened. If Bristol City had been Category C, then it would have been all but eliminated.
A lot of fans have got out of the habit of watching Wednesday over a period when crowds have soared nationally so compared to other clubs, our match attending fan base has fallen quite a bit.
It feels like everyone is talking about Wednesday this week even here in the Midlands. It will be interesting to see how that affects crowds against Forest & Brighton.
The quality of the catering is decent and the offer of drinks & pies for £1 has been brilliant. I am amazed to see fans queuing outside the ground to buy pies from external vendors for £3 when they could support the Club & get pies for a £1. I would add that there is a limited choice of food and the quality of the staff serving is a bit mixed, although better than it used to be. I think that the majority of fans are not aware of the offers available & the quality.
I think the band serve a decent purpose in giving an atmosphere. There are times when the whole ground goes dead and the band at least creates some noise & helps to get the rest going. The fans in the North Stand are now starting to be the main source of starting songs so the need for the band might reduce in the future.
Music needs considering. Waterfront is good. So is Bleitzkreig Bop but it is a matter of opinion. It is very different with the Jumbo Screen because that takes precedence and it doesn't work when they play music that clashes with that. They need to look at how Brighton & Derby use the Jumbo Screen to pump up the atmosphere.
I think that flags and goal music are tinpot. We have started having flags (I know Arsenal do it) but I think it looks tacky - a bit American. Acceptable when Macclesfield did it and Rotherham & Doncaster but we are better than that. Goal music is not required. The fans know how to celebrate a goal.
The Away End needs attention. I would not be against moving to a new ground in the long term but we need to be filling the place first. Firstly, I would give the Away End a new name so Leppings Lane can be dropped. I would also prefer the name of the ground to be change so as to disassociate the Club from the disaster. Why not revert back to the original name of Owlerton? Many older fans still call it that. It can be done in stages by stealth. Call it Owlerton Stadium, Hillsborough for a year before dropping the Hillsborough.
Personally, I would move the away fans into a corner of the north or South Stand. This means we can dominate all four sides of the ground and charge them premium prices. SYP though are the toughest in the country on segregation so I guess this will be difficult.
My thoughts:
Prices this season have been fair but the marketing of those prices has been poor. If the prices for the first four matches had been issued at the same time then the outcry for the Bristol City match would have been lessened. If Bristol City had been Category C, then it would have been all but eliminated.
A lot of fans have got out of the habit of watching Wednesday over a period when crowds have soared nationally so compared to other clubs, our match attending fan base has fallen quite a bit.
It feels like everyone is talking about Wednesday this week even here in the Midlands. It will be interesting to see how that affects crowds against Forest & Brighton.
The quality of the catering is decent and the offer of drinks & pies for £1 has been brilliant. I am amazed to see fans queuing outside the ground to buy pies from external vendors for £3 when they could support the Club & get pies for a £1. I would add that there is a limited choice of food and the quality of the staff serving is a bit mixed, although better than it used to be. I think that the majority of fans are not aware of the offers available & the quality.
I think the band serve a decent purpose in giving an atmosphere. There are times when the whole ground goes dead and the band at least creates some noise & helps to get the rest going. The fans in the North Stand are now starting to be the main source of starting songs so the need for the band might reduce in the future.
Music needs considering. Waterfront is good. So is Bleitzkreig Bop but it is a matter of opinion. It is very different with the Jumbo Screen because that takes precedence and it doesn't work when they play music that clashes with that. They need to look at how Brighton & Derby use the Jumbo Screen to pump up the atmosphere.
I think that flags and goal music are tinpot. We have started having flags (I know Arsenal do it) but I think it looks tacky - a bit American. Acceptable when Macclesfield did it and Rotherham & Doncaster but we are better than that. Goal music is not required. The fans know how to celebrate a goal.
The Away End needs attention. I would not be against moving to a new ground in the long term but we need to be filling the place first. Firstly, I would give the Away End a new name so Leppings Lane can be dropped. I would also prefer the name of the ground to be change so as to disassociate the Club from the disaster. Why not revert back to the original name of Owlerton? Many older fans still call it that. It can be done in stages by stealth. Call it Owlerton Stadium, Hillsborough for a year before dropping the Hillsborough.
Personally, I would move the away fans into a corner of the north or South Stand. This means we can dominate all four sides of the ground and charge them premium prices. SYP though are the toughest in the country on segregation so I guess this will be difficult.
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