We don't need a new stadium

[MattyP]

We can't even come close to selling out our existing one.

A shade over 24,000 turned up tonight. I assume that figure includes the 1,500 we gave away.

Pathetic attendance tonight.

Feel free to use any of the following to justify it:

- it was cold
- there's a recession on/coming and £30 is a lot of money
- Harry doesn't take it seriously so why should the fans
- it's only the Europa League
- it was only the group stages
- it was only Rubin Kazan

All of the above were true tonight. None of the above suggest it is worth spending so much money on building a new stadium.

Why would any right minded chairman spend hundreds of millions of pounds on a new stadium that will be full once a season against Ar5ena1.

 

[Blake Griffin]

because it will be full for all league/big cup games.

 

[spursgirls]

I think the facts that everyone knew it would be a second string team, and that it was on tv have a big impact tbh.

 

[beats1]

Iirc Levy said we pay high prices so that we can generate enough money to compete with the teams at the top due to our small stadium

So if we get a big stadium maybe our ticket prices will go down

 

[MattyP]

because it will be full for all league/big cup games.

Do you honestly believe another 20,000 fans will come to the likes of Wolves, Wigan, Blackburn, Bolton, Stoke, West Brom.

I don't.

 

[kaz Hirai]

was a poor turnout, maybe should look to reduce ticket prices for the next home game in the europa

 

[BringBack_leGin]

I was there, I was not happy with the amount of no shows.

 

[Andy]

shows how many silver season tickets compared to bronze/gold tbh.
I have work and can't afford it this side of payday and tbh it was a second string side playing in a tournament i'm not overly bothered about.

 

[OmarsComing]

When Arsenalol didnt take the League cup seriously, they reduced their ticket prices considerably - £15 per ticket iirc.

Charging £30 to see a reserve team, in a recession, midweek, game on tv etc is a bit much imho. And yes we would still sell out vs smaller EPL teams in a bigger stadium because at least we'll get to see the stars of the squad and not the reserves.

 

[mpickard2087]

Have thought this for a while tbh, never really been convinced that we can fill a circa 60,000 capacity stadium week in, week out.

 

[SpurSince57]

Iirc Levy said we pay high prices so that we can generate enough money to compete with the teams at the top due to our small stadium

So if we get a big stadium maybe our ticket prices will go down

And maybe I shall be proclaimed Tsar of All the Russias by Vladimir Putin.

 

[MattyP]

I was there, I was not happy with the amount of no shows.

Likewise, hence the thread.

The irony of chanting "loyal spurs supporters and we come to every game" and having a row with the stewards for standing up (or sitting on the backs of the seats instead of actually sitting properly) despite there being no one behind us was not lost on me.

As for tickets getting cheaper if we get a new stadium, those pikies down the road increased ticket prices when they moved (apart from Carling Cup games) so I don't hold out much hope on that front.

 

[Houdini]

This was never going to be a sell out.
So why not drop the adult ticket prices and allow accompanied kids in for free, or a £5.
There were plenty of empty seats at Arse and Chelski for their last home games, Chelski gave away 6000 tickets for yesterdays game against Genk, so i heard.

But the real reason tonight's game attracted only 24k fans was...
- it was cold
- there's a recession on/coming and £30 is a lot of money
- Harry doesn't take it seriously so why should the fans
- it's only the Europa League
- it was only the group stages
- it was only Rubin Kazan

:grin:

 

[Rout-Ledge]

Drama Queen. I can see why people didn't go tonight. If we aren't taking the cup seriously (which is fair enough) why should we expect fans to shell out full price?

Comparing this game to a league match against any side is utterly ludicrous. Completely different kettle of fish.

 

[BringBack_leGin]

Full price? My ticket was a good deal lower than the average price of a league game in my seat would be, and this was the best team we were facing in our group as well.

One season in the Champions League and our fans think they're above going to games like this. £30? Add another what, tenner for travel if you live in London (which, for a midweek game you'd have to).

The majority of people who can afford to go regularly, or to buy season tickets, can afford a £30 ticket for this game. I bet a lot of them have spent far more than that on nights out which turned out to be shit. There are at best around 30 opportunities to see Spurs at the Lane in a season, and that requires cup runs. For a regular to miss out on any of those without a damn good reason (huge family or work commitment) means to me that that individual is not really committed to the club.

As for it being a reserve side. The following players played:

Gomes Walker Bassong Lennon Sandro Defoe Pavlyuchenko Rose Livermore Giovani Carroll Modric Kaboul Ekotto.

Of those 14 players, only Rose, Carroll and Livermore have not been selected for a senior international squad, and add to them Walker and Kaboul to have the only players there who have not played at a major international tournament.

 

[L-man]

It would also be worth increasing the amount of loyalty points available to these type of games, that would give people an incentive to go.

I don't know if they did/ or do that already for Europa League though.

Also, I disagree with OP, £30 to see a glorified reserve game is not exactly most peoples cup of tea

 

[StartingPrice]

All will be well when the recession is over omg.

 

[Monkey Bastard Hands]

I went to the game tonight but quite honestly I can understand why a lot of people didn't bother. I thought our performance was woeful, particularly from our senior players. Lennon was disinterested, GDS was awful, it was a boring game to watch and by the 70th minute I was hoping time would go quicker. Why should people shell out £25/£30 for a ticket to watch a team that doesn't show any interest?

I think the club need to take a leaf out of Arsenal's book and start charging less for these kind of games. £15 an adult, kids a fiver. 36,000 people at those prices plus revenue from programs, shop and refreshment sales will probably result in a better income for the club rather than getting 24,000 people in at £25 a go.

 

[Rout-Ledge]

Full price? My ticket was a good deal lower than the average price of a league game in my seat would be, and this was the best team we were facing in our group as well.

One season in the Champions League and our fans think they're above going to games like this. £30? Add another what, tenner for travel if you live in London (which, for a midweek game you'd have to).

The majority of people who can afford to go regularly, or to buy season tickets, can afford a £30 ticket for this game. I bet a lot of them have spent far more than that on nights out which turned out to be shit. There are at best around 30 opportunities to see Spurs at the Lane in a season, and that requires cup runs. For a regular to miss out on any of those without a damn good reason (huge family or work commitment) means to me that that individual is not really committed to the club.

As for it being a reserve side. The following players played:

Gomes Walker Bassong Lennon Sandro Defoe Pavlyuchenko Rose Livermore Giovani Carroll Modric Kaboul Ekotto.

Of those 14 players, only Rose, Carroll and Livermore have not been selected for a senior international squad, and add to them Walker and Kaboul to have the only players there who have not played at a major international tournament.

In reality people have tough working days and most will have families. A fairly meaningless Europa League game with a sub-par side is not going to attract a huge crowd for these reasons. It just isn't. Committed to the club? It's not a partner or a family, who is anyone to suggest that because you don't go to a game like this you can't call yourself a fan? Nonsense. I devote a lot of my time to spurs. Some people need to take football less seriously.

 

[beats1]

And maybe I shall be proclaimed Tsar of All the Russias by Vladimir Putin.

Well heres hoping, I guess we have no one to throw that statement in to levy's face when we do have a new stadium, but then again we would pay the higher prices for the debt caused by building the hotel and apartments