Re: Season ticket sales : Tue Dec 27, 2011 8:15 am  

The income will still be greater than previously. If seaosn tickets hit ten thousand thats pretty much as good as our normal average attendance over a season. the income is hard to work out given the range of early bird renewal and full price tickets not to mention deals and consessions. BUt those deals where available at KR too. In the end revenue must be higher already.

Re: Season ticket sales : Tue Dec 27, 2011 10:54 am  

bewareshadows wrote:

The income will still be greater than previously. If seaosn tickets hit ten thousand thats pretty much as good as our normal average attendance over a season. the income is hard to work out given the range of early bird renewal and full price tickets not to mention deals and consessions. BUt those deals where available at KR too. In the end revenue must be higher already.

Sir Mac will be looking at other revenue streams as well as the increase in season ticket holders.
The other revenue streams were not there at KR because of the state of the place, so I should imagine the BOD will looking at this great opportunity at Langtree Park.
I seem to remember about 5 years ago that the OZ club Brisbane Broncos mentioned that there non match revenue was that healthy that they could operate a few seasons with just 3000 fans.

Re: Season ticket sales : Tue Dec 27, 2011 2:53 pm  

bewareshadows wrote:

The income will still be greater than previously. If seaosn tickets hit ten thousand thats pretty much as good as our normal average attendance over a season. the income is hard to work out given the range of early bird renewal and full price tickets not to mention deals and consessions. BUt those deals where available at KR too. In the end revenue must be higher already.

I'm sure the board will be very happy with 10,000+ season ticket sales; hopefully it will end up closer to 11,000.

What is the advertising like around the town? The reason I ask is around Warry the wire have put a lot of effort it with huge posters all over the place saying "'tis the season ticket to be merry" with details of special deals and big photos of players like Morley in seasonal outfits?

Re: Season ticket sales : Tue Dec 27, 2011 3:43 pm  

saint at wire wrote:

I'm sure the board will be very happy with 10,000+ season ticket sales; hopefully it will end up closer to 11,000.

What is the advertising like around the town? The reason I ask is around Warry the wire have put a lot of effort it with huge posters all over the place saying "'tis the season ticket to be merry" with details of special deals and big photos of players like Morley in seasonal outfits?

there has been quite a bit of advertising to be fair

Re: Season ticket sales : Tue Dec 27, 2011 6:04 pm  

Saint Simon wrote:

there has been quite a bit of advertising to be fair

Not around town there hasn't been! Not a poster or bill to be seen anywhere. You wouldn't know we had a rugby league team when walking around St Helens (except if you went to the stadium, obviously).

Saints have advertised in the Star and on their website but that's been it.

Re: Season ticket sales : Tue Dec 27, 2011 6:26 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

Not around town there hasn't been! Not a poster or bill to be seen anywhere. You wouldn't know we had a rugby league team when walking around St Helens (except if you went to the stadium, obviously).

Saints have advertised in the Star and on their website but that's been it.

Jeez, to not tap into the feelgood factor the the stadium has brought would be feckin criminal.

Re: Season ticket sales : Tue Dec 27, 2011 6:38 pm  

Don Brennan wrote:

Jeez, to not tap into the feelgood factor the the stadium has brought would be feckin criminal.

I think the problem may be the Council rather than the club because when I went to the Theatre Royal in town to see Broken Time, a woman working there told us that the Council wouldn't even allow them to put up a sign directing punters to the place much less advertise around the town. It may be that Saints have considered advertising around town but have hit a wall with the Council and planning permission. That may not be the case either. Whichever IS the case, though, there hasn't been any advertising for the Saints around town for as long as I remember.

Re: Season ticket sales : Tue Dec 27, 2011 6:57 pm  

the council are feckless idiots (a generalisation of course) the only billboard i remember from before christmas was telling people to shop in warrington. I'd be astounded if there are similar billboards in warrington or wigan promoting St.Helens

Re: Season ticket sales : Tue Dec 27, 2011 8:00 pm  

The council have bugger all to do with advertising hoardings. You want to advertise on them you pay the owner of them.

Whilst I'll quite happily blame the council for a lot of things, the lack of advertising is not one of them.

Re: Season ticket sales : Tue Dec 27, 2011 8:18 pm  

Doesnt cost much to put posters up in shops around your town but credit where its due to get nearly 10k is a huge effort in this day and age, when we moved we had nowhere near that when we left CP.