: Sun Oct 19, 2008 4:02 pm  

Chico wrote:

It is. I guess that goes for many at the club too. An ‘economy expert’ said something on BBC News last week which rings true here: the adage ‘no news is good news’ doesn’t apply in the stock exchange. No news is potentially disasterous as shareholders lose confidence in their investment and can sell en bloc. That situation isn’t as dramatic at The Willows. However, if the supporters are kind of stakeholders, Salford could pay for their lack of communication on the stadium issue in lower season ticket take up and shirt sales.

Aye - I don't recall seeing the annual 'record breaking sales' press release since season tickets went on sale?

: Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:23 pm  

Chico wrote:

It is. I guess that goes for many at the club too. An ‘economy expert’ said something on BBC News last week which rings true here: the adage ‘no news is good news’ doesn’t apply in the stock exchange. No news is potentially disasterous as shareholders lose confidence in their investment and can sell en bloc. That situation isn’t as dramatic at The Willows. However, if the supporters are kind of stakeholders, Salford could pay for their lack of communication on the stadium issue in lower season ticket take up and shirt sales.

I mentioned at the time but when the season ticket blurb came out it mentioned the move and the fact that this I think is the last season at the Willows, now if this doesnt come about and people buy season tickets on the back of this information isnt the club opening itself up to some fans having a go and rightly asking for some form of refund???.
I havent got my season ticket yet and I can see that some people will be hanging fire to see if the stadium ever gets started before they commit.

: Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:44 pm  

I really hope that this thread will mean that Steve Simms will come prepared and at least tell us something which does not insult our intelligence.
He is pretty well respected and ,if there are things happening on which he cannot comment, at least let him be frank in that way.

: Sun Oct 19, 2008 6:21 pm  

Michigan red wrote:

I mentioned at the time but when the season ticket blurb came out it mentioned the move and the fact that this I think is the last season at the Willows, now if this doesnt come about and people buy season tickets on the back of this information isnt the club opening itself up to some fans having a go and rightly asking for some form of refund???.
I havent got my season ticket yet and I can see that some people will be hanging fire to see if the stadium ever gets started before they commit.

So your loyalty to the club hangs purely on the new ground?

: Sun Oct 19, 2008 6:23 pm  

GT wrote:

So your loyalty to the club hangs purely on the new ground?

Na I didnt mean it that way, I mean I just havent got mine yet (waiting for someone to ask me what I want for Clitmatt, I mean that if it doesnt come to fruition then surely that is what the club has opened itself up to???.

: Sun Oct 19, 2008 7:16 pm  

Teddington Red wrote:

I really hope that this thread will mean that Steve Simms will come prepared and at least tell us something which does not insult our intelligence.
He is pretty well respected and ,if there are things happening on which he cannot comment, at least let him be frank in that way.

I think a director of the club should know better than to read (or admit to) and react to the views expressed on message boards like this one.

: Sun Oct 19, 2008 9:54 pm  

Diavolo Rosso wrote: Aye - I don't recall seeing the annual 'record breaking sales' press release since season tickets went on sale? You were saying Michael - http://reds.originalreddevils.com/2008/ ... #more-2547

Diavolo Rosso wrote: Aye - I don't recall seeing the annual 'record breaking sales' press release since season tickets went on sale? You were saying Michael - http://reds.originalreddevils.com/2008/ ... #more-2547

: Sun Oct 19, 2008 10:02 pm  

Walshovski wrote: You were saying Michael - http://reds.originalreddevils.com/2008/ ... #more-2547 "Selling fast" hardly fills me with confidence

Walshovski wrote: You were saying Michael - http://reds.originalreddevils.com/2008/ ... #more-2547 "Selling fast" hardly fills me with confidence

: Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:10 am  

'''I think a director of the club should know better than to read (or admit to) and react to the views expressed on message boards like this one.'''



Whether a Director should admit to reading this is debatable,but it does not change the basic fact that the Club should be telling us more about the latest position on the stadium.

I agree that they should not pay much attention to the 'ranters' when they slag off whoever is flavour of the month but this is different.
We are simply requesting more information.

: Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:16 am  

Diavolo Rosso wrote:

"Selling fast" hardly fills me with confidence

It's along the same lines as "database collapse due to demand at midday"

Selling fast and demand = about 4 supporters.