Community Day worked a treat then?

Massive increase in attendance on the last Saturday home game. Big pat on the back for the marketing department. Or was it all the rain's fault?

 

The blame list includes.........

* Rain.
* Too close to christmas.
* Poor opposition.
* Still too expensive.
* I want to be able to stand.
* I want to be able to smoke where I want.

 

To be fair

If you compare the visitors this week against last week (Wolves) the figure was about 1500 less so todays figure was probably an increase in home support.

 

correct dreamy nt

 

The weather didn't help matters.</p>

Neither on or off the pitch. Be fair.</p>

 

Re: Community Day worked a treat then? nt

 

How To Get Morty To Oakwell Step By Step

1. Pick him up at a time that he wants to be picked up.
2. Pay for him to get into the ground.
3. Allow him to stand and smoke somewhere.
4. Drive him home.

How close am I mate You should come to Bramall Lane next week. Train will be packed when it gets to your village and so you'll get there and back for nothing

 

sarcky git went to the lane every week from 66/71

cos in them days reserves played at home alternate weeks

 

RE: sarcky git went to the lane every week from 66/71

You Wombwell Reds have your own coach you can use to get there and back

 

problem is

YOU CAN'T MAGIC FANS FROM NOWHERE

10,000 plus with little away support is very good attendance for us especially on a day like today. We are not the biggest team and unless we're in a play off final or facing Wednesday there are only so many Barnsley fans, and to get some of the people who only come when Wednesday are in town to Oakwell would require sucha reduction that the club would probably lose money as it is likely the increase in numbers would not be so great.

 

footy/pub, pub /footy, erm no contest nt

 

RE: COMMUNIITY DAY

Must admit to being dissapointed with the attendance, but with the weather I am not surprised that people would stay away, it was not pleasant.

That said that was a very poor away following (although vocal), however and I suspect we did put some numbers on the gate, otherwise it may have been as low as Blackpool.

On behalf of the Supporters Trust, I would like to thank everyone who helped to put up the posters and advertise the game. When we met with the club to agree the community day, we told the club that we would advertise the game, and I would like to think that we achieved that side of the bargain. I thought the posters were superb, thanks to EX City Tyke, Harrow Tyke and others who worked on producing and sorting the printing of them.

Cheers
Owen

 

Well Done for trying.

On hindsight it may have been better to have had the Community Day after Christmas, say on the 29th December and then the Club/yourselves could have organised a few other events to get more Families to attend.

 

RE: Well Done for trying.

The idea behind pre christmas was that it is an expensive time, gates are often reduced due to christmas shopping (why????) and we have had a few expensive games recently

After Christmas the club are doing a similar promotion for the Blackpool FA Cup Game (details below from club website.

QUID A KID FOR BLACKPOOL GAME - ON SALE DECEMBER 17!!!

Posted on: Sat 08 Dec 2007

BARNSLEY Football Club have slashed admission prices for our forthcoming FA Cup Third Round clash with Blackpool and youngsters under 16 can watch all the action for just a quid.

It's 'kid for a quid' at Oakwell when the Seasiders come to town on Saturday January 5, 2008, KO 3.00pm, although youngsters must be accompanied by a full paying adult or senior citizen and have to purchase their tickets from the Oakwell Box Office prior to 1.30pm on the day of the game. Admission through the turnstiles for juveniles aged U16 will be £5.00.

A full paying adult can get one 'kid for a quid' ticket. Additional juvenile tickets are available at just £5.00 each.

The Reds have also cut the cost of admission for adults to just £15.00 while concessions for 16 and 17 year olds and senior citizens have been reduced to £10.00.

Full Ticket Prices for the big game are:

Adult - £15.00
Concessions (Juveniles aged 16 and 17; Senior Citizens) - £10.00
Juveniles (Under 16 purchased in advance of the game and accompanied by a full paying adult) - £1.00
Juveniles (U16 purchased on the turnstiles and accompanied by a full paying adult) - £5.00

Tickets will go on sale at 9.00am on Monday December 17, 2007.

The FA Cup is sponsored by E:ON.

Barnsley Football Club are delighted to join a Football Association promotion for the FA Cup Third Round, sponsored by E:ON, to reduce admission prices for youngsters aged under 16 to just £1.00.

 

Wrong time of year mate. nt

 

RE: Well Done for trying.

&quot;The idea behind pre christmas was that it is an expensive time, gates are often reduced due to christmas shopping (why????)&quot;</p>

If the gates are often reduced then why be disappointed? They may have otherwise been much lower. Looks like your posters did the trick. i know i'dhave been down to Oakwell like a shot if I'd seen one.</p>

Oh and the &quot;why?????&quot; is probably down to the fact that they make you pay for your shopping. The greedy b4stards.</p>

 

Sheffield wednesday had a drop in attendance of 4,000

compared to their last home game. Rotherham also had a lower attendance today than their last home game.

Same weather conditions and christmas for all the local teams and we all seem to have had a drop in attendance, ours however was a drop in away fans rather than a drop in home fans so I think that considering the club did very little advertising to those who wouldnt be going anyway we did well

 

Not being able to go thru work I ask the question I have asked before, did the extra fans see anything to make them want to go again?

 

The home gate was nearly a 1,000 up

Wolves - 9,956 with 1,000 away fans

Palace - 10,298 with 400 away fans

 

Yes they saw something for the first time this season

Change from twenty quid