Sevco Thread

[For Fecks Sake]

Did St Johnstone not get about 8,000 to their European games a few years ago? Sad state of affairs that only 25% are regulars.

 

 

People in glass houses though, some of our crowds this season have been poor.

Did we not have 40,000 at Celtic Park for the league Cup final? Yet we average what, 12/13k home gates.

 

St J are just cashing in on the Sevco fans, and from a business perspective it makes perfect sense.

 

By their own admission, St J fans tend to give the Celtic and Secvco games a miss due to the poisonous atmosphere and the regular humpings administered so they are not complaining about it.

[strachanmcgheegoal]

If Geoff Brown can point me towards his statement in 2012 along the lines of “thank fuck for that now we can change things” then I’ll give a fuck.

 

I wonder why they got 8,000 fans for an exciting fresh euro tie which they earned through a high league finish as opposed to the delights of listening to paedo/rebel songs whilst getting humped for 90 minutes. Who’d have thought that eh?

 

And yes, not just minimal crowds but actually reduced crowds because the arse cheeks are in town is a very valid point.

[Simply Red]

By their own admission, St J fans tend to give the Celtic and Secvco games a miss due to the poisonous atmosphere and the regular humpings administered so they are not complaining about it.

Makes you wonder why they bother with the fixture.

Fucking shit show.

[Betty Swallicks]

I honestly dont see the problem with that

 

If we dont sell out,why not maximise profit?

 

If fans are so disgusted with it, then they should go!

 

millermong summed up in 1 post.

 

Child of Thatcher, pretentoius and clueless about football.

[sooth_stander]

Didn’t AFC threaten to give the filth the entire south stand a few years ago but decided against because of the groundswell of opinion against it?

[Betty Swallicks]

Didn’t AFC threaten to give the filth the entire south stand a few years ago but decided against because of the groundswell of opinion against it?

 

Wouldn't surprise me if Milne did.

Maybe trying to recoup some of the 70k he put in that season out of his 150mil wealth.

[Betty Swallicks]

MT has you dancing like a wee puppet.

 

Like yer Ma getting it up the pooper.

[dazzy_deff]

Like yer Ma getting it up the pooper.

Thought better of you Betty. Thats crap banter.

[Simply Red]

Yeah and where we dont, sell them to the other team

 

4000 more at 25, an extra £100k?

 

No brainer

You ever go to a game v bigots when Milne would give them most of the south stand?

Horrendous. Beat before a balls kicked.

I understand the basic premise of putting bums on seats being good financially, but not when it impacts what happens on the pitch.

[tightbreeks]

That 3-0 looked class, huns getting sent off, tackles bordering on assault, mostly from the shit. We got up, one for all, all for one. They got a dooing in every way possible that day. Jock wallace, the wallyford staunch, trying to calm the fans down, lol.

[Rostov-on-Don]

You ever go to a game v bigots when Milne would give them most of the south stand?

Horrendous. Beat before a balls kicked.

I understand the basic premise of putting bums on seats being good financially, but not when it impacts what happens on the pitch.

 

Eh, that's not what actually happened though was it?

 

Now we're getting fucked when they only have 2000 and our own fans aren't turning up either and we're losing a shit load of money. We had plenty of results against them when they had 4000.

[Big Hat Logan]

Eh, that's not what actually happened though was it?

 

Now we're getting fucked when they only have 2000 and our own fans aren't turning up either and we're losing a shit load of money. We had plenty of results against them when they had 4000.

Are you suggesting we let the old firm have most of the south stand again?

 

If so, get fucked.

[reekie_dock]

Are you suggesting we let the old firm have most of the south stand again?

 

If so, get fucked.

Old firm doesn’t exist ya stroop

[caledonia]

For the Celtic and Hun games in Glasgow, as a young chap, I just got into the habit of buying a ticket for the home end because most games were all ticket and I wouldn’t have got one otherwise.

For cup finals and the like I’d always get the AFC end from the Hampden ticket office .

Hanz the Hun

[WesthillWanderersFC]

Are you suggesting we let the old firm have most of the south stand again?

 

If so, get fucked.

Did you post that from your Delorean in 2012?

[For Fecks Sake]

millermong summed up in 1 post.

 

Child of Thatcher, pretentoius and clueless about football.

Let's be honest, I reckon the vast majority of fans of teams in the Premiership outwith the biggot brothers, the Edinburgh clubs and ourselves seasons hopes are to avoid relegation and go on a cup run where anything can happen.

 

The prospects of a team like St J really challenging for the league is, in all honesty, utterly ridiculou.

 

Unfortunately now more than ever before money speaks and if St J were to unearth a couple of really talented players and go on a winning streak, it will take more than that to consistently challenge through a season.

 

Add in the fact that other so called 'bigger' teams will step in and buy these players thereby making it even less realistic of maintaining the challenge.

 

Our curse is following a so called 'bigger team' who we expect to challenge for the league and win cups season after season. But even now that attitude is few and far between outwith our 'hardcore' supporters.

 

Let's face it, the games fucked up here and has been for a long time.

[tightbreeks]

The plate of ibrox noodles and satay? Leftovers look like a jobi after a broxi bear burger. I haven't had one, i ain't filling their coffers, but i amagine that is the skitter. An up over the rim job.eee

[For Fecks Sake]

Same can be said for any league though

 

Ours just looks worse because our league is smaller and therefore number of teams capable of a title challenge are even smaller

 

(Refer to my maths already done on this subject)

For once, not disagreing with you

[tightbreeks]

Swap Gerrard for mcinnes?

[maryhilldon]

 

 

Ours just looks worse because our league is smaller and therefore number of teams capable of a title challenge are even smaller

 

 

So if we made it a 20 team league we'd have more teams challenging for the title? No, of course not.

[afc1903mad]

Yeah and where we dont, sell them to the other team

 

4000 more at 25, an extra £100k?

 

No brainer

so you’d give them 6000 seats?

 

id rather pay the extra on my ticket to keep their numbers down

[Guest milne_afc]

How can the same 10k who go to every home game 'go more'?

[maryhilldon]

over time, yes

 

We didn't lose our tails in a year, did we?

You're silly.

[Guest milne_afc]

I don't know what you mean

[Guest milne_afc]

That was a one-off. That's pretty much established and accepted.

AFC have a core support of 10k.

[afc1903mad]

I would give any away team as many tickets as we didnt buy, yes

 

As I said at the start, if the fans dont like it, then go more

I would pay more to ensure they get less seats.

[RUL]

Maybe part of the 40k who went to "parkred"

 

If they went to home games we wouldn't need to sell more to away fans

I think the general comment is those who go every week would drop in numbers if we started giving them more tickets.

 

Business wise your correct but your also viewing it through eyes of someone who doesn’t go every week therefore it has no impact on you.

[shut up meg]

Maybe part of the 40k who went to "parkred"

 

If they went to home games we wouldn't need to sell more to away fans

 

There were loads of non dons fans there, I know a group of folk travelled from Shetland, out of the dozen or so there, only about a third were dons fans.

[strachanmcgheegoal]

I think the general comment is those who go every week would drop in numbers if we started giving them more tickets.

 

Business wise your correct but your also viewing it through eyes of someone who doesn’t go every week therefore it has no impact on you.

You’re also missing giving them another 2000 seats would probably cost us another (guessing) 1500 seats of our own at the cheek games themselves.

[reekie_dock]

I don't know what you mean

Underrated Oasis tune