18,000+ ST Holders

Can't wait for the first game..........oh bu**er I'm at the commonwealth games in Birmingham.
Will have to make do with the friendly against Marseille
 
Considering our prices are not designed to just ‘shift’ the tickets like at some clubs I think that is superb backing from our supporter base.

I had to laugh reading the Forest forum after they got promoted a couple of weeks back when a few of them couldn’t believe the Boro had finished top of the away support league above them and Sheff U, saying it was a great effort by our fans looking at the geography and distances particularly for night matches.

Then one of them piped up that it was because this is Boro’s ‘thing’, small town with a big club and so they all have to turn out…..!
 
Considering our prices are not designed to just ‘shift’ the tickets like at some clubs I think that is superb backing from our supporter base.

I had to laugh reading the Forest forum after they got promoted a couple of weeks back when a few of them couldn’t believe the Boro had finished top of the away support league above them and Sheff U, saying it was a great effort by our fans looking at the geography and distances particularly for night matches.

Then one of them piped up that it was because this is Boro’s ‘thing’, small town with a big club and so they all have to turn out…..!
Think last season there were 10 teams within an hour and a half of Nottingham so its no wonder they had good numbers away,not as good as us though😁
 
Brilliant support 👏 given the prices. Hopefully shift a few more if we get some decent signings in. Wilder predicting potentially as many as 10 could have been brought in before the start of the season.
 
For the first time in many years - I'm actually bored during off-season and am itching to get back to the Riverside and for (boro!) footy to get back on it .. I anticipate "something" this season .. Just kick off the season next weekend .. they don't need breaks FFS!
:) I love your spirit Rauko! :)
 
Hopefully we'll be looking at an average of 22/23k then, with a gradual increase in numbers as the season progresses (providing that we're doing well).
 
As of today. What were people expecting? I didn't think it would be this high given the prices. Or is it the Wilder factor...
Here's a thought to contend with - perhaps people don't think the prices are too high?

A vocal majority on here might but is what's projected through the medium of the board really representative of the rest of the Teesside world?
 
Hopefully we'll be looking at an average of 22/23k then, with a gradual increase in numbers as the season progresses (providing that we're doing well).

Our AA was 79 short of 22k last season.

23/24k seems possible. I appreciate times are hard, but if performances are as hoped, it could go higher still.
 
Here's a thought to contend with - perhaps people don't think the prices are too high?

A vocal majority on here might but is what's projected through the medium of the board really representative of the rest of the Teesside world?
18,000 is a really good start. A lot of those will be at 'early bird' prices you would think, and those prices have never really been an issue. I think one thing that puts *some* people off is that the full price is way higher than an early bird ticket. Getting new supporters involved is important so making that offer available to more people would surely sell some more season tickets. And pay on the day tickets are ridiculous(not just Boro, across the board).

I don't understand why some people(not saying you, just generally) seem to have a problem accepting that the club's pricing structure is deliberately designed to make it harder for the 'casual' match-going supporter. If I buy a season ticket for the north stand it's about £24 per game plus a free drink. If I go and buy a north stand ticket on the off chance it'll be at least a tenner more than that, without a drink. The disparity is too great IMO.

But maybe let's see how many empty seats we're playing in front of before making judgements on pricing because if 18,000 have been sold that still leaves around 15,000 seats to fill. People will say the club knows what it's doing with its pricing structure but if any other business that was left with almost half its stock every week would be looking at ways to improve things and sell as much of it as possible, wouldn't they? I might be absolutely wrong and the club will shift another 10,000 season tickets and everyone is buzzing.

I agree that this board isn't representative of the support as a whole though.
 
Don't think new SC holders get the free drink.
We have a big ground, not filling it in the championship does not mean are crowds are bad.
 
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