NorthernLights Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 I see the RDS upper deck will be shut next season for most games. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51830824 Should demand require it will be opened for those games. Seems quite reasonable. Of course you get the usual thick as pig shit types or trolls on social media who are like "lol can't sell out", "lol y you want to build a new stadium" and "y no give away tickets to kids and/or make tickets cheaper". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 1 minute ago, NorthernLights said: I see the RDS upper deck will be shut next season for most games. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51830824 Should demand require it will be opened for those games. Seems quite reasonable. Of course you get the usual thick as pig shit types or trolls on social media who are like "lol can't sell out", "lol y you want to build a new stadium" and "y no give away tickets to kids and/or make tickets cheaper". They did this previously and it was the correct decision. It'll also force more towards the red shed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnoustie Young Guvnor Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 "We are the fifth-best supported team in Scotland in terms of season tickets and attendances." Fifth biggest club in the country hands down 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Grimes Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 And yet the Edinburgh lads can’t get near us in terms of Turnover and Budget Poorly run clubs IMO 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irrational Behaviour Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Pricing all wrong for the red shed. Other than that, I can only say positive things about where we're going in terms of fan engagement. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big al Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 11 minutes ago, Irrational Behaviour said: Pricing all wrong for the red shed. Other than that, I can only say positive things about where we're going in terms of fan engagement. I’m aware there’s no under 12s price in the Merkland, what else do you think is wrong with the pricing? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naegoodinthedark Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 And yet the Edinburgh lads can’t get near us in terms of Turnover and Budget Poorly run clubs IMOAnd points. Don’t forget points. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irrational Behaviour Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 (edited) 30 minutes ago, big al said: I’m aware there’s no under 12s price in the Merkland, what else do you think is wrong with the pricing? I feel £330 for an adult is far too high considering it is the worst view in the stadium and possesses the worst facilities. Even the prices for the younger demographic of people is too high. Edited March 11, 2020 by Irrational Behaviour 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 He's trying. The interview on the news looked like he was on the snah about 10 minutes prior to taking to the camera. Good laddie. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Irrational Behaviour said: I feel £330 for an adult is far too high considering it is the worst view in the stadium and possesses the worst facilities. Even the prices for the younger demographic of people is too high. Is that not the price for a season ticket in the Merkland anyway? Edit: Just checked and that's what I paid. Edited March 11, 2020 by Merkland Red 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gannonball Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Irrational Behaviour said: I feel £330 for an adult is far too high considering it is the worst view in the stadium and possesses the worst facilities. Even the prices for the younger demographic of people is too high. Works out well Under 20 quid a game for a season? Dont see how that can be far too high for a team chasing a european spot every year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irrational Behaviour Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 You aren't going to encouage new or lapsed fans to take up a season ticket when the prices are the same as the previous year. It was stated that most of the Red Shed attendees at Dumbarton or Kilmarnock weren't season ticket holders. £250 would have been a fair price to encourage an new intake of season ticket holders. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarapoa Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Great idea from Cormack. I had been hoping we’d do this for a while now. One of the problems at Pittodrie is that you can pretty much always get a ticket if you want one - a couple of lockouts at a more atmospheric ground may encourage a few more of our fickle fkers to get along or even buy a season ticket. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoey Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 I think that this is a really good move by Aberdeen, so long as they keep the option to open the Upper RDS as a possibility. We have only had one crowd bigger than the capacity with the Upper RDS this season, Hearts at home. Regardless of the Red Shed initiative, the atmosphere will/should improve with everyone on the lower levels of the ground. We've already had Steven Thompson (who I like) and Neil McCann (worthless as a pundit) ridiculing the move on Sportsound, and coming out with the statement "what is the point of building a new stadium with a 20,000 capacity when they've had to cut the capacity of the existing ground to under 16,000." Well, you would hope that if the football and results improve more people will turn up to the bigger matches. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 48 minutes ago, kingjoey said: I think that this is a really good move by Aberdeen, so long as they keep the option to open the Upper RDS as a possibility. We have only had one crowd bigger than the capacity with the Upper RDS this season, Hearts at home. Regardless of the Red Shed initiative, the atmosphere will/should improve with everyone on the lower levels of the ground. We've already had Steven Thompson (who I like) and Neil McCann (worthless as a pundit) ridiculing the move on Sportsound, and coming out with the statement "what is the point of building a new stadium with a 20,000 capacity when they've had to cut the capacity of the existing ground to under 16,000." Well, you would hope that if the football and results improve more people will turn up to the bigger matches. The club have explained why they've made the move but I doubt either took the time to research. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoey Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 7 minutes ago, Merkland Red said: The club have explained why they've made the move but I doubt either took the time t Not sure what you're getting at? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 10 minutes ago, kingjoey said: Not sure what you're getting at? Am I being whooshed here? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernLights Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 1 hour ago, kingjoey said: I think that this is a really good move by Aberdeen, so long as they keep the option to open the Upper RDS as a possibility. We have only had one crowd bigger than the capacity with the Upper RDS this season, Hearts at home. Regardless of the Red Shed initiative, the atmosphere will/should improve with everyone on the lower levels of the ground. We've already had Steven Thompson (who I like) and Neil McCann (worthless as a pundit) ridiculing the move on Sportsound, and coming out with the statement "what is the point of building a new stadium with a 20,000 capacity when they've had to cut the capacity of the existing ground to under 16,000." Well, you would hope that if the football and results improve more people will turn up to the bigger matches. Just had a look at the season St Mirren moved from Love Street to the new ground. For a lot of games at Love Street they were struggling to get much above 4,000. Looking at the following season attendance seem to remain about the same. Yet St Mirren built a stadium with a capacity of over 8000. Surely a stadium of around 4,500 to 5000 would have suited them better based on the logic of Steven Thompson and Neil McCann? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoey Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 34 minutes ago, Merkland Red said: Am I being whooshed here? Not being “whooshed”. I don’t understand the sentence in your previous text. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Just now, kingjoey said: Not being “whooshed”. I don’t understand the sentence in your previous text. Not sure what you're missing Joey? I'm stating that the club had a press conference today and as part of it Cormack explained why they are closing the upper deck. Thomson and McCann have likely steamed in to criticise without looking at the facts behind the decision. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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