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Rugby => ComeAllWithin Board => Topic started by: Gone on Saturday 25-May-2019, 23:26*

Title: Saracens haven’t sold out after all....
Post by: Gone on Saturday 25-May-2019, 23:26*
Bad jokes in the subject line aside...

Ideally without getting into the usual Sarries bashing (please) - this is a genuine question.

They are the best team in Europe, star studded team, playing decent rugby.

They couldn’t sell out a home semi final.

Why? I genuinely don’t understand it.
Title: Re: Saracens haven’t sold out after all....
Post by: InsertQuinsPunHere on Saturday 25-May-2019, 23:53*
Nomads for too long?
Title: Re: Saracens haven’t sold out after all....
Post by: Mayor West on Sunday 26-May-2019, 00:07*
Looked and sounded like there was more Gloucester fans there. Had they done a “Munster”.
Title: Re: Saracens haven’t sold out after all....
Post by: Gone on Sunday 26-May-2019, 00:17*
No, according to write ups Saracens just cant muster enough fans who want to pay to watch them play at home in a Premiership semi final.

So may have been lots of Gloucs (haven’t seen any of match) but match was not sold out with a capacity of 10k.
Title: Re: Saracens haven’t sold out after all....
Post by: rdc on Sunday 26-May-2019, 06:02*
I think they play really good rugby.

I’ve been there a couple of times and certainly the visitors stands are not nice.  I suspect their new stand is great and the other 3 are from another era
Title: Re: Saracens haven’t sold out after all....
Post by: Harleys Evil Step Mum on Sunday 26-May-2019, 07:16*
The one opposite the main stand is just soooooo far away from the pitch!! Most odd!!
Title: Re: Saracens haven’t sold out after all....
Post by: Fearless Fred on Sunday 26-May-2019, 11:09*
If the single match tickets are priced remotely in line their Season Ticket prices were at the start of the season, I'm not surprised. The equivalent to our Premier and Gold seats were priced at approx £1000 and £1200 respectively.
Title: Re: Saracens haven’t sold out after all....
Post by: Camquin on Sunday 26-May-2019, 12:11*
It is still an athletics stadium at heart - and the track is wider than a pitch.
Title: Re: Saracens haven’t sold out after all....
Post by: New Forest Quin on Sunday 26-May-2019, 12:14*
The one opposite the main stand is just soooooo far away from the pitch!! Most odd!!
The reason is that its part of the original athletics stadium and the seats in front of it are mobile and moved in to position before a game and moved back after.
Title: Re: Saracens haven’t sold out after all....
Post by: Gone on Sunday 26-May-2019, 13:29*
Ok...but none of which explains why they haven’t got enough fans to fill their own stadium.

 
Title: Re: Saracens haven’t sold out after all....
Post by: Sarricen on Sunday 26-May-2019, 19:14*
We def had more fans than them in the stadium. We mostly filled out the stands while the glaws fans were mostly standing around the pitch. Full credit to them though, they were loud and lots of them, probably the best we’ve had at AzP. But to say there were more than them is quite frankly laughable (yes, I was there).

I always find it funny how on games like the champions cup final when we have loads of fans there, there’s never threads like this, but when we don’t, such as the bank holiday induced nightmare of Coventry, it’s always brought up.

All the unsold seats today were in the grim (probably an understatement) North stand, where for some reason we price it almost as high as the amazing south stand. I would certainly never pay the asking price to sit in that stand, especially near the top. Call me a fairweather fan, whatever.

Happily we’re taking steps to address this and replacing it with a new stand. If we can’t sell out the new North Stand for big games then I’d be worried
Title: Re: Saracens haven’t sold out after all....
Post by: raedarius on Sunday 26-May-2019, 20:28*
I thought that the North and South Stands were pretty much the same. or have I got the orientation of the ground wrong?
Title: Re: Saracens haven’t sold out after all....
Post by: Quins Head on Sunday 26-May-2019, 20:34*
They have no local identity or history with the area which is not a rugby area in any way at all
Title: Re: Saracens haven’t sold out after all....
Post by: Jedzi on Sunday 26-May-2019, 20:57*
I thought that the North and South Stands were pretty much the same. or have I got the orientation of the ground wrong?

Just looked it up, the largest stand is the East Stand.  The West Stand is where the players run out from and it’s that one that’s being redeveloped.

After the work the West Stand will hold 3,000 people and it will take the total ground capacity to 10,500.  That’s a rise of only 500 people.  It looks like the main gain is in boxes and other hospitality areas, plus the seats will be covered so presumably they can charge more for them.  The running track will still be there.

It looks like the North & South stands will have to stay temporary so the ground can be used as an athletics track.

See https://bit.ly/2HCZchy or, for full detail: https://bit.ly/2QoZxap
Title: Re: Saracens haven’t sold out after all....
Post by: Gone on Sunday 26-May-2019, 21:53*
We def had more fans than them in the stadium. We mostly filled out the stands while the glaws fans were mostly standing around the pitch. Full credit to them though, they were loud and lots of them, probably the best we’ve had at AzP. But to say there were more than them is quite frankly laughable (yes, I was there).

I always find it funny how on games like the champions cup final when we have loads of fans there, there’s never threads like this, but when we don’t, such as the bank holiday induced nightmare of Coventry, it’s always brought up.

All the unsold seats today were in the grim (probably an understatement) North stand, where for some reason we price it almost as high as the amazing south stand. I would certainly never pay the asking price to sit in that stand, especially near the top. Call me a fairweather fan, whatever.

Happily we’re taking steps to address this and replacing it with a new stand. If we can’t sell out the new North Stand for big games then I’d be worried

Cheers - hence the question - and the “thread like this” was because of the national newspaper article wondering why the club couldn’t attract fans for a Prem semi final.
Title: Re: Saracens haven’t sold out after all....
Post by: Sarricen on Monday 27-May-2019, 07:59*
Haha sorry in my tiredness last night after a day of travelling I got my stands mixed up! It’s the west stand I was referring to!
Title: Re: Saracens haven’t sold out after all....
Post by: SiB on Monday 27-May-2019, 09:00*
You would think with their obvious success they would have a lot more support, maybe all saving up for the final
As with the European semi final that was at Coventry, bank holiday was mentioned, travelling to Coventry when no transport available etc
Only one of those for this game was bank holiday, it did sound like more went from the West Country, but travelling support are usually very passionate supporters
But 9768 in a 10,00 capacity stadium is hardly empty
Title: Re: Saracens haven’t sold out after all....
Post by: Yareet on Monday 27-May-2019, 09:01*
They have no local identity or history with the area which is not a rugby area in any way at all

I’m intrigued by this thinking given that there are two clubs (Hendon and Mill Hill) which literally border the Allianz.
Title: Re: Saracens haven’t sold out after all....
Post by: Bolly-Quin on Monday 27-May-2019, 14:23*
Cheers - hence the question - and the “thread like this” was because of the national newspaper article wondering why the club couldn’t attract fans for a Prem semi final.

Its a bank holiday weekend and schools half term - mini getaway to the sun for a week, perhaps...
Title: Re: Saracens haven’t sold out after all....
Post by: Domestos on Sunday 02-Jun-2019, 12:55*


Ideally without getting into the usual Sarries bashing (please) - this is a genuine question.

They are the best team in Europe, star studded team, playing decent rugby.




IF they are the best team in Europe, why are Exeter above them in the Premiership table?
Title: Re: Saracens haven’t sold out after all....
Post by: raedarius on Sunday 02-Jun-2019, 13:28*
Because the table only qualifies you for the semi finals.
Title: Re: Saracens haven’t sold out after all....
Post by: Domestos on Sunday 02-Jun-2019, 13:37*
Because the table only qualifies you for the semi finals.

....is the wrong answer!
Title: Re: Saracens haven’t sold out after all....
Post by: Brown Bottle on Sunday 02-Jun-2019, 13:41*
IF they are the best team in Europe, why are Exeter above them in the Premiership table?

This question is too daft to deserve an answer.
Title: Re: Saracens haven’t sold out after all....
Post by: Yareet on Sunday 02-Jun-2019, 17:51*
IF they are the best team in Europe, why are Exeter above them in the Premiership table?

Because the system as it stands allows teams to rest players through the season and still win the trophy.

Sarries have done this so successfully this season.
Title: Re: Saracens haven’t sold out after all....
Post by: Gone on Monday 03-Jun-2019, 11:04*
IF they are the best team in Europe, why are Exeter above them in the Premiership table?

I’m going to have to presume this is a joke.