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Official Comments On Ticketing & Other Hypnotising Matters

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And so this is the final installment. Namely the third part. The last one. Technically you can read them in any order of course.But there won’t be a fourth, whatever order you opt for. So there.

Ticketing

  • There had been complaints regarding the Home game with Real Madrid. IM advised that there had been unprecedented demand for this game. There had been over 1000 physically queuing overnight for tickets and queuing for online applications had started as early as 5am on the morning of sale.
  • IM advised that the club has learned a lot from its first season in the CL and will implement any agreed changes for season 2012/13 when we qualify again!
  • The issue of using loyalty points for Home games was discussed. IM advised that there are many for and many against this idea. He personally would not like to see this introduced as the club has a duty to encourage the next generation of THFC supporters.
  • UEFA have been very complimentary about how THFC conducted themselves throughout the CL campaign, this refers to a combination of the nature of team play, the behaviour of supporters and the administration of the Club.
  • IM is working on Europa League pricing now.
  • BK asked why half time of the final home game of the season was chosen as the cut off point for season ticket applications? IM replied that this was always when the ticket office closes and the club works with supporters regarding any practical difficulties in this regard.
  • Paul Woolston asked if the number of season ticket holders would be increased? IM said this was highly unlikely as there are already 23,500 sth’s. Whilst the club likes the ability to reward members on the waiting list this generally comes from those who do not renew.

Finance

  • DK asked why the interims did not seem to reflect the expected increase in revenue from being in the CL?
  • DL felt that it was probably due to the fact that some revenue came through later from UEFA but comparative to previous 6 months, turnover was up £26m.
  • Ultimately the Club did not make as much as some of the other English clubs due to the limited stadium capacity and restricted corporate hospitality.
  • An equivalent run in the Europa League would probably raise 35% of what the CL campaign earned the club.

Fair Play Rules

  • DL/DE advised that THFC were one of a handful of clubs that would currently meet the UEFA criteria regarding finances. The rules start next year however this year will count towards their calculations of clubs financial health.

Kit & Sponsorship

  • Emma presented the three new kits for Season 2011/12.
  • These kits would be launched on the website Monday 20 June.
  • Emma was asked if next season the club could try and have the kit available in July so that supporters could get the maximum value for their money as well as owning the kit prior to the first home game of the season. The club agreed they would like to be able to sell the shirts earlier however the dates were due to the shirt sponsor’s launch of a new product.
  • The club is very excited about partnering with Under Armour for next season. Under Armour is the fastest growing sports brand in the world. The club has signed a 5 year deal. The quality of their produce is first class.
  • Both Autonomy and Investec have one year left on their sponsorship deals.

Misc/AOB

  • Baddiel Brothers film feedback – Not discussed as DC not present.
  • Would DL consider a wider audience in line with the AFC/AST meeting of the night before? DL would discuss with DC to see what was possible.
  • BK asked if THFC would raise the issue of the EPL removing its funding to Supporters Direct? DL/DE will look into this.
  • BK advised the THFC Board that he would be standing down as THST Chairman.

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41 comments

  • david says:

    Astro, not sure how this happened but after reading your comment at 8.05 I typed mine which has been listed at 8.04 and as a result, my comment, which should follow on from yours, is now listed above it. Very strange.

  • Finn says:

    A bit of a side track, but there is a nasty American mob touting a thing called the Bleacher Report around the web-waves. Bleachers I understand are the cheap seats at a baseball stadium and I am guessing its a way of saying that this is the word from the man on the street.

    Its relevance here is that it has reported from a William Gish, a featured columnist, that there are “purported finacial troubles” at THFC. Now further examination shows Gish to be a shirt wearing West Ham supporter and commnet to refute his claim are only by registering, which I will not do.

    However the report is an obvious lie, not spin, not exageration or even twisting of facts, but a lie! I’m sure somewhere there is a body tha deals with such things; after all THFC is a publicly listed company and you can’t just go around and say such things as rumours can impact share trading.

    Anyway they are clearly looking to up their profile with top 10 lists (10 hits on the site at a time) and controversial crap spouted by the neanderthals they engage as columnists: clearly a sort of Fux News. But outright blatant lies is beyond the pale and I’d ask fellow Yids not to click their stories, links or pay any attention to them at all and if anyone knows who looks after share trading irregularities, perhaps drop them a line about the “Gareth Bale: 10 Clubs That Will Be in the Running To Sign Spurs Winger” column…..

    • astromesmo says:

      I’ve blocked that bilge… Awful stuff. Maybe we can send SSG undercover to have a word?
      :ninja:

  • cHUCK sPAMMER says:

    Where’s 9.37 anon?

  • JW says:

    I loved seeing Milan, Inter & Madrid at the Lane but surely the financial opportunity was there to move these matches to Wembley like the Goons did a decade ago.

    With those corporate boxes and with the increased seating capacity, more supporters would have been able to attend instead of being shut out and the money could be almost double what they were able to make from the Lane.

    • astromesmo says:

      Because the cries and wails would have been heard from here to Inverness, “Levy, how can you take these games away from the Lane, the Lane is our home… You’re a money-grabbing disgrace.”*

      *NB. Such things are normally said at the same time as complaining about ticket prices and that we’re not prepared to break our wage cap to pay £150k a week for a player.

      If our Danny Boy has learned one thing, it’s that he’ll never win!

  • kojac says:

    1 year left on sponsors,levy must be dreaming of top 4,my advice buy 2 strikers that can hit the onion bag,it will help

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