As we're unlikely to see terraces again at football, this is the virtual equivalent where you can chat to your hearts content about all football matters and, obviously, Arsenal in particular. This forum encourages all Gooners to visit and contribute so please keep it respectful, clean and topical.
Bring Back Pires wrote:Every ticket not yet sold should be given away for free.
Arsenal.com is running a competition for pairs of tickets anyway, it should just allocate them to everyone who enters on a first come, first served basis.
The last thing the club needs is media coverage of a half-empty stadium. Also, having it full up increases merchandising/catering opportunities, and free tickets might well boost fan-to-club relations.
Plus, at £5-10 a pop, the club really wouldn't be missing out on much.
Obviously, none of this will happen, because the club is run so poorly.
Wouldn't giving all the remaining tickets away for free be even more embarrassing?
If they posted to their website "Roll up, roll up: get your free tickets here", then yes, it would look embarrassing.
But as they're giving away pairs of tickets in competitions anyway, why not have multiple 'winners' and keep dishing the tickets out as 'prizes' until they're all gone.
For instance, if I don't go to the game (which I'm not planning on), the club won't receive a penny from me. No £10 on the ticket, and no money on food, drinks or programmes either.
However, if they gave me the ticket for nothing, I'd likely spend at least a fiver on beer at half-time, and possibly a dirty burger. Thus, the club would actually make more money than if I didn't go at all.
Oh I agree. However if things carry on the way they are, it won't be too long before they have to resort to the pathetic method you outlined above!!
IrishGunner wrote:I've put £10 on Shrewsbury leading at half time but us going on to win, 20-1
Another £10 on chamberlain 1st scorer at 7-1
So to win on both bets you need Ox to score for us first; Shrewsbury to score and then take the lead before half-time, but for us to ultimately win the match. Otherwise one bet coming up will automatically cancel out the chances of the other doing so, surely? Anyway, good luck with that.
IrishGunner wrote:I've put £10 on Shrewsbury leading at half time but us going on to win, 20-1
Another £10 on chamberlain 1st scorer at 7-1
So to win on both bets you need Ox to score for us first; Shrewsbury to score and then take the lead before half-time, but for us to ultimately win the match. Otherwise one bet coming up will automatically cancel out the chances of the other doing so, surely? Anyway, good luck with that.
They will never give out the tickets free. Not fair on who paid for them. Then next time a Match like this comes round (if we don't go out) then no1 will buy a ticket hoping to get a free one.
Hoping to see the young players to show what they can do Ryo especially after all the hype given
flash gunner wrote:I cant see it Sid the youngsters will play without the fear the first team have and cant see anything but a 4-0 scoreline
I know they are a lge 2 side, but they have started well, and we don't have the "quality" of youngsters we used to. That said I don't give a fuck either way
