sussexpob wrote:As for other points, it seems the expectation is for cheap tickets, with great views, and surrounded by like minded people who enjoy the game in the same environment as you want. Maybe deep down, its that people dont actually like going, or have had bad experiences.
Dr Cricket wrote:TBH if I was in charge of ECB I think I would just give cheap tickets or give always to British Asian clubs and members and hopefully integrate them and get them into England grounds.
insane to have a market of British Asian that love cricket, yet don't buy tickets for england or english county games.
Dr Cricket wrote:it really gets on my nerves when people say I shouldn't support or talk about england.
Arthur Crabtree wrote:Dr Cricket wrote:it really gets on my nerves when people say I shouldn't support or talk about england.
Why do they think that?
Historical resentment?
Fan rivalry?
Just this present side or supporting England as a concept?
Arthur Crabtree wrote:Why do they think that?
Historical resentment?
Fan rivalry?
Just this present side or supporting England as a concept?
Dr Cricket wrote:Reports are that about 10,000 tickets got sold in the last 2 days which is a lot by the way.
wonder if people are just not buying tickets up front anymore.
sussexpob wrote:£21 for one corner of the ground compared to £56 for half the ground (where most of the empty seats are) is not the best of comparisons
If these were the only handful of cheap tickets in the ground, then if price mattered, they'd be the first sold. They have been, so the idea people wont pay loads of money to go isnt well established.
Alviro Patterson wrote:No India test in the North of England neither, looks like i'll stick to T20 Blast and the County Championship then.
Didnt you recently fly to NZ via Taiwan when England were there? The 60 miles from Leeds to Nottingham in comparison is a bridge too far? The Barmy Army took 10,000-15,000 to the last Sydney test depending on where you look. The Australia tourist board think they spend near 15,000AUD a person on these trips on average.
So people are happy travelling 26 hours on a plane, spending their life savings, to attend one match as far away is basically physically possible, but when it comes to an hour in a car and £21 quid, this is too much.
It doesnt make much sense. Other sports are doing it. The football spending league shows you how much people are spending. Expecting a cricket fan to spend £50 quid on a ticket is hardly revolutionary.
Durhamfootman wrote:Dr Cricket wrote:Reports are that about 10,000 tickets got sold in the last 2 days which is a lot by the way.
wonder if people are just not buying tickets up front anymore.
perhaps they are waiting to see what the weather is doing
or hoping for a half price ticket sale
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