oufc1991
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I will ring them tomorrow I think when I tried buying tickets for the PSF games they only allocated me two so I think there might be a problemWouldn't hurt to give them a call.
I will ring them tomorrow I think when I tried buying tickets for the PSF games they only allocated me two so I think there might be a problemWouldn't hurt to give them a call.
Presumably because a season ticket is still significantly cheaper than a membership + buying a ticket to every home game (incl. slightly discounted. first game), so they're adding glitter to attract those who don't want/can't afford season tickets?Out of interest, how can members have a Ā£10 credit applied to their account but ST holders canāt have a 10% discount applied to theirs?
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My point was more the fact the IT system allows a credit to be applied to an account for a membership but canāt be applied to a ST account. It doesnāt seem to add up.Presumably because a season ticket is still significantly cheaper than a membership + buying a ticket to every home game (incl. slightly discounted. first game), so they're adding glitter to attract those who don't want/can't afford season tickets?
Disclaimer: I've not calculated this, so it's pure speculation, hoping that Adam Benson knows his onions.
Because one is a ticketing system and the other is a retail system.My point was more the fact the IT system allows a credit to be applied to an account for a membership but canāt be applied to a ST account. It doesnāt seem to add up.
That makes some sense. Thank you for clarifying.Because one is a ticketing system and the other is a retail system.
Yet they're all connected to the same system, smoke and mirrorsBecause one is a ticketing system and the other is a retail system.
Disappointing is my response.So sub 8000 crowd with good following from Carlisle
Makes me wonder how many season tickets have been sold
Regardless of that I was hoping for a crowd of nearer 8500 this being our first home match and no football for almost four months.
What do our esteemed dot counters @Colin B and @Thecurraghofkildare make of it all
peak holiday season ... plus losing last sat and getting battered in the cup on weds eve ( lionessess playing in WWC quarter final - albeit game was over by 1.30pm or thereabouts)- all contributory factors in yesterdays low attendance. That said partners lad decided to go to the game, he bought a membership in the week . He'll probably go to around 10-12 home games this season I guess. My middle grandaughter is away on hol, or she'dve been at the gameDisappointing is my response.
We were 273 home sales down on the opening home game (v Cambridge) last season. There is so much confusion around season ticket sales and the ticket system this season that it is very difficult to be absolutely sure what is happening.
For instance on 4 August I had us at 5,959 season tickets sold, a week later on 11 August that figure has gone up to an incredible 6,755. That means 800 sold in a week, which is never going to be the case. Another issue is the absolute lack of consistency between the club season ticket sales announcements every few days, and then seemingly forgetting all about it completely (when we reached 4,500) all while tickets were still obviously selling. We had 7,194 home fans in attendance yesterday, and there is no way that only 4,500 were season ticket holders and 2,700 bought match tickets. How can we have a discrepancy of 2,255 between the club's last announcement and my ticket count?
Myself and @Thecurraghofkildare have analysed this and can find no reason for such a large difference, even after discounting as many as 450 seats shown as sold possibly being "club allocated" seats, which again is being very generous with our estimation. Then there is the issue of the 112 corporate seats that are immediately behind the Directors' Box. These are the responsibility of the corporate sales guys, not the ticket office. They are always shown as "sold" but sometimes some become available in the days leading up to a game, maybe 20 or 30 at most, but they almost always sell out by match day. Yesterday 68 of these 112 seats were unsold, which is unprecedented!
To summarise, it's a bloody mess, and I don't know what the club are playing at? I suspect season ticket sales ARE up on last year, and are possibly about 5,500. But we have lost the goodwill of some fans in my opinion, and that is reflected in a lower take up of match ticket sales. I think some of this is a hangover from the disaster that was last season, and the club need to re-engage with these fans, improve communication, and win a few matches, to hopefully encourage them back.
Plus, the weather was pretty mixed for a mid August game.peak holiday season ... plus losing last sat and getting battered in the cup on weds eve ( lionessess playing in WWC quarter final - albeit game was over by 1.30pm or thereabouts)- all contributory factors in yesterdays low attendance. That said partners lad decided to go to the game, he bought a membership in the week . He'll probably go to around 10-12 home games this season I guess. My middle grandaughter is away on hol, or she'dve been at the game
When it was announced it was just under 8k , I was surprised given lots of empty spaces visible - ST sales must be 5K plus to have given that official figure yesterday
Great post. I'll bite on your final point. Easy to underestimate the importance of this. The club need to get it sorted. It's a visual culture we live in, especially online and our branding has become a dog's dinner. Everything about the visuals coming out of OUFC in the last few months looks like it's been done by an enthusiastic amateur. There's probably a youngster trying their best here so don't want them thrown under the bus, it's the marketing teams responsibility. At a minimum...PS: And don't get me started on our absolutely awful club graphics!!!
Didnāt fans have holidays last year then, as Colin said that we were down by 273 home fans compared to the opening game last season, and I think last season started earlier because of the World Cup.Our August crowds are always slightly lower due to school holiday. You can't attend footie and be in Tenerife afterall
Personally (speaking as a dinosaur) the graphics donāt bother me at all. Iād prefer the club to give more information on season ticket numbers, the new stadium and the transfer situation. (I know transfer information has to be limited by the very nature of it.)Great post. I'll bite on your final point. Easy to underestimate the importance of this. The club need to get it sorted. It's a visual culture we live in, especially online and our branding has become a dog's dinner. Everything about the visuals coming out of OUFC in the last few months looks like it's been done by an enthusiastic amateur. There's probably a youngster trying their best here so don't want them thrown under the bus, it's the marketing teams responsibility. At a minimum...
Professional photography with proper lighting and basic colour and tone correction to create a coherent album of head and body shots. Our player photos this year are so bad it's almost laughable.
A standardised colour palette in line with our club colours and a selection of header and body font rules
A few standardised templates for social media done by (or alongside) a professional with textures, typography and content blocks pre-designed.
Sadly the photography & graphics are by āprofessionalsā and well paid (external) ones at that! BafflingGreat post. I'll bite on your final point. Easy to underestimate the importance of this. The club need to get it sorted. It's a visual culture we live in, especially online and our branding has become a dog's dinner. Everything about the visuals coming out of OUFC in the last few months looks like it's been done by an enthusiastic amateur. There's probably a youngster trying their best here so don't want them thrown under the bus, it's the marketing teams responsibility. At a minimum...
Professional photography with proper lighting and basic colour and tone correction to create a coherent album of head and body shots. Our player photos this year are so bad it's almost laughable.
A standardised colour palette in line with our club colours and a selection of header and body font rules
A few standardised templates for social media done by (or alongside) a professional with textures, typography and content blocks pre-designed.
Good grief. Would love to know how you know this but if true is an absolute embarrassment. Also leaves me with some wider questions about the competence of our marketing team tbh. Thanks for the infoSadly the photography & graphics are by āprofessionalsā and well paid (external) ones at that! Baffling