Potential impact of WHU move on Towns attendances?

[hallamblue]

Seems scandlous how they're moving into a state of the art stadium for practically free, and the proximity to Ipswich, it MUST have an impact on our attendances. Any way some good points ny a twtd poster below. ..and a link.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33214058

Absolutely. Ive no idea what they will do with tickets, but purely as an example-

Adult + Child return ticket from Colchester to Stratford arriving at 1.45 next Saturday afternoon, takes 42 minutes and costs £32. If West Ham were to offer a Parent + Child combo of £25, to get the stadium full, then thats £57 to watch a Premier League game, even against the worst team in the league (Norwich).

Adult + Child return ticket from Colchester to Ipswich arriving at 1.45 next saturday afternoon, takes 20 minutes and costs £12. If its a Cat A game, its going to cost £42 for both tickets. So thats a total spend of £54 to watch a Championship match against one of the most popular teams (Leeds are always category A).

42 minutes and £57 to watch West Ham v Norwich in the Premier League, in a 40k crowd or 20 minutes and £54 to watch Ipswich v QPR in the Championship, in a 25k crowd.

For the floating fan, it could be tough. Although £57 is still a fortune anyway.

[BLUEBLOOD]

Once a BLUE always a BLUE those fickle fans come and go when they please.
They are the ones who complained last time we were in the premier league saying I cannot get a ticket .
If WHU were to be relegated at some point in the future those fickle fans will not turn up at their ground either.
The cost of a match day ticket is the main reason fans do not attend PR .

[The Odious Mr Rossi]

Actually Hallam that's a very good point.
I know that there are a good many fans living in Chelmsford area and Colchester area who travel to Portman Road by train - the train service is bloody awful, especially after the game but even before the game only 2 trains per hour and them only 10 minutes apart. Stratford station is just 20 minutes from Chelmsford, and trains on Saturdays run every 10 minutes or less and you just walk out of the station at Stratford and straight into the stadium. Yes, Town's gate could well suffer as a result.

[ashfordblue]

I feel more sorry for Leyton Orient at Brisbane Road at around 2 miles from the new WHU stadia, you might get some fickle Colchester fans go there, frigging heck its like asking us to support the scum now their in the Premiership.

[ipswichtownNo1]

I feel more sorry for Leyton Orient at Brisbane Road at around 2 miles from the new WHU stadia, you might get some fickle Colchester fans go there, frigging heck its like asking us to support the scum now their in the Premiership.

You could offer me premier league game at 20 quid every week but if it aint itfc i aint interested. Dont think WHU will make any difference to our gates. If match attendance is decided by distance and price lets pray colchester never achieve prem status !!

[Bluemike]

I feel more sorry for Leyton Orient at Brisbane Road at around 2 miles from the new WHU stadia, you might get some fickle Colchester fans go there, frigging heck its like asking us to support the scum now their in the Premiership.

You could offer me premier league game at 20 quid every week but if it aint itfc i aint interested. Dont think WHU will make any difference to our gates. If match attendance is decided by distance and price lets pray colchester never achieve prem status !!

Totally agree with you. Real Town fans won't be swayed in any shape or form.

[Foxy Lady]

Ipswich or West Spam........easy choice.....Ipswich Town every time.

Just don't see it will have any effect on our attendances at all if I'm honest.