Due to the Fact there is a 13,000 waiting list for season tickets

[Chef Dann]

So who's dodgy Dave if you forgot about Murray ?

Eh? I asked the same question

 

[LOL 133]

If we decide to increase capacity the cheapest and best way to do it is through safe standing. Before anyone jumps in with a list of reasons why this cant be done lets be clear.

Of course it costs money.

Of course we need permission.

Of course it requires the correct access and egress alterations.

And finally. Anyone who cant stand for 90 minutes or has held a ST in a specific seat for 30 years, doesnt have to be part of it. There will be thousands looking to move and their seats will be available.

Dortmund increase capacity by 15k when they lock the seats away in their safe standing areas. Why cant we do this on a smaller scale?

 

[ghoulishworm]

If we decide to increase capacity the cheapest and best way to do it is through safe standing. Before anyone jumps in with a list of reasons why this cant be done lets be clear.

Of course it costs money.

Of course we need permission.

Of course it requires the correct access and egress alterations.

And finally. Anyone who cant stand for 90 minutes or has held a ST in a specific seat for 30 years, doesnt have to be part of it. There will be thousands looking to move and their seats will be available.

Dortmund increase capacity by 15k when they lock the seats away in their safe standing areas. Why cant we do this on a smaller scale?

If we decide to increase capacity the cheapest and best way to do it is through safe standing. Before anyone jumps in with a list of reasons why this cant be done lets be clear.

Of course it costs money.

Of course we need permission.

Of course it requires the correct access and egress alterations.

And finally. Anyone who cant stand for 90 minutes or has held a ST in a specific seat for 30 years, doesnt have to be part of it. There will be thousands looking to move and their seats will be available.

Dortmund increase capacity by 15k when they lock the seats away in their safe standing areas. Why cant we do this on a smaller scale?

I agree LOL,but I would like an increase in the disabled section because at present this section is rediculous for a club our size.

 

[Amato]

This waiting list myth has been doing the rounds for about 20/30 years!(Barring our lower league spell)

 

[Graemeh89]

13000 is some figure if true

Kind of suggests a 10k capaciry increase wouldnt actually be garbage at all that is if it could be funded somehow.

Getting a successful side obviously comes first.

Do we think There is really a 13k waiting list ? If so then why do we even bother advertising season tickets , rule of business is to give the impression of limited availability, can drive up prices ( which has happened again this season ) because customers think they are paying for an exclusive and sought after product. I’d be really surprised if those numbers were accurate.

 

[129bear]

Dodgy Dave?

Murray

 

[remembertheepoch]

There is definitely a waiting list for those looking to move seats.

 

[Papasmurf]

Where is the 13k on the waiting list coming from?

I’ll go out there and say it’s a made up number.

 

[InverGer]

Not sure how many there are on the list but when I called the ticket office 3 weeks ago they said looking at a 3 year wait for all areas. Suppose that all depends on how many give there's up at end of season

 

[Valley Bluenose]

If there was a waiting list there surely wouldn’t be a public sale? The waiting list will be for those looking for seats together in specific areas not single or double seats in, for example, the Club Deck.

If you want a single seat anywhere in the Stadium you will get one.

 

[Calico Jack]

Don't know whether we're allowed to, but its not a road I'd like to go down. Part of creating an atmosphere is having the interaction between sets of fans.

Agreed but if the threat of it could leverage backing from other teams to help us accomplish a fairer governing body then I would say do it.

All clubs standing up to the mentally challenged tainted SFA/SPFL.

I could see the point of using it to that goal.

 

[Alcatraz Loyal]

13000 is some figure if true

Kind of suggests a 10k capaciry increase wouldnt actually be garbage at all that is if it could be funded somehow.

Getting a successful side obviously comes first.

When I saw the thread title that's what I thought it was about.

 

[Ballymena_Loyal]

For the likes of Hamilton, St Johntsone, Ross County etc where there are next to no fans I think they should be put up into a section of the club deck out of the road and open the away corner for home fans

 

[london_bluenose]

For the likes of Hamilton, St Johntsone, Ross County etc where there are next to no fans I think they should be put up into a section of the club deck out of the road and open the away corner for home fans

Won't happen, no disabled access.

Happened once for Alloa when they had no disabled access requirements.

 

[First Touch In Europe]

I'm sure the old firm games weren't part of the season ticket prices in past seasons?

What the %^*& is this?!

 

[JMCK]

There’s no need to be adding 10,000 or 15,000 onto our capacity . If we could remove the screens and fill in the corners to perhaps add another 5/6k that would be perfect and put proper giant screens at each end hanging on the roofs of the broomloan and Copland .

Capacity of 56,000 would be ideal .

I'm not sure that's an easy thing to undertake. I'd rather, in the long term, we kept the three lower tiers intact and rebuilt the three upper tiers to be bigger, whilst also modernising the three exteriors as well. Add about six thousand to the SJ capacity, and two thousand each to the Broomloan and Copland. What that would mean for the screens I don't know, but perhaps they could be made bigger.

 

[Axelrod]

I'm not sure that's an easy thing to undertake. I'd rather, in the long term, we kept the three lower tiers intact and rebuilt the three upper tiers to be bigger, whilst also modernising the three exteriors as well. Add about six thousand to the SJ capacity, and two thousand each to the Broomloan and Copland. What that would mean for the screens I don't know, but perhaps they could be made bigger.

Im sure I read years ago the council wouldn’t give us the airspace to build any higher ( daft as that may sound ).

 

[Barryhopez]

Would there be scope to have no away fans at games and allow season tickets in the area where the away fans sit? maybe have bigger games like the old firms not included in the season book to allow some rival atmosphere in big games?

A truly ridiculous idea.

 

[JMCK]

Im sure I read years ago the council wouldn’t give us the airspace to build any higher ( daft as that may sound ).

I wonder if we've looked into it. I love the stadium, but there are matches obviously where an argument for an increase is realistic.

 

[Broxibear1873]

Aye because we have never managed to sell a season ticket in an area excluding the Celtic games before.

Some people have short memories, the broomloan used to exclude the filth games

 

[Broxibear1873]

Dodgy Dave?

Was wondering why that was used myself. Strange!

 

[ColinA]

Don't think the SFA would like that much

Feck the SFA

 

[Broxibear1873]

For the likes of Hamilton, St Johntsone, Ross County etc where there are next to no fans I think they should be put up into a section of the club deck out of the road and open the away corner for home fans

We where talking about that yesterday. It would make more sence and stop the waste of seats for segregation also which is far to much imo

 

[Bigbluebear]

I’ll go out there and say it’s a made up number.

I wouldnt think so. Just need to fill a form in on the website. I just did it.

Not everybody will take one if offered.

 

[bluetonic]

Would there be scope to have no away fans at games and allow season tickets in the area where the away fans sit? maybe have bigger games like the old firms not included in the season book to allow some rival atmosphere in big games?

Take away the screens and fill with seats, then no waiting list

 

[KGR98]

Take away the screens and fill with seats, then no waiting list

I agree would be the best solution would increase the compacity just enough imo

 

[temperance]

It’s on the suns website

That confirms my belief that it’s not true.

 

[Shoutin]

I would imagine if there were actually 13K on a Waiting List we would be hearing from them regularly either on here or elsewhere demanding something be done to deal with it

 

[kramer]

It’s on the suns website

Must be true then

 

[GodStruth]

Greg Marshall, the SLO, confirmed this on twitter yesterday

 

[Mr. Blue]

Feck the SFA

Agreed

 

[Korova Milk Bar]

A lot of the folk on the waiting list won't even try and actively get one. Those who want a season ticket like myself will most likely get one. It's usually folk wanting multiple seats together.

 

[Slickrick]

Has this number been confirmed. Seems pretty mental that the wekk the season ticket renewals come out this figure appears. Kings statement must have had some affect haha.

 

[Greg Marshall]

The ticket centre cleaned up the list (pulling out doubles and related supporters both asking for multiple tickets etc) and there is now circa 10,000 names on the list looking for about 15,000 seats. Moves are separate. Not sure how many are on that list.

 

[Blue Phoenix]

The ticket centre cleaned up the list (pulling out doubles and related supporters both asking for multiple tickets etc) and there is now circa 10,000 names on the list looking for about 15,000 seats. Moves are separate. Not sure how many are on that list.

Can’t be 15000 available seats?

 

[Zadok]

Can’t be 15000 available seats?

I think it's 15000 seats wanted by 10000 people.

 

[Greg Marshall]

Can’t be 15000 available seats?

Very very unlikely. I’m expecting renewal numbers to be very high so not expecting many STs to be available

 

[Britannia]

Very very unlikely. I’m expecting renewal numbers to be very high so not expecting many STs to be available

If there’s such high numbers wanting STx why is there still tickets available for public sale.

 

[Blue Phoenix]

If there’s such high numbers wanting STx why is there still tickets available for public sale.

Surely got to keep a proportion back for non season ticket supporters.

 

[Kingging]

Surely this waiting list is nothing more than notes of interest. There's no guarantee they will all buy if and when invited to do so

 

[rangeral]

If there’s such high numbers wanting STx why is there still tickets available for public sale.

There will be always be individual match tickets for public sale no club will every sell every available seat as a season ticket

Also the club will have contractual/club use to factor in as well

 

[Valley Bluenose]

Surely this waiting list is nothing more than notes of interest. There's no guarantee they will all buy if and when invited to do so

Exactly. It will be a group looking for 4 seats together or whatever.

When season tickets go on public sale you won’t find many posts on here from folk who’ve ‘missed out’. Maybe the odd one or two who are too slow to buy but the fact is, the vast majority who want a season ticket for Ibrox will be able to get one if they choose. It may not be in the stand they want, it may not be adjacent to their mates, it may not be in the payment terms they’d like but, if they want one they will almost certainly get one.