Funkii Munkii

Hiow do the clubs get the attendence for each game, do they take all the season ticket holders as a given for each match before adding tickets sold ??

Anyone know

The reason I ask.....
Watching the Gooners yesterday (the replay is on in the background now) I noticed there were quite a few empty seats but they gave the capacity as 60,100. and the Arsenal website quotes capacity as 60,000.

pete higham

the gates have a clicker on them and they total it up after half time (they let in till just before half time)

thats what they did at man united when i worked there

Ted Maul

Thats what they supposedly do at the emirates as well. Capacity is 60500 though, and also there a couple of hundred club or diamond club level seats I think that are not part of the turnstile system so just get added on.

Also, it seems that despite the promise that the new stadium would have better transport links and better food, people still get stuck getting into the games, all leave 10 mins early as that saves them at least an hour on the time getting home, and they don't have anywhere near enough food outlets/staff so hundreds spend the whole halftime and then 10 mins more queing.

Its a major problem as it just looks like there are empty seats. (also the expensive seats are shown on tv and these peoiple are still finisngin off their fillet steak in the restaurent and watch the game on the screens while quaffing champagne ) The club need to sort it out. you don't get these problems going for a glass of wine in the interval at the theatre so you shouldn't have to put up with it at the emirates

davyboy

Used to be a good way of laundering money too.

To quote a higher attendanace than it actually was.

Dirty gunners always cheating

Funkii Munkii

It's still a magnificent piece of work Ted, the aerial shots of it on Sky were superb, although I can't understand why they didnt build a small station at the ground with a platform on the tracks another couple of mill would have done it.

GrahamG

Ground: Emirates Stadium
Capacity: 60432

Funkii Munkii

Someone should tell those Clueless Gooners to update their website

pauld37

Yeah, but £390million

GrahamG

Yeah, think i will email Mr Dein.

myblackwrx

iTrader: (1)

Shows you the premium you have to pay to build in parts of London.
What about Wembley though?

pete higham

how much are they going to make from changing highbury to a set of apartments?

myblackwrx

iTrader: (1)

Honestly don't know but presumebly they sold the land for a tidy sum.

Ted Maul

I remember reading that the sale of highbury and other bits nets 150mn.

GrahamG

They don't get any of the money from Highbury till about 2012 i think when all the houses have been developed. I think its about 150-200m pays off most of the debt. Not 100% sure how it works though

GrahamG

The club is building the flats and selling them.

CrisPDuk

From what I've seen, they'll be a damned nice job when they're finished I bet a fair few owners turn out to be wealthy gooners too!

Funkii Munkii

I read that one guy paid over the odds just so he could have the technical area where Arsene stood, not that I've seen any developement plans, could be part of his garden or maybe they'll extend the flats out from the main stand, either way he's not going to get any sort of view from there, let's face it Wenger saw **** all for 10 years from that spot

Funkii Munkii

The Stadium, Highbury Square - Development of apartments and penthouses

***Warning***, be prepared for Wenger staring you right in the eye when you open the link.

Looks very nice

pete higham

that does look very nice

couldnt live there tho

CrisPDuk

Wonder how many Spurs fans won't be able to resist the money making potential of buying one off plan?