Copps Legend Game - 2500 sold so far??

[vietaff]

Steve Utley has said tonight ticket sales are at 2500 - lots of people have said from the off the price of tickets was steep.
I cant see a surge of tickets from now and Sunday and would expect possibly 500 more sales, so 3k for a legend of the club and to see other legends of the past.

The question has to be asked who agreed the prices? Were the club hoping on an influx of 1D of fans snapping up the tickets?

Massive PR fail for me and im sure the club are ruing pricing lots of fans out of the day

[keith79]

It is abit steep like

[Filo]

Steve Utley has said tonight ticket sales are at 2500 - lots of people have said from the off the price of tickets was steep.
I cant see a surge of tickets from now and Sunday and would expect possibly 500 more sales, so 3k for a legend of the club and to see other legends of the past.

The question has to be asked who agreed the prices? Were the club hoping on an influx of 1D of fans snapping up the tickets?

Massive PR fail for me and im sure the club are ruing pricing lots of fans out of the day

It's nothing to do with the club

[vietaff]

Steve Utley has said tonight ticket sales are at 2500 - lots of people have said from the off the price of tickets was steep.
I cant see a surge of tickets from now and Sunday and would expect possibly 500 more sales, so 3k for a legend of the club and to see other legends of the past.

The question has to be asked who agreed the prices? Were the club hoping on an influx of 1D of fans snapping up the tickets?

Massive PR fail for me and im sure the club are ruing pricing lots of fans out of the day

It's nothing to do with the club

Who decided on the ticket prices then Filo?

[Filo]

Steve Utley has said tonight ticket sales are at 2500 - lots of people have said from the off the price of tickets was steep.
I cant see a surge of tickets from now and Sunday and would expect possibly 500 more sales, so 3k for a legend of the club and to see other legends of the past.

The question has to be asked who agreed the prices? Were the club hoping on an influx of 1D of fans snapping up the tickets?

Massive PR fail for me and im sure the club are ruing pricing lots of fans out of the day

It's nothing to do with the club

Who decided on the ticket prices then Filo?

Copps event committee I believe

[vietaff]

Steve Utley has said tonight ticket sales are at 2500 - lots of people have said from the off the price of tickets was steep.
I cant see a surge of tickets from now and Sunday and would expect possibly 500 more sales, so 3k for a legend of the club and to see other legends of the past.

The question has to be asked who agreed the prices? Were the club hoping on an influx of 1D of fans snapping up the tickets?

Massive PR fail for me and im sure the club are ruing pricing lots of fans out of the day

It's nothing to do with the club

Who decided on the ticket prices then Filo?

Copps event committee I believe

cheers mate, as I say massive OG as it stands, I hope they do something in the next few days to get the bums on seats and make it a great day

[Filo]

Steve Utley has said tonight ticket sales are at 2500 - lots of people have said from the off the price of tickets was steep.
I cant see a surge of tickets from now and Sunday and would expect possibly 500 more sales, so 3k for a legend of the club and to see other legends of the past.

The question has to be asked who agreed the prices? Were the club hoping on an influx of 1D of fans snapping up the tickets?

Massive PR fail for me and im sure the club are ruing pricing lots of fans out of the day

It's nothing to do with the club

Who decided on the ticket prices then Filo?

Copps event committee I believe

cheers mate, as I say massive OG as it stands, I hope they do something in the next few days to get the bums on seats and make it a great day

I agree it is overpriced, and does reflect badly on the club, but the club is innocent

[Capital Steez]

One of the clubs greatest ever players and this is the turn out he gets? Shocking. Hopefully sales will pick up over the next few days for copps sake

[Dagenham Rover]

About 30 of the greatest players/managers/chairman this clubs had over its recent history and only 2500ish tickets sold, add into the mix LT and the 1D factor = somethings wrong and it points towards the pricing, as certainly the emailing to people who registered to the events team has been good, It reflects badly on the club even if DRFC has nothing to do with it, the clubs name is splattered all over, the average punter will put it down to the club no matter what

[Jenny]

They should slash it to a fiver to get people buying over the weekend.

[bobjimwilly]

They should slash it to a fiver to get people buying over the weekend.

And rip off those who got tickets weeks ago? Would be totally unfair and they definitely shouldn't do it.

[rtid88]

I bought a family ticket the day they went in sale and I genuinely wouldn't care if they started handing these tickets out on the street! I want the day to be memorable and for their to be an atmosphere in the ground! I am disgusted that more Rovers fans have not got off their backside and bought tickets for this game! It should be a celebration of what these players have given us over the last 10 years! The price for a ticket was high but not so much so that so many would stay away!

[GazLaz]

If the club had let him use the ground for free the prices would have been less. I know they are doing everything at cost but surely they could have swallowed the costs themselves as a jesture of good will??

[roversdude]

do you think the Brendan Ormseby game may have affected it

[KnottingleyRover]

I bought a family ticket the day they went in sale and I genuinely wouldn't care if they started handing these tickets out on the street! I want the day to be memorable and for their to be an atmosphere in the ground! I am disgusted that more Rovers fans have not got off their backside and bought tickets for this game! It should be a celebration of what these players have given us over the last 10 years! The price for a ticket was high but not so much so that so many would stay away!

How many under sixteens are you taking rtid88? I've got two sons & two step-daughters all under sixteen £52 for their tickets alone plus another £21 for mine,As much as I would like to be there I just can't afford it at these prices.

[Jenny]

I bought a family ticket the day they went in sale and I genuinely wouldn't care if they started handing these tickets out on the street! I want the day to be memorable and for their to be an atmosphere in the ground! I am disgusted that more Rovers fans have not got off their backside and bought tickets for this game! It should be a celebration of what these players have given us over the last 10 years! The price for a ticket was high but not so much so that so many would stay away!

This. Some things are bigger than caring about if I've paid more for something.

[acko]

orient Tuesday,home game Saturday,mk Tuesday,stretch on the pocket for most people,could have done without mk game

[idler]

Only 200 and odd went on Tuesday and not many more will go to MK so I don't think that will affect too many though.

[Jenny]

If the club had let him use the ground for free the prices would have been less. I know they are doing everything at cost but surely they could have swallowed the costs themselves as a jesture of good will??

You can't blame the club - the organising committee simply got it wrong, they thought that the LT factor was going to be far bigger than it was despite the low turn out when he played for the reserves.

[silent majority]

If the club had let him use the ground for free the prices would have been less. I know they are doing everything at cost but surely they could have swallowed the costs themselves as a jesture of good will??

I don't think the club can do things for free. There are strong regulations about what help individuals can get in their testimonial year, otherwise it all becomes subject to the interests of HMRC.

[bpoolrover]

There was never going to be many at this match,yes they are ledgends but unless you go every week all they are,are ex players,was in pub last night talking to a couple of lads that just go to the big games wembly,Cardiff ect and they hadn't a clue the match was even on

[GazLaz]

If the club had let him use the ground for free the prices would have been less. I know they are doing everything at cost but surely they could have swallowed the costs themselves as a jesture of good will??

I don't think the club can do things for free. There are strong regulations about what help individuals can get in their testimonial year, otherwise it all becomes subject to the interests of HMRC.

I think the club could gesture facilities to him and it not affect his tax payments. In the same way footballers on 100s of thousands of pounds a year are giving their time for free for him to earn (raise) money from them.

[One_Matty_Lucas]

If the club had let him use the ground for free the prices would have been less. I know they are doing everything at cost but surely they could have swallowed the costs themselves as a jesture of good will??

I don't think the club can do things for free. There are strong regulations about what help individuals can get in their testimonial year, otherwise it all becomes subject to the interests of HMRC.

I think the club could gesture facilities to him and it not affect his tax payments. In the same way footballers on 100s of thousands of pounds a year are giving their time for free for him to earn (raise) money from them.

Didnt know they made that much from herbalife.....

[ditch_drfc]

Just bought mine now, around 3000 sold. I'm not going for the crowd, but it really does look a bit grim..

[bobjimwilly]

The Coppinger flag arrived today! Looking forward to revealing it to everyone, including Copps, on Sunday

[big fat yorkshire pudding]

If the club had let him use the ground for free the prices would have been less. I know they are doing everything at cost but surely they could have swallowed the costs themselves as a jesture of good will??

I don't think the club can do things for free. There are strong regulations about what help individuals can get in their testimonial year, otherwise it all becomes subject to the interests of HMRC.

I think the club could gesture facilities to him and it not affect his tax payments. In the same way footballers on 100s of thousands of pounds a year are giving their time for free for him to earn (raise) money from them.

Sadly not, it's more complicated than that .

[Lincoln Rover]

Excuse my ignorance, how much would it cost to hire the KM for day?

[bobjimwilly]

Excuse my ignorance, how much would it cost to hire the KM for day?

I'd imagine the price varies drastically according to how many times you want to hire it, what you're wanting to hire it for, and who you are

[graingrover]

I recently came across the programme for Alick Jeffrey's Testimonial game at Belle Vue in 1972.

           I can't recall the attendance but Alick organised a Man City 'legends'  11  to play an Internationals legends 11 as follows .

      Man City . included .. Rodney Marsh , Tony Book , Mike Summerbee, Colin Bell , Tommy Booth , Francis Lee ,

        International 11 included Johnny Giles , Jack and Bobby Charlton , Peter Lorimer , Pat Cerand Malcolm Mc Donald , and  favourite Dennis Law .

[The Red Baron]

I remember going to that game but I have a feeling quite a lot of those advertised didn't play.