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       #Post#: 121054--------------------------------------------------
       Re: State Of Play evening
   DIR By: poorfour
       Date: March 15, 2024, 4:13 am
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       Laurie added after the main presentation that  40k is the point
       where BG/BSKO make more money than a game at the Stoop, and once
       they open up the top tier each ticket is very close to pure
       profit.
       #Post#: 121056--------------------------------------------------
       Re: State Of Play evening
   DIR By: deadlyfrom5yardsout
       Date: March 15, 2024, 4:33 am
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       Hopefully this works
  HTML https://www.quins.co.uk/video/live-stream-state-of-play-2024
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       Re: State Of Play evening
   DIR By: Archquin
       Date: March 15, 2024, 6:49 am
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       Also Will Joseph stating how long CCS wil be out for was likely
       'frowned upon'  - he looked bit embarassed after - shame for us
       as CCS would have been key with Sarries next week and then the
       Glasgow game !
       #Post#: 121071--------------------------------------------------
       Re: State Of Play evening
   DIR By: championes
       Date: March 15, 2024, 7:05 am
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       --- Quote from: timbuck@2 link ---
       >
       > What's your point little boy?
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       That im in my 50s and it made feel young.
       #Post#: 121074--------------------------------------------------
       Re: State Of Play evening
   DIR By: RodneyRegis
       Date: March 15, 2024, 8:18 am
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       --- Quote from: never sleep link ---
       >
       > Yeah - it was 0.6 million.
       > And, they lose 0.5 million from people not using the ticket
       resale.
       >
       > The loss is based on us not getting any more home knockout
       features.
       >
       > Targeting sales of 60k for BSKO. (i.e. bottom 2 tiers full).
       This looks on track. Sales are going faster than previous games.
       > I think they said that headline music act to be announced next
       week. They seem to be pretty confident that the fans would
       approve.
       >
       > One question was about the salary cap - Would we be spending
       up to the cap? The answer was "Yes".
       >
       > Some of the first questions asked (mentioned above as
       embarrassing) were just not well phrased.
       > I think the underlying gripe with the first 2 questions is
       that season tickets cost too much and should be cheaper. (One
       question compared to football and said that football was
       cheaper.) But, they were not really questions. More just a rant.
       (Frankly, I couldn't care how much it costs to go and watch Man
       City v West Ham. I am really not interested in the football. So
       for me, the comparison is meaningless.)
       > But, as we are not actually making a profit, it would seem
       silly for Quins to reduce the season ticket prices and then just
       make a bigger loss.
       > I think that one question could have been asked differently -
       something like this "As there are now only 10 teams in the
       premiership, is there an initiative to include Welsh teams to
       make up the numbers?". But, he didn't ask that - but, the answer
       from Laurie was actually quite good. Basically, he was saying
       that it was better to have 10 good teams in a competitive league
       where every game counts than having more teams with less
       meaningful games.)
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       And, they lose 0.5 million from people not using the ticket
       resale.
       Erm, stop charging people a booking fee and including
       meaningless games in the formula then.
       I mean it's utterly crazy - it's costing you HALF A MILLION yet
       you still try and gouge people who are essentially doing you a
       favour.
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       Re: State Of Play evening
   DIR By: T-Bone
       Date: March 15, 2024, 8:22 am
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       Sounds like something positive stuff. Thanks for the summary.
       Shame about CCS
       I'm slightly surprised we're not higher globally in the online
       presence, but still very good
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       Re: State Of Play evening
   DIR By: never sleep
       Date: March 15, 2024, 9:55 am
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       --- Quote from: RodneyRegis link ---
       >
       > And, they lose 0.5 million from people not using the ticket
       resale.
       >
       > Erm, stop charging people a booking fee and including
       meaningless games in the formula then.
       >
       > I mean it's utterly crazy - it's costing you HALF A MILLION
       yet you still try and gouge people who are essentially doing you
       a favour.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Maybe I didn't explain what was said  (and for the record, I
       haven't gouged anyone)
       But - it was something like
       I think they said that typically 25% of season ticket holders
       don't turn up for games.
       The Baa Baas and Munster games had 9000 odd bums on seats
       whereas the games were actually sell outs.
       97% (I think) of ticket resales are actually resold
       The demand for tickets was such that the club could have made
       1/2 million extra profit if the 25% who don't show up used the
       resale
       #Post#: 121081--------------------------------------------------
       Re: State Of Play evening
   DIR By: Brown Bottle
       Date: March 15, 2024, 10:38 am
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       --- Quote from: never sleep link ---
       >
       > Maybe I didn't explain what was said  (and for the record, I
       haven't gouged anyone)
       >
       > But - it was something like
       >
       > I think they said that typically 25% of season ticket holders
       don't turn up for games.
       > The Baa Baas and Munster games had 9000 odd bums on seats
       whereas the games were actually sell outs.
       > 97% (I think) of ticket resales are actually resold
       > The demand for tickets was such that the club could have made
       1/2 million extra profit if the 25% who don't show up used the
       resale
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Well, anecdotally (from on here 😁) there were thousands
       of STs up for resale for the Munster game; some of them for a
       month before the game, but they didn't sell.
       The club can't blame the STHs for not being interested in a naff
       fixture that no-one else was much interested in either.
       Judging by your figures, if only 9,000 odd people turned up for
       a sellout then far more than 25% of STHs weren't interested.
       Nearer 66-75%.
       The lesson for the club is that friendly matches are not an
       adequate replacement for the league games that disappeared.
       #Post#: 121082--------------------------------------------------
       Re: State Of Play evening
   DIR By: never sleep
       Date: March 15, 2024, 10:40 am
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       --- Quote from: Brown Bottle link ---
       >
       > Well, anecdotally (from on here 😁) there were
       thousands of STs up for resale for the Munster game; some of
       them for a month before the game, but they didn't sell.
       >
       > The club can't blame the STHs for not being interested in a
       naff fixture that no-one else was much interested in either.
       >
       > Judging by your figures, if only 9,000 odd people turned up
       for a sellout then far more than 25% of STHs weren't interested.
       Nearer 66-75%.
       >
       > The lesson for the club is that friendly matches are not an
       adequate replacement for the league games that disappeared.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       The 25% figure was for league games.
       #Post#: 121083--------------------------------------------------
       Re: State Of Play evening
   DIR By: Fearless Fred
       Date: March 15, 2024, 10:48 am
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       --- Quote from: Brown Bottle link ---
       >
       > Well, anecdotally (from on here 😁) there were
       thousands of STs up for resale for the Munster game; some of
       them for a month before the game, but they didn't sell.
       >
       > The club can't blame the STHs for not being interested in a
       naff fixture that no-one else was much interested in either.
       >
       > Judging by your figures, if only 9,000 odd people turned up
       for a sellout then far more than 25% of STHs weren't interested.
       Nearer 66-75%.
       >
       > The lesson for the club is that friendly matches are not an
       adequate replacement for the league games that disappeared.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       I would've gone to the Munster game had it been on a Saturday or
       Sunday, but Friday night games now mean getting home at around
       1am at the earliest, so it's not worth it for a friendly. I'll
       be there for Glasgow, though.
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