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       #Post#: 154331--------------------------------------------------
       BSKO Next Year
   DIR By: DOK
       Date: May 16, 2026, 12:59 pm
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       OK, so we've lost 30,000 watchers somewhere.
       The club has the email addresses of these people.
       If it's legal they could survey why they didn't come.
       Quins poor performance in the league/too many of these sorts of
       games now/better things to do with time/money.
       I'd say that this kicking game we're forced to play is a simple
       invite to start a Mexican Wave.
       Maybe to the aficionados it's great to watch, to see how a team
       can be ground down by it. To the average punter knowing little
       of rugby (and we need at least 40,000 of them) it's like
       watching paint dry. We're not the razzle dazzle team of a few
       years back because the rules/laws have changed and the
       opposition have studdied us to the Nth degree. We can't rely on
       the old "if you score 1 we'll score 2" approach.
       Sooooooo.......what can we suggest the club does to get 30,000
       bums on seats?
       Or do we need to? Is this now a failed experiment and we should
       carry it out in front of a sold out Stoop next year?
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       Re: BSKO Next Year
   DIR By: Quinto
       Date: May 16, 2026, 1:32 pm
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       What was today’s attendance?
       #Post#: 154333--------------------------------------------------
       Re: BSKO Next Year
   DIR By: Brown Bottle
       Date: May 16, 2026, 2:16 pm
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       Well, unless I've missed something, the assumption that
       performance on the pitch and value for money (the latter more
       related to season ticket sales) are irrelevant appears to be
       false.
       Who would have thought it?
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       Re: BSKO Next Year
   DIR By: DOK
       Date: May 16, 2026, 3:02 pm
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       --- Quote from: Quinto link ---
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       > What was today’s attendance?
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       I think Danny Care said about 32000
       #Post#: 154337--------------------------------------------------
       Re: BSKO Next Year
   DIR By: Brown Bottle
       Date: May 16, 2026, 3:07 pm
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       --- Quote from: DOK link ---
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       > I think Danny Care said about 32000
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       --- End Quote ---
       Yes, I heard 30k odd. Sounds and looked about right.
       #Post#: 154338--------------------------------------------------
       Re: BSKO Next Year
   DIR By: Archquin
       Date: May 16, 2026, 3:11 pm
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       Severe lack of atmosphere
       #Post#: 154339--------------------------------------------------
       Re: BSKO Next Year
   DIR By: toast
       Date: May 16, 2026, 3:15 pm
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       Perhaps the club will realise that two games out of nine at the
       “Big’ Stoop isn’t a great idea, they surely lost money today?
       I get the Xmas one, as long as it’s between Xmas & the New Year
       (Trains allowing!) as people are looking for something to do
       with the kids but the BSKO hasn’t had the same appeal since it’s
       inception…..-
       #Post#: 154341--------------------------------------------------
       Re: BSKO Next Year
   DIR By: Yareet
       Date: May 16, 2026, 3:30 pm
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       Looking at it pragmatically, BSKO doesn’t need to be full; just
       do more than wash its face.
       Assuming a 40k break even for each game, 70,000 at BG and 35,000
       at BSKO could still be a decent return commercially.
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       Re: BSKO Next Year
   DIR By: FrostAndFire
       Date: May 16, 2026, 3:46 pm
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       I'm not sure that non attendance is due to a kicking game. More
       to woeful, pathetic performances for most of the season. Start
       winning like today, and people will turn up again.
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       Re: BSKO Next Year
   DIR By: SiB
       Date: May 16, 2026, 4:28 pm
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       Understand that need 50k tickets before in profit
       So in 12 months we’ve lost 50%of the audience
       I didn’t go even though I had a ticket because I didn’t want to,
       fed up with the “ Big game “ experience. One a year is enough
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