Kilmarnock confirm Rangers' ticket allocation will be slashed to one stand

[Bluedell 5,627]

18 hours ago, Rick Roberts said:

Is this not something that wouldve been discussed beforehand, between the clubs? 

I don't see why we would have discussed Celtic's allocation with them, so don't see why Killie would discuss with us.

 

It's up to them to decide what they give us, as long as it's not less than the specified minimum.

[compo 7,046]

48 minutes ago, buster. said:

They appear to be prioritizing their own fans wishes/experience with the hope that they can can continue the recent growth in attendance which will offset the loss in away tickets sold when the OF visit.

 

TBF, you could compare it with us telling Celtic that they only get the corner. The main difference being that financially that wasn't really a risk and hence our board weren't going for a policy change that cut into revenue. 

 

If Kilmarnock were to grow their average by a further 1,000, it would make up lost revenue from OF games.

Thing is, when results do tail off, so will their fans, as sure as night follows day.

 

 

Once Clarke leaves they will be desperate for bums on seats 

[cooponthewing 1,139]

7 minutes ago, compo said:

Once Clarke leaves they will be desperate for bums on seats 

Those arses won’t be ours! It’s 4k from now on and no more.

[Bill 13,717]

45 minutes ago, cooponthewing said:

Those arses won’t be ours! It’s 4k from now on and no more.

If there was an ounce of pride left among us it would be none at all.

[Gonzo79 15,294]

1 hour ago, Bill said:

If there was an ounce of pride left among us it would be none at all.

Sadly, for many, a day out and a sing-song come before principles. 

[Rick Roberts 246]

3 hours ago, Bluedell said:

I don't see why we would have discussed Celtic's allocation with them, so don't see why Killie would discuss with us.

 

It's up to them to decide what they give us, as long as it's not less than the specified minimum.

Us and the them is a bit different. 

 

I would have thought Killie would have to tread a bit lighter with us tho, given size of our away support.

 

[Scott7 6,011]

46 minutes ago, Gonzo79 said:

Sadly, for many, a day out and a sing-song come before principles. 

Or maybe watching your team?

[JFK-1 1,693]

If some clubs are happy to lose ticket revenue then it's time for plastic pitches to go

 

 

Kilmarnock kicked off a row about ticket allocations this week by slashing the number of briefs they will give Rangers for the final game of the season from 8000 to 4000.

 

The Rugby Park side’s chairman Billy Bowie has since confirmed this will be a long-term step and admitted that the potential financial costs are something that “doesn’t really bother” him, according to the Daily Record.

 

Despite the prospect of losing out on hundreds of thousands of pounds every season, Killie also cite what is best “economically” for the club as the reason for refusing to rip up their plastic pitch.

There’s little argument that having a surface that can be used regularly and rented out can have major benefits for a club – but when they seem to willing to turn their nose up at money from visiting fans then it needs to be looked at.

 

Clubs surely can’t plead poverty as a reason for keeping sub-standard pitches then turn away sizeable sums of ticket money and leaving thousands of empty seats.

 

If Kilmarnock were regularly selling out Rugby Park then they’d be more than welcome to cut allocations to allow more of their own fans in. But as it is, visits from Rangers swell the gates from an average of 6500 to over 12000.

 

Bowie hopes to get an extra 1000 punters through the doors by cutting Rangers allocations and good luck to him. Next time someone brings up ripping up their plastic pitch though, hopefully, they’ll be quick to remind him how the financial implications of this “doesn’t really bother” him.

https://www.rangersnews.uk/columnist/clubs-cant-plead-poverty-over-pitches-then-leave-thousands-of-empty-seats/

[Gonzo79 15,294]

5 hours ago, Scott7 said:

Or maybe watching your team?

Fair enough.  Pay people who laugh at our gullibility but then don't complain when they rip the piss out of us (like Aberdeen, Celtc, Hibs, Hearts and Kilmarnock have done recently).

[Franc Ergs 1,653]

The Rugby Park side’s chairman Billy Bowie has since confirmed this will be a long-term step and admitted that the potential financial costs are something that “doesn’t really bother” him, according to the Daily Record.

 

Sounds to me like a man intent on running his club into the ground.