[The Earl of Chesterfield]

Nothing too controversial, really.

'Hope more folk will attend post holidays...good football...good snap...maybe some disillusioned Blunts will show up'.

Maybe he's just having a little dig, maybe he genuinely believes the missing thousand-plus are merely holiday makers.

Either way the simple pounds, shillings and pence he's not getting will sooner or later make an impact.

This post has been edited by MDCCCLXVI: 27 August 2016 - 07:01 PM

[Forever a Spireite]

CFC91, on 27 August 2016 - 04:29 PM, said:

It's not particularly bad, just a "hope more fans come to games, we've got good pies, the grounds easy to get to" etc

He would be better off breaking his silence to apologise for the shambles hes overseeing rather than having a pop. That might do more to bring people back to games in the long run

And I've employed a Turnipe to run the club losing millions! So it's all your fault.

[Tyrion]

Did anyone notice the extra security behind the chairman and CT today?

[azul]

MDCCCLXVI, on 27 August 2016 - 07:01 PM, said:

Nothing too controversial, really.

'Hope more folk will attend post holidays...good football...good snap...maybe some disillusioned Blunts will show up'.

Maybe he's just having a little dig, maybe he genuinely believes the missing thousand-plus are merely holiday makers.

Either way the simple pounds, shillings and pence he's not getting will sooner or later make an impact.

Talking of missing people why is there a couple of huge gaps of 50+ in the posh seats. DA's cash cow is looking sickly on a match day for sure, are they all on holiday?

Perhaps the pie, peas and pint for a tenner is the way forward

Wonder if we will still see the splitting off of the hospitality business accounts

[Security66]

Benno Spire, on 27 August 2016 - 06:33 PM, said:

CT must have read the notes, he was in the board room before the final whistle filling his face with food.

Poor numbers in hospitality again.

Declining attendances

DA/CT you need a new CEO who is more interested in sorting this club out and not lining his pockets and belly

Absolutely bang on.

[The Earl of Chesterfield]

azul, on 27 August 2016 - 07:34 PM, said:

Talking of missing people why is there a couple of huge gaps of 50+ in the posh seats. DA's cash cow is looking sickly on a match day for sure, are they all on holiday?

Perhaps the pie, peas and pint for a tenner is the way forward

Wonder if we will still see the splitting off of the hospitality business accounts

As I pointed out elsewhere, a visible lack of match-day sponsors on the pitch, too.

Are they all sat 'round a pool instead?

This post has been edited by MDCCCLXVI: 28 August 2016 - 08:23 AM

[bucko]

Too add to this re sponsors, out of 60 potential shirts that can be sponsored this season only 25 have been taken up!!!

Sbk were matchball sponsors but no mention anywhere of a "Match Sponsor" even in yesterday's programme.

Never known us not to have a match sponsor

This post has been edited by bucko: 28 August 2016 - 08:30 AM

[Spire-Heights]

bucko, on 28 August 2016 - 08:29 AM, said:

Too add to this re sponsors, out of 60 potential shirts that can be sponsored this season only 25 have been taken up!!!

Sbk were matchball sponsors but no mention anywhere of a "Match Sponsor" even in yesterday's programme.

Never known us not to have a match sponsor

They have increased the players shirt sponsor from about £150 to £250 I believe? That's the reason for the lack of interest. I'd rather them price it right and have them all sponsored then not even half of them. Doesn't look good when looking at the programme.

[gordon_brittas]

Quite a lot of advertising boards blank on the west stand and north stand.

Its worrying that a lot of the old regular season after season sponsors have upped and gone.

[Spire-Heights]

gordon_brittas, on 28 August 2016 - 08:48 AM, said:

Quite a lot of advertising boards blank on the west stand and north stand.

Its worrying that a lot of the old regular season after season sponsors have upped and gone.

Yeah, I noticed that, on the West - The ones facing the crowd.

[essexspireman]

azul, on 27 August 2016 - 07:34 PM, said:

Talking of missing people why is there a couple of huge gaps of 50+ in the posh seats. DA's cash cow is looking sickly on a match day for sure, are they all on holiday?

Perhaps the pie, peas and pint for a tenner is the way forward

Wonder if we will still see the splitting off of the hospitality business accounts

There were gaps all over the west stand and tickets for those seats were not available on line on Friday. They must have been reserved for sponsors, hangers on etc that didn't turn up. I reckon at least of couple of hundred of the empty seats were not available to buy.

This post has been edited by essexspireman: 28 August 2016 - 09:10 AM

[Goku]

Benno Spire, on 27 August 2016 - 06:33 PM, said:

CT must have read the notes, he was in the board room before the final whistle filling his face with food.

Poor numbers in hospitality again.

Declining attendances

DA/CT you need a new CEO who is more interested in sorting this club out and not lining his pockets and belly

Haha this made me laugh. Of course he was eating. Of course.

[Price]

gordon_brittas, on 28 August 2016 - 08:48 AM, said:

Quite a lot of advertising boards blank on the west stand and north stand.

Its worrying that a lot of the old regular season after season sponsors have upped and gone.

Indeed it is. Let's hope the rumours about Ched's father in law covering any loss of sponsorship are true. If so, we've nothing to worry about. Live for the moment. Regards the future I'm sure Mr Turner has a strategy.

[moondog]

essexspireman, on 28 August 2016 - 09:08 AM, said:

There were gaps all over the west stand and tickets for those seats were not available on line on Friday. They must have been reserved for sponsors, hangers on etc that didn't turn up. I reckon at least of couple of hundred of the empty seats were not available to buy.

The club were also advertising the East Stand Hospitality Box as being available earlier in the week

[Westbars Spireite]

moondog, on 28 August 2016 - 10:33 AM, said:

The club were also advertising the East Stand Hospitality Box as being available earlier in the week

Maybe pop in on eBay for the next home game.

[Sammy Spireite]

Tyrion, on 27 August 2016 - 07:33 PM, said:

Did anyone notice the extra security behind the chairman and CT today?

Goons, hired goons.

[BlueRover52]

Sammy Spireite, on 28 August 2016 - 10:41 AM, said:

Goons, hired goons.

More waste of money then.

[azul]

pubview, on 28 August 2016 - 10:00 AM, said:

Indeed it is. Let's hope the rumours about Ched's father in law covering any loss of sponsorship are true. If so, we've nothing to worry about. Live for the moment. Regards the future I'm sure Mr Turner has a strategy.

If and it is a big if that the sponsors have left solely because of Evans then that is a daft thing to say.

Evans and by extension his father in law will be gone soon and there is no guarantee that the sponsors will drift back upon his departure

[azul]

essexspireman, on 28 August 2016 - 09:08 AM, said:

There were gaps all over the west stand and tickets for those seats were not available on line on Friday. They must have been reserved for sponsors, hangers on etc that didn't turn up. I reckon at least of couple of hundred of the empty seats were not available to buy.

Aren't many of those seats attached to hospitality packages that people aren't buying? That would be a reason they aren't available on-line

[bucko]

Spire-Heights, on 28 August 2016 - 08:46 AM, said:

They have increased the players shirt sponsor from about £150 to £250 I believe? That's the reason for the lack of interest. I'd rather them price it right and have them all sponsored then not even half of them. Doesn't look good when looking at the programme.

Same price as least year mate so that's not the reason