05-06-2022, 09:59 PM
It's a tricky one but you have to start from the premise that our loyalty is second to none...it has to be after what we've had to suffer for the last ten years. Also you don't have to be some kind of analytical genius to work out that most season ticket holders will renew as they have become creatures of habit. There'll be a few that will want to make a point and probably spend the second half of the season regretting it if only because of the inconvenience! That said, I'm curious to know where new season ticket holders are coming from. I will renew but there again I'm an idiot with nothing better to do on Saturday afternoon...and, in all probability, numerous Tuesday evenings!
So what will happen?
The simple answer is that season tickets are still comparatively cheap. I don't like to be condescending but it's a relatively small amount to pay if you are committed fan; you want a seat in a familiar spot with a half decent view and you sit sit week in week out with people you've probably known for years.
Set against that is the cost of living crisis with the country on the verge of a recession, the competence and reliability of the administration at Fratton Park and the likelihood that refurbishment work won't be on time and the fact that only a very small number of fans think we've got a realistic chance of winning promotion.
My guess is around the 11,500 mark.
So what will happen?
The simple answer is that season tickets are still comparatively cheap. I don't like to be condescending but it's a relatively small amount to pay if you are committed fan; you want a seat in a familiar spot with a half decent view and you sit sit week in week out with people you've probably known for years.
Set against that is the cost of living crisis with the country on the verge of a recession, the competence and reliability of the administration at Fratton Park and the likelihood that refurbishment work won't be on time and the fact that only a very small number of fans think we've got a realistic chance of winning promotion.
My guess is around the 11,500 mark.