Summer Transfer Window (Stephen Glass’ first)

[Shetland Don]

15,000 season tickets may be the Chairman’s aim, however, as a businessman, he must surely recognise that that figure is only ever going to be attainable if he can put a team on the park playing attractive attacking football and challenging at the top of the league. That has to happen BEFORE most fans return in their droves. Can’t see it to be frank, especially as he always emphasises that the Club has to live within its means, which I fully understand, but such financial constraints are incompatible with the Club’s aims, in my view.

[Don_Corleone]

15,000 season tickets may be the Chairman’s aim, however, as a businessman, he must surely recognise that that figure is only ever going to be attainable if he can put a team on the park playing attractive attacking football and challenging at the top of the league. That has to happen BEFORE most fans return in their droves. Can’t see it to be frank, especially as he always emphasises that the Club has to live within its means, which I fully understand, but such financial constraints are incompatible with the Club’s aims, in my view.

Maybe he’s got some clever ideas along the community club type lines. Not sure what the deal is at the moment, but maybe kids get a free season ticket with a parent, or more reduced price season tickets for different types of folk. How cheap would you have to make a season ticket for 15,000 people to buy it? I think the reality is that no matter how cheap it is, if the product on the park isn’t worth watching, folk won’t bother. He’s going to have to do something radical (on the park, and in terms of the pricing or something) to get to nearly double what we traditionally sell within a few seasons.

[The Red Max]

Maybe he’s got some clever ideas along the community club type lines. Not sure what the deal is at the moment, but maybe kids get a free season ticket with a parent, or more reduced price season tickets for different types of folk. How cheap would you have to make a season ticket for 15,000 people to buy it? I think the reality is that no matter how cheap it is, if the product on the park isn’t worth watching, folk won’t bother. He’s going to have to do something radical (on the park, and in terms of the pricing or something) to get to nearly double what we traditionally sell within a few seasons.

In fairness to Cormack, he's not short of ideas.