Getintaethem Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Aberdeen are set to reduce their stadium capacity in order to try to improve the atmosphere in their library... err...stadium. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51830824 Chairman Dave Cormack also puts to bed the myth that they’re the third biggest club in Scotland: "We are the fifth-best supported team in Scotland in terms of season tickets and attendances. Season tickets deliver around £2m a year in income, with walk‐ups and away fans contributing £1m, and AberDNA about £1m. In total, that's almost half the football budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hearts007 Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 (edited) Reduce? They may as well make new stadium (if it happens)a 10k seater 🤣 Edited March 11, 2020 by Hearts007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Boy Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Im sure the massive debts they will accrue building their out of town £50m+ stadium will see their crowds increase again though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Shark Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Desperately trying to put some positive spin on an utterly embarrassing situation 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Boy Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 1 minute ago, Paul Shark said: Desperately trying to put some positive spin on an utterly embarrassing situation 😂 It’s cool though. They have money for a £50m+ stadium, so it shouldn’t be an issue. Maybe when they move to that they can just close a stand straight from the off and allow “supporters to decorate it” instead? 🤷♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunblestjambo Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Shutting down half of the only decent stand they have. :facepalm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Ramsay Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Embarrassing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armageddon Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 They should give the Old Firm the full Dick Donald stand, 1662 are available now and they'd increase that to 6000. At £30 a ticket that's an additional £130k per game x 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Tin pot 80's throwbacks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Marsh Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 They should just close the whole stadium down. It's a crumbling shithole. It actually annoys me that teams have almost gone to the wall having to upgrade their stadiums (like Dunfermline etc) to be in the top flight while Aberdeen were allowed to let theirs rot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indianajones Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Tardis dwelling arseholes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven_mck Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 18 minutes ago, Randy Marsh said: They should just close the whole stadium down. It's a crumbling shithole. It actually annoys me that teams have almost gone to the wall having to upgrade their stadiums (like Dunfermline etc) to be in the top flight while Aberdeen were allowed to let theirs rot. They would if they had somewhere to go. But where to? Nobody knows yet when they'll even start to build their Kingsford stadium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Marsh Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, steven_mck said: They would if they had somewhere to go. But where to? Nobody knows yet when they'll even start to build their Kingsford stadium. They could easily redevelop Pittodrie. Wiggy is just fleecing them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August Landmesser Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 27 minutes ago, Cade said: Tin pot 80's throwbacks Came on here to write exactly this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ToqueJambo Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Randy Marsh said: They could easily redevelop Pittodrie. Wiggy is just fleecing them. Yes, this whole stadium thing is really just a massive real estate deal being spun as something beneficial and required for the club. It's pieman-esque. Edited March 11, 2020 by ToqueJambo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Torrance Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 "AberDNA" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ToqueJambo Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 7 minutes ago, Jack Torrance said: "AberDNA" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Albert Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Strange. What does reducing the operational capacity mean - isn't it just not selling tickets for the upper tier of one stand if there is no demand? Don't lots of clubs already do that for parts of their grounds including us for diddy cup games against diddies? As for fans "decorating" the closed tier??? A weird place is Furry Boot city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coatbridgejambo Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 10 minutes ago, ToqueJambo said: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coatbridgejambo Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N Lincs Jambo Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 No idea why they built that stand (or why Motherwell built their stand behind the goal). Both totally out of character with the rest of the stadium. I used to love going to Pittodrie when we got the whole Beach End. The atmosphere used to be great back then when our end was full. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
communist Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 38 minutes ago, Randy Marsh said: They could easily redevelop Pittodrie. Wiggy is just fleecing them. Absolutely, vast expanses of space around most sides of that shithole. Not read one good reason that justifies the move yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTT Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 5 minutes ago, communist said: Absolutely, vast expanses of space around most sides of that shithole. Not read one good reason that justifies the move yet. Ripping the soul out of the club for some ****ing Meccano-Identikit stadium. For the £50 odd million they're spunking up a wall, they could have secured the land around the stadium and renovated it. And it will be more. It always is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martoon Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Always thought this new stadium was a waste of time and money and could ultimately harm Aberdeen. The whole idea just screams white elephant. It's certainly not going to suddenly catapult them into being a bigger/better club. Scotland's blandest football club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusk_Till_Dawn Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 What the ******* **** is AberDNA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IveSeenTheLight Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 5 minutes ago, Dusk_Till_Dawn said: What the ******* **** is AberDNA? pretty similar to FoH donations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardcoreJambo Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Their attendances are incredibly poor for a club that size and Cormack seems to have the right idea about trying to generate an atmosphere and attract youngsters to support the club. I can't knock the guy for trying something different. I want to see Ourselves, Aberdeen, Dundee Utd and even the Hobos try something to make football more exciting again. The OF and SFA has completely killed the game in Scotland and as a result I think a lot of fans of other clubs have lost some enthusiasm. I'm also looking forward to seeing the new 15,000 seater stadium that is being proposed by Dundee FC. Tbh I think they will boost their attendances under Cormack. He seems to have the right idea. Its the worst stadium in the premiership, the worst atmosphere as a result and the football Aberdeen play is utterly turgid. He's reduced their ticket prices (they were the highest ticket prices outside the old firm since Milne took over). The "Red shed" should help them generate some sort of atmosphere similar to their away supports. I've been told their new stadium will be 18k but will be extended to 25k if Scotland successfully applies to host the European Champs with either England or Ireland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusk_Till_Dawn Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 3 minutes ago, IveSeenTheLight said: pretty similar to FoH donations. Sounds wank mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ToqueJambo Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, IveSeenTheLight said: pretty similar to FoH donations. It's totally different. It's a membership scheme with all money going into the first team budget according to the website. That name though.... 🤣 Although perhaps this is a solution for Aberdeen's rubbish crowds. Cloning. There is a sheep connection after all. Imagine 10,000 Willie Millers gesticulating from the stands! Edited March 11, 2020 by ToqueJambo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mdoug79 Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Supposedly.........Pittodrie has failed its last 4 uefa inspections due to poor use of the whole stadium 🤷🏽♂️ If they Reduce the capacity it solves that problem and also halves an ongoing problem they have with drainage but will also save them money on rates and insurance etc. I believe the new stadium if it materialises will seat 19800 not the quoted 30k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartsfc_fan Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Are they not closing seats in the upper section of the big stand behind the goal? Essentially the most modern stand with the best seats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IveSeenTheLight Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 48 minutes ago, Dusk_Till_Dawn said: Sounds wank mate what FoH donations? 46 minutes ago, ToqueJambo said: It's totally different. It's a membership scheme with all money going into the first team budget according to the website. It’s regular (or one off) donations toward helping the club. Essentially just another type of revenue stream. Its not just first team either as it’s used for youth development as well. There are inclusions that give you a free replica top and discounted season tickets, but essentially it’s just an opportunity for those to give more to the club if they wish to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAndrew Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 There is no shame in them admitting they are a wee club. If they need inspiration just look at hibs. They are a wee diddy club and shameless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ToqueJambo Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 5 minutes ago, IveSeenTheLight said: what FoH donations? It’s regular (or one off) donations toward helping the club. Essentially just another type of revenue stream. Its not just first team either as it’s used for youth development as well. There are inclusions that give you a free replica top and discounted season tickets, but essentially it’s just an opportunity for those to give more to the club if they wish to. Now the fan ownership element of FoH has been met, I wouldn't be against it being turned into a similar membership scheme with other benefits etc on top of the voting rights. I think that would be more likely to get people to keep contributing or encourage new members to sign up. Only thing is people need to be employed to manage that, whereas FoH is currently run by volunteers I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homme Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Nothing wrong with their DNA thing. Hell of a lot better supported than HSL for example. Saying that my daughter has made more sponsor money going round the relatives than HSL has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadj Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Lets hand out 90000 tickets to schoolkids , reduce our capacity to 15500. We will sell 11000 tickets , 19 games , im sure thats just over 4500 tickets to schoolkids so the capacity is over with that and no away fans. 🤷🏻♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Sanchez Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 You just know that Aberdeen fan wants to rip right into us and our league position Don't worry mate, we know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychedelicropcircle Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 1 hour ago, IveSeenTheLight said: pretty similar to FoH donations. Who puts in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ToqueJambo Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 8 minutes ago, Rick Sanchez said: You just know that Aberdeen fan wants to rip right into us and our league position Don't worry mate, we know. He'd be speaking from experience if so. They've been down this end of the table more than a few times - a lot more than us in the last 20-25 years or so anyhow. Needed a play-off to stay up once and another time only avoided a playoff because Falkirk's stadium wasn't up to scratch, and were helped by league reconstruction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruyff Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 What a riddy for the sheep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingantti1874 Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Embarrassing, thing is the last few years is as good as it gets for them on the pitch. The only way is down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1971fozzy Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 They have an ever dwindling support about to get even smaller when they move to their new soulless subutteo stadium. nothing wrong with them admitting this to be honest. Which is exactly what they have done. Their home attendances are embarrassing for a club with a whole catchment area to themselves and a team consistently 2nd-3rd in the league. They are certs to probably be the next club to sell their backsides and give the old firm more than one stand for their home fixtures. pathetic club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IveSeenTheLight Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 33 minutes ago, Psychedelicropcircle said: Who puts in? Fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IveSeenTheLight Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, 1971fozzy said: They are certs to probably be the next club to sell their backsides and give the old firm more than one stand for their home fixtures. pathetic club I'm sure we reduced their allocation before you guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardcoreJambo Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 11 minutes ago, kingantti1874 said: Embarrassing, thing is the last few years is as good as it gets for them on the pitch. The only way is down For anyone outside the OF its as good as it gets. Ourselves, Aberdeen, Hobos, Dundee Utd and occasionally Motherwell and kilie will take it in turns for best of the rest like it has been since the monopoly of the two ugly sisters. Scottish football is boring. Its predictable. Its all about The Rangers and Celtic. Its corrupt. The attendances for teams like Aberdeen are dwindling because theres absolutely no hope for success. Its taken Hibs over 100 years to win the Scottish cup and Aberdeen 25 years to win a cup (the league cup). Two of Scotlands bigger clubs outside the OF. We ourselves haven't won much in the last 50-60 years. Scottish football would benefit greatly if the Old firm pissed off to England or some European super league. Look how crowds across Scotland increased once Dead Rangers went defunct. People for a very short time were enthusiastic and excited again about football in Scotland because it eliminated one of the ugly sisters. Scottish football has reverted back to its previous state and theres apathy across all clubs in Scotland. Football has gone s**t once again and will remain so until the SFA (corrupt bast**ds) are booted and the OF leave for England. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IveSeenTheLight Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Just now, HardcoreJambo said: For anyone outside the OF its as good as it gets. Ourselves, Aberdeen, Hobos, Dundee Utd and occasionally Motherwell and kilie will take it in turns for best of the rest like it has been since the monopoly of the two ugly sisters. Scottish football is boring. Its predictable. Its all about The Rangers and Celtic. Its corrupt. The attendances for teams like Aberdeen are dwindling because theres absolutely no hope for success. Its taken Hibs over 100 years to win the Scottish cup and Aberdeen 25 years to win a cup (the league cup). Two of Scotlands bigger clubs outside the OF. We ourselves haven't won much in the last 50-60 years. Scottish football would benefit greatly if the Old firm pissed off to England or some European super league. Look how crowds across Scotland increased once Dead Rangers went defunct. People for a very short time were enthusiastic and excited again about football in Scotland because it eliminated one of the ugly sisters. Scottish football has reverted back to its previous state and theres apathy across all clubs in Scotland. Football has gone s**t once again and will remain so until the SFA (corrupt bast**ds) are booted and the OF leave for England. ^^^^^^^^ This man gets it. The Scottish league would be far more competitive without the two cheeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1971fozzy Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 3 minutes ago, IveSeenTheLight said: I'm sure we reduced their allocation before you guys you’ve been 2nd and 3rd consistently past 6 seasons. Yet you are closing part of your stadium due to shit attendances. Crack on though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1971fozzy Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 5 minutes ago, HardcoreJambo said: For anyone outside the OF its as good as it gets. Ourselves, Aberdeen, Hobos, Dundee Utd and occasionally Motherwell and kilie will take it in turns for best of the rest like it has been since the monopoly of the two ugly sisters. Scottish football is boring. Its predictable. Its all about The Rangers and Celtic. Its corrupt. The attendances for teams like Aberdeen are dwindling because theres absolutely no hope for success. Its taken Hibs over 100 years to win the Scottish cup and Aberdeen 25 years to win a cup (the league cup). Two of Scotlands bigger clubs outside the OF. We ourselves haven't won much in the last 50-60 years. Scottish football would benefit greatly if the Old firm pissed off to England or some European super league. Look how crowds across Scotland increased once Dead Rangers went defunct. People for a very short time were enthusiastic and excited again about football in Scotland because it eliminated one of the ugly sisters. Scottish football has reverted back to its previous state and theres apathy across all clubs in Scotland. Football has gone s**t once again and will remain so until the SFA (corrupt bast**ds) are booted and the OF leave for England. Not all true. A Hearts side getting league positions that the sheep have had last 6 seasons would be selling out. But then we also have 8,000 putting in over £1m a season in donations. thats the difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ToqueJambo Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 6 minutes ago, HardcoreJambo said: For anyone outside the OF its as good as it gets. Ourselves, Aberdeen, Hobos, Dundee Utd and occasionally Motherwell and kilie will take it in turns for best of the rest like it has been since the monopoly of the two ugly sisters. Scottish football is boring. Its predictable. Its all about The Rangers and Celtic. Its corrupt. The attendances for teams like Aberdeen are dwindling because theres absolutely no hope for success. Its taken Hibs over 100 years to win the Scottish cup and Aberdeen 25 years to win a cup (the league cup). Two of Scotlands bigger clubs outside the OF. We ourselves haven't won much in the last 50-60 years. Scottish football would benefit greatly if the Old firm pissed off to England or some European super league. Look how crowds across Scotland increased once Dead Rangers went defunct. People for a very short time were enthusiastic and excited again about football in Scotland because it eliminated one of the ugly sisters. Scottish football has reverted back to its previous state and theres apathy across all clubs in Scotland. Football has gone s**t once again and will remain so until the SFA (corrupt bast**ds) are booted and the OF leave for England. To the topic of the thread though, when we we're doing well or even when we're doing not so well, we fill a lot more of our stadium than Aberdeen does. While Aberdeen were finishing second and we were down in the Championship, our average home attendance was a fair bit above theirs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1971fozzy Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 7 minutes ago, IveSeenTheLight said: ^^^^^^^^ This man gets it. The Scottish league would be far more competitive without the two cheeks I’d love it if they buggered off. Reality is they are here for a good while yet unfortunately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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