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Blackburn Rovers crowds up by 12.5 per cent
11:45am Tuesday 13th May 2008
ATTENDANCES at Ewood Park have gone up by 12.5 per cent - and chairman John Williams has revealed the demand for season tickets for next year has been "terrific".
Blackburn Rovers finished 15th in the Premier League's average attendance table for last season, with their highest gate 30,316, lowest just 19,316, and an average of 23,944.
It comes after the club cut the price of season tickets by 25 per cent, investing around £1 million of extra revenue generated by the new television deal to pass on savings to supporters in the form of reduced prices.
Williams said: "I'm very pleased. We used some of the television money to keep prices low and the public have repaid us for that by voting in their numbers.
"We'll continue to keep prices as competitive as we can.
"It's about volume of people but it's also about creating an atmosphere in the stadium and that has been much improved this year."
Rovers' price-saving initiative last season was hailed by leading figures in the sporting and political world.
The price of season tickets were frozen again this year as part of the club's Early Bird promotion for those purchasing before the end of last month.
And Williams admitted the demand has way exceeded their expectations.
He added: "There has been a FROM BACK PAGE terrific take-up on the Early Bird promotion, bigger than we thought and bigger than we had budgeted for.
"Within that, we have also had a healthy number of new season ticket holders.
"Clearly the challenge now is to make sure we not only get the people who didn't renew, but we also grow further with even more supporters."
Although prices have since increased by 10 per cent since the Early Bird offer finished, children's season ticket prices remain fixed.
The next important deadline is for anyone who wants to keep their spot in the stadium. All existing season ticket holders now have until Tuesday 1 July to Claim Your Own Seat.
Meanwhile, Rovers midfielder Steven Reid is to have an operation tomorrow to check on his recovery from his earlier cruciate injury.
But the Republic of Ireland international is confident he will be given the all clear as he focuses already on the build-up to next season.
He said: "I'm going in for a little operation on Wednesday just to check everything's okay, just to look at how the cruciate is.
"It feels fine.
"I'll get a good rest now and come back in pre-season, get a full pre-season in and hopefully an injury-free year next year."
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mike, says...
6:56pm Wed 14 May 08
thr real Liverpool Lou wrote:If we are such a joke, that is so far behind you fantastic club, then why do u keep pestering us?
Sorry to not reply so soon my Europless chums but some of us work all over the country. Just had a laugh at some of the sh!te that you farmers have put on here. Hey everybody lives in the shadows of Man United these days but sdaly Jackless Burn were a lot closer to them than you'l ever get. Just to think you finished a few places behind us yet we absolutelly dominated you at Anfield. What a joke team. Your lucky Pompey, City and Villa all ran out of steam towards the end or you sorry lot wouldnt have made top 10 ha ha ha ha. As for stealing hub caps ha ha get a grip its complete Alloys now divvie ha ha Shows how far behind you famer inbreeds are. Bents lookin for a house in Toxteth last week ha ha ha said it was still much nicer than Blackburn
why are u so bothered about us, that u always use our website?
Would a real liverpool fan care this much about blackburn?
thr real Liverpool Lou, City Of Culture says...
6:42pm Wed 14 May 08
Just had a laugh at some of the sh!te that you farmers have put on here.
Hey everybody lives in the shadows of Man United these days but sdaly Jackless Burn were a lot closer to them than you'l ever get.
Just to think you finished a few places behind us yet we absolutelly dominated you at Anfield.
What a joke team.
Your lucky Pompey, City and Villa all ran out of steam towards the end or you sorry lot wouldnt have made top 10 ha ha ha ha.
As for stealing hub caps ha ha get a grip its complete Alloys now divvie ha ha
Shows how far behind you famer inbreeds are.
Bents lookin for a house in Toxteth last week ha ha ha said it was still much nicer than Blackburn
Blackbodhran, Shropshire says...
6:41pm Wed 14 May 08
tiz woz wrote:tiz woz is not obviously not well educated not has he a good memory so probably does not support Arsenal. Still, Tottenham had a relative good season for them being an average club. and if you are an Arsenal fan, you are also "behind Man Utd"
you have done your self no favours,every club hates you behind man utd,small club whos had 2 good seasons in last 40 years,you seem to be getting bigheaded.remember who you are..an average club thats had a good season...watch bentley/warnock and cruz go before next year..you muppets
See Below, says...
3:24pm Wed 14 May 08
ossy rover wrote:Of course we love you. We love watching you in the Prem.
thing is we always get the big club supporters on here whenever we get a bad result, but if you read the what they say, the phrasing, small club, no fans bentley going, hughes going, no money, etc etc. it is always the same which leads you to believe that they are all one and the same person with nothing better to do.
my take on it is that they are closet rovers supporters who go down to ewood every rovers home game (hence the crowds being up) because they have no chance of seeing premiership footy otherwise, and all the vitriol they churn out on here is so that they can look big in front of thier so called mates.
so all you big club supporters (and even those down the M65) come on get out of the closet dont be afraid admit your love for the rovers, you know you want to.
keep the faith
We hope you never go down.
Signed:
Martin, Harry, Avram, Curbs,Arsene, Rafael, Sir Alex, Brucie and Alex Mc.
simon garner, blackburn says...
1:51pm Wed 14 May 08
Liverpool Lou wrote:try a dead rat i hear thats a luxury in self pity city you bin dipper or are you really from the cobbled end of the M65?
Got to leave now, going out to steal hubcaps so i can buy to feed my feral family of inbred pikeys, im going to make "Cheesestrings on toast" tonight- i know this is a bit of a luxury, but when your born and left dumped in a gutter, sometimes you have to push the boast out
ossy rover, ossy says...
12:07pm Wed 14 May 08
my take on it is that they are closet rovers supporters who go down to ewood every rovers home game (hence the crowds being up) because they have no chance of seeing premiership footy otherwise, and all the vitriol they churn out on here is so that they can look big in front of thier so called mates.
so all you big club supporters (and even those down the M65) come on get out of the closet dont be afraid admit your love for the rovers, you know you want to.
keep the faith
Liverpool Lou, Liverpool, by way of Burnley says...
11:37am Wed 14 May 08
Sorry for being such a sap, I'm just so fed up with The Clarets being such a bunch of woeful, bottom half of the table peasants.
Please like me - you guys are the closest I've got to mates!
BOO HOOO!! WAAAHH!!!!
I miss John Harley!
Liverpool Lou, Liverpool says...
10:55am Wed 14 May 08
rover, away says...
10:41am Wed 14 May 08
Like the port vale idea- if they get to 5000 season tickets before 30th May they almost half the price!
TC, Blackburn says...
10:14am Wed 14 May 08
Lets ignore them and like children they will get bored and resort to smashing their own town up. But how do you smash a **** hole up?
liverfool lou, says...
9:44am Wed 14 May 08
NO THAT 1!
DON'T LIKE IT!
Seanirover, Darwen says...
12:20am Wed 14 May 08
trev, manchester says...
10:07pm Tue 13 May 08
whats a liverpool fan doing on here?
what have liverpool won this year?
answers on a postcard????
Ricardo, Stockport says...
7:30pm Tue 13 May 08
school inspector, home says...
7:09pm Tue 13 May 08
Cowge, Sheffield says...
7:06pm Tue 13 May 08
ewood park, says...
6:03pm Tue 13 May 08
Liverpool Lou wrote:bit like you still not being able to win the premiership then
ewood park wrote: liverpool lou, when was the last time liverpool won a premiership trophy? and i bet there were empty seats when liverpool lost to barnsley still.. seems like yet again you win nothing this yearCome back when you've won European Cup! ha ha ha then again you cant even get in the intertoto ha ha ha
mike, says...
6:02pm Tue 13 May 08
Liverpool Lou wrote:Bentley is a top draw player. why would he join a club that are always 20 points behind the champions at the end of the season, when he has real madrid and chelsea after him? If he left it would be so he could win league titles. He won't ever do that with liverpool.
ossy wrote: you lot go t' pub fo' pint! sliverpool poo thats burnley dialect you silly little be-atchAll you farmers sound the same to me. Ha ha ha ha some of you still wear stone island ha ha ha
Hence the reason "stevie geeeee" is off to milan. He knows he is wasting his career with u thick muppets.
Even useless gareth barry, dosen't want 2 play 4 u. Stop living off former glories. U will never catch the big 3 in this league.
Without Gerrard u wont even get in the top 4.
Liverpool Lou, says...
5:56pm Tue 13 May 08
ewood park wrote:Come back when you've won European Cup!
liverpool lou, when was the last time liverpool won a premiership trophy? and i bet there were empty seats when liverpool lost to barnsley still.. seems like yet again you win nothing this year
ha ha ha then again you cant even get in the intertoto ha ha ha
Darwen Dasher, says...
5:54pm Tue 13 May 08
Liverpool Lou wrote:ha ha ha ha thats class liverpool lou
Martin Wilkinson wrote: Liverpool lou stop the drugs you are illusinating,not your fault personally however your city is a rat infested drug hole full of life's rejects the only time you get some jeans that outclass your Brutus ones are when a boat gets turned over on the docks. Made you capital of culture and you still look like the town that time forgot,get a life instead of festering on the verge of disperha ha ha ha ha ha ha Martin from LANCASHIRE noticed you didnt put your town just your county ha ha Blackburn is one of the worse places iv ever been and iv never been on a night out in your town. Il have totry it one time and laugh at a few of you farmers on the dance floor drinking your pints of mixed oooooooooooooooaaaar rrgh!
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ewood park, says...
5:43pm Tue 13 May 08
and i bet there were empty seats when liverpool lost to barnsley still.. seems like yet again you win nothing this year
Martin Wilkinson, LANCASHIRE says...
5:42pm Tue 13 May 08
tiz woz wrote:Yid or what?
you have done your self no favours,every club hates you behind man utd,small club whos had 2 good seasons in last 40 years,you seem to be getting bigheaded.remember who you are..an average club thats had a good season...watch bentley/warnock and cruz go before next year..you muppets
If you are going to try and be a bigger team than the ROVERS you will have to WIN the Premiership first
Liverpool Lou, says...
5:41pm Tue 13 May 08
Martin Wilkinson wrote:ha ha ha ha ha ha ha Martin from LANCASHIRE
Liverpool lou stop the drugs you are illusinating,not your fault personally however your city is a rat infested drug hole full of life's rejects the only time you get some jeans that outclass your Brutus ones are when a boat gets turned over on the docks. Made you capital of culture and you still look like the town that time forgot,get a life instead of festering on the verge of disper
noticed you didnt put your town just your county ha ha
Blackburn is one of the worse places iv ever been and iv never been on a night out in your town.
Il have totry it one time and laugh at a few of you farmers on the dance floor drinking your pints of mixed oooooooooooooooaaaar
rrgh!
bluenwhite, says...
5:32pm Tue 13 May 08
THE REAL TOP CAT wrote:Talking of hypocrites, what do you mean best season for ages? You have been constantly saying we have been rubbish all season.
all you hypocrites....YOUR BEST SEASON IN AGES AND GATES ARE DOWN..ARMCHAIR FANS!!!GET JOBS AND SUPPORT YOUR CLUBS YOU UGLY MUGS
Bout time you learnt to read as well top pratt, it says gates up u bell end. chumpionship clown
Ully, Blackburn says...
5:25pm Tue 13 May 08
In order to compromise with the backward sniffing tree trunk from Location Location worse top 10 places to live...I have telephoned the Burnley Ticket Office enquiring about a season ticket and pushed him for how many they had sold...."oh doin really well mate, i'd put it tut you that it's gotta be 4,800 so far....how many you lookin for" BANG phone down and away we go...no doubt TOP BANNNA man (prefer SuperTed) with your West Craven superior mathamatic skills that will be an increase of 29.9% (bit like that welcome finance loan you took out to treat ur family to a meal at Christmas) - However having lived in Burnley for 10 years..as always we Burnley folk stick together...better that way as we only have to pay for one on the buzzzzzzzzzz!
Trev, manchester says...
5:23pm Tue 13 May 08
Liverpool Lou wrote:gotta be better than burberry tho eh?
ossy wrote: you lot go t' pub fo' pint! sliverpool poo thats burnley dialect you silly little be-atchAll you farmers sound the same to me. Ha ha ha ha some of you still wear stone island ha ha ha
panty mc pants, says...
5:20pm Tue 13 May 08
tiz woz wrote:grow up you idiot
you have done your self no favours,every club hates you behind man utd,small club whos had 2 good seasons in last 40 years,you seem to be getting bigheaded.remember who you are..an average club thats had a good season...watch bentley/warnock and cruz go before next year..you muppets
tiz woz, london says...
5:09pm Tue 13 May 08
Rover the Top, says...
4:14pm Tue 13 May 08
THE REAL TOP CAT wrote:Well done! You've failed at maths, history and English in a matter of minutes...
AND BEFORE YOU SAY read it propper i have..its lies,your gates are DOWN theyve just included armchair fans.
Clunker, Accy says...
4:01pm Tue 13 May 08
Let it go, lifes to short!
Now, repeat after me...
'i am a sad little Bumley moomin with a chip on my shoulder. I should calm down and remember that despite my tiny little no-mark club being inferior in every way to Blackburn Rovers I am, in fact, happy and content with my sad pathetic little life, wife, moth bitten armchair and sticky computer'.
Now, dont you feel better?
Be happy with your lot Top Cat, no matter how measly it may be. Stop looking over 'our fence'. Its clearly eating you up inside at how fortunate we are compared to you. But hey... it aint gonna change... so deal with it!
THE **** TOP CAT, Accrington says...
3:57pm Tue 13 May 08
PS...you stink of s88t xx
Andy, At home says...
3:55pm Tue 13 May 08
THE REAL TOP CAT wrote:And you should use English properly.
AND BEFORE YOU SAY read it propper i have..its lies,your gates are DOWN theyve just included armchair fans.
THE REAL TOP CAT, burnley..WE ARE LOYAL says...
3:47pm Tue 13 May 08
THE REAL TOP CAT, burnley..WE ARE LOYAL says...
3:44pm Tue 13 May 08
RAY HANKIN, says...
3:39pm Tue 13 May 08
simon garner, blackburn says...
2:21pm Tue 13 May 08
Clunker wrote:i hav'nt heard of any dingle defectors but with working in preston i no of plenty of pne defectors
I certainly know of numerous Burnley defectors who have given up on the clarets and are now watching Rovers. They say they love it at Ewood and the football/ atmosphere is much better. i couldnt do the reverse, but fair play to 'em!
Roversider, Chorley, Lancs says...
1:41pm Tue 13 May 08
So great value for next season (again!) and hopefully some of the great entertainment we have enjoyed at Ewood this season.
Get your season ticket now and support the mighty Blue 'n Whites in njext season's campaign.
Clunker, Accy says...
12:31pm Tue 13 May 08
i couldnt do the reverse, but fair play to 'em!
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Johnnyboy, Beautiful Blackburn says...
8:06pm Thu 15 May 08
Rovers generated more tv money than Newcastle who earned £36m fingers crossed they spend it wisely.
From what i heard Rovers offered Bents 50k per week which a lot more than what Spurs offer their players, interesting when you see what Spurs rip their supporters off with at the gates.