Some valid points Random. However, if we have proven demand then we would sell out regularly. The concern I have with my argument is that if success on the pitch alone is the catalyst then we would have sold out regularly during our promotion season and if I recall we didn’t. Growing up in Northampton no one seemed to give a sh1t about Rugby as a spectator sport. It is undeniable that the rise in popularity of Rugby was capitalised on by the Saints spectacularly. Part of this capitalisation was the enhancement of the match day experience, so proper consideration and investment a various levels has to be given to both factors. I will continue to emphasise this point, to reiterate the biggest single challenge in all this is to raise and have a provable delivery of capital to the correct channels. It is absolutely everything. Self funded from profit is not impossible, but convincing the relevant and necessary associates, partners and suppliers this can adequately support lines of credit is a very considerable difficultly that I believe makes this option unworkable. I’m not making this stuff up to annoy or frustrate people, these are just the challenges as I see them and all the wishful thinking in the world won’t make them go away.
You need to understand that in its present guise there are several reasons the ground very rearly sells out even thought the demand is there, some of the reasons range from it having severe ticket restrictions for bigger games, fans unable to go and sit with friends , uninspiring tiny little stands, lack of future plans to sell to the clubs fan base and generally a total lack of interest amongst our most important fans, which are those who have yet to be converted of which theres 10s of thousands.
So using the current state of our archaic little ground as a yard stick should be nul and void.
