What is the capacity now then? Confusing keeping track with so many HDM articles, Rovers website interviews www.hullkr.tv/?v=126&pg=55 etc.

There's probably little in it, but going with £15 in the South could provide a double winner - the guaranteed derby sellout Mike Smith has spoken to sponsors about and provision of evidence thereof, plus a goodwill gesture to reflect that of the benevolent AP.

What is the capacity now then? Confusing keeping track with so many HDM articles, Rovers website interviews www.hullkr.tv/?v=126&pg=55 etc.

There's probably little in it, but going with £15 in the South could provide a double winner - the guaranteed derby sellout Mike Smith has spoken to sponsors about and provision of evidence thereof, plus a goodwill gesture to reflect that of the benevolent AP.

Well documents would suggest

2011 - 10250
2012 - 8978

So in actual fact we sold out in 2011 and somehow (and perhaps dangerously) appear to have an extra 108 people in above capacity last year.

So already we have had the sell out Mike Smith has spoken to sponsors about and no reason to suggest anything will change this year. AP's kind gesture isn't anything other than using surplus space that otherwise will be closed. But due to the limited time available, he has had to make it as attractive as possible to justify (recoup) costs of opening the damn thing. I hope it works. The derby has lost something every year and this is a positive step, to redress that. However with 3 days to go a little late. If this was done a week ago, far more people would've taken up the offer. But he wasn't going to do that until he got enough fans paying top dollar first. Don't undersell your stock whilst the demand is high. Then when the demand is less and you have a lot of stock still to sell (but the sell by date is approaching), sell it off as fast as you can. This is more or less what Hull have done. Makes sense, but you have to be careful that the customers don't hold back waiting for the sales again the following year. Rovers on the other hand, have limited stock and high demand for it. For a club on the brink (if some of the rumours we hear from people are to be believed) then it makes no sense to undersell our product when we don't have to. AP has stated he'll spend until his bank manager says no more, so fair play to the guy for his gesture of goodwill for those who take up his £15 a ticket 3 day bonanza.

Well documents would suggest

2011 - 10250
2012 - 8978

So in actual fact we sold out in 2011 and somehow (and perhaps dangerously) appear to have an extra 108 people in above capacity last year.

So already we have had the sell out Mike Smith has spoken to sponsors about and no reason to suggest anything will change this year. AP's kind gesture isn't anything other than using surplus space that otherwise will be closed. But due to the limited time available, he has had to make it as attractive as possible to justify (recoup) costs of opening the damn thing. I hope it works. The derby has lost something every year and this is a positive step, to redress that. However with 3 days to go a little late. If this was done a week ago, far more people would've taken up the offer. But he wasn't going to do that until he got enough fans paying top dollar first. Don't undersell your stock whilst the demand is high. Then when the demand is less and you have a lot of stock still to sell (but the sell by date is approaching), sell it off as fast as you can. This is more or less what Hull have done. Makes sense, but you have to be careful that the customers don't hold back waiting for the sales again the following year. Rovers on the other hand, have limited stock and high demand for it. For a club on the brink (if some of the rumours we hear from people are to be believed) then it makes no sense to undersell our product when we don't have to. AP has stated he'll spend until his bank manager says no more, so fair play to the guy for his gesture of goodwill for those who take up his £15 a ticket 3 day bonanza.