TICKET SALES GOING WELL
Posted on: Fri 15 May 2009
Carlisle United are now eyeing their next milestone for 2009-10 season tickets as sales continue to rise at Brunton Park.
More than 800 were snapped up by loyal Blues supporters before the new Spring-time Early Buy £20 discount deadline expired on April 30.
Encouragingly, sales have continued steadily since United secured their place in League One for the 2009-10 campaign just two days later thanks to a dramatic last-day-of-the-season victory over Millwall.
United's managing director John Nixon said: "We are pressing ahead and now looking to reach the 1,000 mark shortly for season ticket sales, which is way beyond our expectations for the middle of May.
"It was a phenomenal show of support by our fans to buy more than 800 season tickets before the April 30 deadline, considering we didn't even know which division we would be playing in next season at that stage. It has given everyone at the club a huge lift and I'd like to thank each and every one of them for their support.
"More than half of the season tickets we sold before April 30 were to adults, which sends out a strong message that our long-term, hardcore support are still sticking by us even in these hard financial times. Every season ticket we sell strengthens the club's position."
He added that one in five of the pre-April 30 season tickets were bought by seniors, with a further 15 per cent going to family combinations and the other 13 per cent being juniors or children.
United have frozen season ticket prices for the third successive year, meaning they cost as little as £280 for adults or family members (one adult and up to two children), £205 for seniors, £145 for juniors and just £40 for children, if bought before the second and final Early Buy deadline of June 12.
These prices represent the equivalent of between five and nine free games on full match-day admission prices - and to make it even more attractive, season tickets can now be paid for over five equal monthly instalments to help ease the expense.
United had 2,700 season ticket holders last season, a total bettered only once in the club's history.
Meanwhile, Leeds United's failure against Millwall last night in the play-offs means that Carlisle can look forward to welcoming no fewer than SIX former Premier League clubs to Brunton Park next season.
All three clubs who were relegated from the Championship last season - Norwich City, Charlton Athletic and Southampton - have all spent time in the top flight of English football since the start of the new century.
So too had Leeds, who now face a third successive season in League One after losing their play-off semi-final to Millwall 2-1 on aggregate, having only managed a 1-1 draw in front of 37,000 fans at Elland Road last night.
Oldham Athletic and Swindon Town complete the line-up of ex-Prem teams, each having enjoyed rubbing shoulders with England's soccer giants as recently as 1993-94, when they were both relegated from the top tier.
Southampton and Norwich also dropped out of the Premier League together in 2004-05, with Charlton following in 2006-07. Leeds lost their top-flight status in 2003-04.
Some would claim that there could be a seventh former Premier League club which might be facing Carlisle next season. Wimbledon were relegated fom the top tier in 1999-2000 but are of course now known as MK Dons, who will remain in League One for another season unless they overcome both Scunthorpe and Millwall in the play-offs.
The League One fixtures for the new season are published on Wednesday June 17. The 2009-10 campaign starts on Saturday August 8.
Season tickets can be purchased from the ticket office at Brunton Park or by calling its direct line on 0844 371 1921 or by emailing ticket.printing@carlisleunited.co.uk.
More than 800 were snapped up by loyal Blues supporters before the new Spring-time Early Buy £20 discount deadline expired on April 30.
Encouragingly, sales have continued steadily since United secured their place in League One for the 2009-10 campaign just two days later thanks to a dramatic last-day-of-the-season victory over Millwall.
United's managing director John Nixon said: "We are pressing ahead and now looking to reach the 1,000 mark shortly for season ticket sales, which is way beyond our expectations for the middle of May.
"It was a phenomenal show of support by our fans to buy more than 800 season tickets before the April 30 deadline, considering we didn't even know which division we would be playing in next season at that stage. It has given everyone at the club a huge lift and I'd like to thank each and every one of them for their support.
"More than half of the season tickets we sold before April 30 were to adults, which sends out a strong message that our long-term, hardcore support are still sticking by us even in these hard financial times. Every season ticket we sell strengthens the club's position."
He added that one in five of the pre-April 30 season tickets were bought by seniors, with a further 15 per cent going to family combinations and the other 13 per cent being juniors or children.
United have frozen season ticket prices for the third successive year, meaning they cost as little as £280 for adults or family members (one adult and up to two children), £205 for seniors, £145 for juniors and just £40 for children, if bought before the second and final Early Buy deadline of June 12.
These prices represent the equivalent of between five and nine free games on full match-day admission prices - and to make it even more attractive, season tickets can now be paid for over five equal monthly instalments to help ease the expense.
United had 2,700 season ticket holders last season, a total bettered only once in the club's history.
Meanwhile, Leeds United's failure against Millwall last night in the play-offs means that Carlisle can look forward to welcoming no fewer than SIX former Premier League clubs to Brunton Park next season.
All three clubs who were relegated from the Championship last season - Norwich City, Charlton Athletic and Southampton - have all spent time in the top flight of English football since the start of the new century.
So too had Leeds, who now face a third successive season in League One after losing their play-off semi-final to Millwall 2-1 on aggregate, having only managed a 1-1 draw in front of 37,000 fans at Elland Road last night.
Oldham Athletic and Swindon Town complete the line-up of ex-Prem teams, each having enjoyed rubbing shoulders with England's soccer giants as recently as 1993-94, when they were both relegated from the top tier.
Southampton and Norwich also dropped out of the Premier League together in 2004-05, with Charlton following in 2006-07. Leeds lost their top-flight status in 2003-04.
Some would claim that there could be a seventh former Premier League club which might be facing Carlisle next season. Wimbledon were relegated fom the top tier in 1999-2000 but are of course now known as MK Dons, who will remain in League One for another season unless they overcome both Scunthorpe and Millwall in the play-offs.
The League One fixtures for the new season are published on Wednesday June 17. The 2009-10 campaign starts on Saturday August 8.
Season tickets can be purchased from the ticket office at Brunton Park or by calling its direct line on 0844 371 1921 or by emailing ticket.printing@carlisleunited.co.uk.
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