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Here's some wishful thinking.
Koeman has been told he has to integrate Osvaldo into the team otherwise we'll lose too much money on him.
With Lambert gone, and Lallana on his way it leaves Fonte who doesn't like Osvaldo. With Fonte replaced, Osvaldo may be accepted into the team easier?
18 May 2016 15:10:04
In this day and age, if the clubs priority really was the fans, then there is no reason why Saints shouldn't increase the capacity.
If ticket prices were more realistic (some prem clubs are around the £25 mark), or deals were made for family tickets then we would have no problem filling 40k for big games, and our average would increase by 5k for the mediocre teams.
If we also cared about increasing the fan base, then we would be targeting kids by making tickets completely free under a certain age (like before we were in the prem), and reaching out to schools across hampshire to offer kids + a parent free tickets.
There should also be incentives to supporters across hampshire, such as free coaches into the city, or a subsidy on public transport.
Maybe sponsoring local sports clubs across hamphire, or even in Southampton itself (eg the sports centre at lordswood)
However, all of these types of ideas are just pie in the sky, because the club isn't really interested in the fans, more so just making money.
With all the money sky brings in, I bet every single Saints supporter (if they're being completely honest) has some form of resentment about the ticket price, and has ideas on how to improve the club.
Even the other small things, like keeping the bar open, trying to reduce the queue for food and drinks, not showing the match in the concourse during the game etc. I find utterly frustrating.
So unless some or all of these things are at least considered, I fail to see how we can increase our fan base, and consequently need a bigger stadium. There's no time better than when the club is doing well on the pitch to promote the team. Things can change so quickly.