Empty grounds

Why? Evan the Windies game v N/Z was only just over half full.

Yeah besides the ticket prices being too high, there are also a lot of processes you have to go through in order to purchase the tickets and plus there are sooo many regulations about what you can and cannot carry to the ground. You can't carry any food to the grounds (at least I don't think so). For the warm up matches here in Trinidad a man just had a water bottle or something like that and I don't think he was allowed to take that in the ground!!!!!! Now that's just crazy!!!! maybe the ground deserves to be this empty....it could be like a stand against the authority for all the treatment that the people think are unfair.

Originally posted by fishcake14 THe WC's not exciting yet. Nobody wants to see a match where they won't know the full outcome of it until 2 weeks after it took place. It'll get busier during the laster stages of the Super 8's.

Yeah, prices are ridiculous for the WC. The prices are very high for the locals. About 100 pounds is the cheapest for tickets for the finals. You won't see many locals there for sure.

The stands were looking good today, most likely because of their home team's game.

 The ICC have taken a lot of flak over ticket pricing - and rightly so!  There's also the problem of overseas supporters buying a package that includes tickets for matches they've no intention of attending. Those matches might be on another island from where their team is playing and the cost of travelling just makes it not worthwhile.
       So the ICC say that ticket sales have been good , but that doesn't seem right when one looks at attendances. The TV cameramen focus on little pockets of supporters to try and create atmosphere for their audience - it might fool the under 6's , but the rest of us know they're fighting a losing battle.

 The location of the new stadia are also a problem scuudz - most are a considerable distance from the towns. There's an article in today's Daily Telegraph by Mike Atherton that highlights his concerns over attendance figures , it's worth checking out.

Edited by Sledger - 02 April 2007 at 3:02pm

 Yes it is.  From articles I've read about cricket in the Caribbean (sadly , I've yet to get there) the old grounds were easily accessible and most locals walked to the matches.  Security seems to upset the locals too - they were used to coming and going in the old days , something that seems impossible at this world cup.

    What disappoints me is that the ICC haven't reacted to the poor attendances - would it be so difficult to introduce say a $5/10 entrance fee at the turnstiles for locals on matchday?   Looks rather logical to me.

Originally posted by Sledger  Yes it is.  From articles I've read about cricket in the Caribbean (sadly , I've yet to get there) the old grounds were easily accessible and most locals walked to the matches.  Security seems to upset the locals too - they were used to coming and going in the old days , something that seems impossible at this world cup.     What disappoints me is that the ICC haven't reacted to the poor attendances - would it be so difficult to introduce say a $5/10 entrance fee at the turnstiles for locals on matchday?   Looks rather logical to me.