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Pompey season ticket sales fall - but there's a reason
Pompey season ticket sales fall - but there's a reason
Tuesday, 19th Jun 2018 22:05 by pompey-fans.com staff

Pompey are putting a brave face on news they are likely to sell fewer season tickets than last season.

They have shifted more than 7,000 for the new season but say they are unlikely to match last year's tally of 14,000.

But they say last year's figure was a one-off and they are happy this year's sales compare well with previous summers.

CEO Mark Catlin told The News: 'We have now gone through the 7,000 barrier, but I think we’ll probably fall short of last year’s 14,000, if I am being honest. Last year was a fluke year in regards of a new league, new manager and new owner, so there was a lot of enthusiasm — it was a perfect storm in regards of season-ticket sales.

‘We knew that was a little bit of a one-off, so our aim this time is to get as near as we can get to that figure. Privately, we have set ourselves a target and are on course to hit that target.

‘I don’t think we are going to be that far short, while existing figures are still on for the second-best season since coming out of administration. But we are slightly behind last year’s figure.

‘There remains a chance we could still go close (to last year), you never know. We have the end of the month, people get paid and we are still well within the realms of we could beat last year’s figures.

‘But this time last year you could tell by a mile we were better than previous years. Compared to last year, we are just behind. You have to be realistic, the sales are still fantastic, incredible for where we are and still fantastic compared to previous years, well in advance.’

Pompey's 2018-19 fixtures are published on Thursday morning.

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