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Seems conflicting reports about the validity of this. Maybe @Shadow Puppets knows better? Personally I don’t see the attraction of Boxpark? Maybe atmosphere and proximity to the stadium I suppose. Can’t deny there was seemingly huge demand for it.

Maybe historically, but nowadays it’s so easy for large London clubs to fill the ground. West Ham went from 35k to 62k no bother. Anyway, as I say I don’t really want to get into it too much, as it’s all a bit ‘my dad’s bigger than your dad’. Ourselves, Everton, West Ham all have very large fanbases, if obviously a step down from the global attraction of Man Utd and Liverpool.

Out of contract in 2027. Don’t sell this summer and the price only goes down.

Never getting 10 for Pope with his age and contract situation. I’d think 5 would be good (if we were to sell).

Don’t think I would agree with that argument, but not one I’d particularly want to get into either. If they’re selling out this stadium every single week whilst continuing to be mediocre at best, then good luck to them. Tbf, I’d expect all established, historically big PL teams to be doing that (see West Ham).

He’s potentially England’s keeper for the next 10 years. There be plenty cheaper but not many better.

All about the content innit.

Gonna be some incredible fume if he signs for us and takes Pickford’s England place.

Fine to encourage the touting of these tickets but be absolute hell on if it was a match ticket…

If there’s one thing folk in the East Stand have been crying out for, it’s a vegan pie.

Will only have one year left on his contract come the summer, so not sure about that.

Wonder what happens with Pope if a new keeper comes in? Presume that would be him done if Dubs is staying?

Highlight of the article:

Never see Martinez doing this do you, the fraud.

I can see how their matchday revenue would be higher. As you say, London, and I’d assume there’s more corporate at the Emirates than at Anfield (even after the redevelopment). But surely Liverpool are ahead in other aspects? Their global fanbase is probably only behind Man Utd, Madrid and Barca? Will be bigger than Arsenal’s anyway. And therefore does that not allow them to get bigger and better sponsorship deals? The other stuff like player sales and CL money is a little bit cyclical, and may vary between time periods as to who is doing better.

Out of interest, did they still expect to be able to get a ticket for the final?

Why more than Liverpool?

A fair bit less than that, although I’m not sure the actual amount is public knowledge. Media reports said Brighton initially wanted £5m but ‘a deal was struck’.

Of course, and releasing the numbers wouldn’t give you anything definitive necessarily, but it would just help. Just feels to me like there’s often a lot of unnecessary stress for some fans.

Yeah, but I reckon if you were/are in Pot 4 or 5 you’d have felt a lot better and clearer in your thinking and planning if you could have just seen the actual numbers. I don’t understand why it always has to be a secret?

Surely them just winning 7-0 distorts it back the other way?

The club could have saved a lot of anxiety and guesswork by just releasing the numbers in Pots 1-5. I know they’re anal about membership numbers being ‘sensitive information’ so they could have kept Pot 6 numbers to themselves. Releasing the 1-5 numbers surely wouldn’t have been sensitive to any degree?

Is it still all Rashford’s fault?

Nunez has plenty of excellent physical attributes. But he always looks like someone that started playing football 10 months ago.