The Espanyol director admitted that the decreasing sales are a big problem after the club posted a drop of 4,064 from the numbers in the penultimate season.
Espanyol’s on field problems are taking their toll on the club’s off field activities. The Catalan club are 19th in La Liga points table with three defeats and one draw to show for from their four domestic outings, results that have affected their
season ticket sales.
Collet shared that Los Parakeets have seen their season ticket sales have seen a sharp decline, claiming that they have to sell 4,064 more tickets to emulate their 2011/12 campaign’s results. The Catalan club have posted sales of 29,136 tickets thus far.
However, the boardroom executive claimed that the decreased sales cannot be wholly attributed to the club’s performances in La Liga, claiming that it is an economic issue afflicting Spanish clubs. He stated that there is a high percentage of fans who have
not renewed their tickets which is a cause of concern.
“It is a difficult time and many clubs have had this problem. The high percentage of club members who are not renewing their ticket is an economic issue,” the CEO’s statement posted on the club’s official website read.
Collet shared that it is difficult to attribute the entire problem to financial crisis gripping the Iberian Peninsula, admitting that the sporting success has hampered the fans enthusiasm. He also pointed towards the slackness at the boardroom level as one
of the reason for their current problems.
“We cannot turn our backs on reality and say that this is entirely because of the crisis, however. There are people who have been upset by the last two seasons, either at a sporting level or at the board of directors.”
Nevertheless, Collet made it clear that Espanyol’s financial conditions have constricted their approaches to strengthen their sporting ambitions, while also hitting out against the economic controls being shoved down their throats by UEFA and LFP.
“The project will be affected by the budget that we have in place and we must be disciplined. The economic controls from UEFA and the Spanish League (LFP) are increasingly stringent.”
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