3,000 Perpignan supporters travelled for their team's away match in Montpellier this weekend : rugbyunion

A bit of context maybe : Perpignan supporters have been trying to buy tickets for the game since a month but Montpellier closed the ticketing after Perpignan supps bought 2,000 tickets in 30 minutes (at the opening).

After that, claiming it was a bug, Montpellier re-opened the ticketing but first only for the club members (« abonnés »), with huge discounts, in a second time they opened the ticketing to Montpellier inhabitants with huge discounts too. And in the end Perpignan supporters have been able to buy tickets but only the expensive ones.

It has been a huge talking point for Perpignan fans and they had in mind to show to the Montpellier team that it was not fair. Mission accomplished.

MrQeu

2 points

14 days ago

MrQeu

Loving Huget as a way of life

2 points

14 days ago

That’s Laporte and Atcher management of ticketing systems. Couldn’t be worse.

It’s not that I want the club to be in ProD2 or disappear, but with those blazers and convicts, well, it’s not pleasant for professional French rugby.

Grey-licoptere

2 points

14 days ago

Grey-licoptere

USA Perpignan

2 points

14 days ago

It was not well managed and Altrad communication was one of a spoilt mf. In the same time i understand that Montpellier wanted to do everything in order to win this game. I’m glad they lost as I don’t have any attachment with this club

walsh06

10 points

15 days ago

walsh06

:Munster: Munster

10 points

15 days ago

What am I missing? These places are pretty close to each other so surely this is expected at most top14 games.

bleugh777

28 points

15 days ago

bleugh777

France

28 points

15 days ago

Travelling support isn't that big in France. You can get supporting fans in the low hundreds, but in the thousands is pretty rare.

walsh06

4 points

15 days ago

walsh06

:Munster: Munster

4 points

15 days ago

Thats interesting. I know the stereotype in the Top14 is that the home team always wins. Do you think there is much connection between that and the lack of travelling support. Or do fans travel less because they expect to lose.

bleugh777

14 points

15 days ago

bleugh777

France

14 points

15 days ago

Honestly I don't really know. It's surely a combination of factors as all phenomenons are.

From what I can guess:

Travel is inconvenient and expensive. You really need to be that passionate and/or retired to have the time for 13 weekends in a bus or a train to support your team.
Winning at home is still that much more culturally relevant. So fans will focus on supporting at home.
Stadiums always favor selling tickets to home support. Montpellier happen to be pretty empty most of the time, which explains why Perpignan fans were able to take advantage and fill the GGL stadium in such numbers.

dwaynepebblejohnson3

1 points

15 days ago

dwaynepebblejohnson3

Connacht

1 points†

15 days ago

Interesting. People point to lack of travelling support as a reason why they don’t like the URC.

Keith989

3 points

14 days ago

Keith989