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This again. Shows how far we've come in a year - just over one year on and we're in about the same place we were last year (except possibly in slightly lower position in the table). Anyone got any idea when prices etc are being released?

Nope, only that last year was 20th Feb
http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/14291088.Swindon_Town_season_tickets_frozen_for_a_third_season/?ref=mr&lp=15

And that it was even earlier the year before (9th Feb), the first window "closed" on 28th Feb..

www.swindontownfc.co.uk/documents/st-15-16-brochurefinal247-2259535.pdf

So any minute now really. The cynic in me says they are waiting for a good spell to try and maximize sales. But that's got to be BS, they surely have to have the finance companies set up and the like.

Maybe they are re-jigging to try to accommodate the prospect of division 4 football.

I'm happy for it to be later rather than sooner.

I might get a ST for next season.

That's all.

Not sure if true or not but someone on twitter said a week or so they had heard that finance option was no more.

Cant see it myself, as that would be business suicide

bloody hope not.

it's bloody useful that, especially when you only get two or three week early bird window, it's a fair chunk just to play it.

True, but the other option is that we could have saved up beforehand knowing we could pay it off in full in March.

Yes, some people may not be able to afford the saving up front, but not everyone. Unless this is just an excuse.

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If people have used the instalment plan over the last few seasons, then they wouldn't be likely to save the same amount in addition to the monthly payments, that would be 75 quid a month, which for many people is a big outlay.

exactly so herthab, last payment for last year was December.

let's see if the rumour is true..

To do that though, people would have had to have known it was going to be cancelled? Otherwise, Batch's point stands

official Twitter says they are working on it (st)..

@batch_2001 We're still working on things behind the scenes. We'll let you know as soon as there's some news 👍

Club headline on FB:

Williams back to being a coach 2017/18!

See Season ticket details below

anyone know what the junior red membership u18 is... can't recall that being there before.... may have missed it

https://www.eticketing.co.uk/swindontown/memberships.aspx?findmembership=0 (https://www.eticketing.co.uk/swindontown/memberships.aspx?findmembership=0)

probably just a ticketing mistake, here's hoping they've reduced the u18 prices next season :) :)

(edit, yes I know we are already in 16/17 before anyone says anything,  junior red has always been u10/u11 depending on season...)

I started reading this thread from the start, thinking it was new news about season tickets. The grumbles and other comments seemed to ring true for this season so far. Then I came to a comment I had posted and got all confused. Then I noticed the dates!!!

Definitely a 'doh' moment, but the atmosphere of negativity about the club and the "will I / won't I" renew stuff is pretty similar.

FWIW I'll be renewing for our next Div 4 adventure. And I suspect I'll get mildly excited during the close season anticipating transfers and the new kit. After all, footy isn't that serious a business*.



*Unless going bust becomes a real possibility.

NEWS 🗞️ | We'll be launching our 1⃣7⃣/1⃣8⃣ Season Ticket prices next Tuesday - Keep an  👀 eye out for further details then.

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Prices frozen. Thought there might have been a slight reduction


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family packs are cheaper and more flexible this year.

me and the u18 lad was £500 last year, £460 this. side stands only and need to be sat together...u11 remains £30 for jr robins membership..

so £40 off, nothing earth shattering if we go down mind..

credit where credits due. Freezing costs has to be a good thing in todays climate?

You will never get anywhere with that attitude to the present regime....  ;)

Power lover!

Is that an intentional weather related gag?

if we go down people will look at it like the toblerone scandal.

relieved he's not put them up tbh.. underwhelmed but relieved

There has been a reduction on the average price, with lower prices for u21s and better/cheaper family options.

unless you are 2 adults and an u11... which as a mate is he has just realised 2 adults and an u18 is cheaper...

I know..I know.. get the cheaper one then. But his son enjoys the jr red Xmas party, etc..

Probably going to get one in the Town End and pay £30 to get my daughter on the system before her Bristol City family try and lure her in...

Not a grumble but why would you choose to pay over 9 months of instalments over the 10 instalment option? The terms seem bizarre

10 month only available in phase 1 period. So I don't think it's so much people choosing 9 vs 10 as a case of ensuring people who don't buy/renew during phase 1 will still be paid up at the same time

I guess it does force people to buy/renew sooner. If you're going to pay by instalments it's a no brainer though isn't it?

I'd have thought so, yes, esp with the admin fee on the 9 months

Isn't phase 1 only for renewals? The 9 month option is open for new ST's as well as renewals. (At least that's how I read it)

No, there's phase 1 prices for new season tickets quoted in the leaflet thingy they sent out today

Maybe I should put my glasses on....

Good to hear of at least a freeze.

Not for me....I missed this season thankfully and next will be the same.

Whatever division we are in im hoping that Williams goes back to coaching.

Agree with this. The only exception being I've renewed - I still get a buzz from going, even if the season as a whole is an anticlimax.

anybody previously had separate adult/u18 tickets but now fall into family plan?

presume I need to go to shop to convert, online still showing as £500?

Was wondering the other day if having something to play for, be it play offs or avoiding relegation, is preferable to just bumbling along in mid table for a whole season?

A safe mid table season has probably been a rarity over the last 30 years or so and certainly for this decade so far.

But yeah, I will be renewing.
Hopefully a buzz due to excitement next season and not more nerves and increased blood pressure.

I did that last year - went from separates to family, I went into the shop and they sorted it all out straight away

thanks

Just renewed. It let me renew mine, plus 2 under 11's, but only allowed my to renew Junior Red membership for 1 of them? Either I've saved 30 quid or they'll be a kid left outside the ground for the first match next season......

How does this finance option work then if you're doing it online? I assume there is some sort of paperwork to fill out

Its easy, just click finance option and fill out your details

Yep fill in details select finance option, the credit check is done online and they confirm there and then, finally to confirm you get a pin number by text to enter in just to make sure you are happy to sign off.

Al done in 10 mins from start to finish. A few days later you get a letter in the post telling you the date of the first direct debit payment.

I filled mine in - no problem.  Tried to get a second one for somebody else and it would only allow it to do it in my name!!  Popped into the shop and a very pleasant young lady called Vikki sorted it out in five minutes!  Now I am left wondering why did I bother to renew after all the frustrations of this season - would have sold a lot more if Power had announced a change of manager/head coach!!

also if like me you previously had separate adult and (eg) u18 tickets the online renewal still charges you the individual prices rather than family price.

the shop can change it and pretty soon after you can go through the credit application online in your own time...

I've been really undecided about renewing, but bowed to pressure from my son.  I've llogged in to my account and clicked on find/renew season tickets expecting to see our seats listed.  Instead I just get a plan of the ground and seem to have to select seats as if we're new season ticket holders?

Obviously I've left it to the last minute and now can't ring or go into the shop, so can anyone on here help? Also, it's struck me that up until yesterday when I had a text saying phase 1 ended today, I've had no communication about renewal at all, nothing through the post or by email!

Have you tried going to your basket? I kept getting a message saying I hadn't chosen seats but when I went to my basket my renewal was in there.

I think it took me about 20 tries to get to that stage mind you, so don't give up  :suicide:

What a bloody fiasco.  Turns out mine and my son's season tickets are under my dad's account hence why I couldn't see them.  No idea how that's happened as last season I renewed them through my account.  Probably explains why I've had no letter or email from the club about renewing.

We've just renewed after nearly 2 hours of assing about, but the price was £500 instead of £460, so I'll be ringing the club on Monday to try and get that sorted.  Surely the new pricing structure should have been there. What a shit system.

Sre they'll sort it Jo

Ive renewed and clinging to the hope we'll get a small refund like the other year when we go down :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

Haven't renewed for the first time in probably 10 years.
Not because of Williams, Power or because we're shit, just because my priorities have changed.
I'll go to the odd game.

Pressing the purchase button was orgasmic.

Having a kid does that. I had to give up when my kids were born. Suddenly 2 wages 2 mouths becomes 1 wage and 3 mouths.

First time you in 10 years I haven't renewed either. Even when we were shit before when Paul Hart led us to L2 I still wanted to be part of the rollercoaster. That feeling currently does not exist for me. Feel quite disconnected as a supporter. Would rather put my money into the trust instead. I'll just be one of those annoying fans that will just turn up now and again next season.

Ha, so my finance application has been declined becausefor some reason my season ticket was under my dad's account instead of mine. As it's a different name and address to what I've applied for the finance in, Zebra have declined it.

What a bloody shambles.  Can't do anything until Monday when I ring the club.  I'm just waiting for them to say I'll now have to pay the phase 2 price!

blimey, bit of a palava then. hope they sort

Just use the £10 nationwide tickets for another season when sponsorship runs out. That's what I'm doing and putting the difference and a bit more into the trust. I'm working on the basis we won't sell out. Think I'm safe.

I'm sure they will sort it out on Monday at Phase 1 prices Jo. Try to speak to Jason or at least get someone in the club shop. Make sure it's not some muppet from Ticketmaster.

I've renewed. Worked out it is my 12th consecutive season ticket now.

All sorted, although my dad ended up going to the ticket office, because the phone line goes to ticket master who couldn't help!

Seems like the systems aren't linked, as the ticket office still had my old address, but eticketing shows my new one. Still no idea how our seats had been linked to my dad's account. Apparently it was a bit of a palava getting it sorted and at the cheaper price, but thanks to Jason at the ticket office for sorting it.

yeay, all's well that ends well I guess.

I bought 1 adult and 2 kids, then they had the audacity to phone me and say the pricing was wrong on their website.

Told them to get fucked and I'm not paying the difference


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Well done you.  How much did you do the club for then

hahaha, wtf. was it different from the pdf then? how on earth did you manage to pay the wrong price - who took the wrong money?

The website calculated it as £15 less than in the brochure

Just to keep any existing season ticket holders up to speed, just been down the shop and apparently despite saying existing st holders would merely have their tickets automatically done for next season you will have to go down and collect new tickets from July!!  Something to do with the words Div. 1 appearing on the old tickets!!

You're correct they have the EFL League One logo on the back

are they planning on telling anyone that ? Or just wait for the ensuing chaos come august

I have no idea, it was just mentioned in passing in the shop!!

Shouldn't affect too many people anyhow.     :clap:

Thanks, even our season tickets have been relegated.

Best not put EFL on them at all this time ;)

:)

When the 1st league table on the Beeb website comes out pre-season, we'll only be out of the relegation slots to the Conference courtesy of Wycombe and Yeovil, if FGR come up.  Tranny's promotion would bump us up to the relative safety of 21st.

You'd best make sure you stock up on a bumper box of tissues for that, then

I'm sure if there's one thing Reg has got plenty of it's tissues.

Got a 20 quid voucher for the shop in the post this morning as renewed early. They have reverted prices back to phase 1 according to the letter.

ooooh, decent

I just got the voucher too. A late charm offensive from Mr Power.

Some of the comments on the facebook group regarding this are gold.

Although a very small step in the right direction I doubt it will have fans rushing to buy season tickets.

I don't think that's the intention is it?

just to check, it's presumably only for adult season ticket holders, right?

only got 1 voucher anyway, thought the u16 might have got £5 or £10

Going by others, yes it's only for adult tickets

Correct, it's a good will gesture to those who have already purchased, not a way to get more sales, but they have also reverted prices to Phase 1 (probably be announced Monday)

thanks, not shit changed then!

oh and the club did announce revised st ticket prices on Twitter this morning

Ah right, must have missed that

Also a issue number on the bottom right hand side of the Ticket.

mines 2000 so I'm guess over 2000 adult ST tickets sold (so far)

Mine was 95

Mine was 7500

I smell a rat..

I got one (number 888), but my son didn't (he has an U21 ticket)

2090 here. I did notice the letter from Lee was hand signed though. I think had there been 8,000 he might have got quite a sore wrist  :girlgiggle:

Probably got Williams to sign the letters as part of his severance pay

This is the give-away. These numbers aren't serial numbers or total sold or anything. They're "Good fan points". And they've marked Tans' card as a bit of a tosser :)

He probably wanted us to get relegated so the season ticket sales would drop and he wouldn't have to sign so many. Cos then he'd have to spend money. On a new pen or something. BOOOO

And they would be right!

I haven't even received one, so will ring tomorrow.

Dear Jo,

It is with regret that we have decided not to provide you with a season ticket for the forthcoming season as we feel it is time we part company.  Over the years we have grown apart, what with you wanting to see success and the club now being happy to languish in the lower echelons.  We hope you have fun finding a new Saturday past time, unless you fancy putting out some cones mid week, in which case we have an opening you may be interested in.

All the best

STFC

 :D Brilliant.

I can confirm this is definitely the case - just checked mine and it's 240, or "marginally better than that pig fucker Tans" as it's known in the trade :)

Rob was actually near enough spot on.  Turns out Zebra Finance never received my paperwork, the club still had my old address (despite it being changed twice) and therefore my season ticket has not been renewed.

Fair play to the girl in the shop who's gone out of her way to get it sorted over the last hour and ended up having to do the application on my behalf, because I wasn't able to select the correct price.  She had to release mine and my son's seats onto general sale momentarily begore reselecting the,  but remarked ' I don't think there's any risk of the seats going, season tickets aren't exactly flying out the door'.

Not sure we've ever been a club where season tickets fly out the door tbh

you'd think that they wouldn't make the comment if sales were normal though.

but we knew that anyway, nobody reduces prices for a laugh.

They will with this new appointment, I bet our happy band are beside themselves with excitement!

And Teddy is clearly your other half, so this all begins to take shape, ITK.

Damn, this is how townend80 felt.

I can confirm this is definitely the case - just checked mine and it's 240, or "marginally better than that pig fucker Tans" as it's known in the trade Smiley.


'I CAN CONFIRM TANS IS NOW INTO GOATS'

What a strange business STFC is. I've been a season ticket holder for 10 straight seasons but chose not to renew. Any self respecting business would surely engage with one of its customers if it decided to stop doing business with you. No follow up letters, no phone calls, nothing. Almost as if the club/Power couldn't give a shit. The Trust on the other hand consistently email me to entice me back.

tbf, that's nothing new, the club's always been bad at that. Totally agree they should be chasing up people who don't renew though.

Bought 2xST's in the DRS yesterday. Although averaging about 20 homes game a season haven't bothered with ST's for donkeys years, through a combination of cant be arsed and also the concern of being sat next to the same moaning idiot - of which we have our fair share - for a whole season. Out of interest anyone on here in row I??

Dipped put last season as i was sick and tired of the same bullshit 'tippy tappy its the swindon way dont ya know'.  I missed my team and whilst i am not a fan of power actually believe flitcroft could be a good call.  So i relent against my instinct about backing power and decide to get a season ticket only to find the websites not selling them WTF.

https://www.eticketing.co.uk/swindontown/details/event.aspx?itemref=1921

Mickey mouse must be running the club.......you just cant make this shit up turning money away for no reason.... :suicide:

Working for me, just click season tickets at the top, select this season then chose the seat you want.

My mate has 2 for sale

In the time it took you to whinge, you could have called the club and got some help...

Went on the website and just managed to select one.

Think the problems in the chair here :)

Tbf, when I use that link I get the 'service is no longer available' notice

The issue is only if you use a really rare device called an apple iPad.  Thats proper retarded i hope they arent paying the numpty who selected this for a booking site

Call the ticket office.

On sale for next season with a ten day early bird window

https://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/news/2018/february/weareswindon---201819-season-tickets-now-on-sale/

Interesting choice...