Thetownend.com

http://www.swindontownfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/TicketOfficeDetail/0,,10341~819055,00.html

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£18 in advance for the arkells/nationwide seem fair enough to me, but it does make the town end seem quite expensive in comparison. will only a £3 difference mean a lot of people who go in the town end for price reasons move to the arkells/nationwide?

looks as if the club are resigned to league 2 with these prices though.

Those prices don't seem too bad, good to see the cost of my season ticket hasn't gone up too.

I still think the junior prices are too high.  A club with a lower league status (obviously only if we go down) will find it harder to attract/appeal to younger fans.

Bring back kid for a quid............

Interesting, they just said on BBC RS that the town end would be £12 when bought in advance. That doesn't seem to be the case.

Apart from that fair play to the club. Excellent and unexpected reduction IMHO.

Halleluyah ... they've finally listened to the masses ...

I agree with Lady on kids prices

the main price looks ok tho for a family of four thats
thats £18 x 2 plus £14 for the kids - a grand total of £50!!

£50 for a day out with the kids and wife - thats not bad in my opinion.  I think the prices are spot on but what are the prices for season tickets?

they are on the website ... sorry I dont have a link

i think £7 is fairly good for juniors considering prices elsewhere, though i understand the potential problems with attracting people. it's not listed but i doubt the club have scrapped the family enclosure, where it's far cheaper for kids.

ash, s/t prices are on the link i gave

http://www.swindontownfc.premiumtv.co.uk/javaImages/64/34/0,,10341~2896996,00.jpg

might get a town end season ticket next year.

lifetime red's delighted at the reduced ticket prices:

"Dont be taken in by Diamandis latest offering

No adult and child package this year (last season £420)therefore my adult and child ticket is £408 a £12 saving

All this to watch 4th division football and playing the likes of Accrington rather than Forest."

Sit by me \ :D /

He's got a point, it's still too high if we go down.

At least it's moving in the right direction.

don't know what prices are in league 2 but the new prices (albeit the advance ones) are on a par with a fair few clubs in this division, which is a vast improvement.

considering most of us expected a price freeze at the very most, this is a thoroughly pleasant surprise.

Mark Devlin told me they'd be going down last weekend to be fair  8)

Not worth me getting a season ticket.  OK if I had an early bird one a bot bigger saving but if I paid 399 for a standard nationwide, its gonna save me £15 over teh season.  I like what I did this year where I bought in the week depending where we would sit etc.

My typing errors get worse! Must concentrate!

Don't forget kids of 7 and under can go FREE and as Sonic mentioned, the Arkells Enclosure had child tickets for £4 this season, which could mean a family of 4 going for as little as £36 in the NW for two little nippers or £44 in the Enclosure if they use the standard adult price with two teenagers.

Would have liked the £20 price brought down to at least £19.99, just so the bad PR can't be flung at it.  Also, the TE should have been reduced a small amount, just to keep the price difference as Sonic mentioned.

And as usual he's talking bollocks - there's an adult and child season ticket for 391 quid if bought befor 31st May.

Matchday prices for kids are still far too high tho - should be no more than a fiver, as 9 quid is a massive deterrent to the casual fan thinking "Where shall I take the kids this weekend".

But fair play, overall a very welcome move

Time to get me a student card again im thinking!

Is concessions student yeah?

Usually is, can you get NUS Cards? If so send me a PM :D

I'll have an NUS card if there's any going...

fair enough prices for league one for an adult,kids prices still to high! also keeping  increased prices for match days is stupid.

if those prices are for league 2 aswell then it is a big mistake as that is to high a price for that level of football.

I've only got one, which happens to be mine. :)

If you buy a ticket in advance am I wrong in thinking they charge you a booking fee?

Yeah a quid. Takes the piss.

So the pre bought ones are actually the advertised price plus £1

To be honest im not overly impressed by these prices and think the TE should have been dropped.Its a move in the right direction though.

It doesnt bother me ive already got my Reading season ticket for next year.

If you do it by phone I believe so.  That's been the case for a long time though, since I can ever remember buying tickets over the phone.

Just because its always been the case doesnt make it right.

I'll be getting the Early Bird Nationwide renewal, probably before the end of the season.

was it worth being molested for though?

:shock: fuck me, dont think anyone was expecting a price decrease :shock:

that said, the effect on the price for my TE season ticket is fuck all so nothing to celebrate really.

anyone got any idea if you can get the "renewal" prices even if you are changing stands? ie Town end to Nationwide?

Logically, would have thought you should be able to. Whether they've thought of that, or if they have whether they've told the ticket office, is, however, another matter. Joining us prawn sandwich munchers in the posh seats, then, Piemonte?

Loigically I would have thought that too, but this is STFC so there is little point in getting logic involved  :roll:  :D

I am considering a migration as the atmosphere in the TE is no longer good enough to offset the shit view. And obviously the NW is now less expensive.

Beer at halftime is also a very persuassive factor :beers:  :D

wahey...cheaper by 20

Yes you would be treated as a renewal if you decide to change stands as an existing ST holder. The Box Office will help you to find an available seat near the concourse bars!

what about the glory hole pi?

Cheers :beers:

I guess I'd have to start again :(

Those tickets are pretty cheap, can't really complain. Where does that put us compare to all the other teams?

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In league 2 this season (so it should actually go up on average this summer i think) the average TOP price ticket was £17ish and the average lowest price ticket as just under £14.

If they didn't change prices next year we would have the 2nd highest pay on the day top price (Bristol Rovers charging £22) and 6th highest price for the lowest ticket but sharing with 4 teams as well.

At least half of the clubs don't have a reduced ticket price for the top one though if purchased in advance, so 1 day before kick-off we are middle of the road for top prices.

As I say, this was for this season, so we might find about 2 other teams exceed our top ticket price over the summer and be very average for the lower price.

not bad prices tbh i thought it would be worse than that. for league 2 its still bad prices though. i will still be in the town end beacuse its still cheaper.

i think people would be generally more happy about prices if they could see their money being invested in players of quality,lets hope thats the case next season.if we go down and the quality of players at the club stays the same or gets worse then the club will be in big trouble.

Looking at the prices they are blatently forcing people out of the Town End, whilst im glad the main 2 stands have come down in price the TE price should have fallen by a couple of £ aswell.

Yeh my season ticket has remained the same in the Town end. Think the pricing is very good actually and with a bit of luck will attract a few more fans. Both home and away as I know alot of away supporters have been put off the idea of coming here due to the costs.

so you are happy to pay the same price for potentially basement league football?
i think you'd be in the minority,i expect season ticket sales to drop again this year

If we go down i'd be very pissed off with that tbh.

I already thought I was getting quite a good deal as i'm a student and therefore paying £135 (£5.80 per game) which I think is quite reasonable. However I do thing that many people may be tempted to leave the TE now and sit in the arkells/nationwide.

I prefer the atmosphere in the TE but for an extra £3 i can get a better view.  8)

If I stay in the TE it will be £11.60 a game again.

I'm not really sure of the logic of relegation meaning ticket prices should be lower.

If we are looking at things from a value for money perspective I'd hardly say £11.60 a game has been cracking value for some of the shite I've seen this season.  

However If we go down and do well its fair to say I will be getting better entertainment for my £11.60 p/g

Time for en masse move then....but no doubt when the money gets tight again.....

i'm actually tempted to get a season ticket for the first time ever.

i enjoy the better view from the big stands, but you can't really see much with your head clasped in your hands crying plus the atmosphere is ace in the TE

I am, but at the end of the day my mates will probably stay in the TE so I will too. Baaaaa Baaaaaa

Im pleased. I hadnt expected the prices to go down, even if we were relegated. I cant remember them going down before. But after 94-95 they might have dropped?

Its common sense that the two price bands have come more close together, it was never healthy to have such a disparity. I know people who have been to loads of Town games but havnt set a foot in the side stands for years.

The fans have won the argument this season with improved attendances at the reduced ticket matches, so well done to everyone who got the extra 2000 odd at Rotherham and the extra 1000 at Blackpool and McDons.

I'm quite pleased with those prices as well.  Having a matchday prices does my nut, but I'll live.