Season Ticket Prices

[DV]

The prices for renewal are fine and even the full price for new customers is probably in line with other league 1 clubs.

It's funny how lots of people expect the board to splash cash all over the place, but complain about paying for tickets themselves! (This is not aimed at anyone in particular)

I dont think the price is the sticking point for most. Its the deadlines.

However, a new season ticket for someone who isnt renewing at the last minute for £399. I bet there are Premiership season tickets that are cheaper than that.

[herthab]

To be honest, most of the 'casuals' that got one this season wouldn't have renewed unless the price dropped dramatically and that was never going to happen, not when the board are trying to make us financially secure.

For existing ST holders, the main concern is the renewal cut-off, not the price. Which is the same as this season.

Saying that, I agree that the TE should've been reduced by more than a tenner a season!

[Colin Todd]

I'm not all that bothered. I can afford to pay the early bird price so its a price freeze for me.

Some vaild points to the people who are outraged.

- Last season the board offered the best deal in redent history to try and get 6000 ST's. It failed.

- under 10's now go free, currently its under 7's ?

-The increase in total price paid on the instalment plan including the interest still makes it less than the early bird plus price. this makes it a 9% total increase in cost comparte to this season and you get to pay monthly. not that bad.

- The interest rate isnt that bad compared to the Credit card market currently. its no bargain either but its not a rip off in my view.

- the prices are still a lot less than we were paying 4/5 years ago

-Its not a fantastic deal like this season, but the targets were not hit so was anyone really expecting such a deal to happen again?

[herthab]

I dont think the price is the sticking point for most. Its the deadlines.

However, a new season ticket for someone who isnt renewing at the last minute for £399. I bet there are Premiership season tickets that are cheaper than that.

My season ticket the season before last (On a renewal) was £369.00.

[lambourn red]

I think we could see sub 4000 crowds next season if we start poorly , I think it is safe to say that few of the new ST holders are going to re-new after what they have witnessed this season that combined with the fact you dont know if you are paying for L1 or L2. As for the matchday rises the previous board were lambasted for charging £23 and we were not even in a recession so surely this is going to backfire massively on Fitton and Co. Unfortunately I know of 5 ST holders who will not be re-newing and at those matchday prices will not be paying on the day either, So much for a rich board full of Millionaires it will be a lonely place for them next season.

[Jamiesfuturewife]

Ive now gone from anger to considering who I could podge to get a free ticket! 

[nevillew]

Herthab and CT,

I thought I was alone in my views, thankfully not.  

Lambourn Red - it's a £30 decision if you want to know which division we're going to be in. Good to see that you're still walking in the Fitton wonderland nevertheless.

[Colin Todd]

My season ticket the season before last (On a renewal) was £369.00.

exactly.

[Paolo69]

[ Unfortunately I know of 5 ST holders who will not be re-newing and at those matchday prices will not be paying on the day either, So much for a rich board full of Millionaires it will be a lonely place for them next season.
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Thats fine and not unexpected but what price did they need to be to one get them to renew or two get them to pay on the day?

[flammableBen]

Matchday prices are shit. To be expected though.

£22 for 95ish mins of dubious entertainment is fucking bullshit. I don't care if other clubs do the same. That sort of "football's special so we can charge more" thinking is what will kill the game in the long term

[Colin Todd]

I also dont really get how people are complaining about being given the option of paying over 10 months and being charged £25 interest for it but dont want to pay monthly,  yet the same people given a theoretical extra month could get £279 cash together.

I'm not mocking anyone who is skint, but you're either skint or you're not.

Cant get £279 together by the end of April?   pay in installments.  Still works out at £13.26 a game. its not that bad.

[nevillew]

I really can't understand the "I'll go if it's £20, but not if it's £22" argument at all. It's less than the price of a burger, programme or 1 prematch drink. It's not a price decision, it's an excuse not to go to a game.

[lambourn red]

Herthab and CT,

I thought I was alone in my views, thankfully not.  

Lambourn Red - it's a £30 decision if you want to know which division we're going to be in. Good to see that you're still walking in the Fitton wonderland nevertheless.

Thanks for your judgemental reply more to do with working away from home a lot and missing mid-week games that I have decided not to re-new, money has fuck all to do with it .I was talking of new ST holders in general about paying for L1 or L2. The ones I know are just pissed off with the whole matchday experience that they are only going because they have a ST at the moment.

[lambourn red]

[ Unfortunately I know of 5 ST holders who will not be re-newing and at those matchday prices will not be paying on the day either, So much for a rich board full of Millionaires it will be a lonely place for them next season.


Thats fine and not unexpected but what price did they need to be to one get them to renew or two get them to pay on the day?

It is not down to affordability just value for money for the product you are paying for which no one can deny has been shockingly bad this season.

[Colin Todd]

It is not down to affordability just value for money for the product you are paying for which no one can deny has been shockingly bad this season.

it has, but watching football isnt a straightforward consumer transaction is it?  there is an emotional investment in it.  How much value do you judge this season to have been worth?  if you had paid £100 would you feel like it was value for money? £75?

Frankly if it were down to the quality of football we'd have had no season ticket holders for about 10 years, and the football league would have collapsed.