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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2009 12:53:00 GMT 1
What's everybodies view on season ticket prices. Should the club go back to 'normal' season ticket prices to try and raise some revenue for the club, or would people prefer 'cheap' season tickets.
Given the improvement that we've seen this season under Mr Hoyle's Leadership, I'd be happy to pay over the £300 pound marker, if it helps the club develop.
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Post by martin27 on Jan 11, 2009 12:57:02 GMT 1
idealy it would be nice to raise the price for the club.realisticly tho £100 tickets would give us a decent attendance,and make it more affordable in these hard times
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Post by Dell12 on Jan 11, 2009 13:00:03 GMT 1
Good thread! Next season is the first time i'm going to have to pay full wack for a season ticket, so ideally i'd like to pay as little as possible for a ticket. Thats said if we are in the Championship i'd be more than willing to pay £300ish though I think a better strategy would be to have the tickets at £200ish.
THis season has been great to see the stadium full. In the past 7 or 8 years supporting Town attendances up to this season have been steadily declining really, with the odd acception. If Hoyle has some sense he'll keep prices down especially with the credit cruch. We could also do something like Bradford whereby if 10,000 signed up for a ticket they all got a free one or something? Or maybe if we reached 10,000 season tickets their prices could be reduced and reduced again if we reached 15,000 or something?
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Post by BEAST on Jan 11, 2009 13:02:38 GMT 1
I would of liked to select both options on the poll. Theres no doubt whatever the price ill be getting one, however i want to see them cheap again, i love to see the stadium full.
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Post by jimmymac1964 on Jan 11, 2009 13:03:54 GMT 1
What's everybodies view on season ticket prices. Should the club go back to 'normal' season ticket prices to try and raise some revenue for the club, or would people prefer 'cheap' season tickets. Given the improvement that we've seen this season under Mr Hoyle's Leadership, I'd be happy to pay over the £300 pound marker, if it helps the club develop. £200 IS A REALISTIC price!!!mr hoyle is not daft>>>he would rather put bums on seats than have the stadium 2 3rds empty>>>>when we go up this season and into the championship if season tickets were £200 we would get 18,000,,,,,,,,if we stayed down and season tickets were £300 we would get 8,000 season ticket holders....if we also stayed down and season ticket prices were £200 we would possibly get 12,000.......TTID.....LIKE I SAY MR HOYLE AINT DAFT and i,m sure he will keep our supporters happy,,,,,
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Post by martin27 on Jan 11, 2009 13:05:49 GMT 1
i agree we need a strategy,especially for people in the same situation as me.who have teenage sons its a lot easier bringing the next generation to watch the town when it is affordable,it can only help the club long term surley
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Post by shawsie on Jan 11, 2009 13:08:54 GMT 1
We have seen what good realistic prices and a new competent manager have done to the atmosphere at home games in recent weeks - we now have a fairly full stadium with a positive and buoyant group of supporters who are now beginning to travel away in numbers again. Am not sure if £100 is feasible for another season, but if the rest of this season mirrors the last month or so, at £150 a pop there wont be many who wouldnt renew. As Russ says earlier though, DH is not daft and i am sure the pricing will reflect the economic conditions and also the need to progress upwards.
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Post by Captainslapper on Jan 11, 2009 13:09:31 GMT 1
Id pay 300 of course, but I think if Hoyle thinks its possible Id like to see a kind of half-way price of around 200. Times are hard for a lot of people at the moment and for a lot of the 'new' ST holders a leap from 100 to 300 might be enough to put them off. If we're still in L1 a price of 300 would probably see us go back to the hardcore 8000-9000 ST holders. If they could make it 200 then we 'may' keep around half the extra 7000 ST this seasons offer has attracted.
I actually think DH will make them around the 240-250 mark
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Post by terrierng on Jan 11, 2009 13:14:23 GMT 1
got to be as cheap as poss,especially if we are still in league one,would sell the same again at these prices but 300 quid and we would be lucky to sell 7k,loads of people will pick and choose the games again,especially people like myself who normally take 2 kids,sorry but football in general for a family man is an expensive pass time ,hoyle did a fantastic gesture this season,brought a new generation of fans through,but these could easily be lost to sky tv if it gets unaffordable.
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Post by henseventee on Jan 11, 2009 13:17:20 GMT 1
Of course the tricky bit is that the only voice we'll have on the KSDL board will become a minor shareholder at Town at the end of the season, so agreeing for a 'reduced crowd figure into the formula' might not be quite so straightforward and stadium rental could subsequently rocket.
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Post by jimmymac1964 on Jan 11, 2009 13:17:56 GMT 1
We have seen what good realistic prices and a new competent manager have done to the atmosphere at home games in recent weeks - we now have a fairly full stadium with a positive and buoyant group of supporters who are now beginning to travel away in numbers again. Am not sure if £100 is feasible for another season, but if the rest of this season mirrors the last month or so, at £150 a pop there wont be many who wouldnt renew. As Russ says earlier though, DH is not daft and i am sure the pricing will reflect the economic conditions and also the need to progress upwards. put it this way shawsie i,v never had a season ticket in my life although i go to most saturday home games but miss the mid week ones through work.like alot of you on here i,v travelled the lengh of the country watching town and abroad and been supporting this club since the age of 11 years old>>never have i thought so much about the chairman as i do now...to be fair in this current economic downfall £300 is a awful lot of money and i myself would not want to pay this price!!BUT I,M SAYING THIS NOW FOR EVERYONE TO HEAR if it is £300 then i will buy one JUST FOR THE SAKE OF OUR NEW CHAIRMAN WHO I THINK DESERVES MY MONEY because he supports our great club just like me AND YOU LOT!!!!when i hand my £300 over i know its going to a good cause AND IN CAPABLE HANDS!!!!having said that i dont think mr hoyle will resort back to the £300 bracket!!!£200 is a nice figure in my opinion....TTID
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Post by martin27 on Jan 11, 2009 13:19:36 GMT 1
if they go to £300 quid me and my young terriers wont be going,and how many would think the same,its ok to be a single lad saying me and my mates would pay £300,but it wont put as many bums on seats,plus Bradford *hity would would get bigger gates than us how embarrasing
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Post by henseventee on Jan 11, 2009 13:21:00 GMT 1
I *definitely* wouldn't be buying mine and the kids ticket at £300...would just end up going to 10 or 15 away games (instead of the 6 or 7 I currently manage) and coming to watch the home games against the 4 or 5 teams that are actually draws in their own right.
I've been a season ticket holder since we moved grounds, and paid on the day to 80 or 90% of home games in the 6 or 7 seasons prior to that.
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Post by terrierng on Jan 11, 2009 13:23:40 GMT 1
300 pound for an adult one means around 500 for me with 2 kids,its okay mentioning 300 if your single,i think hoyle will realise this however and also think the tickets will be fairly cheap again,capt is it right town will get the revenue from the pies/beer again after this season,if so the more people in are gonna spend more.
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Post by stevvy on Jan 11, 2009 13:24:56 GMT 1
bradford's gates are irrelevant as they constantly do various cheap ST offers rather than full price anyway-personally i'd say between £175-225 is roughly what it'll be (depending on the stand you sit in obviously) i think deano knows that putting them up £200 in 1 go,especially if we're still in league 1,would probably be a bad idea,but whatever the cost i'll be buying 1
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Post by amstel on Jan 11, 2009 13:25:05 GMT 1
I agree that we should try to keep the numbers up by pricing them realistically and not frightening off those who came because it's a bargain. So how about having 2 tiers of season tickets, charging, say, £50 extra for reserved seats, and those with with unreserved seats just getting what's left? It solves the problem where at the moment you know lots of seats are empty, but don't know which they are until the match starts (for example if you bring a friend or have a friend with a season ticket not next to you).
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Post by shawsie on Jan 11, 2009 13:28:34 GMT 1
Of course the tricky bit is that the only voice we'll have on the KSDL board will become a minor shareholder at Town at the end of the season, so agreeing for a 'reduced crowd figure into the formula' might not be quite so straightforward and stadium rental could subsequently rocket. That is indeed a tricky one hen - unfortunately we dont know all the facts on this, but it would be extremely galling to say the least if town are "victimised" by the success of their season ticket pricing, purely because the giants simply dont and never will attract big crowds!If this is likely, then DH and FFA have to put concerted pressure onto Mr Davy and the council to get it sorted once and for all!
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Post by far on Jan 11, 2009 13:29:04 GMT 1
when the 100 quid offer was released they also said that 2009/10 ST prices would be the same as 2007/8 prices so if we went up we would be paying league 1 prices for championship football
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Post by jimmymac1964 on Jan 11, 2009 13:29:47 GMT 1
300 pound for an adult one means around 500 for me with 2 kids,its okay mentioning 300 if your single,i think hoyle will realise this however and also think the tickets will be fairly cheap again,capt is it right town will get the revenue from the pies/beer again after this season,if so the more people in are gonna spend more. I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU MATE!!!!!its alright for the likes of me who i only have to worry about myself coz my mrs and daughter dont entertain football and are not interested>>>but for the likes of you who have kids and the others who take there mrs,s it works out a dear do..infact I DONT KNOW HOW PEOPLE DO IT!!!last season when i did,nt have a season i would blow around£80 on a saturday,,,,this season its only about £50 but tell ya summet ITS BEEN A DAMN GOOD DAY OUT ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by martin27 on Jan 11, 2009 13:34:30 GMT 1
when the 100 quid offer was released they also said that 2009/10 ST prices would be the same as 2007/8 prices so if we went up we would be paying league 1 prices for championship football so does this mean this thread is pointless
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Post by bee1 on Jan 11, 2009 13:38:33 GMT 1
If you remember when the cheap season ticket offer was announced last April, the club did say that season ticket prices for the 2009/2010 season would be at the 2007/2008 season ticket prices. That being for me at the early bird price for the Antich stand £295.00.
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Post by martin27 on Jan 11, 2009 13:39:38 GMT 1
i get confused what year is it now?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2009 13:42:01 GMT 1
when the 100 quid offer was released they also said that 2009/10 ST prices would be the same as 2007/8 prices so if we went up we would be paying league 1 prices for championship football so does this mean this thread is pointless It's a hypothetical question really, as if the members of DATM are gonna dictate what the season ticket price is.
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Post by shawsie on Jan 11, 2009 13:42:07 GMT 1
when the 100 quid offer was released they also said that 2009/10 ST prices would be the same as 2007/8 prices so if we went up we would be paying league 1 prices for championship football so does this mean this thread is pointless No - the worsening economic outlook will undoubtedly have to be taken into account when assessing pricing. DH is an astute businessman but also a fan - there is little point in attracting fans in on £100 offers, then building confidence and enthusiasm with a bright new mgmt team and then knocking it all down by charging £300+ for tickets next season when many may lose jobs/have to take pay cuts etc and wont come. The historic pricing quote was done in a different era - it will be interesting to see where we are with pricing in the next few mths - i did think we may have done similar to Sadford and introduced a xmas time offer of renewal at same rate/slight increase but maybe DH has more faith in the town fans than his sadford counterpart!
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Post by ThaiTerrier2nd on Jan 11, 2009 13:42:28 GMT 1
Unreseved season tickets is a great idea, and would solve a major problem!
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Post by far on Jan 11, 2009 13:42:53 GMT 1
yeah this thread is pointless the prices will be same as 2007/8 unless hoyle decides to change his mind IMO i cant see him doing that cause with the 100 pound offer him and uncle ken footed the bill so i reckon it was a one off
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Post by jimharrogate on Jan 11, 2009 13:42:55 GMT 1
A lot depends on which division we are in and how much the football improves by the end of the season.
Championship is worth around £300 if you go to 20 games or so. Division 1- I'm not sure unless we are promotion "certs" next time if we just miss out this season.
We must remain financially secure and with the money thrown away by Stan it worries me-unless most of it was Uncle Kens and Dean is starting with no previous debt.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2009 13:49:48 GMT 1
yeah this thread is pointless the prices will be same as 2007/8 unless hoyle decides to change his mind IMO i cant see him doing that cause with the 100 pound offer him and uncle ken footed the bill so i reckon it was a one off There is a break even point though, where the revenue from cheap tickets equates to selling 7000 - 8000 at £300. Plus there is increased revenue on sales of programmes, pies, and drinks. Having said that matchday ticket sales wil be next to nothing now. Maybe Mr Hoyle will take a calculated risk, and return to 2007/2008 prices, acccepting a major drop in season ticket sales, but hoping a good run of form will see us getting a large number of fans turn up on matchday and pay at the turnstiles.
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Post by far on Jan 11, 2009 13:52:20 GMT 1
i might be wrong here but im sure i heard the money from pies and drinks dont go to us (i could be wrong)
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2009 13:53:21 GMT 1
We must remain financially secure and with the money thrown away by Stan it worries me-unless most of it was Uncle Kens and Dean is starting with no previous debt. Not sure Stan 'threw away' that much money, he actually made a few good signings, although I accept that Unsworth and Lucketti do look a little questionable, but Lucketti looked like a good signing at the time. Having said that, he did have the man management skills of Saddam Hussein
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