|
Post by willo on May 18, 2021 0:02:48 GMT 1
I admire your optimism......think it will be more like 8-10k. If our early signings are of the calibre of last summer / January just gone, that will probably make the minds up of many fans. There just needs to be some statement of intent from the club that they are at least trying to compete in the top half of the division. Another near guaranteed season of struggle will not be palatable to the masses. Exactly where I’m at. Just need the club to show the fans with this summer transfer window the calibre of player we’re looking at isn’t going to see us struggling near the bottom of the table once again next season.
|
|
|
Post by willo on May 18, 2021 0:05:14 GMT 1
I expect most of the 11,000 who renewed last season on the back of having a price freeze for three years will carry on with the saving they will make. I said like many people I would wait to see what division we where in before renewing and have now renewed, as I expect most others will do the same. I think we will shift 14-15k for the start of the season. I admire your optimism......think it will be more like 8-10k. I think 14-15k, even without the current problems, is being wildly optimistic with what has been served up recently. Reckon 8-10k is more on the money although I stand to be corrected.
|
|
|
Post by rubicon on May 18, 2021 6:37:18 GMT 1
Absolutely no point for me. I made the mistake when it was only £249 of buying one, when I could get to 12 home games on a Senior £20 for the same price. Living 90 miles away, getting older, dad no longer around for accommodation, at £299 I'll be able to get to as many games as I want I imagine. Night games are pretty much a no go these days, driving home in the dark, isn't for me these days. ( Don't ask me why, but I've never really thought of staying over for a night game, but do sometimes at weekends. Maybe I'll give it a go.)
|
|
digs
Andy Booth Terrier
Posts: 3,867
|
Post by digs on May 18, 2021 11:01:37 GMT 1
Had a season ticket for years but i kept my money in my pocket last season with all the shit going on,and I'm not paying extra for missing one season,I think they have fucked up a bit
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on May 18, 2021 11:25:02 GMT 1
Had a season ticket for years but i kept my money in my pocket last season with all the shit going on,and I'm not paying extra for missing one season,I think they have fucked up a bit Same here, Had a season ticket for 10 years, Didnt buy one the season just gone, And didnt ask for any sort of refund when i could have done the season before. My thoughts at the time were that it wasnt Towns fault so wasnt bothered about any money back from Town. I would imagine if Sue was still working there i could have gone down to the office and explained the above and i reckon she would have gone in the back office and come back saying " you can have some discount "
|
|
town1
Iain Dunn Terrier
Posts: 483
|
Post by town1 on May 18, 2021 12:10:14 GMT 1
Same here. Before the ticket exchange was introduced I used to email the ticket office if not attending so that they could sell my seat. I often had emails from Sue passing on thanks when ticket sold on. A surcharge for season cards is a big mistake and not one that I will support.
|
|
|
Post by artysid on May 18, 2021 15:18:58 GMT 1
Wont people who didn't buy one this season end up paying less than people who did?
|
|
sheps
Iain Dunn Terrier
Posts: 505
|
Post by sheps on May 18, 2021 19:50:11 GMT 1
The football has been really fucking poor. As we all know, so there’s no point banging on about it.
But to be completely honest, I can’t wait to be back there next season
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on May 19, 2021 11:25:25 GMT 1
There's been a lot of, "I ain't had a letter yet" messages in this thread.
I've received one today, just reiterates what we already know (existing 2020-21 seat reserved until 30th June, price retained at £249 as long as you renew before the first home game), and a messy explanation of what will happen if any games are missed (the wording implies pro-rated refund for any games played behind closed doors next season - but doesn't confirm for sure that that refund would apply for games that are *partially* restricted capacity).
"We've got an opportunity to further shape the squad to suit our desired way of playing under Carlos Corberan, and we're doing all we can to give him the players we want this summer".
|
|
|
Post by bogart on May 19, 2021 15:15:50 GMT 1
Just renewed mine, might actually get to see the odd live game.
|
|
|
Post by 28901 on May 19, 2021 15:31:06 GMT 1
I admire your optimism......think it will be more like 8-10k. I think 14-15k, even without the current problems, is being wildly optimistic with what has been served up recently. Reckon 8-10k is more on the money although I stand to be corrected. 8 -10 would be a success in my opinion.
|
|
|
Post by sabailand on May 19, 2021 15:58:48 GMT 1
There's been a lot of, "I ain't had a letter yet" messages in this thread. I've received one today, just reiterates what we already know (existing 2020-21 seat reserved until 30th June, price retained at £249 as long as you renew before the first home game), and a messy explanation of what will happen if any games are missed (the wording implies pro-rated refund for any games played behind closed doors next season - but doesn't confirm for sure that that refund would apply for games that are *partially* restricted capacity). "We've got an opportunity to further shape the squad to suit our desired way of playing under Carlos Corberan, and we're doing all we can to give him the players we want this summer".Was going to post something similar, still all still a bit up in the air regarding attendance, fans want some kind of assurances but so do the club.
|
|
|
Post by Colin the Caterpillar on May 19, 2021 16:24:18 GMT 1
There's been a lot of, "I ain't had a letter yet" messages in this thread. I've received one today, just reiterates what we already know (existing 2020-21 seat reserved until 30th June, price retained at £249 as long as you renew before the first home game), and a messy explanation of what will happen if any games are missed (the wording implies pro-rated refund for any games played behind closed doors next season - but doesn't confirm for sure that that refund would apply for games that are *partially* restricted capacity). "We've got an opportunity to further shape the squad to suit our desired way of playing under Carlos Corberan, and we're doing all we can to give him the players we want this summer".I got the same one and noted the same part - the players WE (the club) want, not the players HE (Corberán) wants. Is that the message they think will sell tickets?!
|
|
|
Post by Bassingham Terrier on May 19, 2021 16:39:54 GMT 1
There's been a lot of, "I ain't had a letter yet" messages in this thread. I've received one today, just reiterates what we already know (existing 2020-21 seat reserved until 30th June, price retained at £249 as long as you renew before the first home game), and a messy explanation of what will happen if any games are missed (the wording implies pro-rated refund for any games played behind closed doors next season - but doesn't confirm for sure that that refund would apply for games that are *partially* restricted capacity). "We've got an opportunity to further shape the squad to suit our desired way of playing under Carlos Corberan, and we're doing all we can to give him the players we want this summer".I got the same one and noted the same part - the players WE (the club) want, not the players HE (Corberán) wants. Is that the message they think will sell tickets?! I honestly think you - and others - are over-thinking this and just looking for any excuse to stick the knife in. In many eyes the club - and Phil in particular - cannot do right for doing wrong.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on May 19, 2021 16:52:05 GMT 1
I got the same one and noted the same part - the players WE (the club) want, not the players HE (Corberán) wants. Is that the message they think will sell tickets?! I honestly think you - and others - are over-thinking this and just looking for any excuse to stick the knife in. In many eyes the club - and Phil in particular - cannot do right for doing wrong. Yup, I read this simply as, get him the players that WE want, where WE is "Huddersfield Town the football club, which currently includes Carlos Corberan"....as opposed to a WE defined as 'what Phil and a couple of other people want in some kind of interpretation of that that assumes they are trying to find the cheapest possible way of staying above the bottom 3'.
|
|
|
Post by Colin the Caterpillar on May 19, 2021 16:53:07 GMT 1
I got the same one and noted the same part - the players WE (the club) want, not the players HE (Corberán) wants. Is that the message they think will sell tickets?! I honestly think you - and others - are over-thinking this and just looking for any excuse to stick the knife in. In many eyes the club - and Phil in particular - cannot do right for doing wrong. I don’t believe I’m “overthinking” anything. And I’m not looking for excuses to stick the knife in either, I’m quite defensive of the club in general. But this is there in black and white and it would have been just as easy, and a better message, to put “he wants” rather than “we want” but they didn’t. So, in the letter they have sent out to thousands of season ticket holders they have either admitted that the club buys the players and foists them on the manager, or they have inadvertently given that impression KNOWING that this is a serious bone of contention with the fans. I think I’m justified pointing out this tin-eared incompetence, even if you don’t.
|
|
|
Post by Colin the Caterpillar on May 19, 2021 16:57:29 GMT 1
I honestly think you - and others - are over-thinking this and just looking for any excuse to stick the knife in. In many eyes the club - and Phil in particular - cannot do right for doing wrong. Yup, I read this simply as, get him the players that WE want, where WE is "Huddersfield Town the football club, which currently includes Carlos Corberan"....as opposed to a WE defined as 'what Phil and a couple of other people want in some kind of interpretation of that that assumes they are trying to find the cheapest possible way of staying above the bottom 3'. Then why did you quote and thus draw attention to just that part of the letter in your post?
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on May 19, 2021 20:12:57 GMT 1
Yup, I read this simply as, get him the players that WE want, where WE is "Huddersfield Town the football club, which currently includes Carlos Corberan"....as opposed to a WE defined as 'what Phil and a couple of other people want in some kind of interpretation of that that assumes they are trying to find the cheapest possible way of staying above the bottom 3'. Then why did you quote and thus draw attention to just that part of the letter in your post? Because it was the *only* new interesting editorial that was contained in the letter, the rest was just raw facts about pricing and refunds etc which has been shared elsewhere on HTAFC.COM and here before (and I did refer to this, just cut-down rather than verbatim, it would be a tad tedious to read that same old info over and over again !). And that the new bit that I highlighted happened to be vaguely positive ( as long as you don't read "players we want" like some kind of mentally challenged dickwad) was a bonus. 🤷♂️ Does that meet your approval?
|
|
|
Post by Colin the Caterpillar on May 19, 2021 22:20:58 GMT 1
Then why did you quote and thus draw attention to just that part of the letter in your post? Because it was the *only* new interesting editorial that was contained in the letter, the rest was just raw facts about pricing and refunds etc which has been shared elsewhere on HTAFC.COM and here before (and I did refer to this, just cut-down rather than verbatim, it would be a tad tedious to read that same old info over and over again !). And that the new bit that I highlighted happened to be vaguely positive ( as long as you don't read "players we want" like some kind of mentally challenged dickwad) was a bonus. 🤷♂️ Does that meet your approval? Okay, so I misinterpreted your intention. Maybe you should consider that maybe you aren’t writing as clearly as you think you are, rather than being unnecessarily abusive about a stranger’s reading skills. Cheers
|
|
|
Post by huddersfc on May 19, 2021 22:30:53 GMT 1
Like a lot of others, my renewal letter came today. This whole rhetoric of players to suit Carlos style really bothers me though. Correct me if I'm wrong but Carlos has a style where he wants to play high intensity football on the deck, and he wants to play out from the back. So ideally he wants players who are comfortable with the ball at their feet, players who are fit and players who can find the right passes.
But we give him the opposite? Pipa is an example of a player who in my opinion is in CC's mould. But where does Ward, keogh, sarr, sanogo fit in? And more worryingly Rhodes, although I still have everything crossed he isn't coming. Surely we have to look at Brentford and the strikers they go for, as they ultimately play a style not miles off what CC wants. I'm not suggesting we spend 5 million, but surely we can find another Toney or Grant in the lower leagues. We desperately need to get it right to fit the style we want to play and we simply have to be looking at hungry young players who are ready to step up. An over the hill Rhodes ain't going to shift tickets. Let's keep our fingers crossed we sign more pipa's, koroma's and eiting's and put the madness and mistakes of the last 2 years behind us.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on May 19, 2021 23:51:28 GMT 1
Like a lot of others, my renewal letter came today. This whole rhetoric of players to suit Carlos style really bothers me though. Correct me if I'm wrong but Carlos has a style where he wants to play high intensity football on the deck, and he wants to play out from the back. So ideally he wants players who are comfortable with the ball at their feet, players who are fit and players who can find the right passes. But we give him the opposite? Pipa is an example of a player who in my opinion is in CC's mould. But where does Ward, keogh, sarr, sanogo fit in? And more worryingly Rhodes, although I still have everything crossed he isn't coming. Surely we have to look at Brentford and the strikers they go for, as they ultimately play a style not miles off what CC wants. I'm not suggesting we spend 5 million, but surely we can find another Toney or Grant in the lower leagues. We desperately need to get it right to fit the style we want to play and we simply have to be looking at hungry young players who are ready to step up. An over the hill Rhodes ain't going to shift tickets. Let's keep our fingers crossed we sign more pipa's, koroma's and eiting's and put the madness and mistakes of the last 2 years behind us. The way I look at it, Patrick Bamford is a Frazer Campbell that scores goals but is probably slightly less effectual in the bits in-between scoring. You don't necessarily need hungry young players who are comfortable and skilful with the ball at their feet and ping constant intricate accurate passes around the shop in every position on the pitch to be successful with that/this style.
|
|
|
Post by huddersfc on May 20, 2021 0:15:07 GMT 1
Like a lot of others, my renewal letter came today. This whole rhetoric of players to suit Carlos style really bothers me though. Correct me if I'm wrong but Carlos has a style where he wants to play high intensity football on the deck, and he wants to play out from the back. So ideally he wants players who are comfortable with the ball at their feet, players who are fit and players who can find the right passes. But we give him the opposite? Pipa is an example of a player who in my opinion is in CC's mould. But where does Ward, keogh, sarr, sanogo fit in? And more worryingly Rhodes, although I still have everything crossed he isn't coming. Surely we have to look at Brentford and the strikers they go for, as they ultimately play a style not miles off what CC wants. I'm not suggesting we spend 5 million, but surely we can find another Toney or Grant in the lower leagues. We desperately need to get it right to fit the style we want to play and we simply have to be looking at hungry young players who are ready to step up. An over the hill Rhodes ain't going to shift tickets. Let's keep our fingers crossed we sign more pipa's, koroma's and eiting's and put the madness and mistakes of the last 2 years behind us. The way I look at it, Patrick Bamford is a Frazer Campbell that scores goals but is probably slightly less effectual in the bits in-between scoring. You don't necessarily need hungry young players who are comfortable and skilful with the ball at their feet and ping constant intricate accurate passes around the shop in every position on the pitch to be successful with that/this style. I would agree to some extent, although look at how many conceded goals came from trying to play football from the back this season, look at how many attacks broke down and led to passing around the midfield and then eventually backwards, which slowed it all down. Where I would agree with you is if we had a Mooy, who quickly turned defence into attack with 1 pass. He completely takes the pressure off the defence and allowed us to play that style of football. But we dont and wont have a Mooy. We are relying on Hogg, whose first thought is sideways or backwards it seems, which brings the defensive players into focus, or O'B who has struggled to find a teammate with some of his passing this season. We really havnt had the players to play this style consistently, and in my opinion, its led to a lot of very dull, slow football in our own half of the pitch.
|
|
|
Post by Torquayterrier on May 20, 2021 13:50:11 GMT 1
Just had a reminder that I'd overlooked paying my water bill in Feb and just had the car serviced and MOT'd so I definitely won't be renewing until next month!
|
|
boooothy
Jimmy Glazzard Terrier
Posts: 4,808
|
Post by boooothy on May 20, 2021 13:55:04 GMT 1
Had a season ticket for years but i kept my money in my pocket last season with all the shit going on,and I'm not paying extra for missing one season,I think they have fucked up a bit You’re not paying extra, i’m paying less.
|
|
digs
Andy Booth Terrier
Posts: 3,867
|
Post by digs on May 20, 2021 14:00:39 GMT 1
Had a season ticket for years but i kept my money in my pocket last season with all the shit going on,and I'm not paying extra for missing one season,I think they have fucked up a bit You’re not paying extra, i’m paying less. your paying extra,I ain't getting one
|
|
boooothy
Jimmy Glazzard Terrier
Posts: 4,808
|
Post by boooothy on May 20, 2021 14:09:21 GMT 1
You’re not paying extra, i’m paying less. your paying extra,I ain't getting one Fair enough. My point is i think you’re looking at it wrong. Season tickets are 299 quid, that’s the price. It’s not a punishment for not having one last year, it’s just the price. Some folk are getting a 50 quid discount. I really don’t think the club are trying to punish anyone, just reward those who renewed. I’m actually in both camps as i renewed mine but didn’t my son’s. He now pays 30 quid more. I think they have done good job looking after supporters with season tickets and offers.
|
|
|
Post by towntastic on May 20, 2021 17:09:46 GMT 1
No problem with the discount for those that renewed last season, personally like some I didn't see the point due to the pandemic and was the first time I hadn't renewed in donkeys years going back to the old stadium. The price at 299 quid is good but am a bit miffed being an old codger that loyalty counts for absolutely nothing so I dont feel guilty for not oughing up last year both physically and metaphoricaly. Im still undecided as the habit is now broken and even watching on TV with no crowds makes the game tedious to watch. I will keep my powder dry for the moment as the club has gone backwards at such a rate the connection gets stretched by the day. it seemed a marketing faux pax that the letter just sent didnt include a renewal form just a diatribe from the chairman. If I dont renew it will more than likely because of him as in over 50 years of following the club he is truly one chairman I absolutely loathe.
|
|
digs
Andy Booth Terrier
Posts: 3,867
|
Post by digs on May 20, 2021 18:31:53 GMT 1
your paying extra,I ain't getting one Fair enough. My point is i think you’re looking at it wrong. Season tickets are 299 quid, that’s the price. It’s not a punishment for not having one last year, it’s just the price. Some folk are getting a 50 quid discount. I really don’t think the club are trying to punish anyone, just reward those who renewed. I’m actually in both camps as i renewed mine but didn’t my son’s. He now pays 30 quid more. I think they have done good job looking after supporters with season tickets and offers. I know pal,it's been more than fair for years,I've just got used to working Saturday's instead now,I intend to do a few pay on the days and still go up Town on the lash occasionally.
|
|
|
Post by waltzingthecowshed on May 20, 2021 18:58:25 GMT 1
Indian SA and other variants in their pockets ready to roll out for the autumn and guess what your two jabs won’t give you any protection (allegedly) so watch those cases rise once more ...don’t expect to attend many games the next tier system restrictions and then lockdown in project fear is coming
|
|
|
Post by sabailand on May 20, 2021 19:18:04 GMT 1
Indian SA and other variants in their pockets ready to roll out for the autumn and guess what your two jabs won’t give you any protection (allegedly) so watch those cases rise once more ...don’t expect to attend many games the next tier system restrictions and then lockdown in project fear is coming In who's pockets.
|
|