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Post by gledholt terrier on Sept 27, 2015 22:50:12 GMT 1
You asked did I go on Thursday , yes I did . But it was £15 . The question was asked what is a fair price, personally I would say £23 is a fair price £20 a motivator to attend often. Paying £30 or more to watch Town is a nonsense, I agree and categorising matches is also bollocks. I was genuinely pointing out a way to see both the MK Dons and Derby matches (and to me, they are of equal value - I don't care who the opposition is) at an average cost of under £20 per game. |
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Post by 5kippy on Sept 28, 2015 5:37:31 GMT 1
You asked did I go on Thursday , yes I did . But it was £15 . The question was asked what is a fair price, personally I would say £23 is a fair price £20 a motivator to attend often. But with a "Take 10" it works out at about £20 average. We already have this solution. |
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Post by detox on Sept 28, 2015 7:59:37 GMT 1
To be honest I was not trying to "joke" - I just cannot believe that people actually think that watching something on telly is as good as seeing it "for real". And for those who have not been down this season having town fans behind the goal does lift the atmosphere whoever we are playing. So at £10 Adults, £5 kids against MK Dons I would say if you have not been down this season, give it a go, you never know the people on here trying to put you off might be wrong! It is an opportunity for Town to get some of us casual type fans down and taste the goods. The danger of course is Town put in another lack luster performance and these casuals go away vowing never to return. One issue about these PROMO games though is how well they are advertised, and how many of Towns' potential fan base of 14,000 actually know about the offer ? I'd like to think I'm pretty clued up on Town matters, I'm on Twitter and visit the Town website quite often, and there's DATM of course - but even then I have missed deals and offers. So what chance of attracting fans who don't visit any of these forums/social media sites...how do they actually get to know ? Once upon a time (in the 'good old days') Town advertised on all the buses with a flyer pasted by the door as you went in...but I suppose not many folk use buses now either. So how do Town get their message out ? |
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Post by detox on Sept 28, 2015 8:26:03 GMT 1
You asked did I go on Thursday , yes I did . But it was £15 . The question was asked what is a fair price, personally I would say £23 is a fair price £20 a motivator to attend often. But with a "Take 10" it works out at about £20 average. We already have this solution. Take10 saves an adult £4 per game, and a senior £2 per game...provided you pay your £60 or £30 up front. It also lets you avoid the £3 match day tax if you only decide go on the day of the game. So an adult in the Kilner for a £27.50 (Cat B) game would pay £23.50. I'm not a fan of match categories, or the match day tax which seems to me to be designed to trap the unwary floating fan. It feels like Town are raising the price bar only then to offer a series of schemes and discounts to make it affordable. It can get quite complex for some, if you actually get to know and are clued up on these matters. Given the fans we are losing are more likely to be the pay at the gate fans it appears Town are doing their best to stop these fans returning, particularly as I say, they have disengaged with the club and don't keep up with what's happening day by day with prices and discounts.. If I were in Clibbens job I'd be proposing to simplify the whole pricing strategy at the club..I'd be taking note of the Twenties Plenty campaign where away fans are gathering support for a cap of £20 for away matches..I would get ahead of the game and have a flat rate of £20 for all stands and all games, except the posh seats.Scrap match categories, scrap variable pricing for different stands and even different tiers, scrap match day tax, scrap the entire discounting scheme and let everyone be clear exactly what the price is for each game no matter who we're playing - that's £20. Senior I'd fix at £16. I would also set a fixed discount for season cards , so whatever the match day price, the season cards will always be 25% cheaper, which I think is plenty enough discount especially now they have interest free payment terms . Many have asked what fans would suggest is a fair price, well there's my thoughts - and I think if you go back to the Town website and look at the detailed analysis that was done for last season with all the discounts and offers,you might find this won't actually cost the club anything. |
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Post by townrwe on Sept 28, 2015 12:53:31 GMT 1
But with a "Take 10" it works out at about £20 average. We already have this solution. Take10 saves an adult £4 per game, and a senior £2 per game...provided you pay your £60 or £30 up front. It also lets you avoid the £3 match day tax if you only decide go on the day of the game. So an adult in the Kilner for a £27.50 (Cat B) game would pay £23.50. I'm not a fan of match categories, or the match day tax which seems to me to be designed to trap the unwary floating fan. It feels like Town are raising the price bar only then to offer a series of schemes and discounts to make it affordable. It can get quite complex for some, if you actually get to know and are clued up on these matters. Given the fans we are losing are more likely to be the pay at the gate fans it appears Town are doing their best to stop these fans returning, particularly as I say, they have disengaged with the club and don't keep up with what's happening day by day with prices and discounts.. If I were in Clibbens job I'd be proposing to simplify the whole pricing strategy at the club..I'd be taking note of the Twenties Plenty campaign where away fans are gathering support for a cap of £20 for away matches..I would get ahead of the game and have a flat rate of £20 for all stands and all games, except the posh seats.Scrap match categories, scrap variable pricing for different stands and even different tiers, scrap match day tax, scrap the entire discounting scheme and let everyone be clear exactly what the price is for each game no matter who we're playing - that's £20. Senior I'd fix at £16. I would also set a fixed discount for season cards , so whatever the match day price, the season cards will always be 25% cheaper, which I think is plenty enough discount especially now they have interest free payment terms . Many have asked what fans would suggest is a fair price, well there's my thoughts - and I think if you go back to the Town website and look at the detailed analysis that was done for last season with all the discounts and offers,you might find this won't actually cost the club anything. Common sense post, Lets be honest, most floating fans see the headline figure of £30+ to watch a town game and are put off. Im unlikely to bother looking through the website to see if say a game vs wolves is cat A, B, C or D. Its just another game of football in my eyes, the only game that I could conceivably pay more for would be vs leeds and even then I would expect it to be a sell out if Im paying more. The category pricing is just shouting the top prices to the fans, people dont post on here saying, hey look I managed to get in at bolton for £20 because it was a cat D. The say its cost me £30 + £3 on the day to watch vs Derby, Ive been ripped off and wont go again. I go to games when I can, Im sure thats the case with most non season ticket holders, who we play is a secondary thought.... turning up and the prices are ridiculous is a primary thought! |
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Post by Frankiesleftpeg on Sept 28, 2015 13:15:39 GMT 1
But with a "Take 10" it works out at about £20 average. We already have this solution. Take10 saves an adult £4 per game, and a senior £2 per game... provided you pay your £60 or £30 up front. It also lets you avoid the £3 match day tax if you only decide go on the day of the game. So an adult in the Kilner for a £27.50 (Cat B) game would pay £23.50. I'm not a fan of match categories, or the match day tax which seems to me to be designed to trap the unwary floating fan. It feels like Town are raising the price bar only then to offer a series of schemes and discounts to make it affordable. It can get quite complex for some, if you actually get to know and are clued up on these matters. Given the fans we are losing are more likely to be the pay at the gate fans it appears Town are doing their best to stop these fans returning, particularly as I say, they have disengaged with the club and don't keep up with what's happening day by day with prices and discounts.. If I were in Clibbens job I'd be proposing to simplify the whole pricing strategy at the club..I'd be taking note of the Twenties Plenty campaign where away fans are gathering support for a cap of £20 for away matches..I would get ahead of the game and have a flat rate of £20 for all stands and all games, except the posh seats.Scrap match categories, scrap variable pricing for different stands and even different tiers, scrap match day tax, scrap the entire discounting scheme and let everyone be clear exactly what the price is for each game no matter who we're playing - that's £20. Senior I'd fix at £16. I would also set a fixed discount for season cards , so whatever the match day price, the season cards will always be 25% cheaper, which I think is plenty enough discount especially now they have interest free payment terms . Many have asked what fans would suggest is a fair price, well there's my thoughts - and I think if you go back to the Town website and look at the detailed analysis that was done for last season with all the discounts and offers,you might find this won't actually cost the club anything. Some of us loyal take tenners only paid 50 quid for our card (I'd have a season card if I didn't live 500 miles away)  I agree with most of that. The pricing structure is unnecessarily over complicated and even l***s' cup final fails to sell out. The one price for every game (different stand variations) worked fine in the past so why shouldn't it now? |
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Post by detox on Sept 28, 2015 15:32:32 GMT 1
Take10 saves an adult £4 per game, and a senior £2 per game... provided you pay your £60 or £30 up front. It also lets you avoid the £3 match day tax if you only decide go on the day of the game. So an adult in the Kilner for a £27.50 (Cat B) game would pay £23.50. I'm not a fan of match categories, or the match day tax which seems to me to be designed to trap the unwary floating fan. It feels like Town are raising the price bar only then to offer a series of schemes and discounts to make it affordable. It can get quite complex for some, if you actually get to know and are clued up on these matters. Given the fans we are losing are more likely to be the pay at the gate fans it appears Town are doing their best to stop these fans returning, particularly as I say, they have disengaged with the club and don't keep up with what's happening day by day with prices and discounts.. If I were in Clibbens job I'd be proposing to simplify the whole pricing strategy at the club..I'd be taking note of the Twenties Plenty campaign where away fans are gathering support for a cap of £20 for away matches..I would get ahead of the game and have a flat rate of £20 for all stands and all games, except the posh seats.Scrap match categories, scrap variable pricing for different stands and even different tiers, scrap match day tax, scrap the entire discounting scheme and let everyone be clear exactly what the price is for each game no matter who we're playing - that's £20. Senior I'd fix at £16. I would also set a fixed discount for season cards , so whatever the match day price, the season cards will always be 25% cheaper, which I think is plenty enough discount especially now they have interest free payment terms . Many have asked what fans would suggest is a fair price, well there's my thoughts - and I think if you go back to the Town website and look at the detailed analysis that was done for last season with all the discounts and offers,you might find this won't actually cost the club anything. Some of us loyal take tenners only paid 50 quid for our card (I'd have a season card if I didn't live 500 miles away) I agree with most of that. The pricing structure is unnecessarily over complicated and even l***s' cup final fails to sell out. The one price for every game (different stand variations) worked fine in the past so why shouldn't it now? How come, did you have one last season ? |
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Post by Frankiesleftpeg on Sept 28, 2015 15:55:19 GMT 1
Some of us loyal take tenners only paid 50 quid for our card (I'd have a season card if I didn't live 500 miles away) I agree with most of that. The pricing structure is unnecessarily over complicated and even l***s' cup final fails to sell out. The one price for every game (different stand variations) worked fine in the past so why shouldn't it now? How come, did you have one last season ? I did and it was £50 to renew if you did it by a certain date. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2015 16:00:10 GMT 1
How come, did you have one last season ? I did and it was £50 to renew if you did it by a certain date. Was this publicised? I had a Take 10 last year, and I didn't even know they were selling them again this year Admittedly I didn't look very hard, as I struggled to make more than about 6 home games last season and the number of games that were discounted anyway that coincided with dates I could attend meant it wasn't really worthwhile. At £50, I prob would have renewed, just on the off chance that I'd make it to 6 or 7 games...and on the off chance those games didnt coincide with other deals. |
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Post by Frankiesleftpeg on Sept 28, 2015 16:16:48 GMT 1
I did and it was £50 to renew if you did it by a certain date. Was this publicised? I had a Take 10 last year, and I didn't even know they were selling them again this year Admittedly I didn't look very hard, as I struggled to make more than about 6 home games last season and the number of games that were discounted anyway that coincided with dates I could attend meant it wasn't really worthwhile. At £50, I prob would have renewed, just on the off chance that I'd make it to 6 or 7 games...and on the off chance those games didnt coincide with other deals. I can't remember if it was on the website or I had an email but I always intended to renew so I was looking out for the announcement around June/July time. |
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Post by detox on Sept 28, 2015 16:59:32 GMT 1
Was this publicised? I had a Take 10 last year, and I didn't even know they were selling them again this year Admittedly I didn't look very hard, as I struggled to make more than about 6 home games last season and the number of games that were discounted anyway that coincided with dates I could attend meant it wasn't really worthwhile. At £50, I prob would have renewed, just on the off chance that I'd make it to 6 or 7 games...and on the off chance those games didnt coincide with other deals. I can't remember if it was on the website or I had an email but I always intended to renew so I was looking out for the announcement around June/July time. And that little scenario is exactly what I meant in my post above, a confusing myriad of schemes, offers, discounts etc etc, designed to trap the unwary and those who don't have a couple of hours to trawl through the small print on the Town website.. It's become a farce ..and annoying to fans.. |
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Post by bluedogs, Esq. on Sept 28, 2015 17:20:07 GMT 1
I can't remember if it was on the website or I had an email but I always intended to renew so I was looking out for the announcement around June/July time. And that little scenario is exactly what I meant in my post above, a confusing myriad of schemes, offers, discounts etc etc, designed to trap the unwary and those who don't have a couple of hours to trawl through the small print on the Town website.. It's become a farce ..and annoying to fans.. It took second to find on the Town website www.htafc.com/news/article/huddersfield-town-take-10-home-match-tickets-2485818.aspx |
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Post by captainblack on Sept 28, 2015 17:33:49 GMT 1
I have just looked on the Town website and have just realised there is a "Family Value" ticket which allows fans with kids
to get a cheaper deal depending on the category of the game and where you wish to sit.I must admit I did not know this type of
ticket existed. Probably as well just to check first!
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Post by rooo on Sept 28, 2015 18:07:24 GMT 1
I get a lot of info on prices and schemes from the emails sent out. Do you not get them or do you just delete them? The best one is the Talk of the Town which lists all the upcoming games with links to prices etc.If you don't get it then just email Town to be put on the list.
Also, Twitter and Facebook carry a lot of info. The info is there!
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Post by Captainslapper on Sept 28, 2015 18:07:15 GMT 1
So Town fans are so fickle they can only be expected to support the club if we're winning all the time AND it is cheap as chips to watch? Sadly, I actually think for a lot of our so called fanbase, you're actually right. Which is a bit of a sod because the two things are practically impossible to have at the same time. Football is too expensive. No ones going to argue with that. And that is footballs fault ( not sky's or anyone elses- footballs) . But similarly fans expectations are equally ridiculous. Guess the more clubs charge, the more people think they're going to get some kind of brilliant barcalona-esque football every game, but it doesn't work like that and never has. So now we have the situation where fans who went through year after year of lower league dross, watching basic players humping and hoofing the ball around, are now so disappointed with how the team plays, even though the standard of our play and the oppositions is hugely better, they'll stop going. If they were being charged £30 twenty years ago then they might have a point, but its as if they don't realise every other club is also charging silly amounts- nearly all of them more than we do. So if you think paying £30 should guarantee you top quality winning football, then you're deluding yourself. What you're really asking for, as ever, is dean hoyle to throw more of his money at it so the club has better players whilst at the same time you pay less to watch it. And if he isn't prepared to do that, well stuff him and the club then. That seems to be the attitude of a lot of our missing 'support'. Heres a crazy idea- why don't the clubs fans actually enjoy where the club is at the moment ( it being far better than we're used to). Stop slagging it off at every opportunity, exagerating any fault, criticising every single thing they do- in fact why not big it up around town- promote it. Speak about it with pride and bullishness. Like you would your kids. It is a football club we're all supposed to love after all- show SUPPORT to. If people 'supported' their kids like they do this club, they'd have some very miserable kids! If you treat fans like customers and cash cows they will act like customers. Football club's problems are that they expect the fans to turn up and continue their support without really acknowledging the competition they face for fans time and money. When have fans not been customers or treat like cash cows? Always have been. Most companies don't have a managing director who opens himself up to the customers like Hoyle does at Q&A night, so its unfair to suggest they don't treat people as 'fans' ever IMO. |
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Post by fran on Sept 28, 2015 18:13:27 GMT 1
2012 to 2015 (so far)
Transfer money paid out (approx.) but very near 3,000,000
2012 to 2015 (so far)
Transfer money got in (approx.) but very near 22,500,000
source Wikipedia
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2015 18:14:59 GMT 1
2012 to 2015 (so far) Transfer money paid out (approx.) but very near 3,000,000 2012 to 2015 (so far) Transfer money got in (approx.) but very near 22,500,000 source Wikipedia Surprised or not I'm glad its that way round and not the other. |
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Post by Pressing Appointment on Sept 28, 2015 18:24:28 GMT 1
But with a "Take 10" it works out at about £20 average. We already have this solution. Take10 saves an adult £4 per game, and a senior £2 per game...provided you pay your £60 or £30 up front. It also lets you avoid the £3 match day tax if you only decide go on the day of the game. So an adult in the Kilner for a £27.50 (Cat B) game would pay £23.50. I'm not a fan of match categories, or the match day tax which seems to me to be designed to trap the unwary floating fan. It feels like Town are raising the price bar only then to offer a series of schemes and discounts to make it affordable. It can get quite complex for some, if you actually get to know and are clued up on these matters. Given the fans we are losing are more likely to be the pay at the gate fans it appears Town are doing their best to stop these fans returning, particularly as I say, they have disengaged with the club and don't keep up with what's happening day by day with prices and discounts.. If I were in Clibbens job I'd be proposing to simplify the whole pricing strategy at the club..I'd be taking note of the Twenties Plenty campaign where away fans are gathering support for a cap of £20 for away matches..I would get ahead of the game and have a flat rate of £20 for all stands and all games, except the posh seats.Scrap match categories, scrap variable pricing for different stands and even different tiers, scrap match day tax, scrap the entire discounting scheme and let everyone be clear exactly what the price is for each game no matter who we're playing - that's £20. Senior I'd fix at £16. I would also set a fixed discount for season cards , so whatever the match day price, the season cards will always be 25% cheaper, which I think is plenty enough discount especially now they have interest free payment terms . Many have asked what fans would suggest is a fair price, well there's my thoughts - and I think if you go back to the Town website and look at the detailed analysis that was done for last season with all the discounts and offers,you might find this won't actually cost the club anything. Post of the year for me |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2015 19:54:39 GMT 1
But with a "Take 10" it works out at about £20 average. We already have this solution. Take10 saves an adult £4 per game, and a senior £2 per game...provided you pay your £60 or £30 up front. It also lets you avoid the £3 match day tax if you only decide go on the day of the game. So an adult in the Kilner for a £27.50 (Cat B) game would pay £23.50. I'm not a fan of match categories, or the match day tax which seems to me to be designed to trap the unwary floating fan. It feels like Town are raising the price bar only then to offer a series of schemes and discounts to make it affordable. It can get quite complex for some, if you actually get to know and are clued up on these matters. Given the fans we are losing are more likely to be the pay at the gate fans it appears Town are doing their best to stop these fans returning, particularly as I say, they have disengaged with the club and don't keep up with what's happening day by day with prices and discounts.. If I were in Clibbens job I'd be proposing to simplify the whole pricing strategy at the club..I'd be taking note of the Twenties Plenty campaign where away fans are gathering support for a cap of £20 for away matches..I would get ahead of the game and have a flat rate of £20 for all stands and all games, except the posh seats.Scrap match categories, scrap variable pricing for different stands and even different tiers, scrap match day tax, scrap the entire discounting scheme and let everyone be clear exactly what the price is for each game no matter who we're playing - that's £20. Senior I'd fix at £16. I would also set a fixed discount for season cards , so whatever the match day price, the season cards will always be 25% cheaper, which I think is plenty enough discount especially now they have interest free payment terms . Many have asked what fans would suggest is a fair price, well there's my thoughts - and I think if you go back to the Town website and look at the detailed analysis that was done for last season with all the discounts and offers,you might find this won't actually cost the club anything. I really hope that a board member at town reads this, prints it off and takes it to the next board meeting on pricing. Simple pricing, simple system. |
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Post by andyeastleake on Sept 28, 2015 20:04:14 GMT 1
Do you really think ANY of these fans on here slagging Huddersfield Town off day after day in any way they can, would turn up if we were struggling near the arse end of League 1, even if it was free to get in? I don't. They'd camp out on here for a good moan, but they wouldn't go to the games. This thread has depressed me more than any on DATM for some considerable time. We seem to have a growing section of our support who simply do not accept the club can do anything wrong whatsoever and anyone who raises concern at any aspect of the club’s actions on this board is simply told to f**k off and support someone else. It seems even stranger to me that these comments are made on a thread discussing the club’s plummeting attendances. This seems to be troubling DH if not the aforementioned group of supporters. Does the lack of / flaw in the logic in the method of tackling falling attendances being to tell other supporters to f**k off really need to be spelt out? What also concerns me is that times this could also be viewed as the policy of the club itself (or at least out ill-mannered, arrogant, disrespectful Chief Executive my companion in the ICAEW). I struggle to imagine any other company or industry, where if sales are falling, the initial reaction would be to blame potential customers in the region? However that seems to be that is the view of the club (and certain supporters). It couldn’t possibly be that the organisation itself has made mistakes (they will not even entertain that thought – and nor will a growing group of our support). I could have picked many posts to quote but this one from the Captain, goes further as it seems to suggest that no-one who questions the club would be present if we were struggling in league one. I wouldn’t claim to be on this board every day (far from it) but on occasions I’ve question policies of the organisation (primarily in areas where I feel they have ceased to act as a club but merely a business hence threatening the bond I refer to below). The following is written just to illustrate how blinkered, arrogant and just plain wrong the Captain’s view is (in fact to quote that great philosopher Moaner30, it’s puddled). I’ve been a supporter for over 45 years. Had a season ticket for the vast majority of those years (a small gap when I sold programmes to gain free admission and then when I was at university (although I came back for enough games to justify a season ticket but next to no-one had one then on the East Terrace). This is despite living outside Huddersfield for over 30 years. My current 165 mile round trip is not the longest I’ve had in that period. I’ve seen the club play league / cup football on 130 grounds. I was a ST holder / programme seller throughout our first division 4 spell and the last time we were in that division, not only was I a ST holder but it was the first year I bought my son a ST (and he’s been a ST holder ever since). The only things that will stop me being there if Town return to division one is death or Clibbens becoming even more extreme (if that is possible – I sometimes wonder if he’s playing a real life game of “Brewster’s millions” with DH’s money) in his attempts to turn the organisation into just another poxy business rather than a club in which you can feel a part of and pride in. Despite that, I think the clubs current pricing policies for pay on the day supporters are simply crazy and more worryingly could be damaging our supporter base for many years to come. A football club at this level relies on people from the local community developing such a bond (arguably an irrational bond) that means they feel the club represents them. Could someone please explain to me how people are to be expected to develop this bond if it is much too expensive for them to regularly attend as a casual supporter? I suspect you (or others) may come back with the “How do you expect us to compete at this level” point. My answer would be, TBH I’m not that bothered. I’m a supporter of Huddersfield Town football club (if it’s still appropriate to call them that) not Championship football. I’m a supporter of the club primarily because it represented the Town I grew up in and my family and neighbours were supporters. It’s part of the community I grew up in. If to stay in the Championship we have to price out whole swathes of that community then TBH (IMHO) that isn’t a price worth paying. Don’t get me wrong I’d rather be in the second division than the third but not at the expense of destroying what the club (to me) stands for and potentially destroying the supporter base for many many years to come. I suppose the Captain will just view me as another Sh*t fan. |
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Post by villageidiot on Sept 28, 2015 20:14:43 GMT 1
Season ticket in britannia rescue ( opposite where you are now) was £305 in 2010. www.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/news/huddersfield-town-season-ticket-prices-5002700Its now £388 so your 83% increase is actually a 26% increase. ( and we are a division higher) Not sure why your seat is now not guarenteed or why you decided to move to the most expensive part of the ground, but i sit in the Britannia and my seat is guaranteed and there are plenty available. I am a non renewer. even as a st holder I missed about 8 games with cricket/work and holidays, wasn't really value then. now a no brainer. haven't been this season other than to deportivo game. went about 6 times last year = only the Watford game was good. Rotherham last year was last league pay on day and that was the clincher. Said before out of a group of 18 of us that were ST holders down to 5 ... once the emotional tie of having a season ticket is broken it is very easy to get out of routine and fill the time with other stuff. definitely miss the pub time before the game.. don't really miss the match. from my personal point the critical tie is the season ticket.. once that is gone then folks aren't interested in the occasional match being reduced. last Thursday . match + petrol +parking + programme = 25 quid... = gallon in club and watch on tv... like I said .. simples |
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Post by villageidiot on Sept 28, 2015 20:17:37 GMT 1
Season ticket 2010 - £249 or 10.82 a game Current ticket (in opposite stand cos this seat now not guaranteed) £455 - £19.78 83% in 5 years... why are attendances dropping  Simples Just one question. Why didn't you move across the half way line in the BR and keep a cheaper guaranteed seat with a similar view? I haven't renewed , but 5 mates have. wanted to stay close to south end of ground... atmosphere the further you get away from there is sterile / easier for parking when heading back to peoples republic of south yorkshire |
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Post by Melc on Sept 28, 2015 20:25:31 GMT 1
Take10 saves an adult £4 per game, and a senior £2 per game...provided you pay your £60 or £30 up front. It also lets you avoid the £3 match day tax if you only decide go on the day of the game. So an adult in the Kilner for a £27.50 (Cat B) game would pay £23.50. I'm not a fan of match categories, or the match day tax which seems to me to be designed to trap the unwary floating fan. It feels like Town are raising the price bar only then to offer a series of schemes and discounts to make it affordable. It can get quite complex for some, if you actually get to know and are clued up on these matters. Given the fans we are losing are more likely to be the pay at the gate fans it appears Town are doing their best to stop these fans returning, particularly as I say, they have disengaged with the club and don't keep up with what's happening day by day with prices and discounts.. If I were in Clibbens job I'd be proposing to simplify the whole pricing strategy at the club..I'd be taking note of the Twenties Plenty campaign where away fans are gathering support for a cap of £20 for away matches..I would get ahead of the game and have a flat rate of £20 for all stands and all games, except the posh seats.Scrap match categories, scrap variable pricing for different stands and even different tiers, scrap match day tax, scrap the entire discounting scheme and let everyone be clear exactly what the price is for each game no matter who we're playing - that's £20. Senior I'd fix at £16. I would also set a fixed discount for season cards , so whatever the match day price, the season cards will always be 25% cheaper, which I think is plenty enough discount especially now they have interest free payment terms . Many have asked what fans would suggest is a fair price, well there's my thoughts - and I think if you go back to the Town website and look at the detailed analysis that was done for last season with all the discounts and offers,you might find this won't actually cost the club anything. Post of the year for me A totally unworkable idea to me! |
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Post by villageidiot on Sept 28, 2015 20:27:11 GMT 1
Would be interesting to know what percentage of DATM posters actually attend Home matches on a regular basis? why? doesn't mean we don't have an opinion. I rarely comment on players/formations...but on stuff like falling attendances then I can - and will - comment |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2015 20:27:21 GMT 1
Season ticket in britannia rescue ( opposite where you are now) was £305 in 2010. www.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/news/huddersfield-town-season-ticket-prices-5002700Its now £388 so your 83% increase is actually a 26% increase. ( and we are a division higher) Not sure why your seat is now not guarenteed or why you decided to move to the most expensive part of the ground, but i sit in the Britannia and my seat is guaranteed and there are plenty available. I am a non renewer. even as a st holder I missed about 8 games with cricket/work and holidays, wasn't really value then. now a no brainer. haven't been this season other than to deportivo game. went about 6 times last year = only the Watford game was good. Rotherham last year was last league pay on day and that was the clincher. Said before out of a group of 18 of us that were ST holders down to 5 ... once the emotional tie of having a season ticket is broken it is very easy to get out of routine and fill the time with other stuff. definitely miss the pub time before the game.. don't really miss the match. from my personal point the critical tie is the season ticket.. once that is gone then folks aren't interested in the occasional match being reduced. last Thursday . match + petrol +parking + programme = 25 quid... = gallon in club and watch on tv... like I said .. simples That's why I think the club would be get more in going for cheaper season tickets rather than reducing walk up prices. If a ST was around £250 and you were going to only be able to attend 15 games, it still works out as around £16 a game. Plus you get the benefit of having your seat reserved. The reduced walk up prices haven't really worked when we've tried them. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2015 20:33:30 GMT 1
A totally unworkable idea to me! Why is it? Because the current system works so well that our attendances are on the rise? |
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Post by Walton-on-the-Hill Terrier on Sept 28, 2015 20:44:28 GMT 1
I have bought season tickets in the fairly recent past even though I knew I'd probably only get to see half the home games at most. I stopped as it was illogical for me to have a season ticket. If I lived local to Huddersfield I'd get a season ticket, no question.
Fortunately, the roll up price of £30.50 wouldn't put me off, but I appreciate it's a lot of money for many. I go to many non-Town games as a neutral and Town aren't unique in bumping up the prices on the day. It cost me a couple of quid more to watch Barnet recently than if I'd got a ticket in advance. I can't see any justification for higher walk-up prices, but most clubs are doing it, so what are Town to do?
I detest categorised games. It's ridiculous to have to pay different prices for games against different clubs. But, again, most clubs do it, not just Town.
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Post by villageidiot on Sept 28, 2015 20:48:29 GMT 1
I am a non renewer. even as a st holder I missed about 8 games with cricket/work and holidays, wasn't really value then. now a no brainer. haven't been this season other than to deportivo game. went about 6 times last year = only the Watford game was good. Rotherham last year was last league pay on day and that was the clincher. Said before out of a group of 18 of us that were ST holders down to 5 ... once the emotional tie of having a season ticket is broken it is very easy to get out of routine and fill the time with other stuff. definitely miss the pub time before the game.. don't really miss the match. from my personal point the critical tie is the season ticket.. once that is gone then folks aren't interested in the occasional match being reduced. last Thursday . match + petrol +parking + programme = 25 quid... = gallon in club and watch on tv... like I said .. simples That's why I think the club would be get more in going for cheaper season tickets rather than reducing walk up prices. If a ST was around £250 and you were going to only be able to attend 15 games, it still works out as around £16 a game. Plus you get the benefit of having your seat reserved. The reduced walk up prices haven't really worked when we've tried them. BINGO... hope Mr Clibbens is reading |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2015 20:57:24 GMT 1
I am a non renewer. even as a st holder I missed about 8 games with cricket/work and holidays, wasn't really value then. now a no brainer. haven't been this season other than to deportivo game. went about 6 times last year = only the Watford game was good. Rotherham last year was last league pay on day and that was the clincher. Said before out of a group of 18 of us that were ST holders down to 5 ... once the emotional tie of having a season ticket is broken it is very easy to get out of routine and fill the time with other stuff. definitely miss the pub time before the game.. don't really miss the match. from my personal point the critical tie is the season ticket.. once that is gone then folks aren't interested in the occasional match being reduced. last Thursday . match + petrol +parking + programme = 25 quid... = gallon in club and watch on tv... like I said .. simples That's why I think the club would be get more in going for cheaper season tickets rather than reducing walk up prices. If a ST was around £250 and you were going to only be able to attend 15 games, it still works out as around £16 a game. Plus you get the benefit of having your seat reserved. The reduced walk up prices haven't really worked when we've tried them. Reduced walk in prices on a Thursday night when it's on Sky and a Tuesday night against MK Dons won't draw in many. A decent side on a saturday will. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2015 21:01:04 GMT 1
I have bought season tickets in the fairly recent past even though I knew I'd probably only get to see half the home games at most. I stopped as it was illogical for me to have a season ticket. If I lived local to Huddersfield I'd get a season ticket, no question. Fortunately, the roll up price of £30.50 wouldn't put me off, but I appreciate it's a lot of money for many. I go to many non-Town games as a neutral and Town aren't unique in bumping up the prices on the day. It cost me a couple of quid more to watch Barnet recently than if I'd got a ticket in advance. I can't see any justification for higher walk-up prices, but most clubs are doing it, so what are Town to do? I detest categorised games. It's ridiculous to have to pay different prices for games against different clubs. But, again, most clubs do it, not just Town. Just out of interest, what's the price of walk up tickets at clubs you've been to this season and last in the football league? |
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