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Originally Posted by cashman
Agree i understand also,i got a season ticket n would struggle off a pension to fork out fer consession price every other week, but i aint upset about the rise, the survival of stanley overides that as far as i'm concerned.
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If it was down to the survival of stanley then don't charge a ridiculously low price of £9 a game for adult season tickets as the people most likely to go to games at Accy will be season ticket holders. Unfortunately this would not work for two main reasons.
Firstly Stanley need the money from season tickets to survive the summer when there is very little income and the vastly reduced amounts are better than nothing. Secondly,as you have correctly stated, people can't afford to pay every week at matchday prices. Its easier to go when you only have to pay travel every week rather than travel and ticket prices.
High matchday prices are needed to maximise away support income as they have to be charged the same and this may be why there is no differential between seats and standing unlike the rest of League 2. I hope away fans don't look at this and decide not to come as the novelty factor has worn off for most clubs' supporters.
It's easy to say we are right to put the prices up when you have a season ticket but don't complain if people decide it's too much and don't go as much if at all.
I hope this doesn't backfire on the club as we need every penny and it's a risk that if people get out of the habit they stop going. I know people who used to go to football but don't anymore as they lost the habit. And if, god forbid, it comes to rattling buckets again will we still have the same sympathy as before.
Hopefully the pricing structure will be subject to review and if it isn't working then we change it before it's too late.