season tickets 2009-10

maccawozzagod · 06-01-2009, 23:46

I think most of us would agree that season ticket arrangements have left much to be desired for the last couple of seasons and as such have possibly resulted in poorer. Any suggestions that you think should be taken into consideration?

I have always thought that the few who do buy season tickets aren't the problem and more thought should be given to walk on prices, do we really need the money up front (I realise that its there to prop up the summer months when there is no income) to the extent that we are willing to sacrifice correcting the problem? £10 walk on please!

This season the pricing success was the student ticket for £60. How successful was this and could we do it again but really push it? These are the age group we really, really need and they like a drink! Let's get the Clayton End brimming with youth again (no offence meant to the oldies!)

Please, please, please be at the front of the local queue to announce prices!!! I know that we need to know which league we will be playing in next year before we set the prices in concrete but would we drop the prices considerably if the worst was to happen? Announce in february to give us more time to advertise the deals

Link some deals in to season tickets. Buy your ticket and get a tenner off replica shirts (and that's another point entirely), get a scarf for half price. This might just give us a head start on the order for these items for next year if we know we have pre-sold 100 and give us some more of the fables 'money up-front'

Get the tickets out on time or have them ready to give straight away. We know we will sell at least x amount of tickets so have them pre-printed for straight exchange. With a bit of luck a few will lose them in the three or four months they aren't being used and we can charge the £20 extra print fee

. Hours before the first game (at best) isn't good enough and everybody knows it.

Installments can't be that hard to arrange. Can they?

Half season tickets. Probably wouldn't work alongside full tickets, but I reckon an absolute shed load of people would buy a half ticket @ £100. Most would probably renew in December regardless of our league position at the time, but out of those that don't they'd still come to most of the home games anyway. £50 between now and May and £50 in June when you collect it. Bold prediction time? 500 tickets would be sold.

Now then, nuther point entirely. Replica shirts. We're giving you four months notice. GET TEHM ON SALE BY THE LAST HOME GAME OF THE SEASON. You will have record sales. We all want to wear the latest shirt on our holidays and through the summer when this crappy British weather just about allows us to wear short sleeves. Please, please, please give the long suffering Accy fans the opportunity to show their colours around town. Please prove me wrong and show that this can be done.

The OSC were approached last season with a view to making a donation towards marketing ASFC around the borough. A leaflet was the suggestion and putting it through every letterbox in Hyndburn was the aim. It never happened because by the time it the idea was made it was more than likely too late to capitalise on the early bird scheme. Get the idea sorted, get the posters printed up and no doubt the OSC will again agree to fund it (costed at around £800). Larger posters could also be made available for fans to try to distribute in all their local shops (maybe we could even buy them for a 50p nominal cost?)

Any extra suggestions? and please don't post your comments that this that and t'other has been crap - let's be constructive and let Mr Whalley and his band of merry men know what we want for next season.

shakermaker · 07-01-2009, 00:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by maccawozzagod

I think most of us would agree that season ticket arrangements have left much to be desired for the last couple of seasons and as such have possibly resulted in poorer. Any suggestions that you think should be taken into consideration?

I have always thought that the few who do buy season tickets aren't the problem and more thought should be given to walk on prices, do we really need the money up front (I realise that its there to prop up the summer months when there is no income) to the extent that we are willing to sacrifice correcting the problem? £10 walk on please!

This season the pricing success was the student ticket for £60. How successful was this and could we do it again but really push it? These are the age group we really, really need and they like a drink! Let's get the Clayton End brimming with youth again (no offence meant to the oldies!)

Please, please, please be at the front of the local queue to announce prices!!! I know that we need to know which league we will be playing in next year before we set the prices in concrete but would we drop the prices considerably if the worst was to happen? Announce in february to give us more time to advertise the deals

Link some deals in to season tickets. Buy your ticket and get a tenner off replica shirts (and that's another point entirely), get a scarf for half price. This might just give us a head start on the order for these items for next year if we know we have pre-sold 100 and give us some more of the fables 'money up-front'

Get the tickets out on time or have them ready to give straight away. We know we will sell at least x amount of tickets so have them pre-printed for straight exchange. With a bit of luck a few will lose them in the three or four months they aren't being used and we can charge the £20 extra print fee

. Hours before the first game (at best) isn't good enough and everybody knows it.

Installments can't be that hard to arrange. Can they?

Half season tickets. Probably wouldn't work alongside full tickets, but I reckon an absolute shed load of people would buy a half ticket @ £100. Most would probably renew in December regardless of our league position at the time, but out of those that don't they'd still come to most of the home games anyway. £50 between now and May and £50 in June when you collect it. Bold prediction time? 500 tickets would be sold.

Now then, nuther point entirely. Replica shirts. We're giving you four months notice. GET TEHM ON SALE BY THE LAST HOME GAME OF THE SEASON. You will have record sales. We all want to wear the latest shirt on our holidays and through the summer when this crappy British weather just about allows us to wear short sleeves. Please, please, please give the long suffering Accy fans the opportunity to show their colours around town. Please prove me wrong and show that this can be done.

The OSC were approached last season with a view to making a donation towards marketing ASFC around the borough. A leaflet was the suggestion and putting it through every letterbox in Hyndburn was the aim. It never happened because by the time it the idea was made it was more than likely too late to capitalise on the early bird scheme. Get the idea sorted, get the posters printed up and no doubt the OSC will again agree to fund it (costed at around £800). Larger posters could also be made available for fans to try to distribute in all their local shops (maybe we could even buy them for a 50p nominal cost?)

I'm not one for good ideas admittedly but I must say there's great stuff there macca. You should email this post directly to the club! I really hope the club don't just listen but act on the ideas you've put forward. Let's really move forward as a club!

VALAIRIAN · 07-01-2009, 12:28

Macca,

Just got to say a very,very good post!

Was just thinking of next seasons tickets the other day, and how to make them look more attractive. Thinking back to this season I think there was an offer on to get a discount for early payment - which was good - thinking along those lines thought of a value added offer(which I know has been said loads of times) i.e. early payments and half price shirt(which I know you have beaten me to!) but things like that to get more Stanley stuff out there.

Just on next season:-

Please, please, please be at the front of the local queue to announce prices!!! I know that we need to know which league we will be playing in next year before we set the prices in concrete but would we drop the prices considerably if the worst was to happen? Announce in february to give us more time to advertise the deals

Even on current form we must all feel sure enough (especially at the club)
that it is League 2 for us next season, so like you have said get in there first and be positive where we will be playing and how much we will be paying

Sorry for droning on but like you have also said so correctly about the shirts(and so many other things) LETS GET THEM IN AND GET THEM ON(STANLEY ON!!)

dabeast · 07-01-2009, 20:23

how about season ticket holders can bring a friend / family member for a reduced walk on price for each game?? This could encourage new fans and also for someone like myself (my olds are season ticket holders but i work most sats so can only make a few games) it would mean i could afford to bring the wife and kids too!

Obviously the reduced ticket price would have to work out slightly more than the season ticket price, or people like my mum and dad would only buy 1 season ticket and use the reduced price offer for the other.....eg season ticket say £230 = £10 per game, with a bring a friend offer for £12 perhaps??

And rather than half season tickets why not do the flexi ticket again say 10 games for the price of 9 or something so people like me can come to games when i can fit it around work?

Great post btw macca some good ideas there hope you can get it to fall on the right ears at the club

Give us the old gree · 10-01-2009, 10:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by maccawozzagod

I think most of us would agree that season ticket arrangements have left much to be desired for the last couple of seasons and as such have possibly resulted in poorer. Any suggestions that you think should be taken into consideration?

I have always thought that the few who do buy season tickets aren't the problem and more thought should be given to walk on prices, do we really need the money up front (I realise that its there to prop up the summer months when there is no income) to the extent that we are willing to sacrifice correcting the problem? £10 walk on please!

This season the pricing success was the student ticket for £60. How successful was this and could we do it again but really push it? These are the age group we really, really need and they like a drink! Let's get the Clayton End brimming with youth again (no offence meant to the oldies!)

Please, please, please be at the front of the local queue to announce prices!!! I know that we need to know which league we will be playing in next year before we set the prices in concrete but would we drop the prices considerably if the worst was to happen? Announce in february to give us more time to advertise the deals

Link some deals in to season tickets. Buy your ticket and get a tenner off replica shirts (and that's another point entirely), get a scarf for half price. This might just give us a head start on the order for these items for next year if we know we have pre-sold 100 and give us some more of the fables 'money up-front'

Get the tickets out on time or have them ready to give straight away. We know we will sell at least x amount of tickets so have them pre-printed for straight exchange. With a bit of luck a few will lose them in the three or four months they aren't being used and we can charge the £20 extra print fee

. Hours before the first game (at best) isn't good enough and everybody knows it.

Installments can't be that hard to arrange. Can they?

Half season tickets. Probably wouldn't work alongside full tickets, but I reckon an absolute shed load of people would buy a half ticket @ £100. Most would probably renew in December regardless of our league position at the time, but out of those that don't they'd still come to most of the home games anyway. £50 between now and May and £50 in June when you collect it. Bold prediction time? 500 tickets would be sold.

Now then, nuther point entirely. Replica shirts. We're giving you four months notice. GET TEHM ON SALE BY THE LAST HOME GAME OF THE SEASON. You will have record sales. We all want to wear the latest shirt on our holidays and through the summer when this crappy British weather just about allows us to wear short sleeves. Please, please, please give the long suffering Accy fans the opportunity to show their colours around town. Please prove me wrong and show that this can be done.

The OSC were approached last season with a view to making a donation towards marketing ASFC around the borough. A leaflet was the suggestion and putting it through every letterbox in Hyndburn was the aim. It never happened because by the time it the idea was made it was more than likely too late to capitalise on the early bird scheme. Get the idea sorted, get the posters printed up and no doubt the OSC will again agree to fund it (costed at around £800). Larger posters could also be made available for fans to try to distribute in all their local shops (maybe we could even buy them for a 50p nominal cost?)

Any extra suggestions? and please don't post your comments that this that and t'other has been crap - let's be constructive and let Mr Whalley and his band of merry men know what we want for next season.

A quality post this Rob.. e mail it to Dave O'Neill at the club the ideas are spot on.