Season Tickets - 2011/12 - Page 2

cast42 · 07-04-2011, 12:56

Agree that charging to go into the supporters lounge is bizarre.

I also don't get the Gold Bond package. Surely it's £1 per week so how can paying £50 save you 1 month's subscription? Am I missing something?

maccawozzagod · 07-04-2011, 13:04

last time i checked the gold bond thingy it said it was 4.64 a month by direct debit, which is 55 summat.

cast42 · 07-04-2011, 13:16

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Originally Posted by maccawozzagod

last time i checked the gold bond thingy it said it was 4.64 a month by direct debit, which is 55 summat.

Well that would make sense - I need to double check my direct debits. At least that part of the price makes sense.

maccawozzagod · 07-04-2011, 13:24

cos it's all doom and gloom I thought I'd point out the good things about it - can't have all negativety or else Mark'll be on shouting at us again

the pre-pay thingy is a great idea

Basically you can add money to your 'account' at any point and roll it up 'until you've enough put aside to buy something you want. It's credit Jim, but not as we know it. Should've been shouted out loud a long time ago.

offering other things at a slight discount alongside the ST. Alright I don't like what some of them are but it makes sense to offer them at the same time. Would have worked better though if we did have installment options.

The presentation of the online brochure is quite good.

It's all good - except the prices

sparkie · 07-04-2011, 13:31

The pre pay thing has been around for a while Rob, I just don't think most of us even gave it more than a cursory glance due to the prospect of the cardboard one doing one with our savings jar!!!

Stanleymad · 07-04-2011, 13:35

I didnt know about it so wasnt well advertised

would of been handy to save up for a season ticket or merchandise, but as sparkie says the ownership debarkle would of made many think twice, but now its too late also.

lancsdave · 07-04-2011, 13:52

I guess season ticket prices had to go up eventually,maybe too much at this stage given the timing of trying to get the fans back on side after years of peeing them off.

Not only is the clubhouse thing a complete own goal, it's also an insult to the supporters whose money has helped to maintain it when the club couldn't

Whalley Red · 07-04-2011, 13:55

A large increase in prices was inevitable IMO. You can't survive on the lowest prices and the lowest attendances in any league.

For all that we can blame EW & DON for doing nothing when the taxman was about to close us down, the simple fact is that we don't generate enough revenue and the cheap prices have failed to generate the attendances that we need to maintain them and pay our creditors (and even the players). We can't keep relying on Ilyas to pay our debts.

The attendance at Tuesday's game was promising, but there were only 590 more people in attendance than the previous Wednesday and we were charging £5 and not £13/15 ... it doesn't take too much working out to see that our total gate receipts would have been lower than the previous week.

Coley needs a decent budget and the players need to be rewarded for playing the best football I have seen at the Crown Ground in my 25 years here. In pure entertainment terms, if we see our team continue to play like this, it is still great value. I'll be renewing my season ticket, no question.

However, it is the £50 to use the clubhouse on matchdays that irks me. I think Mark (or someone else from the Club) should clarify this issue. Presumably, you have to be a member of the 'Matchday Club' to gain access, so that means if I bring my son or some friends, then I could go and 'soak up the atmosphere' inside, but they would have to wait outside. Ridiculous! Similarly, now that EW and (shortly) DON have gone, I want to spend more money in the Stanley bar and not elsewhere, but I won't be paying this £50 on principle. As I said earlier, this particular action is not one of a 'Community Club'.

maccawozzagod · 07-04-2011, 14:08

whilst it might be fair to suggest that by charging considerably more they can afford to lose fans, it is ridiculous that at a time when the club is now in a position to really push on with positive news and actions they are willing to push more fans away.

assuming that there are around 400 adult season ticket holder (purely guess work) at the moment who paid the £160 last year then only 255 need to do it this time around to maintain the same figures. I reckon they will make an increase on turnover this time around but the percent increase compared to the number of fans lost isn't worth considering. Here and on facebook, and via text messages I reckon 90% are appalled by these prices, many will pay it anyway but I can see about 30% not bothering. A lot will then depend on the walk on prices as to whether the club can keep hold of those fans.

Stanleymad · 07-04-2011, 14:17

And the point of keeping on gates reasonable is that's the income that ticks over each week should unexpected should crop up, least those of us who can't afford to shell out over £200 can still come along on a game per game basis.

AsFc62 · 07-04-2011, 14:21

HOW MUCH!!! lol

lancsdave · 07-04-2011, 14:31

On reflection maybe the £50 clubhouse pass is the clubs way of getting rid of it's unfortunate 'tinpot' image.

If you make sure the clubhouse is only accessible to the well off posh people it's raises the clientele level and gets rid of the 'tinpot' fans

ukcowboy · 07-04-2011, 14:35

I'm afraid that we won't be renewing ours, its just not financially possible

Granted, both of us were students last year, however I had decided that we would have renewed at the non discounted rate this coming season, but unfortunately the price increase is just too much. To top it off, if as seems logical, the walk on price is increased in line with the ST, then it is highly unlikely that we,as a family, will be able to afford to go full stop.

It's a pity, however I can understand the clubs reasoning, and feel that due to past miss dealings, and inorder to become self sustaining, the club is stuck between a rock and a hard place.

I shan't even start on the 'add-ons' lol.

Stanleymad · 07-04-2011, 14:36

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Originally Posted by lancsdave

On reflection maybe the £50 clubhouse pass is the clubs way of getting rid of it's unfortunate 'tinpot' image.

If you make sure the clubhouse is only accessible to the well off posh people it's raises the clientele level and gets rid of the 'tinpot' fans

Some tin pot fans will be down at the oaklea

smudgie · 07-04-2011, 14:40

I must admit im quite frankly amazed by the prices being charged for season tickets next season.

Times are still very tough, and to hike the price by such a percentage is massively short sighted.

The clubhouse thing doesnt bothar me as i prefer the crown with the rest of the lads.

Just to put it into perspective, my mate paid £249 for a rovers season ticket for next year, how the hell are we supposed to compete by charging £250. And thats the early bird price?! Im sorry but i simply cannot afford to find that money in just over 3 weeks.

Maybe just Maybe if we had an improvement in facilities, then it would be worth it, but for a 2 sided ground surrounded by a collection of portakabins just doesnt give me value for money for £250.

As much as i believe how magnificent coley & the lads have been this season i for cannot warrant such a hike in prices, be it in league 1 or 2.