Poor Gates

I was one of the missing fans on Saturday, having been a virtual ever present for the past few seasons. There were a few reasons why I wasn't there, namely:

1. The kick off time. 1.00 is too early for a Saturday game. It should have been brought forward to the Friday night.

2. I wanted to see the England game, and would have missed a big chunk of it travelling back from Accy.

3. The admission fee is becoming too high, from £8 to £12 in a couple of seasons. What are we getting for the extra 50% apart from names on shirts and a few broken promises? Certainly the standard of football is no better.

4. I don't enjoy going in the club after the game as much. The prices are ridiculous and the service is abysmal. At the final whistle at the Exeter game, there were 2 bar staff on and about 50 people waiting to be served. One of the barmaids then decided that was a good point to take five minutes out to check the change in the till and restock it with 20p pieces from the back room. Unbelievable! Also, the Man of the Match award has been devalued by the opposing players never turning up (understandable if they have a long coach journey ahead) and our own players hiding away in another room (unforgiveable). Not to forget the unforgivably rude manner in which Frank addresses the assembled supporters.

I will pick and choose my games from now on.

And to all the "Stanley till I die" brigade, I would say, no I'm not one of you. I'm an Everton fan, and will be Everton till I die. There aren't enough of you, so you must depend on those of us for whom Stanley are a second choice team to support.

And not give us excuses not to attend.
 
1. The kick off time. 1.00 is too early for a Saturday game. It should have been brought forward to the Friday night.
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1pm is fine for a Saturday and not early at all :)

2. I wanted to see the England game, and would have missed a big chunk of it travelling back from Accy.
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You could of watched it in the clubhouse like most others :)

3. The admission fee is becoming too high, from £8 to £12 in a couple of seasons. What are we getting for the extra 50% apart from names on shirts and a few broken promises? Certainly the standard of football is no better.
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As was said before we are charging the lowest rates we can in the Conference, and I'll disagree with you the standard of football is much much better than it has been over the past few seasons :)

4. I don't enjoy going in the club after the game as much. The prices are ridiculous and the service is abysmal. At the final whistle at the Exeter game, there were 2 bar staff on and about 50 people waiting to be served. One of the barmaids then decided that was a good point to take five minutes out to check the change in the till and restock it with 20p pieces from the back room. Unbelievable! Also, the Man of the Match award has been devalued by the opposing players never turning up (understandable if they have a long coach journey ahead) and our own players hiding away in another room (unforgiveable). Not to forget the unforgivably rude manner in which Frank addresses the assembled supporters.
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Have a bit of patience:) the man of the match always turn up and if yo've been this season the players do mingle more and speak with fans :) oh and if you knew Frank you would understand him :)

And Finally......

And not give us excuses not to attend.
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You missed a corker mate ;)
 
1. The kick off time. 1.00 is too early for a Saturday game. It should have been brought forward to the Friday night.
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woking to travel up here on a friday..... thats harsh isn't it?
 
:) :) :)

But you must agree there are issues there that the club must address if it is going to attract people who, like me, can find something better to do with our Saturdays.
 
All clubs have the same issues.. Stanley have tried to address these and surely will keep trying... You would need to be an idiot to think the club doesn't know or try.
 
Wynonie Harris said:
Excellent posts, Smiffy and Big Al, I agree with every word you say.

As for Robaldo, this was the guy who only three weeks ago was enquiring about joining the supporters' club to help boost attendances! Now he's shopping around for another club! So I take it you won't be wanting a Stanley Til I Die T-shirt then, Robaldo?:)
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I'm not shopping around for another club, I'm just a football fan who fancied watching a match on Tuesday night. What's wrong with that?

£12 is a lot of money. £48 (which is what me and me woman have to find this week) is a hell of a lot of money! We're supporting Stanley, so we'll pay it. Might I suggest that the missing 800 'supporters' think that they can find better things to do with their £48?
 
Might I suggest that the missing 800 'supporters' think that they can find better things to do with their £48?
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I dont agree with that argument.. I am sure that if the 950 that where there on sat could have found summat better to do with there money .. I am sure if we all search then we all could find summat better to do with our money.. but we dont.. we prefer to spend our money on stanley.
 
I would say £12 is a fair price to pay to watch a game of professional football at the highest non-league level in the country...and where do you get £48 from?
 
As was said before we are charging the lowest rates we can in the Conference, and I'll disagree with you the standard of football is much much better than it has been over the past few seasons
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Scarborough £10
Morecambe £11
Tamworth £10
Forest Green £9
Grays Athletic £10
etc, etc, etc
How do these clubs get away with it if the lowest price allowed by the Conference is £12
 
KIPAX said:
All clubs have the same issues.. Stanley have tried to address these and surely will keep trying... You would need to be an idiot to think the club doesn't know or try.
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I'd also be an idiot to remain silent and not to offer constructive comments to explain why I didn't go to the match on Saturday, which is what I was trying to do.

The club has got a lot going for it, and the facilities are better than many away grounds I have visited (eg Leigh RMI - a vision of hell!). The clubhouse is very comfortable, especially now it has been extended. The seating is adequate and offers protection from the elements.

The team play reasonably well - they havent made a bad start to the season, despite the disappointing results against Exeter and Cambridge).

The website is excellent (thanks to Rob and Kipax) and won a prize last year did it not?

But the club doesn't have a god given right to expect people to attend. My comments about the entrance charges, prices in the bar and quality of service are intended to be constructive. Unfortunalely, I have been complaining about the quality of service for a couple of seasons, but it always seems to fall on deaf ears. Why can't someone realise that there will be short periods where the bar is mad busy. (eg at half time and for 10/15 minutes after the game.) For those periods, flood the bar with extra staff, even if it is volunteer staff who you can trust to use the till.
 
I cant resist any longer :) Speaking of idiots and early kickoffs, my bro turned up on Saturday at 10 to 3 just as everyone was leaving!!! HAHAHAHA

Jimbo T :horn8:blower
 
JEFF said:
Scarborough £10
Morecambe £11
Tamworth £10
Forest Green £9
Grays Athletic £10
etc, etc, etc
How do these clubs get away with it if the lowest price allowed by the Conference is £12
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Because the minimum admission price is not £12 and anyone who tells you that is lying. Southport is £10 a game by the way.
 
Jimbo T Hornblower said:
I cant resist any longer :) Speaking of idiots and early kickoffs, my bro turned up on Saturday at 10 to 3 just as everyone was leaving!!! HAHAHAHA

Jimbo T :horn8:blower
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Lol, good one Jimbo. I did wonder if anyone would forget, he must have been gutted.

It was only after three calls from Harwood Red and the promise of a lift, that I got there on time, even though the earlier kick off time was well publicised.
 
Wynonie Harris said:
I would say £12 is a fair price to pay to watch a game of professional football at the highest non-league level in the country...and where do you get £48 from?
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£48 is the two of us going to two matches in a week.

I'm willing to pay £12 to watch a game of professional football at the highest non-league level... all I'm suggesting is that there are lots of people who wouldn't be - most of Accrington, by the look of it!

Not meaning any offence, but Accrington doesn't look to be one of the most affluent towns around. Most of your 4x4 people-wagon drivers seem to put on their jester hats and pootle off to their pre-warmed premiership seats leaving us working class folks to go and watch Stanley. Perhaps the choice is Sky subscription or non-league football?
 
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It won't cost you £48, because the Harwood match prices will be well below £12.

Obviously, you're not on your own in thinking that the admission prices are too high. I, personally, don't think that knocking a quid or two off the gate prices will bring the missing hundreds back. A consistent spell of success on the field of play would be a far more effective way to get people through the turnstiles.
 
It seems money is the problem or should I say price, if its 12 quid a time why not sell a 10 game pack for 100 pounds, lose 20 make 80 if thats to much to lose have a six game pack for 60 and the you only lose 12 quid thats one persons attendance. Season tickets are on a cheaper rate 220 seems a good price, but still not 12 quid a game. I presume that selling season tickets are to get money upfront and if you can't make a game tough, this is the same idea on a smaller scale.
 
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