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Grendel

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  • Nov 4, 2025
  • #71
Tommo1993 said:
Agree with him on ‘other events’ being horrendously priced. But he’s using it as a wildly out of touch comparison, and just another pants justification.
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Although I don’t agree with the pricing as such people are paying it so how is he out of touch?
 
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Skyblueweeman

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  • Nov 4, 2025
  • #72
Balli001 said:
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Kids dont make as much as adults thats the simple maths of it.
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But they're the fanbase of tomorrow. Need to ensure kids have access to well priced tickets to encourage them to come along.
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Nov 4, 2025
  • #73
Grendel said:
Although I don’t agree with the pricing as such people are paying it so how is he out of touch?
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Yes this is what I don't really get. Season ticket is where you get the value. Its the same in any line of business, if you commit you get a better deal. Then if theres scarcity on remaining product its priced at a premium.
 

clint van damme

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  • Nov 4, 2025
  • #74
Tommo1993 said:
Agree with him on ‘other events’ being horrendously priced. But he’s using it as a wildly out of touch comparison, and just another pants justification.
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It certainly ly doesn't stand up as a comparison.
A football game is not like the Cheltenham festival which is not like an Oasis concert which is not like F1 and so on and so on.
 
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wingy

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  • Nov 4, 2025
  • #75
Grendel said:
Although I don’t agree with the pricing as such people are paying it so how is he out of touch?
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He needs more sponsorship and corporate to be able to subsidise other area.
 
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Grendel

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  • Nov 4, 2025
  • #76
clint van damme said:
It certainly ly doesn't stand up as a comparison.
A football game is not like the Cheltenham festival which is not like an Oasis concert which is not like F1 and so on and so on.
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An average concert costs £50 at small venues. No concessions. These purchasers are occasional buyers. It’s £250 minimum for F1
 
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wingy

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  • Nov 4, 2025
  • #77
clint van damme said:
It certainly ly doesn't stand up as a comparison.
A football game is not like the Cheltenham festival which is not like an Oasis concert which is not like F1 and so on and so on.
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Just wait to surge pricing hits the shops and everything else.
 

Grendel

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  • Nov 4, 2025
  • #78
I’m going to see a band called Raising Sands in December it’s £97
 

David O'Day

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  • Nov 4, 2025
  • #79
There's 2 different arguments

The financial argument overwhelming says it is the right thing to do for a loss making business to increase revenue and yes people are paying this.

Then there is the moral argument and sadly it a capitalist world that is always going to be 2nd to the financial argument.
 
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clint van damme

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  • Nov 4, 2025
  • #80
Grendel said:
An average concert costs £50 at small venues. No concessions. These purchasers are occasional buyers. It’s £250 minimum for F1
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Occasional attending kids are potentially ST holders of the future.
As I keep saying, I don't blame King, but it's not a good strategy for building future fanbase. That's not his issue, I get that.

But at some point the product won't be as attractive as it is now, that's when our crowds will be tested.
 
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clint van damme

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  • Nov 4, 2025
  • #81
Grendel said:
I’m going to see a band called Raising Sands in December it’s £97
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But you're not going to see them 3 or 4 times between December and New year.
 

clint van damme

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  • Nov 4, 2025
  • #82
wingy said:
Just wait to surge pricing hits the shops and everything else.
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Indeed.
 

Great_Expectations

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  • Nov 4, 2025
  • #83
Am I the only one who has no idea, nor care, what other fans think of us?

I couldn’t tell you what your average fan of <insert any team> thinks of us.

I’m not on Twitter and I barely use my personal social media accounts, so I don’t see the stuff online. But even if I did, who cares.

We all know the “journey” we’ve been on, and we all know how good it’ll feel when we finally get promoted.
 
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Tommo1993

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  • Nov 4, 2025
  • #84
Grendel said:
Although I don’t agree with the pricing as such people are paying it so how is he out of touch?
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To use such events as a deflection to charge that amount for kids is daft.
 
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wingy

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  • Nov 4, 2025
  • #85
Just pay your subscription if you want it
Simples.
 
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robbiethemole

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  • Nov 4, 2025
  • #86
From Doug's interview:-

King said he knows people highlight the presence of the top-flight cap on away ticket prices but added there are other factors that make that decision easier - namely the new £6.7bn TV rights deal that sees the club finishing bottom of the Premier League this season receiving around £120m.

Fuck me!!!! all that dosh for being a failure, plus a share of the TV money during the season plus however much you get from being promoted, c £150m.. One year of that??? YES PLEASE
 

Sky Blue Goblin

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  • Nov 4, 2025
  • #87
robbiethemole said:
From Doug's interview:-

King said he knows people highlight the presence of the top-flight cap on away ticket prices but added there are other factors that make that decision easier - namely the new £6.7bn TV rights deal that sees the club finishing bottom of the Premier League this season receiving around £120m.

Fuck me!!!! all that dosh for being a failure, plus a share of the TV money during the season plus however much you get from being promoted, c £150m.. One year of that??? YES PLEASE
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It’s just mental isn’t it.

Last year with all our income including player sales we made £30ish million before deductions if I remember correctly.

If we go up we suddenly get 4 times that in tv rights alone neglecting sponsorship deals, and ticket sales.
 
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Sbarcher

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  • Nov 4, 2025
  • #88
Tommo1993 said:
Agree with him on ‘other events’ being horrendously priced. But he’s using it as a wildly out of touch comparison, and just another pants justification.
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Agree - there's no way I'm going to Stratford to watch As You Like It 23 times a year!
 
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robbiethemole

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  • Nov 4, 2025
  • #89
Sky Blue Goblin said:
It’s just mental isn’t it.

Last year with all our income including player sales we made £30ish million before deductions if I remember correctly.

If we go up we suddenly get 4 times that in tv rights alone neglecting sponsorship deals, and ticket sales.
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Imagine how much more it is if you stay up!!! FFS!
 
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Sky Blue Goblin

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  • Nov 4, 2025
  • #90
robbiethemole said:
Imagine how much more it is if you stay up!!! FFS!
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Of course in the above I didn’t mention the prize you get for finishing in 20th or the parachute payment for the following year
 
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covcity4life

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  • Nov 4, 2025
  • #91
TomRad85 said:
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This is what other fans think of us and why i never suck up to any other club. There's CCFC, the irrelevant tier and the special hate tier. I have no care what happens to any club other than ours.
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It's social media bro. Doesn't represent the fanbase just like cov fans on twitter don't represent ours
 

Grendel

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  • Nov 4, 2025
  • #92
clint van damme said:
But you're not going to see them 3 or 4 times between December and New year.
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Nor will those buying the tickets for the football.
 

clint van damme

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  • Nov 4, 2025
  • #93
Grendel said:
Nor will those buying the tickets for the football.
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No they won't. But as I said in an earlier post, occasionally attending kids are potential ST holders of the future.

I don't think it's good for the club to have the leagues highest kids prices. Might make us a few extra quid now while things are going well......
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Nov 4, 2025
  • #94
clint van damme said:
No they won't. But as I said in an earlier post, occasionally attending kids are potential ST holders of the future.

I don't think it's good for the club to have the leagues highest kids prices. Might make us a few extra quid now while things are going well......
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Well occcasionally attending kids fits into Grendels once in a while concert analogy.
 

clint van damme

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  • Nov 4, 2025
  • #95
Ccfcisparks said:
Well occcasionally attending kids fits into Grendels once in a while concert analogy.
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Not if you read what I've posted they don't.
 

torchomatic

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  • Nov 4, 2025
  • #96

Doug King: Coventry City owner defends decision to set ticket prices for some games at £45

Coventry City owner Doug King says charging £45 for games against West Bromwich Albion and Swansea City is down to "optimising" big matches.
www.bbc.co.uk
 

pusbccfc

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  • Nov 4, 2025
  • #97
Grendel said:
An average concert costs £50 at small venues. No concessions. These purchasers are occasional buyers. It’s £250 minimum for F1
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They aren't comparable.

You see a band once a year. If you go to see multiple bands, they are often different prices.

I go to a lot of shows for 20-30 quid. I also go to one or two major stadium shows a year for £80-£120.
 
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torchomatic

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  • Nov 4, 2025
  • #98
pusbccfc said:
They aren't comparable.

You see a band once a year. If you go to see multiple bands, they are often different prices.

I go to a lot of shows for 20-30 quid. I also go to one or two major stadium shows a year for £80-£120.
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I don't see "major" acts much anymore, too expensive. However, for my big birthday, I did buy a few tickets and was horrified how much they were nowadays: Shack (£45), Kraftwerk (£100!) and Haircut 100 (£40).

Regardless of those prices, particularly Kraftwerk, can't help thinking that anything over £30 for a football match (whatever level) is pretty ridiculous.
 
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CCFC_Irish

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  • Nov 4, 2025
  • #99
If it is a sell out with these £45 tickets then expect to see it more in the future. If he has to increase ticket prices to reduce the operating loss then so be it.
 

shmmeee

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  • Nov 4, 2025
  • #100
Sky Blue Goblin said:
It’s just mental isn’t it.

Last year with all our income including player sales we made £30ish million before deductions if I remember correctly.

If we go up we suddenly get 4 times that in tv rights alone neglecting sponsorship deals, and ticket sales.
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This is it. In the PL the economics are entirely different. Ticket revenues are a much smaller percentage of your income. It’s shit that we’ve got a division with high wage requirements to compete and not enough TV funding to cover them but that’s the deal.
 
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Grendel

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  • Nov 4, 2025
  • #101
pusbccfc said:
They aren't comparable.

You see a band once a year. If you go to see multiple bands, they are often different prices.

I go to a lot of shows for 20-30 quid. I also go to one or two major stadium shows a year for £80-£120.
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Im actually seeing them twice in a week
 
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Grendel

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  • Nov 4, 2025
  • #102
clint van damme said:
No they won't. But as I said in an earlier post, occasionally attending kids are potential ST holders of the future.

I don't think it's good for the club to have the leagues highest kids prices. Might make us a few extra quid now while things are going well......
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Wont some games be much cheaper?
 
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edgy

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  • Nov 4, 2025
  • #103


Forget ticket prices. This is scandelous!
 

Evo1883

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  • Nov 4, 2025
  • #104
Grendel said:
Wont some games be much cheaper?
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Some are but because they are doing the games in batches of 5 , they are deciding the prices on the go .
Long story short the better we do the less chance of the cheapo tickets
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Nov 4, 2025
  • #105
Evo1883 said:
Some are but because they are doing the games in batches of 5 , they are deciding the prices on the go .
Long story short the better we do the less chance of the cheapo tickets
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I mean the better we do the less chance of cheap tickets isnt too controversial imo its the same for any club surely?
 
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