Balli001
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Dont quote me but im sure i read its family zone only
Matchday Ticket Prices (63 Viewers)
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From a pure business point of view, the strategy is sound. In terms of serving the local community (and by extension the long term health of the club) I think it’s very cynical. So long as the team continues to be a sellout draw, and so long as we’re content to only let people of a certain background take part in that, it might not matter. But if we’re not…
Circumstances are different for everyone of course and I repeat, the season tickets are good value and many commenting on this will have taken advantage of these but……For the many supporters who for various reasons couldn’t merit an ST or just couldn’t afford one based on the ancillary costs of travel, parking, petrol , F & B, merchandise etc …..these prices are prohibitive for a product that is completely unknown. On the day , a match can be ruined by a plethora of stuff 
Brighton Sky Blue
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It’s also the price that away fans will pay and those clubs might take note when it comes to charging for the return fixtures.
oscillatewildly
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Grendel
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There’s probably only going to be 2 A plus games. It’s a pointless gesture which creates bad publicity for no real gain
SkyBlueMatt
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I agree. It will only be Brum and Leicester, then maybe the last home game of the season if there is anything to play for.
Even if it is only 2, charging £45 for championship football is criminal. Personally, I think Cat A is also too expensive for championship football.
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Irish Sky Blue
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I haven’t read all the way through this thread but the first couple of pages I did read seemed to indicate that most people think that the ticket prices are too high which is good to see.
Those justifying the cost seem to be saying that a) tickets for football still compare favourably to concert/ theatre tickets or b) if you want a competitive team then you have to pay for it.
Football, by its nature, depends on the same or largely the same people turning up each week to support their club. In our league that’s at least 23 times a year. I would be surprised if anyone goes to a show or to the theatre anyway near as often as that.
How much extra will be raised towards the promotion pot by the hikes in ticket prices? I wouldn’t think that even if we sell out for every game that the increase in revenue makes a huge difference to the overall promotion kitty. How many weeks of Wright’s salary would be paid by this increase for example?
Like many on here I can remember the days when you would roll up to a match, pay at the turnstile and not feel like you were being fleeced. You didn’t have to think about going to the football. It was a working class game supported by working people. I would think that for those on average wages or below it is becoming increasingly difficult to afford on a regular basis.
I’m lucky in that I’m retired and mortgage and childcare free and can afford, at the moment, to go home and away.
My son, late thirties, average wage, two kids and a mortgage wouldn’t be able to go if I didn’t help him out. There will be increasingly more people like this I am afraid.
Being an old git I listen to the podcast ‘Football Ruined My Life’ which is aimed at people who watched football in the 50s, 60s and 70s. The cost of tickets came up on one show and one of the presenters said that between £5 and £10 of every ticket sold goes to parasite agents. This situation plus the astronomical wages of Championship and above players need to be sorted out so that the golden goose isn’t found dead on the floor in the near future.
Those justifying the cost seem to be saying that a) tickets for football still compare favourably to concert/ theatre tickets or b) if you want a competitive team then you have to pay for it.
Football, by its nature, depends on the same or largely the same people turning up each week to support their club. In our league that’s at least 23 times a year. I would be surprised if anyone goes to a show or to the theatre anyway near as often as that.
How much extra will be raised towards the promotion pot by the hikes in ticket prices? I wouldn’t think that even if we sell out for every game that the increase in revenue makes a huge difference to the overall promotion kitty. How many weeks of Wright’s salary would be paid by this increase for example?
Like many on here I can remember the days when you would roll up to a match, pay at the turnstile and not feel like you were being fleeced. You didn’t have to think about going to the football. It was a working class game supported by working people. I would think that for those on average wages or below it is becoming increasingly difficult to afford on a regular basis.
I’m lucky in that I’m retired and mortgage and childcare free and can afford, at the moment, to go home and away.
My son, late thirties, average wage, two kids and a mortgage wouldn’t be able to go if I didn’t help him out. There will be increasingly more people like this I am afraid.
Being an old git I listen to the podcast ‘Football Ruined My Life’ which is aimed at people who watched football in the 50s, 60s and 70s. The cost of tickets came up on one show and one of the presenters said that between £5 and £10 of every ticket sold goes to parasite agents. This situation plus the astronomical wages of Championship and above players need to be sorted out so that the golden goose isn’t found dead on the floor in the near future.
Grendel
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Our tickets for individual matches aren’t really that far out if you compare to other clubs of a similar standing in the championship.
Most who buy individual tickets will be occasional visitors as there are so few available for matchdays.
The focus is all on the highest category. There will only be a couple of games in that. The D category will only have a couple and is very cheap.
The bands are too stretched.
Ipswich like us have a big season ticket following with only a couple of bands. Prime seats for a lot of the games are £48
Legia Sky Blue
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Nice post, but disagree with your assertion that most of our non season ticket holders look to go to 23 games a season. If you did it would be nuts not to buy a season ticket, particularly if cost was an issue. I think we have plenty of casual supporters who go to up to say 6 games a season, either through choice or personal circumstances.. Either way the club probably have thos figures and are able to make an informed costing decision based on that.
Sky_Blue_Dreamer
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But all that happens is prices go up, clubs and players ask for higher fees/wages and you end up attracting the same level of players but with higher prices.
Grendel
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Our general pricing hasn’t gone up
Sky_Blue_Dreamer
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I'm talking about the general point of if you want a competitive team you have to pay for it. In reality unless you offer ridiculous sums you pay more to get roughly the same.
pusbccfc
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A quick look at other clubs shows plenty of Cat A type pricing which is similar to ours. However, most have at least one or two areas of the stadium which remains more affordable rather than a blanket price for general admission tickets.
What will be interesting is to see if we do charge £45 for Birmingham. I'd imagine that would still be the highest away ticket in the division by some margin.
What will be interesting is to see if we do charge £45 for Birmingham. I'd imagine that would still be the highest away ticket in the division by some margin.
Why do you think it’s in doubt that we would charge £45 for Birmingham? Tickets are already on sale at that price so it isn’t going to change.
pusbccfc
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I don't doubt it, but I know it will get a lot of coverage. I'll be very surprised if it isn't the highest league away ticket in the country this season.
Sorry, I must have misunderstood. I thought you said:
“What will be interesting is to see if we do charge £45 for Birmingham.”
Anyone who is going to that many games will have a season ticket; if not, that's on them. People are putting far far too much emphasis on the A+ bracket which will only be for the bigger games of the season, and Doug is right to capitalise on those games. They will sell out at £45, no problem.
We've been clamouring for years to be ran like a proper football club, and now we are, we're complaining. You cannot have your cake and eat it, this is what it takes to be a competitive football club in the modern day. That's not Doug's fault, it's just the way of the world.
Cheaper tickets are always available at Sphinx, United, Leamington, Nuneaton etc, and they'll be more than welcome to have a few more through the gate!
pusbccfc
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There's still a chance we won't. Maybe we'll offer reciprocal pricing. Doug won't though.
clint van damme
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While the club is clearly now being run far more professionally I don't know how price increases are an indicator of that which is what you seem to imply.
And I wouldn't be so sure that the A+ games will sell out. If we're on a poor run going into one of these games,and at some point in the season we will go on a poor run, it's the nature of the Championship, then we probably won't.
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What's the most leagues games we've sold out in season at the ricoh/CBS? 3 or 4?
And they'd mainly be at the business end of the season when we're in the play off shake up
I cannot believe that we will not be bringing in another marquee signing or two. I think sensibly Doug is waiting to see what happens with MVE and Gyokeres before committing but…..just say that’s it for our incoming this window and we are stuck with our current misfiring strikers and we look impotent in front of goal for the first 10 games or so then let’s see what the crowds are like then at some of these prices.
Balli001
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Still going to be around 26k even with no real walk ups. Also this same team got to 5th in the league last year.
stgeorge1966
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So you’re saying there is a chance that we will change the price even though they are on sale and people are buying them? That’s never happening.
stgeorge1966
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Now that's sensible pricing from WBA, no Categories and plenty of age breaks
skybluelee
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It would be interesting to see who is the biggest outlier in terms of kids pricing as us and WBA are obviously miles apart.
JSB or equivalent:
Us £5-£30 (Mid-range Cat C £17)
WBA £7
U17s
Us £10-£35 (Mid-range Cat C £22)
WBA £10-£12
JSB or equivalent:
Us £5-£30 (Mid-range Cat C £17)
WBA £7
U17s
Us £10-£35 (Mid-range Cat C £22)
WBA £10-£12
Grendel
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We will have a far higher average attendance so not really relevant
Ccfcisparks
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Our average attendance last season was only 2k more than West brom. Hardly much higher.
pusbccfc
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We haven't announced the Birmingham ticket prices for away fans yet.
The point is, it will make negative headlines when we inevitably do charge £45.
skybluelee
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No it can't
Mucca Mad Boys
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Seems like a storm in a teapot to be honest because it only impacts about 6k supports split roughly evenly between the away supporters and Cov walk ups. I have a bit more empathy for away supporters because they don’t get to choose to get a ST or not.
Our ST prices remain v cheap, and that’s the litmus test of affordability. For the walk ups, there’ll be a handful games where the category is A+, probably Birmingham, Leicester, Swansea (Boxing Day), Ipswich and Wrexham (final home game). If these ‘rip off’ prices subsidise the ST prices, I’m all for it.
Seen the comments praises WBAs pricing structure, an adult ST at WBA is £100 more expensive than our standard ST price (in 2 stands) and £40 above our ‘premium’ seating. As a STH, I’d much rather have our deal than theirs.
Our ST prices remain v cheap, and that’s the litmus test of affordability. For the walk ups, there’ll be a handful games where the category is A+, probably Birmingham, Leicester, Swansea (Boxing Day), Ipswich and Wrexham (final home game). If these ‘rip off’ prices subsidise the ST prices, I’m all for it.
Seen the comments praises WBAs pricing structure, an adult ST at WBA is £100 more expensive than our standard ST price (in 2 stands) and £40 above our ‘premium’ seating. As a STH, I’d much rather have our deal than theirs.
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