season ticket sales (39 Viewers)

[chiefdave]

Got to say something in my mind (thanks Apple) says once I’m dropping £500 on a product I want to feel a bit special. Even blood tests come in fancy packaging these days, surely we can do something.

The whole thing feels so anti consumer and like they’re doing you a favour. Butter me up a bit. Give me a bit of user experience.

Ended up sat next to a couple of season ticket holders at an NHL game. They had an account manager who checks in with them throughout the season to make sure everything is OK. If there's non-season ticket games, such as playoffs, the account manager gets in touch to sort it rather than them having to go online. Also helps with things like moving seats or getting extra tickets for games.

Also have a ton of events throughout the season. Before the season they get invited to the arena to be shown that seasons improvements, try out the food & beverage options etc. Then there's signing sessions and all sorts of stuff throughout the season.

Sounds great doesn't it? Their season tickets are over $9,000

 

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[Winny the Bish]

Got to say something in my mind (thanks Apple) says once I’m dropping £500 on a product I want to feel a bit special. Even blood tests come in fancy packaging these days, surely we can do something.

The whole thing feels so anti consumer and like they’re doing you a favour. Butter me up a bit. Give me a bit of user experience.

Reminds of the crazy way some NFL teams deliver Season Tickets

 

[jas365]

This is where I am

Its fucking shite in there lets be honest

I want to move, but £830 (including booking fee) is a lot to part with

If it makes you feel any better, i've paid £180 for me, the wife and 2 kids to do the Polar Express in December which lasts about 2 hours, the ST is a bargain in comparison

 

[Liquicon]

I'm in FZ zone, price increase was expected but that's a whopper.

I'll offset the price rise by not buying as much in club shop now...and probs take my match day spend somewhere cheaper to balance it all out a bit.

I do see that adults in there should be paying more than they were. just the degree of price hike looks bad. maybe better to raise the kids a little, and adults a little less than they have done so it looks better.

however, does this mean we still have that stupid rule where we have to 'sell' seats if we can't go? those restrictions don't apply anywhere else, right?

if I'm no longer getting a better deal, don't see why I should need to do all of that again .

"Family Zone terms and conditions regarding Ticket Exchange from the 2024/25 season will not be in place for the 2025/26 season – however, Adults/Concessions not attending with a junior will need to notify the Ticket Office of this, and move their seats to a Standard Zone area (subject to availability)."

 

[ovduk78]

This is where I am

Its fucking shite in there lets be honest

I want to move, but £830 (including booking fee) is a lot to part with

I've got 3 to renew at £1404, I looked at V12 finance but the admin cost of 8.5% per season ticket is a bit steep so I will get a 0% credit card and spread the cost over the season

 

[SkyBluePower]

Full details -

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That Mill/dugout experience seems pricey. These will be the seats in front of the directors box ( best seats in the ground to be fair)
I always thought it a bit odd they have been used for the freebie community seats- great initiative but not sure they need to be in the best seats in the ground.

 

[edgy]

I think the argument that FZ adult tickets are 'too' cheap, is a lazy one not really considering the full picture. Mostly from folk who don't have tickets in there.

That cheap ticket makes it affordable for that adult to bring their kids.

For every adult ticket this pricing loses, will probably take 2 kids with them.

It's a shame but there's now potentially 12 or so of our group umming and arring about renewing.

 

[SonofErnie]

And some of the money will go to Louis Binks’ wages but they don’t add a £100 Binks Fee onto each ticket. Your supplier issues are yours. If you’ve picked a bad one don’t try and hide behind it.

I never said I agreed with it. The club have to decide if they are receiving value for money, but clearly ticketing costs will be passed onto supporters and a booking fee is a transparent way of doing so.

 

[Saddlebrains]

Sorry mate, but £815 to sit in the corner is not bad at all, it’s good value.

Don’t want to pay the extra then just sit in the FZ again. Adult prices should be the same regardless of whether in FZ or not. £600 is ridiculously good value.

If you pick and choose your games, you’d only be able to go to around 12 games before it becomes more efficient to have a ST anyway.

I agree adult prices should have gone up there absolutely

 

[prufrock]

I've renewed ours, the trick is to whack it on the credit card before you have processed how much it will be and whether it is affordable or not. Im sure that what Martin Lewis does

 

[chiefdave]

however, does this mean we still have that stupid rule where we have to 'sell' seats if we can't go? those restrictions don't apply anywhere else, right?

Why would you want to keep your tickets and not give other families a chance to go if you can't attend a game?

 

[Gynnsthetonic]

You say this every season!

And they all still end up buying them!

 

[Warwickhunt]

I'll bet you have more than the average 18 year old

I did until everyone decided that we shouldn't

 

[Evo1883]

Fully expect similar if not more with the prices tbh

 

[fernandopartridge]

If it makes you feel any better, i've paid £180 for me, the wife and 2 kids to do the Polar Express in December which lasts about 2 hours, the ST is a bargain in comparison

If it's the one near Leek it's quite good TBF

Or another way of looking at it - £35 for the 3 of you per game - that's still pretty good value currently.

Yeah, cost me and my 7 year old £62 for to watch the Middlesbrough game

 

[Cov kid 55]

I think that's the 3 of us out

We were planning to move from the FZ as my lads now 15 and daughter 10 going on 11

If we stay there for price, but not enjoyment, its £600 up £150 from last year

If we move like we wanted too, its £815, so double what we paid last year


I get it that prices needed to increase, fair enough, but the best part of a grand for a family of 3 to sit where the atmosphere is, i just cant justify

Shame

Is it that bad? I understand that you’re paying double but I guess that’s the point of the family zone, it’s cheaper to enable young kids to go with a parent(s). It works out at £15 a week over a year or £40 a game for twenty games, for 3 of you. I might be out of touch and forgive me if I am, but it doesn’t seem too bad?

 

[Saddlebrains]

Is it that bad? I understand that you’re paying double but I guess that’s the point of the family zone, it’s cheaper to enable young kids to go with a parent(s). It works out at £15 a week over a year or £40 a game for twenty games, for 3 of you. I might be out of touch and forgive me if I am, but it doesn’t seem too bad?

No youre right, and increases for Adults in the FZ should have 100% happened

I think for me its the double whammy of the increases and moving outside of the FZ that smarts at the moment

I've got some retro shirts im flogging hopefully that helps

 

[SHUNT31]

I've renewed ours, the trick is to whack it on the credit card before you have processed how much it will be and whether it is affordable or not. Im sure that what Martin Lewis does

I am a little bit of a credit card whore, while I don’t have much debt at all, I have a very decent credit limit on my cards with zero balances. Naturally I get lots of 0% purchases for 12 months offers so I always put on there and pay it monthly.

I would say to anyone that is wanting to pay monthly and has credit cards to look into this. Even if you have to pay a balance transfer fee of say 4%, it’s much much cheaper than the finance option available with the club. More flexible too.

**edit I am not a financial advisor and the above does not constitute financial advice**

 

[pusbccfc]

If it's the one near Leek it's quite good TBF

Yeah, cost me and my 7 year old £62 for to watch the Middlesbrough game

This is it. There were a lot of people paying the best part of £40 each for a ticket at the end of last season. It adds up very quickly.

Next season we're likely to have more Cat A games. Birmingham, Leicester, Southampton, Ipswich and, unfortunately, Wrexham will be added.

 

[SHUNT31]

I agree adult prices should have gone up there absolutely

The removal of the minimum games attendance covenant in the FZ is an added bonus aswell. Though should be the case if adult tickets are the same throughout the ground.

Obviously don’t know your financial situation so apologies if it’s not feasible for you but me and the Mrs had this discussion last season that we would always pay the extra to sit in the corner when the kids eventually start going. Enhances the experience ten fold for me.

 

[RegiswasGod]

Both me and my boy now renewed. The £85 increase in his ticket made my eyes water and wallet sting. Thankfully V12 came to the rescue

 

[Saddlebrains]

The removal of the minimum games attendance covenant in the FZ is an added bonus aswell. Though should be the case if adult tickets are the same throughout the ground.

Obviously don’t know your financial situation so apologies if it’s not feasible for you but me and the Mrs had this discussion last season that we would always pay the extra to sit in the corner when the kids eventually start going. Enhances the experience ten fold for me.

Financially its doable, I just have a hard time justifying nearly a grand on the credit card when I got myself in shit finanically in my early 20s

Anyone want to buy the 97/98 and 98/99 shirts off me?

 

[SKYBLUES90]

Personally I think the prices are fair.

Don’t think you can really complain about the Standard zone increases -

Adults/concessions - £40
Under 18s - £25
Under 14s - No change

Premium zone there’s an argument to say it’s quite a hike especially for under 18s & 14s -

Adults/concessions - £60
Under 18s/14s - £85

FZ - Junior prices have remained the same.

I may be wrong but I highly doubt any other club was charging £250 for an adult season ticket in their family zone, bringing this inline with the rest of the stadium although annoying seems fairly reasonable when you think about it.

 

[clint van damme]

This is it. There were a lot of people paying the best part of £40 each for a ticket at the end of last season. It adds up very quickly.

Next season we're likely to have more Cat A games. Birmingham, Leicester, Southampton, Ipswich and, unfortunately, Wrexham will be added.

Wrexham cat A would be a bit of a joke.
Just because they've got famous owners?

 

[Viktor17]

Fair pricing.

Speaking as someone who sits in FZ with x2 kids, increase fully justified, could argue maybe touch of big jump as everyones situation will be different, but paying £250 for a ST is wild - £11 a game! / still only works out at £19 a game - good value.

Glad they removed those silly stipulations also, which lest be honest where just hot air to try a flush out the people talking the piss.

Renewed, slowly getting mojo back after that Sunderland game - this is the year!!!!

 

[chiefdave]

My only complaint is March to the City is a shit slogan

 

[rob9872]

No youre right, and increases for Adults in the FZ should have 100% happened

I think for me its the double whammy of the increases and moving outside of the FZ that smarts at the moment

I've got some retro shirts im flogging hopefully that helps

Links - how much? Signed?

 

[torchomatic]

I've got 3 to renew at £1404, I looked at V12 finance but the admin cost of 8.5% per season ticket is a bit steep so I will get a 0% credit card and spread the cost over the season

Best way. I got a Lloyds CC with 0% on purchases for 21 months, so will more or less cover next year too.

 

[AOM]

My only complaint is March to the City is a shit slogan

March to the Whittle Arch

 

[SHUNT31]

Financially its doable, I just have a hard time justifying nearly a grand on the credit card when I got myself in shit finanically in my early 20s

Anyone want to buy the 97/98 and 98/99 shirts off me?

That’s fair enough mate, been there myself.

I would say I’m interested but I’m a fat fuck nowadays so doubt they’ll fit me

 

[shmmeee]

Vice Presidents = £2,500
Club Coventry Lounge = £1,000
The Mill - Dougout Experience = £1,600
Legends Lounge = £900

Ended up sat next to a couple of season ticket holders at an NHL game. They had an account manager who checks in with them throughout the season to make sure everything is OK. If there's non-season ticket games, such as playoffs, the account manager gets in touch to sort it rather than them having to go online. Also helps with things like moving seats or getting extra tickets for games.

Also have a ton of events throughout the season. Before the season they get invited to the arena to be shown that seasons improvements, try out the food & beverage options etc. Then there's signing sessions and all sorts of stuff throughout the season.

Sounds great doesn't it? Their season tickets are over $9,000

I just want a nice box and maybe a free scarf

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

£19 a game in standard .. still a bargain

For context, it was cheaper to get a FZ adult + child ST than a ST at Solihull Moors (£299 early bird, £340 full price). They allowed 2 U12s free admission with a full paying adult.

If people want to bring the whole family out to every game, spend money on food and alcohol… it’s obviously going to cost a bomb.

The club have been conservative with their pricing and deserve a lot of credit for this. £550 is at the top end of a ‘reasonable’ price for a ST imo so £440 is fantastic value.

 

[rob9872]

I just want a nice box and maybe a free scarf

Instead of £440 for a season ticket, if they said £495 and you get a free home shirt with your season ticket, I think it would seem like better value. No idea why as tbf a shirt that lots won't want and costs £55 retail but likely less than a tenner to make, would make you feel a bit more special and looked after.

 

[shmmeee]

Reminds of the crazy way some NFL teams deliver Season Tickets

Now this is what I’m talking about!

 

[pusbccfc]

Wrexham cat A would be a bit of a joke.
Just because they've got famous owners?

Unfortunately.

In the same way they put the likes of Burnley and Fulham as Cat A just because they had been in the PL. Despite the fact they are smaller clubs who couldn't sell out the away end.