I think so many people had it in their heads it would be a special pricing offer already that's why they get upset. They were imagining a complete sellout on a tenner a ticket and a replay of Wembley.
You have said yourself the fact it is £22 has made your mind up as you were on the fence, for the sake of a couple of quid surely you weren't that keen on going anyway?
Of course if it was a tenner it would be a bonus, I'd save myself a tenner or so but then there's also the understanding of that the ground probably wouldn't fill up even for a tenner like people seem to think because it was Stoke.
Probably many people did think it would be a special price, but I think that was a reasonable theory to have. The price goes hand in hand with what kind of experience it is going to be. If it's going to be a bumper crowd I think that's also an encouragement to go too.
I was very sincere about going, and I did say at the time I had my own game that day so I would need to be extra tempted in order to sack that off. £22 doesn't do that for me sadly. A few years ago yes, but not now.
A tenner might not have filled the Ricoh, but I would like to think there would have been 20k there. When was the last time we had crowds like that? You tend to think the prices are fair, and I don't always disagree with that. I just think as a club we are losing fans by the thousands, and the prices do need to be pretty special in order to get many of those people to come back. Those people, or many of them were no doubt once very loyal supporters.
£22 is a bit pricey. The club should have gone for around £18 and people would no have batted an eye lid
for example
Norwich vs Chelsea is £15 per adult, £10 for over-65s, £10 for under-21s and £5 for under-18s
Yes but they are not a fourth division club, we are you do not get any lower than us in the EFL.£22 is a bit pricey. The club should have gone for around £18 and people would no have batted an eye lid. Evan £20 would have looked good.
for example
Norwich vs Chelsea is £15 per adult, £10 for over-65s, £10 for under-21s and £5 for under-18s
Also its £25 to play on the gate whats crazy !
It's pretty pointless comparing to Norwich and the other with Liverpool though isn't it?
Exeter Away is £22 as well.
but we know league games are expensive. Cup games tend to be cheaper. It would have been a good way to get bums on seats and try and grow crowd numbers.
Realistically, how many more would have gone if it was £18 not £22?
It's pretty pointless comparing to Norwich and the other with Liverpool though isn't it? Both of those games are actually live on TV as well.
Exeter Away is £22 as well.
Saw him live playing for Switzerland against Poland at the Euros in France. Looked overweight, lazy and just walked around for 80 minutes for which I spent the whole game slagging him off. And then he went and scored that crazy overhead kick from the edge of the area....I'm going, my only hope is that they play Shaqiri as he's such a weird looking man I want to see him in person. All torso no legs like Adam Armstrong's Eastern European cousin.
No idea. Personally as I don't work in tickets. But £18 looks a lot more attractive then £22. If anything they could have froze the price increase so its £22 no matter when you buy. Rather then £24 on the day or £25 on gate
At the end of the day the club needs to try and rebuild some trust with fans and grow fan numbers.
I don't see a huge issue with the price, only a flat £20 may of been nice all round.
Or season ticket holders or previous match package holders this season pay £20 maybe as a token gesture for our support in L2.
But it's likely your trying to engage with fans that won't be back for the home game v Swindon as they don't agree with the league prices anyway.
I don't see a huge issue with the price, only a flat £20 may of been nice all round.
Or season ticket holders or previous match package holders this season pay £20 maybe as a token gesture for our support in L2.
I can see why they may of struck this price with stoke as at £22.... say for example to keep it simple with no deductions we sold 10,000 tickets at £22 each that's £220,000 with £99,000 to each club and £22,000 to the FA. We'd need a extra 4,666 fans to match that figure at £15.
15,000 fans at £22 is £330,000 £148,500 each, you'd need a extra 7,000 at £15 each. So 22,000 instead of 15,000
Where as if you sold 30,000 at £15 each that's £450,000 split so £202,500 each where you only need 20,454 fans to pull the same. 20,454 instead of 30,000 fans in a already lost fan base where prize money, sponsorships and ticket income is its bread and butter.
But it's likely your trying to engage with fans that won't be back for the home game v Swindon as they don't agree with the league prices anyway.
Isn't it on net tickets, so have to take off costs for stadium, stewarding, police etc etc as well?
Maybe they could have done buy a ticket to FA cup and get cheaper ticket to Swindon ? To try and get some recurring revenue
Yes I would have paid it, I will pay £23.00 for this game also, doesn't mean it is right.
Just after Xmas aswell aren't people struggling as it is?
Then people will moan that not enough turned up arh well what will be will be.......
Can see attendance at about 10,000 so will generate less money for city then a league game.
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Id be interested to see the difference if tickets were £20. Although it's only £2 it's a big psychological difference. Adults 20, concession 10 and kids 5. I think the crowd would rise enough to justify to £2 drop.
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