Phil_bfc deux
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Yep the prices in M block are also ridiculous
My point remains the club have failed on ticket prices
The ground hold about 16k and we have about half of it in guaranteed sales
Its poor
Sorry....
So ultimately the season ticket pricing policy
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My point remains the club have failed on ticket prices
The ground hold about 16k and we have about half of it in guaranteed sales
Its poor
Sorry....
td53
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Cheers, that's interesting.Its interesting to look at other clubs for comparison.
This isn't a perfect analysis as some will have cheaper seats but higher up etc but also ours wasn't 299 as thats in the family stand and requires a junior purchase also.
There's quite a few clubs ahead of us it seems.
Championship season tickets ranked from cheapest to most expensive
Fans will be desperate to get back into stadiums but it's fair to say that some Championship clubs will be charging more than others...www.football365.com
JJpool
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I said may, we don't have a lot of options for other areas for fans.
I think there as an option for the less well off its better than nowt.
You could get some temporary food and drink facilities in the north East corner.
Like some other clubs have done im thinking is there a way to provide that impulse buy for the casual.
Or maybe just more competitive all round.
No need to be arsey.
JJpool
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So who decided the pricing do we think, Mansford? Looking at other established championship clubs makes me question the strategy here.
I dont see why the club wouldn't be right there with the cheapest given Blackpool as a town, the pandemic hitting tourism so again Blackpool. We've shown similar money can be made if you hit the higher attendance targets and the right price makes people think they almost can't not buy.
If a cheaper price meant waiting a little longer for the training ground for eg id say OK filling the ground is the priority, the rest will follow.
Success and more money is more likely with even more vocal home support.
Edit to add, also why on earth would a newly promoted side in a town like ours be so expensive for the premium seats.... who seriously thought that was a good idea?
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JJpool
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So some like qpr may have the cheapest available but it could only be small numbers and then expensive everywhere else.
But look at Swansea for eg, a club in the championship playoffs but yet seem to offer the impulse buy price of 299 all around the ground but 250 in one stand.
How can they do that and us be so high comparatively given weve only just come up and the area were in.
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Plumbs
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Just a heads up on Swansea and other recently relegated clubs, is that of course they are still getting parachute money which has a direct and indirect effect on what clubs charge.
Good thread this where our mob were paying £500 (Championship) for a Kop season ticket and that's going back 9 years to Ken Bates days, and of course ripping off away fans as they went
Good thread this where our mob were paying £500 (Championship) for a Kop season ticket and that's going back 9 years to Ken Bates days, and of course ripping off away fans as they went
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td53
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I suppose the answer is the hole we're in financially in terms of losses and need for investment, whereas Swansea's set up is in place from stadium to training ground and beyond.So some like qpr may have the cheapest available but it could only be small numbers and then expensive everywhere else.
But look at Swansea for eg, a club in the championship playoffs but yet seem to offer the impulse buy price of 299 all around the ground but 250 in one stand.
How can they do that and us be so high comparatively given weve only just come up and the area were in.
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I'm not so fussed about the season ticket, it's always been a bit of a privilege to have one but I thought matchday tickets could be kept low as a compromise and indeed, incentivised with pricing for the younger adults who may well have missed the usual process of becoming tangerine due to the boycott. I felt that small investment may pay off in the medium term. An 18-22 price would be interesting as the fans who were 11-15 when boycott started are the exact ones who we might not have captured in same way as normal.
It is what it is. There's a load of things to like, a thousand things to like and I'm not moaning about this, it's just my honest opinion. I also think ticket prices are too high universally and it would be hypocritical to be happy clapping price rises just because I personally can afford them. Again, I 100% accept the club are working in a context and circumstance where idealism is not an easy option, unlike for me, who can have my opinion at no cost to myself!
Charlie Gracie
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Phil, the SLO does not bang the club‘s drum!
poolseasider
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The only problem with cheap home tickets you have to charge away fans the same price.
They have to be charged your cheapest seat price so we'd be losing thousands every week.
td53
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Yeah, I see that. I guess if it was only an 18-22 price though, that loss would be minimal as it's a fraction of both a home and away walk on fan base and you'd only have to charge the away fans who fell into same bracket that price.
poolseasider
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We are all looking at the higher price when most of the time it's going to be 20 or 25 which is OK for Championship football.
I don't like the Cat system and would just have done it at 25.
Whenthepoolcomemarchingin
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Dont forget the kids season tickets for 5-11 are only £23, which is the most important generation to get them going to games, some kids haven't been able to go and catch the bug for various reason Owners and Covid. This will in turn create another generation of fans in future years, it's about getting that tangerine blood in your body, that turns into an obsession.
7500 is good in my opinion in the current climate with Covid and also the seasonal workers that have been affected, the B & B's closed down 18 months, the pubs, restaurants and bars that have just reopened, people need to earn money as well.
I also think a few regular fans will be sadly no longer with us. I know at least 5 that regularly went to games or were season ticket holders.
Attendance will be over 7500 season tickets + 2500+ pay on the day/game by game, +2000 away (bigger games) =12000 which I think is decent. Possible lowest attendance will be 10k. In 16000 stadium considering every factor is good.
There is also a lack of bigger team like Leeds, Villa, Newcastle in the division as well, which can swell attendances.
7500 is good in my opinion in the current climate with Covid and also the seasonal workers that have been affected, the B & B's closed down 18 months, the pubs, restaurants and bars that have just reopened, people need to earn money as well.
I also think a few regular fans will be sadly no longer with us. I know at least 5 that regularly went to games or were season ticket holders.
Attendance will be over 7500 season tickets + 2500+ pay on the day/game by game, +2000 away (bigger games) =12000 which I think is decent. Possible lowest attendance will be 10k. In 16000 stadium considering every factor is good.
There is also a lack of bigger team like Leeds, Villa, Newcastle in the division as well, which can swell attendances.
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hampshire_exile
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Those are outrageous match day prices.
I think Swansea’s parachute money finished in 20-21
Wizaard
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Swansea have parachute payments still?So some like qpr may have the cheapest available but it could only be small numbers and then expensive everywhere else.
But look at Swansea for eg, a club in the championship playoffs but yet seem to offer the impulse buy price of 299 all around the ground but 250 in one stand.
How can they do that and us be so high comparatively given weve only just come up and the area were in.
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hampshire_exile
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I would have expected that BFC would offer a membership system as in previous years where if you paid say 20 or 25 to be a member you would get 5 off each match day ticket.
Looking at Bristol City’s website, to gauge prices for our visit there, I see they offer a membership for 26 which gives 5 off per home game.
Looking at Bristol City’s website, to gauge prices for our visit there, I see they offer a membership for 26 which gives 5 off per home game.
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Plumbs
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Four years in the old deal as was.
Edit: they were relegated in 2018 so last one due this season.
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Wizaard
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It's being considered for next season
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Plumbs
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Agreed but they've sold plenty of top earners including McBurnie and James and are probably in a good,strong financial position.
What they will have learnt is that investment has to be paid for and their previous benefactor has long since departed, so tickets get cranked up and wages get trimmed right down.
Its tricky but you're pushing against those who are still chucking a few quid in.
coppiceman
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It's not the biggest ground at Swansea either, so ticket revenue isn't the factor it is elsewhere.