So ultimately the season ticket pricing policy

Phil_bfc deux

Phil_bfc deux

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Has been proven to be poorly judged

7500 isn't very good at all considering we are Oyston free for the first time in decades and back in the championship

My own personal opinion is that they were priced about 50 quid too high

Oh well

I've got mine so I'm ok Jack......
 
Phil_bfc deux said:
Has been proven to be poorly judged

7500 isn't very good at all considering we are Oyston free for the first time in decades and back in the championship

My own personal opinion is that they were priced about 50 quid too high

Oh well

I've got mine so I'm ok Jack......
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The best way to show that you think the pricing is wrong and the club isn't listening is to lead the way and not buy one?
 
I don’t agree with you on the price points as I think they’re fair. I do however think the club leaving match day ticket pricing details so late probably means a few who will ultimately buy season tickets won’t have done so yet as they may have been hoping for cheaper match day tickets.
 
Phil_bfc deux said:
Has been proven to be poorly judged

7500 isn't very good at all considering we are Oyston free for the first time in decades and back in the championship

My own personal opinion is that they were priced about 50 quid too high

Oh well

I've got mine so I'm ok Jack......
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Disagree. Season ticket holders being properly rewarded for loyalty. We're a Championship club, and it comes at a price.
 
Not a bad effort… I must admit I thought that the 8000 plus number being bandied about by the dot counters, sounded a bit optimistic under the circumstances.
 
Johnno said:
Or are still worried about getting infected.
Or too skint after struggling over the last 15 months.
It’s not just ticket price keeping numbers down.
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Or live in Blackpool one of the most deprived areas of the Country....not every Blackpool fan lives in a more affluent area of the Fylde Coast.
 
Phil_bfc deux said:
Has been proven to be poorly judged

7500 isn't very good at all considering we are Oyston free for the first time in decades and back in the championship

My own personal opinion is that they were priced about 50 quid too high

Oh well

I've got mine so I'm ok Jack......
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Aye, because 50 quid would have definitely changed people's minds regarding another lockdown or made all the difference if they lost their job in the pandemic in a largely tourist commercial town.
 
Wait for the Euro 2020 factor Phil.... be like Euro 96 all over again with the new breed of curly wig and face paint fans.
 
As far as I know that's the first figure announced by the club re tickets sold. There will be many people I'm sure, (who don't read this board), who will think 'christ, we've sold that many !' and may be nudged into buying a season ticket between now and start of season, (still a month off), especially if they want to be sure of tickets for cat A games.
 
Lytham_fy8 said:
Aye, because 50 quid would have definitely changed people's minds regarding another lockdown or made all the difference if they lost their job in the pandemic in a largely tourist commercial town.
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So why not put another 50 on then? Price (perception) matters.
 
Would 50 quid made that much difference to our numbers?
Not sure maybe at tops another 500 if lucky.
I know this doesn't take into account concessions but you can get the gist.

7500x £50 =£375,000 lost revinue
500x discounted price say 300 =£150,000
 
Championship football. We are trying to compete in a division where teams are paying PL wages.some getting parachute payments. Cannot charge L1/L2 prices. If you cannot afford to go to every match, Then go to as many as you can.
 
Schalke_FY4 said:
Or live in Blackpool one of the most deprived areas of the Country....not every Blackpool fan lives in a more affluent area of the Fylde Coast.
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Or because the majority work in the hospitality industry which has been hardest hit by the pandemic and will be again if there is another lockdown, as well as the fact that for most of them having a Saturday off is a luxury. They are most likely still trying to recover from previous lockdowns and paying out for a season ticket will be at the bottom of their list of priorities much as I’m sure they’d would love to be in a position to do so.
None of us have the right to spend other people’s money for them or to judge them for not spending it how we think they should.
 
Budgets for a lot of clubs in this Division are five or six times what ours is. We have to try and bridge that gap somehow.

I think this is well judged, on the whole. The deal for STHs is outstanding value and as I said above is designed to reward everyone who left their money in the club last year.

if you didn't do that, or you want to pick and choose, then that conditional loyalty comes at a premium price. It's just the way it is, and the way it should be.

The OP is always the first to scream about under-performance on the field. Well, if he wants us to be competitive, we are all going to have to contribute.
 
poolfc said:
The best way to show that you think the pricing is wrong and the club isn't listening is to lead the way and not buy one?
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poolfc

I guess that's one way of doing it but I'd like to think that supporters are able to express their dissatisfaction on matters without having to boycott.

The prices seem fair enough to me but maybe Phil feels that the prices are a little too high and that has resulted in the club selling less and that the club could have obtained the same season ticket revenues and attracted more supporters - and possibly/probably greater spin off revenues - to the ground by selling at a slightly lower price.

I think it's possibly better to say what he has done regarding the prices and still buy one and take his little lads to the game rather than boycotting ?


Phil

Is the 7,500 figure that bad ?

Lots of factors, price, promotion - to the Championship not club advertising although some might think that's an issue ? - Euro feel good, Oyston free, Covid scare factor and Covid freedom factor and I'm sure there will be plenty more.

I don't know how many would be sold but it just seems about right ?
 
As an exile who will be paying for a couple of games per season I don’t think the price is too bad. A lot will depend on how many games are slotted into each category. Also how many seats do we think will be available in the highest priced areas,. For me. I wont be paying top price for a poor seat in what is said to be a good area, rather pick my seat in a lesser area at a reasonable £24-£28. Shame nothing on i follow tickets, but presume it’s beyond BFC to decide upon.
 
I think the prices are fair for St and potg. There will always be people not happy no matter what price point it comes at. As with everything its a balance and one which I think the club has hot about right all things considered. 7.5k St's I think is pretty good and if we finish at about 8k then with all that's going on that's a decent haul and something to build on
 
Towerpower99 said:
A season ticket £339 divided by 23 = £ 14.75 per game….Potg is looking quite probiditve….maybe the club are hoping for more season tickets to be bought…..
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Season ticket not worth it for a lot of people because of work commitments but having been told that it is going to be nearly 30 quid a game probably would've been worth it even if I miss 10 games!!
 
Most people on here are committed BFC fans, 100% and view prices through those glasses, so if you'll pardon me, I'm not sure the sentiment you feel is the sentiment of those beyond buyers of ST's.

And most on here would pay whatever (I haven't bought yet, but not arsed about the extra cos' my club shop spend will be nowhere near what it was 10+ years ago), but there is a mental switch off with pricing. The Cat A hits that I think.

I just wanted the Club to fill the ground, build loyalty and encourage extra spends in and around. ST and matchday haven't/won't deliver that.
 
The Potg price is too high to entice the floating fans imo and the season ticket prices considering we didnt get to a match last season were also poorly judged in my opinion

My season tickets went up in price what the fcuk ....

Surely the aim for any club is to sell out, there isn't a cat in hells chance that we will sell out of the majority of games next season

Unless of course we get back to the old days of giving away fans thousands thus making home advantage null and void ...

The small selection of people who did the BST survey have caused this ...
 
poolseasider said:
Not a fan of Cat games either should have been 25 for all.
Lets be honest the only Cat A game for pool fans is the Nobbers and I hate when away fans get ripped off because they support a more so called fancy team.
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Are we doing that now! I thought we were better than that, the price should be the price, it shouldn't fluctuate because of the opposition. If a club like Fulham has a high wage bill and more glamorous players why am I paying an increased ticket price when they come to Blackpool! It hasn't cost our club anything so why charge more, they won't give me a massive discount when Luton come to play us on a Tuesday night and I wouldn't expect them to do that either.
Flat price for every game is how it should be.
 
Phil_bfc deux said:
The Potg price is too high to entice the floating fans imo and the season ticket prices considering we didnt get to a match last season were also poorly judged in my opinion

My season tickets went up in price what the fcuk ....

Surely the aim for any club is to sell out, there isn't a cat in hells chance that we will sell out of the majority of games next season

Unless of course we get back to the old days of giving away fans thousands thus making home advantage null and void ...

The small selection of people who did the BST survey have caused this ...
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Id say the aim is to generate as much income as possible, not to sell out.
 
Phil_bfc deux said:
The Potg price is too high to entice the floating fans imo and the season ticket prices considering we didnt get to a match last season were also poorly judged in my opinion

My season tickets went up in price what the fcuk ....

Surely the aim for any club is to sell out, there isn't a cat in hells chance that we will sell out of the majority of games next season

Unless of course we get back to the old days of giving away fans thousands thus making home advantage null and void ...

The small selection of people who did the BST survey have caused this ...
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As there has been no announcement on the POTG price until just now, I think you've already made up your mind on that one. £20 - £28 seems reasonable to me. I'd expect to pay a bit more than that in most away grounds.
 
SquiresGateTango said:
A negative glass half empty thread, as I have come to expect on here. Let's get behind the club and support it as best we all can.
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Actually it isn't

My disappointment is that the ground won't be full like it should be

I want a full stadium with passionate Blackpool fans

Being happy with small crowds and large away followings just because you are happy to pay for a season ticket is the negative story here ...
 
I never thought we would sell more than about 8,000 STs. We have great supporters, loud support but there's never been that many of us prepared to committ to a ST.
That's just the way it is.
So I don't have any problems with the standard season ticket price.
I do support the view about keeping the price down for children and students.
As for POTG it's a bit of a conundrum. We will sell out the away allocation on a few occassions and it is good if we can maximise that revenue. We could probably expect Gate receipts circa £100k.
We probably won't put off sufficient home POTGers to justify knocking £20k+ off that figure.
I'm sure there's lot of modeling being done and I don't mean the kind Owen used to do. 🤪
 
Wizaard said:
As there has been no announcement on the POTG price until just now, I think you've already made up your mind on that one. £20 - £28 seems reasonable to me. I'd expect to pay a bit more than that in most away grounds.
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Wiz there has. It's +£2 on the advance price.
 
Phil_bfc deux said:
The Potg price is too high to entice the floating fans imo and the season ticket prices considering we didnt get to a match last season were also poorly judged in my opinion

My season tickets went up in price what the fcuk ....

Surely the aim for any club is to sell out, there isn't a cat in hells chance that we will sell out of the majority of games next season

Unless of course we get back to the old days of giving away fans thousands thus making home advantage null and void ...

The small selection of people who did the BST survey have caused this ...
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Phil

You make fair points and I would certainly agree with what you say re getting the ground filled up.

To be honest, I thought the prices seemed cheap enough but I'm struggling to see why you've got people knocking you and going on about negativity when you are trying to get as many Blackpool supporters inside Bloomfield Road as possible, surely that's a positive ?

You've paid exactly the same as those who are criticising you have.
 
SEASIDE2020 said:
Phil

You make fair points and I would certainly agree with what you say re getting the ground filled up.

To be honest, I thought the prices seemed cheap enough but I'm struggling to see why you've got people knocking you and going on about negativity when you are trying to get as many Blackpool supporters inside Bloomfield Road as possible, surely that's a positive ?

You've paid exactly the same as those who are criticising you have.
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And I'm going to be paying more. Super uber me.
 
td53 said:
It's £28 for cat A.

I hate the way football is priced as an entertainment for relatively affluent middle aged men.
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We were paying that in League One at some grounds 2 years ago. I don't like it, but it's the going rate, especially coming on the back of 2 years of no income with no reduction in expenditure.
 
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