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Post by Nik on Jun 21, 2018 12:01:23 GMT 1
Great if AB says it then it must be true,but an official statement on the club's website would be better,or is AB our man on the inside and nominated to give us news. AB's the editor of the website and quite a few people here know that. So I doubt he would've said it here if it wasn't true. I think he was giving us the official line sooner than it was ready to be published on the site. Have to say I'm a bit confused by the position the club's taken though. It only makes sense if we're expecting hundreds more season ticket holders than usual. If it's only 100-200 people it doesn't seem worth giving with one hand and later winding up the core fanbase by taking with the other, but if 500+ season tickets were sold I can see why it would make a bit dent to the turnover that can be brought in from those couple of friendlies where Nethermoor could be closer to capacity.
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Post by lioncub on Jun 21, 2018 12:40:39 GMT 1
I’d like to see a response on this forum from the Club Management /Marketing team explaining the rationale for charging season ticket holders to attend home friendlies and an explanation as to why this was not detailed in the terms and conditions.
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Post by disguiselee on Jun 21, 2018 13:53:11 GMT 1
The fact is that for a number of years and since season tickets became more popular the home friendly games were always included in the price and the change in this policy should have been stated from the very first announcement of ticket sales not now after a lot of people have already sent off their money. Also Adam not everybody lives their lives through twitter. Who made this decision and I hope it isn't a sign that lessons haven't been learnt from last season when supporters felt taken for granted and a bit like turn up pay up and shut up. Towards the end of last season we saw a huge improvement in the atmosphere around the club let's not take a step back through lack of thought and communication.
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Post by timmygafc on Jun 21, 2018 13:57:29 GMT 1
I think people need to calm down a bit, The club has reduced season ticket prices by over £90 for adults and £30 for concessions and we are only getting two games less than what we did last season. We should be praising the club for attracting new supporters. It's only £5 that you have to pay its not exactly breaking the bank at the end of the day and you are getting it half price as well.
I personally would be happy to support my club and pay the £5 to watch them. Also you will get to watch Leeds, Bradford and Bolton's first team.
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Post by chris1803 on Jun 21, 2018 14:02:02 GMT 1
An adult season ticket has been reduced by more than a third (37.5%) to £150.00 in order to try and reward the loyalty of our existing fanbase, and to be a cheap enough price to try and entice people who've never bought a ST before. It's not as though the club are making ST holders pay full price for pre-season games, but offering them 50% off! Making it just a fiver for adults or just £2.50 for concessions.
Why do people want extra freebies when the club have taken £90 off the price of an adult ST?
Even if an adult ST holder attends all 4 home friendlies, then they're still saving nearly 30% - £70 - on last seasons ticket prices.
To get into 4 friendly matches as a concession is £10! £10 for 4 games! That's brilliant!
The way people are reacting on here is ridiculous. If the club had reduced the price of season tickets less, to around the £200 mark with free pre season friendlies I genuinely don't think people would be complaining this much even though they'd be saving less money.
Instead of moaning and complaining about having to pay half price to get into a sodding pre season football match, why not acknowledge the reduction on your season ticket and take your significant other out for a nice meal, or treat the grandkids to something nice!
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Post by disguiselee on Jun 21, 2018 14:04:21 GMT 1
Timmy don't you mean you will be happy to pay?
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Post by steve on Jun 21, 2018 14:48:28 GMT 1
An adult season ticket has been reduced by more than a third (37.5%) to £150.00 in order to try and reward the loyalty of our existing fanbase, and to be a cheap enough price to try and entice people who've never bought a ST before. It's not as though the club are making ST holders pay full price for pre-season games, but offering them 50% off! Making it just a fiver for adults or just £2.50 for concessions. Why do people want extra freebies when the club have taken £90 off the price of an adult ST? Even if an adult ST holder attends all 4 home friendlies, then they're still saving nearly 30% - £70 - on last seasons ticket prices. To get into 4 friendly matches as a concession is £10! £10 for 4 games! That's brilliant! The way people are reacting on here is ridiculous. If the club had reduced the price of season tickets less, to around the £200 mark with free pre season friendlies I genuinely don't think people would be complaining this much even though they'd be saving less money. Instead of moaning and complaining about having to pay half price to get into a sodding pre season football match, why not acknowledge the reduction on your season ticket and take your significant other out for a nice meal, or treat the grandkids to something nice! Chris 1803 For me it has little to do with the money it's about the club withholding the psf exclusion information when the season ticket offer was announced, whether that was intentional or not I feel the people who have already bought season tickets are owed an apology from whomever is responsible. I fully agree with you about your £200 scenario, i would have been happy with that because I would have had all the information at the point of sale! The current situation is like changing your car with the same dealership you've trusted for years only to find on collection that the wheels are an extra this time around but nobody bothered to tell you when you placed the order.
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Post by lioncub on Jun 21, 2018 15:26:38 GMT 1
I think people need to calm down a bit, The club has reduced season ticket prices by over £90 for adults and £30 for concessions and we are only getting two games less than what we did last season. We should be praising the club for attracting new supporters. It's only £5 that you have to pay its not exactly breaking the bank at the end of the day and you are getting it half price as well. I personally would be happy to support my club and pay the £5 to watch them. Also you will get to watch Leeds, Bradford and Bolton's first team. No one’s getting irate, all we are asking for is an explanation and as Steve said an apology for not making it clear from the outset. It’s ok to keep quoting what a saving it is on the adult season ticket, because it is , but for seniors it’s not a huge saving and particularly if you attend the home friendlies( LUFC price not yet announced ).
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Post by Nik on Jun 21, 2018 17:16:45 GMT 1
Why do people want extra freebies when the club have taken £90 off the price of an adult ST? Hang on mate. That’s really not what people are saying. They’re saying the friendlies have previously been included - which is true - and that it’s rotten to cut the price of the ticket without mentioning that some of the games are being taken out if it.
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Post by grumpyoldman on Jun 21, 2018 17:42:13 GMT 1
I am sick of reading on here of the reduction of the price of senior season tickets, and how we should "acknowledge the reduction". Senior season tickets have not been reduced in real terms,and are in fact increasing. £160 last season bought us 27 matches (23 league + four friendlies} cost per match £5-91 £130 this season buys 21 matches cost per match £6-19 I would like to hear James or Adie explain how this is a reduction in price. Secondly the way it has been revealed that pre season friendlies are not included, after people have posted their cheques is nothing short of underhand. I must stress I do not give a toss about a few quid,its the principles involved and the way the club treats its long standing senior supporters.
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Post by kgw96 on Jun 21, 2018 17:47:59 GMT 1
I do think there is a total overreaction here, the club has massively reduced season ticket prices in a bid to get more people through the gate, with presumably the long term aim of growing the core support. I applaud that wholeheartedly. I do not for one minute believe that any information has been deliberately withheld regarding the pre season friendlies, but I do accept that it may have been taken for granted by current ST holders that admission would be free as per previous seasons. I think some perspective is required though, the bigger picture is massive savings = hopefully more new support, without that we will eventually wither on the vine. If people can’t live with half price admission against FL opposition on top of a saving on ST prices then I guess it’s their prerogative to give the friendlies a miss.
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Post by mrsann on Jun 21, 2018 18:27:12 GMT 1
Ok,for full adult season tickets I agree £90 is a massive reduction great and to be applauded. But £30 reduction for senior concessions when the age criteria has also increased to 66 rather than 60 as was, is not in anyone's book a massive reduction. Can I just point out that this club has been grown by these seniors over a number of years and supported by them when we were in much lower leagues,and that the regular week in week out onerous tasks are mostly carried out by senior volunteers whose only perk is admission to home games,is someone going to ask them to pay for friendlies??
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Post by chris1803 on Jun 21, 2018 18:30:46 GMT 1
I am sick of reading on here of the reduction of the price of senior season tickets, and how we should "acknowledge the reduction". Senior season tickets have not been reduced in real terms,and are in fact increasing. £160 last season bought us 27 matches (23 league + four friendlies} cost per match £5-91 £130 this season buys 21 matches cost per match £6-19 I would like to hear James or Adie explain how this is a reduction in price. Secondly the way it has been revealed that pre season friendlies are not included, after people have posted their cheques is nothing short of underhand. I must stress I do not give a toss about a few quid,its the principles involved and the way the club treats its long standing senior supporters. £130 for 21 league games + £10 for 4 pre season games = £140. £140 divided by 25 matches = £5.60 per match. I’d come to 4 pre season games if I were you, it’ll work out cheaper. For what it’s worth, I don’t think the club has done anything underhand or deliberate to annoy people, I just think that we’ve been lucky over the years to have pre season games included when many clubs don’t. Halifax this year have come up with a pre season ticket of £40 for 4 friendlies. Things could definitely be worse at Nethermoor!
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Post by mrsann on Jun 21, 2018 18:51:25 GMT 1
I think that unfortunately it was not initially properly thought through,the onus was on a reduction in full adult season ticket prices,rightly so we are in a lower league, and there has to be some compensation for the dross served up last season. And most seniors and others that I know of have happily sent off their application. But honestly for the powers that be to have created this sort of hoo ha before season has even begun does not auger well. Someone needs to come out from behind the barricades,hold their hands up and apologise then we can move purposefully on.
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Post by kgw96 on Jun 21, 2018 19:05:12 GMT 1
I think that unfortunately it was not initially properly thought through,the onus was on a reduction in full adult season ticket prices,rightly so we are in a lower league, and there has to be some compensation for the dross served up last season. And most seniors and others that I know of have happily sent off their application. But honestly for the powers that be to have created this sort of hoo ha before season has even begun does not auger well. Someone needs to come out from behind the barricades,hold their hands up and apologise then we can move purposefully on. With all due respect, In the words of John McEnroe surely, you cannot be serious?
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