how can that be justified? when to see sheffield wednesday in the league above us costs only 17 quid behind the goals?
RE: how can that be justified? It can be justified by the fact that the people who go in the Ponty probably wouldn't go in the home end at Hillsborough of you paid them!
right yes, im with you, that justifies it then charging more than our biggest rival who are in a league above us is entirely justified because we support barnsley, not wednesday. i should have realised that everybody is a diehard barnsley fan and there are no people out there that are 'casual' football fans who might not necessarily be a tarn fan but would enjoy going to a game of football. There probably arent any young people in barnsley that are yet to choose their team either. If it isnt in their blood then we dont want them do we. **** the people that might be tempted into oakwell by a competitive pricing strategy, id rather they pissed off to wednesday. NB: Please note sarcasm
I think you have a really good point The prices BFC charge are not going to encourage new support, it's really testing my loyalty having to fork out £20. There are a lot of new people moving to the Barnsley area, we should be trying to get them in not force them out. We've all read about other clubs doing a lot more to get new people through the turnstiles especially Huddersfield.
It's not just putting off new support I've been going for over 25 years, but I can't afford category A matches. I just can't afford £20 for a game. Not last season but the season before every game was £14 in the Ponty End if you bought your tickets in advance. Now the cheapest tickets for a category A game are £20. That's an increase of over 40% in two years. Over 40%!!! 'kin 'ell!
huddersfield have an excellent policy the cheapest tickets for sheffield wednesday in the championship are lower than our prices sheffield united have four matches a season where prices are £10 for adults in an effort to get new supporters in and try to get them hooked (they have already had one such match early on in the season) doncaster rovers' tickets are cheaper than ours and rotherham's tickets are also on average lower than ours. we have a 23,000 seater stadium and it is less than one third full. common sense should be telling the club to lower prices and instead of having a nice stadium wasting away unused after being paid for we should be enjoying a better atmosphere in a fuller stadium. the club would also benefit from the various 'add-on' sales that go with a bigger fanbase.
what can we do about it Jay? stay away? go to radio sheffield? the chron? i am open to suggestions because im getting more and more pissed off with the attitude that comes from the club.
I would never urge anyone to stay away I'd like to see as many people going down the 'well as possible. But I'd also like the current board to recognise that two price rises in two years was a bit harsh and that a 40% rise for certain games was too much and that £20 does not represent value for money in this league. I understand that money is tight, but continually putting up prices is not necessarily a good business plan. There comes a point when even loyal customers cannot justify the price and the club actually lose money due to fans staying away. In my opinion the club should announce a price freeze for the next two years at least and also consider reintroducing the £2 price reduction for buying match tickets in advance. I'd also question the category status of matches. While more fans are likely to attend the category A games, for they are bigger matches, the hike in prices puts the occasional fan off and I believe gate receipts could actually be down compared to a single pricing policy for all games. How many Barnsley fans attended the Forest game? I heard figures of 7,700, which is no great shakes for such a big game and is less than other home games this season. More thought has to be given to student and juvenile pricing too. A season ticket for an adult and a child actually cost less in The Ponty End than it did in The Family Stand. I can't see how that makes any sense what so ever. What can we do about such issues? I have absolutely no idea.
Tell me about it matey I'm fed up of banging on about how many young people between 18 and 24, who are students, many studying away fron Town, who are simply priced out of the stadium. That includes my lad, who was a season ticket holder up to 3 years ago, and now never goes to games because he simply cannot afford to pay a top adult price as a student.</p> When he's home for the holidays he stays at home instead of going to games. When he's away in term time he takes advantage of a nearby club's better offers and goes to watch them.</p> I find that worrying - but despite trying to get the club to alter pricing policy for these kids, once via the previous BBS administration, nothing has been done.</p> Instead, it is apparently more desirable to look at 13,000 pretty red seats.</p>
Same price as... Newcastle United when I saw them last season. Hmm... League One games are the same price as Premiership games. So I guess if we get promoted two seasons in a row we won't see prices skyrocket.
the cheap season ticket bonanza i came up with pre season Im going to keep an eye on attendances and see how the club would have faired over the season.
