Don't know what would be best course of action. Either a petition or loads of people send ine-mail's asking for it maybe?</p>
Its interesting- yesterday I completed a questionnaire about footy prices It was for a mates son who's doing his Uni dissertation on the current situation with fans and football.</p> Here's the response I gave to the relevant question for your post:</p> <font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">17.</font> </font><font size="3">In what way do you feel clubs can prevent attendance levels from dropping? </font></p> <font size="3">Premiership clubs should reduce the prices for match day tickets because they can afford to take the hit on revenues. It will probably balance out anyway with increase fan numbers and subsequent sales of merchandise/refreshments. </font></p> <font size="3">It’s a catch 22 situation for clubs in the Championship and below however- their fan bases are often more fixed and a lower ticket price may not mean higher numbers through the turnstiles. Therefore they have to meet their target revenues by charging their most loyal supporters more, milking them for all they can. </font></p> <font size="3">The football league has introduced “Community Days” which allow clubs to nominate 4 days through the season where ticket prices are lowered. I have first hand experience of this system filling usually half-empty stadiums. However its interesting to note that despite this, the majority of clubs do not have “community days”. Match day revenue is everything to these clubs and some feel they can’t take the chance of reducing prices in case they don’t get the commensurate increase in fan numbers to offset this. This is very short sighted.</font></p> <font size="3">My club, Barnsley, also have days when kids can enter for £1, but they always choose games where the gates are expected to be the lowest (i.e. less popular league fixtures). They don't realise that the kids they are attracting to these games need tobe entertained and enjoy the experience to get them back. They should therefore extend the scheme to local derbies and other games where the gates will be high- thus making it more likely they'll return. </font></p> <font size="3"> Football below the premiership is mostly all about short term gains and most clubs have ignored long term strategies of how to increase fans over a period of months and years. There can be no excuse for this, since in can only benefit in the long run. Some Chairmen and boards of directors are very short sighted.</font></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3" /><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </p></font>
Price Reductions........ would make me feel cheated as a season ticket holder. It's not as if the stayaways haven't had a couple of chances this season to come on reduce terms. What have us the season ticket holders had for our loyalty from the summer? Best thing would be to wipe 50 quid off adult season ticket prices next season.
If you think like that you're just as bad as the Chairmen </p> Basically you're saying:</p> "I'd rather sit in a half empty stadium than feel as though someone has got in for a discounted rate"</p> Thats ridiculous. I bet season ticket holders at Leicester didn't mind having a packed stadium v BFC when they'd filled those spare seats by charging a tenner.</p> If those fans stayed, and we saw vastly increased season ticket sales next season, then everybody wins.</p> If money is all that matters to you then perhaps you shouldn't buy a season ticket in the first place?</p>
Spot on Harrow I as a season ticket holder don't mind the reduction if it gets more people in and more getting behind the team. Would dreamboy like a reduction on his league 1 season ticket next year after watching the reds achieve relegation in front of crowds barely above 10,000 for the last few games? The supporters make a huge difference getting behind the team.
Leave him alone and stop picking on him just because he's stupid. He probably has learning difficulties.</p>
As a ST holder you have already had your ticket discounted as opposed to those who pay match by match or had you conveniently forgotten that?
Again you are generalising Some people stay away because of other reasons than the team aren't performing. My reasons: 1. Cost 2. Health issues 3. Family commitments Could probably think of more if I wanted.
Exactly! I have to pick and choose my games, as much as I wish I didn't have to, but I don't go only if it's against a big team or only if we aree playing well, if I can afford it and have no other commitments I'll always go.</p> Of course there are those that will only go when things are going well, but I'm sure there are as many others who would go much more often if they could, I know I certainly would, hence why next year I'm hoping to get a seasonb ticket even though I know it's going to be a huge commitment time and money wise</p>
theres a suggestion board on this site, why don't you use it to put this idea to the club? seems obvious to me or are you being mischeavous???</p>