£32.50 adult ticket next season

[Cinio Dydd Sul]

On your first paragraph where did they say this please?

Dave has provided an exclusive to your former site

I find this intriguing. I wonder what reply I'll get to my query regarding it.

 

[Uxy]

Dave has provided an exclusive to your former site

Is it an exclusive or has the SCST voiced a similar message via their social media platforms? I would hope that they have.

No comment on any public social media platforms, but there was a comment along on the same themes from Adam on the FB Members Group, although that didn't go as far as this.

Will be interesting how this pans out. Some within the club won't be happy that the Trust has said anything at all. I would like to see this become the start of a more public facing Trust Board, we shall see.

 

[Uxy]

Dave has provided an exclusive to your former site

I find this intriguing. I wonder what reply I'll get to my query regarding it.

Given the state of my inbox today, you're not the only one :lol:

 

[bakajack]

Trust have come out and said they disagree with the price increases and will try to work with the club.

Conspiracy theory time - this is all an elaborate ruse to get the Trust some goodwill. The club will shortly announce revisions to the pricing structure after "dialogue with the Trust"

On your first paragraph where did they say this please?

Looks like you already got the answers from others.
I still think the whole thing will turn out to be some elaborate publicity stunt to try to win back popularity for the trust.

 

[Londonlisa2001]

On your first paragraph where did they say this please?

Looks like you already got the answers from others.
I still think the whole thing will turn out to be some elaborate publicity stunt to try to win back popularity for the trust.

The club have put out a statement now blaming increased food costs (God knows why that matters), wages etc etc. Oh, and reducing the cost to £20 for military for unknown reasons.

 

[Resolvenjack]

Looks like you already got the answers from others.
I still think the whole thing will turn out to be some elaborate publicity stunt to try to win back popularity for the trust.

The club have put out a statement now blaming increased food costs (God knows why that matters), wages etc etc. Oh, and reducing the cost to £20 for military for unknown reasons.

Would that be the food costs for the in house catering that they themselves set the prices for, couldn't make it up.

 

[ARQS]

I don't think you can moan about the increased cost of living when you are about to sell an asset for 7 or 8 million that you spent £1.4m on a year ago.

And that's before you even consider them selling Piroe.

Does a few quid here and there on walk up tickets really make a difference to the club?

 

[Uxy]

I don't think you can moan about the increased cost of living when you are about to sell an asset for 7 or 8 million that you spent £1.4m on a year ago.

And that's before you even consider them selling Piroe.

Does a few quid here and there on walk up tickets really make a difference to the club?

Back of a fagpacket but, based on 5000 potential walkup tickets (which may be an overestimate) and a £5 increase per ticket, you're looking at a max of a half million. In reality, it'll be much less when you factor in number sold and concessions etc.

Plus, the club has also mentioned they'll be doing specials, and have now announced the forces discount, which is always a nice and cheap bit of PR.

 

[3swan]

I don't think you can moan about the increased cost of living when you are about to sell an asset for 7 or 8 million that you spent £1.4m on a year ago.

And that's before you even consider them selling Piroe.

Does a few quid here and there on walk up tickets really make a difference to the club?

Back of a fagpacket but, based on 5000 potential walkup tickets (which may be an overestimate) and a £5 increase per ticket, you're looking at a max of a half million. In reality, it'll be much less when you factor in number sold and concessions etc.

Plus, the club has also mentioned they'll be doing specials, and have now announced the forces discount, which is always a nice and cheap bit of PR.

I’m guessing the walk up crowd includes away fans who will have to pay the high price as well. With the cost of travel etc some away fans could give our game a miss, even if it is a few pounds, plenty of other games for them to go to.

 

[ARQS]

I don't think you can moan about the increased cost of living when you are about to sell an asset for 7 or 8 million that you spent £1.4m on a year ago.

And that's before you even consider them selling Piroe.

Does a few quid here and there on walk up tickets really make a difference to the club?

Back of a fagpacket but, based on 5000 potential walkup tickets (which may be an overestimate) and a £5 increase per ticket, you're looking at a max of a half million. In reality, it'll be much less when you factor in number sold and concessions etc.

Plus, the club has also mentioned they'll be doing specials, and have now announced the forces discount, which is always a nice and cheap bit of PR.

Similarly back of fag pack and assuming the food/drink etc. sold is cancelled out by increased costs (though I would be interested to see if the costs are actually more when we get 18,000 than if we get 14/15,000).

5000 tickets per game at £32.50 = £162,500 a game * 23 = £3.7m a season

6000 tickets per game at £25 = £150,000 a game * 23 = £3.4m a season.

Seems mad to me.

 

[Uxy]

Back of a fagpacket but, based on 5000 potential walkup tickets (which may be an overestimate) and a £5 increase per ticket, you're looking at a max of a half million. In reality, it'll be much less when you factor in number sold and concessions etc.

Plus, the club has also mentioned they'll be doing specials, and have now announced the forces discount, which is always a nice and cheap bit of PR.

I’m guessing the walk up crowd includes away fans who will have to pay the high price as well. With the cost of travel etc some away fans could give our game a miss, even if it is a few pounds, plenty of other games for them to go to.

Yes, need to ensure parity between away and home.

I could always see attendances being hit next season regardless. People's finances are being absolutely battered at the moment, and football attendance would always be one of the first to go.

As ARQS outlines, I think it'll actually be counterproductive anyway, and all for a theoretical marginal gain in income. I'd have a lot more sympathy with the club's position if they were actually trying to run in a sustainable manner, but they're not. Putting the squeeze on fans doesn't really move the dial much either way in a financial sense.

 

[Londonlisa2001]

I don't think you can moan about the increased cost of living when you are about to sell an asset for 7 or 8 million that you spent £1.4m on a year ago.

And that's before you even consider them selling Piroe.

Does a few quid here and there on walk up tickets really make a difference to the club?

Back of a fagpacket but, based on 5000 potential walkup tickets (which may be an overestimate) and a £5 increase per ticket, you're looking at a max of a half million. In reality, it'll be much less when you factor in number sold and concessions etc.

Plus, the club has also mentioned they'll be doing specials, and have now announced the forces discount, which is always a nice and cheap bit of PR.

The forces discount is such American thinking. No problem with forces getting a discount but why on Earth should an ex soldier get a discount when a nurse who’s worked in the Covid ward and whose shift patterns don’t allow a season ticket pay 60% more? Or a delivery driver. Or checkout person. Or an6 number of the key workers that we’ve all relied on so much?

Get rid of one or two of our unwanted players and it pays for a £20 walk up for anyone who wants one.
And if we are that skint why are we paying out for a shiny new centre back when we have several that we pay for doing nothing?

Absolutely ridiculous lack of commercial acumen.

 

[Londonlisa2001]

I’m guessing the walk up crowd includes away fans who will have to pay the high price as well. With the cost of travel etc some away fans could give our game a miss, even if it is a few pounds, plenty of other games for them to go to.

Yes, need to ensure parity between away and home.

I could always see attendances being hit next season regardless. People's finances are being absolutely battered at the moment, and football attendance would always be one of the first to go.

As ARQS outlines, I think it'll actually be counterproductive anyway, and all for a theoretical marginal gain in income. I'd have a lot more sympathy with the club's position if they were actually trying to run in a sustainable manner, but they're not. Putting the squeeze on fans doesn't really move the dial much either way in a financial sense.

On the parity bit I’m not sure that is the case is it? Or if it is, how can we do £20 tickets for Reading fans when our own will be paying £32.50?

 

[Fbreath]

The forces discount is a bit of a joke, not because I don't think it's justified but how many 1000 forces people would attend per game for it to mean something, I would guess there would probably a handful at any one game.

 

[Uxy]

Yes, need to ensure parity between away and home.

I could always see attendances being hit next season regardless. People's finances are being absolutely battered at the moment, and football attendance would always be one of the first to go.

As ARQS outlines, I think it'll actually be counterproductive anyway, and all for a theoretical marginal gain in income. I'd have a lot more sympathy with the club's position if they were actually trying to run in a sustainable manner, but they're not. Putting the squeeze on fans doesn't really move the dial much either way in a financial sense.

On the parity bit I’m not sure that is the case is it? Or if it is, how can we do £20 tickets for Reading fans when our own will be paying £32.50?

It used to be the case, at least for comparable tickets, to stop fleecing of away fans.

Might be more correct to say away can't be charged more than home.

If not, would assume would have to see a change in home pricing in that game too.