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Those prices won’t encourage the casual fan. Over £20 to watch non league football unless you fork out for membership and buy in advance. At a time when the cost of living has never been so high.
Absolute bonkers.
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Topics: 100Have you turned to the dark side Deerey? Do you now think the club management (Swanny) have some regard for season ticket holders let alone us casual’s? Every casual is ching ching.
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Agree with awaywego, they have priced to maximise season ticket sales and to hell with the casuals. Until mid Oct when they are near the bottom and the 2 game for 1 type offers start rolling out as winter begins to bite and they try to keep gates above 1500
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Not what I said awaywego. Nothing about how they regard any supporters. Just that surely casuals are vital to overall revenue? Certainly not saying they’ve set prices right or have any regard for fans. Miscalculated pricing, yes. But that’s hardly a surprise.
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Those prices won’t encourage the casual fan. Over £20 to watch non league football unless you fork out for membership and buy in advance. At a time when the cost of living has never been so high.
I’ve said it for years: it makes no sense to charge the highest prices to the least committed fans – they’re the ones who are most likely to be put off by the price. As someone who lives away from Scunny, I sometimes go to watch other teams on a Saturday and I’ve definitely made a choice about which game to go to based on the cost of getting in. With Donny, Lincoln & the Cods all on our doorstep, probably charging about the same to get in, I’m not sure how many casuals are going to be choosing to spend their £20+ in non-league.
As we’ve seen in the test matches this summer, making the last day free admission has filled the grounds and therefore filled the bars. The counties in question seem to have done pretty well out of it and might have made some new fans too. I’m not saying it should be free to get into GP but it goes to show that a bit of creative thinking can go a long way instead of just doing the same old thing.
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Just double-checked the prices versus last season – same cost for the terrace except there now seems to be a “matchday” price which is £3 more. Why?
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Of course it could be seen as a plan to encourage people to buy season tickets. I’m not sure of how successful that might prove, we’ll see when the season starts.
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Of course it could be seen as a plan to encourage people to buy season tickets. I’m not sure of how successful that might prove, we’ll see when the season starts.Ferrite wrote:-
If that were the case, it would have made sense to publish these prices during the “early bird” season ticket period, surely? Then you could see what you were actually saving.Yes, I agree, I think the phrase “made sense” was probably the reason that wasn’t done. The club don’t have great recent history in the “sense” area.
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Stop making sense!
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Sell in batches of three games,add another pound off with early bird saving with a programme and a drink voucher included,people might purchase extra fare when redeeming vouchers,.
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Printed programme back this year Fe.
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I’m sure our commercial staff must spend hours brainstorming different scenarios to get bums on seats without upsetting the already prepaid season ticket holder’s.
I don’t know what the commercial department consists of but I think you’re being extremely generous here. The club could save several wages and lots of time by simply employing one person to read Bru, pretend the ideas were theirs and action the serious ones.
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It’s like the replica kit saga another absolute shambles. Who dreams up these own goals time after time?
The hardcore home support base is down by two thirds of what is was under Graham Alexander.
It’s like somebody sits there thinking what can we possibly do to piss another tranche of supporters off. Hey look we have served up some absolute drivel on the pitch for a few years and they are still here.
Look 30 miles up the road and it’s a different story on and off the field, Ernest Pawn needs to go so people can be brought in with commercial nous and good business acumen.
Our club stinks from top to bottom and I cannot think of a single positive for some considerable time. My loyalty to Scunthorpe United is paramount and unwavering but I dislike everything about the club.
I will not be driven away by the egotistical narcissist wanker responsible.
PS I won’t be buying a replica shirt anyway it’s f……g embarrassing being an Iron supporter without advertising it.
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