FAO: Mariners Trust Re: Season Ticket prices

Sorry, I'm going to start a new thread so this isn't lost amongst the drivel on the season ticket prices thread.

Apparently the Mariners Trust board were consulted about season ticket prices. If that is true then they should all resign in shame.

The cost of the cheapest season ticket for 1 adult and 1 child at League Two clubs next season:-

£396 - Barnet (NB. Family discounts yet to be announced)
£375 - Grimsby Town
£370 - Plymouth
£354 - Exeter City
£350 - Cambridge United
£334 - Yeovil Town
£330 - Mansfield Town
£329 - Doncaster Rovers
£325 - Hartlepool United
£322 - Colchester United
£320 - Portsmouth (£300 for PST Shareholder)
£310 - Crawley Town
£310 - Luton Town
£310 - Notts County
£304 - Stevenage
£300 - AFC Wimbledon
£296 - Newport County
£280 - Crewe Alexandra
£273 - Carlisle United
£270 - Cheltenham Town
£262 - Wycombe Wanderers
£220 - Blackpool
£219 - Morecambe
£199 - Accrington Stanley
£199 - Leyton Orient

So currently we are 2nd. BUT Barnet have announced a family discount package after a backlash over their own price rises. So the likelihood is we are going to have the costliest season tickets for 1 adult & 1 child. So disappointing for a club which has improved it's PR so much over the past year or so.

These other clubs have had the FA money to help with expenses while we have not . Twenty pound after 6 years , if it assists us to bid for quality players to sign for us , I have no problem with that . This is new territory for our manager and some players so the less moaning the better .

Quoted from GollyGTFC

Sorry, I'm going to start a new thread so this isn't lost amongst the drivel on the season ticket prices thread.

Apparently the Mariners Trust board were consulted about season ticket prices. If that is true then they should all resign in shame.

The cost of the cheapest season ticket for 1 adult and 1 child at League Two clubs next season:-

£396 - Barnet (NB. Family discounts yet to be announced)
£375 - Grimsby Town
£370 - Plymouth
£354 - Exeter City
£350 - Cambridge United
£334 - Yeovil Town
£330 - Mansfield Town
£329 - Doncaster Rovers
£325 - Hartlepool United
£322 - Colchester United
£320 - Portsmouth (£300 for PST Shareholder)
£310 - Crawley Town
£310 - Luton Town
£310 - Notts County
£304 - Stevenage
£300 - AFC Wimbledon
£296 - Newport County
£280 - Crewe Alexandra
£273 - Carlisle United
£270 - Cheltenham Town
£262 - Wycombe Wanderers
£220 - Blackpool
£219 - Morecambe
£199 - Accrington Stanley
£199 - Leyton Orient

So currently we are 2nd. BUT Barnet have announced a family discount package after a backlash over their own price rises. So the likelihood is we are going to have the costliest season tickets for 1 adult & 1 child. So disappointing for a club which has improved it's PR so much over the past year or so.

quote facts or  figures all you like...the club and trust have looked into it ...we are consistant with other clubs and no other argument will be entered into.  

Well one clubs got to be top of the list, if every time a club was top it reacted by lowering the price then itd be an endless cycle until they cost nothing.

There is, of course, the possibility that the club have analysed the proportion of fans who make this 1 adult & 1 child purchase and decided that it's not that as much a financial priority as other categories of fan (Under 21s, for example)? Merely a suggestion, before you start.

A shame that this impacts you personally, but calling for the MT representatives to "resign in shame" is a bit dramatic.

Completely agree, absolute disgrace

Well to be honest I don't feel like defending the Trust's position on an anonymous website.

My entirely PERSONAL opinion is that if we are to be a competitive force next year then we have to provide Paul Hurst with a competitive budget to work with. I wish desperately to see a reduction in our dependence on the benefices of one person and if this gives us the opportunity to do both those things then it is a price worth paying. Maths isn't my strongest suit but a cost of £70 for a junior season ticket means a junior is paying £3-ish per game.

If you want the Trust's response may I respectfully suggest that you direct this query in its entirety to enquiries@marinerstrust.com

Again personally speaking I do not think that I'll be accepting your kind invitation to "resign in shame". I would say however that there is always room on the Mariners Trust board for people who can offer something in the way of Positive Action to help GTFC. Ir's not really for me to comment on the abilities of someone I'm pretty sure I don't know. Only you will know whether you fit the bill or whether sadly you are one of those who hide behind anonymity on a messageboard.
If you wish to discuss my personal view further please feel free to private message me on here. I won't be responding any more on this thread because to be honest I've nothing more to say.
Ta in advance for reading...

EDIT:- I should add my name is Ian Townsend and I hold the position of Treasurer for The Mariners Trust.

Quoted from barralad

Well to be honest I don't feel like defending the Trust's position on an anonymous website.

My entirely PERSONAL opinion is that if we are to be a competitive force next year then we have to provide Paul Hurst with a competitive budget to work with. I wish desperately to see a reduction in our dependence on the benefices of one person and if this gives us the opportunity to do both those things then it is a price worth paying. Maths isn't my strongest suit but a cost of £70 for a junior season ticket means a junior is paying £3-ish per game.

If you want the Trust's response may I respectfully suggest that you direct this query in its entirety to enquiries@marinerstrust.com

Again personally speaking I do not think that I'll be accepting your kind invitation to "resign in shame". I would say however that there is always room on the Mariners Trust board for people who can offer something in the way of Positive Action to help GTFC. Ir's not really for me to comment on the abilities of someone I'm pretty sure I don't know. Only you will know whether you fit the bill or whether sadly you are one of those who hide behind anonymity on a messageboard.
Ta in advance for reading...

Personally believe that it's entirely appropriate to increase all ticket prices by the small amount that they have. Possibly the biggest problem I can see now is that they were too high before - I'm happy to pay an increase as long as it sees its' way to the playing budget.

Quoted from barralad

Well to be honest I don't feel like defending the Trust's position on an anonymous website.

My entirely PERSONAL opinion is that if we are to be a competitive force next year then we have to provide Paul Hurst with a competitive budget to work with. I wish desperately to see a reduction in our dependence on the benefices of one person and if this gives us the opportunity to do both those things then it is a price worth paying. Maths isn't my strongest suit but a cost of £70 for a junior season ticket means a junior is paying £3-ish per game.

If you want the Trust's response may I respectfully suggest that you direct this query in its entirety to enquiries@marinerstrust.com

Again personally speaking I do not think that I'll be accepting your kind invitation to "resign in shame". I would say however that there is always room on the Mariners Trust board for people who can offer something in the way of Positive Action to help GTFC. Ir's not really for me to comment on the abilities of someone I'm pretty sure I don't know. Only you will know whether you fit the bill or whether sadly you are one of those who hide behind anonymity on a messageboard.
If you wish to discuss my personal view further please feel free to private message me on here. I won't be responding any more on this thread because to be honest I've nothing more to say.
Ta in advance for reading...

Barra...
as a fans Trust spokesperson....do you feel the thoughts of the fans were... a) considered, offered...represented at any point of the pricing review
or
b) attended a board meeting and told what the prices were going be without any consultation ?

I suppose the Trust can represent the supporters'  views and of course they want tickets to be as affordable as possible, but in the end the prices have to be enough to be commercially-viable, to provide a decent budget to the manager and to make up some of the head-start the established league teams have in terms of years of sustained funding and sponsorship while we've been having 17 away fans visiting for the last six years.

It's also pretty disappointing to hear some of the hyperbolic stuff about "resigning in shame", given that the Trust have put a lot into making the club better and give up a lot of their time to do so.  I'm sure people will calm down and reconsider in time.