Big Job For Slade In The Summer?

Quoted from Marinerz93

Slade has a lot of work to do bringing in the right players and club staff if the club intentions are real of getting promotion, the truth will be in the budget won't it Mr Fenty.

Have we ever had the 'hair on the back of your neck standing up' signings that were promised?

Agree with the 7 or 8 signings post - but they have to improve on what we have, for example, a better keeper, a better centre back than Boyce/Pearson, more pace, preferably two goalscorers.

We always lag behind on season tickets, I've said for the last few seasons that season tickets should be on sale the previous season, it's alright people saying "how can we sell season tickets in March when we don't know for certain what league we'll be in?" Well that has never stopped Bristol Rovers

Not enough creativity is shown regarding season tickets, not enough promotions or schemes.

I'm still waiting for the announcement regarding a season ticket which suits shift workers, I thought the Trust said this will be very soon and that was before Christmas, will we see it in place for next season? Personally I don't think so, does the Trust care to comment on this considering they said it's all in hand with them???? I'm not a shift worker but I know many people are so that makes a normal season ticket not worth it.

Quoted from Davec

We always lag behind on season tickets, I've said for the last few seasons that season tickets should be on sale the previous season, it's alright people saying "how can we sell season tickets in March when we don't know for certain what league we'll be in?" Well that has never stopped Bristol Rovers

Not enough creativity is shown regarding season tickets, not enough promotions or schemes.

I'm still waiting for the announcement regarding a season ticket which suits shift workers, I thought the Trust said this will be very soon and that was before Christmas, will we see it in place for next season? Personally I don't think so, does the Trust care to comment on this considering they said it's all in hand with them???? I'm not a shift worker but I know many people are so that makes a normal season ticket not worth it.

And those that are are badly thought through. To qualify for the disability discount, you've got to sit in the Main Stand. You don't have to have a physical disability to be disabled, there are many Town fans who have 'silent' disabilities who qualify for the discount, why shouldn't the offer enable them to sit where they want?

What is the point of having any other directors=are they just for holidays or sick leave

Quoted from MuddyWaters

And those that are are badly thought through. To qualify for the disability discount, you've got to sit in the Main Stand. You don't have to have a physical disability to be disabled, there are many Town fans who have 'silent' disabilities who qualify for the discount, why shouldn't the offer enable them to sit where they want?

I totally see your point

I know somebody who has autism, he works 37 hours a week, he can walk unaided and he's a season ticket holder, he also claims PIP (replaced DLA) he also has a disabled bus pass and disabled rail card but when he went into the ticket office to see if he counts as disabled, he took all his evidence documents in and they said to him "Disabled means if you can't walk or struggle to walk, you can walk fine so you aren't disabled"

So he's considered disabled by the government and the council and Network Rail but in the clubs eyes he isn't disabled...

Quoted from Davec

I totally see your point

I know somebody who has autism, he works 37 hours a week, he can walk unaided and he's a season ticket holder, he also claims PIP (replaced DLA) he also has a disabled bus pass and disabled rail card but when he went into the ticket office to see if he counts as disabled, he took all his evidence documents in and they said to him "Disabled means if you can't walk or struggle to walk, you can walk fine so you aren't disabled"

So he's considered disabled by the government and the council and Network Rail but in the clubs eyes he isn't disabled...

If that's true (not saying you made it up by the way), then the club are in breach of the European court of Human Rights. My son is autistic and couldn't go and get a Season Ticket on his own, if the club treated him with the same contempt, I would take them to court.

My sons Autistic and we get a few looks of disgust when we jump the queue at light water valley theme park.  We did however manage to get on the plane first via speedy boarding even though we didn't pay for it.

Its taken me a bit to adjust as a parent.

Surely if you want a season ticket, you will buy one and i don't see why it makes a difference when they go on sale?

Quoted from ginnywings

Surely if you want a season ticket, you will buy one and i don't see why it makes a difference when they go on sale?

Having the revenue in the bank as early as possible boosts your balance sheet and helps with cash flow which gives you leverage with the bank and possibly  some more funds earlier in the window.

Yeah you will but there will be people who bought one last season for the first time in however long who will be mulling over whether to bother this year.

If we want to retain the inflated season ticket sales long term then there has to be attractive offers or incentives for the floating STHs.