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Seems like a bit of a half-baked unattractive solution to me.
Is the saving per game (£1.70) enough to attract take up? Most probably not, but there is the benefit of being second in the queue for sought after away tickets. Good luck with Mansfield or Lincoln away!
Does it address or reward exiles who spend a great deal more cash than locals attending home games? Not at all really. Like I think it was Devon Mariner who travels 700 miles per home game, or all the lads from the London area etc. They spend enormous amounts to attend home games yet if they invested in one of these half season tickets and saved themselves the princely sum of £21 (much less than a train ticket or petrol to a single home game) they're still not at the front of the queue for tickets for away games with a season ticket holder that only walks round the corner to home games. Seems a bit of an imbalance there..
Thought I saw a GTFC shop/shirt voucher for exiles if you lived outside the DN postcode. So that excludes Retford Mariner (DN postcode) who lives four times further away than Louth Mariner who qualifies with an LN postcode. Still doesn't make sense and wasn't thought through enough.
It's a slight positive that the club seems to be listening and starting to make an effort after all these years, but it's hardly a hats off moment of genius.. Could they put more effort or thought in to making offers a little more equitable or attractive enough to make an impact on take up?
Under scrutiny, this deal isn't one of them..
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Using £20 as a base figure against an average cost of £15 for STH's think adult tickets on this scheme should be priced at:
£85 for 5 games (£17 per game) £155 for 10 games (£15.50 per game)
I think the 10 game offer would appeal to many exiles because the discount offered isn't too far away from a season ticket. I also think if you live outside of a specific radius, this scheme should give you the same priority as a STH for away games.
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Using £20 as a base figure against an average cost of £15 for STH's think adult tickets on this scheme should be priced at:
£85 for 5 games (£17 per game) £155 for 10 games (£15.50 per game)
I think the 10 game offer would appeal to many exiles because the discount offered isn't too far away from a season ticket. I also think if you live outside of a specific radius, this scheme should give you the same priority as a STH for away games.
I agree. If you buy a full season ticket at early bird prices, you get about 7 games for free. If you buy a half season ticket, which this effectively is (though i get that you can use it for whichever matches you choose over a season), then you only get one game free. Long term commitment should be rewarded more, as it is when buying a full season ticket. Think your figures are about spot on james.
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Seems the people thinking this is a poor deal are the same people asking why we haven't signed this player or that player.
The answer is lack of finance!
Seems some will moan for the sake of it, some of whom will only go to a handful of games anyway!
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Not sure that’s right Cloudy. A well structured and commercially balanced scheme which attracts a lot more people through the gates and that encourages people to commit money early will help the budget more than a higher price.
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Well done to the club for listening to the fans on this. The figures might not be perfect, but it's a good start and finally gives some priority to those who want to watch Town regularly but where it doesn't make sense for them to get a season ticket due to shifts etc. In terms of it failing to reward Exiles, I don't think this scheme is aimed at Exiles. I think we will see a different scheme for them.
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Seems the people thinking this is a poor deal are the same people asking why we haven't signed this player or that player.
The answer is lack of finance!
Seems some will moan for the sake of it, some of whom will only go to a handful of games anyway!
Nope. Haven't complained about signings and i will more than likely attend 90 to 95% of games, which means the club will make more money from me during the season, than if i bought a half or full season ticket. It just seems disproportionate that you can still buy a full season ticket for £340, and a half season ticket is £252. This will not, in my opinion, attract floating fans, just as the early release of season tickets has not upped the sales at all. We are still looking at selling the usual 3000 by the looks of things. My reasons for not buying a season ticket this year, is partly down to what happened last season, and previous poor seasons, and partly for personal reasons.
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Its a good move by the club, they have listened and are learning by there mistakes, this is a step in the right direction, however it seems to some that isn't enough, make a ticket £10 and they will want it for £9,the club cant do right for doing wrong in some peoples eyes. if your going to minge on about the price comparison to a season ticket then hey buy a fooking season ticket and give the club your support and stop looking for reasons (Slade/Fenty blah blah,fans forum blah blah ,I cant let go off the past blah blah)to justify your stance. as someone stated earlier Damned if they do,damned if they dont.
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It’s a real tricky one this. I live around 90 miles away from BP but have always bought a season ticket despite missing six or seven games a season due to a combination of work and family commitments.
In truth, it probably would’ve been cheaper to have bought tickets on a game by game basis but I’ve done it anyway for a few reasons i.e. not having to queue for a ticket each week, priority over away games and the ability to get a ticket on the off chance we get a plum cup draw (albeit, this never seems to happen!).
Secondarily, I also do it to support the club - appreciating the importance of season ticket revenue at this level. However, if there was an alternative which made things much cheaper to attend, let’s say 15 games, would I do it? Quite possibly.
And that’s the real challenge for the club - getting the balance right between incentives and shooting themselves in the foot. To that end, they’ve probably done the right thing in launching softly. Get the idea out there and then refine it in future seasons once they have some data to base decisions on.
For sure, the incentive is small right now, but that has to be better than shitting out of £100k or so in lost season ticket sales through well meaning but over-enthusiastic offers. That’s a couple of first team players right there.
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I do agree that it is a bit half-baked, doesn't mean I don't appreciate that the club are responding to feedback. I don't think the saving per match is enough, considering you still have to go to the ticket office anyway, and your seat is not guaranteed. The sort of person this is aimed at is me to a certain extent. I don't live a million miles from BP, 40ish, but not living on the doorstep, having some other things to do on Saturdays, and prioritising finances, I'm not going to go to the majority of games. The only incentive for me with this scheme is the priority for away tickets after season ticket holders. Is it enough to entice me to take part in the SST? No, simply put. What might have enticed me to sign up for 12 games, would be to pay for 12 games up front, at say £17-18 a game, be given a guaranteed seat of my choosing, an SST book with 12 stubs in it, and have up to 3 or 5 days before matchday to confirm my attendance for a match. If I do this, I can roll up to the turnstiles at 2.55 like a boss and hand over one of my stubs and sit in my chosen seat. Otherwise, the seat goes on general sale and if I did choose after the guranteed seat cut-off point to go, I would then have to go to the ticket office to exchange one of my stubs for a ticket for a different seat. Everyone's a winner. As the offer stands, I'd be better off buying a season ticket and just selling the stubs for the ganes I can't go to for between fiver and a tenner. I would get priority for away tickets that way too. But I'm not gonna do that. I'll probably end up going to maybe 3 to 8 games this season. But it could easily be 12. Now I'm just talking about me, what would attract me. There may be plenty of people out there for whom this offer is very attractive. I hope there are and I hope it's a big success. Good on the club for at least trying anyway..
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