As I said a few months ago, this is what we should have done.
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Kettering ticket prices....
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Posted 3 months ago #
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Won't happen here, Paul.
Too many numpties in MYFC will still advocate the £15 charge per game - in spite of never actually attending.Posted 3 months ago # -
Must have a major source of income from somewhere else I reckon, or they are on a gamble living in hope of an improvement in their gates. We all know what happens using this scenario. It's a fine line to tread.
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Fair play to them. As Bill says it's a fine line but Kettering's prices were, as far as value for money is concerned (excluding our dreadful performances there!) by far the worst in the league.
Always disliked Kettering, will not miss going there but at least they're taking a step in the right direction. Just need to look at their stewards, food, and treatment of away fans now...
Posted 3 months ago # -
Won't happen here, Paul.
Too many numpties in MYFC will still advocate the £15 charge per game - in spite of never actually attending.I'm not allowed to talk about that particular "society". Despite be a member of their "democracy" they don't like it if my comments fall out of line with their own opinions. You have to agree with the six people who run the forums, other wise it's not "fair".
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Must have a major source of income from somewhere else I reckon, or they are on a gamble living in hope of an improvement in their gates. We all know what happens using this scenario. It's a fine line to tread.
It may be a fine line to tread.
But if Kettering are prepared to go ahead with this, then I can see absolutely no reason why we can't. Especially as we are now a division down from them, where their entrance prices would be far more realistic. I don't know whether it would be the catalyst for larger attendances but bearing in mind the level of football on show, the dismal state of the ground and its surroundings it is worth considering. Especially if those additional spectators spend other money in the ground, be that on replica shirts, tea, coffee, beer etc.
Trouble is, as someone above has said, it would need to go before the MyFC membership for a vote and we all know that they seem to care little about local people getting their monies worth each home game and more about keeping entrance costs unrealistically high.
Posted 3 months ago # -
JP,
We at the club will be recommending what I consider to be a very good price for admission next season assuming and when it is confirmed we are in the BSS, all I am prepared to say at this stage is I think we should be cheaper than Dartford
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So that I believe should be less than £12? a very fair price, how does this affect ST's?
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Even less income into the club, even smaller budget.JP,
We at the club will be recommending what I consider to be a very good price for admission next season assuming and when it is confirmed we are in the BSS, all I am prepared to say at this stage is I think we should be cheaper than DartfordBangs goes a promotion push already.....
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Even less income into the club, even smaller budget.
Bangs goes a promotion push already.....Whereas, charging £15 for most of last season enabled Fleet to get relegated and did nothing to attract new fans to the ground...
Yes, its a gamble to lower prices and hope this encourages more people to turn up - but keeping the current price is known not to attract fans - something positive needs to be done to reverse the numbers coming thu the turnstiles
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Thus, FleetFantastic, the Catch-22 of the business world; though how the price increase caused relegation is beyond me. It makes it sound like keeping the 13/7 price would have resulted in double the attendance from 2008-09 and promotion; a 10/6 BSS price would ensure sellouts.
Posted 3 months ago # -
FleetFanatic,
Are you suggesting we should charge £15 for entrance in the BSS, surely lessons were learnt last season,
Posted 3 months ago # -
Stuart,
When the price is confirmed ST prices will reflect this and those supporters who have already purchased will be offered refunds etc.
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As for me, we should go back to 13/7 for BSP, about 11/6 for BSS; however, blaming the price increase for relegation -- I can't put the two together, especially given the outside money (loans, fundraising drives) we gave to the club.
Posted 3 months ago # -
We are fortunate that Kettering are the team to brave this one out for us and what happens to them next season should see an end to the ticket pricing argument once and for all.
Kettering averaged 1,387 this season and finished 6th just one place off of the play-offs, if by slashing their prices they average over 2,000 and finish in 5th or above then cutting ticket prices will clearly be a success and we should do it too.
If, on the other hand, Ketterings attendances don't show a dramatic improvement and they don't finish in a play-off place then clearly the only result of cutting ticket prices will be to cut income and we would be fools to do it.Thanks Kettering and best of luck, we should all watch with interest and see how it pans out.
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Whatever price we fix for next season, we know for sure that £15 was so wrong last year it was neccessary to introduce the vouchers, which proved to be both fiddly and time consuming for the admin staff.
£11 ~ £13 is about right, regardless of what our wealthier supporters say.Posted 3 months ago # -
club secretary,
I no i bang on a lot about pre season friendlies, but can we confirm any that we may have against big(ish) clubs, because i feel if we have big ones then they should be advertised now because if we can get bumper crowds then this would give us more revenue, and then we sign up players when we want to instead of waiting until like a week before the season and end up with either the not so good players or the ones that are not able to find a club. and also it the sooner we have players sign up then they could gel as a team have a proper pre season and be ready for the season - unlike last season and we all know where that got us.thanks.
Posted 3 months ago # -
Kieron,
We are still in negotiations with some biggish clubs, for obvious reasons I cannot divulge who these are, you can be rest assured as soon as they are confirmed they will be announced
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ok cheers,
when they are announced, they need to be advertised straight away so we can get the best possible attendances for the game(s).Posted 3 months ago # -
Not at all, where did I say £15? But you say "cheaper than Dartford" like it's going to lure people in because of that. To be honest, I don't see how people get so huffy over an extra £2 anyway.FleetFanatic,
Are you suggesting we should charge £15 for entrance in the BSS, surely lessons were learnt last season,
Again nobody has said anything about charging £15 if we are in the BSS, but don't let facts get in the way of you posting b******s about "wealthier supporters" Gary.Whatever price we fix for next season, we know for sure that £15 was so wrong last year it was neccessary to introduce the vouchers, which proved to be both fiddly and time consuming for the admin staff. £11 ~ £13 is about right, regardless of what our wealthier supporters say.
You have used this phrase ever since I stated that those £25 season tickets were too cheap for teenagers. And they were. Fact.
Nobody claims to be wealthy - just realistic. Football clubs are businesses - you don't undersell your product unless you have massive buying power & have plenty of other revenue streams - the club are in neither of those positions.
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The only reason I said "cheaper than Dartford" was to give fans an idea of what people working at the club consider to be a fair BSS admission price and would be recommending.
I don't believe there is any way you can lure any Dartford supporter to come to our game instead of a Dartford game and vice-versa, anyway it is highly likely we will be opposite each other when the fixtures are done.
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FleetFanatic,
Are you suggesting we should charge £15 for entrance in the BSS, surely lessons were learnt last season,Not at all, where did I say £15? But you say "cheaper than Dartford" like it's going to lure people in because of that. To be honest, I don't see how people get so huffy over an extra £2 anyway.
Whatever price we fix for next season, we know for sure that £15 was so wrong last year it .
Again nobody has said anything about charging £15 if we are in the BSS, but don't let facts get in the way
Nobody claims to be wealthy - just realistic. Football clubs are businesses - you don't undersell your product unless you have massive buying power & have plenty of other revenue streams - the club are in neither of those positions.Whatver arguements there are over pricing, £15 was overselling the product - which may or may not have contributed to a drop in gates, but certainly caused the club to have to introduce the vouchers.
It was the wrong price.Posted 3 months ago # -
Could the fact that if we pay for our season tickets now, a refund will be made if (as I suspect will be the case) we stay in Conf South, be put on the front page of the website. I will then be happy to cough up for my season ticket now.
I know it has been posted on here but it would be better if it were on the club website.Posted 3 months ago # -
I think that is the general idea anyway.
The club secretary will confirm this when the final amouts have been agreed.Posted 3 months ago # -
Show me where I have argued for the £15? I haven't, here or any other thread. You're creating an argument that doesn't exist. But for the record, £15 is a tad high for any conference side & I include "the big clubs" in that. I'm just highlighting that;
1) lower prices are not going to bring in the crowds required. It didn't before promotion, it certainly won't now. What brings in the crowds is success on the pitch, hence the last full house at Stonebridge Road being against Canvey Island. 1000 people paying £15, if they were all adults, would be £15k. At £10, for example, you then need 1500 people. Isn't going to happen, certainly not at BSS level.
2) with these lower prices, as they now may be "even lower than Dartford's", are those complaining about ticket prices also going to complain when the side is nowhere near challenging for promotion? You can't have it both ways. What sort of budget can be expected if incomes are going to be even lower?
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