Ticket Prices (4 Viewers)

[Tommo72]

The average cost of a ticket in League 2 last season was £18.70 and the most expensive just under £23...

Bearing in mind the club charge like £25 for a ticket on the day surely that’s taking the piss...I really don’t understand the psychology in charging more on the day, I just do not get it especially in League 2....does anyone actually agree with this?

So it’s fair to say we can only expect to see a marginal increase in home fans over the season if the success continues.

 

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[torchomatic]

Yeah, I agreed with Martin on CWR. £25 for a ticket on the day is a shocking price.

 

[pusbccfc]

Said this at the start of the season. Unlike 2 years ago when we saw a decent increase in attendances when we hit form, it will not happen this season. A lot of people took up the ability to walk up on the day and pay what I think was about £20 for a ticket, and that was League 1 football.

£25 is a shocking price to pay on the day, but a price they have to charge because of the stupid booking fee. They can't drop the pay on the gate increase because it would make it cheaper than it is online.

As well, it's very expensive for young adults. I believe it's £18 on the gate for a student.

 

[ccfcway]

the club should pick one league game and say its £10 a ticket.

This will show its not about the price. there maybe a few who wont pay £25, but would pay £20, but the majority of the thousands who have gone its very little to do with ticket prices.

I don't think we would get near a full house if tickets were free for one game

 

[pusbccfc]

the club should pick one game and say its £10 a ticket.

This will show its not about the price. there maybe a few who wont pay £25, but would pay £20, but the majority of the thousands who have gone its very little to do with ticket prices.

I don't think we would get near a full house if tickets were free for one game

I do also agree with this. You may add 1500/2000 but not much more. Certainly not enough to stop a loss in money made.

 

[Tommo72]

Said this at the start of the season. Unlike 2 years ago when we saw a decent increase in attendances when we hit form, it will not happen this season. A lot of people took up the ability to walk up on the day and pay what I think was about £20 for a ticket, and that was League 1 football.

£25 is a shocking price to pay on the day, but a price they have to charge because of the stupid booking fee. They can't drop the pay on the gate increase because it would make it cheaper than it is online.

As well, it's very expensive for young adults. I believe it's £18 on the gate for a student.

I expect to pay more than fans of Barnet, Morecambe and Forest Green etc but the club are clearly alienating a floating % of fans with this strategy...

I didn’t go today...I’ve been to the last four games including Chesterfield and Cambridge and both these days cost me over £100... had the prices been more like £20/£22 for myself and £5/6 for the kids I would have done it...

 

[Tommo72]

the club should pick one league game and say its £10 a ticket.

This will show its not about the price. there maybe a few who wont pay £25, but would pay £20, but the majority of the thousands who have gone its very little to do with ticket prices.

I don't think we would get near a full house if tickets were free for one game

Ultimately over time for many it will be about the cost...not for all, but for many.

Yes the economics have to be right for the club but it’s also about building loyalty etc and at our lowest point ever those prices will not encourage an element of our support to go.

 

[covcity4life]

Shocking prices but keepnwinning and crowds will rise steadily

 

[ccfcway]

I expect to pay more than fans of Barnet, Morecambe and Forest Green etc but the club are clearly alienating a floating % of fans with this strategy...

I didn’t go today...I’ve been to the last four games including Chesterfield and Cambridge and both these days cost me over £100... had the prices been more like £20/£22 for myself and £5/6 for the kids I would have done it...

wouldn't the match package help you ?

 

[ccfcway]

Ultimately over time for many it will be about the cost...not for all, but for many.

Yes the economics have to be right for the club but it’s also about building loyalty etc and at our lowest point ever those prices will not encourage an element of our support to go.

I agree.

if it was me, I would want to build this club for the future. As soon as I knew all potential season ticket holders had committed, I would have announced that as a thank you, they get to bring a guest to every home game free of charge this season, its not like we don't have the seats

We need to rebuild a fan base. It's not going to be easy

If we get to top in this league, if I was the club I would announce the next home game tickets would be £10

 

[Tommo72]

wouldn't the match package help you ?

I can’t always commit to Saturday’s due to my job but yes it would....and it’s a good idea..

I can afford it but I’m looking at the bigger picture and football should be all about the community and many can’t do it or struggle to justify it. I get it’s a debate open to huge interpretation and over the years I’ve pushed the boat out to watch these fookers...lol

 

[Adge]

And that is the reason why crowds will not rise above the current 7-8000, as to justify paying £26 on the day for bottom tier football is just plain silly. I'm afraid the writing was on the wall when the season ticket prices were announced with that rise also. Fair play to the 4000 that invested in a higher price for a lower division meaning that the other 3000 is made up of match packages/corporate and a small walk up. My guess is that less than 1000 would be paying £26 on the day.

 

[Deleted member 4439]

I'm not convinced by the argument that it's ticket prices keeping the attendances down or least this being the major reason. In terms of affordability, tickets are as affordable now in relative terms as they have been for many years, when attendances were 12-18K. For sure, people are going to be less inclined to pay 24 / 26 quid for L1 than L2 on a point of principle over the standard of football on offer, and of course you'd see a couple of thousand more for a couple of games if the price were heavily discounted (but which would be an unsustainable model).

Rather, people have been moving away from the club for a number of years, no more so than in the last year owing to a simply miserable, miserable season spiked with SISU droppings all over the place (the ground, the AHC, the court cases, Ryton for houses etc). Cutting prices to 18 quid wont solve this: we are not a Bradford.

I know people are disappointed to see so few fans at the ricoh to watch a club doing well. I think some underestimate the damage that's been done to date to the fanbase.

 

[vow]

Twenty's plenty, imo.

 

[Tommo72]

I'm not convinced by the argument that it's ticket prices keeping the attendances down or least this being the major reason. In terms of affordability, tickets are as affordable now in relative terms as they have been for many years, when attendances were 12-18K. For sure, people are going to be less inclined to pay 24 / 26 quid for L1 than L2 on a point of principle over the standard of football on offer, and of course you'd see a couple of thousand more for a couple of games if the price were heavily discounted (but which would be an unsustainable model).

Rather, people have been moving away from the club for a number of years, no more so than in the last year owing to a simply miserable, miserable season spiked with SISU droppings all over the place (the ground, the AHC, the court cases, Ryton for houses etc). Cutting prices to 18 quid wont solve this: we are not a Bradford.

I know people are disappointed to see so few fans at the ricoh to watch a club doing well. I think some underestimate the damage that's been done to date to the fanbase.

Agreed to a certain extent and yes the general misery surrounding the club over the last 15 years ish has played a part for sure.

But the rebuilding has to start somewhere and wth that recent history very much in some people’s minds those prices aren’t gonna encourage the support to grow.

Ultimately a winning team on the pitch will bridge the differences.

 

[matesx]

It is too dear

Many fans can not afford it

15 for adults and kids for a quid

Over 10k right there

 

[Deleted member 4439]

It is too dear

Many fans can not afford it

15 for adults and kids for a quid

Over 10k right there

When we've tried this is the past we've never put more than a couple of k on the doors, even when people know it's a one-off. If the club thought it would bring more cash in, they'd do it.

 

[Adge]

When we've tried this is the past we've never put more than a couple of k on the doors, even when people know it's a one-off. If the club thought it would bring more cash in, they'd do it.

Well why not at least try and see then? If they don't it seems that they will be happy bumbling along with 7-7500 fans rather then trying to be proactive and try something else that may attract more.

 

[mds]

Buy one get one half price, buy two get one free for the duration of the season, surely a bum on the seat for half price or free is better than none, they may buy a pint and a program, give them a little incentive. The team and the performances are slowly but surely getting there.

 

[ccfcway]

I think some underestimate the damage that's been done to date to the fanbase.

spot on. our owners have decimated the fan base, £3 off a ticket might bring a few back, but its no going to bring it back in its thousands

 

[bradwellskyblues]

the price issue has a small relevance the main problem as we all know is the owners and even with promotion that wont change

 

[stupot07]

The £3 surcharge for pay on the day is ridiculous, but I guess its trying to encourage advance bookings rather than penalise walk ups.

Football is over priced full stop. However, its not the reason crowds are low, its low because we're in league two and everyone hates sisu.

ST's, JSB's and match packages offer value for money.

Whilst I hope that they put on some promotions to entice people back, they would have to be careful about putting a long term deal that undercuts what ST holders have paid.

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[Seamus1]

I think a buy one ticket full price, get a second ticket (could either be for a friend for the same match or for 'yourself' for another match) for £10 might be an alternative option

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Winning is the only sure fire way to increase attendances. Everything else is fiddling with the seats on the titanic

 

[letsallsingtogether]

If you are on minimum wage, you would have to work half a shift after tax etc to afford a ticket.
Imagine having to take a couple of kids aswell, could cost you a whole days pay to watch not very good football in an empty stadium against teams that bring maybe 400 fans if your lucky.
The atmosphere is dire the catering is poor is it worth a days pay?
Shame because without adults taking their children to games it is going to cost us in the long run.
It is just short sightedness looking at what you can squeeze out of people today.........
Maybe they don't care about the future?
There are 6 - 7000 idiots like us who will pay regardless but not every one is of that mindset.

 

[letsallsingtogether]

Winning is the only sure fire way to increase attendances. Everything else is fiddling with the seats on the titanic

Not working at the moment.

 

[mark82]

Not working at the moment.

Give it time, people will soon jump on the bandwagon if there's a sniff of promotion.

 

[Liquid Gold]

If we're top in March I can guarantee £25 won't be a problem.

 

[luwalla]

Trouble is, they have sold season tickets based on the saving made on match tickets, if they start discounting too much, too often, then they have all the season ticket customers moaning too.

I agree 20 quid a ticket on this league is plenty, but I'm also not sure that dropping to this amount will make much difference to the casual fan , or those that have decided to stay away this season... more to do with owners & the league we have dropped to, as opposed to the extra few quid on a ticket

A good test would be 1 match , adults a tenner & kids for a quid... lets see how much the attendance increases! I paid for a season ticket but if that works then I'd still rather see that used more often & a better capacity.

 

[Adge]

If we're top in March I can guarantee £25 won't be a problem.

It won't, but now it is.

 

[Cranfield Sky Blue]

2 things

I just bought tickets for Barnet at 23 quid plus £1 booking fee..... In advance of pay on the day?

And how many people wake up on a match day and decide to go?

 

[Kingokings204]

Might be nothing but what about fans who now watch on I follow? At £5 a match many will be doing this method now from the comfort of ones living room with cheap booze and have your mates round.

 

[singers_pore]

The club could do a lot more to promote the match packages. Isn't there a six match package? I don't have much sympathy for any fan who cannot commit to six games over an entire season.

 

[shmmeee]

We’ve got the second highest average home attendance in the division. It’s not worth the risk of loss to lower prices.

If it’s genuinely too much pay the fiver and watch it online.

 

[Mild-Mannered Janitor]

It was £25 at Swindon. Other grounds are similar, doesn't make it right but the economics of it are not the influencing factor.

People will pay to watch winning teams and quality football and what they perceive are "Reasonable owners". We, as a club, have given too many reasons for fans to not attend the games over the last 18 months.
Relegation
Legal action
Poor managers and rubbish football
Not as easy to be able to buy tickets, moving ticket offices etc
Pricing higher on match day rather than in advance

I have said for a long time, clubs like ours need to look at the likes of Disney/Alton towers etc and see how they manage to get people to part with their money with ease because of the experience and convenience.

If you get it all right, people will find the £25, I get the point about minimum wage etc but if everything is right, you save those pounds from sacrificing something else.

Season ticket paid monthly is still the cheapest option by a long way, if you cannot make every Saturday or midweek game then it's still cheaper after 18 odd games and buy with a mate and if you both end up going, even the extra £25's allow you to make a saving.
People don't do this because of factors above plus many other reasons for them not to.

Seriously, how many on this forum cannot really afford to go to the next home game?