Leeds away - £45 (11 Viewers)

[MalcSB]

I don't think so. This 'gesture' is a poorly-disguised attempt to get more money out of fans who will already be forking out £45 for a ticket because of the greed of the club. No voucher would have been preferable

Use of the voucher is not compulsory

 

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[shmmeee]

TBH I’m not sure either. The fact there is so much of a backlash suggest that the proposal has been counter productive, but all those complaining should remember that the club didn’t have to offer anything. Leeds are basically bullying other clubs and a better response than capitulation would be for fans to boycott that scummy club. CCFC have offered something to fans which will cost the club very little, but could have some value to some people.
As an aside, I have never liked Leeds, mainly due to Billy Bremner and Garry Sprake. I’m trying to remember whether it was the latter that Ernie Hunt lobbed a goal past at HR.

Same. Ex wife was a Leeds fan too.

I’m just thinking from a sum total PR perspective the offer seems to have done more harm than good, that might be irrational but public opinion often is.

It’s become practice to send out these “compensations” that come with so many caveats they’re virtually useless to most. And I think the club needs a rethink on how it comes across. This kind of “offer to the fans” comes up every now and again and it would be good to be ahead of it next time.

 

[CCFCSteve]

That makes zero difference - the club effectively is just a seller of other peoples merchandise- a 25% margin is significant

Yeah, the club won’t make massive margin but the conditions with the voucher appear OTT. Should’ve just had a min spend of say £30, if at all, and just swallowed the loss with expectation that they’ll make it back from Leeds fans when they come to town. Mayve bought some goodwill from fans

 

[fernandopartridge]

I don't think so. This 'gesture' is a poorly-disguised attempt to get more money out of fans who will already be forking out £45 for a ticket because of the greed of the club. No voucher would have been preferable.

It really isn't unless you are an idiot who believes spending to get money off is a good idea

 

[Grendel]

My pea brain doesn't understand - surely the club are working directly with cheap manufacturers and can charge whatever mark-up they like?

Er no

 

[Tommo1993]

@pusbccfc I get you go to very game and have an understandable vested interest in not wanting to pay £45 to go to Leeds, but the hard economic reality is that CCFC don't make a penny from your supporting us there. Leeds is one of the games that is likely to provide one of our bigger crowds at home, so it really makes no sense for the club to reduce prices for Leeds fans and lose money in the process. The reason Leeds are able to charge so much is all connected to the laws of supply and demand, which we are simply applying to their fans in return.

Unless they’ve scrapped the regulations CCFC will make a whopping £2.25 of each adult ticket sold. Splitting hairs, but we will make a penny as you say.

Seeing that PNE have accepted the same deal that we’ve just rejected, we’d look stupid now to turn around and accept.

 

[MalcSB]

Unless they’ve scrapped the regulations CCFC will make a whopping £2.25 of each adult ticket sold. Splitting hairs, but we will make a penny as you say.

Seeing that PNE have accepted the same deal that we’ve just rejected, we’d look stupid now to turn around and accept.

Splitting hairs, PNE have knocked £2 off a ticket. Is that the same deal?

 

[Tommo1993]

Splitting hairs, PNE have knocked £2 off a ticket. Is that the same deal?

Not mathematically but they’ve considered fans is what I was getting at.

 

[Harry Krishner]

Fuck that.

 

[Macca]

If people are daft enough to pay it what can you do?

 

[clint van damme]

Elland Road is a ground I need to tick off , as do many .

Surprised at that given the level of your away attendance.
Good day out Elland Rd.

 

[Tommo1993]

Surprised at that given the level of your away attendance.
Good day out Elland Rd.

I am too tbf. I ought to poke him in the eye later. It’s probably the only one I have that he doesn’t.

 

[alexccfc99]

Ridiculous situation, but can’t quite believe that LUFC charge their own fans £47/£45 a head for a home match and they are happy to suck it up

 

[fernandopartridge]

Makes it even worse the club are trying to fleece the idiots amongst us

Touché

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[SlowerThanPlatt]

Ridiculous situation, but can’t quite believe that LUFC charge their own fans £47/£45 a head for a home match and they are happy to suck it up

How much is their cheapest adult season ticket though?

 

[letsallsingtogether]

Fuck Leeds so they believe they can blackmail clubs to get cheaper prices for their fans.
Should be banned from all away games if that is their game.
Never had a problem with Leeds but this has changed things.
As they say Dirty Leeds!

 

[Evo1883]

Surprised at that given the level of your away attendance.
Good day out Elland Rd.

I'm on 81 grounds of the 92 , checked last night

 

[Tommo1993]

I'm on 81 grounds of the 92 , checked last night

Guessing most of those unticked are new builds?

 

[chiefdave]

Ridiculous situation, but can’t quite believe that LUFC charge their own fans £47/£45 a head for a home match and they are happy to suck it up

It’s amazing how many of our fans think Leeds are blameless here. Obvious solution then for Doug, put our standard match day tickets up to the same price they pay next season and nobody will complain

 

[Evo1883]

Guessing most of those unticked are new builds?

No premier league actually we'd been put the prem a few years when I left the forces and started following city religiously

 

[Tommo1993]

No premier league actually we'd been put the prem a few years when I left the forces and started following city religiously

I got told I was a cheating for counting White Hart Lane, Upton Park and Griffin Park.

 

[SkyBlueMatt]

What actually are the rules for charging home/away fans? Couldn't we just raise the prices to £60 that game for away fans? It would get media coverage and show how ridiculous it all is.

If home fans have to pay the same, do it but offer a '2 games for £61' one off match package.

 

[oscillatewildly]

I'm on 81 grounds of the 92 , checked last night

You can't include any that were FL at the time of your visit but are currently Non League.
You just can't do that, Evo.
I'll be reporting you to somebody if you do.

 

[oscillatewildly]

I got told I was a cheating for counting White Hart Lane, Upton Park and Griffin Park.

That's bollocks - old or new count as one. More kudos if anything if you've done the old. (Excluding Wayne Rooney)

 

[Chris1987]

Anyone know when Leeds tickets go on sale ?

 

[thekidfromstrettoncamp]

I'm going to nick a wheelchair from Tesco and start dribbling, take the wife as a carer. Sorted!

If it's anything like their trolley's they have been pinched already.On a side someone told me you dribble now.

 

[thekidfromstrettoncamp]

Its not really - the £15 will in many cases not even make profit on a £60 purchase

So you think the mark up in the shop is less than 33 and a 1/3 I very much doubt it.

 

[Grendel]

So you think the mark up in the shop is less than 33 and a 1/3 I very much doubt it.

Football shirts are normally commission based and clubs make about 7%

 

[EalingSB]

I was at uni in Leeds and remember paying 7.50 to watch us there in ‘92. The following season it was 15 quid.

 

[thekidfromstrettoncamp]

Football shirts are normally commission based and clubs make about 7%

The club get at the very least 7% commission for each one sold. The seller gets at least about 20% most city shirts are sold by the club shop which I believe we own you will correct me if I'm wrong, so they get a decent wedge.

 

[Grendel]

The club get at the very least 7% commission for each one sold. The seller gets at least about 20% most city shirts are sold by the club shop which I believe we own you will correct me if I'm wrong, so they get a decent wedge.

Yeah you are wrong the return from these are generally small for the football club and the shop revenue is counted as part of the clubs accounts revenue I would assume and is not separate

 

[alexccfc99]

My two cents is that the clubs are trying to save face and thrash out a deal with eachother to bring the price down as just over two weeks till the match and not even an on-sale date announced yet

 

[Chris1987]

Only 2018 tickets for Leeds. Thought the allocation would be more

 

[thekidfromstrettoncamp]

Yeah you are wrong the return from these are generally small for the football club and the shop revenue is counted as part of the clubs accounts revenue I would assume and is not separate

I have noticed when Man.Utd. were selling their shirts for £80 in their shop got £23.47 for selling them. Now their selling them for cheaper than ours don't know. On top of the £4.80 license fee.Plus £90 mill.sponsorship.I know were not in their league for shirt selling but if we are only getting about £7 or £8 total Doug will be chasing a better deal

 

[pusbccfc]

Only 2018 tickets for Leeds. Thought the allocation would be more

Hopefully we hold off and give them 2000. Give them more when it's clear we don't have the demand for 28k.