Ticket Prices (1 Viewer)

[Kingokings204]

Now I know we charge a fair price per ticket and one of the cheaper in the league before I start getting abuse but I was trying to work out to fill the Ricoh each week and make use of the stadium rather than half full or more likely less?

Now Friday was a sell out in terms of what we allowed to buy etc and yes it was the homecoming and tickets were £10 and £5 but would this be not worth doing for every game? I mean the atmosphere was awesome and the joy all around the place. More bums on seats creates more interest and the whole stadium benefits from more sales and the surrounding area with local businesses loving it Friday night.

Now I know sisu don't care about the surrounding businesses but with more people there it will crate more interest and sell more stuff all round merchandise and more people are likely to come back if more go as there is just more chance and if we win then again more.

So £10 and fill the stadium around 25k? or the normal price £22-25 and get around 10-12k fans?

I'm just debating it. I'm not saying they should but do the figures add up?

 

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[skybluelee]

I disagree. For a bog standard league match the attendance wouldn't be hugely different if you charge £10 or £20. I genuinely believe you would only add a couple of thousand to the gate.

The hardcore fans go regardless of price and most of the fairweathers will only go if its a match of significance.

Only my opinion.

 

[skybluelee]

And to add to that for exiled fans (of which we have quite a lot - at least judging by this forun) the cost of the ticket only makes up a small percentage of the overall matchday cost.

For me, fuel, ticket, food, drink, programme - costs me best part of £100. Whether the match ticket was £1, £10 or £20 is pretty much irrelevant.

 

[bringbackrattles]

We have to face reality now the party is over that normal ticket prices will resume. I would love to pay a tenner every home game,but know that won't happen so until I sort out a season ticket I'll pay the twenty odd quid.
Moneys tight for nearly all of us these days but if the City and football is your passion you find it somehow.

 

[Ashdown]

I agree with the OP, even if you don't do it every week some of the games should be graded as cheaper matches, especially in mid week etc. The regular fans will pay more but you have to keep the whole support keen and to do that at our level there should be giveaway nights where whole families of 4 or 5 can rock up for £30-£40 maximum.

 

[skybluetony176]

I disagree. For a bog standard league match the attendance wouldn't be hugely different if you charge £10 or £20. I genuinely believe you would only add a couple of thousand to the gate.

The hardcore fans go regardless of price and most of the fairweathers will only go if its a match of significance.

Only my opinion.

You forgot to mention the group of fans who only go when they can afford it and another group of fans who will only go when they believe that they get value for money. £10 a ticket might be underselling the club a little but I would suggest that £15 might be a fair price and probably have a similar effect on crowd numbers as £10 a ticket.

 

[italiahorse]

If you can commit to a season ticket the price drops dramatically

 

[Gynnsthetonic]

Would like to see a few more Friday night matches!

 

[Kingokings204]

Would like to see a few more Friday night matches!

That was also a popular opinion. People enjoyed the night out and drinking before and after. A lot of people also said well they get their weekends as well with no football on the Saturday.

I know tranmere use to play most Friday nights due to the bigger clubs in Everton and Liverpool playing at the same time which probably would harm attendance. They really enjoyed it.

 

[Johnnythespider]

I've seen the argument that we are fairly priced for this league, and whilst this is true the ricoh gives us an opportunity that a lot of teams in this division don't have, whilst they have to charge the prices they do because of the maximum fan numbers they can accomodate, we can afford to lower prices and generate similar or greater income by attracting larger crowds. I've said on other threads that I think £15 a game would pull in greater numbers, and why don't we try and fill the north stand with under 16s for a fiver.

 

[Kingokings204]

I've seen the argument that we are fairly priced for this league, and whilst this is true the ricoh gives us an opportunity that a lot of teams in this division don't have, whilst they have to charge the prices they do because of the maximum fan numbers they can accomodate, we can afford to lower prices and generate similar or greater income by attracting larger crowds. I've said on other threads that I think £15 a game would pull in greater numbers, and why don't we try and fill the north stand with under 16s for a fiver.

Exactly my point really. Other teams in this league don't have a 32k stadium I would of just thought sell at £15 a ticket and £10 midweek and sell a lot more and also good for everything else such a f&b and local businesses.

I do take the point that most like skybluelee that fans who will go would pay 10 or 30 doesn't really matter but no doubts more would go IMO if the price was cheaper. Most clubs in this league get sub 10k attendances so have to charge £20-25 a go.

By the way I'm quite happy to pay £25 myself. Fair value for sure but I just wanted more people to come back and keep supporting us.

 

[AndreasB]

Not offering an instalment plan for Season Tickets is poor and will continue the yo-yo of big games/discounted games being the only ones with big gates and that is completely understandable.
Sign people up for 30 quid a month and you have an affordable, sustainable model.


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[skybluericoh]

Not offering an instalment plan for Season Tickets is poor and will continue the yo-yo of big games/discounted games being the only ones with big gates and that is completely understandable.
Sign people up for 30 quid a month and you have an affordable, sustainable model.


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You're dead right it would, but that would mean some sort of administration on the clubs side, not there strongest point at the moment.

I'm getting closer to an ST, I think the cost of footy is high, but an ST in the family stand works out at £13 per game. It just finding £252 in one go when its not planned for, pay it at £30 quid a month it's a no brainer.

 

[covboy1987]

Now I know we charge a fair price per ticket and one of the cheaper in the league before I start getting abuse but I was trying to work out to fill the Ricoh each week and make use of the stadium rather than half full or more likely less?

Now Friday was a sell out in terms of what we allowed to buy etc and yes it was the homecoming and tickets were £10 and £5 but would this be not worth doing for every game? I mean the atmosphere was awesome and the joy all around the place. More bums on seats creates more interest and the whole stadium benefits from more sales and the surrounding area with local businesses loving it Friday night.

Now I know sisu don't care about the surrounding businesses but with more people there it will crate more interest and sell more stuff all round merchandise and more people are likely to come back if more go as there is just more chance and if we win then again more.

So £10 and fill the stadium around 25k? or the normal price £22-25 and get around 10-12k fans?

I'm just debating it. I'm not saying they should but do the figures add up?

\in Germany the fan is king. The Bundesliga has the lowest ticket prices and the highest average attendance of Europe's five major leagues. At Borussia Dortmund their giant stand holds 26,000 and costs little more than £10 for admission