Agreed it will, however to compound that, more would go with the ticket they have. It needs a rethink as if the kid can't go, the adult has to move. I think for games like this we need a reduced space for the family section (possibly condensed in one block and open block by block with interest) or make tickets the same price all round so people can go where they want with no family section for midweek cup games. The late night and on Sky are factors that will affect in addition to the high price and if they're surprised at that, then whoever does the research needs sacking!The family stand will always be quieter for midweek games as it’s a late night for the kids.
Handouts that's a choice word!Kids pricing is absolutely fair. Just because it's a bigger team than usual doesn't mean we can give handouts. If the point people are making is that we're pricing children out of being Cov fans, then what's the difference between watching Spurs vs watching Swansea at the weekend? £15, and arguably a better chance of seeing a decent Cov performance.
I understand that, but I guess you have to look at the reasoning behind why you want to take a child. I would assume most would want to keep the kids coming back. You can either spend £25 and probably watch us get dominated by Spurs at an unfavourable time for kids, or you can take them to a prime Saturday 3pm slot for £15 in a game where we have more of a chance of putting in an exciting performance. That's surely a no brainer?
And its a complete sell-out.
Do people really not take their kids to midweek games? I had a season ticket from 8 and went to every game midweek
We've taken my daughters midweek since they were tinyDo people really not take their kids to midweek games? I had a season ticket from 8 and went to every game midweek
Not overpriced for a L1 match live on Sky?As it should be , it's the 2nd city and their crowds have been wank for years
It's overpriced but I'm not sure what you are getting at , our cat A games over the last couple years have seen good crowds tooNot overpriced for a L1 match live on Sky?
Not overpriced for a L1 match live on Sky?
25 now isn't itI don’t think people are upset with the £30 adult pricing. It’s the £20 for a 6 year old that’s the problem
25 now isn't it
The area where ST holders failed to take up the option of buying their seat with the most empty seats is the family zone which isn't surprisingYep. An expensive night for a father with 2 young children.
the clubs or the ground?And its a complete sell-out.
Yeah cause those owners couldn’t have picked a thicker fanbase to brainwashAnd its a complete sell-out.
Yeah cause those owners couldn’t have picked a thicker fanbase to brainwash
They’re evidently genuinely happy to pay that much for L1 football so they will probably stick another tenner onto that if/when they come back up
Is it half ten though I think I will be lucky to get back to Nuneaton by half eleven and that’s not that farYeah the idea that kids can’t stay up until half 10 on a school night is ridiculous. It’s a one off!
So you’d be happy with £35 in League One?A fanbase is thick as they pay to watch their team. That’s a truly bizarre argument
So you’d be happy with £35 in League One?
Is it half ten though I think I will be lucky to get back to Nuneaton by half eleven and that’s not that far
So you’d be happy with £35 in League One?
If we dropped down to L1 and I wasn’t a season ticket holder (which won’t happen I’ll always keep my ST) and they tried charging me £35 the club would be told to stick itI have a season ticket so I wouldn’t care
Tbf with the money they’re spending they will go straight up and should be challenging for promotion again, assuming it doesn’t all fall apart. It’s not like they’re paying 35 quid to watch Peterborough every week.Yeah cause those owners couldn’t have picked a thicker fanbase to brainwash
They’re evidently genuinely happy to pay that much for L1 football so they will probably stick another tenner onto that if/when they come back up
It's funny how people with no commercial, operational or business backgrounds have the loudest opinions on how to sell tickets. It is always about selling them as cheaply as possible - never how much revenue the club can generate. Our old landlords gave away tickets by the thousands and it didn't create future fans, it de-valued the product and eventually, they went bust.Starting to shift a bit to be fair
I think the consensus is that adult prices for this match are fair enough. It's the £25 for a 7 yo that feels too much. Difficult to say what impact on the overall attendance the pricing will have. Looking at the seat map it'll end up as an attendance of 25K I reckon.It's funny how people with no commercial, operational or business backgrounds have the loudest opinions on how to sell tickets. It is always about selling them as cheaply as possible - never how much revenue the club can generate. Our old landlords gave away tickets by the thousands and it didn't create future fans, it de-valued the product and eventually, they went bust.
I imagine, for example, the club took a loss against Oxford because the attendance was so low - tickets were £15 and U18s £8. So I have no qualms with the club charging non-STHs £37 for the match.
We don't know how much traffic there is in the ticket exchange for regular league matches. I would be interested to see some numbers on this.The area where ST holders failed to take up the option of buying their seat with the most empty seats is the family zone which isn't surprising
We are going and my lad was going even if I couldn’t get the night off as his grandparents would take him, he will be alright in the morning but I guess some kids wouldn’t be.I used to walk back to town and get a bus. Yes it started earlier but I still couldn’t have got back home until nearly 11
Of course they shouldn’t be up until 10:30 on a school night - but then the parents probably just don’t bother sending them to school next day at all, just “school from home” instead.Yeah the idea that kids can’t stay up until half 10 on a school night is ridiculous. It’s a one off!
Why didn’t you just get normal tickets…?It really is ridiculous though now and the EFL really need to have a fixed price on tickets like the PL.
Apart from working, following City is all i really do with my 2 kids and this month has been crazy.
Watford £35 + £5 + £5 for tickets then £80 for train tickets. Total £125.
Spurs £70 *3 as no concession in club Coventry. Car Park £15. total £225.
Leeds £35 + £25.50 +£25.50 and about £50 petrol. Total £136.
Total outcome without any extras like food & drink £486. Absolute joke.
Is it ever going to go on general sale or we just happy with about 15k turning up?
Probably depends how committed the kids are too. Just down from us is a fella with a couple of kids who don't watch the game at all and are playing games on their phone throughout whilst the dad watches.