Gareth Keenan Investigates, Fri 30 May 17:42

Virtue signalling.

PARrot, Fri 30 May 17:33

Wotsit, Fri 30 May 16:58

PARrot, Fri 30 May 16:42

buffy, Fri 30 May 14:36

cammypar 1995, Fri 30 May 09:23

Inflation sitting at 3.5% as of April 2025 and some folk are still moaning about a 5% bump? it’s hardly the end of the world, especially when you look at where we were a year ago. Feels like the club’s fair pricing model is continuing.

Lennon coming in was a proper statement and good to see the board got their guy, He usually knows how to get a tune out of a squad. And now he’s brought in his own backroom team? That’s huge. No more square pegs in round holes or carrying dead weight. We’ve been doing that for far too long.

There’s a proper sense of direction now. You can feel it. The deadwood’s out the door, and we’re finally acting like a club with ambition again. I wouldn’t be surprised to see a couple of new signings announced early next week, perfect timing for boosting season ticket sales.

Honestly, can’t wait to see what Lenny does with a bit of cash behind him and a squad he’s actually picked himself. Could be a really fun season coming up.

Not everyone will be able to afford to buy a season ticket at the raised price. There’s no need to have a go at them, either.

If you cant afford it, that is not the clubs fault. Probably not yours either, but if we want a team that can compete, we need to pay for it.
We could try a means tested benifit category, but it is not easy controlling abuse.

I wonder if we could organise a fans help fans donation system to help genuinly needy fans get season tickets.
Who has the time to get involved in something like that?

I don`t have any time to organise something like this, but I would donate £100 to it if someone else set it up.

Nice one. I might be interested in cjatting with some other interested parties to see how we could administer this fairly.

Gareth Keenan Investigates, Fri 30 May 19:17

Probably be better just paying them in at the gate each week and giving the club the extra few quid

Raymie the Legend, Fri 30 May 18:31

My point wasn’t really about affordability, Cammy, personally, but it could be for some? Here is a quote from the Bayern legend a few years ago.

Bayern Club President, Uli Hoeness on the clubs season ticket prices. 🗣 “We could charge more than £104. Let`s say we charged £300. We`d get £2m more in income, but what`s £2m to us? 🗣 “In a transfer discussion you argue about that sum for five minutes."

Now, it’s all relative, but hopefully you can see my point? We have shelled out tens of thousands on Tidser and compensation then same again on Lennon and Wanyama for a short spell. Who knows what they paid to buy the club?
Signing the manager for two years and the new players that will likely come in means we will be hitting a spend of seven figures easily.

3000 season tickets going up by £17 will realise £50k. It’s not that much of a recoup in comparison to what has been spent already and what will be spent.

Dave_1885, Sat 31 May 08:19

The walk up price increasing by £1 will raise roughly £20k throughout the season (in comparison to last season, not overall). Avg 1000 walk ups, 18 games a season, £18-20k for the year maybe - will cover the squad wages for 1 week - not exactly huge money.

The bigger issue is the perception. If your are raising prices above the inflation rate (as Cammy keeps pointing out but failing to realise its ABOVE inflation increase) then the product has to be spot on. The problem is last season it wasn’t - it was awful. It’s like a restaurant having terrible reviews for food poisoning and raising their prices above inflation because they need a new cooker.

The other thing is, the board and management HAVE to get this right and have a good season. The prices are great for the young and the old, but the middle men are being pushed more and more and the ones most likely to find other things to do with their money - and their money generates the most income from ticket sales.

People are being pushed enough as it is in life, they don’t need to be priced out if enjoying the football too.

wee eck, Sat 31 May 09:02

Well, we`ve sold twice as many as we did on the first day last season so maybe the fans aren`t as price-sensitive as some think they are.

buffy, Sat 31 May 10:14

Some of your posts come across, to me, as patronising, Cammypar. You don’t need to repeat yourself even though you appear to enjoy doing it and you continue telling supporters what they should do, feel, what to be grateful for etc.

buffy, Sat 31 May 10:14

Some of your posts come across, to me, as patronising, Cammypar. You don’t need to repeat yourself even though you appear to enjoy doing it and you continue telling supporters what they should do, feel, what to be grateful for etc.