zakswfc Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Stopped reading at 'with Sheffield Wednesday charging £52 for certain games'... no we aren't.Have I missed something? Isn't a* £52?Serious question so don't respond with some clever answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdan2003 Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 (edited) It's alright saying clubs need to charge less....and stick to boot into Wednesday. But until there is reform across UK football, it won't change surely - clubs such as Wednesday and those in the FL must charge more to be able to compete.FFP is just another way of pushing prices up as well. Introduce wage and transfer fee caps Force a reduction in agents fees Review parachute payment - make it so that clubs must prove that they'll struggle to operate without the payments Review TV / media payments - force clubs to use this money to subsidies match day tickets Edited September 3, 2015 by bigdan2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebneeb Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 (edited) Damn that David Conn for writing a factual article Championship ticket prices: how did clubs end up charging £52 a game? We haven't charged £52 a game. So it isn't a fact. It hasn't happened yet. The fact is that we have left the door open to potentially charge it. Not the same. It's easy to write a fair and balanced article making a point that ticket prices are too high without skewing it with tït-bits and ignoring lots of key data. That's why it's a poor article with little credibility. Edited September 3, 2015 by nebneeb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snaykz Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 it doesnt matter if any games are £52 or not, £39 to sit on a ramshackle old stand with posts in views to watch bang average football is an utter disgrace. you can try and defend it any which way you want but the fact of the matter is sheffield wednesday along with certain other clubs are ripping fans off. ive just paid £24 to go to burnley, massive difference Where have I tried to defend anything? It's you who has gone on the defensive, quoting my post and then responding with something which had no relevance to it. So, to answer my question, none of the games will be £52. Thereby disproving the claim by some that this article is 100% factually correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lees Tom Cat Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Prices are too high though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Deleted member Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 We haven't charged £52 a game. So it isn't a fact. It hasn't happened yet. well done - its unlike you to be pedantic in order to defend this Which of our games this season will be £52 then? Rotherham and Leeds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdan2003 Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 well done - its unlike you to be pedantic in order to defend this Rotherham and Leeds They must change their minds....because watching Wednesday v Rovrum for 52 would be really taking the p*ss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snaykz Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Rotherham and Leeds Obviously the club will be lambasted if that proves to be the case, but I think they're very unlikely to be priced that highly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebneeb Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 well done - its unlike you to be pedantic in order to defend this What am I defending here? Where? Fact: I said this in the post you quoted but edited (hint it's a fact because it happened, unlike something which has not happened, which is not a fact, even if you say it is.): It's easy to write a fair and balanced article making a point that ticket prices are too high without skewing it with tït-bits and ignoring lots of key data. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lees Tom Cat Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Has the club stated prices will be £52 for certain games? If so the journalist has just done his job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HirstWhoScoredIt Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 (edited) mentions early bird ticket prices for others but not ours......jumping on band wagon. But what do you expect from that left wing tripe That's because he mentioned the cheapest Early Bird Prices i.e. CHarlton & Fulham. We weren't that cheap. He then went on to mention the other clubs where you could get an Early Bird for less than £300 - again we were not one of them. Edited September 3, 2015 by HirstWhoScoredIt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebneeb Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Has the club stated prices will be £52 for certain games? If so the journalist has just done his job. If they had, do you not think there would have been a thread!? To be clear, if they charge that for anything other than a game that would seal promotion, it would be outragous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HirstWhoScoredIt Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Stopped reading at 'with Sheffield Wednesday charging £52 for certain games'... no we aren't. Apart from Leeds & Rotherham. Or at least that was the plan when the prices were announced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lees Tom Cat Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 I have just checked like a journalist would on the swfc site it does say cat a for south £52. The journalist is correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mkowl Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 David Conn dislikes Wednesday end of. Any chance to get the boot in he will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul.. Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 A* is a hypothetical tier not used yet, it's possible it'll never be used, it's possible it will be used for the final match of the season which is the 1st/2nd place decider between us and Derby (for example) worth £52 of anyone's money right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snaykz Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 (edited) Has the club stated prices will be £52 for certain games? If so the journalist has just done his job. That's the point, as far as I'm aware there haven't been any matches confirmed as Category A*, so it's inaccurate for him to say as fact that some of our prices will be that high. I find it hard to believe that any of our matches will be A* unless we have an end of season Wycombe-style promotion match. The club could potentially charge that much, but it doesn't mean they will. They could price all future matches at £20, but I don't think they'll do that either. Our prices are too high, but in context are not significantly worse than the likes of Leeds, Fulham, Ipswich etc. Articles like this single us out particularly for criticism, which so far is undeserved. Edited September 3, 2015 by snaykz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lees Tom Cat Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 It does not state on the site £52 but these prices may never be used though does it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HirstWhoScoredIt Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 If they had, do you not think there would have been a thread!? To be clear, if they charge that for anything other than a game that would seal promotion, it would be outragous. Would the context of the article have changed at all if he had said £46 instead of £52? I think not. We have already changed £46 - so that is a fact by your definition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HirstWhoScoredIt Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 (edited) That's the point, as far as I'm aware there haven't been any matches confirmed as Category A*, so it's inaccurate for him to say as fact that some of our prices will be that high. I find it hard to believe that any of our matches will be A* unless we have an end of season Wycombe-style promotion match. The club could potentially charge that much, but it doesn't mean they will. They could price all future matches at £15, but I don't think they'll do that either. Our prices are too high, but in context are not significantly worse than the likes of Leeds, Fulham, Ipswich etc. Articles like this single us out particularly for criticism, which so far is undeserved. Wednesday's most expensive ticket for Bristol City was £46 and cheapest was £39 (for our third highest category). The most expensive ticket for Leeds v Wednesday (Leeds' top category match) was £37. Their cheapest for this match was £28. Why is our criticism undeserved and why do you state tickets are comparable with Leeds? Edited September 3, 2015 by HirstWhoScoredIt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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