DielnaFromDistance Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Stoke City have announced that free coach travel will continue to all away league games for a fifth consecutive season. Not an expectancy that we should get anything like that but, as someone who has done plenty of miles over the last couple of years, it is great to see a club giving something back to fans who want to make the away trip - for what I would imagine is a fairly nominal cost in the grand scheme of football today. Unfortunately feel that there is no one with the marketing nous or will to offer this kind of gesture inside S6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogers Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 (edited) 5 minutes ago, DielnaFromDistance said: Stoke City have announced that free coach travel will continue to all away league games for a fifth consecutive season. Not an expectancy that we should get anything like that but, as someone who has done plenty of miles over the last couple of years, it is great to see a club giving something back to fans who want to make the away trip - for what I would imagine is a fairly nominal cost in the grand scheme of football today. Unfortunately feel that there is no one with the marketing nous or will to offer this kind of gesture inside S6. 5 coaches is peanuts for clubs in the Premier League. Good gesture / idea though Edited July 18, 2017 by Rogers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEnchanter Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 It's easy for teams in the Prem to subsidise this sort of thing. They're getting record amounts of income and it's nothing to them to do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanye West Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 (edited) Apparently teams in the premier league get 200k a season to subsidise travel costs etc Edited July 18, 2017 by Kanye West Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggy Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 We sell out a decent percentage of away games. Does the club really need to offer this? I'd say no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch McLovin Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 As above the premier leagues money can pay for stuff like this. Ticket prices and travel costs in the prem should be peanuts. I'd hope ours would drastically drop if we ever get there as we're extremely extortionate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthowl Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Id rather see subsidised travel cost for home games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DielnaFromDistance Posted July 18, 2017 Author Share Posted July 18, 2017 34 minutes ago, wiggy said: We sell out a decent percentage of away games. Does the club really need to offer this? I'd say no. Stoke don't do it to sell allocations out, they always took a good following anyway - just as we would sell out every away allocation in PL. They do it to give something back to fans, a novel and rare idea in English football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatbloke no1 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Sooner pay for train than go on fruit gum,straight there and back and no ale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggy Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 1 hour ago, DielnaFromDistance said: Stoke don't do it to sell allocations out, they always took a good following anyway - just as we would sell out every away allocation in PL. They do it to give something back to fans, a novel and rare idea in English football. I know what your saying. But I never understand this constant feeling that the club owe us something. I choose to buy my season ticket, I choose to pay my money to travel away. I don't go to the cinema expecting a free ticket for fast and the furious 6 because I've been to the other 5. It's a choice of pay your money or don't. Appreciate everybody views these these things differently, but I don't want or expect anything from the club for nowt as it's my choice to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flo Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 2 minutes ago, wiggy said: I know what your saying. But I never understand this constant feeling that the club owe us something. I choose to buy my season ticket, I choose to pay my money to travel away. I don't go to the cinema expecting a free ticket for fast and the furious 6 because I've been to the other 5. It's a choice of pay your money or don't. Appreciate everybody views these these things differently, but I don't want or expect anything from the club for nowt as it's my choice to go. Its rude to not accept something that someone gives you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owl14 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 It's actually a good idea we could give a coach firm sponsor ship for a stand or be one of the clubs main sponsors for free and in return we get free coach travel Not only making the fans happier with the option of free travel but the coach firm happier with low price advertisement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DielnaFromDistance Posted July 19, 2017 Author Share Posted July 19, 2017 21 hours ago, wiggy said: I know what your saying. But I never understand this constant feeling that the club owe us something. I choose to buy my season ticket, I choose to pay my money to travel away. I don't go to the cinema expecting a free ticket for fast and the furious 6 because I've been to the other 5. It's a choice of pay your money or don't. Appreciate everybody views these these things differently, but I don't want or expect anything from the club for nowt as it's my choice to go. I don't feel like the club owe me anything at all, why would that even be a consideration? Been to nearly every game in the last two seasons so that is a million miles from my actual point. My point is that clearly for any club able to do it, it gives something back to fans and even if it was just for one game a season, would be seen as a positive move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DielnaFromDistance Posted July 19, 2017 Author Share Posted July 19, 2017 21 hours ago, Finlux_Cup said: Stoke have never taken good followings away???!?? Where did you get that from? Not good compared to the "big" clubs or well followed like us, but again, not my overall point. Their press statement says that pre-free coach travel they took an average of 1400-1500 at each game. With travel its 1800-1900 at each game. So it is more a case of them giving back to loyal fans than actually boosting away attendance massively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt68owls Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 (edited) 23 hours ago, DielnaFromDistance said: Stoke City have announced that free coach travel will continue to all away league games for a fifth consecutive season. Not an expectancy that we should get anything like that but, as someone who has done plenty of miles over the last couple of years, it is great to see a club giving something back to fans who want to make the away trip - for what I would imagine is a fairly nominal cost in the grand scheme of football today. Unfortunately feel that there is no one with the marketing nous or will to offer this kind of gesture inside S6. and they have frozen season ticket prices for the 10th season running. I would love to see Wednesday do something like this but until we get premier league money, it isn't going to happen Edited July 19, 2017 by matt68owls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DielnaFromDistance Posted July 19, 2017 Author Share Posted July 19, 2017 19 hours ago, Owl14 said: It's actually a good idea we could give a coach firm sponsor ship for a stand or be one of the clubs main sponsors for free and in return we get free coach travel Not only making the fans happier with the option of free travel but the coach firm happier with low price advertisement Exactly. Pro-active thinking and opening up discussions with local people/businesses - how can it do any harm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plonk Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 No ta. Would rather us spend money on the team than a gimmick like this. Wouldn't use it even it was available. Only been on a coach once in recent times and it was bloody horrible. No booze, bingo and quizzes, only having a p at set times. .......no ta! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james o connor Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Nice touch to reward loyal fans. Wouldnt bother me personally, Id rather our home ticket prices be less disgusting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Claw Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 On 18/07/2017 at 12:45, fatbloke no1 said: Sooner pay for train than go on fruit gum,straight there and back and no ale can anyone explain 'fruit gum' please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OWL1969 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 4 hours ago, The Claw said: can anyone explain 'fruit gum' please? Nickname for Inter City Owl coaches. No ale, just pop, crisps and fruit gums. Might be a saying for the older uns, used to hear it regularly 25 years ago. "Are you going on train, booze bus, in car or wi fruit gum?" It was always a last resort to go with said "fruit gum" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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