Arthur Bach Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Always maintained this is the way to go. 20,000 people paying £25 a ticket = £500,000 revenue. 30,000 people paying £18 a ticket = £540,000 revenue. A little simplistic, possibly, and I realise that with more people comes more expenditure - Police, stewarding etc, but more people paying less leads to the same outcome. That reduction is too small to attract an extra 5,000 every week. The increase is also only very slight. Better to increase the total spend over fewer fans than gamble on part-timers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beholder Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Hopefully he doesn't try the Leeds model of pricing on us. I doubt our fan base would stand for it anyway. Attendances would plummet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark.flem Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Its not really the pricing for me, its our success on the pitch. If we break into the top 6 then our attendances will increase to 25k plus. While ever we are mid to lower table we'll struggle to get the average above 22k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotherGoose Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Always maintained this is the way to go. 20,000 people paying £25 a ticket = £500,000 revenue. 30,000 people paying £18 a ticket = £540,000 revenue. A little simplistic, possibly, and I realise that with more people comes more expenditure - Police, stewarding etc, but more people paying less leads to the same outcome. We've tried this in the recent past. This was Lee Strafford's idea. It didn't work. We just ended up with less ticket revenue and not many more fans People will not back that sort of idea. They are not members of a sports club - they are spectators who want to be entertained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocomotiveOwlerton Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 We've tried this in the recent past. This was Lee Strafford's idea. It didn't work. We just ended up with less ticket revenue and not many more fans People will not back that sort of idea. They are not members of a sports club - they are spectators who want to be entertained. But it goes hand in hand though. Cheaper ticket prices lead to more people buying them, but only if they want to buy them and the eleven players on the pitch give them a reason to keep buying them. One of the most quoted reasons for people not going to games is the expense. I know there are a myriad of other reasons, but cost is a factor that can't be ignored. I am a member of the sports club though, and I have rarely been entertained this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southie_Owl Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 We've tried this in the recent past. This was Lee Strafford's idea. It didn't work. We just ended up with less ticket revenue and not many more fans People will not back that sort of idea. They are not members of a sports club - they are spectators who want to be entertained. This is very true, with more alternative entertainment available these days you have to provide value for people's money otherwise they just won't want to go to games. There needs to be a buzz and excitement about going to S6 so Gray will need to bring in some more flair/attacking players in the summer and make the team more productive in front of goal. Otherwise attendences will not increase too much even with more 1-0 victories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue and white Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 This is very true, with more alternative entertainment available these days you have to provide value for people's money otherwise they just won't want to go to games. There needs to be a buzz and excitement about going to S6 so Gray will need to bring in some more flair/attacking players in the summer and make the team more productive in front of goal. Otherwise attendences will not increase too much even with more 1-0 victoriesI really wouldn't worry about what Gray is going to do he won't be here long enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roscoe P. Coltrane Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Build it they will come UTO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotherGoose Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 But it goes hand in hand though. Cheaper ticket prices lead to more people buying them, but only if they want to buy them and the eleven players on the pitch give them a reason to keep buying them. One of the most quoted reasons for people not going to games is the expense. I know there are a myriad of other reasons, but cost is a factor that can't be ignored. I am a member of the sports club though, and I have rarely been entertained this season. I agree completely that the cost is prohibitive - particularly if you're a family and taking more than one person. However I don't think will be able to reduce the cost enough to make enough people want to come on a regular basis. I think you're being very very idealistic to think that a small price drop would attract enough to cover it in the other way. Particularly with FFP now. We would drop our revenues. Then get sanctioned and be unable to buy to improve the team to get people back. I think people want to be associated with success. I don't think people want to be associated with a virtuous nice guy all in it together WAWAW project - at least not enough to put their own cash in. Apologies for cynicism but that's the way I see it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 I had been trying to repress the memory of messing up that match v Charlton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookone Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Always maintained this is the way to go. 20,000 people paying £25 a ticket = £500,000 revenue. 30,000 people paying £18 a ticket = £540,000 revenue. A little simplistic, possibly, and I realise that with more people comes more expenditure - Police, stewarding etc, but more people paying less leads to the same outcome. Their isn't much room for error though using your figures, the worry would be from a business point of view that the prices were dropped and the increase was only to 24-26000. I do agree tickets are too expensive though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crag the owl Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 I think there is an opportunity to increase commercial sales throughout the World especially in Thailand,the top teams do not neglect Asia ,neither should we Went to Thailand a few year ago. There was a Leicester City store in the airport and it was rammed! Couldn't believe what I was seeing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roscoe P. Coltrane Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 If we get it right on the pitch the fans will turn up !!! Believe you me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southie_Owl Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 I had been trying to repress the memory of messing up that match v Charlton It seems Milan hasn't forgotten about it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BD2OWL Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Revenue is down due to the reduction in season ticket sales. Yep MM, maybe you doing nothing for 2 years might have contributed a tiny bit?? Nothing apart from cover our £5m losses year on year........ Hardly nothing is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest _Ibbo_ Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Wednesday should properly do season ticket prices according to the area of the ground. the Kop Season ticket prices should be about £250 tops. Match day prices still have to be £25 due to the away fans ruling about the west stand.... You would WAY more season ticket holders on the kop then ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WadsleyOwl Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 This is what I thought. He already has this, so labour costs down just bring the lads over, probably materials cheaper too if he imports them. Are the world cup plans still in place? Interesting times on this front. Only thing is let's just say new decided to knock the west stand down, is he allowed to do this while the enquiry still going. Looking forward to seeing all the bamboo scaffolding being erected around the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanharper Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Would the increase in food, drink, merchandise sales not go a long was to cover the increased expenditure? Under the current contract, it'd mean extra revenue for the catering company and zero extra for the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocomotiveOwlerton Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Their isn't much room for error though using your figures, the worry would be from a business point of view that the prices were dropped and the increase was only to 24-26000. I do agree tickets are too expensive though. To be honest, the figures I used were straight off the top of my head, as an example of how dropping the prices wouldn't necessarily lead to a drop in revenue. The balance would have to be right and there are many, many other factors to take into consideration. I do stand by the belief that more people would buy tickets and attend games if it was cheaper to do so and in the long term, matchday revenues would not decrease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmyowl1212 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Expect to see this up outside away end come end of season.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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