Gerinako Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 A higher average salary in South Yorkshire to allow me to consider moving closer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geedee Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Being able to stand, the seats are very uncomfortable for me I therefore only go to big games where I am prepared to put up with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_orme Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Stopping playing football. I would always rather play than watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growling Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 I think the club does need to think a little carefully about ticket prices. I live 120 miles from Sheffield and have been to very few games since going quite a lot as a teenager in the Hirst era. I went on Boxing Day vs Birmingham this season and was bowled over by the football we now play and especially that man Bannan. The bug was back but I did baulk a little at the 39 notes I handed over. Since then I have been bitten by WAWAW and went away to Fulham, Reading, Preston and Brighton and home to Brentford, Rotherham, Blackburn, Charlton, Ipswich, Cardiff and finally Friday nights epic against Brighton. I will definitrly get membership next year but can't get to enough games to be a sth. To be honest money is not a major issue but at 39 quid on the North for bigger games it's a lot of cash for some. Value for money is a factor though and I think something nearer 30 would draw more back and the right side of 30 for less popular games like Charlton. Night games need to be priced better too.... 25 to 30 on North would be better for Dons and Blackburn for instance. Having done the drive there and back for the Tuesday night against Blackburn I would think twice again as trying to stay awake on the M1 home was a challenge, especially after those bright sparks at the Highways agency chose to reduce the M1 curve at the M18 to one lane. Grrrrrr. More fans in on a night game at better prices would draw in more noise and more atmosphere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenhgate Owl Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 1) lived closer 2) Hillsboroughs atmosphere is dull 80% of the season 3)ridiculous potg 30£ + for championship football 4) better beer and grub 5) strippers at halftime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
passthepig Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Distance and cost of travel at the moment (3.5 hrs each way from Surrey/Hampshire border). Hoping to complete a house move to Beverley before the start of next season......and to secure my first ever season ticket! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growling Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Being able to stand, the seats are very uncomfortable for me I therefore only go to big games where I am prepared to put up with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growling Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Get in block S on the North more than half way up. Standing is the norm there. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailand owl Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Distance and money for me, now if i could cadge a lift with DC then i would be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barumowl Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Distance a problem for me also. The AA route map shows I live 271.8 miles from Hillsbro so the only time I get to a home match is if I'm on holiday nearer S6, which I'm likely to be for a week at the start of next season. Hardly missed a home match from the early 1960s to moving down here 26 years ago - work related move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geedee Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 (edited) Get in block S on the North more than half way up. Standing is the norm there. :)I was going to start a thread to clarify which areas were designated unofficial standing that the only block on the north. Is there any standing area on the kop? Edited May 16, 2016 by Geedee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatzooma Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Not working shifts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh_weds_we_love_you Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Living closer. Been a season ticket holder all my life until we moved, but now I can't justify the time away from family and the cost of getting to Hillsborough more than half a dozen times a year. Means I miss nights like Friday night, but I've seen plenty of great things in my many years of travelling across the country watching Wednesday, so I'm not too hard done by! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Batman Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 I work 3 Saturdays a month. It's just pot luck if I'm off and we're at home. Like many (not just us either, same for a selection of fans at all clubs) I'm often more determined to get to certain games and will make more of an effort to make it possible, but I can't book every other Saturday off work, would be nice. There'll always be bigger demand for certain games. The odd bigger attendance doesn't mean there's the potential for that size crowd regularly. People will make sacrifices to make certain games. Sacrifices they can't make on a regular basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OxonOwl Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Distance and family are the obstacles for me too. I can't justify the time and money involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Duran Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Not having to support/fund my lad thru Uni and not working away loads would help.. get to as many as possible tho.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt Wilko Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 I have turned into a regular again this season with a half season ticket and a full season ticket next season. The main thing that turned it for me was the fact that the players in the games I attended in the first half of the season were trying their best. The number of times I've been to Hillsborough, paid my money, travelled the 1.5 hours to get there, fed the kids there, bought a programme then come out wondering why I bothered. This obviously has a lot to do with the quality of the players the chairman and manager has brought in. I'm lucky in that the price has never really been a factor - I'm not loaded but can afford to go if I get value for money and don't feel like I've put more effort into turning up at S6 than the players. UTO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigrbuk Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 When my boys a bit older. Working full time I only get weekends with him and there's no way in hell he could sit through a game just yet and his mother is not keen on me taking him to hear all that swearing anyway :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatevertrevor Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 (edited) The club relocating 300 miles south, sadly. Edited May 16, 2016 by whatevertrevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReginaldD Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 I have a season ticket and my love of SWFC can be traced back to my dad bringing me on the odd occasion 96-2000. From then I had a season ticket with mates but still tried to convince him to come as much add possible. This season I've got him to the Arsenal and two Brighton home games. One thing in common with them in that they've all been £25 or under. That's what it boils down to for my dad, price. He enjoys watching Wednesday but he won't claim to be a huge fan like myself and on principle he won't pay what he considers to be silly prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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