Guest Hillsborough Mole Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 1 hour ago, torres said: I’m not sure how anyone can argue otherwise We pay more than most for season tickets too Only Norwich has higher season ticket pricing in the Championship And yet our prices are often given as being brilliant value for money Thats how price conditioning works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lincs Owl Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 So we have 3 year ST's, 1 year ST's. Early bird ST's, phase 2 at a higher price, phase 3 at an even higher price. Half yearly STs from January. £90 membership with benefits, £50 membership with slightly less benefits. 6 game ticket bundles being planned. 7 different POTG categories, and folk who aren't net savy wouldn't have a clue which game is which category. Plus of course different prices for kop, south stand, grandstand, north stand, west stand lower and NW corner(on the rare occasion they are used). Plus the usual different price structures for over 65's, under 21s, under 17s, under 11s, under 5s etc etc. And do they still do reduced rates for armed forces? Is there a course we can go on to study all this? When my 3 year ST ends in May, I'm thinking of not renewing. Totally bewildered as to how I'll then still be able to watch the team I've supported since 1958. A warm fireside and Sky Now at £12.99 a week seems more and more tempting to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KivoOwl Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Our cheapest adult season ticket is the second most expensive in the Championship Our membership prices (both) are more expensive than anyone else in England Our average cheapest POTG ticket last season (£32) was the most expensive in the division. Our replica shirts cost £59 (for a second grade version) There's a perception of high prices because the price of everything IS high. If the club wants to shake off that perception, it needs to lower prices across the board rather than trying to improve marketing techniques. But we can't lower prices because of the calamitous financial state the club is in. Complete shambles from top to bottom. We're paying top end Premier League prices for what is almost certainly going to be a fight for Championship survival. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torres Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 17 minutes ago, Hillsborough Mole said: Only Norwich has higher season ticket pricing in the Championship And yet our prices are often given as being brilliant value for money Thats how price conditioning works 2nd highest season ticket charges in the league One of the highest pay on the day prices in the country - never mind the league Yet it's just a perception about us being fleeced??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S36 OWL Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 3 minutes ago, KivoOwl said: Our cheapest adult season ticket is the second most expensive in the Championship Our membership prices (both) are more expensive than anyone else in England Our average cheapest POTG ticket last season (£32) was the most expensive in the division. Our replica shirts cost £59 (for a second grade version) There's a perception of high prices because the price of everything IS high. If the club wants to shake off that perception, it needs to lower prices across the board rather than trying to improve marketing techniques. But we can't lower prices because of the calamitous financial state the club is in. Complete shambles from top to bottom. We're paying top end Premier League prices for what is almost certainly going to be a fight for Championship survival. You have hit the nail on the head mate. DC needs to learn that the supporters ARE the club,and without them the club is nothing, and stop ripping off the people you need the most. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torres Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 2 minutes ago, KivoOwl said: Our cheapest adult season ticket is the second most expensive in the Championship Our membership prices (both) are more expensive than anyone else in England Our average cheapest POTG ticket last season (£32) was the most expensive in the division. Our replica shirts cost £59 (for a second grade version) There's a perception of high prices because the price of everything IS high. If the club wants to shake off that perception, it needs to lower prices across the board rather than trying to improve marketing techniques. But we can't lower prices because of the calamitous financial state the club is in. Complete shambles from top to bottom. We're paying top end Premier League prices for what is almost certainly going to be a fight for Championship survival. However due to these quite sickening prices the club runs smoothly and is at the cutting edge of customer service and really look after the loyal supporters...............................................................................hmmmmm maybe not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S36 OWL Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 5 minutes ago, torres said: 2nd highest season ticket charges in the league One of the highest pay on the day prices in the country - never mind the league Yet it's just a perception about us being fleeced??? There's no perception about it . We are being robbed blind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KivoOwl Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 8 minutes ago, Lincs Owl said: When my 3 year ST ends in May, I'm thinking of not renewing. Totally bewildered as to how I'll then still be able to watch the team I've supported since 1958. A warm fireside and Sky Now at £12.99 a week seems more and more tempting to me. In exactly the same position. Unless prices are cut for 19/20 (no more than £350 a ST if we're in League One), I don't think I'll be getting one. Getting absolutely no joy out of being a Wednesday fan whatsoever. Match day experience has turned sour as the fanbase is so split. WAWAW has never been further from the truth. Everything is a complete rip off, because those at the top know we're addicted and take advantage of that loyalty. Years and years spent putting in the hours through the poo, and the light at the end of the tunnel now further away than ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyowl Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 1 hour ago, owlmanc said: There was uproar when we top half/playoffs about ticket prices. What was the top price for the blades game ...£50? And yet people paid it and turned up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S36 OWL Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 I said earlier in the summer I wasn't going to extend my three year ST and will let it run out at end of this season and make a decision then depending on next year's prices. Yes, I can afford it, but I'm not prepared to be ripped off anymore . So if there is the usual massive price hike for next season I will just pick and choose my games . As a ST holder of over 30 years it will be hard not to renew, but I'm not prepared to be ripped off anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyboy66 Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 32 minutes ago, Hillsborough Mole said: Only Norwich has higher season ticket pricing in the Championship And yet our prices are often given as being brilliant value for money Thats how price conditioning works Over the last ten years I've never paid more than £21 a match for my Kop season ticket...now it's £10 a match cos' I'm a coffin dodger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hillsborough Mole Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Just now, daveyboy66 said: Over the last ten years I've never paid more than £21 a match for my Kop season ticket...now it's £10 a match cos' I'm a coffin dodger King of the I'm Alright Jacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowl Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 I think the problem is a difference in outlook between DC and a lot of the supporters. From comments at the meeting the other Monday DC expects fans to support the club financially just because they are supporters. If he makes membership £90 fans should pay it even if it is over priced and much more than other clubs charge. Almost a case of "I don' mind paying £50 over the odds because the money will benefit the club." On the other hand a lot of supporters look at the prices and think they are being ripped off. Where each individual supporter draws the line on how much money they will spend to support the club will vary from person to person. Some are unable to pay the prices demanded, some can afford the prices but don't want to feel ripped off and some would pay what is demanded and more if needed. I can understand DC's attitude, he is putting in £M's and he is asking the fans for a few extra quid. What he has to understand is that he is a multimillionaire, very few fans are. Also DC is the actual owner of the club while the fans only feel like they own the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hillsborough Mole Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Many fans won't put their money in now - because of the perception that its being wasted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 6 minutes ago, daveyboy66 said: Over the last ten years I've never paid more than £21 a match for my Kop season ticket...now it's £10 a match cos' I'm a coffin dodger That's a right bargain to be fair What age do you have to be to qualify? Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hillsborough Mole Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Just now, @owlstalk said: That's a right bargain to be fair What age do you have to be to qualify? Over 80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyboy66 Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 1 minute ago, Hillsborough Mole said: King of the I'm Alright Jacks That's not the point I'm making...season tickets are value for money...after the outcry of the first season ticket prices the cost went from £17.78 a match to £18.10 a match. people on here were saying that season ticket holders were somehow betraying the POTG supporters. Not one of our lot would have minded £20 POTG prices for the rest and most of them now wouldn't despite the " rip off" s/t prices. A bit like your snide comments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyboy66 Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Just now, @owlstalk said: That's a right bargain to be fair What age do you have to be to qualify? 65 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 1 minute ago, Hillsborough Mole said: Many fans won't put their money in now - because of the perception that its being wasted This is the other perception That money is being wasted That we're going to lose our best players That we're potentially gonna end up in a relegation scrap That fans seem to be blamed for pretty much everything etc Wednesday can and should do better Needs an immediate positive PR drive on top of the other things going on currently around the club that have been positives. Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 Just now, daveyboy66 said: That's not the point I'm making...season tickets are value for money...after the outcry of the first season ticket prices the cost went from £17.78 a match to £18.10 a match. people on here were saying that season ticket holders were somehow betraying the POTG supporters. Not one of our lot would have minded £20 POTG prices for the rest and most of them now wouldn't despite the " rip off" s/t prices. A bit like your snide comments I think that season ticket pricing is fair when you look at it like that If everyone could afford that route it'd be ace £18/£20 a game is great Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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