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Post by bartonyellow on Apr 16, 2019 15:48:25 GMT
I can't seem to find the early bird offer or the price list for next season.
Have they been released?
Do we know the prices?
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Post by rupturefarms on Apr 16, 2019 16:34:40 GMT
I've paid the same as last season, but I've been a season ticket holder since 2013.
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Post by bennyboy on Apr 16, 2019 17:28:18 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2019 18:18:09 GMT
How do our season ticket prices compare to other Div 1 clubs ?
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Post by bartonyellow on Apr 16, 2019 19:13:47 GMT
Not very well.
Bradford is 150 quid again and they have sold 13000 despite been relegated.
We are one of the dearest - which for a club with 3 sides terracing is too much in my opinion.
Would we get more in if we offered a real cheap early bird offer?
Or 5quid games on a Tuesday against Fleetwood?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2019 19:20:58 GMT
Not very well. Bradford is 150 quid again and they have sold 13000 despite been relegated. We are one of the dearest - which for a club with 3 sides terracing is too much in my opinion. Would we get more in if we offered a real cheap early bird offer? Or 5quid games on a Tuesday against Fleetwood? Thankyou. I have never purchased one and did not know where to find the answers 👍 |
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Post by mikeyboy on Apr 16, 2019 19:35:43 GMT
To do the Bradford model we would need many more food outlets and bars to make the money back. With the size of our ground and fan base it wouldn’t be possible - so not a viable option. Also you couldn’t say it’s worked for Bradford either - they’re at the bottom of the league.
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Post by bennyboy on Apr 16, 2019 19:45:18 GMT
You could say ours would be cheaper if we had 13k season ticket holders.
My renewal price still works out at just over £13 per match, new season tickets are TBA.
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2019 10:09:52 GMT
How do our season ticket prices compare to other Div 1 clubs ? Our prices are extortionate tbh. Even the early bird prices are more expensive than more than half the prem league!!....... our loyal fans pay more to stand up than some pay to sit down in the prem. We charge a senior citizen more to stand up than quite a few prem clubs charge an adult to sit down and watch the likes of Man City, Liverpool etc. i have no doubt the posters who will hear nothing agst the club will argue its our size which forces such excessive pricing but it just doesnt seem to stack up. Take two very similar clubs in terms of leagues status and on attendences, Accrington and Fleetwood. Both charge £220 for an adult season ticket. Our club were relegated yet we pay these prices. We make £800k plus on the cup run yet we pay these prices. These are elephant in the room questions which no one seems to ask? |
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Post by insideleft on May 14, 2019 10:15:58 GMT
Huge yawn!
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Post by NobodyGood on May 14, 2019 11:54:40 GMT
Your point is somewhat valid this time Royston, just put forward pretty poorly.
The season ticket for myself would cost £357
This represents a saving of £57 over the course of a season. Or 3 games a year.
For me, it's therefore not worthwhile as I'll only be able to get to 10-15 games a season.
If the price was lower, I'd be more tempted to purchase one. Especially around the £220 price point which Accy have. Wimbledon have a more complex price structure ranging from 275 to 475.
I think both the 275 and 220 would probably be enough to get me in. Unfortunately I'll be pay as you go again this season, and that does probably result in less money to the club. At least from myself.
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2019 12:27:04 GMT
Your point is somewhat valid this time Royston, just put forward pretty poorly. The season ticket for myself would cost £357 This represents a saving of £57 over the course of a season. Or 3 games a year. For me, it's therefore not worthwhile as I'll only be able to get to 10-15 games a season. If the price was lower, I'd be more tempted to purchase one. Especially around the £220 price point which Accy have. Wimbledon have a more complex price structure ranging from 275 to 475. I think both the 275 and 220 would probably be enough to get me in. Unfortunately I'll be pay as you go again this season, and that does probably result in less money to the club. At least from myself. I presume you will be in the terracing rather than the mainstand? I totally agree that it is just not worth the price of the season ticket they are utterly ridiculous prices. I will pick and choose games this season rather than pay over the odds |
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Post by NobodyGood on May 14, 2019 13:46:20 GMT
Your point is somewhat valid this time Royston, just put forward pretty poorly. The season ticket for myself would cost £357 This represents a saving of £57 over the course of a season. Or 3 games a year. For me, it's therefore not worthwhile as I'll only be able to get to 10-15 games a season. If the price was lower, I'd be more tempted to purchase one. Especially around the £220 price point which Accy have. Wimbledon have a more complex price structure ranging from 275 to 475. I think both the 275 and 220 would probably be enough to get me in. Unfortunately I'll be pay as you go again this season, and that does probably result in less money to the club. At least from myself. I presume you will be in the terracing rather than the mainstand? I totally agree that it is just not worth the price of the season ticket they are utterly ridiculous prices. I will pick and choose games this season rather than pay over the odds Yeah that's just for me in the terraces. I'd be keen to see a summary of cheapest adult season ticket for other clubs vs their matchday prices Ie how much a season ticket can save fans usually. |
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Post by claymillman on May 14, 2019 14:43:46 GMT
The price of a season ticket for the Brewers is certainly not cheap. However Royston gave the answer himself. We need to charge more because our fan base is too small. We all know the counter argument, "charge less and more people will buy", and of course there is some truth in that. The problem is the lower down you go the far more season tickets need to be sold to achieve firstly the same revenue, and secondly a worthwhile increase in revenue. Also there is still a finite number of supporters who would still buy. In other words gates would not necessarily increase, although season ticket holders would.This could quite easily lower the club's revenue rather than increase it.
This is the difficult dilemma faced by the club, and it is all too easy to criticise. As a senior citizen I know I pay more on a game by game price than at most other clubs. My price in spite of this per game though, with my seated season ticket is £13.17 a game. This to me is still good value. Personally I don't profess to know where these prices need to be pitched, but I am sure it is not done lightly. I also think it very unlikely that anyone criticising the pricing structure would know how to pitch this any better, I know I wouldn't.
Another problem is this. when your supporters are conditioned to extremely low prices for season tickets like those mentioned for Accrington and Bradford, those clubs are then in a very difficult position. I am sure they want to charge more, but daren't move the prices too much, as there would be a backlash from fans refusing to pay the higher percentage increases. Instead they rely on charging visiting supporters more for a game. Years ago in League 2 I paid £20 as a senior citizen to watch us play the Brewers. I don't bother going to Bradford now. Bradford as a very large club in comparison to BAFC, are not perhaps a good example to show against us, considering their huge lowly charged home fan gates, and their league performances.
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2019 15:32:26 GMT
How do our season ticket prices compare to other Div 1 clubs ? Our prices are extortionate tbh. Even the early bird prices are more expensive than more than half the prem league!!....... our loyal fans pay more to stand up than some pay to sit down in the prem. We charge a senior citizen more to stand up than quite a few prem clubs charge an adult to sit down and watch the likes of Man City, Liverpool etc. i have no doubt the posters who will hear nothing agst the club will argue its our size which forces such excessive pricing but it just doesnt seem to stack up. Take two very similar clubs in terms of leagues status and on attendences, Accrington and Fleetwood. Both charge £220 for an adult season ticket. Our club were relegated yet we pay these prices. We make £800k plus on the cup run yet we pay these prices. These are elephant in the room questions which no one seems to ask? First, comparing season ticket prices with Premier League Clubs is a nonsense. The TV revenue enjoyed in the Premier League makes income from supporters through the turnstiles almost irrelevant for most clubs. The cheapest Liverpool season ticket I can find is £695. Manchester City appear to have a waiting list, but if you can source one for me please post the details. The only Premier League season ticket I can find cheaper than ours is Burnley, but it is a long way to travel. Second, a season ticket at Accrington Stanley is £264 for adults not £220. I think that is excellent value. They are club much like our own. Run properly. Third, There is no adult season ticket available for £220 at Fleetwood. The cheapest is standing @ £170, seat ticket is £240. You do understand how Fleetwood Town is run don't you? Fourth, Bradford have run a similar offer for the last few years. Please go away, check and tell me whether that has been a good business decision for them. It does not appear to have been good for them on the pitch. Fifth, Is our pricing structure the best one? In my opinion no, but from a business point of view it seems to be working. And from a football point of view, it has worked pretty well for the past 15 years or so. I paid the same price of £255 from the Conference season right up to the Championship. In rewarding the loyal fan the club, I feel, created too many different price variations. But that was good in good faith and was well received that those that benefitted from it. My guess is that we are about average in League One for season tickets and still one of the cheapest on the day. I would be more than happy if you want to go away and come back with a list of all League One season ticket prices to see where we stand. I bet when the BBC price of football survey comes out in the summer we will once again we towards the lower end. |
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Post by riverman on May 14, 2019 16:12:05 GMT
The choice of whether to buy a season ticket or pay for each match is an individual one but it needn't necessarily be on financial grounds. I have a season ticket and for one reason or another miss a number of games through the season making it economically questionable. However on a cold and miserable winter Tuesday night I would be tempted to stay at home without a season ticket and probably regret it.
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Post by NobodyGood on May 14, 2019 17:09:58 GMT
Our prices are extortionate tbh. Even the early bird prices are more expensive than more than half the prem league!!....... our loyal fans pay more to stand up than some pay to sit down in the prem. We charge a senior citizen more to stand up than quite a few prem clubs charge an adult to sit down and watch the likes of Man City, Liverpool etc. i have no doubt the posters who will hear nothing agst the club will argue its our size which forces such excessive pricing but it just doesnt seem to stack up. Take two very similar clubs in terms of leagues status and on attendences, Accrington and Fleetwood. Both charge £220 for an adult season ticket. Our club were relegated yet we pay these prices. We make £800k plus on the cup run yet we pay these prices. These are elephant in the room questions which no one seems to ask? First, comparing season ticket prices with Premier League Clubs is a nonsense. The TV revenue enjoyed in the Premier League makes income from supporters through the turnstiles almost irrelevant for most clubs. The cheapest Liverpool season ticket I can find is £695. Manchester City appear to have a waiting list, but if you can source one for me please post the details. The only Premier League season ticket I can find cheaper than ours is Burnley, but it is a long way to travel. Second, a season ticket at Accrington Stanley is £264 for adults not £220. I think that is excellent value. They are club much like our own. Run properly. Third, There is no adult season ticket available for £220 at Fleetwood. The cheapest is standing @ £170, seat ticket is £240. You do understand how Fleetwood Town is run don't you? Fourth, Bradford have run a similar offer for the last few years. Please go away, check and tell me whether that has been a good business decision for them. It does not appear to have been good for them on the pitch. Fifth, Is our pricing structure the best one? In my opinion no, but from a business point of view it seems to be working. And from a football point of view, it has worked pretty well for the past 15 years or so. I paid the same price of £255 from the Conference season right up to the Championship. In rewarding the loyal fan the club, I feel, created too many different price variations. But that was good in good faith and was well received that those that benefitted from it. My guess is that we are about average in League One for season tickets and still one of the cheapest on the day. I would be more than happy if you want to go away and come back with a list of all League One season ticket prices to see where we stand. I bet when the BBC price of football survey comes out in the summer we will once again we towards the lower end. Earlybird is £219. |
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2019 17:17:31 GMT
Yes, but early bird has gone.
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Post by NobodyGood on May 14, 2019 17:25:33 GMT
Yes, but early bird has gone. Indeed, but that's an offer that was available to supporters. |
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2019 17:44:18 GMT
Yes but royston is not comparing like with like. My season ticket was £303. The comparison being made was on current BAFC priced.
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