Bolton boycott

[BushBlade]

If SUFC were to help the travelling Blades, maybe the travel costs [coach fare] could be reduced?

Why should our club have to lose money because Bolton are overcharging?

 

[grafikhaus]

Fulham v Newcastle on Friday night

And on Friday 19th August, the first Premier League fixture is 20.00 at Old Trafford...v...Southampton. Sky are the main culprits in this. Even if clubs like Bolton won't feature this season, teams still have to maximise revenue to try to keep up with 'the big boys'. Don't boycott any Blades game, cancel Sky and BT Sport instead. Let's face it, 90 minutes of 'live televised football' is usually fucking tedious - as we've seen in the Euros.

There's a lot to consider when it comes to ticket pricing.

While I understand the anger at £30 per ticket, which certainly is too much, I'd be interested to know how many of those not going will happily spend £20 on a ticket to Bristol or Gillingham?

Rough guess would be £15 in fuel to drive to Bolton, probably £50+ to get to Gillingham.

I realise you can't use this as an exact guide as to what clubs should charge, as Chesterfield would quickly become £50 a ticket.

The point I'm trying to make is that £30 a ticket to Bolton will still be cheaper than a number of other games at £20. Just something to mull over.

Some good points. While I understand an 'enough is enough' protest, where do you draw the line? £28? £26? Let's face it, us football fans are mugs and addicts. They'll happily queue for a pint of piss-warm, watered-down 'lager' in a plastic glass and pay top dollar. Or a tasteless cardboard 'burger'. When beer goes up in your local boozer, people will moan but keep on paying it.

As I say, cancel your Sky/BT Sport subscription. You'll feel better and richer for it.

 

[Bladeloyal]

And on Friday 19th August, the first Premier League fixture is 20.00 at Old Trafford...v...Southampton. Sky are the main culprits in this. Even if clubs like Bolton won't feature this season, teams still have to maximise revenue to try to keep up with 'the big boys'. Don't boycott any Blades game, cancel Sky and BT Sport instead. Let's face it, 90 minutes of 'live televised football' is usually fucking tedious - as we've seen in the Euros.



Some good points. While I understand an 'enough is enough' protest, where do you draw the line? £28? £26? Let's face it, us football fans are mugs and addicts. They'll happily queue for a pint of piss-warm, watered-down 'lager' in a plastic glass and pay top dollar. Or a tasteless cardboard 'burger'. When beer goes up in your local boozer, people will moan but keep on paying it.

As I say, cancel your Sky/BT Sport subscription. You'll feel better and richer for it.

Cancelled mine when it got to £46 they rang me 2 months later I now pay £23 saving £276 over the year that will take me to a few away games ,got my phone down from £20 a month to a £5 that's another couple of away matches sorted ,

 

[Bert]

And on Friday 19th August, the first Premier League fixture is 20.00 at Old Trafford...v...Southampton. Sky are the main culprits in this. Even if clubs like Bolton won't feature this season, teams still have to maximise revenue to try to keep up with 'the big boys'. Don't boycott any Blades game, cancel Sky and BT Sport instead. Let's face it, 90 minutes of 'live televised football' is usually fucking tedious - as we've seen in the Euros.



Some good points. While I understand an 'enough is enough' protest, where do you draw the line? £28? £26? Let's face it, us football fans are mugs and addicts. They'll happily queue for a pint of piss-warm, watered-down 'lager' in a plastic glass and pay top dollar. Or a tasteless cardboard 'burger'. When beer goes up in your local boozer, people will moan but keep on paying it.

As I say, cancel your Sky/BT Sport subscription. You'll feel better and richer for it.

Bert cancelled Sky ten years ago. What course of action should he now take?

 

[Bladeloyal]

Bert cancelled Sky ten years ago. What course of action should he now take?

Let the gentleman club membership go

 

[Jesus_was_a_Blade]

However, for me, it's not the point. Your ticket is admission to watch 90 minutes of League One football. I'd rather pay more to travel further and pay for a cheaper match ticket out of principle.

Totally understand mate, and to be fair I do agree with you, tbh I was just playing devils advocate a little.

Some good points. While I understand an 'enough is enough' protest, where do you draw the line? £28? £26?

In all honesty I think anything over £20 is too much,the only reason I'm still considering going to this is because it's the first game of the season, I've started to get the shakes I've gone that long without it

 

[grafikhaus]

Bert cancelled Sky ten years ago. What course of action should he now take?

Re-instate your subscription. Then cancel it. That'll show them!

 

[Jesus_was_a_Blade]

Bert cancelled Sky ten years ago. What course of action should he now take?

Bert should sign back up for Sky, then cancel the second it's been installed...

 

[Bert]

Let the gentleman club membership go

Bert was made an honorary Life Member for his services the the Scottish whisky industry.

 

[Lmaobob]

Good on ya Bert

 

[Bladepicker]

Baseball Ground

Times change mate, maybe in the "good old days" it was great going to grounds that were dropping to bits and were quite frankly an accident waiting to happen. But I'd rather have a ground that is fit for purpose and suits life in the 21st century.

BBG is a great example - living and working in Derby I have many derby fans who still lament it's passing. Also at lots of grounds that have been redeveloped in their original city centre location (The Lane for example) you can have decent facilities and still the old tradition and history of a proper football ground. Even if the facilities are shit.....

Parking up on a city street without permits/paying £4 to park in a school or industrial estate before going in one of the many local pubs that has been frequented by Blades, that serve proper ale and maybe even find a decent chippy before the walk to the ground. Then stroll to the ground with the masses, through drizzle laden terraced houses with a smell of fried onions, fog, and horse shit in the nostrils before getting into the ground, up some old concrete stairs to be either on a good old terrace behind a goal or a seat with a unique and historic football ground seeped in history and the pitch right in front of you, floodlights blazing through the drizzle and chants filling the air, all for circa £22 quid.

Or the retail park hell hole stadium on the edge of town that looks like it has been built by an A Level design student out of meccano. About twice as big as required with garish seating, plastic floors, a wonderful choice of a harvester or Frankie and Bennies to eat/drink in beforehand and a soulless half empty scene in front of you, miles away from any of the action. The Ricoh, Macron, Galpharm, Pride Park, Britannia et al for £30 fucking quid.

Yeah - I'll take the first.

 

[Dkc]

Some are better located though. Rotherham and Arsenal spring to mind.

 

[Living In a Fantasy World]

Well done Linz,the proposed boycott has had some effect,£2 off,not great but it's better than nowt, thanks

Lower tier was already £2 cheaper, for what ever reason.

 

[Tyler Durden]

BBG is a great example - living and working in Derby I have many derby fans who still lament it's passing. Also at lots of grounds that have been redeveloped in their original city centre location (The Lane for example) you can have decent facilities and still the old tradition and history of a proper football ground. Even if the facilities are shit.....

Parking up on a city street without permits/paying £4 to park in a school or industrial estate before going in one of the many local pubs that has been frequented by Blades, that serve proper ale and maybe even find a decent chippy before the walk to the ground. Then stroll to the ground with the masses, through drizzle laden terraced houses with a smell of fried onions, fog, and horse shit in the nostrils before getting into the ground, up some old concrete stairs to be either on a good old terrace behind a goal or a seat with a unique and historic football ground seeped in history and the pitch right in front of you, floodlights blazing through the drizzle and chants filling the air, all for circa £22 quid.

Or the retail park hell hole stadium on the edge of town that looks like it has been built by an A Level design student out of meccano. About twice as big as required with garish seating, plastic floors, a wonderful choice of a harvester or Frankie and Bennies to eat/drink in beforehand and a soulless half empty scene in front of you, miles away from any of the action. The Ricoh, Macron, Galpharm, Pride Park, Britannia et al for £30 fucking quid.

Yeah - I'll take the first.

If we ever leave Bramall Lane for any of the soulless shite we see these days, I for one will never set foot inside such a place.

 

[SB_90]

And expect our fans to pay £35 for the equivalent seats at Bramall Lane? Because that is the rule.

Genuinely didn't realise I thought the away side prices were different to the home prices but that might be me confusing the premier league prices that have been In news alot

 

[axel smeets]

Genuinely didn't realise I thought the away side prices were different to the home prices but that might be me confusing the premier league prices that have been In news alot

I believe you can only charge for the equivalent seating. Otherwise, home teams would be able to screw away fans with impunity.

 

[Ecco1889]

Lower tier was already £2 cheaper, for what ever reason.

Yes I know m8,something has made them change them to sell the cheaper option first

 

[YES Blade]

Yes I know m8,something has made them change them to sell the cheaper option first

£28 for the lower tier or £30 for the upper tier, I'd go for the upper tier! A much better view for only £2 extra, this seems daft to me if you buy your ticket first you should have the opportunity to buy the better tickets.

 

[alcoblade]

Bert cancelled Sky ten years ago. What course of action should he now take?

Didn't his Bertship cancel his season ticket a few years ago because he was away so much?

I'm not sure why Bert would care so much about the price of football?

UTB

 

[raul]

If you add some letters, then take one away.Bert spells Barney.


It's coincidences like this that go unreported since Hitchin Blade disappeared.

 

[Bert]

Didn't his Bertship cancel his season ticket a few years ago because he was away so much?

I'm not sure why Bert would care so much about the price of football?

UTB

That is correct, Bert began spending three months every winter in foreign parts so he vacated seat 53 row AA in the New South Stand.

 

[alcoblade]

That is correct, Bert began spending three months every winter in foreign parts so he vacated seat 53 row AA in the New South Stand.

Then Bert should enjoy the games he gets to see, and not care about the "£5".

UTB

 

[ChinaBlade]

I come back on the 8th so I won't be there. TBH It would be 50/50 whether I'd go or not.

 

[Bert]

Then Bert should enjoy the games he gets to see, and not care about the £2.

UTB

Bert does enjoy the games he sees, he's not a whinger or moaning git, that's why he's often at odds with half the population of this site.

 

[alcoblade]

Bert does enjoy the games he sees, he's not a whinger or moaning git, that's why he's often at odds with half the population of this site.

Alcoade knows this. However, it was Bert who was enquiring about money saving tips.

UTB

 

[Bert]

Alcoade knows this. However, it was Bert who was enquiring about money saving tips.

UTB

Was he? Where? He was asking what form of protest he should take.

 

[alcoblade]

Was he? Where? He was asking what form of protest he should take.

Ah, okay. Same point- Bert doesn't need to protest because he shouldn't be bothered about the price.

Or - don't go.

UTB

 

[Bert]

Ah, okay. Same point- Bert doesn't need to protest because he shouldn't be bothered about the price.

Or - don't go.

UTB

Bert wasn't planning on going, but he was planning to man the barricades in support of the common man.

 

[Minty]

OK, so to sum up this thread, everyone it seems is against the £30, or £28 ticket price, but some are boycotting out of principle, some due to cash and some are saying fuck it, we want to go. At the end of the day the loss of revenue to Bolton from this forum alone will be approx £3500 in ticket sales plus whatever people decide not to spend on beer/food/programmes etc in the ground and whilst the stance against these prices is commendable, do you really think that they will give a shit? There must be better ways to protest for this game, such as banners etc and surely we all want the new Blades regime to get off to a great start in front of 4000 to 5000 noisy passionate fans? It's a big game against a team which you would think must be one of our main promotion rivals - sod the extra £5 ticket cost and get there to back the team!

Most boycotting will probably end up going to away games with cheaper tickets but double or more the travel costs so the day itself will cost more than this one - treat it as a one off rip off but the first game of the season in a new era for the Blades.

I don't like the ticket prices for a League 1 fixture but for me it's a cracking day out with my mates, regardless of the result as I've been there too many times, and the extra cost equates to a couple of extra pints - come on, bring your 20's plenty banners and get behind the team!

COYRAWW

 

[Linz]

...get behind the team!

See, you keep saying this as though hitting 86 grounds over the last fifteen years, barely missing a match means I have been doing something else?

I support my team, but I cannot and will not support this extortion that football fans are being subjected to.

Foxy will be going to Bolton in the name of match updates. I shall be tweeting from Dronfield instead.

If anyone is wishing to protest, the Football Supporters' Federation have said they will support any action their affiliates (of which this forum is one) want to organise.