£50 increase on season tickets.?ffs

[gavtheblade]

Just read on facebook that mccabe wants to put the prices up.:thumbdown:50 quid in some cases.is this man for real?

 

[lenners]

Never thought I'd say it but any increase or even a lack of a decrease will mean I probably won't buy one for the first time in 25 years.
If an increase is true, I hope United go bust, get rid of McCabe in the process and start again.

 

[bramptonblade]

Just read the statement from Birch on the main site this little pearl has really pissed me off " I know that many true Blades will stay with us through this very trying time" the condescending twat!!!!!!!!!! how long has he been involved at the club? 5 fucking minutes thats how long! He then goes on to say how it will be hard to write to us about season ticket renewals, if they are putting the prices up he must be shitting his self!!!!

Sorry I am calm now

 

[Flatulent_Bob]

This wont be for renewals unless a current st holde haas been contacted with this info

 

[alcoblade]

Isn't this date really early this year? I took this as a sign that something new was going to be announced.

Clearly they've got to be factoring in League 1. Either way I wont be getting hot under the collar until prices are actually announced. Lots of Chinese whispers in play here I suspect.

UTB

 

[Blade Blade]

Is this confirmed anywhere or just hearsay? We'll lose another 5k easily if so.

 

[Foxy]

The idea is, to not believe to all the supposed ITK info you read

Then, even if you do believe it, wait till it's actually happened before hanging people out to dry.

 

[gavtheblade]

the rumours are on some blades fans facebook pages,maybe nowt in it,but it wouldnt shock me in the slightest.

 

[raul]

The idea is, to not believe to all the supposed ITK info you read

Then, even if you do believe it, wait till it's actually happened before hanging people out to dry.

He's going for £75 isn't he Foxy?

 

[Foxy]

He's going for £75 isn't he Foxy?

Ask the "ITK's" to pick a random number

It'd be about as accurate as most of the bullshit that's posted.

 

[Bladesman]

If true then the club will be lucky to see anyone at the lane next season.

It wouldnt surprise if its true though as United have been getting worse year on year yet the cost seems to go up and up. More likely a reflection the economy in general but we all know its the useless twats on the field that get most of our money when we pay for a ticket at the lane.

 

[MunXy]

well, if gavtheblade put on his facebook that prices were gonna fall £200, id like to bet that ould be on a few other blades pages before you could go for a shit and a read of the paper.
hearsay, ITK and just plain bollocks its all the same flavour, dont trust it till its FACT, and tbh at sufc, get a second opinion even on fact
as certain chairmen seem to think FACT is any old cobblers they decide to release (james beattie is going nowhere).
lets just wait n see shall we.

MunXy

 

[gavtheblade]

ER,THERE IS A ? IN THE THREADjust putting word out,thats all.

 

[Tuns]

There's no point in freezing prices or edging then down a tenner - any idiot knows that will mean anything between 2,000 and 5,000 less ST holders so less ST income and all the other income associated with people actually going to games.

The only options are:

A price increase based on the fact that club calculates that whilst it will lose fans, the increased price paid by those fans that will still buy STs will more than cover the lost revenue from those that will not renew. If the club goes down this route it not only shows contempt for its fans it is also suicide for the club.

A very significant price cut and other meaningful, exciting offers that will not only get people to renew but to get back lapsed and new ST holders. This will require the club to be brave, dynamic, innovative and forward thinking.

ST prices will be a good indicator of where this club is going and whether McCabe really cares about the club and its fans any more.

 

[TheSwollengland]

FFS you`ve all enjoyed cheap tickets for years ,pigs are dearer,Leeds are dearer etc etc and the first time the club hits the skids and then has to put £50.00 on the price ,a couple or three quid a game or so and you start using it as an excuse for not renewing ,didint hear any of you saying you thought you should pay more when we were in the premiership also on some of the cheapest tickets going at the time

 

[Casper]

I bet with all the various discount offers that will be available next season, it will probably work out cheaper to not get a season ticket and still attend every game. If the price goes up, for the first time since i left school and got my first job in 1978, that will be me season ticketless. id have never thought it in a million years, but yep, that would just about do it for me.

 

[sheffielder]

FFS you`ve all enjoyed cheap tickets for years ,pigs are dearer,Leeds are dearer etc etc and the first time the club hits the skids and then has to put £50.00 on the price ,a couple or three quid a game or so and you start using it as an excuse for not renewing ,didint hear any of you saying you thought you should pay more when we were in the premiership also on some of the cheapest tickets going at the time

Unfortunately it is the way of the world at the moment. People have to make decisions on where they can save money and season tickets will continue to go down when the product is shite. I will be getting one but many won't if this is correct and I can't blame them

 

[lenners]

FFS you`ve all enjoyed cheap tickets for years ,pigs are dearer,Leeds are dearer etc etc and the first time the club hits the skids and then has to put £50.00 on the price ,a couple or three quid a game or so and you start using it as an excuse for not renewing ,didint hear any of you saying you thought you should pay more when we were in the premiership also on some of the cheapest tickets going at the time

Most bizarre, ill-considered, simply daft post of the decade.
So out of touch with the mood of the fans I wouldn't be surprised if you worked for the club.

 

[JohnDenver]

Most bizarre, ill-considered, simply daft post of the decade.
So out of touch with the mood of the fans I wouldn't be surprised if you worked for the club.

Wasn't it sarcastic?

 

[Wards]

Are we all seriously getting hot under the collar about a rumour on facebook ffs?!

Some of you will believe owt!

 

[Rattly Noise]

There's no point in freezing prices or edging then down a tenner - any idiot knows that will mean anything between 2,000 and 5,000 less ST holders so less ST income and all the other income associated with people actually going to games.

The only options are:

A price increase based on the fact that club calculates that whilst it will lose fans, the increased price paid by those fans that will still buy STs will more than cover the lost revenue from those that will not renew. If the club goes down this route it not only shows contempt for its fans it is also suicide for the club.

A very significant price cut and other meaningful, exciting offers that will not only get people to renew but to get back lapsed and new ST holders. This will require the club to be brave, dynamic, innovative and forward thinking.

ST prices will be a good indicator of where this club is going and whether McCabe really cares about the club and its fans any more.

You've made some really good points there. If they gamble and drop the prices but no-one buys then we'll be stuffed. More likely to put up prices in the hope that the die-hards still cough up. At least if they don't then there's still the option of reducing prices, but low prices first off gives you nowhere to go. Sad to say but that's the economics of it.

It'll probably be sold to us that we need to cough up in order to mount a decent promotion challenge, wherever we are next season. Either way it ain't looking promising.

 

[raul]

I can see that Rattly. There may well have been some attritional debate about this. KM thinking, well look, the worse we give them the more determined to be loyal a sizeable minority appear to be, so lets rinse em down. TB thinking, well, costs'll be down as we'll only need half the staff, but all our corporate business will go as there's no numbers in the ground to read the adverts on the big telly, we need to pack the place out. CS thinking, well, let's charge them per square metre.

Who will win?

 

[dingledog]

Just to remain at the same cost, as charged by the club, they would be going up 2.5per cent due to VAT increase. So strangely mine would be £10 more expensive to me, with no extra to the club.

 

[Selly]

You've made some really good points there. If they gamble and drop the prices but no-one buys then we'll be stuffed. More likely to put up prices in the hope that the die-hards still cough up. At least if they don't then there's still the option of reducing prices, but low prices first off gives you nowhere to go. Sad to say but that's the economics of it.

It'll probably be sold to us that we need to cough up in order to mount a decent promotion challenge, wherever we are next season. Either way it ain't looking promising.

Which is where the innovative thinking comes in.

As I have championed before, tier the prices. Allow people to buy-in at a specific level. the more people buy in, the lower the price. SUFC get an almost guaranteed amount of cash for ST sales (as long asthey do their sums correctly), the fans get a reduction if the club can afford it...

 

[Worksop II]

let's charge them per square metre

How would this work, the size of your feet ?

 

[SteelCity Blade]

Even I would find this hard to believe but as Foxy says, best to wait and see before shooting our mouths off. It is very unlikely I will be buying one anyway, unless we see a significant decrease in prices. Its ok if you're just buying one but when you're buying three or four its too much year on year. The league we're going to be in hasnt had any impact on my decision apart from the fact that we havent had value for money this season.

Next season is likely to be the first time I havent had a ST in 20 odd years. Football has priced me out and to top it our club is offering a crap product on the pitch. I could see the logic in increasing prices to cover lost revenue but it wouldnt sit well with the supporters, regardless of the reasoning.

 

[yorkshirecoast]

I'd like to see how our STs compare with other clubs, even with a £50 increase. For me, the key thing is that McCabe & the Board need to match the fans' committment by putting money into the club - something they have failed to do for several seasons now. A positive & ambitious SUFC will always attract big crowds, whether we put £50 on STs or not. The big problem of course is that we are not being positive or ambitious - so increasing ST prices will just make matters even worse.

 

[Bladesway]

I heard Angelina Jolie is going to hand deliver them and spend the night with the lucky renewer. Afraid thats what its going to take to get interest at this point.

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I'd like to see how our STs compare with other clubs, even with a £50 increase. For me, the key thing is that McCabe & the Board need to match the fans' committment by putting money into the club - something they have failed to do for several seasons now. A positive & ambitious SUFC will always attract big crowds, whether we put £50 on STs or not. The big problem of course is that we are not being positive or ambitious - so increasing ST prices will just make matters even worse.

In fairness the bigger problem is relegation, not the price of a renewal. More people will walk away if we get relegated than would ever leave if we upped prices.

 

[Tuns]

If they gamble and drop the prices but no-one buys then we'll be stuffed.

I suppose that's where market research and being in touch with fans comes in.

United have had months to think about this - given the huge drop in sales last season.

They have been sitting on a database of 5,000 lapsed ST holders just from last season and no doubt thousands more members, one off buyers etc.

Would it have been that hard to find out what sort of deals/offers would tempt these people back. There's already been some great suggestions just from the people who use this board.

I don't believe that people will not go whatever the price. I believe that if you make the deal good enough then they will come despite the shit that's been on offer.

It's not about looking at what other clubs charge it's about ripping up the rule book and using our imagination to target 20,000 ST sales between now and August.

It's not about accepting defeat on this which seems to be the general attitude at the club both on and off the pitch at the moment.

For all those that say it's purely about economics - where do you draw the line? Would it be better to put charges up to £600 on the kop if the the club thought it could still get 8,000 renewals rather than getting 12,000 renewals at £300.

That would mean more money for players (yeah right!) and 4,000 Blades sat at home. Would that be a good thing for the future of SUFC?

I predicted United were in for shock last season when they didn't do anything about ST pricing and when and how they sell them and we will be on for another one this sumer if we don't wake up.

 

[IOM Blade]

Ask the "ITK's" to pick a random number

It'd be about as accurate as most of the bullshit that's posted.

These 'ITK's' really piss me off.

They're either

a) Full of shit and just post random bollox

b) Or actually do know something, and therefore must work for the club, or know someone who does, and get off on breaking their confidentiality agreement without hesitation, betraying their employers/club they 'love'.