Season Tickets for 26-27

[Bell4]

Never really considered a ST as a financial decision, more a commitment to something you love doing.

I'll finish on 8 games this season which sort of informs me I don't really anymore.

I have / will have attended 8 home games this season -

I never thought that would happen

I would return home from holidays and go back again to attend home games

 

[Roygbiv]

I'm renewing but it's the closest in years I have been to not bothering. I've missed quite a few games this season and I really am looking forward to a few months away from United. It's all really meh at the moment and I have very little excitement for next season but hopefully there is still something left in Wilder to make it enjoyable.

It's far more about the social side to me though these days. Defeats don't hurt like they used to which is a worry because apathy is what kills a club. There is nothing about the club at the moment and you fear we'll drift into Preston territory over the new few years.

 

[Northyorksblade]

Farm road club is our choice for parking. Free parking and cheap beer. Got to put your reg in at the bar though

That was always our choice, but in order to get a space you need to be there at least 2 hours before the game starts, which is why we now pay for Queens Road parking and don't need such an early start.

 

[Blade59]

It is concerning that we could be seeing a drop off of around a third next season. Personally I will be renewing as will my daughter. We are fortunate that the price is not an issue and as a senior mine is particularly good value for money. I appreciate for others that will not be the same and can see why some may have to prioritise other things. For me it is not just about the football but about the day as a whole meeting up with friends for a drink before the game etc. The football itself has for large parts been more entertaining this season but I get the frustration not being able to turn this into positive results. If this survey proves to be the reality the club are going to be a lot more creative around match day pricing or I can see a lot of games dropping down to the low 20k's.

 

[Grappler]

With all due respect, you're making it sound like a religion that you were born into, you're going because you always have (and always will). I know others that do.
For me it has to be 2 way, i.e. it's giving me something back. I currently feel (for mutilple reasons) that it isn't and I can't just blindly go without questioning why.

I get what you mean about it being 2-way, but a football day out is more than just the actual match for us. I was lucky enough to meet a woman who is a football fan, football mad in fact, so the whole day out is great for us. If the weather is good, we walk to the game, just over 3 miles door to door, meet some pals inside the ground, talk to quite a few who sit around us, go to our local after and meet up with football fans of various teams (not just the Sheffield teams), have a moan (if we have lost) and have a few beers.

And as I mentioned, we don't go religiously, family first, so we won't be there on Saturday, as we have the chance to have a weekend away with family.

 

[Ned the Donkey]

It's very easy to see this as a United specific malaise but it might be much more general. I wonder what the feeling is like at other clubs.

Since I can remember Arsenal is the Highbury Library, I saw recently that Paul Scholes has no connection with anyone at Man United, West Ham's move from Upton Park to whatever cemetery they play at, and plenty more.

I've been to a few "lower" league games this season and for the most part they are watching and playing actual football rather than having some kind of soulless matchday experience. It's been refreshing.

As for United, how do you square the circle of wanting your club to do well, but knowing that the ultimate prize is "promotion" to the Land of VAR and Drama Queens.

By being good at football you lose the chance to play football.

If you don't want "promotion" then what are you playing for. And if you do want "promotion" is this just some kind of zombie belief that won't die.

It's very hard to be deeply passionate in either case.

Maybe thousands of fans up and down the country care deeply about "promotion", but maybe they don't.

Anyway, it could be a good season next season - depending on recruitment and retention obviously: more wins than losses hopefully, games against historic clubs and maybe a couple of newcomers, with no real chance of "promotion".

Bring it on.

 

[Maidenhead]

Had the same seats with my son for the last 29 years and have already renewed for next season.

When we first moved to Maidenhead I gave up our season tickets but I found myself unable to resist the journey back, even for midweek games, so after a couple of years break we bought much more central new ones 49 seats along the same row from our previous ones.

In total I've had season tickets for 40 of the last 43 seasons since I stopped playing regularly on a Saturday.

 

[BornOnShorehamStreet]

Who do you cruise with mate? We love a good cruise

Fred Olsen, twice on the Bolearis (max 1300 guests) on a Northern Lights cruise and Christmas and New Year cruise. We'll be booking with them for the next Christmas/New Year cruise and probably a Greek Islands cruise.
We've also just returned from a cruise on the MV Hondius (170 guests) Polar 6 class. We had 5 fantastic days on the Antarctic Peninsula. 5 days full of incredible wildlife and stunning ice-bound landscapes.

 

[247Blade]

Hopefully it'll be no more than 7 or 8 again next season.

Ok ... ive not renewed my ST its not so much with Blades its football in general.

 

[United Aren't Back.]

I'm renewing but it's the closest in years I have been to not bothering. I've missed quite a few games this season and I really am looking forward to a few months away from United. It's all really meh at the moment and I have very little excitement for next season but hopefully there is still something left in Wilder to make it enjoyable.

It's far more about the social side to me though these days. Defeats don't hurt like they used to which is a worry because apathy is what kills a club. There is nothing about the club at the moment and you fear we'll drift into Preston territory over the new few years.

We are already in Preston territory.

 

[SUFC Guy]

Fred Olsen, twice on the Bolearis (max 1300 guests) on a Northern Lights cruise and Christmas and New Year cruise. We'll be booking with them for the next Christmas/New Year cruise and probably a Greek Islands cruise.
We've also just returned from a cruise on the MV Hondius (170 guests) Polar 6 class. We had 5 fantastic days on the Antarctic Peninsula. 5 days full of incredible wildlife and stunning ice-bound landscapes.

Very nice. Done about 6 cruises I think. Mostly western med , 1eastern med and 1 canaries. Going back to western med in August and planning our first 2 week cruise for next year which will be eastern med and greece etc. All with Tui/Marella.

Can't fault the Marella cruises and I think the max is 1400

 

[Maidenhead]

Very nice. Done about 6 cruises I think. Mostly western med , 1eastern med and 1 canaries. Going back to western med in August and planning our first 2 week cruise for next year which will be eastern med and greece etc. All with Tui/Marella.

Can't fault the Marella cruises and I think the max is 1400

Marella cruises are around 1900.

We've done nine to date and numbers ten and eleven are booked.

We've done four of their five ships and next two are from Dubrovnik on Explorer Two this year and Explorer Two again from Malaga next year.

Discovery Two is our favourite ship but we tend to choose based on itinerary.

Fair to say that we love em.

We've also done a few with Norwegian and although we love their small ships the larger ones don't suit us, and they really have dropped their standards since covid.

 

[tyke1889]

Ok ... ive not renewed my ST its not so much with Blades its football in general.

Do know where you're coming from, it is hard work getting up for it sometimes. As others have said, a lot of it is about meeting friends and family at the moment.

 

[Maidenhead]

Fred Olsen, twice on the Bolearis (max 1300 guests) on a Northern Lights cruise and Christmas and New Year cruise. We'll be booking with them for the next Christmas/New Year cruise and probably a Greek Islands cruise.
We've also just returned from a cruise on the MV Hondius (170 guests) Polar 6 class. We had 5 fantastic days on the Antarctic Peninsula. 5 days full of incredible wildlife and stunning ice-bound landscapes.

Fred Olsen are too expensive for me, I'm a poor pensioner

 

[247Blade]

Do know where you're coming from, it is hard work getting up for it sometimes. As others have said, a lot of it is about meeting friends and family at the moment.

Lucky you ....

 

[BornOnShorehamStreet]

Fred Olsen are too expensive for me, I'm a poor pensioner

We went with a cousin and her husband and they'd been regulars with P&O for years. Loved Fred and said much better than P&O. They've booked a couple of cruises with Fred since.
The quality of everything on Fred is excellent but then if you're paying more, you expect more. Fantastic entertainment as well.
Each to their own though.

 

[Smirth]

First season I’m not renewing for after having a season ticket for the last 22 years. Almost didn’t last season but came round in the end, and was actually reasonably excited in the close season when it seemed we had a plan to modernise the way the club is being run, but instead they just changed the manager and left everything else as it is.

For me the excitement has gone and I just want a break from what’s become the chore of going to the matches. It shouldn’t be that way, but the lack of any actual plan to move the club forward really makes me question why bother turning up every week when it’s miserable football with no actual long term thinking in place. I’ll still try and get to 10-12 matches throughout the season but will be nice to have a break for a couple of years.

I’m not particularly anti-Wilder, I just feel that the ownership since Covid has been poor, short term thinking throughout and that’s coming home to roost now. It’s awful mismanagement to have been on the journey we’ve been since Wilder came in 2016 to still be at the same substandard training ground, and have very little to show for what should have been such a financially successful period for the club which could have transformed us in the medium to long term. Instead, we’re looking at more short term thinking, more loans of overpaid ex premier league ‘stars’ and selling off our young talent to fund their wages all whilst we’re told ‘we have no choice’. We do. Smart, well run football clubs don’t sign Kalvin Phillips on a short term loan on big money in a season when we’ve nothing to play for. They don’t give out multi year contracts to Joe Rothwell who’s stunk out the place in the SPL for the last few months. Those losses need accounting for, so when we sell 2 or more of Brooks, Seriki and Peck in the summer (and keep in mind the wages for each will all be less than what we’re paying Rothwell), it’s hard to have any sympathy at all for those in charge of the club as they are putting us in this position.

 

[Super Furry Blades]

I find it a bit sad that people who live close to the Lane are considering not renewing. To complain about catching the last bus and then a 10 minute walk is laughable! We are renewing, maybe for the last time, but by then we will both be nearly 80 and have a round trip of 130 miles to drive. Others have a lot further to drive too. And we don't have the luxury to have a few pints before the game either.
Prices are reasonable and can be paid in three payments with PayPal.
You never know, there's always the chance that next season will be a lot more entertaining.

I'm 54....was injured in the Army in 1995
And the ten minute walk from the station kills me sometimes......
So be grateful that your mobility isn't an issue , you don't know others circumstances.

 

[YES Blade]

My biggest takeaway from this thread is that if our fans could find another place to meet up with friends and family we’d sell a lot less season tickets!

 

[Northyorksblade]

I'm 54....was injured in the Army in 1995
And the ten minute walk from the station kills me sometimes......
So be grateful that your mobility isn't an issue , you don't know others circumstances.

My mobility IS an issue and I struggle with a 10 minute walk too.

 

[JimW1889]

Will be renewing because the couple of times I haven’t in the last 20 years I’ve ended up going to most of the home games anyway, but this is probably the most I’ve missed as a season ticket holder this season on 5 by my count. Don’t purposely not go, but other than the derby I’m not really concerned about missing them for holidays etc nowadays.

 

[ancientblade]

I’ll renew but I’ve zero enthusiasm to go to the games at the moment. The capitulation on Friday really pissed me off. Laughable fitness levels, a Manager 5 years past his sell by date and a Board with as much business acumen as a crack head with a pay day loan. It does go through me that part of my season ticket spend goes on certain players wages who have the desire and heart of a very shallow soap dish,

what a spot on post hillsbro of all the posts on all of these threads yours sums the situation at the lane up perfectly well said

 

[chesblade]

Going to matches is everything for me, I still love it no matter the result . Great people around our seats. Holidays and football are my favourite things

 

[BobbyDavison'sDebut]

I’ll not be renewing next season. Nothing to do with the increase but due to matchday commitments my son’s missed most games and it’s not the same going by myself. He could be anywhere once he graduates this year so he’ll not be renewing either as he’s hopefully going to be involved in professional sport as a physio

 

[TJ blade]

I very much doubt I will be renewing my season ticket, nothing the club has done wrong just life and circumstances, I'm not sure the club can do anything to change that. The pricing is fair enough to get a season ticket, but getting to games is getting to be a problem living out of Sheffield. I hate the idea of taking the car into the city centre the price of parking, and you can't have a few pints. 3pm kick off's are not a problem but when they start moving games to Friday night, Monday night and Sundays public transport becomes an issue for me, so like has been mentioned by others I'd only attend Saturday 3pm games. I can't get a train home at night (nearest station Worksop or Kiveton Park) and after 6pm my bus home is every 1 hour 40 mins. With games now ending at 10pm with added time I'd more than likely be on the last bus with a 10 minute walk to home, I don't really want to be waking the streets alone after midnight at 71-year-old. Not as mobile as I once was so if I use public transport I'd have a half mile walk to the lane from the bus, tram or train, I can do that taking my time but the steps and seating on the kop are killing my knees, all in it has become a chore to go to games.
I am becoming more disconnected with the modern game the Premier League has no interest at all for me nor does the England team that is before a mention of VAR drinks breaks, fake head injuries and goal keeper injuries to waste time, it is no longer the game it once was. As far as SUFC is concerned I just don't see the direction the club is taking, it all seems to be make do and mend. 5 loan players every season is far too many, terrible permanent signings on long contracts, abysmal fitness levels the only bright spark is the academy kids who we probably won't have for long. I only see a depressing few years with Wilder who has become something of a one trick pony the club needs a top to bottom clear out, but I'm not sure the owners have the knowledge or have it in them to modernise the club.

Sums a lot of us mate, me and my other half have renewed ( dont know why) just gets us out i suppose, absolutely pissed off with this season! And expect the same next season regarding recruitment & performances, he'll probably find some more crap unfit players to go with his January window signings!! Like you say needs a clear out from top to bottom.

 

[Broomhall Blade]

It is concerning that we could be seeing a drop off of around a third next season. Personally I will be renewing as will my daughter. We are fortunate that the price is not an issue and as a senior mine is particularly good value for money. I appreciate for others that will not be the same and can see why some may have to prioritise other things. For me it is not just about the football but about the day as a whole meeting up with friends for a drink before the game etc. The football itself has for large parts been more entertaining this season but I get the frustration not being able to turn this into positive results. If this survey proves to be the reality the club are going to be a lot more creative around match day pricing or I can see a lot of games dropping down to the low 20k's.

I'm the opposite and probably in the minority on here, It's about entertainment with me not the social.
I struggled last season alot of the time the football was boring we had a manager who when we scored would drop everyone back make negative substitutions and try and cling on from the 60min, yes it worked and we got 90 points but its a risky strategy and boring to watch.
I renewed this season because I actually thought we had moved forward, it didn't work out. Wilder comes back and the football is even worse than last season and unfortunately this time we cannot hang onto a lead.
I nearly fell a sleep against WBA and didn't go against Wrexham and Swansea, infact I probably won't go again this season.
I am really struggling to find a reason to renew next season as it looks like Wilder will be in charge and I just cannot see him suddenly playing attractive entertaining football with the emphasis on attack. He hasn’t done it at United for a few years and didn't do it at Middlesborough or Watford.
The thought of slow pedestrian football passing backwards and sideways just doesn't appeal to me.

 

[Edgar Allan Poo]

24.3% in the poll saying they're not renewing next season so far - are you reading this SUFC?

If in times to come we storm back up to the Prem opposition fans will sing 'where were you when you were average' at us.

 

[John Street West Terrace]

Adding to the above post, I am more disillusioned with football in general (especially since the Premier League started and the football agents became more powerful) but I will always love the Blades.

Ditto

 

[Northyorksblade]

24.3% in the poll saying they're not renewing next season so far - are you reading this SUFC?

If in times to come we storm back up to the Prem opposition fans will sing 'where were you when you were average' at us.

But are 24.3% ST holders now? That's the question.

 

[The Fox]

Definitely renewing

People's circumstances are different but the opportunity to put 23 dates in your diary to meet mates and have a few beers is too valuable.

Oh then theres the football.