wireblue said:Matty said:But the restaurant exampel you've used isn't the same argument you were making.
The same argument would be for me to pay £500 at the start of the year for 19 meals whereas you save up each week and occasionally go for an "early bird special" at £15 a meal.
Also what you're not takign into consideration is those who pay up front run the risk of later circumstances meaning they've paid for a game they subsequently can't attend. If you're a citycard holder and you can't make a game you don't buy that game, simple. I, assuming we beat Notts County, can't make the Fulham game as it'll be moved to the Sunday and I'm in Prague on a stag do. I also, unless the game is moved for TV, can't make the West Ham game on the 30th April as the wedding for the stag do I'm on for the Fulham game is on that day. I have already paid approx £27 for each of those games. I should be rewarded more than a pay-as-you-go fan for this initial outlay.
If at the end of the year the restaurant threw a big party to their loyal customers i can guarantee the people they ask to go along first would be the people who pay for all their meals up front rather than on an ad hoc basis. Why? Because guaranteed income is worth more to a business than someone who goes every now and again
Football clubs, and most certainly companies, view those who spend more as being of more worth to them. You might not liek it but it's true.WNRH said:wireblue said:If at the end of the year the restaurant threw a big party to their loyal customers i can guarantee the people they ask to go along first would be the people who pay for all their meals up front rather than on an ad hoc basis. Why? Because guaranteed income is worth more to a business than someone who goes every now and again
What i am trying to say is that loyalty should not be based on how much money you spend, in the example i used i view both as loyal, one because he goes every week and the other one because he saves up to go every month, but if the restaurant was to throw a big end of year party the one who spends £50 every week would get a place ahead of the one who saves up and goes nowhere else but there once a month purely because the first person has spent the most money which IMO is wrong.
WNRH said:wireblue said:If at the end of the year the restaurant threw a big party to their loyal customers i can guarantee the people they ask to go along first would be the people who pay for all their meals up front rather than on an ad hoc basis. Why? Because guaranteed income is worth more to a business than someone who goes every now and again
What i am trying to say is that loyalty should not be based on how much money you spend, in the example i used i view both as loyal, one because he goes every week and the other one because he saves up to go every month, but if the restaurant was to throw a big end of year party the one who spends £50 every week would get a place ahead of the one who saves up and goes nowhere else but there once a month purely because the first person has spent the most money which IMO is wrong.
Matty said:But the restaurant exampel you've used isn't the same argument you were making.
The same argument would be for me to pay £500 at the start of the year for 19 meals whereas you save up each week and occasionally go for an "early bird special" at £15 a meal.
Also what you're not takign into consideration is those who pay up front run the risk of later circumstances meaning they've paid for a game they subsequently can't attend. If you're a citycard holder and you can't make a game you don't buy that game, simple. I, assuming we beat Notts County, can't make the Fulham game as it'll be moved to the Sunday and I'm in Prague on a stag do. I also, unless the game is moved for TV, can't make the West Ham game on the 30th April as the wedding for the stag do I'm on for the Fulham game is on that day. I have already paid approx £27 for each of those games. I should be rewarded more than a pay-as-you-go fan for this initial outlay.
WRNH changed his tack mid-point. Originally his argument was that those buying cup games should get preferential treatment for the cup final. As those tickets are cheaper and less often than the league matches then he was indeed the one getting the Early Bird Special, once he changed tack to talk about buying the league games on a match by match basis it became different.johnmc said:Matty said:But the restaurant exampel you've used isn't the same argument you were making.
The same argument would be for me to pay £500 at the start of the year for 19 meals whereas you save up each week and occasionally go for an "early bird special" at £15 a meal.
Also what you're not takign into consideration is those who pay up front run the risk of later circumstances meaning they've paid for a game they subsequently can't attend. If you're a citycard holder and you can't make a game you don't buy that game, simple. I, assuming we beat Notts County, can't make the Fulham game as it'll be moved to the Sunday and I'm in Prague on a stag do. I also, unless the game is moved for TV, can't make the West Ham game on the 30th April as the wedding for the stag do I'm on for the Fulham game is on that day. I have already paid approx £27 for each of those games. I should be rewarded more than a pay-as-you-go fan for this initial outlay.
You are in effect getting the early bird special as the season ticket over 19 games is cheaper than 19 individual tickets.
Also your season ticket guarantees you a ticket for every game - if you dont make that thats not really anyones fault. Im sure you wwould be able to sell them especially for £27 - how much would your seat cost on a one off basis?
Of course you have, it's akin to our match at Old Trafford this weekend, people who never bother going to away games will come out of the woodwork for this one. How many did you take away to Sheffield Wednesday (picked due to stadium size so not as much of a restriction on your allocation)?SuperNotts said:Notts have sold 800-1,000 on the first day of selling.