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[warringtonblue]

A few years ago Warrington RL club was close to folding so quite a few fans came up with money to pay off some debt. For doing this they were given a 'seat for life'. A few years later Warrington had the good fortune to aquire a new state of the art stadium courtesy of Tesco. These individuals who bailed the club out then found out from the new board of directors that their 'seat for life' wasnt transferrable to the new stadium.
I know its not exactly the same thing that city are doing here but it does highlight how things change when new owners/board take control

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

I've done the survey. Not interested. But.....

1. There's nothing wrong with them looking to make more money, provided it doesn't disadvantage existing ST holders
2. At least they ask for feedback from fans before doing anything

how doesnt it disadvantage season ticket holders ??? the club are basing loyalty on money imo.

They always do these surveys, they are just there to show they apparently listen. I doubt they do.

What happened to a season ticket just being a season ticket with out all the expensive shit included.

 

[LoveCity]

Apparently Barcelona have the same option - so it's a Soriano idea.

 

[ped]

i dont understand why people are getting their knickers in a twist ,over this one ,how many people will take up /can afford this offer,50 or so tops,hardley a threat to anyone or anything<br /><br />-- Wed Mar 06, 2013 8:15 pm --<br /><br />i dont understand why people are getting their knickers in a twist ,over this one ,how many people will take up /can afford this offer,50 or so tops,hardley a threat to anyone or anything

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

i dont understand why people are getting their knickers in a twist ,over this one ,how many people will take up /can afford this offer,50 or so tops,hardley a threat to anyone or anything

-- Wed Mar 06, 2013 8:15 pm --

i dont understand why people are getting their knickers in a twist ,over this one ,how many people will take up /can afford this offer,50 or so tops,hardley a threat to anyone or anything

personally for me the idea behind it is why i dont like it. It sounds like the club want to replace the poor fans and base loyalty on how much money you have. Only an opinion btw :)

 

[Lavinda Past]

I like the idea of it being hypothetical.... Welcome to the Eti(ever been)had.

Having been a true Blue for all my 58 years, I'm a bit worried that this Barcelona lot might want to backdate the plan and charge me for my past loyalty.

(My first seated season ticket was inherited from a deceased family member. I sat in block 'H' for the next four or five years disguised as my elderly aunt.)

This smacks of the Arsenal debenture without the 'benefit' of being able to sell it privately at a profit when you decide to opt out.

Some dodgy f*ckin 'executive' probably got a major hard on when he thought this up.

I wouldn't be surprised if the vast majority of 'traditional' fans don't go to matches any more in five years time.

 

[scousemanc]

I've done the survey. Not interested. But.....

1. There's nothing wrong with them looking to make more money, provided it doesn't disadvantage existing ST holders
2. At least they ask for feedback from fans before doing anything

how doesnt it disadvantage season ticket holders ??? the club are basing loyalty on money imo. There is no obligation to accept

They always do these surveys, they are just there to show they apparently listen. I doubt they do. According to this then they can't win, can they?

What happened to a season ticket just being a season ticket with out all the expensive shit included.

FFP

 

[Why Always Ste]

I wouldn't be surprised if the vast majority of 'traditional' fans don't go to matches any more in five years time.

Same.

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

I've done the survey. Not interested. But.....

1. There's nothing wrong with them looking to make more money, provided it doesn't disadvantage existing ST holders
2. At least they ask for feedback from fans before doing anything

how doesnt it disadvantage season ticket holders ??? the club are basing loyalty on money imo. There is no obligation to accept

They always do these surveys, they are just there to show they apparently listen. I doubt they do. According to this then they can't win, can they?

What happened to a season ticket just being a season ticket with out all the expensive shit included.

FFP

I know there is no obligation to accept, its the idea behind that i dont like.

They have done numerous surveys on things like price "would you be willing to pay so much ...", i doubt lots of people said they wanted a rise in prices, but thats what we got. Theres been plenty of others like that.

wasnt there a report saying each club could reduce match day tickets by 30 quid ?? the club could make a lot more money from other areas, with the new tv deal aswell. They could chose not to target the fans with lots of expensive add ons. ticket revenue barely makes a dent on how much money we make

 

[xmusampa]

Yes because it's about vfm and the thought of supporting city through thick and thin to be shoved on back of third tier and probably pay more for the privilege whilst some high roller strolls in and gets premium view
may be too much to bear.