Spurs, FOC season tickets & other ticket conditions

[Prestwich_Blue]

Spurs have just published their 'Ticketing Charter' and there's a few things in there of interest.

• They won't be issuing any new discounted over-65 tickets as from next season, and they're gradually whittling down the discount on existing tickets from 50% to 25% over the next five years. The rationale is that they have four times the number of over-65 season ticket holders than they used to have and it's costing them money.
• Season tickets will have to be utilised a minimum of 15 times over a season or will be subject to non-renewal.
• They will be actively auditing the issuing of away tickets. Allocations are based on points over a rolling 5 year period. They say that 80% of tickets go to general admission season ticket holders, which is the same as us if you add the 20% of OSC tickets into the supposed 60% we get.

Ferran Soriano will be all over the FOC one I bet, assuming they get away with it.

 

[Bluemanc100]

The non-discount for FOCs is piss poor in my opinion, especially if that person is a long standing ticket holder

In a game with player and staff salaries that are off the chart and considering that ticket sales are a small proportion of club income I think it stinks..

 

[mancityvstoke]

They want pensioners to pay nearly full whack?

Do they know the full state pension amount most receive?

Gas and electric takes a 1/3rd of it in winter

 

[Eccles Blue]

If City implement the FOC one I'm out.

Which means unless the matches are shown on TNT/BT or Terrestrial TV I won't be seeing them very often. I subscribe to City+ but they don't show the away games do they?

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

They want pensioners to pay nearly full whack?

Do they know the full state pension amount most receive?

Gas and electric takes a 1/3rd of it in winter

According to Levy, most pensioners are "rich".

Well they will be if they take share tips from Joe Lewis.

 

[waspish]

Spurs have just published their 'Ticketing Charter' and there's a few things in there of interest.

• They won't be issuing any new discounted over-65 tickets as from next season, and they're gradually whittling down the discount on existing tickets from 50% to 25% over the next five years. The rationale is that they have four times the number of over-65 season ticket holders than they used to have and it's costing them money.
• Season tickets will have to be utilised a minimum of 15 times over a season or will be subject to non-renewal.
• They will be actively auditing the issuing of away tickets. Allocations are based on points over a rolling 5 year period. They say that 80% of tickets go to general admission season ticket holders, which is the same as us if you add the 20% of OSC tickets into the supposed 60% we get.

Ferran Soriano will be all over the FOC one I bet, assuming they get away with it.

Yep think this will become the norm in the future for most top clubs! More so the London clubs.. it's all wrong but football is that popular now that they can afford to piss of fans when there people waiting to fill that

 

[manclad]

"Have you ever seen Spurs win the league" ??

 

[bladdered]

Ferran Soriano will be all over the FOC one I bet, assuming they get away with it.

 

[Zabbasbeard]

Absolutely disgraceful. Not a surprise.

Hope other clubs don't follow but I won't hold my breath.

 

[mexico1970]

If City implement the FOC one I'm out.

Are you going to visit the club shop every time you attend the match? If the answer is no then you're not the type of customer they want.