Re: Club makes massive mistake! Ticket prices to rise again! : Thu Oct 02, 2014 1:23 pm  

Worse season in years, punters rapidly dropping in numbers, more competition added to an already competitive division that we couldn't compete with last season so..... put the prices up.

Mindblowing.

Re: Club makes massive mistake! Ticket prices to rise again! : Thu Oct 02, 2014 6:49 pm  

Greetland8 wrote:

Worse season in years, punters rapidly dropping in numbers, more competition added to an already competitive division that we couldn't compete with last season so..... put the prices up.

Mindblowing.

Worse season in years?
How many years?
Punters rapidly dropping in numbers?
As with all clubs.
More competition added to an already competitive division?
Must be good for us, at least Bradford will bring the biggest gate to the Shay since the World Cup.
Put the prices up? by £2? good value, just have half a pint less at the game.

Re: Club makes massive mistake! Ticket prices to rise again! : Thu Oct 02, 2014 7:02 pm  

Greetland8 wrote:

Worse season in years, punters rapidly dropping in numbers, more competition added to an already competitive division that we couldn't compete with last season so..... put the prices up.

Mindblowing.

Yes it does sound daft on paper but if next year was just another year with the old system I would totally agree with you but it isn't its going to be a league with something to play for and the club have to be more competitive on and off the field which I think they will be and to help that they need more income which if the team perform they will, the danger is the team are poor again but I think we will go well and hopefully get that 4th spot!

Re: Club makes massive mistake! Ticket prices to rise again! : Fri Oct 03, 2014 5:35 pm  

If you want a full time club who've got at least a chance of getting up into SL then you're going to have to pay for it.

Re: Club makes massive mistake! Ticket prices to rise again! : Fri Oct 03, 2014 6:23 pm  

roofaldo2 wrote:

If you want a full time club who've got at least a chance of getting up into SL then you're going to have to pay for it.

Exactly, thank you, in fact if you want a club at all you have to pay full stop.
All this sheite about it was bad last year so why do we have to pay more this year shows a complete lack of financial understanding.
It's a different competition this year, it will be tougher and it has to be financed.
Went in for my season ticket this morning, a full office staff plus top man volunteer, no revenue coming into the club until February (I bet our directors are still funding) and yet the bills will still be coming in.
Think about it, support this new season, lets start positive and at least wait until week one before some of us moan.

Re: Club makes massive mistake! Ticket prices to rise again! : Fri Oct 03, 2014 9:35 pm  

To be honest the rugby was awful, but we did finish 3rd so it wasn't really a bad season even though i do feel that we should have finished higher.

Re: Club makes massive mistake! Ticket prices to rise again! : Fri Oct 03, 2014 10:27 pm  

spanishbob wrote:

If you didn't miss my point then why the angry response ?

I guess if you don't want to take that bet, I'll just make the pledge to donate if we haven't improved, it's a win win.


Speak again in September 2015........

Angry response, what are you talking about, oh hang on, you're not speaking again until september 2015 are you now ?

Re: Club makes massive mistake! Ticket prices to rise again! : Fri Oct 03, 2014 10:32 pm  

Fax4Life wrote:

Why do you think Fev will be so good next year? I am not so sure, yer it will be tough against the 3 fulltime clubs but Fev as far as I know are not going fulltime are they?

I wouldn't know if or how Fev staff will be full or part time, you're asking the wrong person John. To answer your question, I think Andy Hay will improve Fev, they've had several coaches in charge of them over the last couple of years, that sort of thing de-stabilises the patterns of play, training session, game preparation etc.

Re: Club makes massive mistake! Ticket prices to rise again! : Fri Oct 03, 2014 10:37 pm  

Faxlore wrote:

Im a season ticket holder. Every home game and as many away games as I can when I'm not working. My first game was in 1979 v Keighley. Blue and white is in my blood!!!

Unfortunately, my witty sarcasm passed you by on this occassion. Unless you forget something & have to go home again, one only "turns up" for a game the once.


Anyway, back on topic, next season, as always, i'll pick & choose which fixtures home & away that i attend as has been the case for many seasons. Like i've been doing since oooooh, around 1969/70 home & away obviously

Re: Club makes massive mistake! Ticket prices to rise again! : Sat Oct 04, 2014 7:43 am  

marillion man wrote:

Angry response, what are you talking about, oh hang on, you're not speaking again until september 2015 are you now ?

Lol.

Oh go on then, I'll talk sooner.

Capital letters donate shouting , you implied I'm puddles and ignoring the fact that Bulls and Broncos are in our league.

That aside, I still think we'll improve.

Back on thread.

Having given it a while to consider things, whilst I think a price rise might put off casual fans, I understand the board's difficult position in trying to balance the books.

As poor this season was, I'm already missing going to games.