How much? Next year's season ticket

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Re: How much? Next year's season ticket

by weybridgewanderer » 17 May 2008 10:41

The 17 Bus Did you not listen when JM said that prices will fall next season?



season tickets staying the same would mean that "per game" the price has fallen as there are more games

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Re: How much? Next year's season ticket

by Jerry St Clair » 17 May 2008 11:16

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warrpp can anyone remember roughly when they announced the st prices last season ?


Early April.


But we'd got 40 points by then.

I know the club are looking to announce this as soon as possible - it's definitely costing them money not to have STs announced and on-sale.


But there were only two likely scenarios in early April. Staying up or relegation. Why didn't the club just work out two pricing structures in advance?

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Re: How much? Next year's season ticket

by RoyalBlue » 17 May 2008 11:49

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Early April.


But we'd got 40 points by then.

I know the club are looking to announce this as soon as possible - it's definitely costing them money not to have STs announced and on-sale.


But there were only two likely scenarios in early April. Staying up or relegation. Why didn't the club just work out two pricing structures in advance?


Your'e assuming they operate like a normal business!

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Re: How much? Next year's season ticket

by Jerry St Clair » 17 May 2008 12:26

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Jerry St Clair But there were only two likely scenarios in early April. Staying up or relegation. Why didn't the club just work out two pricing structures in advance?


Your'e assuming they operate like a normal business!


D'oh !!

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Re: How much? Next year's season ticket

by Royal Lady » 17 May 2008 13:28

Fulham ST prices just announced apparently - friend of mine's ST has gone up to £629 but she reckons it was about £600 last year anyway.


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Re: How much? Next year's season ticket

by RoyalBlue » 17 May 2008 13:44

Royal Lady Fulham ST prices just announced apparently - friend of mine's ST has gone up to £629 but she reckons it was about £600 last year anyway.


You can also get an adult season ticket for as little as £299! Other prices are £329, £399, £429, £499, £559 the £629 you mention and the top price £729. The vast majority of the Junior rates are £155.

No doubt some will argue that the splendour of the Mad Stad means it is only right that our ticket prices are nearer the higher end of Fulham's. However, just as the Ritz Hotel is resplendent and open to all, many can only afford the Travel Lodge!

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Re: How much? Next year's season ticket

by warrpp » 17 May 2008 15:15

two things

someone said they heard the chairman say that prices will be reduced

where was this ......radio berks...107fm ?

or was it one of those imaginary broadcasts only one person ever hears? :roll:

and if he did say it, i'll be amazed if it ends up being anything more than £15-20 off the price we payed this season.

much more likely,as others have said,the cost will stay the same, but we'll be told 4 extra games mean were getting cheaper prices per game (more likely given how the club have spun things like this in the past)

anyway, we shall see....tick tock.....

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Re: How much? Next year's season ticket

by The 17 Bus » 17 May 2008 15:55

[quote="warrpp"]

or was it one of those imaginary broadcasts only one person ever hears? :roll:

[quote]

You could always try keeping an eye for yourself,

Will season tickets will be cheaper?
"Absolutely."


From his interview on Monday on BBC Berks http://www.bbc.co.uk/berkshire/content/ ... ture.shtml
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Re: How much? Next year's season ticket

by Rev Algenon Stickleback H » 17 May 2008 15:56

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The 17 Bus Did you not listen when JM said that prices will fall next season?



season tickets staying the same would mean that "per game" the price has fallen as there are more games

should we maybe wait until the prices are announced before deciding to be outraged at how outrageous the prices are?

Maybe we should start a thread now slating this summer's signing for not being good enough.


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Re: How much? Next year's season ticket

by Rawlie19 » 17 May 2008 16:31

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The 17 Bus Did you not listen when JM said that prices will fall next season?



season tickets staying the same would mean that "per game" the price has fallen as there are more games

should we maybe wait until the prices are announced before deciding to be outraged at how outrageous the prices are?

Maybe we should start a thread now slating this summer's signing for not being good enough.

I've started booing our new right winger already.

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Re: How much? Next year's season ticket

by The 17 Bus » 17 May 2008 16:52

I have been down to the ground and put a sign up asking Dillon not to leave.

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Re: How much? Next year's season ticket

by Rawlie19 » 17 May 2008 17:21

The 17 Bus I have been down to the ground and put a sign up asking Dillon not to leave.

I went to the managers parking space and asked Parky not to leave, and then I went to the chairman's space and asked Branson not to leave. :P

Then I booed Oster's grandson.

Tomorrow I'm going to new new Wembley to celebrate winning the cup.

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Re: How much? Next year's season ticket

by Chuckle Brother » 17 May 2008 18:10

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Biskitman The point is, what's happened to all the Premiership money? We KNOW it hasn't gone on transfer fees. And while we don't know the hard facts about the wage structure, we do know enough to say that it hasn't gone on hugely inflated wages for the players.

On that basis, it's simply unfair to expect supporters to pay any more than when we were last in the Championship, plus a modest increase to cover inflation since then.

Unless JM and his fellow directors can make a convincing case - and that would have to include complete transparency about income and expenditure over the last couple of years - no other approach to ticket pricing can be justified!


Your argument is a good one however when players contracts were negotiated in the Championship, there were inevitable clauses awarding hefty wage increases on promotion to the Premiership (the wage bill went up 3 fold on promotion, and is now 4 fold given the contract renewals and new signings since 2006). Of course, there is no reciprocal motion, so we now have a squad of players on Premiership wages in the Championship. Most of the high earners will move on (although I personally would love to see Doyle stay, and on recent form Lita as well :o ). These players will be replaced by cheaper alternatives, if at all, and more than likely the alternatives will not be anywhere near as good.


Personally I'd be very surprised if this is the case. It probably makes it even more likely we will lose players (besides the likes of Shorey and Hunt) but I'd be amazed if a club as thrifty as Reading haven't accounted for this.


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Re: How much? Next year's season ticket

by warrpp » 17 May 2008 19:18

by The 17 Bus on 17 May 2008 15:55

[quote="warrpp"]

or was it one of those imaginary broadcasts only one person ever hears?

[quote]

You could always try keeping an eye for yourself,



surprisingly,i don't spend my day glued to radio berkshire,and i haven't seen his comments about season ticket prices reported elsewhere in the media.

but thanks for the advice anyway

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Re: How much? Next year's season ticket

by Huntley & Palmer » 18 May 2008 08:14

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Royal Lady Fulham ST prices just announced apparently - friend of mine's ST has gone up to £629 but she reckons it was about £600 last year anyway.


You can also get an adult season ticket for as little as £299! Other prices are £329, £399, £429, £499, £559 the £629 you mention and the top price £729. The vast majority of the Junior rates are £155.

No doubt some will argue that the splendour of the Mad Stad means it is only right that our ticket prices are nearer the higher end of Fulham's. However, just as the Ritz Hotel is resplendent and open to all, many can only afford the Travel Lodge!

Have you actually seen where these £299 ST's are though? Their ground is wonderfully old skool but also means farking crap views from most areas. Funnily enough the decent seating areas start at £499 and there is no way you can compare our ground to theirs on a pricing basis because of this.

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Re: How much? Next year's season ticket

by The 17 Bus » 18 May 2008 08:26

Always hard to compare by grounds, but it does seem that other clubs have more varied pricing, Cant see Fulham selling 18-000 ST if they were £570 each like ours were.

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Re: How much? Next year's season ticket

by Huntley & Palmer » 18 May 2008 10:23

They haven't got a stand capable of offering the view that the Upper West does, so no, they can't offer it at that price. Ours were £545 for renewals, with a decent view wherever you sit

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Re: How much? Next year's season ticket

by RoyalBlue » 19 May 2008 13:52

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Royal Lady Fulham ST prices just announced apparently - friend of mine's ST has gone up to £629 but she reckons it was about £600 last year anyway.


You can also get an adult season ticket for as little as £299! Other prices are £329, £399, £429, £499, £559 the £629 you mention and the top price £729. The vast majority of the Junior rates are £155.

No doubt some will argue that the splendour of the Mad Stad means it is only right that our ticket prices are nearer the higher end of Fulham's. However, just as the Ritz Hotel is resplendent and open to all, many can only afford the Travel Lodge!

Have you actually seen where these £299 ST's are though? Their ground is wonderfully old skool but also means farking crap views from most areas. Funnily enough the decent seating areas start at £499 and there is no way you can compare our ground to theirs on a pricing basis because of this.


I have seen where the cheaper seats are. However, the very point I was making was that it was better to be able to be able to afford to pay for a cheap seat of a relatively poor standard/view than not be able to afford to go to the game at all. Hence the example of The Ritz v Travel Lodge!!!

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Re: How much? Next year's season ticket

by Huntley & Palmer » 19 May 2008 15:42

So the comparison is pretty pointless then?

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Season Tickets!!!

by Thou Voice » 20 May 2008 15:03

Although the news is great about Steve staying on, it's also great about the season ticket reduction.
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