Season tickets next season - what will they do?

[NeilH]

I have a season ticket for a club close to where I live here. They increased the season ticket prices this season to a mighty 110Euros (a 20Euro increase), but even a small club like this sweetened this with an incentive, namely that were they were not to finish higher than last season the increase would be refunded to us. I cannot fathom that given what our loyal season ticket holders have been through, that the club could not offer some sweetener to soften the blow of the last few years. The cynic in me thinks that the uncertainty at the club and 500 job losses hanging over everyone’s head has acted as a disincentive to our marketing dept.

[achilles]

Leeds United have promised fans a refund of up to 50% on season ticket prices if they fail to reach the Sky Bet Championship play-offs next season 2016-17.

[Phil from the upper holte]

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What a shower of twats we have running our club. 10 fucking pounds off to watch us struggle in the Championship.

Which twat came up with that idea?

We will be lucky to average 20,000 and after 5 years of utter garbage, to be rewarded with this bullshit is a slap in the face.

For the first time in 25 years I'm considering telling them to shove their season ticket up their arse.

c***s.

Same here but not only for this but also my experience at the ticket office today. I have two ST's a senior and a junior. I  went in to buy two more tickets for a couple of youngsters in the family as I had promised that I will take them to a match. After that transaction I asked  if my  junior ST can be upgraded to full for the Newcastle game. I was told yes and it's 22 pounds to upgrade. I know the rules and that's what they normally do. I explained that I wanted this done free of charge as a gesture of good will from the club and as my seat is already paid there would be no loss of revenue to the club. No was the answer followed by a verbalisation of rules. I asked the young lady if she could check with someone else if this was possible. She made a call and asked me to hang on as as someone called Ms Richards was coming down to deal with me. 5 minutes and a lady appeared and asked what was the issue. I explained my request. She didn't even wait for me to finish and basically explained the rules and said if she did that it would be very unfair to other fans but she could give me a discount of 4 pounds and upgrade for 18. I said that I could buy a seat for 10 externally. She dismissed that as "well you are not guaranteed to occupy your season ticket seat that way".
This episode basically squeezed the last ounce of goodwill that I had about people running our club!

Because they didn't give you something for nothing?

They've been giving nothing to Villa fans for years.
Still taking the money though.....

Go or don't go, it's your choice

[Jimbo]

It's a strange one, isn't it. People feel compelled to give their support to their club in its darkest hour, but they don't want to be ripped off and taken for mugs in the process. Others just can't justify spending that kind of money on watching a club that, despite all the spin and bullshit, has clearly given up.   

[Lucky Eddie]

It's a strange one, isn't it. People feel compelled to give their support to their club in its darkest hour, but they don't want to be ripped off and taken for mugs in the process. Others just can't justify spending that kind of money on watching a club that, despite all the spin and bullshit, has clearly given up.   

Depends on your outlook, for me the fans ARE the club and not all of us have given up - in fact for  some 'giving up' isn't even an option.

The club know this and therefore know they're guaranteed a certain number of renewals.

That number however decreases year on year.

[class-of-82]

Thing is the villa are like my kids
You love them when they are good and you love them when they are bad and boy are we bad at the moment.
But for all the moanings we all know that as soon as we get back to winning ways the fans will flock back.
Just like the song we sing to chelski and Man sittay fans "where were you when you where shit"
At least we can say we was always there

[wozwebs]

Someone has pointed out the small print regarding Over 65 prices for, what looks like the top tier pricing, can't be right surely?

[Chris Jameson]

That can't be right surely? If it is, it's possibly the most bonkers pricing I've seen since a local charity shop priced up a signed paperback version of Hugh Cornwell's at £150.00. It was made out 'To Steve' so of you know of a massive Hugh Cornwell fan called Steve with more money than sense let me know.

[Lastfootstamper]

I dunno about the rest of the ground, but I'm pretty certain that that's been the pricing policy in the UT since 2006.

[mjlions]

Yes always been the case in centre of the Upper Witton

[aj2k77]

''Supporters must have been 65 or over as of September 1st 2006''

Is that for real? So you have to be 75 and have held a season ticket for the last 10 years to qualify for an ovr 65's season ticket?

[Lastfootstamper]

Yep.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

That can't be right surely? If it is, it's possibly the most bonkers pricing I've seen since a local charity shop priced up a signed paperback version of Hugh Cornwell's at £150.00. It was made out 'To Steve' so of you know of a massive Hugh Cornwell fan called Steve with more money than sense let me know.

nearly as good as a framed bitters shirt in a halesowen charity shop. it had that horrible sandwell logo on and was signed: to derek best wishes from all at the murderer and pickaxe love from ethel, renee and rabid dog. well something like that.

they had it up for offers over 250, i took great delight in telling them on a good day they would get a tenner for the frame

[Lastfootstamper]

I've just been looking for a new seat. I love my seat. I am amongst kindred spirits, the same faces for years. The view is unbeatable. I don't want to sit somewhere else. I have the seat I wanted ever since I started having a couple of quid spare to be able to "go in the seats", albeit somewhat different in build from back then.
To everyone responsible for me having to move, a truly heartfelt "fuck you, you utter ******".

[Des Little]

I've just been looking for a new seat. I love my seat. I am amongst kindred spirits, the same faces for years. The view is unbeatable. I don't want to sit somewhere else. I have the seat I wanted ever since I started having a couple of quid spare to be able to "go in the seats", albeit somewhat different in build from back then.
To everyone responsible for me having to move, a truly heartfelt "fuck you, you utter c***s".

Same here. Wankers