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Match day ticket prices for 2022/2023
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So you're alluding to the fact that the fans mentioned everything was too cheap and this is just a response to the customers feedback ?Fanny Fanackapan said:Some decent suggestions on here but surely the pricing policy was discussed ad infinitum with long term season ticket holders as I believe was indicated by the club...
And I also think it was on the agenda of the most recent FF meeting.
As someone pointed out when I highlighted the club's equality policy on the TK thread....
...( perhaps) it's only words.
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I haven't read the first 4 pages I admit but if they don't consist of people saying these prices are bonkers for League 1 football then I would be very surprised.
So I will echo those thoughts . These prices are insane.
I know we are running at a huge loss but near £60 minimum for a couple of tickets anywhere in the East Stand is ridiculous.
Seriously, I was thinking of having an evening out with my son and come to the Derby match. But for those prices, forget it.3 -
£50 for a parent and child who walk up on matchday is gonna kill off any potential interest in coming again, even if a high scoring victory is served up (!)
Those prices are plain stupid.
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I haven't stated that TS wasn't listening....shine166 said:
So you're alluding to the fact that the fans mentioned everything was too cheap and this is just a response to the customers feedback ?Fanny Fanackapan said:Some decent suggestions on here but surely the pricing policy was discussed ad infinitum with long term season ticket holders as I believe was indicated by the club...
And I also think it was on the agenda of the most recent FF meeting.
As someone pointed out when I highlighted the club's equality policy on the TK thread....
...( perhaps) it's only words.
But had his hearing aid turned off.1 -
shine166 said:
First half ST, 2nd half ST.ElfsborgAddick said:
An administration nightmare.clb74 said:Why does it just have too be season ticket holder or buy match by match?
Why is it not possible to do a 10 game ticket for the season?
I'd get a 2nd half ST and would stand outside reading the the match thread on here and if we were playing poorly in the first 45 minutes I'd not bother going in for the second half and save the misery.
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It’s simple. Just stop charging a premium price for 3rd Division football particularly in the middle of a cost of living crisis which is impacting most if not all fans.The club (pre TS as well) just gets this wrong
You need to get people back in the habit of going to football. That won’t happen at £30 a time. It’s touching west end theatre prices (admittedly the cheap seats) and meal out type alternative spend.I’ve said before it needs things like a flat £20 rate and things like buy one get the next match for half price
it can be that simple.8 -
whoever has set them prices must be an absolute basket case. They would be top end for Championship football.
That has killed the floating fan as well as dad bringing his two children whom would be the next generation of supporters.
May come as a bit of a surprise to the brains behind this but the cost of living has or is going through the roof.
Once a price is set it will never come down. We as a club would pride ourselves on affordable football, just another step in TS pulling his money back4 -
Baffles me.
The club raise matchday prices, but if theyve given season ticket holders 4 free tickets you can just get a ticket from family or a friend?
I do know you cant choose the game.
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But he wont be pulling hardly anything back.WhenIwasLittleBoy said:whoever has set them prices must be an absolute basket case. They would be top end for Championship football.
That has killed the floating fan as well as dad bringing his two children whom would be the next generation of supporters.
May come as a bit of a surprise to the brains behind this but the cost of living has or is going through the roof.
Once a price is set it will never come down. We as a club would pride ourselves on affordable football, just another step in TS pulling his money back
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He'll be losing more, not reducing his losses, unless we're challenging at the topclb74 said:
But he wont be pulling hardly anything back.WhenIwasLittleBoy said:whoever has set them prices must be an absolute basket case. They would be top end for Championship football.
That has killed the floating fan as well as dad bringing his two children whom would be the next generation of supporters.
May come as a bit of a surprise to the brains behind this but the cost of living has or is going through the roof.
Once a price is set it will never come down. We as a club would pride ourselves on affordable football, just another step in TS pulling his money back 2 - Sponsored links:
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Be losing money then.Covered End said:
He'll be losing more, not reducing his losses, unless we're challenging at the topclb74 said:
But he wont be pulling hardly anything back.WhenIwasLittleBoy said:whoever has set them prices must be an absolute basket case. They would be top end for Championship football.
That has killed the floating fan as well as dad bringing his two children whom would be the next generation of supporters.
May come as a bit of a surprise to the brains behind this but the cost of living has or is going through the roof.
Once a price is set it will never come down. We as a club would pride ourselves on affordable football, just another step in TS pulling his money back0 -
Too expensive. You could watch small handful of prem clubs for that amount like Southampton and palace0
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The more I think about it, I am genuinely baffled as to who thinks the ticketing and pricing strategy up. The only way to get crowds back in significant numbers beyond the hardy season ticket base is to put an attractive winning side on the pitch. And even then, the cost of living crisis means that choices need to be made between a number of things that people used to do all of. Increasing tickets by 20 odd percentage and introducing a price hike in the days before the event is just bonkers. So bonkers in fact that it defies credibility. A flat rate £20 would help although that then has issues for the relative value of a season ticket (my mate is paying £600 plus in the AC stand so 23 x £20 doesn’t square up to those with even the most elementary command of arithmetic). So there is no denying that there are some complexities. My local takeaway has just hiked its prices. So I’ve stopped buying them cos I can’t justify it. Much as I love it the prices have just got to the point where it isn’t worth it (regardless of whether I can afford it or not). I just wouldn’t pay over £30 regularly to watch lower level third tier football even if I had the money burning a hole in my pocket). To me, it just isn’t worth it. If the prices drive another couple of hundred fans to buy a ST (which I frankly doubt) it still won’t make up for the loss of walkup income. Perish the thought we are as poor on the pitch as last year. A proper mess.10
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clb74 said:Baffles me.
The club raise matchday prices, but if theyve given season ticket holders 4 free tickets you can just get a ticket from family or a friend?
I do know you cant choose the game.
How about instead of telling me which four free tickets I get, the ST is £50 cheaper ?. It really can be that simple.1 -
I suspect the idea behind the four free tickets is you bring somebody along to a game, they have a great time and want to come back again…until they find out how much a match day ticket will cost themshine166 said:clb74 said:Baffles me.
The club raise matchday prices, but if theyve given season ticket holders 4 free tickets you can just get a ticket from family or a friend?
I do know you cant choose the game.
How about instead of telling me which four free tickets I get, the ST is £50 cheaper ?. It really can be that simple.5 -
letthegoodtimesroll said:
I suspect the idea behind the four free tickets is you bring somebody along to a game, they have a great time and want to come back again…until they find out how much a match day ticket will cost themshine166 said:clb74 said:Baffles me.
The club raise matchday prices, but if theyve given season ticket holders 4 free tickets you can just get a ticket from family or a friend?
I do know you cant choose the game.
How about instead of telling me which four free tickets I get, the ST is £50 cheaper ?. It really can be that simple.
I bring people anyway, surely though its better to entice people at the start of the season when it's rocking and full of optimism and not Tuesday night in Feb. All they've done is avoided another corner shop tickets scenario and will dump them with us instead. We won't sell out a single game this season, so why we can't pick our own to use freebies at, I don't know.0 -
Is it true as written above that the volunteer fan liaison person was sacked for speaking out?1
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Think that was an attempt at a joke.seth plum said:Is it true as written above that the volunteer fan liaison person was sacked for speaking out?0 -
Ah. I believed it was possibly true.LargeAddick said:
Think that was an attempt at a joke.seth plum said:Is it true as written above that the volunteer fan liaison person was sacked for speaking out?
Good. Not sacked, or castigated by anybody I presume.0 -
We never played at home on the same Saturday, so any casual fan would have to choose another team.Croydon said:
Exactly. Casual football fan in London for the weekend fancies catching a match. Cheaper, a higher level/quality and only a few miles down the road.RodneyCharltonTrotta said:
Millwall £26-£33 for championship football v Stoke on opening game it looks like.Croydon said:Out of interest, how much are Millwall, Palace and West Ham charging for walk ups?
Makes our pricing look even more ridiculous.0 - Sponsored links:
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Gave up our season tickets as we moved away. We were going to go to a few games when back in London, but not at these prices. Empty Valley this season I think.1
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And 5000 fans who might be more inclined to attend the next game, even if we are humped at home by Forest Green Rovers.letthegoodtimesroll said:
3000 matchday sales at £34 = £102k. Attract 5000 by selling tickets at a tempting £20 is £100k but you’ve then got 5000 fans in the ground that would likely be more willing to put their hands in their pocket to buy drinks and merchandise instead of 3000 fans that will probably be feeling they’ve already overpaid and they’ll spend their money elsewhereAirman Brown said:
Tickets, tickets, tickets are what matters because there is virtually no marginal cost of sale. You can’t easily make it up by selling things you have to pay for in the first place, even though that’s worthwhile.letthegoodtimesroll said:
Looking at those prices for Millwall doesn’t leave me with the impression that they are likely to attract a casual football fan anymore than the ones Charlton have published. To me they just look like numbers from a spreadsheet compiled by somebody that doesn’t have to make a decision on a match day whether to buy their own ticket or do something else with the money instead. If you can’t empathise with your client base then you are in for a big reality check for your business particularly when the temperature starts to drop. IMO, it would be far better to have a knee jerk reaction now and rethink those prices before the season starts rather than later when the damage has already been done.Croydon said:
Exactly. Casual football fan in London for the weekend fancies catching a match. Cheaper, a higher level/quality and only a few miles down the road.RodneyCharltonTrotta said:
Millwall £26-£33 for championship football v Stoke on opening game it looks like.Croydon said:Out of interest, how much are Millwall, Palace and West Ham charging for walk ups?
Makes our pricing look even more ridiculous.
Get people in the ground and then maximise your revenues by other means - sell merchandise inside the stadium for instance on the various concourses and lounges. If it’s a sunny day, increase the stock of baseball caps on sale in the covered end, if it’s warm weather increase the availability of scarves and woolly hats.0 -
I’d like to go see Cork City.SpicedAddick said:
League of Ireland tickets are almost universally €15.KBslittlesis said:I don’t think those prices are that bad tbf.
But then I’m living in Ireland where everything is fecking expensive 😩🙄
I'll pay if you go to a Finn Harps game.
But the cost of petrol to get to every game would be ridiculous.
So I just watch whatever game is on 🤷♀️But that said, if they are universally €15, why don’t more go?
The crowds are always poor.0 -
The Dublin teams are REALLY well supported this season. I've been to Rovers and Pat's and I've never seen crowds like that before. But Ireland just doesn't have the football culture generally and there is competition from Gaelic and Hurling. And the standard of the teams is dreadful.KBslittlesis said:
I’d like to go see Cork City.SpicedAddick said:
League of Ireland tickets are almost universally €15.KBslittlesis said:I don’t think those prices are that bad tbf.
But then I’m living in Ireland where everything is fecking expensive 😩🙄
I'll pay if you go to a Finn Harps game.
But the cost of petrol to get to every game would be ridiculous.
So I just watch whatever game is on 🤷♀️But that said, if they are universally €15, why don’t more go?
The crowds are always poor.
The away following for Finn Harps is usually one coach load.2 -
Remember your break even points per ticket sale is higher than you think...... for every x number of tickets sold, that's another steward, another police officer, more people hired to work in catering outlets etc.
The margin will be lower than you think.0 -
I doubt that is the case unless parts of the ground would normally be closed.DamoNorthStand said:Remember your break even points per ticket sale is higher than you think...... for every x number of tickets sold, that's another steward, another police officer, more people hired to work in catering outlets etc.
The margin will be lower than you think.0 -
This isn’t true. Obviously more staff are required for a capacity crowd than 10,000 but the marginal cost of a few thousand extra is near zero. Policing isn’t solely or even mostly based on attendance numbers and stewarding is heavily based on the safety certificate for each stand, not how many people are sitting in it.DamoNorthStand said:Remember your break even points per ticket sale is higher than you think...... for every x number of tickets sold, that's another steward, another police officer, more people hired to work in catering outlets etc.
The margin will be lower than you think.
Catering generates more revenue from higher catering sales - you can’t look it as a cost of a ticket sale in isolation of its own revenue.0 -
I feel quite low after seeing those ticket prices for this season as I doubt I will be going to see any games now, other than to matches with special offers if they happen. Living 80 miles away doesn't help but there's also the fact that my friends are not Charlton fans so whereas one or two have come occasionally at cheaper rates, I can't see them coming at £29-32. This is the first season that I have ever felt like this.0
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Nor consulted or asked for her opinion what the fans may think as she seems as baffled as the rest of us.seth plum said:
Ah. I believed it was possibly true.LargeAddick said:
Think that was an attempt at a joke.seth plum said:Is it true as written above that the volunteer fan liaison person was sacked for speaking out?
Good. Not sacked, or castigated by anybody I presume.0 -
When I fly out from Cork for a game it’s crazy how many are going to see Liverpool, Man U, Man City & Arsenal 😳SpicedAddick said:
The Dublin teams are REALLY well supported this season. I've been to Rovers and Pat's and I've never seen crowds like that before. But Ireland just doesn't have the football culture generally and there is competition from Gaelic and Hurling. And the standard of the teams is dreadful.KBslittlesis said:
I’d like to go see Cork City.SpicedAddick said:
League of Ireland tickets are almost universally €15.KBslittlesis said:I don’t think those prices are that bad tbf.
But then I’m living in Ireland where everything is fecking expensive 😩🙄
I'll pay if you go to a Finn Harps game.
But the cost of petrol to get to every game would be ridiculous.
So I just watch whatever game is on 🤷♀️But that said, if they are universally €15, why don’t more go?
The crowds are always poor.
The away following for Finn Harps is usually one coach load.0
