Let's inject some logical observation to those statements Larry. In so doing the answer to your questions become bleedin obvious.Larry David":1z7qgmpz said:How can a season ticket to watch Manchester City be cheaper than a season ticket to watch Argyle? Why are we not leading the way, as Bradford City are, with the cheapest season ticket in League one? Surely more bums on seats at Home Park means increased revenue in and around the ground?
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One of the most expensive in the league, in a relatively low wage area. It does make you wonder how much more people will take of these types of prices, not just at Argyle.
:facepalm: .i don't quite despair but almost do.Larry David":3dvtzwx7 said:How can a season ticket to watch Manchester City be cheaper than a season ticket to watch Argyle? Why are we not leading the way, as Bradford City are, with the cheapest season ticket in League one? Surely more bums on seats at Home Park means increased revenue in and around the ground?
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Steve Evans":3g368xcw said::facepalm: .i don't quite despair but almost do.Larry David":3g368xcw said:How can a season ticket to watch Manchester City be cheaper than a season ticket to watch Argyle? Why are we not leading the way, as Bradford City are, with the cheapest season ticket in League one? Surely more bums on seats at Home Park means increased revenue in and around the ground?
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Steve Evans":2333ogqh said::facepalm: .i don't quite despair but almost do.Larry David":2333ogqh said:How can a season ticket to watch Manchester City be cheaper than a season ticket to watch Argyle? Why are we not leading the way, as Bradford City are, with the cheapest season ticket in League one? Surely more bums on seats at Home Park means increased revenue in and around the ground?
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Larry David":18vv0d6k said:Steve Evans":18vv0d6k said::facepalm: .i don't quite despair but almost do.Larry David":18vv0d6k said:How can a season ticket to watch Manchester City be cheaper than a season ticket to watch Argyle? Why are we not leading the way, as Bradford City are, with the cheapest season ticket in League one? Surely more bums on seats at Home Park means increased revenue in and around the ground?
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Well that's put me in my place, that's quite an argument you have put forward there.
To sum up
Because your average Janner is so apathetic season tickets need to be one of the most expensive in league one. We would never attract sufficient extra support to make it viable and more people inside HP wouldn't lead to increased match day revenue.
X Isle":380wfzeh said:Let's inject some logical observation to those statements Larry. In so doing the answer to your questions become bleedin obvious.Larry David":380wfzeh said:How can a season ticket to watch Manchester City be cheaper than a season ticket to watch Argyle? Why are we not leading the way, as Bradford City are, with the cheapest season ticket in League one? Surely more bums on seats at Home Park means increased revenue in and around the ground?
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We are more expensive than Man City because we neither have Arabian gazillionaires as owners or an umpty thrumpty million pound TV rights packaged divvied up by the premier league cartel system. They can AFFORD to discount their product, they could afford to play behind closed doors if they wanted to, fan revenue is not their main revenue.
As for Bradford they've been discounting their ST's for a few years now.
Firstly we don't have 20,000 regulars in Plymouth, at ANY price. Even if tickets were free they'd slowly find excuses not to commit to going unless the team was winning every week AND playing attractive football.
Secondly whilst it would be nice to pay less, in all truth where has it got Bradford? they're in the same league as us so it's hardly given them a great advantage from discounting these last few years.
Truth is we have only a relatively small hard-core support and very little outside money to bolster the coffers PLUS we're situated in an apathetic city. Were we to halve admissions we wouldn't get double the gates over a sustained period and would thus make a loss on the exercise.
As the quote goes...it's economics stupid.