Did any away match tickets get to the evergreen window that did not subsequently go to open sale?
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I'm sure if you contacted the club they would give you a new pen Jon...
£4k for 2 adult and 2 kids tickets!!
Were you seated on a hovering platform just above the centre circle??
I'm hoping a new one will be part of the pack next season, I've already gone through the initial ink supply, that's how much I use it!
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Apparently very cheap.£4k for 2 adult and 2 kids tickets!!
Were you seated on a hovering platform just above the centre circle??
Exactly the same seats as I'm sat in now, that the club would like £7200 for. Hence why I don't see the value.
Still, I've got the memories as some would say.
If the waiting list for STs is as long as stated, I'm sure there'll be enough willing to buy one regardless of any potential relegation.
Renewals might take a bit of a hit and I'm sure some on the list not take up the chance to buy should their turn come around, but it'll mainly be the rate of individual matchday sales that sees any noticeable drop.
I've got 3 renewals looming, 2 of which will be entering a new age group. Hopefully the increase isn't too steep as I can see a day coming where it no longer retains it's 'value' (assuming I remain the sole funder of the tickets).
Renewals might take a bit of a hit and I'm sure some on the list not take up the chance to buy should their turn come around, but it'll mainly be the rate of individual matchday sales that sees any noticeable drop.
I've got 3 renewals looming, 2 of which will be entering a new age group. Hopefully the increase isn't too steep as I can see a day coming where it no longer retains it's 'value' (assuming I remain the sole funder of the tickets).
The ones I could see making cutbacks to Evergreen now some of the novelty / excitement isn't as apparent is the season ticket holders that are also Evergreen premium.
I'm in this bracket (this isnt a "who is a better fan" point by the way, we all do our bit however we can) and whilst i'm not planning on cancelling i get no benefit from tickets through EG and don't need a pen etc (though I really like my pen, I'm actually using it now....well not right now....but you get the idea) but if i was going to make cutbacks this would be an easy one to make.
I could see some drop off there.
I'm in this bracket (this isnt a "who is a better fan" point by the way, we all do our bit however we can) and whilst i'm not planning on cancelling i get no benefit from tickets through EG and don't need a pen etc (though I really like my pen, I'm actually using it now....well not right now....but you get the idea) but if i was going to make cutbacks this would be an easy one to make.
I could see some drop off there.
Forgive me been a while since I was a season ticket holder (for obvious reasons) so I’m not sure if something like this already exists, but it seems to me that football clubs in general could do with rewarding longevity with discounts. Evergreen discounts (which are indirectly paid for) might be a complicating factor but it should be possible to engineer say 3, 5, 7 and 10 and 15% discounts dependent on number of successive renewals. This could easily be offset by increasing the base price slightly and/or away fan ticket prices.
It may be tokenistic but would show the club is recognising loyalty - something that it may one day be glad of (though we hope not). If I were season ticket holder I’d prefer this over Evergreen based discounts which as I say are indirectly paid for.
The club want to increase their profits, Frank, not decrease them by giving discounts!
If we, the green army, want the club to improve itself in the footballing world, then we have to accept that some sacrifices will have to be made.
Simon Hallett is doing all he can to get us up the leagues, but he will need our help to improve things further (eg increasing the player budget for one thing).
I don't mean to belittle you, Daz, but if you are not prepared to pay that huge increase (and there must be a logical reason why it has increased so much), and I don't blame you one iota, then there will be someone who will pay that. It is the nature of following a successful football club, whilst the feel good factor is still with us.Apparently very cheap.
Exactly the same seats as I'm sat in now, that the club would like £7200 for. Hence why I don't see the value.
Still, I've got the memories as some would say.
It will be up to the club to define what they ask of their supporters and this will be down to supply and demand, a very difficult thing to predict. I hope they have got it right, we could do with the extra money.
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Jim I understand supply and demand, I own a business that runs on it, so please save me the business lessons mate.
I also hope that the club have got it right.
Suggest reading what I wrote Jim about offsetting with other tickets and discounts.
If prices increase by those amounts mentioned above, then at some point there will be a backlash from Supporters, not just Argyle's but other Clubs too. It feels like football is taking the pee out of the Supporters.
If or when it goes wrong, the supporters who have supported any team, for all their life and feel like they have been ostracised from attending, due to the prices, they will probably not be there when the Club slides backwards. Also those who have jumped on the gravy train, when the going is good, will jump ship.
If or when it goes wrong, the supporters who have supported any team, for all their life and feel like they have been ostracised from attending, due to the prices, they will probably not be there when the Club slides backwards. Also those who have jumped on the gravy train, when the going is good, will jump ship.
Blimey not a very lucrative business for most of the owners when you look at the losses. Granted a couple of huge clubs probably role in it but the losses are insane.
Not sure that's a good business model😁
What I will say is owning a club has become a play thing for the rich list. 🤦
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It's all very well talking about 'others will pay anyway' as some sort of justification for pricing out fans..
but if every ground in the country becomes soulless without any atmosphere, because clubs drive their core fanbase away, football as a 'product' will lose out and ultimately the 'business' will be hit.
Short term gain does not necessarily mean long term gain.
Fortunately I think most clubs do get this, including Argyle as well - Daz's scenario excluded perhaps, although things will become clear when ST prices are revealed more widely.
It's also important for Argyle to remember that the fact that 3200 fans (+) are on the waiting list for STs, that does not necessarily mean they will all jump at the chance to buy, if seats become available. It'll be a new decision based on price / affordability / need at that point.
but if every ground in the country becomes soulless without any atmosphere, because clubs drive their core fanbase away, football as a 'product' will lose out and ultimately the 'business' will be hit.
Short term gain does not necessarily mean long term gain.
Fortunately I think most clubs do get this, including Argyle as well - Daz's scenario excluded perhaps, although things will become clear when ST prices are revealed more widely.
It's also important for Argyle to remember that the fact that 3200 fans (+) are on the waiting list for STs, that does not necessarily mean they will all jump at the chance to buy, if seats become available. It'll be a new decision based on price / affordability / need at that point.
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