Season tickets - no price increase.
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GRSGimmer
Vital Squad Member
After the incessant dross that has been served up at home this season it will be interesting to see the take up rate for more of the same next season. I can't exactly imagine that the ticket office will need to draft in reinforcements to cope with the insatiable demand. Agree prices are too high but he could have at least offered a sweetener or 2 to improve or encourage purchase.
Trev_GFC
Vital 1st Team Regular
It’s a start at least, and probably expected given the 2-year season tickets. Retail inflation has everything going up by 3-ish% if you want to look at it as a ‘customer’. Uptake will probably be slightly less than last summer under Pennock unless the squad is looking particularly well-invested. Hopefully this will be the last of the no-risk pricing.
Whitstabletangerine
Vital Reserves Team
Our ST's were announced a few hours ago,
£200.00 adult
£170 over 65's
£100 under 18's,
anywhere bar centre block of main stand £100.00 extra.
How does that compare with yours assuming they will be the same as this season's.?
£200.00 adult
£170 over 65's
£100 under 18's,
anywhere bar centre block of main stand £100.00 extra.
How does that compare with yours assuming they will be the same as this season's.?
Therealwaldo
Vital 1st Team Regular
Does the cinema reduce the prices when the film is rubbish ? I'm not sure that's how it works !
Exactly, and if we suddenly started playing exciting football every week would people be happy for price hike? Doubt it. Can’t have it both ways. Maybe there is stuff to hold Scally to account for but not for freezing season ticket rates (which in real terms is a cut.)
Baghdad_Rob
Vital 1st Team Regular
And despite the Blackpool fans only paying half the season ticket prices, they seem to hate their owners to a significantly greater level than we do Scally. You'd think with such cheap prices the Oystons would be popular
Trev_GFC
Vital 1st Team Regular
Blackpool get far worse attendances than us and as someone else said, they hate their owner despite cheap tickets.
Also, hasn’t Scally moved back to the UK?
But because of the 2 year ticket prices can't be dropped. Otherwise 100's of unhappy fans and trading standards complaints.
markinkent
Vital Champions League
I am not sure if a small price change either way would make a lot of difference. I think the level of entertainment at home is a far bigger factor. Yesterday was fantastic and had we had 2-3 more like thatsince Christmas then that would be more likely to persuade people to commit to another season. I think we only had 3-4 games that were truly enjoyable : Southend (home), Charlton, Bristol Rovers and Plymouth
I think we are pretty much at the core of ST support now i.e. those who will buy one whatever. Another 20% could be persuaded either way. I am in that 20% group. Over the last 35 years I have held season tickets more often than not but there are time when i have gone 2-3 seasons without. I didn't get one last year. I won't this season.
In terms of price a small increase or decrease wouldn't persuade me either way. The lack of enjoyment is the key factor and the fact that I know I will miss a few games through holidays/work so its doesn't really make sense.
What would have persuaded me would have been a real change in season tickets e.g the sliding scale discussed previously. A different catalyst might also persuade me e.g. big investor (committing to invest in the squad), a new owner or dare I say it a new stadium might also persuade me that something is changing at Gills. Status quo doesn't.
I don't blame Scally leaving the prices as is. If he had cut them by 50% I don't think we would have sold double, not without some other catalyst.
Thing is he could have tried the above at no risk. Season tickets prices are held but will reduce if we sell more than last season. If they published the sales figures on the website then it might encourage people to buy as we got close to each threshold.
Up to 3000 - no change
3000-4000 - 10% reduction
4000-5000 - 20% reduction
5000-6000 - 30% reduction
6000-7000 - 40% reduction
7000+ - 50% reduction.
Mouldybluecheese
Vital Reserves Team
markinkent
Vital Champions League
Yep they could have been included. They were backs against the wall battling performances that were enjoyable for the level of effort from the team.
Captainreblue
Vital 1st Team Regular
Agreed, there just doesn't seem to be any drive to try to encourage new ST holders or incentive for current ST holders to renew.
I've not had a ST this season and have not had any problem in getting my old seat in block 5 of RE for all but one of the 17 home games I've seen this season. Speaking to others around me yesterday who have been ST holders this season, they seem to be thinking the sane as me, what is the need/point/advantage of having a ST any more.
I wonder if Sl had started the season as manager and lets assume we had 12 more points than the 56 and we had been in the play off position - and possible trip to wembley - would that not have tempted more to buy season tickets ?
Without doubt that pitch is a major factor at home as we performed on a dry pitch yesterday and not a bog. There seems to be this unbridled hate for Scally and at the end of the day who else has put their hand in their pockets ? He runs the company he operate frugally on a shoestring with low playing and Agents budgets. Hes entitled to take a dividend from the club and is 200k that much I don't think for what he puts in.
My main issue is to invest in that pitch and you would get more performances like yesterday.
You have to then Support the club by coming to pay to watch games to bring revenue in. You cant't rely on everyone else doing it and then moaning there's no investment. The supports are the lifeblood. Even yesterday on a perfect sunny day only 6200 showed and 1400 plus of those were Plymouth supporters. I always read on here 'Oh I followed it on 'twitter' or sky bet or Gills debate or the radio because 'I couldn't be bothered to go because of the dross served up or you had work commitments or illness which is fair enough or you live on Mars and its too far to travel etc. I understand genuine reasons for not going but there are a lot of people who moan like crazy and rarely attend a game yet are the biggest critics of the players. Support your club and go to the games whenever you can. That ground should have 10k in week in week out fact. I see thousands shopping in the mornings around Dockside, Bluewater etc - Virtually no school kids in groups. Now we've done a deal with the council cant we get a PE department at schools to bring kids in ? come on guys all I'm doing is trying to appeal to people to follow your team both in good and bad times. We are all passionate about Gills. Many of you have been much longer supports than I am. I'm a relative new supporter and I try to get to most games. Some are crap some are very good. I get frustrated seeing a half empty stadium and when you go to other grounds you seem similar quality but bigger attendances. - Sorry just rambling on here...
Without doubt that pitch is a major factor at home as we performed on a dry pitch yesterday and not a bog. There seems to be this unbridled hate for Scally and at the end of the day who else has put their hand in their pockets ? He runs the company he operate frugally on a shoestring with low playing and Agents budgets. Hes entitled to take a dividend from the club and is 200k that much I don't think for what he puts in.
My main issue is to invest in that pitch and you would get more performances like yesterday.
You have to then Support the club by coming to pay to watch games to bring revenue in. You cant't rely on everyone else doing it and then moaning there's no investment. The supports are the lifeblood. Even yesterday on a perfect sunny day only 6200 showed and 1400 plus of those were Plymouth supporters. I always read on here 'Oh I followed it on 'twitter' or sky bet or Gills debate or the radio because 'I couldn't be bothered to go because of the dross served up or you had work commitments or illness which is fair enough or you live on Mars and its too far to travel etc. I understand genuine reasons for not going but there are a lot of people who moan like crazy and rarely attend a game yet are the biggest critics of the players. Support your club and go to the games whenever you can. That ground should have 10k in week in week out fact. I see thousands shopping in the mornings around Dockside, Bluewater etc - Virtually no school kids in groups. Now we've done a deal with the council cant we get a PE department at schools to bring kids in ? come on guys all I'm doing is trying to appeal to people to follow your team both in good and bad times. We are all passionate about Gills. Many of you have been much longer supports than I am. I'm a relative new supporter and I try to get to most games. Some are crap some are very good. I get frustrated seeing a half empty stadium and when you go to other grounds you seem similar quality but bigger attendances. - Sorry just rambling on here...
