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Post by kings hill addick on Mar 27, 2024 11:38:01 GMT
I didn't see any match prices but if they are the same as last season then paying before the 10th May earns you the equivalent of two free matches, or a maximum of three if you buy all the tickets one at a time and pay £1.50 for each single ticket. I'd be surprised if most fans don't miss two or tree games a season, so the financial value is, probably, negligible. I'm sure that back in the Premier League years the season tickets were guaranteed to be, at least, six games cheaper than paying as you go - and we only played 19 home games a season then. As much as I liked having a season ticket I can't imagine that I will get close to twenty games so it would be cheaper for me to pay as I go. This, also, has the added advantage that I can pass on a few games (and save even more money) if we look anywhere as rubbish for a spell, next season, as we have this. The benefits don't look very inspiring either. Most of them are just discounts on other, potential, ways to give the club more money. If the match day tickets go up then that might change this but it does look like the main benefit of getting a season ticket is that it guarantees the club your money regardless of if you attend matched or not. That seems a little one sided to me, personally. For me the benefits of a Season Ticket are much the same as when we first purchased them back in the mid 90s, namely: - commitment to the club rain or shine - same seat and not faffing around with purchases for every game - a sense that things are getting better and that we're on a journey together Reading the letter from the club, it's actually remarkable how they've injected some hope after years of mid-table mediocrity. Who knows how the first ten games will go but we should all be confident that the SMT and football management will move a step further towards deliberately a competitive squad. As posted elsewhere, I'd put money on a top six finish before a ball is kicked, assuming they secure four or five "elite" players. There's no guarantee of promotion, never is. But these next few games should confirm that we already have the core of a decent squad. 23 games with fantastic views at £100 per month is a bargain. Bring it on! I don't disagree with you and if you're going to go to all 23 games it makes sense. My Dad will be away for more than two months in the winter so will, likely, miss, at least, six games; I'm not going to go to football on my own, so my financial decision is different. This is before you consider that we could be a rubbish next season as this one? I suspect that many fans see third division football as more missable than Premier League, or Championship, football. Add in the fact that we can all get the games on our TV's at home for a tenner and a round trip, with a couple of kids, snacks and petrol, will, probably, cost £50 more to watch teams like Shrewsbury or Northampton - no disrespect to them. I have watched, virtually, every one of our games (home and away) since iFollow was launched in 2017 and have probably saved well over £1,500, in the last two seasons, by not buying a season ticket, all the while still attending about half of our home games. This has coincided with two of the worst seasons in my lifetime. If we do challenge for the top six I'll probably go to more games, but the deal on offer is not good enough for me to pay upfront. |
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Post by jonkool on Mar 27, 2024 15:22:39 GMT
For me the benefits of a Season Ticket are much the same as when we first purchased them back in the mid 90s, namely: - commitment to the club rain or shine - same seat and not faffing around with purchases for every game - a sense that things are getting better and that we're on a journey together Reading the letter from the club, it's actually remarkable how they've injected some hope after years of mid-table mediocrity. Who knows how the first ten games will go but we should all be confident that the SMT and football management will move a step further towards deliberately a competitive squad. As posted elsewhere, I'd put money on a top six finish before a ball is kicked, assuming they secure four or five "elite" players. There's no guarantee of promotion, never is. But these next few games should confirm that we already have the core of a decent squad. 23 games with fantastic views at £100 per month is a bargain. Bring it on! I don't disagree with you and if you're going to go to all 23 games it makes sense. My Dad will be away for more than two months in the winter so will, likely, miss, at least, six games; I'm not going to go to football on my own, so my financial decision is different. This is before you consider that we could be a rubbish next season as this one? I suspect that many fans see third division football as more missable than Premier League, or Championship, football. Add in the fact that we can all get the games on our TV's at home for a tenner and a round trip, with a couple of kids, snacks and petrol, will, probably, cost £50 more to watch teams like Shrewsbury or Northampton - no disrespect to them. I have watched, virtually, every one of our games (home and away) since iFollow was launched in 2017 and have probably saved well over £1,500, in the last two seasons, by not buying a season ticket, all the while still attending about half of our home games. This has coincided with two of the worst seasons in my lifetime. If we do challenge for the top six I'll probably go to more games, but the deal on offer is not good enough for me to pay upfront. Points well made there pal and I fully understand the maths. The one thing that draws me is meeting up with CAFC pals on match days including away trips where we have a cracking time. Over a many a season since we left the PL the best part of the day has been the journey to the pub and then the banter at the pub. The winless winter period was another where we said that the quality of the match day experienced dropped like a stone once we left the boozer. I still feel that the sense of belonging is the thing that keeps me signing up for my ST. |
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Post by bigandy99 on Mar 27, 2024 16:25:06 GMT
I don't disagree with you and if you're going to go to all 23 games it makes sense. My Dad will be away for more than two months in the winter so will, likely, miss, at least, six games; I'm not going to go to football on my own, so my financial decision is different. This is before you consider that we could be a rubbish next season as this one? I suspect that many fans see third division football as more missable than Premier League, or Championship, football. Add in the fact that we can all get the games on our TV's at home for a tenner and a round trip, with a couple of kids, snacks and petrol, will, probably, cost £50 more to watch teams like Shrewsbury or Northampton - no disrespect to them. I have watched, virtually, every one of our games (home and away) since iFollow was launched in 2017 and have probably saved well over £1,500, in the last two seasons, by not buying a season ticket, all the while still attending about half of our home games. This has coincided with two of the worst seasons in my lifetime. If we do challenge for the top six I'll probably go to more games, but the deal on offer is not good enough for me to pay upfront. Points well made there pal and I fully understand the maths. The one thing that draws me is meeting up with CAFC pals on match days including away trips where we have a cracking time. Over a many a season since we left the PL the best part of the day has been the journey to the pub and then the banter at the pub. The winless winter period was another where we said that the quality of the match day experienced dropped like a stone once we left the boozer. I still feel that the sense of belonging is the thing that keeps me signing up for my ST. Echo that, Jonkool |
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