Amazing intiative by Derby on STs and possible promotion

[fcportaloo]

Malcolm Clarke of football Supporters Federation says 'We have not done the final calculations but we estimate clubs could cut £32 off the cost of every single ticket purely from the increase in the TV pot this time around,”

This is the INCREASE in the deal, not the total. But rather than cut prices, they choose to waste the cash paying the likes of Rooney £300k a week, more than the average wage for a whole decade. Yet still the grounds are full and nothing will change until they are not.

This is a very positive move by Derby and they are to be applauded

 

[Barrel of Fun]

How many will take it up? Say 10k season ticket holders at £500 = £5m

They pay back £2.5m. Promotion nets them £100m+?

Crazy money.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Do you know what? I hope they go up. Thats brilliant. Plus they seem to me to be doing things the right way unlike say QPR or Forest or Lesta etc etc

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Whilst this sort of initiative should (possibly) be applauded, wouldn't it be great if fans finances were not hit so heavily in the first place?

We get £100 worth of travel free a season, don't we?

 

[16bha]

Good to see the ransom don't FLEECE the fans.

 

[seagull_in_malaysia]

The only problem I can see would be when they come back down. How many season ticket holders would not renew if it meant a doubling in ticket prices for matches the division below? And if they didn't increase prices after relegation then they might struggle financially in the Championship (well, maybe not that much as they will have parachute payments also).

 

[Mowgli37]

Fantastic work there Derby

Come on Paul, you know you want to....

 

[seagull_in_malaysia]

Whilst this sort of initiative should (possibly) be applauded, wouldn't it be great if fans finances were not hit so heavily in the first place?

We get £100 worth of travel free a season, don't we?

Well, it isn't exactly free. It is included in the price of admission.

 

[Guy Fawkes]

I seem to remember last season Brighton asked ST-holders to renew and telling them that if we did go up we would have to pay MORE on top.

Derby, a very well-supported club, have said to anyone renewing by March 16 this season that if they do go up to the PL they will get 50 per cent of the cost BACK, something they are choosing to do with a small part of the millions of extra loot should they go up.

Impressive.

Great idea. (helps to get fans to renew at full price even without promotion and may get more to sign up for next season if they don't go up in case this deal is repeated)

However, how many Derby fans are actually going to be affected by this? - how many current ST holders do they actually have for this season as it's renewals and not new ST sales.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Well, it isn't exactly free. It is included in the price of admission.

True, but it is an invisible number to us. Do they charge us £30 and give us free travel or charge us £28 and subsidise travel?

 

[Socialist Sid]

I like Derby, as a football club and as a town/city.

Ten of us went there last week and stayed over on the Saturday, and as a group we were welcomed everywhere by everyone.

Everyone that I spoke to in the pubs after, and deep into the Saturday night, were genuinely interested on our thoughts of the game or what were our chances of promotion etc

Perfect stuff.

Lovely place, lovely people x

 

[father_and_son]

Good idea though coming down after a miserable one season in the prem and seeing your ST price go UP ( albeit back to the undiscounted price) is going to hurt more than the discount felt good!

I'm sure it's a cash flow thing for them (mOney in to buy in the closed season), so it would never work for us because we all pay on interest free credit!