Freddie Goodwin.
Well-known member
A 'sauce' has told me that, because of FFP and the need to cover costs and following the introduction of booking fees for everyone, the club is now looking to recoup some of the tremendous cost of flood & safety lighting for night matches.
Spokes person, Paul Barbour, states that the leccy bill is enormous and it's only right & proper that this cost should be passed on to customers. The charge would probably be in the region of £2.00 per ticket.
The club are aware that there may well be some resistance to this move so are also looking into the possibility of rearranging games to the day time and playing behind closed doors. This has the attraction of not only saving on lighting but also enormous savings in stewarding, security, catering staff and the P&R. Subtle steps to make ticket buying more difficult, especially for the casual customer, are already proving a huge success with the Queens Road shop showing an encouraging drop in nuisance callers.
Spokes person, Paul Barbour, states that the leccy bill is enormous and it's only right & proper that this cost should be passed on to customers. The charge would probably be in the region of £2.00 per ticket.
The club are aware that there may well be some resistance to this move so are also looking into the possibility of rearranging games to the day time and playing behind closed doors. This has the attraction of not only saving on lighting but also enormous savings in stewarding, security, catering staff and the P&R. Subtle steps to make ticket buying more difficult, especially for the casual customer, are already proving a huge success with the Queens Road shop showing an encouraging drop in nuisance callers.