Kalimantan Gull
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I guess what PB is saying is that the reason we're top of the league with a good chance of winning tomorrow is because its £42 quid to watch a game.
whether thats true or not I don't know
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[Albion] Paul Barber on Albion match day ticket prices
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I guess what PB is saying is that the reason we're top of the league with a good chance of winning tomorrow is because its £42 quid to watch a game.
whether thats true or not I don't know
Pretty pink fairy
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Sussex Nomad
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I re-iterate that I didn't say it would 'bankrupt' us to lower the prices, I was just stating that if people don't want to commit to season tickets for varying reasons, then don't expect to find a 'bargain bucket' price. Personally the £42 ticket I would market at £39, which is more appealing with the 3 in front of it! Oh and if these tickets were priced close to the STH I still wouldn't give up mine or care less what the pick and choose brigade were paying, it is more to do with the club trying to run the business as close to break even margins as possible. I don't for one minute believe the Chairman, Directors, Accountant or CEO haven't looked at all possibilities and stuck their collective head in the sand for what us Joe Public think is the 'bleedin obvious'.
good response. Cheaper tickets than 42 quid are always available. I don't understand the argument that loads more would come in they were only 36 quid. How many people are prepared to spend 36 to sit in ESU but not 30 in WSU?
Someone said about a couple would go if it was 72 quid for the couple rather than than 84. I am not sure I buy that. You would need lots more people to actually take this to lose the revenue from those who pay it anyway. Call it a deadweight cost if you like.
Someone said about a couple would go if it was 72 quid for the couple rather than than 84. I am not sure I buy that. You would need lots more people to actually take this to lose the revenue from those who pay it anyway. Call it a deadweight cost if you like.
Vegas Seagull
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Buy two extra ST's & take two different people every week. This will ensure you have many more friends long into the future.
Thunder Bolt
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The question remains is how much does your Bro in law want to see the game? Does he have to sit in East upper when he could get two tickets in the North stand for less than £74?
Tom Hark Preston Park
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Only because the queues are so stupidly long and always have been.
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The £42 ticket thing is a bit of a red herring isn't it? There are actually very few £42 tickets available and numerous cheaper tickets, and most games are not category A where £42 applies.
I appreciate that if you have a ST in the "£42 zone" and you have a/some mates that want to come with you for an occasional game that becomes an issue. I don't know if the club would allow you to transfer your ST to a cheaper area on an ad hoc basis when that happens. Possibly not as the club are left with a more expensive ticket to try and sell for that fixture.
I appreciate that if you have a ST in the "£42 zone" and you have a/some mates that want to come with you for an occasional game that becomes an issue. I don't know if the club would allow you to transfer your ST to a cheaper area on an ad hoc basis when that happens. Possibly not as the club are left with a more expensive ticket to try and sell for that fixture.
You are the one COMPLAINING about ticket prices... Tony Bloom is subsidising EVERY SINGLE MATCH TICKET throughout the season to the tune of at least £20.
Return of the Rev
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I would only sit in the esu as the view is superior to most areas and on par with 1901.
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Man of Harveys
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I'll summarise, in case anyone doesn't have a spare hour or two to read all that: "Buy a season ticket or do one".
Jesting aside, even at that length, he's not saying anything to refute what's blindingly obvious to actual fans: non-season ticket tickets remain ridiculously way too expensive for the level of demand that exists for them - as can be ably demonstrated by a large number of empty seats every week, despite the brilliance on the pitch.
Jesting aside, even at that length, he's not saying anything to refute what's blindingly obvious to actual fans: non-season ticket tickets remain ridiculously way too expensive for the level of demand that exists for them - as can be ably demonstrated by a large number of empty seats every week, despite the brilliance on the pitch.
Not mine he's not! I'm no sponger
Is that because you don't buy any?
But isn't that like someone complaining they can't afford to feed their family when they are only willing to shop at waitrose?
Watch them pick up if we're still top in February. Even at £42.
I live in Warwick and have managed two matches so far this season. we have the best attendances in the league. Should other clubs charge even less? This is all related to the price elasticity of demand and I would suggest than this is quite in elastic I.e. Demand does not change that much with price. By this I mean that 20% decrease in price would lead to a less than 20% increase in demand (very simplistic way of looking at it)
Return of the Rev
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No its like someone shopping at asda but if sainsbury and waitrose were cheaper i would want to shop at waitrose
Return of the Rev
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He indicates prices are sp high because ticket revenue is the vital source of revenue in the championship. As such he will presumably be reducing prices if/when we get promoted.
Yeah right.
The fact is that having such high match day tickets in ALL areas of the ground means that there's little opportunity for new fans to ever get the Albion bug. As there's little chance they'll spend £35+ on an unknown experience.
Yeah right.
The fact is that having such high match day tickets in ALL areas of the ground means that there's little opportunity for new fans to ever get the Albion bug. As there's little chance they'll spend £35+ on an unknown experience.