[Albion] Season ticket renewal prices...?

[Herr Tubthumper]

Those in platinum+ are paying North of £2k...

True. I just checked the gold prices and they’re 1252.80 a season, so all 1901 are over a grand.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Captive market. Its one of the last things I would want to scrimp on, I just love going to the AMEX on a match day and hate it if I have to miss a game. But always a Q of people happy to use my ST, still nearly eight years in.

As others have said with a waiting list the club holds all the strings. However, their never seems to be a flood of people not renewing. I imagine most having to give up ST are for reasons not linked to the price.

 

[nwgull]

Inflation is at about 2.5%, so I can’t get too excited if the increase is in that region. Most people got pay rises since last year, didn’t they?

 

[WATFORD zero]

On the subject of season tickets does anyone know the renewal date? my daughter turns 21 in march, is the age band set at date of renewal? or am i going to get shafted for an adult for next season? cheers

It's age at the first game of the season that defines the age group if I remember rightly

 

[Is it PotG?]

It will cost what it will cost. You either pays your money or not, free world.

 

[Tim Over Whelmed]

Albion £730 East Stand Upper
Worthing FC £180
Crawley Town FC £400 West Stand
Portsmouth FC £419

You pay your money you take your choice, personally I'd rather pay the £730 and see Premier League football

 

[sussex_guy2k2]

Forgive my ignorance here - I don’t do coach travel - but don’t the club use outside coach companies to facilitate this and therefore it’s up to those firms to come up with the prices and not the club?

The club helped to subsidise this since the opening of the AMEX.

 

[nigeyb]

Albion £730 East Stand Upper
Worthing FC £180
Crawley Town FC £400 West Stand
Portsmouth FC £419

You pay your money you take your choice, personally I'd rather pay the £730 and see Premier League football

How would you feel if it's Championship football?

 

[dejavuatbtn]

Looking forward to a nOiSe reduction next season.

Well I will be 65 ha ha

Corrected for you!

 

[Murray 17]

Most people got pay rises since last year, didn’t they?

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This is what is annoying. How many people got inflation-matching payrises? I certainly didn't, and haven't for years.

 

[Goring-by-Seagull]

Mine is going to be a significantly larger rise this year as "little" one is now 10, so will now be in the under 18/21(?) bracket.

Can anyone tell me how much of a rise this is likely to be? I currently pay £54ish for the two of us a month.

It's already gone up enough from the £38 it used to cost me!

 

[nwgull]

How would you feel if it's Championship football?

20% more games for your money, and almost certainly more Albion goals per game!

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

20% more games for your money, and almost certainly more Albion goals per game!

Did you follow the club during the Hyppia days?

 

[BensGrandad]

I think that the increase will be between 4 and 5% irrespective of division, not that I think that w will get relegated, because there are more games in the Championship plus they can always add 1 FA Cup game if drawn at home.

 

[nwgull]

Did you follow the club during the Hyppia days?

Yes, and I think you know that. However, I think it’s safe to say that that was a lesson learned. The number of games we won at home by 3, 4 and even 5 goals in Hughton’s 2 Championship seasons was incredible.

 

[drew]

Of course ticket prices will go up. They didn't need to go up when we got promoted and they didn't need to go up last year but they did on both occasions. Gate revenue is irrelevant when compared to TV money but prices still go up.

The introduction of the annual direct debit will be interesting as if it offers a discount on the cost then that is effectively removing the interest free 12 months option which I'm sure any 'businessman' in the club hierarchy doesn't like.

As for membership, I understood that ST renewals will include the cost of this but that you can opt out. Another strange approach by the club but clearly designed to hope that a lot of people forget to opt out. I think they originally stated that only 30% of STHs made use of this facility so they thought they would try and get the other 70% to join in. If we had wanted it then of course we would have taken out that membership. It seems as intelligent as the chelsea ticket fiasco!

 

[Weststander]

But if we go down the last thing they will want to do is put up prices so surely the plan should be to get them as high as possible while we're in the PL so that if/when we do go down they can freeze them ( as compensation for going down ) ?

This.

A large price rise with a relegation would cause uproar.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Nah, 3% in 3 annual instalments results in 9.27% as the equivalent single hit at the end of three years. That’d still result in more anger though...

I can verify your calculation, and conclusion

 

[Weststander]

Yes, and I think you know that. However, I think it’s safe to say that that was a lesson learned. The number of games we won at home by 3, 4 and even 5 goals in Hughton’s 2 Championship seasons was incredible.

It was incredible. Two and a half seasons of football heaven.

 

[spence]

Of course ticket prices will go up. They didn't need to go up when we got promoted and they didn't need to go up last year but they did on both occasions. Gate revenue is irrelevant when compared to TV money but prices still go up.

The introduction of the annual direct debit will be interesting as if it offers a discount on the cost then that is effectively removing the interest free 12 months option which I'm sure any 'businessman' in the club hierarchy doesn't like.

As for membership, I understood that ST renewals will include the cost of this but that you can opt out. Another strange approach by the club but clearly designed to hope that a lot of people forget to opt out. I think they originally stated that only 30% of STHs made use of this facility so they thought they would try and get the other 70% to join in. If we had wanted it then of course we would have taken out that membership. It seems as intelligent as the chelsea ticket fiasco!

Every season you whinge and whinge about the hikes and yet renew. What does that say ?