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Renewed Friday. Ticket office reported that they were snowed under with season ticket renewals. Sounds like a fairly reasonable renewal rate, although I doubt it will be anything close to 100%.
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Season Ticket Renewal - WHAT DID YOU DO?
- Thread starter Lord Bracknell
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Brighton Bhuna Boy
Renewed Monday.
Got acknowledgement back on Wednesday.
Just had to wait for the cut-off date on my credit card.
Got acknowledgement back on Wednesday.
Just had to wait for the cut-off date on my credit card.
Dropkick Turnip
Member
Didn't renew. Several reasons:
1. Lack of decent football being served up this season (expect to be flamed for this reason but I can think of more entertaining ways to spend 400 quid. You wouldn't keep buying a band's albums if they started being shit, would you?)
2. Sick of receiving a letter once a year telling me about consolidation, big push for Falmer, keep the faith etc, etc.
3. The main reason is that I'm skint and will be for a while.
1. Lack of decent football being served up this season (expect to be flamed for this reason but I can think of more entertaining ways to spend 400 quid. You wouldn't keep buying a band's albums if they started being shit, would you?)
2. Sick of receiving a letter once a year telling me about consolidation, big push for Falmer, keep the faith etc, etc.
3. The main reason is that I'm skint and will be for a while.
Scoffers
Well-known member
Sadly, after 5 consecutive seasons in the same seat, I shall not be renewing. This is for 2 reason, firstly because I am now a father of twin boys and am already struggling to get to matches, but also because I can't really afford it now that I only have one income coming in ! Sad , I plan to take a seat in a few years, hopefully at Falmer !
Gordon the Gopher
Active member
Scoffers said:
Ditto, really am pig sick about not being able to renew but since arrival of second son and wife going from 5 day a week work to one and a bit, I simply cannot afford it, the balance on the 0% credit card is swelling rapidly!
Renewed.
This season is the first time in my life I have ever been able to have a season ticket. I have enjoyed it and wanted to do it again, for the best discount.
When you haven't been able to get to the matches for a long time you don't really care if it is in the 2nd, 3rd or 1st division. It is my team, come what may.
This season is the first time in my life I have ever been able to have a season ticket. I have enjoyed it and wanted to do it again, for the best discount.
When you haven't been able to get to the matches for a long time you don't really care if it is in the 2nd, 3rd or 1st division. It is my team, come what may.
Windmill
New member
I weighed up several options but know that if I didn't renew now I'd end up doing it later and have to pay more dosh.
Tom Hark, way off the mark. It isn't a question of them having a choice about the playing staff.
Surely Falmer must stay a priority? With new investment unlikely until the new ground is assured we don't, as a paying audience, have too much choice, given that Brighton is our team.
The team dished up 2 great seasons, both at Withdean if I remember, and who's to say they won't again.
Just a question of faith, and hope, I suppose.
Tom Hark, way off the mark. It isn't a question of them having a choice about the playing staff.
Surely Falmer must stay a priority? With new investment unlikely until the new ground is assured we don't, as a paying audience, have too much choice, given that Brighton is our team.
The team dished up 2 great seasons, both at Withdean if I remember, and who's to say they won't again.
Just a question of faith, and hope, I suppose.
Charlies Shinpad
New member
Wont renew for the 3 of us.
Cant afford it anymore plus fed up sitting in wet and cold for 5 years!
Will pick and choose my games from now til Falmer.
Cant afford it anymore plus fed up sitting in wet and cold for 5 years!
Will pick and choose my games from now til Falmer.
With 3 kids to support watching the Albion every home game is just too expensive for me now. So after 2 years as a season ticket holder I wont be renewing, even though I really want to. Will pick and choose a few home games but might try to go to a few more away games than have been able to recently. Will play it by ear and see how it goes.
Shankly Seagull
New member
I'll renew shortly in three lumps, as I couldn't afford the first payment schedule post - Christmas.
I know of several longstanding holders this year who have decided not to renew, and several more who are still wavering.
I don't think the renewal rate this year is going to be as high as the club hope for.
I know of several longstanding holders this year who have decided not to renew, and several more who are still wavering.
I don't think the renewal rate this year is going to be as high as the club hope for.
balloonboy
aka Jim in the West
Sent it off yesterday, renewing early is the BEST way to show your support for the Albion - they need the money NOW!
Not renewing.
A couple of years back I still made every home game, even evening fixtures, despite living in Somerset.
Now with a young daughter, I find it hard to justify the time it takes me to do a home game. Half my weekend is gone if I come back, alone, for a Saturday game and the time with my family is too precious. If we all travel back for the weekend, then that is a different story, but we find we do that less now than we used to.
I must say that the experience of watching football at Withdean has also lost most of the appeal it once had. I fully appreciate that it's no-one's fault - but it doesn't change the fact that Withdean is awful. On top of that the football we have played has been, let's be honest, absolutely dire.
I'll pick up tickets when we're Sussex bound for the weekend - if this season is anything to go by, I'll be paying below face value for them too. I'll also enjoy away games - things like atmosphere and a roof - two of the little things that can dramatically improve attending a game of football.
A couple of years back I still made every home game, even evening fixtures, despite living in Somerset.
Now with a young daughter, I find it hard to justify the time it takes me to do a home game. Half my weekend is gone if I come back, alone, for a Saturday game and the time with my family is too precious. If we all travel back for the weekend, then that is a different story, but we find we do that less now than we used to.
I must say that the experience of watching football at Withdean has also lost most of the appeal it once had. I fully appreciate that it's no-one's fault - but it doesn't change the fact that Withdean is awful. On top of that the football we have played has been, let's be honest, absolutely dire.
I'll pick up tickets when we're Sussex bound for the weekend - if this season is anything to go by, I'll be paying below face value for them too. I'll also enjoy away games - things like atmosphere and a roof - two of the little things that can dramatically improve attending a game of football.
Fran Hagarty
Well-known member
I can understand people not renewing for reasons of other commitments, finance or distance, but not to do so because the football is "dire" is simply pathetic. Do you support the team or don't you? Why not join the other so-called"fans" who watch the Premiership on TV just because it's "good" football. There's nothing to beat watching your own team in person, wherever and in whatever conditions. If I can put up with it I am sure anyone can.
Kneon Light
Well-known member
Renewed.
Thimble Keegan
Remy LeBeau
Fran Hagarty said:
I couldn't agree more. I want the team I watch to play well and effective within the style or system that they use. I do not care what sytem we employ so long as we play to it's strenghts. Even if we adpoted a long-ball game I would expect us to play well within that style.
It is when the team under-performs that gets under my skin but I will still go and support them.
Albion & England forever.
Thimble Keegan
Worthing BHA
