[Albion] Three month pay holiday on Season Tickets

[Titanic]

https://www.brightonandhovealbion.c...announce-three-month-payment-holiday-for-fans

More than 92% of season-ticket holders have renewed their season tickets for the 2020/21 season.

We appreciate the uncertainty of the current situation for many people, and we are pleased to offer supporters the opportunity of a three-month payment holiday to try and help alleviate some of the worries our season-ticket holders and 1901 Club members might have at the moment.

Following a meeting of the club’s board earlier today, it has been decided by the directors that after this month’s April direct debit payment is taken, that all renewing season-ticket holders and 1901 Club members will have the opportunity to opt in and take a three-month holiday from their monthly direct debits (this would be the May, June and July’s direct debit).

The precise details of this will be communicated to supporters shortly and you will have until 16th April to claim your payment holiday. Once claimed, you will not need to do anything with your Direct Debit as all the changes will be managed for you.

The Club asks that in order to support this three-month break that supporters do all they can to meet their April payment. This holiday will impact the club’s cash flow by around £3m.

 

[Springal]

Great gesture for those that need it. I will keep mine going to support the club but great to have the option

 

[dazzer6666]

Very decent from the club as usual.

 

[Wozza]

Great stuff.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

A good gesture and will help the self employed who have no income coming in or those on zero hours.

 

[Tim Over Whelmed]

Why is it this bloody football club can't even get this wrong ..... a wonderful gesture at a time people need it most, given without demands. TB, PB & GP we absolutely adore this club and all it stands for*

* Other than not always having Chicken Balti pies ....

 

[Guinness Boy]

Superb.

I'd already thought I'd keep mine going all the time I have work as my little contribution to the cashflow situation. So long as there is no job emergency by mid April I won't use this but it is nice to have the option if things go tits up.

 

[herecomesaregular]

Thank feck for that, well done the Albion! (will be taking the offer thanks)

 

[Gazwag]

Next news (hopefully) BHAFC footballers agree to furlough payments in line with millions of football supporters

 

[Giraffe]

Yes I am glad they have done this. Definitely the right thing to do as a lot of people will be struggling and the monthly payments are certainly not insignificant.

 

[Stat Brother]

Next news (hopefully) BHAFC footballers agree to furlough payments in line with millions of football supporters

Sorry but I'm getting quite titsy about people telling footballers what they should and shouldn't do with their wages.

The palace knob-end was saying all premier league footballers should take a 20% pay cut.
To my knowledge he made no reference of his own 20% pay cut.

As others have said, why the flip are footballers the people who should cure the world of all it's ills?
Whether it's racism, poverty, bullying and now pandemics it would seem footballers pay packets are some kind of cure all.

 

[Hugo Rune]

I’m not surprised by this supremely generous and wonderful gesture but that’s probably because we’ve got the best run club, CEO/Deputy Chairman and Owner in the land.

 

[Weststander]

Lovely touch by TB & PB, and not just a deferral. In effect and ultimately, TB is personally bankrolling this.

Classy as always.

 

[Bold Seagull]

I'm really enjoying all my holidays so far.

Shame none of them are an actual holiday.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Those that opt in, please be aware, for the remaining eight months, your direct debit will be a fair bit higher to pay off the balance. Hopefully this health crisis will be over by August.

 

[Weststander]

Next news (hopefully) BHAFC footballers agree to furlough payments in line with millions of football supporters

Picking up the word used by the government in its 80% pay announcement?

I thought furlough meant leave of absence.

 

[Uh_huh_him]

Great gesture.

 

[Goldstone1976]

Picking up the word used by the government in its 80% pay announcement?

I thought furlough meant leave of absence.

Nah, it's 201m.

 

[Weststander]

Those that opt in, please be aware, for the remaining eight months, your direct debit will be a fair bit higher to pay off the balance. Hopefully this health crisis will be over by August.

Good point.

Holiday normally means the liability/cost is permanently no longer due, ever eg the new business rates holiday for the hospitality sector.

PB/TB actually mean just a deferral of payments, NOT a holiday.

 

[Dick Swiveller]

Those that opt in, please be aware, for the remaining eight months, your direct debit will be a fair bit higher to pay off the balance. Hopefully this health crisis will be over by August.

Yep - definitely a deferral rather than waived payments. Might help short term but still has to be paid long term. Not sure of the need to put that it would cost the club £3m in cash flow.