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maccawozzagod · 27-08-2012, 13:43

£10 and £5. I'd keep it simple, young 'uns, old 'uns, unemployed, students, all half price. Sit down, stand up, same price. covered or uncovered same price.

Simple price, easy to remember, cheapest in the league to reflect the crappest crowds and crappest ground.

I don't care whether the sums work or not or whether we can make x% more over the season by charging this that or t'other. the fact remains that we have no fan base and at some point or other we have to start getting them in. Getting the maximum possible out of the ones we already have coming in and then hoping for a few extras is not the way (to me).

Some will argue that we have had cheap prices in the past and it didn't make any difference, well I would counter argue that at the time the club was in a right state and people were staying away for a multitude of reasons at the time. Have a look back on the Kipax website at some Conference games (choose one that was neither here nor there of importance), the crowds were way bigger than they are now, despite what the official attendance was given at. Nearly every week if you didn't get out of the bar in good time you wouldn't get on the home terrace for the second half.

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maccawozzagod God Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Red and White Fortnight Posts: 9,110 Liked: 1555 times Rep Power: 12677	Re: Ok people let's take stock for a minute. £10 and £5. I'd keep it simple, young 'uns, old 'uns, unemployed, students, all half price. Sit down, stand up, same price. covered or uncovered same price. Simple price, easy to remember, cheapest in the league to reflect the crappest crowds and crappest ground. I don't care whether the sums work or not or whether we can make x% more over the season by charging this that or t'other. the fact remains that we have no fan base and at some point or other we have to start getting them in. Getting the maximum possible out of the ones we already have coming in and then hoping for a few extras is not the way (to me). Some will argue that we have had cheap prices in the past and it didn't make any difference, well I would counter argue that at the time the club was in a right state and people were staying away for a multitude of reasons at the time. Have a look back on the Kipax website at some Conference games (choose one that was neither here nor there of importance), the crowds were way bigger than they are now, despite what the official attendance was given at. Nearly every week if you didn't get out of the bar in good time you wouldn't get on the home terrace for the second half.