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deeayess · 10-07-2014, 21:29

I would think that season tickets, especially the early bird ones, have to be really cheap as they are the only source of income over the close season so the club have to sell them. One season when the club were desperate for money a season ticket was the same price as just over 6 games.

Normally a seat would be a couple of pounds dearer than standing but this would mean that income from away fans could not be maximised as they have to be charged the same as home fans and there are very few away seats.

The multi tickets are a good deal for regular fans who would go to that many games but with games moving to Fridays fans further away may be put off. Usually I would have benefited from a flexiticket but for various reasons I only made six games last season but would have considered one this season under the old pricing structure and maybe have brought a pal to the odd game but not at £150.

It's dangerous expecting people to go to less games to save money to attend the better ones because if you get out of the way of going to games it's easy to stop altogether especially in the winter months. A trip to the football isn't just the match ticket.

Another thing is that Stanley have been a league club for a few years now and the novelty is wearing off for non stanley fans. Will as many Portsmouth fans turn up next time now that most have been before? Perhaps Carlisle will bring a big following on Easter Monday as a lot of their fans may not have been before.

I had considered the Southend game at the start of the season but I am going to Leeds in the cup now as it fits in with a trip to see the family. It will probably be more away games than home for me as they fit in better with travel arrangements and there a few places I haven't been. Plus it is too expensive to go to more than a couple of games a month. Booking advance trains can save a lot of money but not if games get switched or postponed. Railworks saved me at least two wasted trips last season.

As stated before I don't know what the answer is but the club have lost the £100 I would have spent on a flexiticket and the £69 on a programme subscription as it would now cost £250.

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deeayess Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Dumfries & Galloway Posts: 1,262 Liked: 506 times Rep Power: 8370	Re: S t 1000 I would think that season tickets, especially the early bird ones, have to be really cheap as they are the only source of income over the close season so the club have to sell them. One season when the club were desperate for money a season ticket was the same price as just over 6 games. Normally a seat would be a couple of pounds dearer than standing but this would mean that income from away fans could not be maximised as they have to be charged the same as home fans and there are very few away seats. The multi tickets are a good deal for regular fans who would go to that many games but with games moving to Fridays fans further away may be put off. Usually I would have benefited from a flexiticket but for various reasons I only made six games last season but would have considered one this season under the old pricing structure and maybe have brought a pal to the odd game but not at £150. It's dangerous expecting people to go to less games to save money to attend the better ones because if you get out of the way of going to games it's easy to stop altogether especially in the winter months. A trip to the football isn't just the match ticket. Another thing is that Stanley have been a league club for a few years now and the novelty is wearing off for non stanley fans. Will as many Portsmouth fans turn up next time now that most have been before? Perhaps Carlisle will bring a big following on Easter Monday as a lot of their fans may not have been before. I had considered the Southend game at the start of the season but I am going to Leeds in the cup now as it fits in with a trip to see the family. It will probably be more away games than home for me as they fit in better with travel arrangements and there a few places I haven't been. Plus it is too expensive to go to more than a couple of games a month. Booking advance trains can save a lot of money but not if games get switched or postponed. Railworks saved me at least two wasted trips last season. As stated before I don't know what the answer is but the club have lost the £100 I would have spent on a flexiticket and the £69 on a programme subscription as it would now cost £250.