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Originally Posted by Chewbacca
You didn't have to buy in advance under the terms of the tickets in theory, and they are not 'flexi' if you have to but a few weeks before.
I think Stanley match day prices are too expensive, and fleecing away fans rather than growing the fan base is a priority. They should go back to £15 match behind the goals, however the club can't see past the short term income from away fans.
The U12 frees have been scrapped too, however the price of a game has been halved in this category. I suspect not may u12 free tickets were actually used, and not many flexies were sold, but the same should apply just reduce on the day prices a bit.
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You are correct in what you say however the flexibility was in what games you chose to attend because unlike season tickets you could only attend a fixed number of games. You could argue the same point regarding buying a matchday ticket in advance rather than pay on the day. If a game is likely to sell out then get the ticket in advance. That's just common sense.
As I said, it's only as difficult as yu want to make it.
As for the reason flexi tickets were introduced, they were treated as season tickets so allowed home fans to pay less than away fans and if they had been used to their potential would have sold in far bigger numbers. The main reason they didn't sell as much was poor marketing and people didn't understand how they worked.
Reducing the prices would probably not make up for the lack of income lost unless the team were successful and drew big crowds like at the end of the season.
You might grow the fan base slightly before the club went out of business but I doubt it would be a good long term strategy.