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bdc · 18-04-2010, 23:25

If it is true that matchday prices are going up then I think this is a stupid idea. The whole idea of increasing gates is to encourage new fans to come on, how is that going to be possible by increasing the price? Plus the fact most walk ons will decide on a whim to come on a game rather than buy a ticket the day before, people have more important things to do than pre-order tickets. I think if this policy is followed through I would expect gates to drop and therefore revenue will decrease. The club need to entice potential supporters with probably cheaper prices, perhaps having a family ticket for £20 would help increase gates or keeping the current prices but including a free pie so that then they are likely to use the lounge and possibly buy a few drinks which would help increase the coffers. One final thing to bare in mind is that when you compare season ticket price to matchday prices for the season you normally get between 4 and 6 free games by having a season ticket. However the difference between these for Accy is around 11 free games, the gap between these should be narrowed by having matchday standing at £10 for adults and then the gap would be only 7 free games.

18-04-2010, 23:25	#55
bdc Full Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 434 Liked: 69 times Rep Power: 78	Re: Bigger crowd If it is true that matchday prices are going up then I think this is a stupid idea. The whole idea of increasing gates is to encourage new fans to come on, how is that going to be possible by increasing the price? Plus the fact most walk ons will decide on a whim to come on a game rather than buy a ticket the day before, people have more important things to do than pre-order tickets. I think if this policy is followed through I would expect gates to drop and therefore revenue will decrease. The club need to entice potential supporters with probably cheaper prices, perhaps having a family ticket for £20 would help increase gates or keeping the current prices but including a free pie so that then they are likely to use the lounge and possibly buy a few drinks which would help increase the coffers. One final thing to bare in mind is that when you compare season ticket price to matchday prices for the season you normally get between 4 and 6 free games by having a season ticket. However the difference between these for Accy is around 11 free games, the gap between these should be narrowed by having matchday standing at £10 for adults and then the gap would be only 7 free games.