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So apparently we are going to be categorising games with category A matches being £25, B still at £20 & C at £15, all with relevant concession prices.
Think there are only 4 'A' games, Sheffield, Bolton, Wigan & Sunderland, the majority are 'B' games & a handful (MK Dons, Wimbledon, Oxford & Gillingham) are 'C' category.
We've never done this before I don't think - just wondering what everyone thinks about it?

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We used to have different categories before - unless I have dreamt it - and I believe that people were not in favour??

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For what my opinion is worth, trying to maximise income for bigger teams, is a good idea :)

Will not affect season tickets holders and it will earn a few more ££ from away tickets, on the other hand, teams who only bring a handful, will not make much difference by reducing the price :)

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makes good sense to me. may increase season ticket sales?

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no guarentee by paying more for an A that it will be better than a C game. all first team fixtures where we go to watch stanley without much thought about the opposition. anyone taking a young kid along swerving those A games might be a good idea.

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[QUOTE=VALAIRIAN;1255294]For what my opinion is worth, trying to maximise income for bigger teams, is a good idea :)

Will not affect season tickets holders and it will earn a few more ££ from away tickets, on the other hand, teams who only bring a handful, will not make much difference by reducing the price :)

yes, afted doing a say 400 mile round trip to watch the game a few quid less on the admission cost will not be a deal breaker.

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Sunderland fans won't mind paying an extra fiver
for the pleasure of being soaked to the skin�� but seriously I personally think it would have been better to charge more for every game to sit and cheaper to stand for the away fans only.

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£25 is very steep for a Stanley game, I know other clubs charge £25 on the day but if you buy in advance it is normally £5 or more cheaper.

Last time we had categories there was a £2 difference. With these thing in football the crowds will decrease slightly but revenue increases.

I can see other pubs putting up prices for on the day too, most pubs in accy have increased prices by about 15% for beer in the last 18 months.

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As the old saying goes you only have so much disposable income if that doesn't increase in line with inflation something has to go.

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Be interesting to see what the big 4s fans think of this not forgetting Portsmouth and Rotherham and of cause Morecambe who all will bring sizeable followings🙂

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not bothered about a price rise as you expect it nowadays. its just having 3 catogaries that i,m against. rather pay one for every league game no matter who our opponents are.

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As I understand it the increase for 'Category A' games is a mitigation for the much higher policing costs accrued by the club for the games v Sunderland, Sheff Wed, Wigan and Bolton, in which case I don't think it's unreasonable.

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The extra crowd numbers pay for the policing themselves and more. Football clubs always used to that excuse to make more money out of high demand games.

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This may or may not be the case Chewie - I'm not privy to the figures; I do remember coming out of recent games v Bolton and Blackpool anf feeling anxious that the Police were under-represented.

Moreover Mr Holt has always seemed to us to match his words about our club with sensible, proportionate and humane actions - I'd be astonished if he proposed the pricing of these games simply as a means of making a few extra quid...

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I would be astounded if it wasn't about making money, 12,000 fans pay £5 more and about 1,000 pay £5 less. Makes sense from a business perspective to fleece away fans and part time home fans, especially if demand is ends up greater than the capacity of the ground for the bigger games. I doubt Wigan will be in the top four crowds though.

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whilst i agree with your comment i do not think fans are being fleeced by a long way. the price is published pre season and not a last minute decision to hike up prices when the club expects a big gate like a cup game.

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Has there been any news on the Loyalty Discount Cards for the coming season ?

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Just seen the other thread

Bigger question might be will there actually be such a thing as " Match Day Walk Up Prices " because you can be sure Balmy Boris and his mates are bound to come up with yet another scheme to make peoples lives more difficult.

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My point exactly on the season tickets thread as regards to being rules made clear and left to the individual, unlike the ever u- turning government.

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agree. hate those clubs that charge more for a walk up price on the day of the game. there are many reasons why you cannot make the game on the day after deciding you,d go anyway. i know there are all ticket games that could sell out before the day but are few and far between at the wham.

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Surely Wigan will bring a sizeable crowd now they have a new owner and they seem all back on side with their club?

Could ASFC do a bundle where you can buy all “Cat A” games for £20 per game?

Could be an idea for the club to promote the “Cat C” games to potential new fans with it only being £15?

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well i for one turn up to a game to watch stanley. the opposition has never been a factor for the reason to attend or not. just do not get this difference in pricing unless its to recoup money from away fans. you cannot guarentee as a home fan that one game will be better than another because the opposition has more famous a past than another.

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I'd imagine in an ideal scenario the charges would solely be passed over to the away fans, however EFL rules don't allow this. Hence the differences in prices for Home fans also.

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Unlike the Premiership where because prices were getting out of hand they all agreed to cap charge for away fans at £30.

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I remember a good friend of mine who never missed Blackburn rovers games home and away, when Stamford Bridge was being redeveloped they moved away fans into a small area and charged them £85 a ticket for the privilege, remember saying to him can't remember how long ago it is now are you crackers.

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Not sure that is allowed mate??

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about time every club in a certain league all charge the same anyway. one price in every division with the same reductions for kids and pensioners. another plus point for clubs getting promotion as they,d be able to charge more and fans cannot knock em for doing so.

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thing is andy circumstances changing dictate u-turns i think. its easy to blame someone i think.we all want things to suit us.

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Perhaps that might be an acceptable point in the past, but 18 months on the continuous u-turns are a clear sign of a rudderless ship.
The best way to avoid u-turns is to know where you're going and have competent people at the wheel.

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Disagree M.P.s know sod all about medicines etc from all parties,the advice comes from so called professionals Sage being the one, in my opinion they are as much use as breasts on a fella.

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I don't believe decisions have been made based on scientific advice for a long time, but rather for ideological reasons propped up by personal incompetence.

Still, there's enough of this kind of talk on other parts of Accyweb, so I'll leave it at that and get back to the football. :)