FA CUP First Round

[homer]

you mean the bbc arent interested til man utd are in it!!??

The Beeb haven't got it

They were outbid by Setanta and ITV

 

[highland fox]

you don't count,

Nasty horrible man

 

[Yorkshire Vixen]

theres an echo oh right i didnt know

 

[highland fox]

theres an echo oh right i didnt know

The good news is they have kept the rights to the Varsity Match though

 

[Boy Genius]

Nasty horrible man

dont you sweet talk me......

 

[Yorkshire Vixen]

if its free for season ticket holders ill probably go otherwise ill most likely miss it, we cant create an atmosphere with almost 23k so were not going to manage one with about 9k

 

[Jeff]

if its free for season ticket holders ill probably go

It won't be. Our opponents get a share of the gate receipts and they won't agree to people getting in for free.

 

[homer]

if its free for season ticket holders ill probably go otherwise ill most likely miss it, we cant create an atmosphere with almost 23k so were not going to manage one with about 9k

That's the spirit

 

[Yorkshire Vixen]

That's the spirit

ill take it youll be there regardless of how much theyre going to charge

 

[highland fox]

ill take it youll be there regardless of how much theyre going to charge

his missus locks him out on a saturday afternoon

 

[Blue Maniac]

ill take it youll be there regardless of how much theyre going to charge

Sadly there are some of us who would go even if the club were blatantly taking the piss by, for example, charging £300+ for a division three season ticket.

 

[PONTUS KAAMARK]

We play Stevenage then. They won 4-1 away at Horsham.

 

[GazLCFC]

Ticket sales delayed as Stevenage have rejected our pricing proposal.

http://www.lcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~1438490,00.html

 

[Blue Maniac]

Ticket sales delayed as Stevenage have rejected our pricing proposal.

http://www.lcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~1438490,00.html

Let me guess, they want to charge normal league match prices? Yeah, that won't lower the attendance figure at all.

 

[Jeff]

Let me guess, they want to charge normal league match prices? Yeah, that won't lower the attendance figure at all.

Stevenage know their fans will go to the game however much it costs, and they'll probably prefer a smaller crowd if the overall gate income is the same.


I'm sure the last time there was a disagreement like this the FA/league had to make the decision, and they agreed with Leicester's pricing policy.

 

[Blue Maniac]

Stevenage know their fans will go to the game however much it costs, and they'll probably prefer a smaller crowd if the overall gate income is the same.

Sadly you're right. Very little of the money from the Premier$hip has trickled down the leagues, and that coupled with the ITV Digital fiasco encouraged a culture of ripping the fans off as much as possible among the lower league clubs. Now it's now just something they're used to doing at every opportunity.

 

[bocadillo]

Stevenage know their fans will go to the game however much it costs

Stevenage fans pay £15 to sit at home matches. They will pay a similar amount to sit at other Conference venues. Presumably their club feels that they would be happy to pay more to be present at their 'cup-final'. As Jeff suggests, whatever is charged Stevenage fans will be there.

On the other hand, City season-ticket holders pay from about £13 a game; non-season-ticket holders pay from £23. They will want to pay less than that to watch non-league opposition. Hence the £10/£15 proposal from lcfc - to charge any more than this is likely to reduce the number of City fans attending.


I could bore you with some analysis of projected attendance figures - but I won't. My conclusion is though that Stevenage Borough are not looking to make money out of this tie; rather to maximise the proportion of their own fans in the attendance in the hope that it will spur their team to win the tie.

What the FA decide will depend on the arguments that the clubs put forward; the decision may not be the same as before.

 

[spionfox]

My conclusion is though that Stevenage Borough are not looking to make money out of this tie; rather to maximise the proportion of their own fans in the attendance in the hope that it will spur their team to win the tie.

As you have already indicated, Stevenage fans would pay almost any amount of money to be here. The conclusion is then that Stevenage are hoping to price the home fans out of attending.

Cynical manipulating bastards :icon_bigg

 

[bocadillo]

As you have already indicated, Stevenage fans would pay almost any amount of money to be here. The conclusion is then that Stevenage are hoping to price the home fans out of attending.

Cynical manipulating bastards :icon_bigg

Exactly what I was meaning to infer. May I call you Sherlock?

 

[Matt_B]

Exactly what I was meaning to infer. May I call you Sherlock?

You'd be Shipman and Sherlock, has a nice ring to it :icon_wink