Query about walkers stadium

[bocadillo]

The price wasn't set to attract neutral supporters.
I'm sure the fans of the teams involved won't think it's expensive, it's a massive game for them and it doesn't cost much more than a normal league match would for them. Hereford sold 6,000 tickets for the final on the first day of sale, so it's not going to need neutrals to get a big crowd.

I looked at this earlier in the week. Hereford can normally watch their games for £10 standing or £12 sitting, whilst Halifax pay £13 - so it's not true to say it's not much more than an a normal league match for either of them. The £20 price for Saturday's game therefore represents an increase of 66% and 54% respectively.

But then I can't remember our three trips to Wembley for play-off games being particularly cheap either.. The price is a fair one IMHO - and will be what supporters of both clubs were expecting.

 

[MHS]

Will we receive any of the gate receipts?

 

[bocadillo]

Will we receive any of the gate receipts?

This has already been dealt with in the confrence[sic] final info thread. We will receive a fee for hosting the game - the fee may vary according to the size of the crowd, but we will not directly see any of the gate receipts.

 

[MHS]

Ahh right, cheers Boc.

 

[Melton Fox]

Ahh right, cheers Boc.

What present did you get for Boc?

 

[bocadillo]

What present did you get for Boc?

I should be receiving one of these in the post tomorrow, but I don't think it is from MHS.

 

[MHS]

I got him one of these......even personalised it for him. :icon_wink ...................

 

[webmaster]

I looked at this earlier in the week. Hereford can normally watch their games for £10 standing or £12 sitting, whilst Halifax pay £13 - so it's not true to say it's not much more than an a normal league match for either of them. The £20 price for Saturday's game therefore represents an increase of 66% and 54% respectively.

I don't consider it to be much more than they usually pay to see a match, percentage wise it might seem a lot, but it's only £7/8, which is not much of a premium to pay for such a big match. Tickets for the football league play offs cost £22, £32, £42 and £52.

 

[bocadillo]

I don't consider it to be much more than they usually pay to see a match, percentage wise it might seem a lot, but it's only £7/8, which is not much of a premium to pay for such a big match. Tickets for the football league play offs cost £22, £32, £42 and £52.

As a result of your selective quoting, you have seemed to suggest that I don't think the £20 ticket price is reasonable, whereas the reading of the whole of my post will clearly show that I believe it to be a perfectly fair price to pay for such a match.

I don't know where you got those figures for "Tickets for the football league play off" from. The Cardiff prices for the Leeds v Watford game (which is the one which we should compare our own admission prices with) are in fact £32, £44, £56 and £66. With our normal match-day admission being £22, these represent a similar or greater rise than is true for the Conference play-off - more evidence that Saturday's game at the Walkers is fairly priced.

 

[Boy Genius]

The price wasn't set to attract neutral supporters.
I'm sure the fans of the teams involved won't think it's expensive, it's a massive game for them and it doesn't cost much more than a normal league match would for them. Hereford sold 6,000 tickets for the final on the first day of sale, so it's not going to need neutrals to get a big crowd.

I bet they dont fill the ground though, and I bet they dont get too many people from Leicester watching it. I would pay good money to see LCFC and in the past I have and no doubt in the future I will again. But I will not pay those prices, however reasonable you think they are, to watch two non league ( at the moment) and non LCFC teams play.

They could have sectioned off part of the ground, and had it at a reduced price for home fans. This would have filled the ground more and raised more money too. I believe Stoke did this last season

 

[bocadillo]

I bet they dont fill the ground though, and I bet they dont get too many people from Leicester watching it. I would pay good money to see LCFC and in the past I have and no doubt in the future I will again. But I will not pay those prices, however reasonable you think they are, to watch two non league ( at the moment) and non LCFC teams play.

They could have sectioned off part of the ground, and had it at a reduced price for home fans. This would have filled the ground more and raised more money too. I believe Stoke did this last season

Leicester City can't fill the ground at Fans' Fixtures prices, so I doubt whether that will bother them! The match will be watched by more people than was the Leicester/Blackpool game earlier in the season; admission to that match only cost £12 with a promise of a 20% reduction on all Megastore sales - so we can't say that price is the only important matter when it comes to the size of the attendance.

Listen to what Webbo says - this is not a fixture for Leicester fans - it is not a fixture for neutral fans. It is a fixture for Hereford fans and for Halifax fans. Hereford have already sold over 6,000 tickets and Halifax over 3,700 - both more than twice as many as their respective average home gates of 2,788 and 1,803.

I wish you could add a little to what you believe Stoke might have done last season. Conference rules are similar to Football League and Premier League rules in not allowing higher prices to be charged for away fans for similar accommodation. It's difficult to see there how Leicester (and Stoke) fans could be charged less.

 

[Boy Genius]

Leicester City can't fill the ground at Fans' Fixtures prices, so I doubt whether that will bother them! The match will be watched by more people than was the Leicester/Blackpool game earlier in the season; admission to that match only cost £12 with a promise of a 20% reduction on all Megastore sales - so we can't say that price is the only important matter when it comes to the size of the attendance.

Listen to what Webbo says - this is not a fixture for Leicester fans - it is not a fixture for neutral fans. It is a fixture for Hereford fans and for Halifax fans. Hereford have already sold over 6,000 tickets and Halifax over 3,700 - both more than twice as many as their respective average home gates of 2,788 and 1,803.

I wish you could add a little to what you believe Stoke might have done last season. Conference rules are similar to Football League and Premier League rules in not allowing higher prices to be charged for away fans for similar accommodation. It's difficult to see there how Leicester (and Stoke) fans could be charged less.

I could not give a feck what Webbo says, all I am saying is that I know a lot of people who would have gone to this game if the price was lower. This would have generated more money to the gates and these people would have spent money there too. The two clubs would have had more revenue.
But hey I dont really give a shit as this game to me is of very low importance, they have lost out as I will now watch it on TV. It might be interesting to see how many posters on here would have gone if the price was right.
I would have paid £20 to watch the Blackpool match so it is not right to compare that match with it.

 

[Boy Genius]

Leicester City can't fill the ground at Fans' Fixtures prices, so I doubt whether that will bother them! The match will be watched by more people than was the Leicester/Blackpool game earlier in the season; admission to that match only cost £12 with a promise of a 20% reduction on all Megastore sales - so we can't say that price is the only important matter when it comes to the size of the attendance.

Listen to what Webbo says - this is not a fixture for Leicester fans - it is not a fixture for neutral fans. It is a fixture for Hereford fans and for Halifax fans. Hereford have already sold over 6,000 tickets and Halifax over 3,700 - both more than twice as many as their respective average home gates of 2,788 and 1,803.

I wish you could add a little to what you believe Stoke might have done last season. Conference rules are similar to Football League and Premier League rules in not allowing higher prices to be charged for away fans for similar accommodation. It's difficult to see there how Leicester (and Stoke) fans could be charged less.

You know what rumours are though, then again they could have applied to the League for a special...

 

[bocadillo]

I could not give a feck what Webbo says, all I am saying is that I know a lot of people who would have gone to this game if the price was lower. This would have generated more money to the gates and these people would have spent money there too. The two clubs would have had more revenue.
But hey I dont really give a shit as this game to me is of very low importance, they have lost out as I will now watch it on TV. It might be interesting to see how many posters on here would have gone if the price was right.
I would have paid £20 to watch the Blackpool match so it is not right to compare that match with it.

Might I ask at what price you would have been willing to consider buying a ticket for this game?

 

[Boy Genius]

Might I ask at what price you would have been willing to consider buying a ticket for this game?

I have two sons who also go, so for the three around £30.

FFS Juventus games are cheaper than this final. 3 tickets there in good seats are around 50 euros total

 

[webmaster]

I don't know where you got those figures for "Tickets for the football league play off" from. The Cardiff prices for the Leeds v Watford game (which is the one which we should compare our own admission prices with) are in fact £32, £44, £56 and £66.

I wanted to compare the prices with the league two play off, which is the closest game to the Conference one, but I couldn't find those prices, so I used the league one play off final prices.

 

[Boy Genius]

I wanted to compare the prices with the league two play off, which is the closest game to the Conference one, but I couldn't find those prices, so I used the league one play off final prices.

But are they not at Cardiff?

 

[webmaster]

But are they not at Cardiff?

Yes. So there is an argument for saying the lower division football league play-offs should be cheaper, because they're playing in a big ground and are unlikely to sell all the tickets.

 

[Boy Genius]

Yes. So there is an argument for saying the lower division football league play-offs should be cheaper, because they're playing in a big ground and are unlikely to sell all the tickets.

gotcha and it makes sense, but still too much at the Walkers..:icon_wink

 

[bocadillo]

I have two sons who also go, so for the three around £30.

Based on the 25% reduction that has been given for concessions, that would require a ticket price of £12 and £6 (concessions). In turn this would require an almost 70% increase in the number of fans attending the game to realise the same total takings. Totally unrealistic IMHO.

FFS Juventus games are cheaper than this final. 3 tickets there in good seats are around 50 euros total

Different market. And a reflection of the totally different financial conditions under which Italian football is conducted.

Additionally, your travel costs would outweigh the savings on the match tickets.