Blackburn FA Cup Ticket Details

Frozen Horse said:
They would not **** of ST holders. There is no snobbery towards walk up fans amongst ST holders. You do, however, risk losing our support if you continue to paint us as pantomime villains like this.

Nor would it **** of ST holders if the gap between walk up prices and STs were narrowed. As I said, no one would kick off about it. All that would happen is that a few thousand, when asking themselves if they should renew each year, would quietly decide becoming a walk up fans, attending less often, and paying less over all was right for them

You say we don't 'get' you, but if you believe what you have written, you don't understand us either.
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No, you have missed my point.

I'm not having a go at ST holders, far from it.

The club seem to bend over backwards to reward? ST holders at every turn, while at the same time p*ssing off long standing fans who can't afford/justify a ST and this clearly manifests into being treated as a second class supporter.

If the Blackburn game was, say, £16 ticket across the board, £6 concession what harm would that have done?

MFC have done something, fair play, but they are still actively driving a wedge between the fans.

Just my opinion👍
 
h_m_boro said:
No, you have missed my point.

I'm not having a go at ST holders, far from it.

The club seem to bend over backwards to reward? ST holders at every turn, while at the same time p*ssing off long standing fans who can't afford/justify a ST and this clearly manifests into being treated as a second class supporter.

If the Blackburn game was, say, £16 ticket across the board, £6 concession what harm would that have done?

MFC have done something, fair play, but they are still actively driving a wedge between the fans.

Just my opinion👍
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Personally, I don't object to that, or even to paying £18 for my cup ticket on this occasion. As I've said before, I'm also quite happy to give up the free drink with my ST because it's become a decisive issue over the years. I don't fully understand how that would make those who don't get it feel better, but it does garner some resentment.

I agree the club do look after ST holders well, and I think this gesture is about reinforcing that message, thought I'm not sure that is needed. Maybe a subtle hint to those considering buy half-STs? I don't suppose £3 will make the difference to anyone, but a reminder that ST holders are well-looked after might sway a few.

Walk up fans may feel less valued; maybe the club is justified in valuing them less? Over all, they put less money in and turn up less frequently than ST holders. The club, I'm sure, would love to turn some of the walk up fans into ST holders again, and even get back to the ST sell out days.

The club probably feels justified in their policy. In the 3 seasons from 2021-24 we've averaged 7804 more than we did in the 3 seasons from 2011-2014, i.e. a decade before. That's a 47% increase. The club must feel they're doing something right that better suits the pocket of Teesside than they were 10-14 years ago.

How much better value would STs need to be to make you consider getting them, do you think?
 
The more the club push this two tier 'strategy' the less inclined i am to become a "new customer"

It actively discourages me on a personal note.
 
Humpty said:
The more the club push this two tier 'strategy' the less inclined i am to become a "new customer"

It actively discourages me on a personal note.
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I don't really get that. You'd be more likely to buy if I were paying £18 too?

I've said previously, it's quite a petty amount and I'd not object to paying £18, but why do you begrudge me the £3 so much?
 
Frozen Horse said:
I don't really get that. You'd be more likely to buy if I were paying £18 too?

I've said previously, it's quite a petty amount and I'd not object to paying £18, but why do you begrudge me the £3 so much?
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The literal difference in price, in this instance, is insignificant. It's the principal that they're portraying. As i've said previously, the same applies to early bird two tier pricing.
 
Just as a thought experiment, Boro Rangers let MFC season ticket holders in for less/free sometimes don't they? Do non-MFC season ticket holders feel put out by this?
 
viv_andersons_nana said:
Enjoy your lunchtime kick-off in your two-thirds empty stadium mate.
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It'll be like the win over MUFC 23 years ago.

In fairness, this debate has been going on since I was a nipper.

The club will be swayed only by transactional revenue, not by message board debate. That said, I understand the debate.

No matter how cheap it is, attendances will only rise consistently if we are winning consistently and/or playing against a higher standard of opposition.
 
FFS it's Blackburn in FA Cup...... you pay to watch the Boro don't you, or are you 'swayed' by who the opposition are ?

If the club offered ST holders £3 off a ticket for a future play off final ticket at Wembley, would the winja's still be winjing 🤷‍♂️
 
Humpty said:
The literal difference in price, in this instance, is insignificant. It's the principal that they're portraying. As i've said previously, the same applies to early bird two tier pricing.
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What is the principle that they are portraying, as you see it? For the record, I didn't really believe you begrudged me £3!

B_G said:
They should think about when setting the new applicant prices.
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I think ST prices are very carefully considered. The difference is about retention of ST holders, and I do think about it when I'm renewing. If you leave the club, you have to pay to get back in. The club is paying a very long game here: they don't just want ST holders, they want ST holders for season after season after season. We currently have more ST holders than our average attendance in the 14/15 season (AK's playoff season), so the club is probably pretty happy with how it's working.
 
For around 20 years the club have decided to penalise those who cant afford a season ticket or its just not practical.
I totally agree those stumping up for a season ticket should get rewarded as has always been the case its just the gap has become massive, i would say 4 times bigger than the ayresome park days.
I doubt theres many clubs with such a big discrepancy.
They are just not interested in those who cant fork out for a ST, short sighted imo as many are potentially STH of the future.
The clubs choice but lets not pretend they are in any way a community club
 
£24 for a general walk up adult and a young un to watch a game and some are moaning still. Its £12 per head.
 
FishofContemplation said:
That’s the official explanation, but it’s the bit I don’t understand. Why does it need to be shifted? The blackout surely doesn’t apply because they are not being broadcast in the UK.
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The places broadcasting it will be broadcasting other matches at 3pm too, they'll want less overlap.

It's absolute b***ks that it's been moved, the only thing that should decide whether a fixture is moved is the domestic audience, it's bad enough when it's moved for British TV, it's absolutely shameful from the FA to move it for foreign audiences.

I prefer early kick-offs, so the match itself won't bother me, but it's the principle of it.

Obviously it's even worse for the thousands of fans who are actually inconvenienced or prevented from attending because it's 12pm now.
 
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