It's now been a few weeks since the Club's "offer" to existing season ticket holders was announced to less than universal acclaim. This was the deal where having been allowed in the stadium for all of 2-games last season at a cost of £110.00 per visit (almost like being a Spurs fan...) the club still wanted a substantial wedge this season to continue to attend. Whilst other clubs were carrying over season tickets from last season or asking for a token amount, we are looking to charge at least £150.00 or as much as £207.00 to add this season's 21 games to last season's 2. This means someone who purchased a season ticket for this and last season will be paying over £16.00 per game. Assuming they attend EVERY game.
Such was the initial, universal outcry against the unfairness of this "offer" I think we all expected our officials to at least ask themselves had they dropped the ball in this instance. Perhaps check their working out to see if they had in fact come up with a deal that didn't purely benefit the club at the entire expense of their staunchest supporters.
But no, nothing more has emanated from the club. No review. No better offer. Not even a news story to tell us the offer had been reviewed and stood as is. Nothing.
We can't help thinking the club is shooting itself in the foot. At the same time as the club was seeking to shake-down it's season tickets it also got involved in an ugly, public spat with BM Pallets who had been the main club sponsor for several years. It seemed like a return to the ugly-Ladak days that the club seemed to alienate their hardcore supporters and a loyal local sponsor at the same time. And so unnecessary.
It would be interesting to know how many season ticket holders have yet to renew for the forthcoming season, given this, and the unknown situation. I know I haven't done it yet. I probably will, and more than likely most others will. But, how many non-renewing ST holders will it take for their absence to hit the club? Without their season ticket will an appreciable number of supporters pick and choose their games more? At what cost to the club's coffers.
As said, I will probably renew my ticket. I'd like to say I would do this out of loyalty to my club, but I fear this time it's as much to do with not flushing down the toilet the £220 I handed over last season. If we choose not to renew our season tickets we get nothing for our previous payment. This means that if a season ticket holder from last season doesn't renew, but still attends all the games this coming season they will end up paying an eye-watering £21.00 per match.
Again, shades of the Ladak-era. Not exactly what the club have been striving for I should imagine?
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