£1 for kids for Sunderland and Middlesbrough

[Huntley & Palmer]

Kids for a quid are a cancer on the team I love

[PEARCEY]

Kids for a quid are a cancer on the team I love

Charm is not one of your natural qualities H&P is it.........

[Huntley & Palmer]

It's what Morrissey would have wanted

[Behindu]

shame they could not have reduced the full adult price to £20 for these games, at that price I would have attended, and only taken up one seat compared to the 20 needed for kids at £1.

I suspect some STH might have complained at how unfair that was...

[The 17 Bus]

shame they could not have reduced the full adult price to £20 for these games, at that price I would have attended, and only taken up one seat compared to the 20 needed for kids at £1.

I suspect some STH might have complained at how unfair that was...

at least I went to Blackburn

[soggy biscuit]

So, young royals get in for £1 for matches against Sunderland and Middlesbrough.

My two nephews have junior season tickets, working out to almost £14.50 a game.

The maths seems to be that for being a season ticket holder they are paying £13.50 extra than junior royals for these two games.

Doesn't seem that fair to me . . ..

Some people actually would moan about anything

[Platypuss]

So, young royals get in for £1 for matches against Sunderland and Middlesbrough.

My two nephews have junior season tickets, working out to almost £14.50 a game.

The maths seems to be that for being a season ticket holder they are paying £13.50 extra than junior royals for these two games.

Doesn't seem that fair to me . . ..

Their gain is not your loss.

[Behindu]

Doesn't it cost £10 to join the YR ?
So effectively they are paying £11 for a ticket....

[TFF]

Doesn't it cost £10 to join the YR ?
So effectively they are paying £11 for a ticket....

Both my kids are STH and YRs. I'd probably have signed them up anyway but I didn't have much choice as they were approached directly outside the ground. "Are you a Young Royal? Here's an application form"

I have long championed the "Kid for a quid" deals - it's how I first took my son along. A couple of seasons ago I went with three other dads and eight kids to the Wigan match. One of those families now have two season tickets.

This bit puzzles me though:

If you are already a Season Ticket holder, you can buy your £1 ticket to bring a friend aged 16 or under instead

Where will the friend sit? There's no spare seat next to me. I suspect they threw that line in to appease the riverroyals of this world but moving STHs to sit with guests (if that's what they intend to do) could prove a bit of a nightmare.

[Jerry St Clair]

This just means that the South Stand will be like a creche for both these games.

As long as the club don't decide that they also need to pander to the lowest common denominator and lay on some organised idiocy, then I don't mind.

[Baines]

This just means that the South Stand will be like a creche for both these games.

As long as the club don't decide that they also need to pander to the lowest common denominator and lay on some organised idiocy, then I don't mind.

Based on this season's performances so far, I fully expect that they'll have the opportunity to see some disorganised idiocy.

[Behindu]

This bit puzzles me though:

If you are already a Season Ticket holder, you can buy your £1 ticket to bring a friend aged 16 or under instead

Where will the friend sit? There's no spare seat next to me. I suspect they threw that line in to appease the riverroyals of this world but moving STHs to sit with guests (if that's what they intend to do) could prove a bit of a nightmare.

STH can move to sit with a guest at any game. The TO will be able to advise on available seats (which would probably be South Stand). I doubt every STH could do it, but if the TO are prepared to do the work it shouldn't be any hassle for the STH. Obvioulsy as soon as a few STH move it frees up seats in other stands as well so the options may change.

[Schards#2]

What a wonderful philanthropic gesture.

Selling tickets to kids for £1 that they could sell many times over at full price.......apparently.

Marvellous.

[Behindu]

What a wonderful philanthropic gesture.

Selling tickets to kids for £1 that they could sell many times over at full price.......apparently.

Marvellous.

This obsession is reaching worrying proportions !!!

[Royal Lady]

He does have a point though. If the club thought they could sell out these tickets to the many thousands of fans who, some on here tell us, are desperate to see a game, then why bother selling them to young children for a pound?!

[Wycombe Royal]

What a wonderful philanthropic gesture.

Selling tickets to kids for £1 that they could sell many times over at full price.......apparently.

Marvellous.

That is a very shortsighted view. Yes they could probably sell them at full proce to an adult who may come to a couple of matches a season. On the other hand they could try and attract some kids who may get hooked on it and then pester their parents to become regular attenders.

This approach is a marketing program with a long term aim of increasing the young supporter base.

[Schards#2]

To be fair, lots of people are still on their summer holidays.

[The 17 Bus]

To be fair, lots of people are still on their summer holidays.

Nope I am back, Blackburn and a day near Runcorn was enough for me.

Not that I would pay £28 for either match.

[Stranded]

He does have a point though. If the club thought they could sell out these tickets to the many thousands of fans who, some on here tell us, are desperate to see a game, then why bother selling them to young children for a pound?!

What an incredibly short sighted view. Yes they could more than likely sell these tickets to adults at full price, it was a virtual sell out against Derby (a fairly unattractive TV game) and there are only single seats available for Newcastle on Saturday. But why not try and attract the next wave of fans at the same time.

A lot of kids often support the first top flight team they see ( I know I did until I went to my first Reading game) so get them and catch them now.

[The 17 Bus]

One other minor thought is that adults will buy earlier if they think the tickets will go to kids for £1, alternatively they might decide to avoid it like the plague.