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[Harpers So Solid Crew]

So you did not renew as you like to choose where to sit, not as stated in your original post.

[PieEater]

You also need to consider

1/ you are not guaranteed your preferred seat
2/ there is no guarantee what promotions the club will run, they may be for games you would have missed anyway.

The new ticketing system now lets people choose a specific seat, the seat next to me is unreserved but the same guy has bought it every game so far. In other words, progress with the clubs ticketing is undermining another reason to get a ST.

I'm not sure what the answer is, but I'll be thinking seriously about not getting a ST next, and I've had one since we moved to the Mad stad.

Maybe the club should take this opportunity not to resell ST seats they might re-develope should the ground ever get expanded in the future. i.e the east stand blocks X to DD and 100 to 250.

[weybridgewanderer]

You also need to consider

1/ you are not guaranteed your preferred seat
2/ there is no guarantee what promotions the club will run, they may be for games you would have missed anyway.

The new ticketing system now lets people choose a specific seat, the seat next to me is unreserved but the same guy has bought it every game so far. In other words, progress with the clubs ticketing is undermining another reason to get a ST.

I'm not sure what the answer is, but I'll be thinking seriously about not getting a ST next, and I've had one since we moved to the Mad stad.

Maybe the club should take this opportunity not to resell ST seats they might re-develope should the ground ever get expanded in the future. i.e the east stand blocks X to DD and 100 to 250.

hardly progress , i was doing this prior to 2005, buying more or less the same seat in advance for every game i could make because it was more cost effective than buying a season ticket

I new I wiould miss 3 or 4 midweek games a season the season ticket was not cheaper, especially when i could pick up a freebe for a couple of games they thought would be difficult to sell

this is nothing new, howvere I could not guarantee, especially if we drew a big team in the FA cup, that my regular seat woul'd be available

[Harpers So Solid Crew]

Take the Bradford route, dirt cheap ST for all. Increased their numbers by about 50% keep match day prices as they are now.

North st £300, east £350, LW £350, UW £400 or possiblty less

[Terminal Boardom]

Take the Bradford route, dirt cheap ST for all. Increased their numbers by about 50% keep match day prices as they are now.

North st £300, east £350, LW £350, UW £400 or possiblty less

It was not that long ago that the club devised the "Megablock" deal which enabled Adults to but a child ST for £95. Great value!

Now, why don't the club do something similar? Why do other clubs offer really good deals to families and we dont? I would have thought that having a stadium with fewer empty seats could only be a good thing and helps to ensure then next generation of supporters. Plus, the concourses would record higher sales!

[Shaka's Giant Hands]

I buy a season ticket to guarantee my seat which I have sat in since reserved seating came in. Not because of cost. Also season ticket holders who renewed early have got a free ticket for a game before christmas anyway.

Ah yes...that free ticket. I am looking forward to watching my mate smile as he skips merrily through the turnstile having not paid for another match ticket!

[Forbury Lion]

....now I remember why I didn't renew my season ticket.

How many times do they need to do this before I'm better off not getting a season ticket?

When STAR asked about this we were assured that it will never be cheaper to buy individual tickets than a season ticket - they keep track of the offers and they will not bring the cost of 23 games below an ST, and they are trying to give other benefits to ST holders but are very aware that cost is the first of their criteria.

Considering some ST holders can't make every game there is a chance that ST ownership won't work out the cheaper option for all ST holders.

With regards to young kids, they should factor out evening games when calculating cost per game for ST's as most are unable to attend as it's past their bed times.

[Sun Tzu]

We've had these sort of deals for years now.

Don't you think the vast majority of season ticket holders have already factored them into their buying decision ?

Rather than the number of STH dropping becasue of the offers I think it's more likely that if they stopped the offers the number of STH might rise (a subtle difference).

I make my decison in May (or whenever they go on sale). If I decide I can adfford a ST I get one. Having one gives me a strong excuse to get to every game (I can tell the wife that if Imiss a game I have 'wasted' money !).

[ayjaydee]

We've had these sort of deals for years now.

Don't you think the vast majority of season ticket holders have already factored them into their buying decision ?

Rather than the number of STH dropping becasue of the offers I think it's more likely that if they stopped the offers the number of STH might rise (a subtle difference).

I make my decison in May (or whenever they go on sale). If I decide I can adfford a ST I get one. Having one gives me a strong excuse to get to every game (I can tell the wife that if Imiss a game I have 'wasted' money !).

Not strictly true in all cases. The issue with me was not affordability but a general disenchantment with the way we were performing, football in general. However I knew in my heart that I would still end up going to the majoirty of games but not having a season ticket would give me flexibility. For me the probability of deals being available swung the decision against renewing.

[rabidbee]

But what percentage of season ticket holders actually manage to get along to all 23 games...?

Isn't that something you factor in when buying a ST? Certainly that's why my friend and I chose not to renew last season.

[RoyalBlue]

But what percentage of season ticket holders actually manage to get along to all 23 games...?

Isn't that something you factor in when buying a ST? Certainly that's why my friend and I chose not to renew last season.

That's the very point I was making! In other words, take off the games you know you won't manage to get to, then allow for the special offers and only then if the season ticket still works out cheaper per game consider buying it.

[Sun Tzu]

But what percentage of season ticket holders actually manage to get along to all 23 games...?

Isn't that something you factor in when buying a ST? Certainly that's why my friend and I chose not to renew last season.

That's the very point I was making! In other words, take off the games you know you won't manage to get to, then allow for the special offers and only then if the season ticket still works out cheaper per game consider buying it.

Assumes that it's a pure financial decision of course, which as has been discussed endlessly in the past it isn't, necessarily !

[westendgirl]

Assumes that it's a pure financial decision of course, which as has been discussed endlessly in the past it isn't, necessarily !

As illustrated when games were getting sold-out on a regular basis in 2005 - the half STs were selling like hot cakes. I never thought it was all plastics as so many assumed - it was those who miss some games so didn't think an ST was justified financially but it became easy to justify when forgetting to buy your ticket for a few days meant it was sold out and you couldn't get in.

[Ian Royal]

I'd have got one if I hadn't been bloody moving to Cambridge that season.

Talk about shit timing, I'd been to most the home games up until I left in March. Think I managed another 3 games... including our second defeat of the season, having been at our opening match.

[RoyalBlue]

That's the very point I was making! In other words, take off the games you know you won't manage to get to, then allow for the special offers and only then if the season ticket still works out cheaper per game consider buying it.

Assumes that it's a pure financial decision of course, which as has been discussed endlessly in the past it isn't, necessarily !

True. But even the club acknowledge that in the majority of cases price is the most important factor with 'add ons', convenience etc. being of secondary importance. In an extreme case, and to prove that point, get the price wrong and no one would buy a season ticket regardless of 'keeping my seat', 'not having the hassle of booking for each game', 'Waitrose freebies' etc.

[TFF]

I buy a season ticket to guarantee my seat which I have sat in since reserved seating came in. Not because of cost. Also season ticket holders who renewed early have got a free ticket for a game before christmas anyway.

Ah yes...that free ticket. I am looking forward to watching my mate smile as he skips merrily through the turnstile having not paid for another match ticket!

Hmmm - forgotten about that. Looked it up on the OS to jog my memory http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/TicketN ... 20,00.html

To thank the 9,000 loyal Royals who renewed their season tickets before Friday 3rd April for the upcoming 2009/10 campaign, the Club is offering each of those supporters a free ticket to bring a friend to a game this year.

Between March and April, all season ticket holders were offered the chance to renew their season ticket at last season's prices, and those who took advantage of this offer will be able to bring a friend for free to any Reading Football Club home league game before 31st December.

We hope all 9,000 will take advantage of this offer and bring a friend along to back the boys for what promises to be an exciting new season at Madejski Stadium.

If a supporter wishes to switch from a regular Season Ticket seat to sit with a friend, we will do our best to accommodate the request, subject to availability. The closing date for applications will be Tuesday 1st December 2009.

Supporters will be sent details of how to claim their free ticket and the closing date for applications will be Tuesday 1st December 2009.

I've checked with she who must be obeyed and she tells me we haven't had any details in the post. Do I blame the thieving bastards at the post office or the club?

[Sun Tzu]

That's the very point I was making! In other words, take off the games you know you won't manage to get to, then allow for the special offers and only then if the season ticket still works out cheaper per game consider buying it.

Assumes that it's a pure financial decision of course, which as has been discussed endlessly in the past it isn't, necessarily !

True. But even the club acknowledge that in the majority of cases price is the most important factor with 'add ons', convenience etc. being of secondary importance. In an extreme case, and to prove that point, get the price wrong and no one would buy a season ticket regardless of 'keeping my seat', 'not having the hassle of booking for each game', 'Waitrose freebies' etc.

That doesn;t really prove the point , just the failry obvious and hypothetical extreme !

But of course the price has to be in the right general area, get it totally wrong and you'd be stuffed.

But if the price is about right then the non price factors will influence a lot of people. I never sit down and work out how many games I may or may not miss and what offers might happen. I look at whether I can afford the price and then bear in mind all the other benefits (which for me include getting the painful business of paying done in one go and nothaving to keep finding the cash for each game, not having to remember to book 26 times, not having to remember where my seat is each game etc etc. Others may see things differently but I suspect for many having the ST is not a simple financial calculation as long as the price is roughly right.

[weybridgewanderer]

I do look at the price compared with the number of games I am likely to be able to attend

When getting the same seat week in week out was easy and you know before a season starts that you will miss at least 3 or 4 games then buying a season ticket was not a priority for me.

Those days are returning as attendance drops so season ticket uptake will drop.

Having a season ticket is not the be all and end all. Some on here seem to think true fans have season tickets, everyone else is "plastic". NOw they have to buy their own they are beginning to see that unless you can make almost every game then buying a season ticket is not really worth the up front investment.

[Sun Tzu]

NOw they have to buy their own they are beginning to see that unless you can make almost every game then buying a season ticket is not really worth the up front investment.

Which is what a season ticket is isn't it ?

I'm not sure where this goes if the thinking is that a season ticket should be something that saves you money even if you aren't prepared to go to almost every game. I can;t see anyone doing a ST which gives you (say) half the games for nothing.

[weybridgewanderer]

NOw they have to buy their own they are beginning to see that unless you can make almost every game then buying a season ticket is not really worth the up front investment.

Which is what a season ticket is isn't it ?

I'm not sure where this goes if the thinking is that a season ticket should be something that saves you money even if you aren't prepared to go to almost every game. I can;t see anyone doing a ST which gives you (say) half the games for nothing.

I believe this is what is being suggested, make season tickets dirt cheap so we get lots of season ticket holders but, as a club. make less money over a season

Take the Bradford route, dirt cheap ST for all. Increased their numbers by about 50% keep match day prices as they are now.

North st £300, east £350, LW £350, UW £400 or possiblty less