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That's all well and good until you try and attract new fans to come along to a few games and then hit them with that fee. Frankly if I were a prospective Galway fan there wouldn't be a snowballs chance in hell of me stumping up that type of cashQuote:
Originally Posted by Claret Murph
I think charging 20euro is the absolute maximum the EL can go to now for the next number of years. Beyond that would be a killer. It's all fine and well for those of us who consider ourselves hardcore supporters but casual supporters will find 20E a bit steep to say the least.
Twenty Euro is a joke.
€20 for a competitive game is bad enough. For a friendly, it's absolute robbery.
i agree 20 is insane - especially if your trying to gather more randomers
the idea that the 20 will push people into buy a season ticket is madness imo
the 20 quid MIGHT push a fairly regular goer into the season ticket - they will be turning up anyway
but the fair weathers put off by the friendly prices - might even be put off heading up for a competitive league game now
think it will/has backfired
Corby if you spent more time in Terryland rather than typing on here and surmising what people are doing you might actually see whats happening. There were 250 plus at the game on friday night and it wasnt the ticket prices that kept peope away it was the monsoon that hit Galway at 6pm until 8.30.
I remember us getting 50 plus at a friendly in Terryland on a bright summers day and it was £2 in ;)
its a very worn argument of yours gufct - aiming at my non attendance as the winning of the argument - the question is :
how many people actually bought a season ticket because 2 home friendlies equaling €40 now make the season ticket look better value at €250
the theory behind the pricing is to encourage season ticket purchases did it work is simply what im asking
not asking about attendance or my lack of on friday night
Dont understand why any 'supporter' of a local club would complain about prices, like it or not its a source of income prior to the season, if supporters want to win trophies then money is required, even in our humble LOI !!!
Because that's a very short sighted view of it. It's not just about the supporters, it's about the potential supporters. If you alienate potential supporters by, say, charging E20 for a pre-season friendly, that means fewer supporters in the future to give the money towards what you've just described.Quote:
Originally Posted by dortie
You can't be paying €20 for a friendly. These games are used to get match fitness and try out some fringe players. As a result the game can be very disjointed. I presume kids are half price, so that would cost me €40 (plus burgers etc) for my lot, I don't think so.
Use these games to try and get new people to the ground and increase the fan base. Youths have 4 home friendlies this month, UCD, St. Pats, Cork and Rovers. A great line up and it's going to be good craic. However, if we charged what is being talked about here, then February would cost me €160 on top of what I have paid for season tickets
Season Ticket Holders get free entry to all pre season el friendlies.So it would have cost you nothing ;)
I appreciate that in your own club's circumstances, but what about the visiting club's supporters? The Youths season tickets are a modest €150, so you can't expect to include friendlies in that. I'm sure our opposition are getting a fee for playing us too.
It's too much for a pre-season friendly anyway and it will not encourage potential fans to give it a try
One of our supporters apparently paid €70 for himself the wife and three kids to get in the Galway game.
I heard a rumour that Drogheda intend to charge E20 for the Setanta game with ourselves which would be a 33.33% increase on last seasons price they charged for Setanta. Can anyone confirm this?
Bohs are only charging fifteen for their game against Burnley.Quote:
Originally Posted by corbyeire
Now neither ourselves or Burnley are glamour ties but I could guess which is a higher standard.
On an aside, how long has to go in games in Galway before you can walk in for free?? :p
'Bout 85 minutes ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Lim till i die
As in 85 minutes gone or 85 minutes left??Quote:
Originally Posted by MyTown
I worded the question all awkward you see...
That's what they're going to be charging for league games so I presume that's what they'll charge for Setanta alright.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr_Parker
Enough with the Galway bashing already! Leaving aside the friendly prices, they are on the right track.
Any Leaving Cert Economics student could roll out some spiel about price elasticity, so I'm sure that a smart guy like Nick Leeson knows what he's doing. I have a huge amount of admiration for the way which that club has been run over recent years. Admittedly they got a massive gift from the IAG, but at least they seem to be operating from a sound business model.
The last time I was in Terryland was 2002, so I have no idea what this new stand is like. Personally for €25, I'd be looking to be greeted at the entrance by the Seoige sisters, and a nice leather seat in the stand! But the market will dictate the price. My idea is that they are looking at the growth in the provincial rugby franchises over recent years and fancy a bit of that action. Witness their desire not to have home fixtures clash with Connacht Rugby in the early and closing part of the season. They see the prices that people are willing to pay to go into the Sportsgrounds and reckon, rightly or wrongly, that the punters should be willing to pay similar for their product.
Good luck to them I say!
interesting points - especially the seoige sisters!