Season tickets 2008

**Claret Murph** · 09/11/2007, 7:39 AM

Any news on season tickets for next season ?

Will it be the same price for anywhere in the ground or could you have to pay more for a seat in the new stand .

Any talk about the price of the season ticket ?

And last are you going to invest again as around 1000 of us did last season , and I will be taking my new season ticket for 2008 how about you

**Tir Oilean** · 09/11/2007, 8:50 AM

I'll be taking one again too. I noticed that the season ticket in Waterford was €220 this season so there will surely be an increase in our one. I would say however that if people choose to get a bronze, silver or gold season ticket they should get what they pay for. By that I mean the parking space, media pack and the merchandise. And before anyone says contact the club if you didnt get it, I shouldn't have to. The one thing I really did need I was denied it. If parking spaces cant be provided they shouldn't be offered.

**Trainee** · 09/11/2007, 10:19 AM

Season Tickets information will be out next week

**corbyeire** · 09/11/2007, 12:25 PM

think they will be doing well to make the 1000 mark - like last year - the early take up is the indicator - most were sold early on and very few with the onset of the season

will there be a sunderland type carrot this year????

**Patrick Dunne** · 09/11/2007, 12:45 PM

All will be revealed next week, as trainee says.

**Paddyfield** · 07/12/2007, 7:09 PM

Droghed's Price List

Drogheda United Season Tickets 2008 will be available from Saturday, 8th December at 9:30am in The Drog Shop. The prices are as follows:

ADULT
Pre-Christmas Price-----------------------------Post-Christmas Price
Stand �300--------------------------------------------�340
Terrace �250------------------------------------------- �290

CONCESSION
Category Price
Stand �140
Terrace �110

CHILD
Category Price
Stand �100
Terrace �70

The admission fee for next season is:

Terrace
Adult �20
Child �5
Concession �8
Stand Extra �5

**Terry** · 08/12/2007, 8:29 AM

Is there much of a difference in what we are charging and what the league champions are charging? For entertainment value this bit of news is only bad news for gufc.

**Patrick Dunne** · 08/12/2007, 11:39 AM

Drogheda are charging E340 for a seat in a decrepit ground.

GUFC are charging E250 for a seat in what is probably the best stand in
the country.

If we want to compete with these clubs, then we have to charge similar prices.

**gufct** · 08/12/2007, 4:03 PM

lads we can keep talking about this until the cows come home. We cant make people buy the season tickets but spending a month moaning is only depressing everyone.I wish the new season was starting next friday asi I feel as excited already about next season as I have done in a decade

so lets all get behind the club and concentrate on football.

**gloryglorygufc** · 08/12/2007, 4:38 PM

Note though that drogheda are offering a pre xmas discount.

**gufct** · 08/12/2007, 7:34 PM

you get a kids ticket free if you buy your season ticket before christmas saving �40 .

As ive said we could stay arguing on here for ages if you want to see a succesfull team in Galway you have a choice to make no one else can do it for you.

**galwaygooner** · 09/12/2007, 11:08 AM

Originally Posted by gufct

you get a kids ticket free if you buy your season ticket before christmas saving �40 .

As ive said we could stay arguing on here for ages if you want to see a succesfull team in Galway you have a choice to make no one else can do it for you.

You have to argue !!
why do you think they are throwing in the kids ticket now..they changed there tune because of the response they are seeing on the forums.so dont keep telling people to keep quiet.

**geezer** · 09/12/2007, 2:21 PM

we cant just close our eyes. I didnt disagree with the increase either but fans like us will buy season tickets even if the games are on at 3am n the morning. The problem i am finding and this is a real example that 4 lads in one place of employment have told me they are not renewing when i asked them to. 1 lady who bought 2 off me for christmas presents last year said her husband and the son really got into united over the season and really made use of them but they would have tolerated a 30-40 euro increase but felt this christmas €500 was just a bit too far for 2 tickets. She said her husband and son would pick and choose games this year. Now this is a genuine problem we got 4 lads who were never regulars to buy tickets last season they enjoyed the experience but this year feel they are being squeezed a bit too much. Maybe a gradual increase over the 2-3 seasons would be better but thats hindsight. Maybe united can come up with some concession and imaginative ideas not to lose these fairly new recruits from last season and keep them coming up the dyke. Dont get me wrong gufct I am all for having to pay if we want to compete and I like you am genuinely excited about the
prospects for the next few season but its important we dont bury our heads as well and face some of the issues. If we do that im sure we can hold on to these fans and build the support. The most important resource united have are season ticket holders and above all else, these people should be cherished, made feel very special evrytime they walk through the turnstiles at terryland and it is well worth while for united to spend time on all season ticket holders of last season and ask, listen and come up with solutions to make everyone renew. In fact the full time staff are in place now to measure,protect and mine utds most valuble resource. That activity will pay for itself in multiples over the next 5 years

**gloryglorygufc** · 09/12/2007, 5:47 PM

Originally Posted by gufct

you get a kids ticket free if you buy your season ticket before christmas saving �40 .

As ive said we could stay arguing on here for ages if you want to see a succesfull team in Galway you have a choice to make no one else can do it for you.

I don't have a kid - offer not relevant.
I don't need to sit in the Corrib stand - offer not relevant.

Of course we have the right to express our opinions, surely that's the point of a forum and messageboards.

I think that the club have been disrespectful to the season ticket holders of the past few years in not offering them any real tangible incentive to renew.
I think that they are gambling on these supporters renewing regardless.

**GuisaSaigon** · 10/12/2007, 12:40 PM

I bought two tickets on the night of the forum and signed the nephew up for the free "Tiger Ticket". I received the new season ticket there and then. The Tiger ticket was to be mailed to me. Does anyone know if these tiger tickets will be mailed before Christmas?
Also wasn't there supposed to be a free scarf and hat included with all tickets sold on the night? are these also going to mailed out?

**galwayhoop** · 10/12/2007, 1:01 PM

Originally Posted by Patrick Dunne

Drogheda are charging E340 for a seat in a decrepit ground.

GUFC are charging E250 for a seat in what is probably the best stand in
the country.

If we want to compete with these clubs, then we have to charge similar prices.

apples and pears PD.

drogheda are backed by money men who many people believe are doing a 'shelbourne', the percentage of overall income coming from season ticket sales is very small indeed.

in any business when settling on a price for something you have to work out at what price something can be sold at in order to maximise uptake and consequently return - supply and demand.

in this instance GUFC have just seemed to see at what price they can get away with charging for something!!

if there were 800 season tickets sold for �150 in 2007 then they have to sell almost 500 at �250 to equal last seasons return, i doubt there will be 500 sold and if there is there won't be many more than that. yes the people who always buy them will but the 'floaters' who bought them last year most definately will not. i reckon there would have been more of a chance of selling 600 at �200 than 500 at �250.

GUFC took in approximately �120,000 from season tickets last season. about 10% of the overall budget. (they took in a similar figure for the sunderland game!!)

if they sold the same amount of season tickets this coming season they will only generate 7.5% of the overall budget.

why on earth are they risking alienating supporters, or that every least loosing goodwill from the casual supporter, for the sake of a small proportion of the overall budget??? why not just organise a couple of high profile friendlies to get the money in???? or look to the corporate sector for an increase.

**Trainee** · 10/12/2007, 1:23 PM

Originally Posted by galwayhoop

why on earth are they risking alienating supporters, or that every least loosing goodwill from the casual supporter, for the sake of a small proportion of the overall budget??? why not just organise a couple of high profile friendlies to get the money in???? or look to the corporate sector for an increase.

Everthing has increased, companies who have signs in terryland have been hit with a 125% increase since Nick took over, main sponsorship has gone up 50% for this season.

it is planned to have 2 sunderland games one in Feb and one in race week

Even with all these increase's and fundraisers planned the bugeted income for 08 would not have macthed the expenses for 08 so the only option is to increase prices

**galwayhoop** · 10/12/2007, 1:45 PM

Originally Posted by Trainee

it is planned to have 2 sunderland games one in Feb and one in race week

i presume we are not playing sunderland twice!!!!

that would be two sunderland-type games surely????

i doubt, what with the fad passing slightly, that sunderland would be as popular this year as last.

**corbyeire** · 10/12/2007, 1:56 PM

also it was the match with the new stand etc.

that will have worn off aswell - will need a different team to get the 5000+ crowd to attend - the celtic reserves proved how not to do it

**gufct** · 10/12/2007, 2:06 PM

Trainee meant one pre season friendly in february against Premier League opponents and likewise one mid season (race week) friendly where season ticket holders will have first preference in relation to tickets for both games.