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rd79 said:
good. I still have not received mine. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />


My dad's got his, but mine and my brothers (who we asked sent to the same address to save the club some costs) have not turned up yet! <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />
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It's a pity the club never considered ideas from other teams regarding buying "books" of tickets at a discounted prices. Apparently it has proved very popular.

It simply isn't worth me buying a season ticket, as I cannot guarantee which matches I can make through work committments. I would have bought a book of 10/12 tickets at - say £11 per ticket which would a) ensure my attendance for at least that number of games, and B) would have brought instant cash into the club.

The problem is we are trying to be a big, full time team, with a growing fanbase, yet we are doing nothing to encourage fans who either cannot afford a season ticket or cannot make every game, but who want to go as often as possible.

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It's a pity the club never considered ideas from other teams regarding buying "books" of tickets at a discounted prices. Apparently it has proved very popular.
It simply isn't worth me buying a season ticket, as I cannot guarantee which matches I can make through work committments. I would have bought a book of 10/12 tickets at - say £11 per ticket which would a) ensure my attendance for at least that number of games, and B) would have brought instant cash into the club.
The problem is we are trying to be a big, full time team, with a growing fanbase, yet we are doing nothing to encourage fans who either cannot afford a season ticket or cannot make every game, but who want to go as often as possible.


Did you (or anybody else) actually approach any of the Directors and suggest it?
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No, but the scheme is neither rocket science to the astute businessmen running the club, nor is the idea so radical that no other club had dreamt up the idea.

The idea has been suggested and successfully implemented by a number of clubs.

Are you suggesting that a lay person such as I, with no experience of running even a boot fair stall, let alone a proffessional football club, should have any better ideas than innovative, dynamic and highly succesful company directors, some of whom comprise the board.

 

I would hope that one or more people involved in running the club take the occasion passing interest in this forum, as this idea was discussed at some length not that long ago.

 

I will e-mail the club this morning, making the suggestion of a discounted booklet sceme.

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I have just e-mailed the club the following:

Dear Sir,

 

I am a regular supporter, and have been so since 1967 (the days of Eddie MacAlpine), and have been a season ticket holder in the past.

 

Nowadays, work and family commitments prevent me from attending about 40% of all home games, therefore the purchase of a season ticket is uneconomic.

 

One idea that has been put in place by other clubs (Stevenage are a good example) is buying match tickets in a booklet in either books of 3, 5 or 10 tickets. Discounts are applied to the books to make the scheme worthwhile, and are particularly useful to those fans who cannot make most or every game (and there a great number of us in this situation).

 

There are 4 primary advantages to this scheme.

 

1) The club gets money up front from the advance sale of a ticket/s.

 

2) The ticket is flexible to the fan, but once purchased, attendance of the buyer can be guaranteed.

 

3) Reduced queuing on matchday, and reduced cash on the turnstiles requiring counting.

 

4) Easy to administer (tickets could be bought on match day from the office or club shop.

 

Based on a season ticket costing £185 for 21 league games, that works out at just £8.80 per game, compared with £12 on the day.

 

I would therefore suggest pricing the tickets between these prices, with greater discounts for the larger books.

 

3 tickets = £33 = £11 per ticket

 

5 tickets = £52.50 = £10.50 per ticket

 

10 tickets = £100 = £10 per ticket

 

This subject was discussed on the fans forum in the past, and appeared to be very well though of.

 

Perhaps the board would consider introducing such a scheme in time for the new season.

 

Up the Fleet,

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This was my letter to Mr Chairman

 

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Chatham Gary said:

I have just e-mailed the club the following:

Dear Sir,

 

I am a regular supporter, and have been so since 1967 (the days of Eddie MacAlpine), and have been a season ticket holder in the past.

 

Nowadays, work and family commitments prevent me from attending about 40% of all home games, therefore the purchase of a season ticket is uneconomic.

 

One idea that has been put in place by other clubs (Stevenage are a good example) is buying match tickets in a booklet in either books of 3, 5 or 10 tickets. Discounts are applied to the books to make the scheme worthwhile, and are particularly useful to those fans who cannot make most or every game (and there a great number of us in this situation).

 

There are 4 primary advantages to this scheme.

 

1) The club gets money up front from the advance sale of a ticket/s.

 

2) The ticket is flexible to the fan, but once purchased, attendance of the buyer can be guaranteed.

 

3) Reduced queuing on matchday, and reduced cash on the turnstiles requiring counting.

 

4) Easy to administer (tickets could be bought on match day from the office or club shop.

 

Based on a season ticket costing £185 for 21 league games, that works out at just £8.80 per game, compared with £12 on the day.

 

I would therefore suggest pricing the tickets between these prices, with greater discounts for the larger books.

 

3 tickets = £33 = £11 per ticket

 

5 tickets = £52.50 = £10.50 per ticket

 

10 tickets = £100 = £10 per ticket

 

This subject was discussed on the fans forum in the past, and appeared to be very well though of.

 

Perhaps the board would consider introducing such a scheme in time for the new season.

 

Up the Fleet,

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As an Exeter fan reading this thread, can I offer some market analysis. At Exeter we operate a 'carnet' system of tickets, you can buy a book of 10 games I believe and get one game free. You also get placed in a priority group for FACUP run tickets. Last year that proved invaluable when our 10,000 allocation for Old Trafford was hopelessly over subcribed. I would urge your club to do it for your fans.

 

If you dont get to the 10 matches the club wins anyway within the deal.

 

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AL - Former Trustee Exeter City Supporters Trust

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