Shop was busy at 3.30.
3 more buying tickets in the shop and 2 on the phone in the less than 5 minutes I was in.

First of all well done. This offer has got people to commit to a season ticket who wouldnt have for all sorts of reasons before. What I would like to see no Monday is a slight price increase to say 120 pounds for adults thus still making buying a ticket excellent value but still paying respect to the fans who took the original offer up and not making it look like a sham.

Absolutely - that's called 'continuous improvement' and it's always a good thing to strive for.

When I bought my ticket for £100 I knew that I would be unable to attend all the games. I purchased my ticket as a loyal supporter with what I thought was an understanding that if 2500 of the hardcore supporters bought their tickets before the deadline the supporters who for what ever reason were undecided or had never purchased a ticket before would be entitled to the £100 offer after the deadline. I bought my ticket thinking that I was contributing to getting as many fans at Belle Vue as possible. I find it distasteful that some posters on here seem more interested in what other people pay for their ticket than what they have paid for theirs. The £100 offer should be extended to the opening weekend of the season. Because I bought my ticket early I do not believe that I should have any more benefits than the supporters who are unable or reluctant due to financial considerations to buy early. The majority of us who bought at £100 could afford £175 its the others who could not who would benefit from this offer and now if the ticket prices are increased they will be alienated. If Glover decides to increase the price i for one will feel cheated.

Perhaps we should camapaign for Glover to give alms to the poor every Sunday. He could annoint their feet as well.

People have had close to 2 months to sign up to what is the best deal we've ever had offered to us. It is a business though, not a charity, and as such, I'd trust the business acumen of those now in charge, who have demonstrated their success elsewhere and have managed to smash our number of season ticket holders 4 months before the start of the season. I'd love it if we could continue to give away the product below market value forever and attract more people, but there are other factors to be weighed up which mean such a strategy is unlikely to be as straightforward as some on here would paint it.

I agree, as much as we want to attract as many supporters as we can, we need to justify that with the necessary income.
From the point of view of attendances though, another 606 per game will elevate us above cas in attendances and get us up in the 7000s.

Sorry but i've heard some right rubbish on this thread! Season tickets were guaranteed to be £100 IF you and 2499+ others signed up and paid before October. I did and i'm not bothered if they go up or stay the same come Monday. The offer was there to be taken, if people didn't do it then it was their choice. A sale is a sale, when it's gone it's gone!

I was told it was made quite clear in the Wakey Express this week that if the target was reached the price would stay at £100. I've got mine at a price that I'm very happy with and it makes no difference to me what they sell them at now as long as it's what works best for the club.

Quote ="J.T"I was told it was made quite clear in the Wakey Express this week that if the target was reached the price would stay at £100. I've got mine at a price that I'm very happy with and it makes no difference to me what they sell them at now as long as it's what works best for the club.'" [iReaching the target will ensure that season ticket costs can be kept to £100 for adults, £80 for concessions and £20 for juniors.[/i www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/ ... _1_3827562 Add this to statements on the official site like keep prices low for EVERYONE, and it's easy to see where the confusion may arise. Given that a number of people were also unsure of what was meant by ealier statements regarding payment for the offer, it's definitely something that should be looked at by the club in future. Be that as it may, it's still been a fantastic result for the club in a relatively short period of time on the back of a difficult season on and off the pitch. Let's hope we can continue to bring as many people as possible on board before the start of next season.

Quote ="J.T"I was told it was made quite clear in the Wakey Express this week that if the target was reached the price would stay at £100. I've got mine at a price that I'm very happy with and it makes no difference to me what they sell them at now as long as it's what works best for the club.'" [iReaching the target will ensure that season ticket costs can be kept to £100 for adults, £80 for concessions and £20 for juniors.[/i www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/ ... _1_3827562 Add this to statements on the official site like keep prices low for EVERYONE, and it's easy to see where the confusion may arise. Given that a number of people were also unsure of what was meant by ealier statements regarding payment for the offer, it's definitely something that should be looked at by the club in future. Be that as it may, it's still been a fantastic result for the club in a relatively short period of time on the back of a difficult season on and off the pitch. Let's hope we can continue to bring as many people as possible on board before the start of next season.

Whilst ambiguous at best, nowhere has it been stated by the club that if the target is met, the price will stay a £100.

When it says reaching the target will keep the cost at £100, it is referring to those who bought before the deadline.

Supporters have bought their S.T’s in good faith, knowing that if the target isn’t met, the price would rise to £180, they deserve to be applauded, and receive cheaper tickets for their commitment.

You do not get it do you, new fans are likely to take the offer up at £100, then go on to buy a shirt, food, drink... why have a stadim half full at £175.00, when you can get alot more in at £100, plus a shirt £40, program,food,match day draw tickets, flags, car stickers,drink in a few Games you would nearly claw back the £75 lost on the season offer...

=#0000FFPerhaps we should camapaign for Glover to give alms to the poor every Sunday. He could annoint their feet as well,

having a dig at people with not much money is not the right thing to do shame on you..

That's not the issue though.

Yes, I too would love to see tickets remain at the affordable £100, but the problem is that if they do, then what was the "early bird" offer?

In the context of next year...If there is no benefit to buying early, then I may as well just wait til...well, anytime before next season. In such a case, the club could just have missed out on 1/4 of million quid in the bank before the end of Sept!

There needs to be a clearer view of the spectrum of the deals on offer e.g. £100 EB offer before end of Sept, with the option of spreading cost over 2 months.

After that tickets are, say £150, to be paid for by the end of closing in December. This ideally would come with the option to spread payments over the 4 months (Sept-Dec).

When the club re-opens in January, tickets are full price, say £185.

All this needs to be clear from the beginning.

I believe there are costs involved with setting up and running "payment options", but I don't imagine that it would be too hard for the club to administer that itself (???), in the form of a savings club.

=#0000FFGood point dboy, but at the end of the day fans like me/you would get the season tickets any way, but a new fan may not then we loose out as a club... there must be a better way round this...???

I was having a dig at idiot posters who come up with half-baked ideas without looking at the other side of things and think they have a finished solution, not people without much money. Additionally, if they can afford all you say they'll buy, I don't see the £100 quid ticket with split payment options being such a problem.

Perhaps the current management have weighed up the options and thought that anybody who hasn't taken the very generous, essentially loss-leading offer is either not committed enough or arguably that skint that on balance, the offer shouldn't be extended. I don't profess to know all the ins and outs of it. What I was getting at though, for fear of repeating myself, is that on this one, I think it is churlish to have a go when they have run such a successful offer.

running befor walking IMHO, to freeze the price for THE FIRST 2500 now theres something to behold

Not sure if anyone has noticed but the payment for £100 season tickets is available still to buy on the clubs home website.

I just clicked through a few options and it appears you can still purchase at the early price.

I got the Gold standing for £100 but must say the Gold £120 for centre stand seating is nothing short of a steal.

So which Idiot posters are they, personal attacks on people is also not the right way to go..

It is nothing personal; it is aimed squarely at anyone spouting guff. If you'd prefer, I'll gladly concede a change to 'posters with idiotic views'.

You have your views we have our views simple, lets move on...

I still say keep the tickets at £100

I have so far restrained from posting on this subject however I think I will have my moan!!!

Firstly, what a great effort it has been to sell over 2500 season tickets in a month....its superb even though the tickets were heavily discounted.

However, I was under the impression that if 2500 people made the 'pledge' and bought one at £100 or whatever then the tickets would stay the same for everyone no matter when they bought it. This in my opinion is the way the 'product' has been advertised and sold through different sources.

As it happens it doesn't matter to me whether they put them in price on Monday or not, but I do think that the club ought to keep the prices low so that we can get a larger support base.

My final point is this. If someone decided to buy a season ticket today, what would they be charged? Yesterdays price or tomorrows price?...just a thought?

Today's as advertised on website otherwise it's false advertisement until changed. That's if it allows purchase.

I can see both sides of the arguement. The clarity of information is a little subjective, and leaves it quite open. Personally, i'm not fused either way, i gave my money on the first or second day, but if the prices stayed low i'd be happy for everyone else.

As others have said, and to an extent i do agree, we must place some importance upon getting season tickets early so that next year people don't just wait and assume they'll reap the rewards off others hard earned cash.

It's about a little bit of balance as this is the first year we've really got behind an ST offer. Announce the deal is to be extended by 2 weeks and the prices kept at £100, but also state 'AFTER THIS DEADLINE, PRICES WILL RISE'. They don't need to stipulate to what, but then fans have been given the opportunity to snap them up quickly and if they chose not too then it's hardly the clubs fault!

Very close or just over 3,000 sold

Yep, something I know a lot about! Having the correct systems and procedures in place isn't something that this club has always had, always tending to have to fire fight and be reactive rather than proactive. It now seems that things are been done in the correct way and I trust the club to get the pricing of the tickets from this point on correct and to continue to evolve and prosper. Its what business in every walk of life do, they have to survive. They must be doing something up to press right because lets be honest, who at the beginning of February would have though 7 months later we would have about 3000 season ticket holders for the 2012 superleague season???