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???

a very good point that some of us sometimes forget!

Surely the whole point of a special offer for a limited time, is that it is just that.
Although one may be able to argue about the level of publicity, the idea is to encourage people to buy in, large numbers over a short period of time.
As far as people missing out on the deal then thats just how it is.
The club need to generate a certain level of income to sustain the busines and now that we have around 3000 ticket holders (which by the way is fantastic) we need to generate some income.

We could conduct a bore-fest about continuous improvement if you like - it's one of my obsessions!



Totally agree with you - if there is some determination within the club to learn from everything and do it differently or better next time, we won't go far wrong. In this context, selling 3k ST's at this point in the year is an outstanding achievement, but there is something to be learned from the perceived amibguity in the marketing messages and the apparent lack of publicity.

I think you've got it spot on here.

1) We need to ensure that next year (whatever the offer might be) we don't lose out on the early income by people thinking they can just wait and get them later as whatever deal will be honoured for all.

2) There has been a lot of confusion around this offer from day one and I think to now state "We are extending this offer until Mid/End October (let the club decide what date is best to pick) but then after that time prices will rise to £x. Let everyone know that this is now a time limited offer and if you don't get them in the extended period then you WILL have to pay more.


And next year - Clarify the wording of the offer a bit better so there is no ambiguity and people are clear what they need to do and when in order to get the best deal.

Absolutely - that introduces what marketeers call 'scarcity value' and it's a very powerful motivator to get people to buy things.

Extended to December 1st with a prize draw for France

As you were....

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That's a great result and fantastic follow-up offer - well done to everyone involved.

I think that's great. Thanks to those who subscribed early, and to Mr Glover's generosity, we could really pack the place out next season. Well done!