Hi everyone, I sent the lad for three tickets for the Saints cup clash, one for me 60+, one lad working twenty odd, youngest student.

I expected a concession for the student, which I got, and for me, but the girl in the Hull shop, told him Saints concessions were for 65year and up, and advised him, to pay for a full price ticket for me, as I am not 65, wondered what the policy is on ticket pricing for 60 to 65 year olds, it seems pretty petty if Saints are using this ruling.

Why should someone aged 60-65 get a concession and pay less than someone aged 18-59?

Individual clubs can set their own age brackets, there is no standard. My eldest who's 22 can get a young adult ticket at some grounds and not others so he prepares to pay full price at all and if he can get in as a young adult then all the better.

After a quick search:

St Helens - 65
Wigan Warriors - 60
Warrington Wolves - 65
Hull FC - 60
Castleford Tigers - 60
Leeds Rhinos - 65
Wakefield Trinity - No info found
Huddersfield Giants - 65
Salford Red Devils - No info found
Catalans Dragons - No info found
Hull KR - 65
Widnes Vikings - 65

Thankyou Karen

Well I don’t know why, but they do, so hard cheese.
Just not at Saints

Given the huge generational income divide happening these days you should be paying more than everyone else soon not less

Don’t think this generational wealth has reached ull yet.

well done Karen!

Must be an error regarding such a great community club as the dobbins sticking it to the old uns.

Hasn't the wealth from the great, [iNorthern Powerhouse[/i project filtered down to you yet?

Thought not.

No were still making our porridge with water.

Rainwater, I hope?

there's still a significant level of fraud with respect to age related concessions at sporting events, Hull City experienced this and had a big run in with fans over it recently.

Personally I don't think there should be an 'oap' concession at all, for the junior/student, yes. Also there should be no oap concession for season tickets/full memberships if indeed there is one.
However I understand why clubs still offer it, too fearful that removal will lose fans, frankly if a couple of quid will stop some fans from attending (which it does in RL circles a lot from what I've read over the years including a reason for opposition fans not to come to our ground) then that is really more down to other things as opposed to affordability.

'pensioners' get far too many freebies/concessions as it is, the old pony trotted out 'well we put into the pot for xx years so we deserve xxx' is a nonsense, didn't pay anywhere near enough.

Recycled

Chill all you coffin dodger bashers.Just look on it as a loyalty discount,you know,club,king and country and all that.
Bit like Asda and the arthritis clinic.
Thinks !!,maybe i should put a smiling imoji in here now as some on here may think i am serious.
Nah bo**oc*s let em work it out.

Never understood why OAP's get discounts, what is wrong is that it's different at different clubs, by 2020 the retirement age is going to be 66, any discounts should be linked to whatever the state retirement age is.

My you seem even more Bitter and twisted than normal.
If you don't chill out a bit you might never reach an age where you will receive such perks.

"The current state pension age is 63 for women and 65 for men, with the former due to rise steadily until all workers retire at 65 by 2018. From 2019, the state pension age will increase for both men and women, reaching 66 by 2020 and 67 between 2026 and 2028"

If it keeps going up a lot of us will never see a pension!

Absolutely clueless, as always.

…. and from someone who bought a general membership so he could get FV Live half price.

I'm 76 and enjoy my concession. The fact that "you know who" doesn't like it makes it even more enjoyable. Suck it up Bumpy. You stick with your discounted membership.

Out of interest, if you didn't get a discount would you still go?

Of course I would. I've been supporting this team since the days of Mick Scott, the Drake twins etc., so saving a few quid is not a consideration for me.

I too enjoy my concession and have done for five years. My lovely lady passed away at 64 after working most of her life as a nurse and enjoyed her pension for 6 months. Swings and roundabouts as they say. Anyone knocking concessions etc. Needs an head tap, but like de Murphy’s, I’m not bitter, unlike some.

I have been retired 13years,and after leaving the railway,I still get my free travel travel on the trains,which enabled me to attend all the home games when I was healthier,how about that bumpy.? Suppose you will be emailing the minister of transport now,to cry your eyes out over that.