Seems fair.

Can't people read Cookie tweeted the deadline had passed

Pearson sure is banging that drum hard. Sales must be down.

Fortunately they'll still be way above yours. Thanks for your concern.

I'm sure Ben the Thug will increase sales for you

What has the woman beater done for sales?

Yes it does and i respect him for his stance.

Still decided against a pass for next season however as i want to see what sort of commitment the team displays on the pitch.

Will probably attend the the first few games and take it from there.

you are on the Hull FC board you tell me

How will the club distinguish between a "friend" and a "non-pass holder"?

Are you 6?

Seriously?

Well the statement you posted would appear to contradict itself, as clearly they can't identify 1 from the other, thus rendering the 2nd part irrelevant.

Why would a pass holder need to be able to enter for a fiver?

Sorry but he is right, he stated 'non-pass' holder.
So as I'm a non pass holder I would have to pay full price to enter, however if I'm a 'friend' of a pass holder it might cost me less.
The point being made is that the 2nd bit of what Pearson said is complete , frankly as is the whole piece. It's like he thinks some sort of pricing scare tactics are going to make people buy a season pass because they can't get any cheap deals, however as it was pointed out if you can get in as a 'friend' of a season pass holder you will be discounted..utter nonsense if you ask me.
Either offer a discount or not, don't contradict yourself with the hard sell tactics because honestly it makes him look like a muppet..

Maybe he'll only run the 'friend' scheme for 1 game against one of the less attractive opposition. So if you want to watch Hull all season it would still save you money if you bought a pass. The muppet would be the guy who didn't inform his potential customers of the likely shortage of discounts as compared to previous years. You might think that's rubbish but it seems a fairly honest approach to me, as well as hopefully securing more passholder business. Passholders will be looked after this season - good on Pearson. Sorry if you don't like it.

Why do you need to inform customers in advance that they won't be getting any discounted matches other than to press upon people that buying a pass is the only way you'll get a discount. However in the same breath he states "At some matches, we may continue to offer our special offers for children and friends, such as our successful ‘Friends for a Fiver’ offer, but these will only be available exclusively to 2014 Season Pass holders"
Yet the people getting into the matches under this offer (if indeed one transpires)are non pass holders, thus they would be getting a discount...contradictary but still tries to force the issue about passes either way you look at it.

I am pretty sure that anyone accompanying a pass holder, and paying a fiver to do so, would be a none passholder. Therefore it is irrelevant isn't it? Could have called it bring a friend, enemy, stranger or even a six fingered Robin for a fiver which would make it clearer.

Aye. Only way he can get this wrong, is if we get 4 or more bring a friend for a fiver matches.

However, I don't really care to be honest. It used to annoy me but am not really that fussed about it anymore. The biggest issue for me is the new fans that come under this scheme, don't come back as we are largely useless at home and uninspiring!

Why do you need to analyse every word said and then tear it to pieces?

The cheapest option is not to go. Anything else and you need to know what's changing.
Then you can't complain at the end of the season that it would have been cheaper to buy a pass.

Obvious really.

You're over analising it.

The offer of bringing a "friend for a fiver" is only available to pass holders, so a non pass holder wouldn't be able to walk up, pay full price, and then bring a mate in for £5. Its not hard to understand.

It could also be said that the perk of having a pass is to be able to bring a mate along for £5.

What he's trying to do here is make pass holders feel appreciated and push those who are debating buying a pass into actually buying one by making it seem more financially viable.

However I think it will be detrimental to the overall attendance, epically the un-attractive games (London, Cats...etc), a casual fan is not going to buy a pass because there are no more cheap tickets, they are much more likely to not go at all.

The pass holder will have to buy the discounted ticket in advance and produce his pass.

Discounted tickets won't be available at the turnstile.

Think its a pretty bold statement and one that could come back to bite him if he doesn't get the response he wants in terms of pass sales.

If and it is if there is a dramatic downturn in pass sales and team form is poor then surely the only recourse, especially for the less attractive games is to offer a discount and try and entice stay aways back to the fold.