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[VivaRovers]

Au contraire,  au contraire.

You can be as sorry as you like but it could actually bring prices down for away fans too.

Fans of the big clubs would make a massive fuss if they had to pay thirty odd quid to come to places like the KM and people would have to listen when their local radio stations were bombarded by them complaining.

Also, who says I would delight in seeing opposition fans overcharged?
I do object to being ripped off though when I am an away fan.

So rather than campaign to bring prices down... you'd rather first encourage clubs to charge more, so that then people complain and they 'might' then bring them down.

How can you object to being ripped off as an away fan, yet think a policy that would see you ripped off as an away fan is the way forward?

[drfchound]

Au contraire,  au contraire.

You can be as sorry as you like but it could actually bring prices down for away fans too.

Fans of the big clubs would make a massive fuss if they had to pay thirty odd quid to come to places like the KM and people would have to listen when their local radio stations were bombarded by them complaining.

Also, who says I would delight in seeing opposition fans overcharged?
I do object to being ripped off though when I am an away fan.

So rather than campaign to bring prices down... you'd rather first encourage clubs to charge more, so that then people complain and they 'might' then bring them down.

How can you object to being ripped off as an away fan, yet think a policy that would see you ripped off as an away fan is the way forward?

I think you are missing the point.
My point is that a short period of the higher charges would result in longer term reducing of prices by the so called big clubs.
Long term gain.

At present I am being ripped off by those clubs so if the plan worked, in future I wouldn’t be.
Also at present, the fans of the big clubs get a relatively cheap day out at our place.

The idea isn’t mine by the way, it is a policy already at Barnsley FC apparently.
Maybe you should be complaining to them.

[VivaRovers]

Barnsley FC didn't share their approach on a Rovers fans forum and say they thought it was a great idea though.

I'm not missing your point by the way, I get what you're saying, but it's an ill-thought out and flawed approach. Charge more, people will get annoyed, so then they'll charge less'. What's to say the less they charge won't just be the same expensive price it was to begin with? So it looks like a 'win' when in actual fact all that's happened is you've spent a time being even more fleeced than normal.

[RoversAlias]

I have to agree with VR, I think ultimately we would lose out as fans across the board and such a policy of "we get shafted, so you can be shafted too" isn't any good.

[silent majority]

Thing is a lot of people will book train tickets well in advance of ticket prices being announced and then have to go and pay that price.
I see Barnsley have a adopted a policy of they'll charge what ever they will get charged at the reverse fixture. Leeds paying £36 today.

That Barnsley policy is a good idea.
When such as Leeds or Sheffield Weds or Ipswich start complaining about what they have to pay on away days maybe their own clubs will have to review how much they charge away fans themselves.

Barnsley, like a lot of clubs, use a Category system. All they did was apply the Category A pricing to that fixture on Saturday. That also meant that loyal Barnsley fans also had to pay the increased cost of £36 for the game.

It's not a good idea, I hate category pricing, and it's something we persuaded our club to stop doing many years ago.

[elmsallrover]

People pay £55 to go to alton towers or pay in excess of £100 for a concert ticket , it's all about what you are happy to pay i would not have gone if it was £30 but rovers charge £23 for away fans not much.difference

think your totally right it was only £4 more than rovers plus some people moan but they will throw beer down there necks at £4 a pint

[redarmy82]

Thing is a lot of people will book train tickets well in advance of ticket prices being announced and then have to go and pay that price.
I see Barnsley have a adopted a policy of they'll charge what ever they will get charged at the reverse fixture. Leeds paying £36 today.

That's shocking




That Barnsley policy is a good idea.
When such as Leeds or Sheffield Weds or Ipswich start complaining about what they have to pay on away days maybe their own clubs will have to review how much they charge away fans themselves.

Barnsley, like a lot of clubs, use a Category system. All they did was apply the Category A pricing to that fixture on Saturday. That also meant that loyal Barnsley fans also had to pay the increased cost of £36 for the game.

It's not a good idea, I hate category pricing, and it's something we persuaded our club to stop doing many years ago.

[Donnywolf]

Thing is a lot of people will book train tickets well in advance of ticket prices being announced and then have to go and pay that price.
I see Barnsley have a adopted a policy of they'll charge what ever they will get charged at the reverse fixture. Leeds paying £36 today.

Does not apply to me any more but my long held grumble with Barnsley and others is that their Concession age (upper) was 65 the last time saw it - whereas ours is a very generous but not unique 60

So a 60 year old BFC fan can visit Keepmoat and get a concession Ticket at a very good rate (5 Seaons in a row) BUT because they operate a 65 yo Concession age at Barnsley a 60 year old Rovers fan would have to pay the "normal" Ticket price for the same 5 Seasons

So will they equate that anomoly ? I doubt it

[silent majority]

Thing is a lot of people will book train tickets well in advance of ticket prices being announced and then have to go and pay that price.
I see Barnsley have a adopted a policy of they'll charge what ever they will get charged at the reverse fixture. Leeds paying £36 today.

Does not apply to me any more but my long held grumble with Barnsley and others is that their Concession age (upper) was 65 the last time saw it - whereas ours is a very generous but not unique 60

So a 60 year old BFC fan can visit Keepmoat and get a concession Ticket at a very good rate (5 Seaons in a row) BUT because they operate a 65 yo Concession age at Barnsley a 60 year old Rovers fan would have to pay the "normal" Ticket price for the same 5 Seasons

So will they equate that anomoly ? I doubt it

It used to be 60 at Barnsley, but they quite callously raised it to 65. Any Barnsley fan who was already receiving the concession kept it, but lots more who were approaching that marker had to pay the increased cost. I'd expect more clubs to look at this too.

[CJK]

It would be interesting to see the breakdown in demographic across the ST holders at Rovers; i.e what number are aged 18 and under and what percentage that is of the total and the same for over 60’s etc, etc.

In my mind I always think Rovers have a larger proportion of supporters over 50, those numbers could prove me wrong though.

[silent majority]

It would be interesting to see the breakdown in demographic across the ST holders at Rovers; i.e what number are aged 18 and under and what percentage that is of the total and the same for over 60’s etc, etc.

In my mind I always think Rovers have a larger proportion of supporters over 50, those numbers could prove me wrong though.

We are at both ends of the scale. We have a lot of over 50's but we also have a lot under the age of 18. The missing generations are caused by our well documented difficulties.

[CJK]

I presumed our turbulent past would be mirrored in the attendance demographic. Such a shame. I’m 32 and I don’t know many others of a similar age that follow Rovers, and neither do I ever really notice many thirty-somethings at the games.

[Reesielad]

I presumed our turbulent past would be mirrored in the attendance demographic. Such a shame. I’m 32 and I don’t know many others of a similar age that follow Rovers, and neither do I ever really notice many thirty-somethings at the games.

I’m also 32. Majority of my friends are Wednesday or Weeds


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[big fat yorkshire pudding]

I'm 31 nearly 32 so there are a few of us.  I suspect you guys like me found hat mates you went with as teenagers mostly left the town for work hence no longer attending.

[Reesielad]

I'm 31 nearly 32 so there are a few of us.  I suspect you guys like me found hat mates you went with as teenagers mostly left the town for work hence no longer attending.

I left for the Army at 19, flew back from Belfast to attend tonight’s game. Better see a performance


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[CJK]

I'm 31 nearly 32 so there are a few of us.  I suspect you guys like me found hat mates you went with as teenagers mostly left the town for work hence no longer attending.

Not so much the case for me although, undoubtedly this will be true for many. I don’t think it helped our age group in that our formative years were when Rovers were at their lowest ebb. The other factor being the combination of the Premier League and SKY.

I was lucky, my Dad still took me along in the mid to late 90’s and ever since we’ve reaped the rewards.