Season tickets

[Drover]

This popped up on my feed,just want to say,thank you Rovers board or whoever makes the decision,I for one am grateful for the decent pricing.
https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/23534821.league-two-team-offers-expensive-season-ticket-2023-24/

[silent majority]

The FSA are currently researching all ticket pricing in the EFL. The objective, clearly, is to try and understand who gives the best value and where pressure needs to be applied to try and reduce prices. The second element is to try, again, to launch a campaign on pricing similar to what happened in the EPL when they had a big influx of TV money which reduced the value of ticket pricing.

What we do know at the moment is that not all clubs have yet released pricing for the 23/24 season. I’m sure we can look at this better in the next few weeks.

[Padge_DRFC]

They charge 27 quid for an away ticket I think it was. League 2. 30 quid it's been for years in the prem. How come the EFL won't do something similar?

[KingKendrick]

Easy to cap it in the prem for clubs who already generate massive sums in tv revenue. For clubs lower down the pyramid this is their main source of income. Would more attend if it was capped at let’s say £20? I’d like to see the numbers crunched

[Padge_DRFC]

Easy to cap it in the prem for clubs who already generate massive sums in tv revenue. For clubs lower down the pyramid this is their main source of income. Would more attend if it was capped at let’s say £20? I’d like to see the numbers crunched

Not sure on that. I know it's a bit of an extreme but when Leeds charged us 36 quid we took 800. Had they charged 20 we'd have probably took triple that. It's not like League 2 is full of teams that demand exceeds supply.

[RoversInSpain]

This popped up on my feed,just want to say,thank you Rovers board or whoever makes the decision,I for one am grateful for the decent pricing.
https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/23534821.league-two-team-offers-expensive-season-ticket-2023-24/

Well! good to be near the bottom of this league. How on earth do Bradford sell 15,000 season tickets… that’s just incredible. Credit to them, however, what’s their secret, can we learn something from them?…  as it’s been a long time since their premiership escapades.

[Alan Southstand]

Is it not Bradford that has an arrangement whereby if they get more than 10,000 season ticket holders, they’re sold at half price?

Might not be exactly correct, but it’s something along those lines?

[Goole Rover]

This popped up on my feed,just want to say,thank you Rovers board or whoever makes the decision,I for one am grateful for the decent pricing.
https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/23534821.league-two-team-offers-expensive-season-ticket-2023-24/

Thank goodness a positive post we're not doomed.

[Drover]

Is it not Bradford that has an arrangement whereby if they get more than 10,000 season ticket holders, they’re sold at half price?

Might not be exactly correct, but it’s something along those lines?

Don't know about that one, but I think they did one several seasons ago,along the lines where if you bought a season ticket, that if they didn't get promoted or if they got relegated, the season ticket holder would get the following season's season ticket for free or maybe its the same one as you mention Alan and they got it half price,Again not certain,something along those lines,and I think it happened and they honoured it and subsequently had big allocations at the time.

[silent majority]

They charge 27 quid for an away ticket I think it was. League 2. 30 quid it's been for years in the prem. How come the EFL won't do something similar?

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Two totally different sets of circumstances I’m afraid.

The EPL clubs all have a guaranteed income stream from TV revenues which the EFL clubs don’t. Then there’s the varying clubs stretching from Championship down to LG2 with a varied set of circumstances, some very much on the breadline and some way over it.

Trying to get a common voice from supporters at those clubs was a nightmare and they showed very little effort or collective will to do anything about it.

[i_ateallthepies]

Easy to cap it in the prem for clubs who already generate massive sums in tv revenue. For clubs lower down the pyramid this is their main source of income. Would more attend if it was capped at let’s say £20? I’d like to see the numbers crunched

Not sure on that. I know it's a bit of an extreme but when Leeds charged us 36 quid we took 800. Had they charged 20 we'd have probably took triple that. It's not like League 2 is full of teams that demand exceeds supply.

Not a simple equation for away followings.  For many the distance to travel is a far bigger factor than the ticket price.

[Colin C No.3]

It’s quite simple if you’ve been a Rovers supporter since 1967/68 & you left your ‘hometown’ at the age of 17.

Granted my parents still lived in Donny & the draw was for my children to come here to see their Grandparents but ‘things’ change in a families dynamics.

What holds ‘true’ for a boy who first walked into Belle Vue at the age of 12 is his football club. That is his/my ‘touchstone’ to Doncaster.

It remains so today after 55 years. I’ve introduced my son & his son to this club.

What more can the club ask of a supporter?

[Sammy Chung was King]

Our tickets on the whole have always been reasonably priced. Where we struggle is having the true support, of a bigger majority of Doncaster, behind the team. If we get a good side on the pitch, hopefully that can change.

We need consistently good crowds following the  side home and away. We need to be recruiting new support from the kids at local schools and trying to hold onto it.

[Alan Southstand]

If we get a good side on the pitch, hopefully that can change.

Absolutely this!

For the last 2 or 3 seasons, we seem to have forgotten that we are a football club. What did they think the FC, in DRFC, meant? ‘F*****g Crap’?

It would appear a new leaf has been turned, with the appointment of Grant & Cliff and it seems like a bit of momentum is starting to build. Long may it continue, hopefully, throughout the summer and right into May 2024.

[Campsall rover]

Our tickets on the whole have always been reasonably priced. Where we struggle is having the true support, of a bigger majority of Doncaster, behind the team. If we get a good side on the pitch, hopefully that can change.

We need consistently good crowds following the  side home and away. We need to be recruiting new support from the kids at local schools and trying to hold onto it.

We do indeed.
How many kids have we lost in the last 2 seasons.
My Grandson 11 today is more interested in Liverpool than Rovers right now.
Hopefully next season that will be reversed.

[Goole Rover]

As I’ve said before our fan base was drastically reduced and never fully recovered during the 69-70 season this following the transfer of Harold Wilcockson and a disastrous run of results. This in my opinion was due to the then chairman Hubert Bates are we witnessing a repeat.

[In the box]

Surly it would be helpful to know in what way if the McCann return has brought great sales of season tickets and from what starting point!

[DonnyBazR0ver]

Well, the DFP headline was that sales 'skyrocketed'. That wouldn't be my description but let's say sales since the departure of Schofield and appointment of McCann have been very healthy and encouraging after a big drop off.

There was a spike in sales in the days following McCanns appointment and a steady stream since. This will probs continue till the end of the deadline. After that, I guess folk will want to see a few more signings and would rather keep their money in the pocket until nearer the start of the season and maybe some will buy match by match .

I don't want to put any figures on sales based on the conversation I had yesterday as that's the clubs perogative to promote things as they see fit.

I think we'll see the club gradually ramp up things up to the start of the season, with a few new things affecting matchdays in the offing.

Me being ever the optimist thinks between 5000 and 6000 memberships could be doable but that's asking alot.

If we're rewarded with a home opening fixture, my guess is we should be looking at 8000 minimum (depending on opposition of course)

[In the box]

Wishful thinking . 6000 tickets sales would be a good season in L2 . If results meet the expectations that usually brings in more week to week. If they sort the catering out and that would add 000s 

[Campsall rover]

Don’t see us getting anywhere near 6000 season tickets sold in League 2
That’s simply pie in the sky.

If we sell 5000 that would be fantastic.

[Nudga]

SM, are sales looking healthier do you know?

[silent majority]

SM, are sales looking healthier do you know?

The club seemed happy when we spoke earlier, but I am out of the country for the next few weeks so messages might be a bit haphazard.

[Colin C No.3]

SM, are sales looking healthier do you know?

The club seemed happy when we spoke earlier, but I am out of the country for the next few weeks so messages might be a bit haphazard.

Is it still raining in Scotland, or is it confined to the Glen’s? (See what I did there SM?)!

[Padge_DRFC]

Still need to renew mine before month end

[colincramb]

Anything less than 5000 would be a travesty in a city our size, regardless of the league we are in when you factor in the pricing and the spread payment options.

I just hope the club can capitalise on the genuine optimism that’s now out there with some intelligent, innovative and relentless marketing in all areas of the borough.

[Padge_DRFC]

Anything less than 5000 would be a travesty in a city our size, regardless of the league we are in when you factor in the pricing and the spread payment options.

I just hope the club can capitalise on the genuine optimism that’s now out there with some intelligent, innovative and relentless marketing in all areas of the borough.

It was less than that last year. Your travesty happened.

[pib]

Around 2800 sold to date I think. Not sure how that compares to previous years but we are only in May.

I had in my head that we sold around 4000 last year but not sure where I saw that. Could be wide of the mark.

[DonnyBazR0ver]

Around 2800 sold to date I think. Not sure how that compares to previous years but we are only in May.

I had in my head that we sold around 4000 last year but not sure where I saw that. Could be wide of the mark.

You're not wide of the mark.I think we're beyond 2800 now from what I heard.

Bearing in mind, when the bulk of those 4000 were bought, we were still a League One Club so we've suffered the relagation since.

I would stilll like to think we could exceed the 4000 with more positive vibes coming from the club.

[pib]

Around 2800 sold to date I think. Not sure how that compares to previous years but we are only in May.

I had in my head that we sold around 4000 last year but not sure where I saw that. Could be wide of the mark.

You're not wide of the mark.I think we're beyond 2800 now from what I heard.

Bearing in mind, when the bulk of those 4000 were bought, we were still a League One Club so we've suffered the relagation since.

I would stilll like to think we could exceed the 4000 with more positive vibes coming from the club.

I'd hope we could beat last years, given the increase in optimism in recent weeks.

The numbers are there, or were there, but it seems like we struggle more with getting bums on seats nowadays.

[DonnyBazR0ver]

Just an observation, I saw an article last week saying Rotherham had sold 5700 season tickets so far, Seems a bit low?