BatRam Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Theres never been a more exciting time to be a rams fan. And im completely in love with the team , how we play and the performances we've been putting in. BUT... i had to pay £37 to watch Derby vs birmingham city. i know to be a big club you need to charge higher prices to get the better players/wages. But people simply cant afford £37 every week and the nose dive in attendance is prob the result of the high ticket price. In my opinion £20-£25 would be better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ossieram Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 2 minutes ago, TomSaint said: Theres never been a more exciting time to be a rams fan. And im completely in love with the team , how we play and the performances we've been putting in. BUT... i had to pay £37 to watch Derby vs birmingham city. i know to be a big club you need to charge higher prices to get the better players/wages. But people simply cant afford £37 every week and the nose dive in attendance is prob the result of the high ticket price. In my opinion £20-£25 would be better Season tickets are on sale and makes it cheaper than buying single tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G STAR RAM Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 You didn't have to pay it, you chose to. Anyway, glad we have have another thread on ticket pricing, we havent had one for at least two weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiteroseram Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 1 minute ago, ossieram said: Season tickets are on sale and makes it cheaper than buying single tickets. If you can afford one. If you can’t and can only afford 1/2 a season as a treat, £37 is too much. Obviously this isn’t so much a problem with Derby more a problem in football in general Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 2 minutes ago, TomSaint said: Theres never been a more exciting time to be a rams fan. And im completely in love with the team , how we play and the performances we've been putting in. BUT... i had to pay £37 to watch Derby vs birmingham city. i know to be a big club you need to charge higher prices to get the better players/wages. But people simply cant afford £37 every week and the nose dive in attendance is prob the result of the high ticket price. In my opinion £20-£25 would be better Yet it was one of our highest attendances this season, so maybe the price point was correct? I don't disagree with your point btw, but to build the squad with all that entails can't be done on the cheap. Would you want a less competitive team that cost £20 a match to see, for instance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ossieram Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 1 minute ago, whiteroseram said: If you can afford one. If you can’t and can only afford 1/2 a season as a treat, £37 is too much. Obviously this isn’t so much a problem with Derby more a problem in football in general £37 is too much, but I'd be interested to hear where he was sat as I thought it was about £32 in the North stand on Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 There's usually some tickets nearer £25 available if you know a bit in advance which matches you can make it to and as someone who is limited by distance to a few games a season I generally find it averages nnearer £30 for individual matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 I was a STH back when the “We’ll be back in 81” tee shirts were the in thing. I’ve been a STH for the past 12/15 years or so. I missed pretty much 20 consecutive seasons, including that famous Friday night v Rotherham. (I didn’t even know about the “cool as custard” until a couple of years ago!) The reason for all those missed seasons? I couldn’t afford it. Simples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheikh n Bake Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 4 out of 8 home games shown live on Sky either through their red button or feature game. If we take this as a common trend, you can watch around 11 home games live on TV. A season ticket will only get you around an additional 12. Also consider we have been on TV 3 away games out of 8. We have been on TV for 2 League Cup games (Also not included in a season ticket). The obvious response is that watching the game on TV isn't the same, which i agree. But my point is that a Season Ticket just isn't the same value for money than perhaps what it used to be if you just want to watch your team. Call me a plastic fan, but because of all of the above, i only spend my money on games that are not televised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatRam Posted November 4, 2018 Author Share Posted November 4, 2018 In reply to people saying season tickets, i work 2 separate shifts mornings and lates so i cant get in the week and i cant go at the weekend most of the time as im in a hard rock band so i cant go to loads of games. i know mel morris splashes out every transfer window so im not suprised hes had to bump up the tickets but £37 is ridiculous haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramarena Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 23 minutes ago, TomSaint said: Theres never been a more exciting time to be a rams fan. And im completely in love with the team , how we play and the performances we've been putting in. BUT... i had to pay £37 to watch Derby vs birmingham city. i know to be a big club you need to charge higher prices to get the better players/wages. But people simply cant afford £37 every week and the nose dive in attendance is prob the result of the high ticket price. In my opinion £20-£25 would be better Not always true these days. The huge amounts of money from tv revenues dwarfs the money coming in from ticket sales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ossieram Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Just now, Ramarena said: Not always true these days. The huge amounts of money from tv revenues dwarfs the money coming in from ticket sales. If you're in the Prem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramtique Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 I too paid the £37 for a seat in East upper. Most I’ve paid I think ever up there. I’m also going to the Villa game Saturday and have paid £20 for a ticket in West Upper - courtesy of the special ‘take a friend’ offer to season ticket holders (my parents are ST holders). I’m just a bit confused why the club went for the bargain tickets offer v Villa, while charging top dollar for a lesser draw in Birmingham... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilkleyram Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 7 minutes ago, ramtique said: I too paid the £37 for a seat in East upper. Most I’ve paid I think ever up there. I’m also going to the Villa game Saturday and have paid £20 for a ticket in West Upper - courtesy of the special ‘take a friend’ offer to season ticket holders (my parents are ST holders). I’m just a bit confused why the club went for the bargain tickets offer v Villa, while charging top dollar for a lesser draw in Birmingham... Probably felt this is a game more likely to sell out with a bit of encouragement - £20 x 5000 extra seats sold = £100k (aka 6 weeks of Jack Marriott's salary) Plus, if we do well you might come again, for £37, or even get your own 1/2 a season ticket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatRam Posted November 4, 2018 Author Share Posted November 4, 2018 prob put the tickets up cause of how well we played against chelsea in the week and all the coverage and knew it would draw people in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePrisoner Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 4 minutes ago, TomSaint said: prob put the tickets up cause of how well we played against chelsea in the week and all the coverage and knew it would draw people in Nope they were that price since they went on sale a month ago. That’s just daft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richinspain Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 59 minutes ago, Nick_Ram said: 4 out of 8 home games shown live on Sky either through their red button or feature game. If we take this as a common trend, you can watch around 11 home games live on TV. A season ticket will only get you around an additional 12. Also consider we have been on TV 3 away games out of 8. We have been on TV for 2 League Cup games (Also not included in a season ticket). The obvious response is that watching the game on TV isn't the same, which i agree. But my point is that a Season Ticket just isn't the same value for money than perhaps what it used to be if you just want to watch your team. Call me a plastic fan, but because of all of the above, i only spend my money on games that are not televised. How much does Sky cost you a year? More or less than a season ticket? Genuine question as I have no idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gritstone Ram Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 20 minutes ago, richinspain said: How much does Sky cost you a year? More or less than a season ticket? Genuine question as I have no idea. Less than a West Stand season ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rammieib Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 2 hours ago, reveldevil said: Yet it was one of our highest attendances this season, so maybe the price point was correct? I don't disagree with your point btw, but to build the squad with all that entails can't be done on the cheap. Would you want a less competitive team that cost £20 a match to see, for instance? 15/16 avg attendance was 29,600 16/17 avg attendance was 29,000 17/18 avg attendance was 27,100 18/19 avg attendance is 25,700 so far. Yesterday was a clear opportunity to put 30,000 on the gate by charging £25. 28,100 was our highest yet, but on Birminghams run you were always going to see them sell out whatever price you charged. So really, DCFC could have taken a real chance at filling out stadium (at least when there is 30k plus it looks full) but chose not to. Real shame. Villa again they know they will sell their allocation out. The season ticket offer is a way of getting around the high pricing as they know 3100 tickets will be sold at £36. We should sell more, I'm sure most people will know so,done who is a ST holder but it's a real shame our pricing approach. Youve got 3 to 4000 people being made redundant at RR, plus the knock on effect in the local supply chain. It's getting harder and harder and when the average numbers are dropping that much, shocking prices just for the cheapest seats isn't the way forward. I'm hoping they will learn at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 7 hours ago, Mucker1884 said: I was a STH back when the “We’ll be back in 81” tee shirts were the in thing. I’ve been a STH for the past 12/15 years or so. I missed pretty much 20 consecutive seasons, including that famous Friday night v Rotherham. (I didn’t even know about the “cool as custard” until a couple of years ago!) The reason for all those missed seasons? I couldn’t afford it. Simples. Oops! That should read 10 seasons, not 20! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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