2017/18 season ticket prices to be announced next week

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Fri Jan 06, 2017 3:15 pm

Club have confirmed that the early bird prices for next season will be announced next Friday.

claretdom · Post by **claretdom** » Fri Jan 06, 2017 3:17 pm

Is it classed as a quiet news day when the club makes an announcement that it is going to make an announcement ?

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Fri Jan 06, 2017 3:18 pm

claretdom wrote:Is it classed as a quiet news day when the club makes an announcement that it is going to make an announcement ?

Gives you a week to save up

claretdom · Post by **claretdom** » Fri Jan 06, 2017 3:18 pm

Not sure the £100 increase in all areas is going to go down well.

Rightfoot · Post by **Rightfoot** » Fri Jan 06, 2017 3:30 pm

What happens with the direct debit option for existing season ticket holders, can we just go online and click to purchase again to qualify for the early bird price

burnmark · Post by **burnmark** » Fri Jan 06, 2017 3:32 pm

claretdom wrote:Not sure the £100 increase in all areas is going to go down well.

That would be a shame. Although not full every week, attendances are much better than our last PL season and would be disappointing to lose a number of current ST holders plus walk ons with the guaranteed rise in match day prices.

MrTopTier · Post by **MrTopTier** » Fri Jan 06, 2017 3:33 pm

It's an announcement retainer.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Fri Jan 06, 2017 3:36 pm

Rightfoot wrote:What happens with the direct debit option for existing season ticket holders, can we just go online and click to purchase again to qualify for the early bird price

You don't need to do anything - it will automatically continue into next season with you getting notification as to any price increase.

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Fri Jan 06, 2017 3:39 pm

claretdom wrote:Not sure the £100 increase in all areas is going to go down well.

The downside to getting in a pacy tricky winger.

Leisure · Post by **Leisure** » Fri Jan 06, 2017 3:52 pm

claretdom wrote:Not sure the £100 increase in all areas is going to go down well.

You missed off all the smiley faces!!!!

BleedingClaret · Post by **BleedingClaret** » Fri Jan 06, 2017 3:53 pm

If they don't freeze them again I'm going to sulk....

Corky · Post by **Corky** » Fri Jan 06, 2017 3:56 pm

Whilst this doesn't have any impact on me whatsoever I would have thought that, if the team stay up, then the Club could freeze the prices for existing ST Holders at least.

After all it has been mentioned on this site before that given the money from Sky we could run with an empty stadium. Something, it was pointed out, that Bob Lord may have approved of.

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 9:17 am

I like a good whinge so here goes...

It's a disgrace. If the club don't freeze all prices they need hanging.

15000 £150 is a drop in the ocean compared to the sky money aswell as match day revenue what will be lost from fans leaving.

I'm furious £200 is a weeks wage to some people!!

IAmAClaret · Post by **IAmAClaret** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 9:30 am

If there is a £100 increase, then the person who decided that should be removed.

StuffyClaret · Post by **StuffyClaret** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 9:34 am

Think we got a nibble

bumba · Post by **bumba** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 9:39 am

I doubt they will increase the early bird tickets, if they do then we know where the fans stand an the club deserves all the sh*t that will follow.

nil_desperandum · Post by **nil_desperandum** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 10:08 am

Would be a big surprise if prices were to rise.
If we remain in the PL then there would be no justification for a price rise due to the huge financial benefits of being up there, and if we were to be relegated a price increase would be a v poor business model.

ashtonlongsider · Post by **ashtonlongsider** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 11:00 am

I would hope ST prices will remain frozen again for the 17/18 season. PR and Goodwill come to mind.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 11:01 am

When did they actually last go up?

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 11:02 am

I might actually get one for next season, for me and my boys.

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 11:04 am

A £250 rise is a disgrace. I won't be renewing!

Come back Hoos all is forgiven! !

Guitargeorge · Post by **Guitargeorge** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 11:09 am

If there is a £100 increase, then the person who decided that should be removed.

Clarendom, consider yourself removed!

tybfc · Post by **tybfc** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 11:26 am

Sidney1st wrote:I might actually get one for next season, for me and my boys.

Make sure they are safe

Claretmatt4 · Post by **Claretmatt4** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 11:28 am

When are the club releasing details?

mdd2 · Post by **mdd2** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 11:29 am

But it would pay 30k/week for one player

nil_desperandum · Post by **nil_desperandum** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 11:31 am

ClaretTony wrote:When did they actually last go up?

In current circumstances I don't think that's relevant.
If they could guarantee PL football next year then perhaps a small rise could be defended, but it would be controversial (IMO) to put the the price up for Championship football. Therefore - as things stand, it should be no change.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 11:41 am

nil_desperandum wrote:In current circumstances I don't think that's relevant.
If they could guarantee PL football next year then perhaps a small rise could be defended, but it would be controversial (IMO) to put the the price up for Championship football. Therefore - as things stand, it should be no change.

Wasn't suggesting anything was relevant - was just asking when they actually did last go up.

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 11:41 am

tybfc wrote:Make sure they are safe

We would be in the Jimmy Mac stand, its pretty safe in there

nil_desperandum · Post by **nil_desperandum** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 11:52 am

ClaretTony wrote:Wasn't suggesting anything was relevant - was just asking when they actually did last go up.

Fair enough. I thought there was an inference that a price rise was overdue.

claretspice · Post by **claretspice** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 12:25 pm

In effect, the price per game went up this season, so I'd like to think that they'd be held for next season. The club can afford to work on the assumption we will stay up for these purposes. There may even be an argument for cutting some ticket prices in some areas.

randomclaret2 · Post by **randomclaret2** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 12:32 pm

Has the ' ticketing group ' that was recently set up had any input ?

arise_sir_charge · Post by **arise_sir_charge** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 12:42 pm

This thread is Up The Clarets/Clarets Mad in a nutshell.

People complaining about something that has yet to be announced and about which nobody has any facts whatsoever.

I like a good moan, I'm moaning about this thread, but I do tend to wait until there is something to actually moan about!

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 12:44 pm

A £300 rise is just damn right stupid.

That's nearly double for me, I'd be shocked if anyone renewed.

Spijed · Post by **Spijed** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 12:47 pm

Slightly off topic, I noticed that when our average gate was over 21,000 (2009/10) it was 21,654. This season our average only stands at 21,320 currently.

Obviously we got our ticketing policy wrong two years ago, but why is there a drop of 300 from 09/10?

dsr · Post by **dsr** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 12:48 pm

I think it's a great idea. Well done the board for this terrific initiative!

(See, we aren't all complaining!)

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 12:49 pm

randomclaret2 wrote:Has the ' ticketing group ' that was recently set up had any input ?

According to the statement the club issued, yes.

Burnley Football Club would like to update all fans that the consultative Supporters Ticket Forum has been successfully established. Thank you for all those who applied and those selected for their efforts to date. The group was created to gather fan opinion and input into ticket policies specifically looking at; season ticket prices and individual match prices, family tickets and family areas within Turf Moor, bundle tickets, away match priority, as well as general ticketing policy at Burnley Football Club.

The working group are currently looking at best practice from other Premier League and Championship clubs to assist in the reviewing of the ticketing polices here at Burnley Football Club. Positive steps have already been made in relation to the Early Bird season ticket prices as well as operational plans relating to the David Fishwick home section, with an announcement on Early Bird pricing on Friday 13th January.

Chief Executive, David Baldwin, would like to thank all members of the forum for their hard work to date and continuing commitment to this project.

randomclaret2 · Post by **randomclaret2** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 12:51 pm

Cheers Tony , I had missed that.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 12:54 pm

Spijed wrote:Slightly off topic, I noticed that when our average gate was over 21,000 (2009/10) it was 21,654. This season our average only stands at 21,320 currently.

Obviously we got our ticketing policy wrong two years ago, but why is there a drop of 300 from 09/10?

Not as many seats available as there were in 2009/10. A lot of seats were lost for the 2014/15 Premier League season because of the necessary increase to the media area at the back of the Longside Upper, and I'm sure there are other areas where seats were lost for necessary changes for the Premier League.

Spijed · Post by **Spijed** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 1:00 pm

ClaretTony wrote:Not as many seats available as there were in 2009/10. A lot of seats were lost for the 2014/15 Premier League season because of the necessary increase to the media area at the back of the Longside Upper, and I'm sure there are other areas where seats were lost for necessary changes for the Premier League.

I thought we'd got some seats back by moving the players tunnel.

Spike · Post by **Spike** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 1:05 pm

if tickets go up the new members of the ticket committee or whatever its called deserve a slap

claretspice · Post by **claretspice** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 1:07 pm

In addition, I suspect away followings are overall down on 09/10, when for a lot of clubs we were a complete novelty.

Grumps · Post by **Grumps** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 1:11 pm

ClaretTony wrote:When did they actually last go up?

You could say this season, same price but less games puts the price per game up

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 1:17 pm

Grumps wrote:You could say this season, same price but less games puts the price per game up

I was asking a straight question as to whether anyone knows when they actually went up in price - not in terms of price per game which will obviously go up in the Premier League. It wasn't a loaded question, just a straight question because I've no idea.

nil_desperandum · Post by **nil_desperandum** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 2:03 pm

Spijed wrote:Slightly off topic, I noticed that when our average gate was over 21,000 (2009/10) it was 21,654. This season our average only stands at 21,320 currently.

Obviously we got our ticketing policy wrong two years ago, but why is there a drop of 300 from 09/10?

Surely it depends on who we have played and who yet to play?
Teams like Watford, Palace and Bournemouth don't fill the away section, and we also tend to sell fewer in the home ends.
I think most teams coming to Turf Moor from now on will sell their full allocation.
As has been flagged up, we've already played all the "smaller" teams, and now we will play them away. I would expect virtually all the remaining home games to be approaching a sell-out.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 2:05 pm

The recent sell out v Man City was bigger than any attendance in 2009/10 wasn't it?

Spijed · Post by **Spijed** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 2:07 pm

Btw, the averages should read 20,654 & 20,320.

dpinsussex · Post by **dpinsussex** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 2:14 pm

MACCA wrote:I like a good whinge so here goes...

I'm furious £200 is a weeks wage to some people!!

Couple solutions to that
1 - get a better paid job
2 - should have worked harder at school to help achieve 1
3 - go back and do some more studying - should get free on that level of income, should help with 1 at some point in the future
4 - give up the fags
5 - blame everyone else and claim the world owes you a living

claretspice · Post by **claretspice** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 2:15 pm

Apart from Liverpool, City, Boro and Everton, has anyone else filled the away end this season? Not sure if Sunderland did

wilks_bfc · Post by **wilks_bfc** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 2:20 pm

claretspice wrote:Apart from Liverpool, City, Boro and Everton, has anyone else filled the away end this season? Not sure if Sunderland did

Sunderland sold their allocation out.
Know that as I had a very quiet Mackem sat next to me as he was unable to get a ticket so I bought him one next to us

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 2:22 pm

dpinsussex wrote:Couple solutions to that
1 - get a better paid job
2 - should have worked harder at school to help achieve 1
3 - go back and do some more studying - should get free on that level of income, should help with 1 at some point in the future
4 - give up the fags
5 - blame everyone else and claim the world owes you a living

Why should I stop smoking?
I've done it 20 years, n I hate roll ups or flavoured liquid.

I've got 2 kids how can I get a job/further education?

I'd need a job paying me 300 a week after tax to make it worth while working.

With the price of my fags, beer and gram of coke it's costing me £60+ before I've even baught a ticket.

The club are just not making it cost effective for people like me!

I'll go my local working mens club instead I think if it's right it's gone up £350