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[Citizen's Nephew]

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The cane wouldbe less cruel.

[Nobody's Rep]

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The cane wouldbe less cruel.

Haha

Wooden rulers were my teachers weapon of choice and if one broke they would double them up - this has a feeling of a different thread - horror stories from a school days

[Citizen's Nephew]

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...and no...this isn't club bashing (!)...it's just a discussion about options and choices and trying to save loyal fans money. That's why I think The Trust should be opposing financial plans that increase cost (and debt).

[Nobody's Rep]

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The payment systems are important. PayPal already offers interest-free pay in three installment plans. Our club charges fees for transactions (something I hate) and doesn't, as far as I know, offer PayPal as an option (I haven't checked).

Amazon offers interest-free pay in 5 installments on many expensive items. It would be dead easy for the club to offer PayPal as a payment option instead of getting into bed with a 'financial services' company making more money out of the fans. Especially as there's already a 10% increase.

As you say, this isn't about value for money.

Really good points on different payments plans - hopefully the fans forum can start to scoop up these and other ideas to help progress the club and increase interest and attendances and therefore atmosphere and income 👍👍

[splott parker]

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You've made really good points mate. You're right with everything you say. I get the social side, but everything is a financial decision at the end of the day.

Must be tough for loads of fans, it’s not just the initial outlay for the season ticket, especially those who don’t live local, travel costs, food etc. Us, who live local, have to appreciate how lucky we are living here. For instance, evening games (Wales games included), I drive down, about 10 minutes, park up, go to the match, not even opening my wallet. Must be a right trial for those who live further afield.

Saturday games are completely different, we treat the ground as the Betty Ford Clinic, keeps us off the ale for a few hours!

[life on mars]

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I think the Trust should be advocating interest-free payment plans tbh.

Cracking idea

[splott parker]

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Never noticed before that u/14s aren’t allowed in unaccompanied. I’d be an advocate of dishing out free tickets to schools but if that came to pass three or four 13 year old mates would be refused entry.

[TheBirchgrovePub]

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The more I think about it the more the 10% increase stings. For me and my 2 kids that is a hefty increase as they no longer get the cheaper rates

A shame especially after the rubbish we have been put through over recent years

[Nobody's Rep]

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Must be tough for loads of fans, it’s not just the initial outlay for the season ticket, especially those who don’t live local, travel costs, food etc. Us, who live local, have to appreciate how lucky we are living here. For instance, evening games (Wales games included), I drive down, about 10 minutes, park up, go to the match, not even opening my wallet. Must be a right trial for those who live further afield.

Saturday games are completely different, we treat the ground as the Betty Ford Clinic, keeps us off the ale for a few hours!

I know there's people come from far and wide but I come from neath so normally if it is straight to the game on a Saturday it is about 6 hours out of the house and midweek games not getting back until around midnight what with traffic and usually a stop at McDonald's 😂😂

Financially I am blessed in as I can afford it for me and my son but appreciate that it is not easy for everyone just in the ticket cost let alone "add on" whatever they maybe

Lot easier growing up a stroll through canton via pubs and bookies of choice 👍

[The Bloop]

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Never noticed before that u/14s aren’t allowed in unaccompanied. I’d be an advocate of dishing out free tickets to schools but if that came to pass three or four 13 year old mates would be refused entry.

It was the same 40 years ago when we used to hang around outside the family enclosure, asking any old guy to let us go in with him.

[superfeathers]

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You can’t really fault the club they’ve kept season tickets at a decent level and haven’t increased in any major way for a long time.

But with everything going up there’ll be lots of families like mine wondering about renewing. I don’t know if we will yet. I’ve gone away from the ground annoyed more than elated this season so it’s hard to justify.

But for moments like the Swansea game…. Ipswich…

[The Bloop]

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You can’t really fault the club they’ve kept season tickets at a decent level and haven’t increased in any major way for a long time.

But with everything going up there’ll be lots of families like mine wondering about renewing. I don’t know if we will yet. I’ve gone away from the ground annoyed more than elated this season so it’s hard to justify.

But for moments like the Swansea game…. Ipswich…

The ever increasing range of kick-off times is also a factor. The number of Saturday 3pm games seem to be getting fewer and fewer each season.

[Citizen's Nephew]

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Must be tough for loads of fans, it’s not just the initial outlay for the season ticket, especially those who don’t live local, travel costs, food etc. Us, who live local, have to appreciate how lucky we are living here. For instance, evening games (Wales games included), I drive down, about 10 minutes, park up, go to the match, not even opening my wallet. Must be a right trial for those who live further afield.

Saturday games are completely different, we treat the ground as the Betty Ford Clinic, keeps us off the ale for a few hours!

I've missed a lot this season. I will renew my season ticket again though. But yeah, evening KOs aren't great if you've got mobility problems even if you live close like I do. Combine that with sh*t weather and the trash football and I've found myself just not bothering so much since January. But, there's the social side, and it DOES force me out of the house...even if it is guilt that finally motivates me!

But football's not cheap. The social side is not cheap. We're all different types of supporters and our style of support changes as we get older. There's no one-size-fits-all. Away matches need Schakelton-style planning these days for me and Mrs. C! If we get it wrong, we're stuck somewhere like St Andrews for a year until the rescue boat turns up.

[Jordi Culé]

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The ever increasing range of kick-off times is also a factor. The number of Saturday 3pm games seem to be getting fewer and fewer each season.

Doesn't the new TV deal with Sky increase the liklihood of more games kicking off at kick off times not at 3pm on a Saturday?

Think the TV deal kicks in next season?

[JumpersforGoalposts]

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Doesn't the new TV deal with Sky increase the liklihood of more games kicking off at kick off times not at 3pm on a Saturday?

Think the TV deal kicks in next season?

Yes, probably only 8 3pm Saturday home kick-offs next season, with another 8 spread around Friday evening, Saturday lunchtime and Saturday evening.