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Not sure we are "in trouble" But something is starting to NOT add up here .. I have no idea what it is but a few things seem odd, the fact the people & team that usually sort all this ticket business out are as in the dark as us worry's me.

Won't help this came from above him, and they had no communication as to the why's or wherefores etc .. it was just this is the way it's going to be done this year.

people are sooooooo naive if it was that then why remove the half season tickets? these are paid for upfront. It would of been a great way for those who cant get the 400 up front to find a solution ..

From the 2 mails from diff people I got suggest that they don't know & have no input to this at all Dear Mark Thank you for your email. I would suspect that the half season ticket was removed to focus the mind on full season tickets, and the excellent savings that can be seen. The booking fee is £3 per telephone call – regardless of the number of games/tickets you purchase. I hope this answers your question Regards David David Luker Head of Supporter Services Southampton Football Club

Indeed & we saw the mess we got in last time 3 to 4 thousand fans decided they " didnt have to go" Lets not get carried away though which I think was your message .. The hike for some bands of tickets is high but not much more than expected surly after the spending spree .. As I said tho this is NOT just about reducing admin cost to stop them getting stung by non payers either .. IF it was the half season ticket was there as a stop gap I wish people wouldnt be so blind this is because someone & we dont know who believes more money can be made by customers/fans buying per match with the booking fee added on

question : IF the removal of instalments was about admin fees .. WHY remove the half season ticket? surly that was the way to go to breach the gap & compromise? Also why are disabled tickets one of the biggest increases?

your right in a way although many sites do sell electrical goods interest free.. but you dont only get a power cable & then wait 9 months for rest

Patronised has nothing to do with being stupid. as you have just proved, your not as clever as you attempt to come across Just because you & others can get or want to get credit card, there are many that do not & can not. I can see how this can be awkward for them, hard for them to find the answer & also know of quite a few now saying they won't renew & are not going to buy the "taxed" single tickets .. I am sorry you cant see the negative effect this is already having. Spend more time trying to understand how others are feeling or coping with the news & less time trying to look big or clever on here & you MIGHT get it, but I doubt it. Some peoples income has been more than halved even though they work due to the dark times we are having, some have no ability to get credit but have for years paid without fail on the instalment plan, ALL I and others are saying is we understand how they feel. The odd thing to me, and I bet others is that posters like yourself seem to be either annoyed or angry that the people that this effects want to voice that on the forum.

If you think it's all because of a £3 you didn't read OP post!

I don't really mind how I come over just know & understand that many will struggle & some prat spouting how easy it is or will be is of no benifit to either poster, well maybe the ego of those than aren't struggling perhaps, or who have the inability to THINK seeing as they keep going on about others inability to SAVE

Very easy for those not buying a season ticket to say it's ok. The questions are. Are a lot of fans going to feel put out? Yes Will it deter some from renewing or even buying? yes Has the tide of feeling towards NC ( if not ML) began to turn .. rightly or wrongly .. yes it proberbly has It may well feel very justified, & they could very well have good reason, but it's not going to help those that are going to now be unable to renew or buy. While you guys might not want to read it, where better for people to gripe about it than our best forum...

You might not be posh.. but you have patronised many today & talked down to those who need the payment plan. Having said all that well done for being perfect!

will be early next week

I know this poster's sentence was quite long, it had over 5 words but I dont think this is what he said is it?

didn't realise NC & ML ran the BBC

pmsl yes & next week is tescos 130th year & they going to start selling a years shopping for £130 too Oh do behave!

well kind of, BUT i think Lowe deff got the benifit of doubt for more than 10 months .. & you seem to be "anti" NC based on very very little .. programme was pulled we dont know why, rant at the echo & ex stars , didnt publically back AP quick enough for your liking .. although I think Nicola might argue that he backed him in Aug/Jan with cash ( put money where mouth is .. & dosent ever comment on speculation to media .. do you know his track record to say thats not the case? Look let stop beating round the bush If he was the way some seem to want him , soft & cuddly he wouldn't be where he is today, we wouldnt have belief that the club was on this journey .. They need to be ruthless at that end of the business spectrum but your pretty much implying your writing him off & the like based on a pure hunch .. lets just see what's next accept we dont know the in's & outs & probably wont ... I am not saying blindly follow but we can at least wait & see

Why do we twist peoples words? You know I state when I disagree with Alps .. but to be fair here thats NOT anywhere near what he said. OR are you implying the fact RL had a HUGE wage even in the last year mean's it's theft? The point I THINK alps was making was it was NC that brought ML into & encourage & helped with the massive investment. Lowe brought umm .. ummmm his skills? Either way I think it's clear neither of you are going to agree on this point There is always going to be some fall out re the rumours .. People have suggested on here it was in many media outlets .. well yes it was but as it was a syndicated story it's no great supprise it was if you looked closely nearly worded word for word identically .. WHY? but that doesnt mean there wasnt a grain of truth in it, it also doesnt mean it was 100% right! I do sometimes think people, hear read & interprte things with their own twist/spin on it & stop listening hearing & reading with an open mind objectively .. very easy to do .. BUT .. we still have AP .. great lets see what he can do .. We still have NC as CEO great lets see if he backs his manager .. He MIGHT not back him how you expect ? It might be that he backs by going with the players AP wants? SOG truth is you don't know .. I dont know .. your arguing based on a HUNCH

How many have read this thinking both the differing opinions being offerd are reasonable to a degree? could it be that they actually kind of meet in the middle & there is some truths in both? I actually said before that meeting last wednesday the sacking prob WAS on the agenda BUT in my opinion ( & it's only an opinion) NC hadn't made his mind up I think it was a Alan where are we going , what happened etc & listened to AP version of events & his vision & made his mind up. He couldnt back him before that meeting IF that was the case & he couldnt once deciding to keep him NOT slate the press ..

just as any idiot can post

I think you already have forgot! If you think lowe had any connection to the sale of drew LOL OWN GOAL .. get on with eating the humble pie

sky news went over the "paper talk" was mentioned then ..

Thought for a sec you was going to say you got them out to KICK him with lol

oi i was actually agreeing for varrious reason's it better to get my st earlier than later lol but still I dont think they will lose any .. if we get to sign any shock players or a big name of any sort comes in they will increase. I think there MUST be a reason they are delayed tho