pluto Posted 27 March, 2015 Share Posted 27 March, 2015 This was on the Football Fans Federation Facebook page....... Dear FSF, Southampton fans should consider boycotting the final home match of the season after the Club made the match tickets the most expensive Category A alongside Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United etc. The Club are exploiting fans because last season this match was a Category C game, the cheapest tickets. The price hike is solely down to it being the last home match, which normally has a high attendance. So Saints have cynically put the price up in a move never seen before at Southampton FC. M Standon Southampton I cannot believe the Club would stoop so slow and shaft fans because its the last home game of the season. Clearly this match should be CAT C and nothing more like last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 27 March, 2015 Share Posted 27 March, 2015 This was on the Football Fans Federation Facebook page....... Dear FSF, Southampton fans should consider boycotting the final home match of the season after the Club made the match tickets the most expensive Category A alongside Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United etc. The Club are exploiting fans because last season this match was a Category C game, the cheapest tickets. The price hike is solely down to it being the last home match, which normally has a high attendance. So Saints have cynically put the price up in a move never seen before at Southampton FC. M Standon Southampton I cannot believe the Club would stoop so slow and shaft fans because its the last home game of the season. Clearly this match should be CAT C and nothing more like last season. Given the usual demand from Saints fans for the last home game the less tickets Villa take the better it will be for our fans, so tell them to boycott away, all the more for our lads and lasses. They'll have Cup Final tickets to spend their money on anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 27 March, 2015 Share Posted 27 March, 2015 Considering that we have European spots to play for still it puts the game into a different perspective rather then leaving the game as a dead rubber against underwhelming opposition. It is cheeky, but understandable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo-Saint Posted 27 March, 2015 Share Posted 27 March, 2015 (edited) This post was made in honour of Dickie Turks Bianco, may he rest in pieces or come back soon (depending on banning). Edited 27 March, 2015 by Tokyo-Saint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simo Posted 27 March, 2015 Share Posted 27 March, 2015 Don't care got all my tickets in one little plastic card at the start of the season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saints foreva Posted 27 March, 2015 Share Posted 27 March, 2015 It was made a CAT A game shortly after Villa gave us the ticket details for the game up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horley CTFC Saint Posted 27 March, 2015 Share Posted 27 March, 2015 This was on the Football Fans Federation Facebook page....... Dear FSF, Southampton fans should consider boycotting the final home match of the season after the Club made the match tickets the most expensive Category A alongside Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United etc. The Club are exploiting fans because last season this match was a Category C game, the cheapest tickets. The price hike is solely down to it being the last home match, which normally has a high attendance. So Saints have cynically put the price up in a move never seen before at Southampton FC. M Standon Southampton I cannot believe the Club would stoop so slow and shaft fans because its the last home game of the season. Clearly this match should be CAT C and nothing more like last season. Well there's always the Sussex Senior Cup Final at the Amex - Lewes v Whitehawk. Sounds like a cracker for probably around a tenner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 27 March, 2015 Share Posted 27 March, 2015 This was on the Football Fans Federation Facebook page....... Dear FSF, Southampton fans should consider boycotting the final home match of the season after the Club made the match tickets the most expensive Category A alongside Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United etc. The Club are exploiting fans because last season this match was a Category C game, the cheapest tickets. The price hike is solely down to it being the last home match, which normally has a high attendance. So Saints have cynically put the price up in a move never seen before at Southampton FC. M Standon Southampton I cannot believe the Club would stoop so slow and shaft fans because its the last home game of the season. Clearly this match should be CAT C and nothing more like last season. Why? You're having a laugh. Price is based on the popularity of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Munster Posted 27 March, 2015 Share Posted 27 March, 2015 I agree, it's a disgrace a company increases prices when there is more demand. It makes my blood boil, for example, when airline tickets get more expensive in the summer and around Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Bateman Posted 27 March, 2015 Share Posted 27 March, 2015 Jesus. It's the last home game of the season which always sells out. Why not get the most revenue while we can? No doubt the same fans will be moaning that we don't sign Messi for £100m and pay him £250k a week ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katalinic Posted 27 March, 2015 Share Posted 27 March, 2015 Nothing wrong with maximising revenue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Lindford Posted 27 March, 2015 Share Posted 27 March, 2015 Last season this game was midweek, small travelling support so a Cat C game. This season it is the last home game (last Vile away game therefore potentially larger travelling support) of one of the best seasons the club has had for many years with the possibility of European football. What is wrong with the club maximising revenue? If you don't want to pay stay away, you won't be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluto Posted 27 March, 2015 Author Share Posted 27 March, 2015 Since when ? Top price games have always been Liverpool, Man United, Arsenal, Tottenham etc SFC are mugging fans off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Balls Posted 27 March, 2015 Share Posted 27 March, 2015 Since when ? Top price games have always been Liverpool, Man United, Arsenal, Tottenham etc SFC are mugging fans off No they're not. It's simple supply and demand. It's not done on the quality of opposition, it's popularity. So if we ever played the skates in a league game again it would be Cat A. Move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsarum Posted 27 March, 2015 Share Posted 27 March, 2015 It was announced that game would be Cat A before the season started So why are people moaning now ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingwing Posted 27 March, 2015 Share Posted 27 March, 2015 How much was it up there this season? Also should have bought a season ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Bateman Posted 27 March, 2015 Share Posted 27 March, 2015 http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-J_-3RO0iKIE/ThoTykQf6zI/AAAAAAAAIJY/nBHP5Oz6EwY/s400/0.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minsk Posted 27 March, 2015 Share Posted 27 March, 2015 Since when ? Top price games have always been Liverpool, Man United, Arsenal, Tottenham etc SFC are mugging fans off Shoddy trolling Turks. Simply a case of supply and demand. Nowt wrong with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint86 Posted 27 March, 2015 Share Posted 27 March, 2015 This was on the Football Fans Federation Facebook page....... Dear FSF, Southampton fans should consider boycotting the final home match of the season after the Club made the match tickets the most expensive Category A alongside Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United etc. The Club are exploiting fans because last season this match was a Category C game, the cheapest tickets. The price hike is solely down to it being the last home match, which normally has a high attendance. So Saints have cynically put the price up in a move never seen before at Southampton FC. M Standon Southampton I cannot believe the Club would stoop so slow and shaft fans because its the last home game of the season. Clearly this match should be CAT C and nothing more like last season. Personally don't think he has a leg to stand on. Its the last game of the season and the chance to see the team off for the summer.... Its a special occasion in those respects and you pay for it. Or you get a season ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andoru Posted 28 March, 2015 Share Posted 28 March, 2015 I think the club should charge top price for all games that are a guaranteed three points and thus a happy weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 28 March, 2015 Share Posted 28 March, 2015 (edited) If I remember correctly, the reason the Villa match is Category A is because they refused to drop their prices for Saints fans in their home match when the prices were initially discussed and Saints are basically charging the Villa away fans as much as our fans got charged up there (which ended up being televised on a Monday (?) anyway). Conversely, Saints and Newcastle both agreed to charge away fans less. Edited 28 March, 2015 by The9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluto Posted 28 March, 2015 Author Share Posted 28 March, 2015 Got nothing do with Villa away, their prices are because of the location of away fans in a main stand. Last season the last match was Man United so obviously a CAT A game and before that was Stoke which was Cat C This is the first time EVER in the clubs history that they have changed the price of a game because its the last home match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 28 March, 2015 Share Posted 28 March, 2015 Got nothing do with Villa away, their prices are because of the location of away fans in a main stand. Last season the last match was Man United so obviously a CAT A game and before that was Stoke which was Cat C This is the first time EVER in the clubs history that they have changed the price of a game because its the last home match. It's your assumption that they've done that. I've heard from other sources that it was Villa's doing and Saints retaliating. Plus you're basically moaning about nothing because there are the same number of A, B and C games as last season overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 28 March, 2015 Share Posted 28 March, 2015 It was announced that game would be Cat A before the season started So why are people moaning now ! This. And also making a bunch of assumptions about why it's happened. And ignoring that as a result, a different Cat A match this season has been a Cat B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint-Fred Posted 28 March, 2015 Share Posted 28 March, 2015 Lol is someone upset as they only go to one game a season and it's the last one or something? If it was the cup final then the prices would have been doubled. Should they also be less depending on the opposition in the final or is the occasion and the fact more people want to go reason enough to charge more. Supply and demand I am afraid...over the season same number of cat a to c so can't see th e issue? Hull is still on sale if cheaper tickets are required! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djharvey Posted 28 March, 2015 Share Posted 28 March, 2015 This thread is just absolute b*llocks, a clear case of someone trying to sh*t stir. Get a life or better still get a season ticket! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickG Posted 28 March, 2015 Share Posted 28 March, 2015 This thread is just absolute b*llocks, a clear case of someone trying to sh*t stir. Get a life or better still get a season ticket! Or maybe they should have worked harder at school and then wouldn't be so stressed at finding extra £5 or whatever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted 28 March, 2015 Share Posted 28 March, 2015 If you don't want to pay stay away, you won't be missed. That's the spirit. Any saints fan unable or unwilling to pay whatever the club request should just **** off. We don't need you, we don't want you, we don't like you. You ****ing poor person. Go on,**** off. Die, you cheap skate. Take it from me you won't be missed. No one missed me when I stopped going. But then again I'm a ****, just like Saint lindford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redslo Posted 28 March, 2015 Share Posted 28 March, 2015 That's the spirit. Any saints fan unable or unwilling to pay whatever the club request should just **** off. We don't need you, we don't want you, we don't like you. You ****ing poor person. Go on,**** off. Die, you cheap skate. Take it from me you won't be missed. No one missed me when I stopped going. But then again I'm a ****, just like Saint lindford. I am puzzled as to what it is you (and the other people complaining about this) want (other than the elimination of the profanity filter). You want tickets to watch Southampton FC to be priced at a low enough price that all the fans can afford them, but you also want them available to you when you decide you want to go to a game. You should realize that these on contradictory goals. If the tickets are cheap they sell out soon. If there were really cheap enough, the whole stadium would sell out with season tickets. Also, a 5 pound across the board ticket increase will bring in nearly 2.9 million pounds which is more than most of our players earn in a year. Despite the big TV contracts, ticket income is important to improving the club (particularly since it can be used to increase the salary cap, unlike TV money). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goatboy Posted 29 March, 2015 Share Posted 29 March, 2015 I am puzzled as to what it is you (and the other people complaining about this) want (other than the elimination of the profanity filter). You want tickets to watch Southampton FC to be priced at a low enough price that all the fans can afford them, but you also want them available to you when you decide you want to go to a game. You should realize that these on contradictory goals. If the tickets are cheap they sell out soon. If there were really cheap enough, the whole stadium would sell out with season tickets. Also, a 5 pound across the board ticket increase will bring in nearly 2.9 million pounds which is more than most of our players earn in a year. Despite the big TV contracts, ticket income is important to improving the club (particularly since it can be used to increase the salary cap, unlike TV money). I agree with all of this Redslo. My only caveat would be that paying anything at all to watch Villa is too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint-Fred Posted 29 March, 2015 Share Posted 29 March, 2015 That's the spirit. Any saints fan unable or unwilling to pay whatever the club request should just **** off. We don't need you, we don't want you, we don't like you. You ****ing poor person. Go on,**** off. Die, you cheap skate. Take it from me you won't be missed. No one missed me when I stopped going. But then again I'm a ****, just like Saint lindford. I don't think many think like this. If the post was protesting against high ticket prices in general I would be sympathetic. However to pick one game smacks of wanting to go to that game and only that game. I am sure they are not so desperate to see Villa that this is about seeing them live. Is this about the last game of the season and bashing the club? As I said if the op is desperate to see saints there is a cat c game before the end of the season which is still on general sale! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted 29 March, 2015 Share Posted 29 March, 2015 I am not supporting the original poster, I simply object to saints fans on here saying if you don't want to pay then **** off you won't be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluto Posted 29 March, 2015 Author Share Posted 29 March, 2015 So if I object to being exploited then it's 'tough' and I shouldn't question anything and simply except the crazy ticket price rises. The main point here is that this last home match price hike has NEVER happened before at SFC. Hugh increase in TV revenue and ticket prices have risen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW5 SAINT Posted 29 March, 2015 Share Posted 29 March, 2015 This was on the Football Fans Federation Facebook page....... Dear FSF, Southampton fans should consider boycotting the final home match of the season after the Club made the match tickets the most expensive Category A alongside Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United etc. The Club are exploiting fans because last season this match was a Category C game, the cheapest tickets. The price hike is solely down to it being the last home match, which normally has a high attendance. So Saints have cynically put the price up in a move never seen before at Southampton FC. M Standon Southampton I cannot believe the Club would stoop so slow and shaft fans because its the last home game of the season. Clearly this match should be CAT C and nothing more like last season. It's called supply and demand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelman Posted 29 March, 2015 Share Posted 29 March, 2015 Surely what constitutes which category a game is, is supply & demand (as stated ^) rather than solely who the opponent is. The big teams (as mentioned - Man U, Chelsea, Pool etc) always - and I think it safe to say always - bring an increased demand so are Cat A. So I can't see a case for whinging that this is a Cat A rather than Cat C as the demand for this game justifies it as Cat A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 29 March, 2015 Share Posted 29 March, 2015 So if I object to being exploited then it's 'tough' and I shouldn't question anything and simply except the crazy ticket price rises. The main point here is that this last home match price hike has NEVER happened before at SFC. Hugh increase in TV revenue and ticket prices have risen. I think you'll find a lot of fans on here will disagree with you, as this is an example of the much lauded dynamic/easyjet pricing model people were so in favour of when stadium expansion is being discussed. For those that don't get the concept In simple terms there is no fixed ticket prices as such, so when demand is high prices go up, when demand is low prices come down. The last game of the season is a high demand game so great to see the club reacting to the demands of fans by putting the price up in a dynamic pricing model fashion. Rather than feeling this is a rip off The price increase is actually great news and yet more evidence what a fan friendly board of directors we have now who are listening and reacting accordingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyOldBoy Posted 29 March, 2015 Share Posted 29 March, 2015 The whole pricing system is a crock of sh1t... there should be same prices for all games.... end of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goatboy Posted 29 March, 2015 Share Posted 29 March, 2015 The whole pricing system is a crock of sh1t... there should be same prices for all games.... end of. It is the same price for each game if you pay for them all up front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 29 March, 2015 Share Posted 29 March, 2015 The whole pricing system is a crock of sh1t... there should be same prices for all games.... end of. Great idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarniaSaint Posted 29 March, 2015 Share Posted 29 March, 2015 What is the price difference between Cat A, Cat B and Cat C???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 29 March, 2015 Share Posted 29 March, 2015 What is the price difference between Cat A, Cat B and Cat C???? Not so much that you couldn't save up the difference between now and the Villa tickets going on sale, that's for sure. A quid a week should see you well over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelman Posted 30 March, 2015 Share Posted 30 March, 2015 What is the price difference between Cat A, Cat B and Cat C???? http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/documents/1415-match-prices148-1788601.pdf Can't understand the fuss over this being Cat A. I don't hear people whinging about QPR being a Cat B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Saint Posted 30 March, 2015 Share Posted 30 March, 2015 Good job they didn't make the game a linked sale to the Hull game, like they have done many times in the past......... Having to cough up for 2 games at once a month apart would have just been bang out of order. Lawrie McMenemy once commented that when we signed Kevin Keegan the club doubled the ticket prices next season and everyone paid the increase without any fuss, not even one letter of complaint printed in the Echo......... or any comment whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLove Posted 30 March, 2015 Share Posted 30 March, 2015 I have a season ticket so I couldn't give a crap about those fans complaining about price hikes for individual matches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 30 March, 2015 Share Posted 30 March, 2015 http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/documents/1415-match-prices148-1788601.pdf Can't understand the fuss over this being Cat A. I don't hear people whinging about QPR being a Cat B. There is no fuss, just one deluded OP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelman Posted 30 March, 2015 Share Posted 30 March, 2015 I have a season ticket so I couldn't give a crap about those fans complaining about price hikes for individual matches So do I, but....I did buy a ticket for the seat directly in front of our 2 season tickets the other day, as I wanted to go with my father and my son. Lucky it was Cat C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 30 March, 2015 Share Posted 30 March, 2015 So if I object to being exploited then it's 'tough' and I shouldn't question anything and simply except the crazy ticket price rises. The main point here is that this last home match price hike has NEVER happened before at SFC. Huge increase in TV revenue and ticket prices have risen. Again, you have no evidence whatsoever that ticket prices are higher just because it's the last home match. Whilst I've heard a rumour which says it's Villa's fault. Which was from 4 months ago, which is still 3 months after you probably should have been complaining about this, too. As for the tv revenue, every Prem team has had it, the consequence being every Prem team is better placed than any other league's teams to sign the best players in the world and pay them stupid money, the consequence of that being that a massive amount of the extra money, as it always has, goes to the players and agents. Meanwhile, dropping matchday prices doesn't actually make the club any more money - and it is a business attempting sustainability, not a charity. I'm not saying the club shouldn't consider reducing the price of tickets (they're not btw, last week's rumour I heard was that it'll be £720 for next season's ST in the Northam), but I'm more than happy that there are a fixed number of Cat A tickets, which we've known since July last year, and I'm also fairly comfortable that the club isn't just hiking the last game. Then again, if the last game is against Brentford (or similar) next season and it's also a Cat A, you might have a point. But even then I can gladly state that I couldn't care less even if the club does make the last home game a Cat A, provided they still have the same number of Cat A League matches as they do this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 30 March, 2015 Share Posted 30 March, 2015 http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/documents/1415-match-prices148-1788601.pdf Can't understand the fuss over this being Cat A. I don't hear people whinging about QPR being a Cat B. Interestingly, me having said there are the same number of Cat A as previous seasons, this shows there aren't, and they have added a Cat A from what was previously a Cat B (I think in 2013/14 it was 6-6-7. But they've also added at least one to Cat C which was Cat B, which offsets the cost (if you ignore that basically ALL prices are higher than they were the previous season and only consider the relationship between the Cat A,B,C matches). The other thing of note is that QPR being in Cat B supports the notion that clubs with expensive home tickets (and therefore expensive tickets for Saints fans at away matches) are reflected by being higher on the Category scale - QPR and Villa are two of the more expensive away tickets, so conversely we charge their fans more to see us. It's both in line with their cost expectations and reasonable to charge similar amounts for the same two teams playing, albeit at different venues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goatboy Posted 30 March, 2015 Share Posted 30 March, 2015 In the spirit of treating away fans in a reciprocal manner, can we seat Newcastle fans on top of the big gas containers overlooking st marys next season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelman Posted 30 March, 2015 Share Posted 30 March, 2015 Exploit - make use of (a situation) in a way considered unfair or underhand. Simple answer to the whole thing if you do feel it unfair and/or underhand - don't buy a ticket. Take it or leave it. There is no compulsion. Really, it's very very simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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