Sold To The Man @ The Bar Posted 6 May, 2009 Posted 6 May, 2009 What, over and above the obvious of stability, money, players and success could new owners do that would make you a little happy? For me- How about making one or two of the beer, coffee outlets in the concourse “season ticket holders only” with a reduced price Anyone who has held a season ticket since the ground opened gets all home cup games included if they renew next year in the 1st division (Make it like a gold card) with other offers. Just a couple of ideas, many more where those came from … Dam my bloody sales and marketing job.
Guest Dark Sotonic Mills Posted 6 May, 2009 Posted 6 May, 2009 How about a special offer. All ticket-holders get to watch a decent match where all the players are trying to win.
eelpie Posted 6 May, 2009 Posted 6 May, 2009 Allow ST holders, who are unable to attend re-arranged matches, a rebate.
kpturner Posted 6 May, 2009 Posted 6 May, 2009 How about making one or two of the beer, coffee outlets in the concourse “season ticket holders only” with a reduced priceIt takes long enough to get a beer already without delaying matters having to check season tickets, and what if you have a season ticket and your mate doesn't - can you buy him a beer or does he have to queue up elsewhere?
kpturner Posted 6 May, 2009 Posted 6 May, 2009 Anyone who has held a season ticket since the ground opened gets all home cup games included if they renew next year in the 1st division (Make it like a gold card) with other offers.I think it would give Mr Luker a cardiac trying to administer that, and even more so giving away all that cup revenue (probably just one match in our case :-( ) I am not sure why having a ST since the ground opened is relevant and introducing something retrospectively to those people is going to ****** off anyone who couldn't afford one when the ground opened (like they hadn't started work yet or summat). However, I would like to suggest free season tickets to anyone born on the exact same date as me and who has my name too :smt041
david in sweden Posted 6 May, 2009 Posted 6 May, 2009 What, over and above the obvious of stability, money, players and success could new owners do that would make you a little happy? For me- How about making one or two of the beer, coffee outlets in the concourse “season ticket holders only” with a reduced price Anyone who has held a season ticket since the ground opened gets all home cup games included if they renew next year in the 1st division (Make it like a gold card) with other offers. Just a couple of ideas, many more where those came from … Dam my bloody sales and marketing job. MY answer---take this 'orrible decision about the points penalty ...fight it in the High Court---and win, and force the FA to reverse their decision. GIVE US BACK OUR TEN POINTS !!!
SaintDonkey Posted 6 May, 2009 Posted 6 May, 2009 The best thing the new owners could do is stay out of footballing matters. Unless they're Matt of course!
Deanovski Posted 6 May, 2009 Posted 6 May, 2009 nah thats crap cos i go every week but dont have a season ticket cos i go with my grandad and sometimes my dad and mum come too.
Shandy_Top_89 Posted 6 May, 2009 Posted 6 May, 2009 MY answer---take this 'orrible decision about the points penalty ...fight it in the High Court---and win, and force the FA to reverse their decision. GIVE US BACK OUR TEN POINTS !!! Why does everyone keep on saying the FA, when it isnt the FA its the football league that are imposing the penalty, not that its a really big deal just so many people are saying it that its getting annoying now lol.
Bourno Posted 6 May, 2009 Posted 6 May, 2009 In 2007 they announced the '2001 club' for those that had continually been season ticket holders at St Mary's. Promising special offers etc. This never actually got launched.
Barry the Badger Posted 6 May, 2009 Posted 6 May, 2009 Just a bit of respect towards supporters would help.
The Incongruous Monk Posted 6 May, 2009 Posted 6 May, 2009 It would perhaps help keep ST holders if they were offered a 1-2% discount for each consecutive year they have held the season ticket, up to a maximum of say 10-15%. 10% of £350 is less than the price of 2 games. So it wouldn't make a massive dent in the funds unless massive numbers reach 10 years consecutive season ticket holding, and if that was the case income would be pretty good anyway.
Graffito Posted 6 May, 2009 Posted 6 May, 2009 Encourage people into the ground early by offering some decent food and beer with a bit more variety. Carlsberg or John Smiths is not going to get me out of the pub early. Provide, or allow fans to donate, flags and other football paraphernalia to decorate the concourses and give them more of a Saints identity and club atmosphere. Put live football or highlights on some bigger screens.
grammy Posted 6 May, 2009 Posted 6 May, 2009 Have a Samaritans help desk on the concourse to help us thru another depressing season and maybe alcoholics anonymous too! never drunk so much on football days til this season!
hypochondriac Posted 6 May, 2009 Posted 6 May, 2009 An electronic season ticket with a swipe system at the turnstiles and a boat to the stadium
Gingeletiss Posted 6 May, 2009 Posted 6 May, 2009 How about a special offer. All ticket-holders get to watch a decent match where all the players are trying to win. Gets my vote.......:smt041
southamptonfclegend Posted 6 May, 2009 Posted 6 May, 2009 winning the johnstones paint trophy or whatever it will be called
SaintBobby Posted 6 May, 2009 Posted 6 May, 2009 This was an idea I sent to David Luker, and got a fairly positive reply: Dear David, I wanted to drop you a short note about next season’s ticket prices. I know the whole future of the club remains very uncertain and my thanks go to you and our other staff for continuing to do such an excellent job in such trying circumstances. My thinking for League One, runs something like this: There’s a loyal base of maybe 10,000 fans and if the prices are relatively high, they will be rattling around in a largely empty stadium. Cutting ticket prices to, say, £10 a game might mean high attendances but would mean the “hard core” are spending much LESS on tickets than they are otherwise willing to (I’m probably willing to pay £500 for a season ticket even in League One – but obviously wouldn’t just hand over extra money for the sake of it if the listed price is, say, £250) Because of the club’s diminished league status and the wider prevailing economic environment, the corporate suites are likely to have considerable spare capacity next season. My solution would be to issue “gold season tickets” in addition to standard season tickets. These would retail at about twice the price – say c.£500 rather than c. £250. The principal benefit of “gold membership” would be that for a certain number of games per-season (say, four or five), you could upgrade to the Mike Channon - or one of the other - hospitality suites. The marginal cost to the club of using this spare capacity must be pretty minimal (I’m assuming an average spare capacity of about 200 seats in corporate per game). If, say, 1,000 fans were willing to take out gold membership, this would increase revenues by £250,000 next season. There could be other possible benefits of gold membership too – for example: Advance booking of away tickets (this might be very valuable in League One, given the very limited capacity of many of the stadia – but again costs the club nothing). List of gold members printed in the first programme of the season Special access to other benefits – a “meet the players evening”, chances to win a signed ball/shirt etc. I know you have more immediate worries to concentrate on, but would appreciate any thoughts you may have. With all best wishes,
Junior Mullet Posted 6 May, 2009 Posted 6 May, 2009 Wider seats at SMS. Oh and some padding would go down better than Faria Alam at a Sven Goran Ericson lookalike convention.
swannymere Posted 6 May, 2009 Posted 6 May, 2009 How about some ideas that won't cost the club much needed revenue but actually help to make life a little easier for the fans?
saint boggy Posted 6 May, 2009 Posted 6 May, 2009 Oooh better still - a standing area. unless our new owners are a consortium of members of parliament,that actually have law-making/changing powers then i'm afraid this ain't gonna happen mate.....
70's Mike Posted 6 May, 2009 Posted 6 May, 2009 How about some ideas that won't cost the club much needed revenue but actually help to make life a little easier for the fans? winning games at home
the boy from saints Posted 6 May, 2009 Posted 6 May, 2009 Better lager than bleedin' Carlsberg - A St Marys 'Pub' would be good. Somewhere to have a few pints and watch Sky Sports before the match. I don't know what time you can start drinking in the Concourse, but I wouldn't want to spend a huge amount of time there!
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