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Mowgli

Mowgli

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Seen this on a link from another thread and its mental.

£149 for a padded seat on Sunday. A cracking view admittedly but not even any hospitality.

Not something I ever thought i'd see at Sunderland, its only a few blocks over from £34 per game season ticket seats :lol:

Keeping the demand for these is going to be really difficult. It seems like they're holding off any resale for season ticket holders until these kind of seats sell aswell.

Bit poor

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Mowgli said:
Seen this on a link from another thread and its mental.

£149 for a padded seat on Sunday. A cracking view admittedly but not even any hospitality.

Not something I ever thought i'd see at Sunderland, its only a few blocks over from £34 per game season ticket seats :lol:

Keeping the demand for these is going to be really difficult. It seems like they're holding off any resale for season ticket holders until these kind of seats sell aswell.

Bit poor

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The money they will make selling these compared to the extra from reselling season tickets at match day prices must be minimal towards the overall revenue. There will also be more empty seats, less people in the ground potentially spending more money etc.

When things are working so great in some areas of the club, why are things so wrong in other areas?

Trying to milk fans and squeeze everything out of them rather than just making it easier (and more affordable for the masses) isn't the best way to go forward for us. If we have a shit season or 2 and fans who tried to get 'normal' tickets but couldn't may not all suddenly rush back to fill the empty seats of those only there for the good times.
 
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I've used a lads season ticket for about 4-5 games this season next to the press boxes in the Monty Stand behind away dugouts.

They're about £700 for a season ticket and they're padded as well.

Paying £149 a game for a higher view is mental.
 
HABA87 said:
I was shuddering at paying over £100 for Wembley last May.

I would have paid more in hindsight, but a staggering amount for a match IMO.

£149 for what's almost a nothing fixture for us though is next level. Minging.
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It’s definitely not ‘a nothing fixture’ for either side but your point still stands like - scandalous pricing
 
Stuff like this is required to maximise revenue, which is hugely important under the new financial rules. They're aimed at tourists looking to get to a PL match, they'll also be hoping these tourists buy stuff in the club shop and food and drink in the ground.

The same people whinging about this and wanting £10 tickets, kids in for free etc will be whinging even more when we can't spend any money on transfers. It's shit but it's the new reality.
 
Behind Enemy Lines said:
Stuff like this is required to maximise revenue, which is hugely important under the new financial rules. They're aimed at tourists looking to get to a PL match, they'll also be hoping these tourists buy stuff in the club shop and food and drink in the ground.

The same people whinging about this and wanting £10 tickets, kids in for free etc will be whinging even more when we can't spend any money on transfers. It's shit but it's the new reality.
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See post #3 as the few seats they won't sell at that price if they opened the resale would be offset by the extra they'd get from the many more resold season tickets but at the higher match day prices.

They will sell some as some are 'tourists', some will be vloggers and some maybe presents or gifts for someone on a special day. If people can't sell the STs then those seats will be empty and all those many more supporters would also be spending money.

Regardless you're talking a few grand here, not multi millions and keeping the masses of the fan base happier would also be a huge positive. Instead, we got people who can't get a partial refund and other people who can't get to see the game unless they pay stupid prices.

We've shown we can buy players without paying huge money and there's no need to squeeze the last few £'s out of fans given the revenue we get overall. Even the mags who milk their fans a helluva lot more than we ever will, yet only got £50m in match day revenue which doesn't even buy them a Wissa. SAFC doing it may make a few more £million short term but they may lose more in time if things are bad and demand isn't there and fans don't come when there are empty seats.
 
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