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Is Friday night comedy gold night at City?

Did they really say "club news will be broken via email up to 5 minutes before non-members see it appear online"

O sparks

 

Jon. As you may have gauged, I voted for a price increase.

With that in mind, I agree with what you write here. Sparks has suggested that the wage budget will decrease. In the width of a post article in April their was an inference that players staying on, would have to on reduced terms. In the same article, promotion is the goal.

So I see an increase in price but a reduction in budget.

But, as I'm sure your aware, success is not based purely on the 11 taking the field each week. Their simply has to be more to it in 2021, doesn't it? A good, greater management team, structured with a greater reliance on science, fitness, coaching, scouting and I'm sure other things I've not considered. Now this costs. So it has to be paid for by its consumers amongst other revenues? Will this happen, I have great hope. Time will provide answers.

I've spoke about reconnect previously. Under Rahic he drove down that connect with the club and fans. Sparks speaks now of fans zone, new seating, match day experience, upgrade of McCall /Hendrie suites and I'm sure an upgrade of other facilities including CONSTANT HOT WATER is all in the pipeline (pun, eh!!) Again, without sounding patronising, this has to have a cost base.

Coupled, Sparks I am hopeful, is creating structure which hopefully creates foundation. If we have positive success on the field and our support base grows, some of our work today may organically grow. Hopefully.

Even if 10k fans pay an average of say £30 extra each, that's only 300k extra income from the support base. Without this money how just do we do the things I outline?

If we don't do it, surely we will continue to stagnate, no regress? Oh we are regressing, year in, year out.
Where does that leave the football club? Something has to change, this may be a positive step in the right direction.

So for myself, the increase is not just about that 11 on the field. That is probably right.

 

They know its you

 

A price is a price. Why would anyone pay more out of choice ?

 

Bradford City isn't a charity.

Only a bloody idiot would give to a 'fighting fund'! What's a fighting fund? Rupp has money! It's up to him to supply the funds not a bloody fighting fund!

 

Probably one and it was a 20 minute call being dealt with. Be patient, try being a mortgage broker. 45 minutes is normal holding on for santander, hsbc etc

I stick it on speaker and jump on here

 

Seems like much ado about nothing TBH.

 

Isn't that the case now anyway depending on who you know? I ain't paying £35 for that priveledge

 

Absolutely, since the money goes directly into the transfer funds, this is the exact thing they've been asking for.

 

that is what certain posters can not understand. They think if someone says it should be more expensive then they should donate the difference. That isn’t what people are suggesting, they think the price is just too cheap across the board and should be more

 

I’ll pay for something I perceive I am getting. If the club wants a fighting fund the club and its owner can dig deep for it. I’m not a charity. If they want an extra £50 out of me the club needs to give me something for it. I work hard for my money, I work hard to make sure my employer gets as much money as it can and Bradford City should do the same.

 

It's like the UK taxation system. It all goes into the same pot, National Insurance, which is supposed to be for pensions etc, isn't ring fenced to just pay for that but added to the total tax take.

 

Not sure what all the fuss is, The club rang me and arranged my seat and parking space, all done and dusted in 5 minutes

 

Only rang you ? Sparks personally came round with my ticket, all parcelled up in a nice box with pot pourri in it as well and gave my mrs some Lindt chocolates and a bottle of Procsecco. Whilst he was here, the VP chef arrived with fillet steak for us.

 

Reserved for the select few of course. Didn't take the bait, told him I would have to think about it before I committed to anything though.

 

Exactly. I could afford the extra £35 at the moment and thought, what the hell, why not. We can sit on the sidelines and criticise the lack of quality and facilities until we're blue in the face, but if we want to move forward it's going to have to be a team effort. Owner, CEO, Adams, players and fans all chipping in and buying into a common goal of moving up the leagues. On a side note, I don't usually buy anything once in the ground but other fans do. It won't take long to rack up £35 worth of spend on programmes, refreshments and food over a season. Joining the club is just a but of fun not to be taken too seriously. By the way, I got my email alert this morning too..