2013 Suite

Looks like we'll have to slum it with the McCall/Hendrie crowd I ain't paying another £130.

Not sure where this comment comes from, "With spaces in The 2013 Players’ Lounge next season extremely limited, supporters are advised to guarantee their place as early as possible, in order to avoid disappointment"

 

Having never used the suites is the 2013 suite different to the McCall and Hendrie suites?

 

2013 lounge, 1903 club, 33% rise on season tickets and 4 kits next year. You wouldn't think unemployment has risen massively in Bradford and the majority of people have been made financially worse off by the pandemic.

I'm all for raising a bit of money, and I'm guessing these enterprises are targeting a certain demographic however we need to be careful we don't start alienating fans all of a sudden

 

Fans are asked if we want to take last seasons suite purchase over to the coming season, then say unless you pay an extra £130 you cant use the 2013 suite you have already paid for..

 

I've replied to the statement the club put out with regards using last seasons purchase of the 2013 suite to this season, reading that club statement it will cost another £130 to use that facility ?.

 

If you don't want to pay an upgrade for use of a lounge or a suite nobody is forcing you to do so. Equally, it is not compulsory to join the 1903 club or buy one or all of the kits that are brought out. As long as access to the actual game remains affordable for all that want to witness it, I don't see what the problem is with the club trying to increase revenue in other areas if there is a market for it.

 

What do you mean?.

 

Did a suite upgrade allow you access to all suites previously mentioned?

 

Sparks and the commercial department have sales targets to meet just like every football club. It is a business after all. And it's not like there's a gun at your head making you sign up to these options. About time this club started to act like a business than a charity.

 

I'm a 25 yearer and haven't had a suite upgrade for four years, so im clearly not paying for that and getting a free season ticket. The last but one season i took the free flexi instead of a suite. Does that mean I paid £125 for a flexible and got a free season ticket? No it doesn't

 

Spot on. It’s about time we started trying to compete and professionalise all aspects of the club, which means monetising some of the additional services available to supporters.

 

I know its an alien concept to some of our fans but without the fans of this club paying more into the pot then the club goes nowhere. Christ I've even read comments from some that we should have dropped the price because of Covid. Thankfully Sparks took notice of the ones that actually understand business with the things he has implemented recently. £198 season tickets, the 1903 membership, the' fourth' kit, the extra cost to get in the 2013 suite, all this effort is to try and raise more income for Bradford City nothing else.

 

And if people can’t afford it - don’t buy! It’s pretty simple. Tiered pricing for additional products and services. Slowly but surely we’re dragging ourselves into the 21st century.