Season tickets (Now with guess how Many Poll)

Hopkin has had ample opportunity to assess the youngsters in the squad, when he was scrabbling around the place for players because of the injuries. People like Gibson were given chances (by 3 previous coaches by the way) and still haven't stepped up to the plate.

I think I'd rather Hopkin clear the decks and bring his own younger players in, rather than wasting time and effort on the mish mash that are kicking their heels at Apperley Bridge.

 

Yes, but they have not had the benefit of our new fitness coach. I don’t think you can properly assess talent until they are fit!

 

Neither had LOB but he's doing ok. His attitude is something our lads should aspire to.

The ones who've been here over 12 months and haven't cut the mustard or looked like they could, should be released. That's long enough at 18+ to decide if they're what we need. We don't have the time nor funds to waste unlike the richer clubs. Get them out on loan early on, then see what they're about.

Going back to the thread, we shouldn't be looking at a reduction in season tickets unless the revenue shortfall can be replaced by other means. If we want to reach the championship then we need to work with the owner and dig deep ourselves. We can't expect quality players to be bought, on reducing revenues. I liked the philosophy of having our own players in the side, with a couple of loans, rather than 40% loanees that we're seeing now.

 

The stadium would be half empty

 

I agree with your view on Season Tickets, we do need to balance the books, and we do need to work with the owners on this. I think it is very good value. I think even if they kept the season ticket price the same we will increase our fan base, provided we stay in this division. It is ok having loans but it makes the team unstable in my view. We are all biting nails now thinking we could lose our loan players leaving us depleted and having to bring in new players who will take time we haven’t got to settle. It is great to have him, but then we could have them snatched back. I don’t like the recall button half way through the season, if it is a season long loan that is exactly what it should be. Let’s face it Udders are not short of players, why have a recall?

 

Go back to what was offered season before last, including flexis, and target selling out every single seat. It's an achievable target in such a large city with plenty of time to do it.

 

Ha ha see what you did

Well all them people that voted in favour of Brexit (massive mistake) will soon have a shock when they're paying higher prices for goods.

So they might as well increase the cost at Bradford City as well now.

Bradford City is a business.

 

Really? Ok, then.

Buy cheap, buy twice.

 

Tough.

Sorry mate because the tickets are so cheap so fans are picking when to go like @Park bantam from Plymouth.

No, go to all the games and you would if you thought dam I pay a fair price for this season ticket.

We've too many like @Keefly Bantam feel because it's cold I won't go, I will stay at home.

I would rather 8k fans there that are hardcore then an extra 7k floaters that make no difference when at the game anyway.

It's time to increase the price now. It's a business.

When your supermarket increases the price for you going to stop eating? Because that's what's happening. You pay the prices to go on holiday don't you?

Pay the price for Bradford City, stop moaning and stop expecting handouts. £169 is giving away season tickets and flex card thing is a joke at £70 or whatever it is.

 

Sorry, but this is rubbish. Ask the players if they'd rather play in front of 8k or 16k fans in the stadium. They'd all rather have as many fans in as possible rather than playing to empty seats. And if they don't they're bottlers who we don't want in our squad anyway.
Lawn and Rhodes are hard-nosed businessmen. They worked out that reducing ST prices and getting 15-20,000 people in the stadium was good for publicity, atmosphere and revenue (tickets, advertising and sponsorship). Hard core fans like you, I and many on this board would pay double or more and still go regularly, but many people wouldn't and the club would likely lose revenue rather than gain it. Don't you think they'd have put prices up before now if they really believed they would increase revenue by doing so? Bradford is a poor area; the cheap season ticket strategy is the best strategy for maximising revenue.

 

I think he's joking, or I would hope so because as you've said I would think us baby boomers can actually afford an increase like that, but the younger dads who bring our future fans to games may not.
I'm sure now Julian is back on board he will have the expertise to make the call on where to target our season tickets price wise and have the minimum effect on attendances.

 

We didnt do too badly from 2007 (I believe that was the start of Julians offer) until quite resently, you have to have the correct manager who identifies his target and discusses it with the owners, Phil Parkinson was a great example of how to run the team on limited finance, and I see a very similar manager in Dave Hopkin to Parky.

 

You've no proof of that.

Yes, we've improved but we were never a bottom of div 1 team anyway.

Plus you do realise the likes of Darby, Jones, Rory, McMahon etc were all experienced top quality div 1 players anyway.

Parky's strength is getting players with desire and leadership!

 

So why did you predict we would be in relegation battles every close season, even as we were were making year on year improvement?

Funny, you weren't describing McMahon as a 'top quality Div 1 player' when he was here.

 

I think most fans can see similarities the way the lad speaks, saying he only wants players who are prepared to play his way.
As weve only seen him bring loans in the likes of Cadiss and O'Brien it suggests he knows the way forward, Cadiss has plenty of higher level football under his belt and although O'Brien has not played at a consistantly higher level he looks like exactly the type of player Parky would have signed a player who leaves nothing on the pitch and is winner IMO.

 

Collins! Just Collins!

McMahon wasn't as good a Darby but a suitable backup.

However, I believe he captained Blackpool and was a leader which Parky looked for.

 

You need to think through your arguments a bit better Fordy. If everyone is going to be paying more for the basics like food after the 29th March, how on earth do you think they are going to have enough spare cash to pay an increased price in season tickets?

 

Oh you mean like the major supermarkets that have charged what they can get and have declined and struggle versus the modern day discounters like Aldi that continue to thrive.