Quote: bulls2487 "Think it's a bit harsh to have a dig at Chalmers when other clubs are doing same.
Leeds,Huddersfield,Wakefield,Keighley all charge extra when you purchase on day, Bradford city is £20 before match day and £25 on match day. Sure they will be more clubs too.'"
Plenty of places hike the prices up on matchday and have for years. I'm not aware of other RL clubs that hike it by a fiver, but that's not to say there aren't any. I think people are OK with paying an extra couple of quid, but when you start getting to £5 or more, it will put some off.
It's certainly put me off for this week for example. I'm not going to get time to go up to the ticket office today now (was hoping to, but work has got in the way), and no chance I'll ever pay an extra fiver on matchday, so decision has been made to just not bother. Even if I could pre-order a ticket now and collect it on Sunday, from the horror stories I've heard from friends who went on Boxing Day, I can't be bothered queueing for all that time just to collect it.
As much as people can no doubt see the reasoning they're doing this, the fact remains that putting the price up on matchday, and having these convoluted ways of selling tickets instead of just letting people pay on the gate, means some fans will be put off. I know a lot of that is purely down to people's laziness or stubborness, but people want their matchday to be an enjoyable one, not a frustrating one (save what happens on the pitch). Hopefully for the club the extra money they make/save by using this method, makes up for those it loses.