No brainier really - by increasing pledge numbers, you are helping other fans who have also pledged.

The problem is that when the prices are announced, they will probably stay at said price for the entire season. Fans that did not pledge will then purchase for the price requested and we may then have 1000-2000 fans paying a higher fee. Collectively, these fans could have made a contribution to the pricing, but for one reason or another, decided not to pledge.

Shame really, people should have requested more information if uncertain. Those, that realistically, thought the club would take legal action to recover the amount if you didn't fulfil the pledge obligation, are mad. The club need money, they are not going to waste legal fees recovering £95 from each individual, to also lose them as a future supporter!

I do find it odd that people are stating the reasons they didn't pledge, which the confusion could have been cleared up by simply calling the club or posting on here. But said individuals would rather query after the pledge deadline, to then say "If I had known that last week!".....

The club needs the support of everyone, more now than ever!!

It's also been said on this forum that it was possible to buy a £75 guaranteed ticket as recently as last week. Those 3000 were only for those actually pay, not just for the first 3000 pledges.

So, the 'I was away so didn't pledge' argument seems odd, unless the OP has holidays that last for two months!

Sunday 14th of August to now is not two months.

Yeah, OK, five weeks then

Wow, did we only have the pledge running for 5 weeks

Why does the "Pledge Counter" say 32 Days? A deadline extension would make sense!

So it does

Looks like tomorrows announcement will be a pledge extension (until October 21st or thereabouts?)

Would be an eminently sensible move 'for mine'

Or it could be deadline for people renewing reserved seating as mentioned in other thread. a pledge extension would make sense, particulary given uncertainty around lynch and further recruitment, but would have thought they would announce it before reseting counter.

Surely an extension of a weeks extension and them clarifying the pledge would be sufficient,

Just seems a bit rushed in the first place TBH

Not if they need the money asap ahead of the off season.

The Pledge Counter is now the Seat reservation counter as Mat said. Just didn't notice the change...

I reckon it's going to be a deadline extension, and then you'll see Lynch move on and a new signing come in.

that will have been reason for the 3k at £75, to get a certain amount of money in ASAP.

looking a bit doubtful now theyve renamed countdown to seat reservation deadline

That was [iprecisely[/i the reason.

I wrote in with the question "Why did the club seek 3,000 fans to pay for their 2012 membership so early in the process?"

The answer was an unequivocal "we need the money" (or words very close to that).

And its more than 3,000 @ £75 - quite a few of that 3,000 - including me - will have paid £110 for the stand.

Don't forget though that 20/120ths of it goes straight off to George Osborne as VAT.

My brother paid today and got it for the first 3000 price.