I can sorta answer the opening post

I pledged earlier this afternoon and got the auto email thing saying that I needed to contact the Ticket Office to try and be part of the guaranteed 3000

When I rang I asked whether I could still get the fixed price and was told that there were still less than 3000 people who had pledged and paid, but that it was getting close to the number and I really ought to pay if I wanted to be sure

Might have been marketing hype of course, but if true it would suggest a figure of maybe somewhere between 2500-3000. That would be 'paid up' memberships though - there will be others who have pledged but not paid

The number of people who have already paid isn't really the issue. Right now all we need to do is reach the highest number of pledges possible. Chasing payment comes afterwards once the final price has been determined.

I wouldn't put too much stock in the counter if last years is anything to go by.

After all, they took it down early as they weren't able to up date it quickly enough.

This post will only interest me if we get stuck at 11,999 or 15,500 pledges

Just been and paid for 3 Terrace season tickets as I could not get through on the telephone number given out by the txt mesage.

think there was an element of marketing in not updating counter last year too. when it looked like we were going to come up short it gave all supporters an incentive to try and persuade non pledgers to pledge, in order to reduce amount they would have to pay. If they had announced we'd reached target early that incentive wouldnt have been there.

Is the pledge legally binding ?
Just a 'for instance' like , but ..
Say you got 15k pledges and the ticket prices dropped to a minimum . What if only 9k actually paid ? Would you still get them for the minimum price ? Or would the club chase payment and not give you the cheap tickets until they were certain of all pledged payments actually being paid ?
Do you have to make a pre-payment , or arrange payment on an 'if' basis as part of the pledge ? You sign up to the scheme , and the money is transferred out of your bank at the amount that the final number of tickets sold determines ? If so . How are people dealt with who want to pay cash ?

We are ahead of the pledge total when compared at the same point last year.

Spread the word and keep pledging

The paid pledges will break the 3K mark either tomorrow evening or early Saturday so be quick mate.

Is there an option for I will be there when ever there is hospitality pledge?

The first 3k to pay get them for £75 even if the final tickets price ends up higher due to not enough pledges. If the club get more pledges and the final price ends up below £75 then the 3k who have already paid get a refund of the difference. Think club is only accepting money off the first 3k and wont take money off any above that figure until final price is set.

Yeah I've already paid mate

From what I have read on here I understand the first bit . But how do they go about getting the money in for the other pledges ? They must have a system in place for if people decide to not go through with their pledges . 15k pledges to lower the price would do the coffers no good at all it there is only say 9k or so decide to actually pay up .

Once they set the final price its a trust thing that pledges will pay up. Also extra tickets tend to be sold once is set. Converted pledge percentage last year was very low and more than offset by extra tickets sold after pledge finishes. The pledge is a contract and club could theoretically go after non payers but in practice its not worth costs. I'd imagine they would go after someone who was obviously being mischievous and making silly amounts of pledges.

Currently saying 2096.

Way to go, yet.