£19 on the gate (less change to deal with than 19.50)
£17 pre-order
£15 season ticket weekly cost is still far more attractive IMO

Leeds and Wigan can charge that because they have the track record of winning & big crowds already - we need to grow crowds and if the present system isn't working change what you can and what might have most effect.


Again, I might be in the minority but I buy my season ticket so I don't have to think about finding the cash when there is a home game, tickets bought and I can forget about it then. So I'd be happy to see the club roll out the occasional special deal like bogof, 2/3 or such like SO LONG AS THEY PUBLICISE IT



Now, problem with that is two fold
1. The uni absolutely failed to promote this deal. I know a lot of students who didn't have a clue about it
2. They were only available through the uni shop - the shop is only open in normal term time & not at all at weekends. 80% of the super league season happens outside of term time - ergo even if students knew about it and wanted to go, try couldn't buy tickets

It's a classic example of the club having a great initiative at top level but failing to operate it at the bottom level - I.e. their interaction with the fans and possible customers is poor, very arms length

"If we build it they will come" is not the mantra to follow.
"If we build it, we need to market it" is what they need to think like.

£17 pre orde would be too cheap and work out at £221 against a one lump sum of £199 for a season ticket, people would just go for the former and thats no good for the club planning a budget etc.

i just picked leeds and wigan, sure our prices still compare very well with other super league clubs??

ken davy does the maths and hes made alot more money than most of us so who am i to argue with what he wants to charge for his business

Cheapest adult on the day admission prices at Super League clubs ( seating in brackets if both available)

Bradford Bulls £20 (£25)
Castleford Tigers £21 (£24)
Catalan Dragons €17 or £14.50
Huddersfield Giants £24
Hull FC £19
Hull KR £22 (£25)
Leeds Rhinos £20 (£23)
London Broncos £20
Salford City Reds £20
St Helens £21 (£22.50)
Wakefield Wildcats £22 (£23)
Warrington Wolves £19 (£22)
Widnes Vikings £22
Wigan Warriors £20

Looking at that we are the most expensive ( on cheapest admission only)
and considering the farce of last year its not hard to see why our crowds are falling this year !!

Why would people do that?
The advantages of a season ticket remain
1. They are bought an paid for
2. They are cheaper

Don't forget you can buy a season ticket over 6 months, which makes it just over £30 a month to pay for.

2 home game a month is £34 and what about those months when we have 3 on the trot and a cup match?

The other option is scrap the pre-order option which will cost to administer anyway.

Thats me too, i knew i was getting made redundant at Xmas so saved a bit back every month when i was in work so i could afford to pay for my Season Ticket in full before i was out of work.......there is no way i would have been going to many games this year if it wasn't for my ST, because the home games are paid for it means i can use what money i do have to go to the away games too.

Ken Davy clearly is not making money from the Giants but losing money, he asks why the Town don't support the SL team in the numbers he'd like.

Many good points as suggested, a key one appears to be the on-day prices and as I've said if I didn't have a Season Ticket I would certainly not be doing all the home matches at those prices.

I couldn't afford to not for a my family, as Stevo would say its as simple as that, and I dare say a number of non STH's have the same view hence the lower crowds, we've experienced this year.

I quite like the idea of marketing some of the 'lesser' games at a lower price as these will be the harder ones to attract people in. It is however a balance as he does not and can not alienate STH's, otherwise its a false economy.

Would certainly keep season tickets on sale through the season as even now if £99 ones were still available they would prove good value compared to on the day prices.....perhaps a mid season season is in the offing. Even if the take up is low it is better than nothing and a chance to cash in on our early season success and some peoples personal circumstances when the season tickets offers ended in November might have changed now so a decent offer to watch the second half of the season may tempt some who could or would not renew back.

It is only natural for someone to accept something for nothing or cheap. If I were going to an away game and an away supporter came up to me and said :- My mate can`t come today but you can have his s/t for a £10 note instead of paying £21 as happened to my son at Cas you snap their hand off.
Also at Cas last week my grandson was offered a complimentary ticket off Greg Eden for £15 and he would have had to have paid £21 so he paid him and saved £6.
So the Cas supporter had already paid for his season ticket, but lost a few quid on selling it cheap, but raked a bit back selling it for £10.
And cheeky Greg Eden didn`t pay anything for his complimentary but sold it for £15.
So all this goes to show that Castleford lost £42 on the day from my son and grandson being offered cheap tickets with no effort at all, they didn`t go looking for them, they were approached.

Half Season ticket might be a good move imo.

I know a couple of people who might take that offer up

Didnt we used to do a half season ticket before ? i'm sure i remember seeing them marketed quite well too as it included Bradford, Leeds and Saints in it.
Would be a good idea i think as a lot of people didnt renew because they thought we were gonna be poor this year, a half season ticket may just persuade them to come back as we're not doing too bad !

not the most expensive if its like for like sat side on...

if people want to stand at the top of the old panasonic stand and pay £19 then fair enough.

maybe if we sold more season tickets in the first place we would have it cheaper on the gate?

half price season tickets may be a good idea but dont want to upset the season ticket holders..

I just did it as the cheapest available on the day entry as a quick comparison. We dont have the either or option so thats why really.

And i dont think the ST holders would be upset with a half season ticket if it brought more people and money in - and it didnt undercut the original ticket.

The problem with dropping prices is that KD's figure of 10,000 is obviously based on the current ticketing structure. Lowering prices would mean a corresponding raising of the average attendance required to operate at the correct level. The club would commercially be better off jacking prices higher and trying to attract people with more money and cutting loose those fans who can't afford to attend. This would also have the happy effect of making the club more attractive to blue chip sponsors thereby increasing sponsorship revenue. Win win for the club on all accounts on that one. It's a model that has worked for Premiership Soccer after all.

10k is to get an a grade if rfl keeps the system for super league the club never tell us the number season tickets sold the amount sponers pay or what avarage we need to make a profit or we know is we loss money see companys house

How much is it into pink link stand on the day? They did cheap STs for that area so why not do really cheap walk ups for there- that way those that can afford can pay for the side on view- those that can't can still attend but pay less for "poorer" facilities