I blame O'leary at ryanair.......everyone just accepts this charge with a shrug of the shoulders. It is a REVENUE stream that costs very little to manage. In fact, I would think that the Union Lot paid a fair amount to get it up and running in the hope that by year 2, it will make [uTHEM[/u money.
At Griffin park, the vast majority of fans paid on the gate and we had more fans then. Why go down the "book on-line route". I will tell you why, because it instills a certain demand that wasn't there before...fear of getting a crap view even though you are paying the same money as someone with a better view.

If the club are serious about getting NEW fans through the gate and then GETTING THEM BACK, this stupid pre-booking scenario works against them.
If I walked up to my first game and got a seat at the front of the east stand where I couldn't see a thing or even worse, beside a warrington fan trying to burn his jersey whilst calling one of his players loads of nasty names, it would be my last trip.

Scrap the charge, offer un-allocated seating (other than the ST area) and make it as easy as possible for potential new regular fans to come to a game.....

You seem to be going around in circles and going back on yourself. Agree on unallocated seating though, especially the idea of having 3 allocated blocks.

BTW....we are 420 down on last years average and according to the IL calculator...that's nearly £4k a game.......

1. where have these 420 gone?
2. why have these 420 gone?
3. what can we do to get these 420 back?
4. how will the club survive without the potential £1,260 a game they are missing out on due to the £3 booking fee

It's not nonsense. When I booked my Magic ticket, filling in the form sent to me by the club and posting it, it seemed clear to me that there would be a £3 booking fee PLUS a £3 credit/debit card fee. I posted a cheque in order to avoid the card fee. I assume the wording for purchases via the website is similar, so if this booking fee doesn't apply someone with a grasp of English grammar needs to have a look at it and amend it so it can be clearly interpreted.

Sorry, but I don't see it being anything other than another revenue stream. Just because everyone else does it, doesn't mean it's right.

POD I can only report what I was told when I mentioned the concerns from this board. I think everyone is used to some sort of charge for tickets - you buy a ticket for a concert, a show or anotherr sporting event and BANG there is a charge.

Sorry, I wasn't questioning what you said or were told, just that the club's version given to you doesn't tally with the "double whammy" charge I encountered in the recent past.

I shall be bringing a friend to the game. She's a Kiwi and we'll be watching the Lions match too.

do not smash her smashie!

Don't get me started...