I think that sounds totally reasonable, perhaps those who drink in the Con Club can start coming into the ground 30 min earlier and buying a pint in the ground instead of elsewhere, then they can stand where they want to stand and not have to moan that the north stand is full of away supporters

The ISC gear looks amazing, my wife has said that I can spend £100 for my Christmas present on gear this time which is double my normal allocation

To me, that's the key. £5 a week is perceived differently to a one-off payment of £249. People are used to budgeting based on monrhly direct debits. If it was possible to offer more flexibility of membership, and iideally include different levels of committment, the income source could be expanded.

Pay £249 a year and attend 1 game, mmmmmm.

Nobody's saying that, although I know a bloke who can't attend matches anymore but still buys a season ticket to do his bit for the club. If you only can attend 1 match a season buy a shirt join the lottery etc it's still supporting the club

I totally agree, if someone said I me that I could pay £6/week by direct debit for a season ticket and club 1873 membership I'd think I'd got an amazing deal. I suppose it would need to be monitored and proper contracts in place similar to phone contracts which I guess costs lots to manage

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I would imagine a lot harder to manage, a few clubs tried this Widnes was one where you paid monthly for membership, don't know how it went or if it's still going but can imagine this system would cost a lot more to manage a throw up alsorts of problems along the way.

On the season ticket cost, as I see it, there are 11 home games in the regular season plus either 3 or 4 home games in the 8's. In addition there is a discount on the shirt and discounts on Magic weekend. Plus the feeling of belonging and access to cup tickets ahead of the rest.

It's all personal choice, but there is more value than was suggested earlier.

Plus £5 shirt voucher in the excellent season ticket pack with the badge etc which is a nice touch

The fact there is a smoking area in the ground helps as the smokers have no excuse not to have a beer at the ground before
the match now, but yes the lager and beer in Cats bar wasn't the best at times.
If the beer can improve there is no exuse not to get down to the ground early to support the club in putting money behind the bar.

Also - it would be good if the official website can have Downloadable Matchday posters on so we can print off
and distribute round local shops/bars/businesses ourselves like we used to do a few years ago.

Won't cost the club anything and may get extras through the turnstiles on matchday?

That's a good shout Wildthing, gets the word around and nobody minds in the fish shop or pub if you put a flyer up. How easy is it to sign up for the lottery? I think most people would prefer to have a go at the club one rahter than the national one. I would anyway, and could get more people involved at my quizzes as I do 4 a week.

Last time I was in the shop they were asking people getting served if they were lottery members and a few who were not members were signing up, which was good to see.

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