£20 per month is about the cost of a st, but spread out over a year. I would suggest that for those attending most home games it would be a good deal as often we see months with multiple games for which entry is more than £20 anyway.
I would also consider paying a bit more to have access to the balcony bar, a members only shirt / cap and perhaps even an odd event in the dining area, which may help sell the grade C games.
Timing is key as it will have an effect on the clubs income streams over the year, and especially this time of year.

I somehow doubt those two signings would shift many extra season tickets to be honest. And if the club is expecting people to in effect 'donate' season ticket money to the club regardless of how many games they can get to then they are going to be sadly disappointed. Value for money is more prevalent these days than ever before and bar maybe a few very generous (although many would say daft) souls people want more bang for their buck not less. On the subject of beer in the ground, when i gave it another try last year in both cats and on the terraces quite frankly it was overpriced, warm crap that was being sold, it really was quite poor. I'll either not bother or stick to a decent pre-match beer elsewhere if i want one in future. The merchandise is a step forward as macron was god awful, although i've not seen it in the flesh yet it looks decent gear on screen and compliments the new badge well.

MC is bang on with two of his earlier points though. Firstly there just aren't enough people in Wakefield that care enough about having a team in the city and although you'll always get some band wagon jumpers if there's a bit of success there aren't enough people willing to stump up anymore. This 'we are the famous Wakefield Trinity' line i see on here makes me smile because people are deluding themselves if they think that is the case these days. Most people in the city couldn't care less about the club, let alone any further afield. In fact long time fans who have supported for years continue to walk away, i know of four myself who, for varying reasons, are not bothering with a season ticket this year who have always had one. They say they'll pick and choose their games but whether they will or not or just not bother remains to be seen. That doesn't strike me as the sign of a club on the up. This isn't just a Wakefield thing either, i think british rugby league in general has major problems it doesn't want to admit to.

The ground is a major millstone around the clubs neck though. As much as the emotional attachment to the place is strong Belle Vue is done without the developer coming through for us which lets be honest, if that was going to happen it probably would have by now. (as a side note to what MC said i hope there is more than morals to oblige them to build otherwise we are screwed as they haven't any). But it's the uncertainty is causing as much damage as anything else. Twice now we've been a matter of a couple of weeks of leaving only for deals to be sone and backtrack so ending up staying. Now this is fine until it becomes an annual thing and there starts being a touch of the boy that cried wolf about it. If there is no deal in place by the time the easter games are done at the very latest then an announcement should be made that we are leaving and it should be stuck to. The club can't carry on like this and to keep trying to put a sticking plaster on the broken leg that is Belle Vue is folly. I'm sure MC didn't want to be the one to take us away from BV without a new ground to go to but he now has to be strong enough to do that. I have no doubt that he is, it's just getting the right deal at the right ground that will be the crucial bit.

Realism required, that's rich coming from you - honestly did you read the post I know it was long but jeez.

I clearly state I'm speculating and I also point out how difficult it is to implement - your not the only one who has inside knowledge about running a RL club.

As TRB suggests it's similar to the Sky model Which is the same as most membership models including those run by Premiership clubs.

The reason we will struggle and why a large investment is required for the silver and gold is because BV offers sod all in terms of ad ons. Sitting in the east stand and despite the extras you will never feel it's worth twice the cost of a bog standard membership.

How realistic do I need to be! It's a great idea but with what we have in terms of infra-structure it would be a massive struggle.

NM for me was flawed and I prefer the BV upgrade. However from a purely commercial point of view NM is and always was the best solution. Without NM it will always be difficult to radically alter things.

That's why I said over to you MC as I don't have the knowledge and neither do you. I wish him all the best and FWIW he has my support.

He has my support too and also respect.

I think MC has hit the nail on the head with one of the major issues, the state of the ground. I too remember the cold sometimes. Also the ground has a few accessability issues. Say if I wanted a pint of draft I have to go to Cats Bar but I stand in the North Stand. Now thats not an issue for me as I am fit and able. However it would be an issue for some. Most stadiums have a proper bar at all sides of the ground.

He has also mentioned the Hull KR membership model. They have sold over 4000 and this is a club that has been relegated. Their gold and silver memberships just include the replica shirt.

As well as my season ticket we have got a family pass at Hull KR, so that I can go there as well as Trinity games when they dont clash, so for 4 of us we are paying a monthly direct debit for about £45 per month.

Please explain the Cas phenomenon then Sacred. The town just buzzes with all things "Cas". They're the main topic of conversation in Wetherspoons there. Don't see that happen here.

Thats easy, they all live in Cas, they all were born there and grew up there (nobody has ever moved to Cas), they all marry each other. To them Castleford is all they know it's their whole world - to them a trip to Wakefield is like us going to London, Leeds is NY and anything over the Pennines is space travel.

Wakefield is a cosmopolitan melting pot by comparison where there is diversity in the population thus RL isn't the be all and end all to many of its ethnic or educated populations who have other interests.

None of the above is a joke, I'm serious.

Fair comment then, Vasty (although my nephew who was born in Wakefield now lives in Cas and supports them).

Was he kidnapped!

I do know of several folk who come from York and Selby to watch Cas. Sad really as I'm sure York could do with the extras. Mind you they (York) have been in a similar vein to us, starved of success and in a crap ground.

Cas aren't exactly filling their trophy cabinet and the Jungle is probably in a worse state than Belle Vue

Maybe so but there has to be some reason why they trail to Cas! Maybe they were seduced by the Classy Cas terminology!

I would agree on there Bentleberry.

A lot of clubs revenue comes from boxes etc.

Ours is based in the Benidorm flats and whilst isnt the most plush of venues, it serves its purpose. To be honest, in seeing The Jungle in its current state, it is hard to see where they hold their hospitality.

As for trophies, what are we calling a major trophy. We were last winners of the Yorkshire Cup and apart from 1986, I think you are looking at the 60s for last Challenge Cup win. On top of that, we were talking basement clubs a few days ago. They have finished bottom more than once.

In view of the above, while 3 seasons in a row they have finished above us, we had finished above them for I think 10 seasons, so I dont think they are neccessarily better than us.

Probably linked to the Cas area through migration during the Selby Coalfield boom of the 80's? I've worked and socialised in Selby for over 30 years and find the majority of the few RL fans there support Leeds Rhinos.

Yes, I have a mate who lives in Sherburn In Elmet, who is a Rhino.

There are actuall West Hullers who have a soft spot for Cas and vice versa.

Crap ground,are you kidding. Best playing surface I've seen last season and stands OK , just lacking numbers. Can't believe you came out with that one