In one sense with the cap as it is making a profit is pointless. It's just not making a loss that is key.......

Unless that profit is going to be spent on getting a top Australian coach so that we can attract good quality young talent to the club because they are convinced that we mean business. But that's not going to happen which is a shame because IF we had the set up on the field that produced good attacking flowing rugby then the cost of a pass and tickets just wouldn't be a major topic of conversation , we'd just be desperate for the next season to start.

We weren't really knocking the prices of season passes. The point about passes was that if we drop the pay on the gate we may need to drop season passes too. As you say £16 is pretty good for a pass. £23 or £24 is not for pay on the gate.

I don't think that the pass prices are the issue, it's the £24 match day cost which is too high. At your quoted £15.71 for the pass, it's 50% higher. £20 on the gate wouldn't stop me from buying a pass but would certainly encourage more to turn up on the day

Agree pass prices are good but the pay on the day price needs to be reduced enough to appeal to the floating fans. The prices you quote seem pretty fair!

Agreed. When I got the tickets for the derby, wasn't paying attention to the price, but was shocked when I got them. £24 for a game against Salford for example is very poor value, completely agree. I do think there is general resistance to paying on the day as evidenced by the gate at Wigan on Friday night for example where there was actually a family ticket offer on, but still a gate of approx 8500 home fans at the comp's best supported team in the most important game of the season.

Nope. The cap only covers players salaries - there's a whole bunch of worthwhile stuff you can spend cash on if you have any 'spare'.

You may have noticed from the rest of the post that I was being facetious , a coach being "worthwhile stuff" in my view.

I wouldnt have a problem with the prices if we played exciting rugby instead of the boring crap they serve up every year

How does a big money backer impact on ticket prices?

It means nowt when it comes to salary cap and your income is up at our level, same as Wigan £4.5 million

Wigan are miles cheaper than us, their income is comparable, their gates are bigger.

See the stuff on their board, they didnt see a penny from the JJB "shirt sponsorship"

A big money backer can plough cash into the club to fund projects that would otherwise come out of general turnover. They may even directly subsidise ticket prices. It's another income stream, and often a substantial one.

You'd have to take a detailed look at the accounts of both clubs and see where the income was being generated and where the cash was being spent. Unless we're spending large sums on items that don't benefit the club I can't see where the 'rip-off' accusation comes from.

Value for money is another issue, mind...

one thing FC certainly does not do is rip the fans off thats for sure , well said kosh

What!!!!!

never !!

£24 to get bored senseless by 5 drives and a kick?