I appreciate that times are difficult and making decisions as to how we spend our cash isn't easy. We all have the same dilemmas, but for the club it comes back to the old double edged sword: if we can't get people to come to watch, we'll never have a chance of improving the team to get to the next level.

We need people like Steve and his dad to come down or else the upside potential of the club will always be limited by what we can do on crowds of 600 to 700.

Steve, what else could the club do to help people like you and your dad become regulars? Obviously they can't halve admissions costs but should there be better concession prices? Would free/reduced parking costs help if buying a season ticket?

It'd be nice if we could get more people to away matches as Rugblyman has posted but it's even more critical that we get more people to home games.

Maybe we should have a separate thread: Suggestions to improve attendances? Ideas put forward can then be passed onto the club.

I think Geoff has made his position clear , sure there are others though . Its clearly not just about a winning team .

The "free" parking around the stadium isn't secure last time I used it I had my window put through hence my reluctance to use it.

A season ticket is still a large outlay and one I cannot justify in a single payment.

I still have a bee in my bonnet about not being able to pay at the gate and having to go to the ticket office then round to the gate, yes its a minor thing but its annoying.

Also I just dont really have time to attend games that often these days, due to work patterns I don't get to spend much time with my wife and we try to make the most of the time we get together (Saturday and Sunday).

I do plan to attend a few games this season...in fact I planned on coming this Sunday.

Concession prices are an issue, not for me as I am not entitled to any reduction as I work full time and am not of pensionable age.

Some Suggestions
Cheaper/Free official car parking
Better admission pricing - Discount for the unemployed/low income (proof required)
Better admission pricing - Students and Pensioners
Better publicity - Need to market the club to new people.
Improved Match Day Experience - More to do, see, eat, drink available on the day
Marquee signing - A big name to show we mean business (not a has been either).

I would suspect with the Rovers backing a decent overseas player would cost less in transfer, accommodation, wages than a middle of the road Championship player...Bearing in mind Sam Burgess has just cost bath 270k ish in transfers that's chicken feed in football.

If we want to compete with the likes of Fax, Leigh, Eagles and Fev we need to recruit like them we missed the boat with Liam Kay and Danny Cowling.

Over the last two years the Dons have had some very good results and success and just as they start to build up a head of steam tend to go throw a really poor performance and result into the mix usually when people manage to bring along new support.

i had my window put through aswell and some items stolen, so i tend to park at the stadium now but not because i agree with the pricing.

i have a season ticket and i think parking at the stadium SHOULD be included in that. Without the cost being anymore either.

I will bet there are not alot of people that have a season ticket manage to use every match voucher for one reason or another.

i was lucky last year and i got to all the games but this season may be different.

it was probably on the same day as you Steve. Because i was told quite afew had been done.

More thank likely bud and its an extra expense you can do without. So I prefer the car park, but its just to pricey..Its bad enough having to pay to park my car for work

Because the stadium is out on a limb, free parking should be a given, if not it should be only enough to cover the attendants ..perhaps a nominal £1 tops!
I like to walk down and bus back, I leave my car since I have a sherbet or two.
But then they buggered about with the ten to bus and altered its time to earlier [I think] ...why?!
So I just walk both ways, cos I is fit innit.
I am in a tiny minority (as usual lol), most folk seem to come by car and park in the Outlet or wherever for free, ie a load of frigging about to watch a game.
I have always thought a small experiment was needed to see what a working price for the stadium parking would/should be. It's not rocket science, but still they persist with overcharging and put folk off.
I feel embarrassed when away supporters roll up and find they are at Robin Hood car park and would like to turn away but don't know the area.
Fleecing I would call it.

Similarly the concession price is creeping up to a higher percentage of the full adult price than ever before. If they both keep going up at a quid then simple maths show that they are converging.
Our concession price us out of kilter with other clubs and OUT OF ORDER in particular.
It's too high ...end of!
I could go on (I usually do lol) but I won't.

No bugger of any importance ever listens anyway let alone takes any action. This world is run by
accountants who are bellends anyway.
I think I should be an accountant, I have the necessary qualification.

wouldn't have thought of you as a bellend

£1 for parking would fill the carpark and the'd probably take more money

I think some initiative such as car park + programme for £3 would be decent.

I park around Lakeside but would change tactics if the above was in place.

The cost of car parking at the stadium is a joke really. I feel sorry for the away fans having to pay so much too.

This is certainly an issue the club need to give some thought to.

I never got a response on here to my recent suggestion of printing a poster advertising the next match in the programme. I bet the old DonsNews (Mark) would have replied!

Think the best way to contact the club is Email Carl or Jackie Green, You usually get a reply.

Well why don't we have a dedicated thread on here, a sticky one, for questions/suggestions for the club.
Someone at the club can be asked to read it occasionally and maybe respond, DonsNews perhaps.
Weighman could perhaps enquire.
I can't be d sending e-mails to the club, they will have other things to bother with.
At least it would all be in one place and chronological to be read whenever they have a minute.
At least we would all get to know rather than individually.
Replies could be by pm for sensitive stuff.

I had heard that you have degrees in maths & woodworking & you got a job making rulers

How is it they only charge £1 for the same car park at the Keepmoat Sunday car boot sale?
Maybe it would be a good idea to arrive as late as possible at the car boot sale & park your car for a £1 & then go & sit in your seat in the stadium or have a drink in the bar.

A dedicated sticky thread for suggestions to the club would be a good idea.

If we all approach the club individually we could be duplicating ideas although I know Carl and Jackie do their best to reply.

I think that between us, and with some reasoned discussions along the way, we'll be able to come up with some decent suggestions.