Season Tickets 2019/20

[Deano]

Can't wait for the Steve Bull to be done - the bottle neck getting out is terrible and the queues to get in can be silly as well.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

It's a terrible stand now, it's from the late 70s and it shows. If you were working purely logistically then we should have done it in 2013. We could have absorbed the loss of capacity very easily as we were in League One and had quite a lot of games below 20k. But after two relegations in a row (at least one of them being partially blamed on a lack of investment in the squad) that would have gone down like a cup of cold sick, and Morgan's interest was starting to wane anyway.

 

[b3h]

Can I pay monthly?
You can select to spread the cost of your season ticket
across eight Direct Debit payments provided you purchase
your season ticket prior to Friday 10th May, if you purchase
after 10th May your payments will be spread across seven
months.



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and opt into our auto renew scheme.
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Before Friday 10th May : 7 payments
After Friday 10th May : 6 payments

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Just trying to do mine now. Site is a little slow but there we go. I don't think the increase is that heinous. The ranting and raving about it on the Mix seems pretty OTT.

 

[Kenny]

Will do mine towards the end of the window.
Jeff and co can wait to have my money in the bank.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Nah - site is fucking me about again. God I hate technology. Queue at the ticket office tomorrow I guess then

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Just trying to do mine now. Site is a little slow but there we go. I don't think the increase is that heinous. The ranting and raving about it on the Mix seems pretty OTT.

You know how it is. People want 2019 football at 1994 prices.

My man at the FP (where I source all my write ups from) sent me a briefing from just before he joined where they wanted to be consulted on price rises. Yeah, but what kind of discussion is that going to be? No-one is ever going to say "please charge me more".

Did we *need* to put up prices? Probably not. But that's a market economy for you.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Sorted by the Queen of Paddy Towers tech. I am in my seat for next season.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

It's supply and demand. There are 5,000 people all signed up and willing to pay if current STHs don't.

 

[Boozad]

Side stands are always more expensive than behind the goal.

The prices on the sides should decrease as you go further out, I mean where we sit is technically behind the goal.

 

[Kenny]

Bring back the days when a ST got you 2 home cup games as well...

 

[Aikiwolf]

£170 increase over the past 2 years (for behind the goals)? That's pretty sharp!

Think I'll have to pay by direct debit for the first time this season so that's another 20 quid (and not needed as a direct debit involves 0 processing and so it's just mean spirited).

As for this seasons increase, it puts it into the category of being close to too expensive for me (mainly due to travel as well) but I think I'll be able to absorb this and perhaps do a few less away games to balance it out...

 

[Stan Hullis]

I'm (selfishly) hoping that a few people do drop out so that I can have a shot at getting one! I didn't join the waiting list until late though as I forgot to do it so I imagine I am also quite far down that list as well!

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

£170 increase over the past 2 years (for behind the goals)? That's pretty sharp!

Apples and oranges though really isn't it.

In 2017 we'd gone:

20th (PL, R)
23rd (CH, R)
1st (L1, P)
7th (CH)
14th (CH)
15th (CH)

Given our spend, 2014/15 was good to get so close to the top six and amass so many points. Just unfortunate. The year before, yeah we were good and thanks Ken, but it's League fucking One. It was shite. The rest - awful.

So a season ticket was good for the club as they got guaranteed attendees (or at least, they had your money as if you'd attended). In return you got a good price, a sizeable discount on match by match tickets and no hassle.

The cards are stacked in their favour now. We've had two of the best seasons most of us have ever seen, possibly THE two best. So now it's a question of guaranteeing your seat, in terms of the rest then the club holds the cards.

I'd love it if Laurie emailed me and offered me my seat at £150 for the year because I'm such a top, top fan. It ain't gonna happen though.

If you want a tortured analogy (and who doesn't) then the Moon Under Water is currently a woeful pub. All it has going for it is a) it's open and b) it's near the station. If new owners came in, replaced the awful decor that's been there since the 90s, hired proper staff, got a good selection of beers in, reconfigured it so there was natural light in the place, turfed out the scumbag element of the clientele, had a ritual burning of the Brexit propaganda, fantastic stuff. But if they did all that, it ain't still going to cost me £2.20 a pint to drink there, is it.

 

[The Bear]

I hate the prices in football nowadays, especially the top flight, given how small a % of turnover ticket money is nowadays.

But as Dan says, supply and demand means the club will get as much as they can. It'd be nice if the PL came in with a cap the same way as they have for away prices but the clubs aren't going to agree to that.

 

[Tony Towner]

£520 is the going rate for PL football outside of London. I think it's too much, but don't blame Wolves for that. As has said before above, if I don't pay that someone else will.

 

[Aikiwolf]

Apples and oranges though really isn't it.

In 2017 we'd gone:

20th (PL, R)
23rd (CH, R)
1st (L1, P)
7th (CH)
14th (CH)
15th (CH)

Given our spend, 2014/15 was good to get so close to the top six and amass so many points. Just unfortunate. The year before, yeah we were good and thanks Ken, but it's League fucking One. It was shite. The rest - awful.

So a season ticket was good for the club as they got guaranteed attendees (or at least, they had your money as if you'd attended). In return you got a good price, a sizeable discount on match by match tickets and no hassle.

The cards are stacked in their favour now. We've had two of the best seasons most of us have ever seen, possibly THE two best. So now it's a question of guaranteeing your seat, in terms of the rest then the club holds the cards.

I'd love it if Laurie emailed me and offered me my seat at £150 for the year because I'm such a top, top fan. It ain't gonna happen though.

If you want a tortured analogy (and who doesn't) then the Moon Under Water is currently a woeful pub. All it has going for it is a) it's open and b) it's near the station. If new owners came in, replaced the awful decor that's been there since the 90s, hired proper staff, got a good selection of beers in, reconfigured it so there was natural light in the place, turfed out the scumbag element of the clientele, had a ritual burning of the Brexit propaganda, fantastic stuff. But if they did all that, it ain't still going to cost me £2.20 a pint to drink there, is it.

Definitely apples vs apples, probably Golden delicious vs a Granny Smith!

In essence the argument is "is it worth paying more for less football of a better quality?". Whilst league 1/the Champ is poorer fair there is more games per season...

To carry on your (brilliant) tortured analogy, the cost of a drink jumps from £2.20 a pint to £6 a drink but you can only have 3 quarters of a pint?

 

[PuntsWolf]

Not really sure much is wrong with pricing at Wolves. £27/game to watch the best wolves team of my lifetime in the “best league in the world”. How much does it cost to watch other live events such as the theatre where they show the same show every day?

Away games are capped at £30 so it’s not more expensive in the championship than the PL.

Yes the price has increased dramatically but so has the product. Under KJ and lambert I used to spend more time on my phone anyway checking the other scores it was that dull. Now you can’t wait for the next game.

 

[Derby Wolf]

Watford have got some class initiatives.

Fans who live 75+ miles away pay £130 less than those local. Fans who had EFL season tickets pay £100ish less than PL only fans etc.

I know with our waiting list there's no requirement at all to do any of these things for Wolves but fair play to them.

 

[Tony Towner]

I hate the prices in football nowadays, especially the top flight, given how small a % of turnover ticket money is nowadays.

But as Dan says, supply and demand means the club will get as much as they can. It'd be nice if the PL came in with a cap the same way as they have for away prices but the clubs aren't going to agree to that.

By way of comparison cheapest Eagles NFL STs last season were $800 for 8 games plus 2 pre season chuckabouts. That's standing without a specific place. They have a 30 year waiting list.