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Post by christhepotter on Feb 9, 2004 18:50:35 GMT
first i must applaud stoke for taking this brave decisionin lowering season ticket prices. but i think they could have lowed the family stand to the same price as the boothen end. the reason i say this is because some people will just move across to boothen end and leave there kids at home(the kids are the future of our club and we need them at games now). also what happens if they get 6500 pledges for the boothen end when they can only sell 80% to season tickets (approx. 4000) will the other 2500 still want season tickets in the dearer stands.i know it seems like i'm moaning(i'm really pleased stoke have done something about the prices), but some of these questions need answering
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Post by Admin on Feb 9, 2004 18:55:17 GMT
I'm gonna disagree on this one. Cheaper prices for kids, which is what you get in the family stand, shouldn't have to mean cheaper adult prices as well.
To drop the price of the family stand adult price would be unfair on everyone else who uses the East Stand.
Cheers,
Smudge
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Post by christhepotter on Feb 9, 2004 18:58:28 GMT
it will cost the same for me and my daughter to sit in boothen end as it will to sit in the family stand . so where is the incentive to use the family stand
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2004 19:50:41 GMT
Can sort of see your point cdb. However, if it's the same price and you would prefer to be in the Boothen End then why are you complaing? Or if you disapprove because you feel there is no incentive, isn't the point of the family stand that it is orientated to families in it's matchday experience, and not just in it's prices? (Which are still very reasonable, especially at £49 for U-11's)
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Post by no1stokie on Feb 9, 2004 19:53:26 GMT
6500 pledges in teh Boothen End won't matter becasue you don't have to state where you want your ticket and Season ticket holders will get first choice anyway!
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Post by christhepotter on Feb 9, 2004 20:05:01 GMT
i was'nt really complaining just putting forward a point of view.i will still be getting my daughters and mine season ticket in the family stand regarding of the price. and i've got two younger children who i will be introducing to the delights of stoke city in the future
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Post by no1stokie on Feb 9, 2004 20:09:11 GMT
Glad to hear it.
There are the playstatios in the family area, that's an insentive!
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Post by Admin on Feb 9, 2004 21:33:19 GMT
so where is the incentive to use the family stand? There doesn't really need to be an incentive to use the family stand - other than you may think it's a better environment for our kids to enjoy the games. If you've got more than one kid (and it sounds like you have) then you'll still be better off in the long run to use the family stand. If prices are severely dropped for one part of the stand then some people sitting just a few seats away to the right could justifiably complain about having to pay more for their seats. I actually think Stoke have got this one about right (for a bloody change!  ) Cheers, Smudge |
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Post by no1stokie on Feb 9, 2004 22:21:46 GMT
Soz that was bolloks of waht i said earlier about you don't have to say where you'll be sitting! sorry!
I as a sort of kid, 15, think it's better away from the Family satnd, with people of abotu 13 behind gigling whenever they say a naughty word quietly so their dad don't hear! I don't like that, i'm definately moving seats next year, don't know where though, was going go with my mate but someone said he's going somewhere else!
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Post by tel2u on Feb 10, 2004 0:15:47 GMT
cdb
How will it cost you as much for you and your daughter to sit in the Boothen End as it would in the East or Family Stand unless she's 11 or under?
B/E plus U/17 = £348
East Stand plus U/17 =£398
B/E plus U/11 = £298
East Stand plus U/11 =£298
The adult price in the B/E is at worst the same or at best at least £50 less than anywhere else.
And certainly no1stokie is correct in saying that the family area is far more condusive for younger supporters than elsewhere in the ground, which must be a huge consideration when making a choice of where to sit.
Or have I got it totally wrong?
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