Season Tickets next season

[C Block]

3.5% would be ok if the start price was reasonable, but the ticket price is way to high.

The pitch has got longer of the years and down pipes on the posts in the JH .ean I have one ticket with a restricted view, the allowance for that is a few pounds. 50 or 75, it's ridiculously mean

The owner is clueless about long term fans. I have had a season ticket for over 60 years unbroken, I feel genuinely unloved and undervalued by the club. My loyalty has been unquestionable as is my love for the club as was. The last two seasons I have begun to question whether the poor value for money is worth it.

I think the owner in parallel with putting season tickets on sale at such ridiculously inflated sums, should announce the situation with the manager and whether we will see proper timely recruitment.

Football is was less good nowadays and the owners lack of empathy is symptomatic.

I invite him to sit with me in the restricted view seat and see if he thinks that and the poor quality toilets let alone the disgrace of the ladies toilets represents anything close to value for money.

3.% would b ok if the basic price was reasonable, but it isn't.

I agree with a lot of this, I've been going since 1970 and have spent most of those years in the Stevenage Road Stand, the facilities have always been poor but back in the 70's and 80's it didn't really matter did it because it cost next to nothing to get in,
But times have changed, the facilities have gone from poor to appalling and the cost is now staggering,
A match ticket in Block C is on average £85 a game now and assume that Block E would be over £100, how can the club continue to get away with it?
The can keeps getting kicked down the road, but it's time now for large scale improvements to take place in other parts of the ground away from the Riverside Stand,
We willingly spend £35 million on a kid that can't last 90 minutes, you could have solved a lot of issues for that amount of money.

[Hugh Janus]

Frankly I think it's an insulting price increase justified by "increased match day costs". 3.5% isn't going to make a dent on million pound wages and transfer fees!

If I was the club I would have just announced a price freeze and taken the plaudits. Would have been a very small cost to the club to generate a fair amount of goodwill. But of course they haven't, greed always prevails at Fulham FC (same could be said of the whole league).

Worst of all is the mysterious FAB actually patting themselves on the back for agreeing to the price increase! With friends like these, who needs enemies! The FAB seems to be a club picked entity which exists purely to justify and signal fan consultation. It doesn't speak for fans, well it certainly doesn't seem to speak for me.

Alas, we'll all take the hit and renew because it's our club. We own it, not them.

Actually we don't own the club. SK has put the best part of £1bn into Fulham since he took over. This increase is more than acceptable given the rises in petrol, heating etc. Spread over the course of a season it amounts to probably £2 per game which is less than the price of a fancy coffee. 

They have frozen prices recently. Anyone that understands inflation will see prices would have to go up. This is a sub inflationary rise I would imagine.

[Twig]

Frankly I think it's an insulting price increase justified by "increased match day costs". 3.5% isn't going to make a dent on million pound wages and transfer fees!

If I was the club I would have just announced a price freeze and taken the plaudits. Would have been a very small cost to the club to generate a fair amount of goodwill. But of course they haven't, greed always prevails at Fulham FC (same could be said of the whole league).

Worst of all is the mysterious FAB actually patting themselves on the back for agreeing to the price increase! With friends like these, who needs enemies! The FAB seems to be a club picked entity which exists purely to justify and signal fan consultation. It doesn't speak for fans, well it certainly doesn't seem to speak for me.

Alas, we'll all take the hit and renew because it's our club. We own it, not them.

Actually we don't own the club. SK has put the best part of £1bn into Fulham since he took over. This increase is more than acceptable given the rises in petrol, heating etc. Spread over the course of a season it amounts to probably £2 per game which is less than the price of a fancy coffee. 

They have frozen prices recently. Anyone that understands inflation will see prices would have to go up. This is a sub inflationary rise I would imagine.

It's actually slightly ahead of inflation. RPI at end of March was 3.3% this increase apparently averages out at 3.5%.

I will be more interested in the increase in the price of individual match day tickets when that is announced.

[fulhamfever]

I will be signing up again after my dad passed I be honest my sun rises and sets with FFC

[cookieg]

Frankly I think it's an insulting price increase justified by "increased match day costs". 3.5% isn't going to make a dent on million pound wages and transfer fees!

If I was the club I would have just announced a price freeze and taken the plaudits. Would have been a very small cost to the club to generate a fair amount of goodwill. But of course they haven't, greed always prevails at Fulham FC (same could be said of the whole league).

Worst of all is the mysterious FAB actually patting themselves on the back for agreeing to the price increase! With friends like these, who needs enemies! The FAB seems to be a club picked entity which exists purely to justify and signal fan consultation. It doesn't speak for fans, well it certainly doesn't seem to speak for me.

Alas, we'll all take the hit and renew because it's our club. We own it, not them.

Actually we don't own the club. SK has put the best part of £1bn into Fulham since he took over. This increase is more than acceptable given the rises in petrol, heating etc. Spread over the course of a season it amounts to probably £2 per game which is less than the price of a fancy coffee. 

Supporters are the lifeblood of all clubs at all levels. When SK took over he acknowledged that he was just a temporary custodian. I can't quite recall his exact words but you get the gist. To be fair he's been a decent custodian.

He has and he has insured we are staying at CC unlike MAF who would have moved us out if he'd have got his way.

[Hatch007]

Frankly I think it's an insulting price increase justified by "increased match day costs". 3.5% isn't going to make a dent on million pound wages and transfer fees!

I would imagine the reference to match day costs relates more to staff/stewarding, utility bills and policing. A 3.5% rise in ST prices would go some way to covering part of these price increases.

Player wages and transfer fees don't only count on match days but throughout the week when training.

[copthornemike]

Most clubs appear to be going for increases around this level, with very few not raising tickets at all.
However the club are continuing to offer concessions for the young and over 65's unlike some.
Also the renewal price continues to be at a discount to a new ST purchase.
So in the round the outcome is not unexpected and could have been much worse.

p.s. That said the toilet facilities in much of the ground area disgrace.
 

[copthornemike]

Most clubs appear to be going for increases around this level, with very few not raising tickets at all.
However the club are continuing to offer concessions for the young and over 65's unlike some.
Also the renewal price continues to be at a discount to a new ST purchase.
So in the round the outcome is not unexpected and could have been much worse.
 

General question...

I'll be getting my first season ticket for next season as I'm blessed with some time off work.

How much, based on the increase announced, would be one in the Riverside stand?

I would imagine they will be officially announce next Monday 11th. However the price for new STH holders is higher then those of us who are renewing. For once in business loyalty pays

[Woolly Mammoth]

They should reduce the obscene wages of the millionaire players, as they can only wear one pair of trousers at a time, and most never put a proper shift in.

[bill taylors apprentice]

I've lived 150 miles away for the past 11 years and in the last 3 years the train reliability has gotten much worse, for this reason I gave up my season ticket 3 seasons ago and bought individual tickets to a few home and away games.

I was seriously thinking of buying a ST for next season despite it being impossible to know if I would get to the game on time or even get home after a mid week game due to the miserable train delays, cancellations and strikes. Maybe I'm just unlucky but LNER East coast line is crap!

None of that is FFC's fault and I understand the clubs need to pay their own way but it's not a business like any other and as others have said the prices go up and the conditions (apart from the Riverside) in the ground get worse.

It's clear to me they don't care who fills the seats and now I'm regarded as a new ST applicant the price rise makes me feel like I'm now even further than 150 miles away from my club.
 

[FFC007]

I've lived 150 miles away for the past 11 years and in the last 3 years the train reliability has gotten much worse, for this reason I gave up my season ticket 3 seasons ago and bought individual tickets to a few home and away games.

I was seriously thinking of buying a ST for next season despite it being impossible to know if I would get to the game on time or even get home after a mid week game due to the miserable train delays, cancellations and strikes. Maybe I'm just unlucky but LNER East coast line is crap!

None of that is FFC's fault and I understand the clubs need to pay their own way but it's not a business like any other and as others have said the prices go up and the conditions (apart from the Riverside) in the ground get worse.

It's clear to me they don't care who fills the seats and now I'm regarded as a new ST applicant the price rise makes me feel like I'm now even further than 150 miles away from my club.
 

If the east coast main line is screwed up then there's nothing else available to use.

It's not too bad here in Eastbourne. If the main line is buggered through Gatwick I can go to Hastings and up the line to London that way. It's a faff but at least a good alternative.

[Southcoastffc]

I've lived 150 miles away for the past 11 years and in the last 3 years the train reliability has gotten much worse, for this reason I gave up my season ticket 3 seasons ago and bought individual tickets to a few home and away games.

I was seriously thinking of buying a ST for next season despite it being impossible to know if I would get to the game on time or even get home after a mid week game due to the miserable train delays, cancellations and strikes. Maybe I'm just unlucky but LNER East coast line is crap!

None of that is FFC's fault and I understand the clubs need to pay their own way but it's not a business like any other and as others have said the prices go up and the conditions (apart from the Riverside) in the ground get worse.

It's clear to me they don't care who fills the seats and now I'm regarded as a new ST applicant the price rise makes me feel like I'm now even further than 150 miles away from my club.
 

If the east coast main line is screwed up then there's nothing else available to use.

It's not too bad here in Eastbourne. If the main line is buggered through Gatwick I can go to Hastings and up the line to London that way. It's a faff but at least a good alternative.

I gave up on trains about 5 years ago. For Saturday 3pm games it was generally OK getting to Putney via Clapham Junction but not practicable for midweek or Sundays. Even then on Saturdays it was often very difficult to get home again. So I decided to drive the 120 mile round trip, whatever kick off day/time. Fortuitously, a couple of years ago I met another Fulham fan who lives nearby and we take turns driving  and paying for a pre match pub meal.  Now, if only the football would improve...... 🙄

[SP]

Two members of my family were interested in buying their first STs next season but the new buyer premium makes the cost prohibitive. Not sure what we'll do for support when us old guard are done.

[Jim©]

For my son's ST and mine (in Hammersmith End) that's a rise of £1.10 per game. More worrying is my petrol cost from Devon will add on around £20 per game (train cost return also up around 25% over last 3 seasons). Drinks/food in Putney before game has also jumped by more than £1.10.

I'm not sure why people are moaning, it's good value compared to many clubs across the country- Sheff Weds- £575, Luton £500 (L1), Burton Albion £470, Sutton Utd £440 (non-league!).

[Jules]

No ST for me next season anyway, but will try to attend through the help from great ST holders around me for a few games. In all honesty if I lived in London then Id probably attend, but the cost of living plus trains etc it's a no go. Fulham till I die though   

At least you may get to watch the game at Ipswich next season!

[Ludlow Richard]

Appreciate that I get a concession as an old bloke. My ST last year was £437. A 3.5% increase will take the cost to £452. So the "per game" cost will increase from £23 a game to £23.79. I can live with that. As mentioned by others, match day cost is hit by things like fuel (round trip from Ludlow about 320 miles) and food.

The good thing (or bad thing depending on your perspective) is that a percentage increase across the board means those who are already paying a lot have a proportionally higher increase that those paying less.

Assume for the sake of argument we have 20,000 ST holders with an average ST cost of £900. That brings in £18,000,000. That probably covers wages and add-ons for 3 or 4 first teamers. It seems like a lot of money but in the scheme of things is ST money a big feature in the club's finances?

[acji]

General question...

I'll be getting my first season ticket for next season as I'm blessed with some time off work.

How much, based on the increase announced, would be one in the Riverside stand?

About an arm and a leg?

[Twig]

Two members of my family were interested in buying their first STs next season but the new buyer premium makes the cost prohibitive. Not sure what we'll do for support when us old guard are done.

The new buyer (or returning ex st holder) premium is a big deterrent and one that makes me wonder where the new support is going to come from.