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Post by coverpoint on May 31, 2022 17:43:11 GMT
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Post by liquidskin on May 31, 2022 18:19:31 GMT
Price of everything has gone up. What hasn't gone up?
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Post by coverpoint on May 31, 2022 18:21:42 GMT
Price of everything has gone up. What hasn't gone up? Everyone jumping on the bandwagon. The government should increase the tax payable by businesses by the same percentage as their prices increases. That would stop it in an instant. It's profiteering. People should boycott these businesses. |
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Post by wiseman on Jun 11, 2022 17:24:12 GMT
£35 per ticket no concession disgusting asked about a seniors ticket they said one price,this club despite offering nothing on the pitch are premier league prices wise the only area they excel. |
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Post by coverpoint on Jun 11, 2022 18:01:38 GMT
£35 per ticket no concession disgusting asked about a seniors ticket they said one price,this club despite offering nothing on the pitch are premier league prices wise the only area they excel. Why should any sporting institution offer discounts to pensioners? Commercially it makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. |
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Post by gmdf on Jun 12, 2022 7:14:53 GMT
£35 per ticket no concession disgusting asked about a seniors ticket they said one price,this club despite offering nothing on the pitch are premier league prices wise the only area they excel. Why should any sporting institution offer discounts to pensioners? Commercially it makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. Given that many cricket matches are played during the day in the working week, it makes perfect sense to encourage the largest sector of the population who are able to attend - the pensioners. Some seats are filled at 80% or so of the full price rather than being left empty. |
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Post by coverpoint on Jun 12, 2022 9:05:34 GMT
Why should any sporting institution offer discounts to pensioners? Commercially it makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. Given that many cricket matches are played during the day in the working week, it makes perfect sense to encourage the largest sector of the population who are able to attend - the pensioners. Some seats are filled at 80% or so of the full price rather than being left empty. But older people attend anyway. It would make more sense to discount tickets for younger people who aren't already attending. |
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Post by gmdf on Jun 12, 2022 18:09:15 GMT
Given that many cricket matches are played during the day in the working week, it makes perfect sense to encourage the largest sector of the population who are able to attend - the pensioners. Some seats are filled at 80% or so of the full price rather than being left empty. But older people attend anyway. It would make more sense to discount tickets for younger people who aren't already attending. It's not an 'either/or' - you need both: those who can attend during the week, likely to be older, and those who can only attend when not at school/work - likely to be younger. In my experience there are discounted tickets for the U18s at least anyway...as there should be. But putting off those over 65s who come during the week will lead to even emptier grounds. |
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Post by coverpoint on Jun 12, 2022 18:22:30 GMT
But older people attend anyway. It would make more sense to discount tickets for younger people who aren't already attending. It's not an 'either/or' - you need both: those who can attend during the week, likely to be older, and those who can only attend when not at school/work - likely to be younger. In my experience there are discounted tickets for the U18s at least anyway...as there should be. But putting off those over 65s who come during the week will lead to even emptier grounds. Over 65 will attend regardless of whether or not there is a discount and therefore there is absolutely no need to discount (if you want a discounted ticket buy a membership which represents excellent value for money or buy a ticket in advance). Sussex need to attract more people between 18-65 who are working or studying. Looking at the crowds this season how many people are going to be watching county championship cricket in 10-20 years time (virtually none given the average age of people watching so far this season - horse racing has the same problem if you look at the average age of people attending Plumpton on a Monday or Brighton, Fontwell, Goodwood and Lingfield)? In horse racing it is free for under 18s. |
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Post by theleopard on Jun 13, 2022 13:37:44 GMT
In the interests of fairness, it should be pointed out that £160 was the highest end price, not the standard. It was possible to get restricted view tickets for around £60 I think, and I have done this before and it was only a tiny part of the outfield that I could not see.
I don't know what the standard lowest ticket was, as obviously that info has disappeared, but for an ODI v India in July, prices started at £90, and £60 restricted view. I say started, as it has sold out.
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Post by liquidskin on Jun 13, 2022 14:58:24 GMT
It should be free at Sussex after what Andrew has done to the club. Spectators at Sussex should pay based on what players he has put in and taken out over the last six years. I think we're all due a reimbursement. I've just learnt it's reimbursement not re-in. I'm shocked and appalled at how stupid I have sounded over the last 20 years. Someone could have told me before I was 40.
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Post by coverpoint on Jun 14, 2022 6:04:58 GMT
In the interests of fairness, it should be pointed out that £160 was the highest end price, not the standard. It was possible to get restricted view tickets for around £60 I think, and I have done this before and it was only a tiny part of the outfield that I could not see.
I don't know what the standard lowest ticket was, as obviously that info has disappeared, but for an ODI v India in July, prices started at £90, and £60 restricted view. I say started, as it has sold out.
£110 I heard was the cheapest ticket price. |
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Post by gmdf on Jun 16, 2022 7:17:55 GMT
It's not an 'either/or' - you need both: those who can attend during the week, likely to be older, and those who can only attend when not at school/work - likely to be younger. In my experience there are discounted tickets for the U18s at least anyway...as there should be. But putting off those over 65s who come during the week will lead to even emptier grounds. Over 65 will attend regardless of whether or not there is a discount and therefore there is absolutely no need to discount (if you want a discounted ticket buy a membership which represents excellent value for money or buy a ticket in advance). Sussex need to attract more people between 18-65 who are working or studying. Looking at the crowds this season how many people are going to be watching county championship cricket in 10-20 years time (virtually none given the average age of people watching so far this season - horse racing has the same problem if you look at the average age of people attending Plumpton on a Monday or Brighton, Fontwell, Goodwood and Lingfield)? In horse racing it is free for under 18s. Some over 65s will attend as often as they can, but post-Covid I've noticed absences of people I've seen at games year in, year out previously. And one of these I know away from the matches has stopped coming due to the cost/hassle of travelling using public transport. He only comes to a few days a year now, not most as in the past. It would be a foolish club that takes any spectators for granted, in my opinion. |
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