Its catching ...

[AFF]

Hi Zealster.

 

I've just read yours. Its the silverware, mate. Cup-holders. That'll bring the punters in regardless of the admission price.

[Electric ~soul~]

I fear the increase in price may put 50-60 people off coming to matches, thus costing the club something like £12,000 a year (oops, price increase, £13,500 a year) in gate receipts.

[AFF]

No CZ. You're getting confused. The £12,000 a year cost to the club is the works of fiction that masquerade as match reports in the local press.

 

Pulsating.

[AFF]

By jove, Zealster. You're right.

 

It was £12,000 a year when the admission price was £8. It's a good job the price rise was held at £1 otherwise the match reports would be costing the club even more in lost revenue.

 

Err...

[Electric ~soul~]

So in total, the club could be missing out on £25,500 a year. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />

[AFF]

Yes. But if the price rise had been to £10, the loss to the club would have been even higher at approximately £38,000. Over £50,000 if the admission price had gone up to £11.

 

Sound fiscal policy, if you ask me.

[Electric ~soul~]

Good business sense. I can see why that John Gibson is such a successful businessman now.

[GHA EFM]

Yes, but as raised before, the season ticket prices retain their £80 donation after the financial problems of a few seasons back. So if we suggest that 20 people buy season tickets, the club is generating an extra £1,600. Therefore if 50 people are put off the gate, but 20 people have season tickets, the loss is only £11,900 a year.

 

Maybe.

[AFF]

And if we can persuade those hacks to get 'pulsating' in every match report, the potential loss of £12,000 per season is avoided, which would result in an excess of anticiated income of £100 if your assessment is accurate, GHA.

 

An extra £100 over the season. Now that's what I call a sound economic approach. Gordon Brown and Kerry Pollard would be impressed.

 

It's going to be fine.

 

Pulsating.

[YELLOW]

I'm surprised cup games for the Trophy and FA Cup are included with the season ticket. I thought the FA set the price for the individual games.

[Little Miss Urchin]

You'll have us coming along again next season, that usually doubles your gate.

[Laz]

And usually improves our goal difference and points total too.

[Little Miss Urchin]

We like helping damsels in distress. Done the same to Billericay two seasons back, not that it helped in the end.

[Laz]

Well you were most charitable at our place last season! In the end we had to take Lee Clarke off to keep the score down. Were you at the game?

[Little Miss Urchin]

Think I missed that one. Do remember getting bitten by some drunken fool.

[Laz]

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[MADEFM]

Laz, you been biting youself again?

[YELLOW]

Stick to the Vindaloo, Laz!!!

[Laz]

No comment, MADSKI, no comment!

 

By the way, I reckon you owe me a few Breezers!

[EFM The Firm, The Voice]

I'd be slightly more optimistic about getting some cup games out of the season ticket this year than I was under Castle