Re: 2016 Season Tickets : Tue Aug 25, 2015 2:30 pm  

Think the club need to rethink the season ticket prices for next season after this years shambles ,at £130 you have more chance of seeing a Bikini modelling contest in the middle of Syria than getting new fans through the turnstyles.
I think to show some loyalty for the fans the club need to pitch them at £50-£60, or as well as training at Cantley Park they may as well play there.

Re: 2016 Season Tickets : Tue Aug 25, 2015 6:20 pm  

I think the club have missed a trick here. They have a large group of disgruntled fans who are losing interest. If they had come out with a good season ticket offer they could have kept these fans invested in the club.

Now they are going to have an up hill battle trying to convince these fans to attend and pay on the gate.

I won't be buying a season ticket for the first time in years and that probably means I won't be attending at all.

I used to wonder how die hard fans could stop coming all together. I've realised this season that once you have lost interest it's hard to get it back. This might just be me but I don't think losing matches is the only problem we have, the club has become soulless and unexciting.

Re: 2016 Season Tickets : Wed Aug 26, 2015 9:30 am  

The Prodigal Don wrote:

I think the club have missed a trick here. They have a large group of disgruntled fans who are losing interest. If they had come out with a good season ticket offer they could have kept these fans invested in the club.

Now they are going to have an up hill battle trying to convince these fans to attend and pay on the gate.

I won't be buying a season ticket for the first time in years and that probably means I won't be attending at all.

I used to wonder how die hard fans could stop coming all together. I've realised this season that once you have lost interest it's hard to get it back. This might just be me but I don't think losing matches is the only problem we have, the club has become soulless and unexciting.

Pretty much spot on with everything you say there PD.

I don't know what their thinking is, but its obviously not working.
In a previous post i said what they should have done to help keep people on-side.
But they must see these post but take Absolutley no notice of what the fans are saying.
They deserve everything they get next season, which will probably be an empty stadium.

Re: 2016 Season Tickets : Wed Aug 26, 2015 10:05 am  

When I think about the Dons today, I flip between a range of emotions ... disbelief, apathy, sadness, anger, etc, etc
Today it is anger ...

It's like someone stole my rugby club ... like some fooking numpty has nicked my football and is giving me two fingers from over the playing field fence.
I'm thinking ... ''Who is that fooking numpty, what's he playing at?''

Lest we forget, we have lost 33 of our last 34 games.
Has anyone paid for this?
Well, only the guy who got us to 6th and 4th in consecutive seasons .... our talisman and coach Paul Cooke.
For what ever reason ... not backed/vexed off/bored/disillusioned ... who knows.

But apart from that?
Nobody was to blame, it was just a simple miscalculation ... ''Come on fans be reasonable, we know we made mistakes and we are sorry!''
''We have got you a brand new shiny coach.''
''He's done next to nowt yet, but we have secured his services.''
''AND to show our intent we haven't signed Scotty yet, we want him to shop around first and leave if he wants to, but we have got Kesik for you, so be grateful at least!''

''We have slightly lowered out ticket prices even though we will be playing the likes of Hemel and Gloucester, but class players don't come cheap!''

''So the future looks rosy, you know it makes sense.''
Tickets, tickets ... roll up, roll up!''

Never has a club in recent times had such a fall from grace. This is' Another Bloody Sunday the sequel'.
But it is worse than the original ... WE are in league with a professional football club who expressed an INTENT to get us into Superleague but have done the opposite.
A far cry in comparison from the original 'Another Bloody Sunday' team's set-up.

I can see why I am angry.

Angry, when I see on TV Rob Worrincy (a BIG, STRONG, FAST winger playing for Sheffield) run in a hatrick.
Angry, when I think, why the hell isn't he and his like playing for the Dons.
Angry, when I think that we still settle for cast-offs and second-raters.

And vexed off with our small town mentality.

I feel better now... have a nice day.
COYD ... and GMBMD (GIVE ME BACK MY DONS!)

Re: 2016 Season Tickets : Wed Aug 26, 2015 10:33 am  

I know it's a different sport but the at the Knights you can watch Championship RU for a tenner, ok you're stood out on the open terrace but the ground does offer decent facilities under the stand etc. This makes £15 to watch Championship 1 RL look expensive.

Re: 2016 Season Tickets : Wed Aug 26, 2015 10:37 am  

rupert bear wrote:

I know it's a different sport but the at the Knights you can watch Championship RU for a tenner, ok you're stood out on the open terrace but the ground does offer decent facilities under the stand etc. This makes £15 to watch Championship 1 RL look expensive.

It's worse than expensive ... it's taking the p/ss!
Adding insult to injury!
GMBMD

I'd want a Superleague type coach and players who are 'names' for that.

Re: 2016 Season Tickets : Wed Aug 26, 2015 10:42 am  

You may have started something S.O

GUBOD [GIVE US BACK OUR DONS!]

Re: 2016 Season Tickets : Wed Aug 26, 2015 10:46 am  

Not backing P Cooke fully this season, has been the biggest mistake.
He could have and probably will be a good coach if backed properly.

[Wanderer]

Re: 2016 Season Tickets : Wed Aug 26, 2015 11:27 am  

The Prodigal Don wrote:

I think the club have missed a trick here. They have a large group of disgruntled fans who are losing interest. If they had come out with a good season ticket offer they could have kept these fans invested in the club.

Now they are going to have an up hill battle trying to convince these fans to attend and pay on the gate.

I won't be buying a season ticket for the first time in years and that probably means I won't be attending at all.

There may be many, I'm certainly considering being one, who say £110 now or £130 when we've got a better idea of the calibre of the signings, do you know what, I'll risk £20 to see what happens but then still reserve the right not to spend the £130 at all if the product looks questionable.

As you have rightly suggested, it's then an uphill battle to get people to come and pay on the gate when they haven't committed to attend (by purchasing a season ticket).

Alternatively, people may simply take the view that they'll pay on the gate for the first 2 or 3 games and if they aren't happy with what's served up, they can walk away with no further cost incurred.

Re: 2016 Season Tickets : Wed Aug 26, 2015 12:10 pm  

for the first time in a very long time I wont be renewing mine, wife's or sons season ticket.
It's not about what is being saved etc, its about what has been served up since buying last years.

1 win, poor performances, no transparency, no idea what's happening ref investment etc. add into mix changing start times after purchased tickets to 2pm.

7 year old has lost interest as not seeing any wins, wife has attended about 4 games and i've missed a few but not many (because of start time)

i'm happy to write off a few games cost IF being served up a quality product - for the first time ever i'm just not going to follow blind faith, I bust a gut for my earnings and travel 45 mins every week to attend. That's my choice as is the one not to renew, I will play it by ear and if nothing improves then i'm better off in my pocket...