Re: 2015 fixtures : Mon Oct 20, 2014 1:37 pm  

bramleyrhino wrote:

I looked at that but it wasn't that great a deal - it was very badly marketed.

It was sold as a 'flexi-ticket', aimed at those who missed too many games to make a season ticket worthwhile. I looked at it, as I'm in that category myself.

The problem was that you had to pick your six games before the season started, which isn't very "flexible" by anyone's definition other than those in the Headingley marketing office. One of the reasons I miss games is because I can get a phone call / email asking me to be somewhere with just hours notice, so picking my games in advance isn't going to work.

The other problem was that you could only have two of your six games against "category A" opposition (Wigan, St Helens, Warrington, etc). The other four had to be against Super League Whipping Boy Rabble. I understand why they did that - allowing you to pick the six biggest teams would cannibalise the core season ticket market, but it just didn't make the package appealing at all.

Did they do a flexi ticket to watch the cloud formations sat on the other side of the North stand?

Re: 2015 fixtures : Mon Oct 20, 2014 2:01 pm  

bramleyrhino wrote:

I looked at that but it wasn't that great a deal - it was very badly marketed.

It was sold as a 'flexi-ticket', aimed at those who missed too many games to make a season ticket worthwhile. I looked at it, as I'm in that category myself.

The problem was that you had to pick your six games before the season started, which isn't very "flexible" by anyone's definition other than those in the Headingley marketing office. One of the reasons I miss games is because I can get a phone call / email asking me to be somewhere with just hours notice, so picking my games in advance isn't going to work.

The other problem was that you could only have two of your six games against "category A" opposition (Wigan, St Helens, Warrington, etc). The other four had to be against Super League Whipping Boy Rabble. I understand why they did that - allowing you to pick the six biggest teams would cannibalise the core season ticket market, but it just didn't make the package appealing at all.

Ah, ok. So if they did it this year, you could use it to go to the 6 non-televised games against the rabble and then see all the home games! I think it is (realistically) more marketed at the 'casual, yet obsessively organised' Rhinos fan. Clearly it died a death as such a thing does not exist.

I remember I looked at getting one to entice friends along - ie. different people joining me at different games, but again although they were certainly 'casual' fans who would maybe go if I twisted their arm, it would be the sort of thing done last-minute rather than planned weeks in advance.

Unless people start splitting a season ticket between them - going to 7 games each and paying half..?

Re: 2015 fixtures : Tue Oct 21, 2014 11:09 am  

Gotcha wrote:

Did they do a flexi ticket to watch the cloud formations sat on the other side of the North stand?

Yes, but it only includes one Category A+ ticket for when lenticular formations make a rare appearance.

Re: 2015 fixtures : Tue Oct 21, 2014 11:15 am  

Jamie101 wrote:

I think it is (realistically) more marketed at the 'casual, yet obsessively organised' Rhinos fan. Clearly it died a death as such a thing does not exist.

An excellent summary.

Re: 2015 fixtures : Mon Oct 27, 2014 11:14 am  

ThePrinter wrote:

Scandalous
Rip off
Disgraceful

Hey btw, did anyone see the story earlier this week about the price of following football in England. Some premiership clubs offering season tickets around and over the £1k mark........anyone at all???

"We should pay our players more to keep hold of/attract the best players!"

Ok let's make more money by increasing match day prices.

"WHOA HOLD ON!!! I want to watch the very best world class athletes come to and perform in this competition but only at the cost of £10 a game hopefully.......and whilst they're at it the clubs should stop making charity and testimonial shirts to boost income because they might actually make more money and that is bang out of order!"

Rugby League, the sport of the tightest ar*ed supporters indeed.

Great post. £200 odd quid is a steal to watch us play. 3 of us got ST last year. Going to be 6 of us this year