season ticket pricing by IG

TheCook · Post by **TheCook** » Wed May 04, 2011 8:09 am

I think the food and drink 'boycott' suggestions are a non starter, as my understanding of the contract with Delaware North is that they pay AFC for the 'right' to provide the facilities, and then all sales made just go to Delaware North, and not the club, so this does not affect AFC in the short term.

LDB · Post by **LDB** » Wed May 04, 2011 10:23 am

Rather then looking at ticket pricing the club should be looking at its wage bill.

Basil is a Gooner · Post by **Basil is a Gooner** » Wed May 04, 2011 11:21 am

Mine has gone up more than Â£60!

http://www.arsenal.com/membership/membe ... s-now-open

and 3 people like this!

augie · Post by **augie** » Wed May 04, 2011 11:34 am

Basil is a Gooner wrote:Mine has gone up more than Â£60!

http://www.arsenal.com/membership/membe ... s-now-open

and 3 people like this!

This part amuses the shit out of me...............what retards keep clicking on the "like this" button ? Can these *word censored* even read ?

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Wed May 04, 2011 11:38 am

Just logged into mine, can see that there's now a finance option available? But there's no details to go with it ie. what the interest rate is etc. Anyone have any ideas?

BournemouthRED · Post by **BournemouthRED** » Wed May 04, 2011 11:45 am

Why the fuck did Irish gooner have control over the season ticket increase?

Basil is a Gooner · Post by **Basil is a Gooner** » Wed May 04, 2011 11:55 am

Mine has actually gone up Â£82!

And now 9 people like it!

marcengels · Post by **marcengels** » Wed May 04, 2011 11:58 am

augie wrote:
Basil is a Gooner wrote:Mine has gone up more than Â£60!

http://www.arsenal.com/membership/membe ... s-now-open

and 3 people like this!

This part amuses the shit out of me...............what retards keep clicking on the "like this" button ? Can these c**ts even read ?

I am thinking Wozza might be one...he likes ANYTHING to do with Arsenal.

MK Gould · Post by **MK Gould** » Wed May 04, 2011 11:59 am

AFCWozza wrote:.......although i never understand why the press report that Arsenal are the most expensive club by a mile to watch, i think people forget to appreciate that our season ticket is for 26 matches and not the usual 19 thats almost every club i know of offer. I know people argue the fact that you shouldnt HAVE to have cup tickets but at an average of Â£40 a pop an extra 7 matches thats Â£280 to take off compared to other teams.

This season my ticket averaged at around Â£34 per game, next season it will average Â£36, even with the price hike in relation to the majority of away games that price is a fair price to pay considering the facilities and view we get at the Emirates, i mean for Fulham to charge Â£49, and even Â£47 for a restricted view, Stoke charging us Â£49. There are many many more clubs that do this

You cannot compare the price that Fulham and Stoke are charging us to the average price that Arsenal are charging. Season tickets at Fulham and Stoke (and Barcelona!) are very cheap by comparison - and these clubs are merely taking advantage of us! Also, what Stoke normally do is a combined ticket for their own fans so although they may also be paying Â£49 against us, they might then get a lesser game included for Â£60.

As for whether Â£36 is a fair price..... Yes if you are only planning on going to relatively few games in a season. Like going to a concert or the theatre. But football thrives on those who go to every match, or at least to every home game. And if you do then it is a ridiculously high price to be paying! In fairness though, the price increase for next season has only added to a cost that was already ridiculous. When I was at school I used to go to a game most weeks and even for a kid surviving on the income from a paper round, the cost of getting into a game was never an issue. As someone pointed out, if the cost had kept in line with inflation then we would now be paying well under Â£10 for a ticket!

Nowadays I actually feel more than a little embarrassed when walking down to the ground after the drive down from leafy Buckinghamshire and seeing the local kids in their Arsenal shirts who couldn't hope to afford to get in to see what should be THEIR football team......

Lastly, I too have argued that the season ticket price is better value than it looks because it includes 26 games. Maybe a fair point. But it is an extra up front cost (a Â£1000 ticket would be reduced to Â£730 if cup games were removed!) and also forces people to go to games they might otherwise choose to miss. For a start, anyone with kids would probably want to avoid midweek matches - and most of the 7 cup games will inevitably be on a Tuesday/Wednesday evening.

Also, I have long argued that FA Cup games should be treated like the Carling Cup and not count as cup games on the ST. Imagine the scenario as well if we ended up in the Europa League (either finishing 5th or finishing 4th and losing in the CL qualifiers) and found that our cup games were Thursday night matches against a mix of Eastern European teams.... I'm fairly sure that Arsenal would not be planning on offering a refund!

MK Gould · Post by **MK Gould** » Wed May 04, 2011 12:03 pm

Basil is a Gooner wrote:Mine has actually gone up Â£82!

And now 9 people like it!

I think Arsenal should include a "don't like this" button!!!

Boomer · Post by **Boomer** » Wed May 04, 2011 12:21 pm

Josh wrote:Just logged into mine, can see that there's now a finance option available? But there's no details to go with it ie. what the interest rate is etc. Anyone have any ideas?

When you log in and finally proceed to check out the payment method is default to 'card'. Change the drop down to "finance".

and you get the following:

By selecting Finance, you authorise Zebra Finance to automatically debit your Bank/Building Society annually with the then current charge. By completing this instruction you are confirming that you are the Account Holder of the specified UK Bank/Building Society Account and that you are the only person required to authorise debits from this account.

Please validate your Direct Debit details to produce your Instruction to your Bank or Building Society. You must confirm that these details are correct before proceeding with your transaction.

mrgnu1958 · Post by **mrgnu1958** » Wed May 04, 2011 12:29 pm

Can you pay monthly by direct debit?

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Wed May 04, 2011 12:51 pm

Boomer wrote:
Josh wrote:Just logged into mine, can see that there's now a finance option available? But there's no details to go with it ie. what the interest rate is etc. Anyone have any ideas?
When you log in and finally proceed to check out the payment method is default to 'card'. Change the drop down to "finance".

and you get the following:
By selecting Finance, you authorise Zebra Finance to automatically debit your Bank/Building Society annually with the then current charge. By completing this instruction you are confirming that you are the Account Holder of the specified UK Bank/Building Society Account and that you are the only person required to authorise debits from this account.

Please validate your Direct Debit details to produce your Instruction to your Bank or Building Society. You must confirm that these details are correct before proceeding with your transaction.

Tried that, but it doesn't tell you how many payment, when they come out, and how much they'll be et...?

TheCook · Post by **TheCook** » Wed May 04, 2011 12:53 pm

Josh wrote:
Boomer wrote:
Josh wrote:Just logged into mine, can see that there's now a finance option available? But there's no details to go with it ie. what the interest rate is etc. Anyone have any ideas?
When you log in and finally proceed to check out the payment method is default to 'card'. Change the drop down to "finance".

and you get the following:
By selecting Finance, you authorise Zebra Finance to automatically debit your Bank/Building Society annually with the then current charge. By completing this instruction you are confirming that you are the Account Holder of the specified UK Bank/Building Society Account and that you are the only person required to authorise debits from this account.

Please validate your Direct Debit details to produce your Instruction to your Bank or Building Society. You must confirm that these details are correct before proceeding with your transaction.
Tried that, but it doesn't tell you how many payment, when they come out, and how much they'll be et...?

Well, I'm fairly sure that 'Zebra Finance' won't be doing all this for free............

marcengels · Post by **marcengels** » Wed May 04, 2011 12:54 pm

Josh wrote:
Boomer wrote:
Josh wrote:Just logged into mine, can see that there's now a finance option available? But there's no details to go with it ie. what the interest rate is etc. Anyone have any ideas?
When you log in and finally proceed to check out the payment method is default to 'card'. Change the drop down to "finance".

and you get the following:
By selecting Finance, you authorise Zebra Finance to automatically debit your Bank/Building Society annually with the then current charge. By completing this instruction you are confirming that you are the Account Holder of the specified UK Bank/Building Society Account and that you are the only person required to authorise debits from this account.

Please validate your Direct Debit details to produce your Instruction to your Bank or Building Society. You must confirm that these details are correct before proceeding with your transaction.
Tried that, but it doesn't tell you how many payment, when they come out, and how much they'll be et...?

automatically debit your Bank/Building Society annually with the then current charge.