Season tickets 2009

[Scumbag]

And you don't get bang for buck. Yeah you get to watch every game, free public transport etc, but the cost of everything in the stadium is high, and there's not many additional incentives to go. Crap entertainment. You get bugger all merchandise benefits (a hat and 10% off merchandise at the leagues club which is already 15% more than A Mart All Sports anyway).

4 or 5 games a year are pathetic.

And then the games you do get excited the players wander off with a cursory wave at the crowd.

And security are the fun police. No atmosphere, no yelling, no standing up and cheering etc, because if someone complains you can be asked to leave. Anti-social behaviour.
All that and they're asking some fans to fork out 52% more to retain their seat in 2009? A joke.

It might be unreasonable to assume, but is there a possibility that the Suncorp security are this over zealous because they've been instructed to for monetary reasons. That is, the club has gotten so money hungry that they feel the compulsion to ensure that nothing can possibly "go wrong" (with "customer" complaints due to people standing up, therefore "tarnishing" the experience for the other customers). Is this a case of obsessive money making gone too far, that the club is seemingly keeping eye on every single patron in attendance outside of the usual security type measures?

Further supporting the claim is the failed lobby to get an "Orange Army et al" fan section on matchday. The club will only comply if there's money to be made in it for them (i.e Black Zone etc). I know mick! has expressed his opinion countless times on this matter.

It seems like a load of corporate hogwash to me.

 

[Sabu_2008]

Warriors season tickets, which we've had since day dot, have always risen, and last year saw them rise something like 50 bucks. I think the same things happening next season. Its terrible, this footy club struggles for fans at times, and the ones it should be thanking mid-season when its wet/cold and no one shows up, or when they go through one of their many (MANY) bad patches, they don't give a shit about.

I think its about time we realised the only thing footy clubs give a toss about is the casual fans.

 

[Flutterby]

Then only thing they give a toss about is money - whether it be from corporates or the average fan on the street, they will just leverage as much as they can from them whilst giving as little as possible back that they can get away with

 

[Coxy]

BTW, just to keep things in context, the costs last year were:

Maroon: $380
Blue: $310
White: $265

So my tickets (Maroon) are going up $15 to $395.
BHQ (Blue) which are now Maroon, are going up $85.

 

[Flutterby]

Yeah that was my bad (sorry Hammo), I got confused because I only gave Coxy $300 cause he owed me $80 from something else. :oops:

 

[Pigskin]

Not that I will go into this in any depth ... but I still can't understand the old scenario to do with ... 10k people at $30 vs 30k people at $10 ... thats to keep the math simple cause you can factor in the costs for sure (ie extra security, extra public transport) that type of thing

Surely its better in a whole range of areas to have the stadium packed, even if the patrons are paying less

And on the food issue, I don't understand why they contract out the fast food stands like they do ... which results in really bad overpriced food.

Let your Red Roosters and Eagle Boys have their stands as they do but let them compete with the following ... imagine if your small hot dog trolley guy was able to buy his space for the day, and a myriad of other small transportable food types. Also, fete style, imagine if they had long lines of stalls where schools and community groups could rent a stall for the day. You'd have Mums and little old ladies cooking up much better food at more reasonable prices. And the PR for supporting these worthwhile causes would be enormous. Scrap the "Queensland Catering" type mob, and they might be surprised at the quality that might arrive.

Don't know about you, but I love going to Bunnings on a Sunday just to grab a couple of burgers out the front. This type of setup is the tip of the iceberg. Just have a couple of Health officers on duty to make sure its all good.

I'm jumping all around the place, and feel like could write heaps on these kinds of ideas ... but I'm sure you get my drift.

Oink !

 

[Coxy]

Pigskin: I love your brain. I LOVE going to Bunnings purely for a sausage sizzle or a burger for a couple of bucks!

 

[Flutterby]

Pigskin - agree.

I don't know if they do it for regular season games, but at Homebush for SOO and the GF they have a whole heap of fete-type food stalls outside the stadium, so you can basically get a better range at a better price before you actually go into the stadium (those who buy the rights to sell the food inside probably don't like it, but I guess it is known and negotiated as part of the contract)

 

[mrslong]

I think they do it because they DO get people buying lukewarm pies for $5 each. And that adds up to more than a tasty sausage sizzle for $2.

 

[bronco_babe77]

I would sooooo go there and be the random Thai stand. Stuff like that is in my blood.

Anyone for $2 bowls of Pad Thai??

 

[bianc]

Pigskin: I love your brain. I LOVE going to Bunnings purely for a sausage sizzle or a burger for a couple of bucks!

[icon_lol1. My son does that Coxy. He makes excuses why he has to buy something for work just so he can go to the sausage sizzle.

 

[Coxy]

I don't even bother making an excuse. If I'm driving past I'll stop, have a snag and then keep going :P

 

[Steve]

Perhaps the price to pay to have a successful club/business?

(easy for me to say, I can't even afford to go to more than 2 games a year :cry: )

If we were in the Sydney market then I could understand a move like this but Brisbane is well off financially and never short of a dollar.

The idea about getting community groups in to provide some of the food has been adopted at Dairy Farmers Stadium in the past. They had homemade steak burgers, lions doing the hot chips etc. I'm not sure if it's still done as I haven't been to a game there in a few years but it was always popular. Most important thing - the food was very reasonably priced.

 

[bianc]

Huge profits, times are tough and this is supposed to be the 'family club'.
So many people are saying they will not renew next year. I think the Broncs are in for a shock and especially with a new coach and many new players.

What happened to Peter who used to go around at ANZ selling his ice-creams and the pie man also? Redundant [icon_thumbs_do

 

[Coxy]

Huge profits, times are tough and this is supposed to be the 'family club'.

Since when? The "family club" has always been the Bulldogs...and that's an even bigger joke! [icon_lol1.

The Broncos have always been about the bottom line. They're privately owned for a reason.

 

[Bucking Beads]

So is it worth getting season tickets???

 

[Steve]

So is it worth getting season tickets???

I guess it's up to the individual to make that choice.

 

[Renegade]

Meh, prices go up every year with everything in life.

If you wanna be a season ticket holder, that's the price of good seats unfortunately.

So CPI rises 5% and tickets go up 33 to 52% and you say prices go up, meh. [icon_thumbs_do

If you sell out a stadium and have a wait list you can charge exhorbant prices but they have something like only 15,000 or so members isn't it.

Don't get a ticket then?

Seriously, I agree with you guys it's fucked but to act surprised that they've risen AGAIN, like they have every other year... Why waste your time?

I'm incredibly cynical by nature as it is, I am of the belief that all this hoo-haa will result in a big fat nothing yb the club and you will be left with the choice of, paying the price or not going.