| So the club are now charging £1.75 to send tickets in the post... 17:50 - Jul 15 with 10076 views | SitfcB |
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| So the club are now charging £1.75 to send tickets in the post... on 09:45 - Jul 16 with 2036 views | Steve_M |
| So the club are now charging £1.75 to send tickets in the post... on 09:13 - Jul 16 by itfcjoe |
I imagine even in League 1 we don't have one of the highest cost bases off the field, we have an absolute skeleton staff - there are more MEG staff based at Portman Road than there are ITFC ones.
I can't really be bothered to get into a long debate about this with anyone - my view is that the fanbase like to roll over and have thier tummies tickled too often - this is a totally new charge, that is being brought in when club on it's knees and lucky to have such a loyal fan base and lots of people rather than just shrugging are actively defending the club for it - it's a weird stance. |
It's an offset to the reduction in season ticket prices, done in a rather tedious way. That it might only cost £20 a season or so for me to get away ticket is neither here nor there financially but it, again, reflects Evans approach to the club. |  |
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| So the club are now charging £1.75 to send tickets in the post... on 09:48 - Jul 16 with 2032 views | chicoazul |
Now THAT is very interesting, thanks for posting it. |  |
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| So the club are now charging £1.75 to send tickets in the post... on 09:48 - Jul 16 with 2032 views | Bluefish |
| So the club are now charging £1.75 to send tickets in the post... on 09:45 - Jul 16 by chicoazul |
The drop in income could, I stress could Blubbers, be offset this season by a) the reduction in playing staff costs and b) income from Mings, Clarke, Harrison. There is no way that a cost of 1.75 on what is it, probably 400 tickets 22 times a year, makes any dent in what you're talking about. |
Good point we need to raise other costs elsewhere too. Presumably this means you will support that. I'd start with moaning ST holders |  |
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| So the club are now charging £1.75 to send tickets in the post... on 09:50 - Jul 16 with 2016 views | flimflam |
What do we want - TICKETS
When do we want them - FREE
Why should the club take the hit on postage costs? Surprised it took this long tbh. |  |
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| So the club are now charging £1.75 to send tickets in the post... on 09:54 - Jul 16 with 2012 views | itfcjoe |
| So the club are now charging £1.75 to send tickets in the post... on 09:45 - Jul 16 by Bluefish |
We are rapidly going out of business, the fans protests against previous but 1 regime managed to expedite this significantly. Any sane person would close us down but ME knows that is not currently an easy option, it might be once a few more walk that path before us. This summer he has lost 9 million revenue (possibly exaggerated but we wont know) from a business that already loses 4-6 million a year. He should be having a fire sale but no he had to put ticket prices down to keep the same fans happy that led the previous abuse campaign. I think no longer waiving postage fees is reaonable and the amount is not out of line with similar providers elsewhere [Post edited 16 Jul 2019 9:47]
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They wouldn't have put ticket prices down if they didn't think it would increase income - this isn't a noble gesture.
Whatever it is Evans is doing, he doesn't seem to have a clue how to run a football club properly - but for the sterling work Sir Mick did, we'd have been screwed a long time ago |  |
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| So the club are now charging £1.75 to send tickets in the post... on 09:56 - Jul 16 with 2001 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
| So the club are now charging £1.75 to send tickets in the post... on 09:45 - Jul 16 by Bluefish |
We are rapidly going out of business, the fans protests against previous but 1 regime managed to expedite this significantly. Any sane person would close us down but ME knows that is not currently an easy option, it might be once a few more walk that path before us. This summer he has lost 9 million revenue (possibly exaggerated but we wont know) from a business that already loses 4-6 million a year. He should be having a fire sale but no he had to put ticket prices down to keep the same fans happy that led the previous abuse campaign. I think no longer waiving postage fees is reaonable and the amount is not out of line with similar providers elsewhere [Post edited 16 Jul 2019 9:47]
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If we really need the money that desperately surely it would make more sense to charge for home ticket postage, given that alternatives exist and presumably volumes aren’t too dissimilar? |  |
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| So the club are now charging £1.75 to send tickets in the post... on 09:57 - Jul 16 with 1999 views | Steve_M |
I note the club haven't commented on your tweet on that. Funny that.... | |
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| So the club are now charging £1.75 to send tickets in the post... on 09:58 - Jul 16 with 1996 views | Bluefish |
| So the club are now charging £1.75 to send tickets in the post... on 09:54 - Jul 16 by itfcjoe |
They wouldn't have put ticket prices down if they didn't think it would increase income - this isn't a noble gesture.
Whatever it is Evans is doing, he doesn't seem to have a clue how to run a football club properly - but for the sterling work Sir Mick did, we'd have been screwed a long time ago |
I'm not arguing with any of that. He bought a club and thought 30 million would get him promotion and a quick return, his idea was right but circumstances changed and then he trusted the cash to the most useless bloke in the whole of football. He now has no way out, every club would like to punch above their weight but we are probably where we should be size wise between league 1 and the championship. We have to accept reality or close down. | |
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| So the club are now charging £1.75 to send tickets in the post... on 10:01 - Jul 16 with 1986 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
Ahaha, good work | |
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| So the club are now charging £1.75 to send tickets in the post... on 10:01 - Jul 16 with 1982 views | Bluefish |
| So the club are now charging £1.75 to send tickets in the post... on 09:56 - Jul 16 by C_HealyIsAPleasure |
If we really need the money that desperately surely it would make more sense to charge for home ticket postage, given that alternatives exist and presumably volumes aren’t too dissimilar? |
Home printing is probably a handful of pensioners and they sulk a lot | |
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| So the club are now charging £1.75 to send tickets in the post... on 10:12 - Jul 16 with 1957 views | Guthrum |
Mind you, how many of those grumbling about paying £1.75 are happy to spend £4+ on a single pint of beer? |  |
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| So the club are now charging £1.75 to send tickets in the post... on 10:13 - Jul 16 with 1954 views | flimflam |
| So the club are now charging £1.75 to send tickets in the post... on 10:01 - Jul 16 by C_HealyIsAPleasure |
Ahaha, good work |
"The Away Club may charge a booking fee or transaction charge to the customer providing this is exactly the same in every respect as that which it charges for tickets to its own home matches"
Dont think postage costs falls under that. | |
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| So the club are now charging £1.75 to send tickets in the post... on 10:14 - Jul 16 with 1951 views | chicoazul |
| So the club are now charging £1.75 to send tickets in the post... on 10:12 - Jul 16 by Guthrum |
Mind you, how many of those grumbling about paying £1.75 are happy to spend £4+ on a single pint of beer? |
Nobody as far as I can tell is complaining about the *amount*. And you can opt out of buying beer; you can't opt out of this if you don't live within striking distance of Ipswich. | |
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| So the club are now charging £1.75 to send tickets in the post... on 10:48 - Jul 16 with 1911 views | Guthrum |
| So the club are now charging £1.75 to send tickets in the post... on 10:14 - Jul 16 by chicoazul |
Nobody as far as I can tell is complaining about the *amount*. And you can opt out of buying beer; you can't opt out of this if you don't live within striking distance of Ipswich. |
What are they complaining about, then? I presumed they wanted the amount reduced, or zero.
Official inflation figures might be fairly low, but the cost of many ordinary commodities in the UK (including minor luxuries like beer) are increasing at a fairly alarming rate. | |
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| So the club are now charging £1.75 to send tickets in the post... on 10:50 - Jul 16 with 1902 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
| So the club are now charging £1.75 to send tickets in the post... on 10:48 - Jul 16 by Guthrum |
What are they complaining about, then? I presumed they wanted the amount reduced, or zero.
Official inflation figures might be fairly low, but the cost of many ordinary commodities in the UK (including minor luxuries like beer) are increasing at a fairly alarming rate. |
That the club have chosen to levy a charge on postage for away tickets where some fans have no option but to have them posted, whereas for home tickets where a print at home facility exists no charge will be applied for posting. And that this has been justified by the club as being needed to cover the admin costs for away tickets, even though the EFL rules confirm the club already receive 5% of the ticket income for away games to cover these costs | |
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| So the club are now charging £1.75 to send tickets in the post... on 10:54 - Jul 16 with 1887 views | Guthrum |
5% of a £25 ticket is £1.25. You need quite a lot of those to pay for the staff in the ticket office, plus overheads like postage, electricity, printing, etc. | |
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| So the club are now charging £1.75 to send tickets in the post... on 10:59 - Jul 16 with 1875 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
| So the club are now charging £1.75 to send tickets in the post... on 10:54 - Jul 16 by Guthrum |
5% of a £25 ticket is £1.25. You need quite a lot of those to pay for the staff in the ticket office, plus overheads like postage, electricity, printing, etc. |
We don’t run a ticket office for away tickets though - to all extents and purposes it’s the club shop which is open anyway so all those costs exist regardless, save for postage | |
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| So the club are now charging £1.75 to send tickets in the post... on 11:02 - Jul 16 with 1862 views | SitfcB |
| So the club are now charging £1.75 to send tickets in the post... on 10:48 - Jul 16 by Guthrum |
What are they complaining about, then? I presumed they wanted the amount reduced, or zero.
Official inflation figures might be fairly low, but the cost of many ordinary commodities in the UK (including minor luxuries like beer) are increasing at a fairly alarming rate. |
I wouldn’t mind an option to collect my tickets for free if purchasing online. | |
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| So the club are now charging £1.75 to send tickets in the post... on 11:04 - Jul 16 with 1861 views | Guthrum |
| So the club are now charging £1.75 to send tickets in the post... on 10:59 - Jul 16 by C_HealyIsAPleasure |
We don’t run a ticket office for away tickets though - to all extents and purposes it’s the club shop which is open anyway so all those costs exist regardless, save for postage |
Somebody has to sit down, process and post several hundred physical, cardboard tickets. Those person(s) have to be paid. | |
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| So the club are now charging £1.75 to send tickets in the post... on 11:09 - Jul 16 with 1847 views | WD19 |
| So the club are now charging £1.75 to send tickets in the post... on 11:04 - Jul 16 by Guthrum |
Somebody has to sit down, process and post several hundred physical, cardboard tickets. Those person(s) have to be paid. |
Get Teddy Bishop to do it......  |  | | |
| So the club are now charging £1.75 to send tickets in the post... on 11:09 - Jul 16 with 1848 views | Guthrum |
| So the club are now charging £1.75 to send tickets in the post... on 10:50 - Jul 16 by C_HealyIsAPleasure |
That the club have chosen to levy a charge on postage for away tickets where some fans have no option but to have them posted, whereas for home tickets where a print at home facility exists no charge will be applied for posting. And that this has been justified by the club as being needed to cover the admin costs for away tickets, even though the EFL rules confirm the club already receive 5% of the ticket income for away games to cover these costs |
Unlike home tickets, away ones are necessarily a physical, cardboard product (as they have to work in the other club's turnstile system). Which have to be separated, put in envelopes and addressed to the right people.
5% of the ticket price is not very much. A couple of thousand at most, maybe only a few hundred for the less well attended games. | |
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| So the club are now charging £1.75 to send tickets in the post... on 11:14 - Jul 16 with 1838 views | Guthrum |
| So the club are now charging £1.75 to send tickets in the post... on 11:02 - Jul 16 by SitfcB |
I wouldn’t mind an option to collect my tickets for free if purchasing online. |
If from the away club's ticket office, before the game, that would make even better sense. | |
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| So the club are now charging £1.75 to send tickets in the post... on 11:14 - Jul 16 with 1839 views | chicoazul |
| So the club are now charging £1.75 to send tickets in the post... on 11:09 - Jul 16 by Guthrum |
Unlike home tickets, away ones are necessarily a physical, cardboard product (as they have to work in the other club's turnstile system). Which have to be separated, put in envelopes and addressed to the right people.
5% of the ticket price is not very much. A couple of thousand at most, maybe only a few hundred for the less well attended games. |
People keep saying it's not very much. Why doesnt Evans pay for it then? | |
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| So the club are now charging £1.75 to send tickets in the post... on 11:20 - Jul 16 with 1837 views | Guthrum |
| So the club are now charging £1.75 to send tickets in the post... on 11:14 - Jul 16 by chicoazul |
People keep saying it's not very much. Why doesnt Evans pay for it then? |
No, I'm saying the EFL's allowed 5% of ticket value for admin and postage is not very much when trying to cover those costs. Thus causing an extra charge to be levied. | |
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| So the club are now charging £1.75 to send tickets in the post... on 11:23 - Jul 16 with 1833 views | chicoazul |
| So the club are now charging £1.75 to send tickets in the post... on 11:20 - Jul 16 by Guthrum |
No, I'm saying the EFL's allowed 5% of ticket value for admin and postage is not very much when trying to cover those costs. Thus causing an extra charge to be levied. |
ah I see. My point stands though, to the people who *are* saying that. | |
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