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Skipton Gardener ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 06 Apr 2011 Location: Airedale Status: Offline Points: 648 |
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As we charge towards yet another league season full of drama, joy and the unexpected I was wondering at what cost. Now I'm not talking about membership and season tickets et al, I am thinking of grass roots stuff where if you want to watch a game, you turn up and pay at the gate, which has been my preferred method of supporting my chosen team for just approaching my 22nd season. I am aware that certain clubs do allow concessions (at the top end of the age spectrum) such as Otley and even Sedgeley Park did, before they left us for the heights of Nat 1.
At Wharfedale the pay at the gate price is now £12, up from £10 last season. There are no (old) age concessions and if I pay extra to join all manner of new levels and types of membership recently introduced, I would then only be paying £10 per game. But I do not want to do anything other than pay at the gate when I want to watch a match. Over the last 2 seasons I have not missed a single home fixture and my reward is.....a 20% hike in entry fee. Will be very interested to see what other clubs across National 2 are charging for entry.
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WEvans ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 08 Dec 2016 Location: London Status: Offline Points: 1456 |
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It does seem to me that £12 for a grandstand seat and car parking (according to the website) is a really good deal even if £10 for the same last year was even better!
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Thatbloke ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 02 Sep 2017 Location: Newport Status: Offline Points: 1748 |
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The other point is that if you were a member paying the appropriate rate you would have the opportunity to vote at an AGM when, presumably, membership rates for the next season are either agreed or otherwise. If the limit of your interest is paying to watch a game of rugby then it follows that you either pay the going rate or don't go
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greenpower ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 25 Oct 2012 Location: north yorkshire Status: Offline Points: 3340 |
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skipton gardener in order to save yourself £12 turn up at the avenue at about 7 0clock in the morning there,s no one on the gate then problem sorted
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KnightsBoy ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 31 Oct 2010 Location: Doncaster Status: Offline Points: 2844 |
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Won't you be there? 😆
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islander ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 17 Mar 2010 Location: jersey Status: Offline Points: 7513 |
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agree, seems decent value; how many pints of beer at local prices is that - guessing just under three?! incentivising people to become members is something i'm all for, seems to me that it's a way of getting people to take a bit of a stake in a club, and cheaper prices for tickets, lunches, beer, merchandise etc (+ other benefits such as international ticket ballot or voting rights at AGMs) as a reward for this seems reasonable; and, by the same token, penalising non-members for their slightly lower level of commitment by charging them a little more. |
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Ramsale2 ![]() First XV squad ![]() Joined: 19 Nov 2023 Location: Berkshire Status: Offline Points: 47 |
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Sorry but ban me for stereotypical matters.
Are you being a tight Yorkshire …….
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titans.chris ![]() Academy player ![]() Joined: 11 Feb 2023 Location: leeds Status: Offline Points: 25 |
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Below the belt Ramsale2, below the belt
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greenpower ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 25 Oct 2012 Location: north yorkshire Status: Offline Points: 3340 |
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Won't you be there? 😆 [/QUOTEno i get there about eight as i have a season ticket
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KnightsBoy ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 31 Oct 2010 Location: Doncaster Status: Offline Points: 2844 |
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Barrowford green ![]() Academy player ![]() Joined: 15 Aug 2024 Location: Barrowford Status: Offline Points: 16 |
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Isn't supporting the same club for 22 years "taking a bit of a stake"?
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If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.
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islander ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 17 Mar 2010 Location: jersey Status: Offline Points: 7513 |
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Yes… but one has to have a structure for pricing & if someone opts not to become a member (for reasons not elaborated on by SG after starting the thread & inviting people’s thoughts) then they have to accept the club policy if they still wish to attend on their own terms… in my opinion
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Skipton Gardener ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 06 Apr 2011 Location: Airedale Status: Offline Points: 648 |
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Can't wait for somebody who is actually supporting a National 2 team to let on how much their club charges for "pay at the gate" entry. Meanwhile I'm having a good laugh reading the additional comments.
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Riverball is the call..and the book!
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Happy ![]() British and Irish Lion ![]() Joined: 06 Sep 2019 Location: Sevenoaks Status: Offline Points: 228 |
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£10 if that helps
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Megrim ![]() Academy player ![]() ![]() Joined: 30 May 2023 Location: Devon Status: Offline Points: 37 |
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Barnstaple at level 5 charged £12 last year
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Deva Delinquent ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 24 May 2017 Location: Chester Status: Offline Points: 1924 |
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I've been a membership & season ticket holder at Chester since 2014 and pay on the gate has always been £10.
Now there has been an increase in memberships and season tickets this year, the first one in since covid if I remember correctly, but I haven't seen anything about on-the-day prices also increasing, so I can only assume they remain at £10.
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tulip ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 12 Mar 2012 Location: W Yorks Status: Offline Points: 2209 |
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I do think that there should be a reduction for OAPS. After all they probably have supported that club for many years. Could anyone give me a percentage of pay on the gate as opposed to membership at this level I would think you need to look after the former
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islander ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 17 Mar 2010 Location: jersey Status: Offline Points: 7513 |
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Concession pricing for OAPs (& any other group) is the sort of topic members of members' clubs could bring motions on in a bid to achieve change...
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islander ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 17 Mar 2010 Location: jersey Status: Offline Points: 7513 |
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Jersey RFC, newly arrived at level 5, entered the league system at L7 two years ago, with no entry charge that season, nor last season after promotion to L6. This year, after another promotion, the AGM supported a call for an entry fee, but felt the £5 (members) or £10 (non) proposed by a couple of rank-and-file members was too high, so it was subsequently decided that entry would be free for members, £5 for non...
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WEvans ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 08 Dec 2016 Location: London Status: Offline Points: 1456 |
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As I did reading yours!
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