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3 hours ago, Family Stand Terrier said:
Yes I have but that's not the main issue here, for me at least, it's the fact members don't get priority after ST holders. Tickets are released to ST holders, then straight to general sale.
I don't agree with the club allowing ST holders to buy as many tickets as possible, but that is out of my hands and something the club is in their right to choose. But removing a key benefit of the membership scheme is completely wrong, and could probably be challenged legally.
I've no idea what the deal is with 1876 membership but if its how you described then I agree with your point which needs to be addressed directly with the club to to review and not jus highlighted on the forum hence my question.
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Have you emailed the club about the allocation of tickets?
If it’s definitive a ST holder can purchase umpteen tickets before 1876 holders then it needs to be highlighted to Matt Hancock.
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Well done Port Vale for listening and changing price structure.
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1 hour ago, Killersrevenge44 said:
I can afford to go but many with young families will struggle. Negative or not if you don't speak up then nothing will change in relation to prices. £24 isn't great value for league one
Totally agree mate but clubs are charging over the odds to try and stay competitive because fans demand the club to be competitive. We've all seen the affordability of striker debates on here.
We are in a ridiculous situation where 99% of EFL clubs rely on an owner to prop up the club to keep it competitive. The EFL answer is to get more distributed from the PL TV money and increase fans ticket prices without addressing the elephant in the room.
Strong governance is a must to stop players and agents getting more and more PL/TV money far outstripping 'real life' wages. We will continue in this endless cycle of bigger TV deals, more money from PL and increase ticket prices until strong financial reforms are agreed. Sadly we all know it won't happened because it's all about self preservation from PL,PFA and bigger EFL clubs to maintain the status quo so they can grab the money.
Sorry rant over.
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21 hours ago, newchapel valiant said:
Sorry MBE but to beat the club over the pricing at £25 is rediculous,.
God help you if we are promoted to the championship again or heaven forbid the premiership.
To compete at a higher level and sign better players we need to capitalise on every opportunity that comes our way.
Get behind the club stop moaning and hopefully we can go one round further.
UP THE VALE
My issue isn't just the £25 its pricing structure.
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Good to hear Alfie's channel backup - not had the same publicity but I noticed We Are Vale had stopped recording match chances and those videos that did have been removed.
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8 minutes ago, philmpv said:
What price would have got you to go?
What's the most expensive away ticket you've bought this season?
Did you go to Wembley for the PO final?It's going to be Xmas. I can't justify paying for 2x adults £50 and 2x £30 kids for 1 football match. Save my money watch on TV via outer Mongolia and save my money ready for the semi final.😀
£20 adult £10 kids I would go.
£26 is the most I've paid this season for Portsmouth and Oxford but most away days I'm only paying for 2 tickets rather than 4.
Yes of course but Wembley is not paid for around Xmas time.
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14 hours ago, Devine intervention said:
Sick of the moaning .
By all means moan if bottom of football league and attendances are plummeting but this is a QUARTER FINAL of a major cup and I'm all I'm reading people dissing the pricing .
All real Vale fans will be there makes no bones about it .
A one off asking the public pay for a kid of 15 .
It's not every game this is a special game .
Moan moan moan gets on me nerves .
UTV
I would class myself a real Vale fan. ST holder for many years, go to the majority of away games but I won't be going as things stand at those prices.
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21 minutes ago, Osh said:
I'm a big Dan Jones fan; I think he's one of our L2 players that has successfully made the step-up to L1. Just my 2' worth and I know there others who hate him. Hey ho.
I'm 50/50 on him to be honest, a decent option in the squad for something a bit different at the back. Unconvinced he can consistently play at L1 level but to be fair to him injuries have seriously hampered him .It would help if he can keep himself fit, doesn't seem to have had much luck with injuries since he joined us.
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On 04/11/2023 at 21:28, Black N White said:
That’s all we need. Dan Jones (useless)
I’d rather have Jones than nobody. We are going to struggle the next few games with injuries and suspension.
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7 minutes ago, Griffalo said:
Tough balancing act for the club and I believe it's not totally their call with prices agreed between both clubs and the FA - it would have been a damn site more expensive for us all if we'd been drawn away at Chelsea
Seems reasonable charging normal matchday price to me but it's a shame all kids are banded as U16 and there's not a cheaper price for younger kids
It’s an interesting point about this agreement for both clubs. I think gate receipts are distributed 60/40 for cup matches, it’s conceivable Boro wouldn’t go any lower to enable them to make a bit of money whilst cover operating costs i.e travel,accommodation.
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53 minutes ago, Jacko51 said:
You have 6 weeks to save for it??
If only it was that easy.
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3 minutes ago, smithie said:
I've got to say that's an out-there interpretation. This is a first-time-in-history game for the Vale and I'm certain we're charging no more (and quite probably far less) than other clubs in our position would. The club have made it extremely cheap thus far and if some people have benefitted from that then this is a small amount to in effect "give back".
As I've already asked - what would you think is a reasonable price, given the occasion?
I replied earlier mate in the thread. £20 and £10 concession.
I don't expect it to be cheap like earlier rounds, let's face it we played the lowest ranked teams and played mainly our back up players so it had to be cheap just to get ST's through the turnstiles.
£25 will not entice people who turn up for 'big games' Xmas week. Fans will vote with the feet, I guess we will see demand when tickets are sold.
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42 minutes ago, smithie said:
Is that the same community though who didn't bother at £15 on Saturday? The same community who haven't bothered with this competition so far despite heavily-reduced prices? Vale do heaps for "the community" but it can't be run purely for their benefit.
Plus, we have stuck just £1.00 on match-day prices - and frankly if people can't find that with 6 weeks to plan for it, I suspect they weren't going anyway!
Imagine how people would cope if we got to the final.
So you are you're saying is the club might as well charge £25 because people aren't going to bother to turn up?
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Wow just read X. Strong feeling on a similar sentiment to mine with pricing. I hope it forces a re-think.
Interesting Boro have not released prices yet.
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Just now, smithie said:
Yep ...and many people would have spent £100 upwards with travel and booze etc. Remember we sold 8000, so what would be the reason for not getting at least that many for a game we have far more chance of winning in?
It wasn't played Xmas week though which makes a huge difference.
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26 minutes ago, smithie said:
What price would have tempted you into going?
Should be no more than £20 for an adult and £10 concessions. I really think the club have shot themselves in the foot with this one and will struggle to get a full house from Vale fans that a QF game deserves. Shame.
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1 hour ago, Fosse69 said:
I assume it is a joint decision with Middlesborough, semi finals maybe Prem prices?
It will be an agreed ticket price with Boro but we preach about community and have inflated prices for a cup game Xmas week which will restrict the attendance because its community who cannot afford to attend. Sad.
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21 minutes ago, valefan16 said:
Tickets - £25.00 Adults, £15 Concessions.
Ouch.
I don't understand what the club is thinking here.
At these prices I won't be attending the game Xmas week, I'm sure I won't be the only one.
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16 hours ago, JRC said:
Seems a little odd just for 2 months. Hard to pass comment but I wish him well. Suspect he'll play at Wrexham. Be interesting to see if he offers more than Walters as he seems to play in the same position.
If we didn't sign him all he could do is play in bounce and academy games so it makes sense to sign him short term before committing to a long term. If he was that good we would have signed him long term but he's not going to come into the 1st team.It gives us a chance to reassess other positions and the market as well to strategise the budget in January. You'd expect him to have at least 2 EFL trophy games to show what he can do.
I watched him him play in a 7 v 7 small sided game last week, other than his size he didn't standout likewise he didn't look out of place. Rhys Walters and Alfie Devine however looked fantastic. I fully expect Arblaster to go back to Sheff Utd but I really think we have a ready made replacement in Rhys Walters. I just hope he proves it in the EFL games. Rhys is the best prospect I can remember at Vale since Anthony Gardner.
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1 hour ago, hamilboy said:
A Darren Hughes look a like would me everytime
On a positive note with LB's I saw Dan Jones running on the grass yesterday morning so he must be feeling a little better. Hopefully he's only a few weeks away from given the all clear to join in training.
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Can't say I'm sad to see Barton loose his job....
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Anyone remember DC bemoaning we only had 1 player i.e. Joyce capable of playing the holding role to play 433?
We have done exactly the same thing this season with WB's.
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1 hour ago, darren1810 said:
Agreed but I still maintain they panicked sacking Clarke.
He's a very good manager already started a mini revival at Cheltenham.
It was personal circumstances. A reset in the summer might have resolved it but I think that would have been a gamble. We lost over 1m to get in to L1 - thats some gamble. Irony is we would have stayed up but I think you have to be proactive in that situation when you know things are not right rather than hoping it will be OK.
With hindsight I still think it was the right choice to be honest.
I just can't believe managers are getting sacked so early in the season.
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I’d like to see us do that. Think we need to utilise budget better.Let’s hope end of Jan we are not a weaker team like last year.