O/T Improving Football

[TerryTheTerror]

Cost of a football match to me and a good few people I know IS a big put-off. Many people's income has dropped in real terms year on year for a considerable period of time, especially in a depressed city like Dundee.

Football is a business and like any business must do things to attract customers who have a variety of choices.

Most folk on here seem to think it's not worth worrying about, and trying to make the game more attractive to the casual supporter is a waste of time.

If that's your view, fair enough but it's a pretty negative and depressing view to have.

Going back to the point I made earlier; the real cost of my season ticket (ETU in 2008, £380) if it had kept pace with inflation would have been £482 in 2017 (so even more now).

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[jjaflup22]

I think you're right. There are fans who go because they are fans who have always gone and always will do. Which is great. But there are others who need to make financial choices in life when it comes to it, and those fans can be, could be (?) swayed into coming if the matchday experience is enhanced. So I think yes, do everything possible to enhance the experience without diluting the value or price that the diehard fans have paid. Some of these things don't need to have a high cost attached.

One idea I had but never posted here or wrote to the club about has zero cost. Publicise this promotion in advance and make it a regular thing. Have the turnstile operators give a numbered ticket to all parents with kids on entering. Just before kick off announce the winning number - that winner gets one adult and one child met by an ex player and taken to the dressing room general area at half time. As the players emerge to take to the pitch for the second half the adult and child get to follow the team as they head back out the tunnel. Picture taken with the legend in the tunnel, goodie bag for the child. Accompanied back to their seats and given a signed team pic. No expense involved but a brilliant experience for any young Arab, not to mention the mum or dad.

That's a kids promo, not sure if it's viable, I'm sure there could be adult promotions done too.

As to the question of ticket pricing generally I've really no ideas on that at all, it's a very difficult one to get the balance right.

They did that a few seasons ago, not just for kids, but for the whole crowd. The fact that they don't still do it would suggest it wasn't much of a success. Sometimes I think folk on here believe the people that run the club sit on their hands all day doing nothing. I imagine they have thought about all these ideas before but maybe they aren't cost effective or haven't worked at other clubs.

[offshore_arab83]

My experience is that it's murder getting served then you're rushing it or missing the start of the 2nd half.

In saying that when we went to the Bohemians of Dublin friendly a few seasons back it was great��

ha ha thats was indeed a great day oot mate