Quote Originally Posted by BCram View Post
I think that if you can show a better outcome for the club, you will have a better chance of moving the goalposts. Stating a belief will only get you so far imo. You need to give the club a reason to change and the expectation that there will be a benefit in increased revenue. I attended with my grandparents, getting lifted over the turnstiles was always encouraged. How do you police the cheaper prices for young fans? Maybe have specific turnstiles, maybe only available for part of the ground, maybe have an area of a stand where it's free seating?

Hope we beat Airdrie!
It would be common sense to scrap all over 65 concessions since it's no more than a relic of a bygone time. The state pension age is now 67 for one thing and, with people now maintaining their health much longer, many more people are working beyond even that age whilst those that aren't are generally well enough off that they don't really need reduced prices. Otherwise they wouldn't have retired. There's a very weak argument I've heard that the reduction in prices at football for age 65 and over can be seen as a kind of reward for decades of commitment to the club. That's nonsense of course and the argument is lost as soon as any individual starts going to games after retirement because they can but couldn't when they were working.

With so many more young people now going into further education rather than into trades or other paid, full time employment along with the rise of zero hour contracts young people are now the demographic that are less well off. For these reasons concessions should be aimed at the younger age groups. My opinion is that the young person concession should extend to age 21 and I could easily be convinced that age 23 would be even more appropriate.

Of course it's only my opinion or belief but it does seem, at least subjectively, to be the case and I believe that someone with access to the required data might be able to prove (or disprove of course) the above.

Meantime I'll continue to use my over 60 National 'Entitlement' Card for buses and to travel first class by train.