Quote Originally Posted by Deeranged View Post
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.
Exactly, well said, Deeranged "I believe that someone with access to the required data might be able to prove (or disprove of course) the above."
I am sure there's a volunteer to be found who would be able to do the maths. What harm would there be in letting club supporters know the stats behind the ST numbers? Commercially sensitive? OK, you would not want such information to be used to harm our club, but get someone to crunch the numbers, would be my advice.

It can't be that difficult, surely someone could set up a spreadsheet to take account of the variables? Columns for the different ST prices and rows for the number of each ST. Multiply them together and add the totals. Email spreadsheet to the best person at Dens to actually look at the numbers, job done!