Trust Statement - Season Tickets 2011/12 Season

[Shrimperstrust]

The Shrimpers Trust believe that a price increase, both for season tickets and in terms of matchday prices, at Southend United for the 2011/12 season was inevitable given the financial situation at the club stated by chief executive Tara Brady in his interview with BBC Essex earlier in the season.

The Trust were consulted by the Football Club, and we advised that we believed a matchday price of £20 would be acceptable given the necessity to recoup some of the losses sustained by the club on a monthly basis. It was also our opinion that season ticket prices, offering in essence around six free matches, should be built around this level.

The Statement in Full can be found here.

 

[tottenham541]

but its ok for the club to charge £21 for a match day ticket and not the £20 as what it was suppose to be ?

 

[ian_the_girth]

but its ok for the club to charge £21 for a match day ticket and not the £20 as what it was suppose to be ?

I imagine its £21.00 so the staff have to open the till for change & thus harder to steal (not that anyone would) money.

 

[tottenham541]

I imagine its £21.00 so the staff have to open the till for change & thus harder to steal (not that anyone would) money.

feel sorry for the fans that dont live close to the ground, they cant really get tickets in advance can they, and on match days due to the staffing levels if you get more than 2,000 fans paying on the day the either run out of ticket stubbs or miss the first 15 mins of the game.

 

[Gremlin]

feel sorry for the fans that dont live close to the ground, they cant really get tickets in advance can they

Err, yes they can. They can buy online or by phone.

 

[tottenham541]

Err, yes they can. They can buy online or by phone.

oh yeh course they can, and then even more money on top of the price of a ticket, have you ever tried this ?

 

[Gremlin]

oh yeh course they can, and then even more money on top of the price of a ticket, have you ever tried this ?

Many times, works fine for me.

 

[The Big Shrimp]

Yet another example of more half truths by the club.

Yes, we consulted the supporters groups, but then decided to stick two fingers up at them & do what we wanted in the first place!

 

[McNasty]

Yes, we consulted the supporters groups, but then decided to stick two fingers up at them & do what we wanted in the first place!

From what I understand the club consulted the Trust who consulted their committee members. I would like to know what other supporter's groups, if any, were consulted. Perhaps the club didn't want to consult members of the Zone en masse in case they didn't get the response they would want from the potential thousands of replies.

 

[Southminster_Shrimper]

From what I understand the club consulted the Trust who consulted their committee members. I would like to know what other supporter's groups, if any, were consulted. Perhaps the club didn't want to consult members of the Zone en masse in case they didn't get the response they would want from the potential thousands of replies.

but if the club are going to quote supporters groups then surely SZ should have been one of them?

or more likely it sounds like good PR for the club to quote things like that when infact they havent really asked anyone.

 

[The Flying Scotsman]

I'm struggling to see why the trust have had to make a statement on this. Matchday tickets are going to be £21, or £19 in advance - so that seems in line with the Trusts recommendation.

Season tickets have always been a saving on 5 games free a year, however taking the view of 6 games free:

23 games less 6 = 17 games x £20 = £340

So the Trust are making a denial over the sake of £10?

 

[McNasty]

I'm struggling to see why the trust have had to make a statement on this.

To publicise the fact that the club needs the input of the Trust committee ?

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Err, yes they can. They can buy online or by phone.

Bring back Seatbooker.There should be a lot more choice next season.:smiles:

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

To publicise the fact that the club needs the input of the Trust committee ?

When do they get that seat on the board?:unsure:

 

[Homer]

When do they get that seat on the board?:unsure:

when they advance another cheque to club when they ask for help

 

[united we stand]

oh yeh course they can, and then even more money on top of the price of a ticket, have you ever tried this ?

you can buy a ticket in advance for £19.00 and have it sent by text. there is NO booking fee for this . I do this for most matches, it works
If you forget your phone you simply go to the main ticket office and they print you a ticket

 

[united we stand]

I'm struggling to see why the trust have had to make a statement on this. Matchday tickets are going to be £21, or £19 in advance - so that seems in line with the Trusts recommendation.

Season tickets have always been a saving on 5 games free a year, however taking the view of 6 games free:

23 games less 6 = 17 games x £20 = £340

So the Trust are making a denial over the sake of £10?

I agree with this . According to the trusts statement the club have done what they told the trust they would do .i.e. £19.00 pre booked, £21.00 on the day , an average of £20.00. (If the £2.00 matters then book in advance) .