Ticket Pricing Structure

son of shinner - 31st May 2012 19:12:41

what league are those prices based on.

quakersam - 31st May 2012 19:13:27

Northern League

Free_Transfer - 31st May 2012 19:13:59

A board listening to the fans ???????????????????????????????? Nice one!

DarloBear - 31st May 2012 19:14:45

If that is based on NL then the tickets are way overpriced. The Bishop Auckland site has season tickets at £85 pre 1/7 and £90 after that.

DB

quakerray - 31st May 2012 19:15:13

dont mind going for the standing, it'll be like the good old days in the tin shed


i thought it was higher than it was going to be but we need a higher budget to get out of this league

Darlo_Pete - 31st May 2012 19:15:29

The chairman said those prices would apply whatever league we were playing in next season.

Darlofan97 - 31st May 2012 19:16:12

And we need to be out that division, pronto.

olrad - 31st May 2012 19:16:49

and bishop need to find the money to completely build a side and secure a new home do they?

quakersam - 31st May 2012 19:17:02

To be fair, we're not Bishop Auckland. How do you expect we move back to Darlo and/or get back up through the leagues?

love it! - 31st May 2012 19:18:10

I might buy 2 at that price!

TinShedDarloFan - 31st May 2012 19:29:17

Im happy with those prices, we need to be out this league asap, we'll have biggest crowds charging more than the ither clubs, gives us a nice advantage, plus at those prices were all saving on what we have been paying over recent years

Dave_from_London - 31st May 2012 19:29:29

I recon we'll get loads through the turnstyles at that price. Its less than half of what we was paying last season!

Jazz Maverick - 31st May 2012 19:30:18

Good job we're not Bishop Auckland then isn't it silly bollocks?

AIDO - 31st May 2012 19:35:59

..... ... good grief .... ... DB ... tell my your kidding us yeah? Have you been AWOL or something?

The_Ponderer - 31st May 2012 19:36:51

We are not Bishop Auckland.
We are not in the same situation as our fellow Northern League clubs.
We have football debts to pay - part of the deal!
We have to finance a move back to town.
We have to assemble a totally new squad of players.
The £8 adult entrance fee was the most popular figure suggested in the other thread about prices.
Charge too little and we can't hope to achieve these aims.

Dave_from_London - 31st May 2012 19:40:10

To be honest 8 quid is really good value DB. Those other clubs in the NL don't even compare to the situation that we're in.

MikeinBlack - 31st May 2012 19:40:39

Maybe 1,994 a game? With luck lol

quakerray - 31st May 2012 19:42:08

well theres already £15 saved a game, £10 from tickets and £5 for the parking. 15 x 23 = £345 saving.

super_les_mcjannet - 31st May 2012 19:55:02

Probably a little more than I expected for the seats but will probably stand anyhow and we have to remember the reason we are paying more.

Is it correct that they is 250 seats and the rest is standing.

quakersam - 31st May 2012 19:57:00

Yeah the main stand has 250 seats (I think), behind one of the goals is a tinshed, then the rest is just standing around the perimeter

http://www.bishopafc.com/USERIMAGES/DSCF2154.JPG

Dave_from_London - 31st May 2012 20:03:41

I honestly recon we would get some sell outs next season. Prob not every game because evening games we would get considerably less but on normal Saturdays its gonna rammo!

Quakerz - 31st May 2012 20:16:25

Fans asked for £8 a match, rather than the £5/6 that other NL clubs charge - the board have delivered, simple.

The ST prices of £150 work out at just over £6 a match.

sacko_uk - 31st May 2012 20:18:44

Agree with Q, we asked they delivered...plus I think good price to get us on the front foot for budgets etc!

D_F_C - 31st May 2012 20:23:13

What they have done is exactly correct (again). Young kids can be brought with the adults, without worrying about paying something stupid for them.

I (like many others) would buy a season ticket whichever league we are in and am saving over a hundred pound, how about (if we can afford it), using that money to invest in the club???

littlecar - 31st May 2012 20:25:13

So how & when can we apply for our tickets?

Quakerz - 31st May 2012 20:28:30

I must admit I winced at seating prices, a £2ppg hike at NL level? Mmmm. Maybe slightly overpriced. That said, with only 250 seats, they'll be at a premium and should sell out.

Also I think kids prices are slightly underpriced, I'd have set them at £3-4, especially if under 5's are free.

I remember paying £1.30 to get in as a half in.....









1984!!

fanforlife - 31st May 2012 20:32:40

if you want to watch the best you should expect to pay that little bit extra . pricing structure spot on for me. bring it on .

MikeinBlack - 31st May 2012 20:36:53

Didn't he say that the prices would be extant regardless to which league we're in, so if the appeal goes well we could be in one of the Evostick divisions and having an utter bargain!

quakersam - 31st May 2012 20:39:28

He did say they would be looked at if we were to successfully appeal

Darlo_Pete - 31st May 2012 20:42:18

Yes he did say that. But if we do end up in a higher league then there is likely to be at least one less home games.
Also the extra for the seat tickets, will be to do with supply and demand.

Quakers1883 - 31st May 2012 21:02:46

Anyone know how many the 'tinshed' behind the goal holds

quakersam - 31st May 2012 21:15:49

Allegedly 427, but I think plenty more could squeeze in

dickdarlington - 1st June 2012 00:18:19

I am happy with this. I am definately going to get a season ticket for me. And will try to persuade the old man to get one too.

I think £8 given our situation is a very good place to be. £5 is the average. I agreed we should be rebuilding at the same time as attracting people to attend. Single figure entry prices are going to be a selling point to a lot of people who I know. Even if it's a one off. It's a start, and somewhere we can build upon these floaters. Good work 1883...again.

At this season ticket price I initially thought it might be £10 too expensive, but I also think people are going to support the club. I can definately see a lot of season tickets being sold. And if 1000 are sold, that's £10000 extra in the kitty.

Probably not going to get the bairn one though. He's too young for midweek games, and at £2 a pop I think I'll take him along when he's free. It also means that there is more space for someone who can go week in week out to get one. As mentioned above, I think we might be stretching the capacity a few times next season.

Divas has eluded to a temporary stand being erected, and then transported to wherever we end up. I think this is a must. Maybe a bigger one than originally suggested if possible. I also think perhaps helping Bish out and erecting a permanent open terrace would be plausable. It would cost much. We could all chip in to help build it. And it would expand the capacity by at least another 500. Might be getting ahead of myself. I'm excited and looking at ways to get as many in the ground as possible.

Quakerz - 1st June 2012 00:27:26

Looks like you could easily get 800 in, mind there are no crush barriers.

Darlo_Fanatic - 1st June 2012 00:33:28

I wonder how many of the people who said that we should charge tickets at £150 last season will be going now? Wish granted, we are still Darlington FC just touring the north east!!

Upwards and onwards.

Darlo_Pete - 1st June 2012 00:39:22

Yes I'll be getting at least one and possibly more.

darlo_baron - 1st June 2012 00:44:53

Im deffo getting one. Good value all round.

dickdarlington - 1st June 2012 00:45:21

Never in a million years would you get 800 in. The terrace doesn't run the entire width of the pitch. And it's not as deep as the tin shed used to be. Back in the day 1300 was about the most we could get in the tin shed. It had 13? steps and went the entire width.

I reckon 600 max, hence why i would advocate either building the remainder of the terrace at this end (uncovered), or as is the more realistic option, offering to build a similar terrace (again uncovered - no, not you Scott) at the opposite end.

Quakerz - 1st June 2012 00:52:08

The Tinshed held more than 1,300

quakerste - 1st June 2012 07:06:27

The capacity for the shed is 500.

micra3 - 1st June 2012 11:11:56

When are season tickets going on sale ?

princes town - 1st June 2012 11:55:10

Is there potential for a tin shed down the side like Harrogate at wetherby road have or is space too tight. even a 2 step terrace rather than verge would be good.

Quakerz - 1st June 2012 11:58:28

Two sides of the ground are hard standing so there's potential for all sorts, but it's having the money to do it, and it needs to be considered if it is worthwhile.

I'd certainly look to get a temporary seated stand in to a) increase the seating, b) increase the capacity, if it was cheap enough. Trouble is, I can't imagine it would be cheap enough to justify?

MKDarlo - 1st June 2012 12:30:12

taken form the Echo comments site!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"morgan1 says...

To be honest, based on money being raised by the fans for the club, in reality for all this mess their should be free admission in this league to get as many fans back as possible.
If they wish to donate at the gate or leaving then thats the way it should be.
The CIC subscription which has not been mentioned yet should have been the way to get a bit of extra cash not fleecing the fans for Northern League Football.
Sorry another mistake to win back the fans (WHICH IT WONT)
Admission should be FREE donate if you wish.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!"

WTF just WTF

it is troll feeding time right now and they are out in force!

quakersam - 1st June 2012 12:38:58

Would you believe he actually says he's a businessman who has supported the club for 40+ years. Well he says he has...obviously has no common sense

super_les_mcjannet - 1st June 2012 12:40:21

To be honest I don't even have the energy to read the comments section now, really a waste of my time. All for differing opinions but have no time for reading Trolling. Sad but may as well ignore the comments section in the Echo.

mikkyx - 1st June 2012 13:11:42

It would be in their best interests to turn off comments on any articles about Darlo, really.

Matt_of_the_Day - 1st June 2012 13:26:46

If anyone's using Firefox, there's an add-on you can get called 'Comment Blocker' - it puts a little button on your browser that allows you to toggle comments on and off on any webpage. Not as good as the Echo turning them off at source, but it does mean you don't get sucked into reading the comments - you actually have to choose to turn them on.

I can recommend it - it's done wonders for my blood pressure.

princes town - 1st June 2012 14:01:24

The trouble is the Echo comments will be read a lot of people. The sad state of society where the comments of a neurotic few can distort the real opinion out there.

Lawman3 - 1st June 2012 14:55:32

Morgan1 has an agenda, which makes me believe he is someone with a grudge against 1883 - I'm guessing here, but he could be Raj, Tony Taylor, an unpaid creditor etc. He is prolific with his negative comments, suggesting it's more than just a hobby.

jimmyht - 1st June 2012 19:38:33

one side and behind one goal IS hard standing, but Im sure its just a concrete path with a grass bank behind it? no steps??

The_Ponderer - 1st June 2012 19:39:19

Morgan also seems to think that the club and fans are two different entities.
Clearly he is a little behind the times!

The fans have decided what the admission prices are for next season - the interim board have looked at the fans forum and they let the people decide.
This is the first collective decision the fans have made.

Quakerz - 1st June 2012 19:42:05

Yes? Not sure what point you are making? Didn't I just say that 2 sides are hard standing?

wishmaster3211 - 2nd June 2012 12:54:02

Think I put it on the wrong thread as I was using my 'phone, but the Secretary of my local club told me demountable small stands cost 20k. Thats a small end of goal size cover seating about 200 (cf 500 standing?). Just to give an idea. Not cheap but could be re-used. Some pictures on here, loads of different styles available.

http://www.arenagroup.com/index.php/pro ... anent.html

I was amused to find out when I asked that we have just bought 180 seats off Kettering...I am assuming we are getting a new stand as the current one only holds about 50!

Quakerz - 2nd June 2012 13:07:58

We've bought seats off Kettering?

And what stand only holds about 50?

quakersam - 2nd June 2012 13:09:03

His local club, Q

fozzovmurton - 2nd June 2012 17:33:45

1. How much space is there behind the goal
2. Who will buy the temporary stand, us or bishop
3.How many seats could be pit behind the goal, could we install, say, 5 rows of 10 or 10 rows of 25
4. Could we turn a temp stand in to a permanant one and take it home with us

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Quakerz - 2nd June 2012 19:16:14

I believe most of the seated stands on that site are classed as permanent.

Temporary stands are scaffold like, whereas the ones you have highlighted are permanent as they are bolted into a concrete foundation. They can be easily moved though, being only small stands that will be lightweight, simply unbolt them.

They actually are a great solution for clubs who want to add 200, 500, 1,000 seats in quick time on a very tight budget, because they are modular and bolt together.

Downside, is obviously no concourses, no office space, no toilets, no function rooms, no bars, no disabled spaces, contained within those stands, and the 4 row ones especially, look a bit cheap and nasty - so any ground would still need a "proper" functioning "main stand" on one side, but like I said, they do a cheap job filling in gaps.

I'd hope if we go down that route that we get the 7 or 10 row modular stands, you could buy a couple at a time and eventually erect a decent capacity full stand.

wishmaster3211 - 3rd June 2012 03:12:54

I have been to grounds at Step 2/3 with several of these types of stands. Although semi permanent some styles could be taken with us when we relocate. They do look s*** though but needs must....

DAVEB9R25S2 - 3rd June 2012 15:17:59

WHEN ARE SEASON TICKETS GOING ON SALE?

AnthonyP - 3rd June 2012 21:59:23

Have you invested yet ? We need investment so that season ticket sales become the icing on the cake.

No need to be impatient about spending money on the club, invest

Quakerz - 4th June 2012 11:19:52

We need an up to date totaliser, rather than blindly investing.

AnthonyP - 4th June 2012 11:25:21

very true ....

divas - 4th June 2012 12:34:40

I put £100 in to join the CIC but as I've said on here before i'm not keen on blindly putting more money in for no return,yes I know it's for the good of the club but I'd rather sponsor a player or something that's a bit more tangible. I'd imagine many people are probably thinking similar.

AnthonyP - 4th June 2012 13:36:05

For additional 'return' though you contact 1883 direct. For larger investments (over £500) you get something like 1 share, per £1 (rather than having 1 vote in the CIC, no matter how much you invest).

I understand the wanting to sponsor a player thing completely as I haven't done it for a couple of years and would like to do it again this year, if possible, but we have to generate as much momentum as possible between now and August for Martin Gray's budget.

1883 really should be capitalising by using a totaliser (linked to the Northern Echo, the Gazette, uncovered and the cic website) much better than they are, but if we, the committed fans, feel we are blindly investing, then I think we're fucked in the short, to medium, term.