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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2018 18:30:34 GMT
Cheapest seat for a Pre season friendly is now £14! Wow, what a discount......not. On top of that a mysterious 'facilities fee' has appeared putting another quid (as near as dammit) on every adult ticket. www.panthers.co.uk/home/preseason-big-discountsHappy days. |
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Post by PantherB on Jul 12, 2018 18:46:00 GMT
Facilities fee must be something the arena are implementing rather than Panthers. However, I agree, the 'discounts' are minimal.
Upwards of £70 to attend all 5 Pre-Season games, per adult. If they'd done deals like all 5 for £55 then that'd be much better, or perhaps throw in some kind of freebie or something.
I'll probably attend 4 of the 5 max, I want to see the German, Norwegian and Hungarian teams.
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Post by PantherG on Jul 12, 2018 18:47:10 GMT
I’ll pass and wait for the proper games to start...
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Post by BigLad on Jul 12, 2018 19:16:39 GMT
I was hoping to go to the German weekend at least but not at those prices thanks.
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Post by grrm on Jul 12, 2018 19:18:20 GMT
To quote the Arena website -
"The venue facility fee covers the cost of maintaining and developing our venue, to ensure we can continue to host world class shows and events. The amount we charge is in line with many other UK venues who also charge this fee."
When are companies going to understand - people do not appreciate or like "additional fees"; if they really need to make extra profit to run their business, then they should simply incorporate it into the fees they charge the promoter of the event, in this case Panthers.
Bad PR from the arena I'm afraid.
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Post by John Casey on Jul 12, 2018 19:55:28 GMT
I’ll pass and wait for the proper games to start... To be fair, the Kreifeld game was rather entertaining. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2018 20:11:33 GMT
Think I 'll wait til league games start . Perhaps then they ll be every import icing for a start and it should be competitive not like the rammel served up pre season
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Post by iginla on Jul 12, 2018 20:42:56 GMT
Forget that for a game of soldiers.
Jesus £15 for a pre season game is daylight robbery.
Just when you thought Panthers were starting to see the light...they take the pee yet again.
Well Panthers,you can shove all those friendly games up your backside !
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Post by marshalfish on Jul 13, 2018 5:53:00 GMT
Might go to the Cardiff game to see how we stack up, but can't see the attraction of the others. Short benched and essentially friendlies doesn't inspire me at those prices
Surely would have been better at a tenner a ticket and fill the arena. Not to mention better value.
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Post by spik on Jul 13, 2018 8:14:43 GMT
Apart from discounting to entice new comers and general sale buyers THEN a tad (which is what this is)more off for ST holders for these games would be a good call.So usual reason in advance why I choose to not buy into the season and reason while I'll miss these too before the domestic starts.
Probably be christmas before I get the inclination.
Plenty of positive in the hype without there being any incentive for fans to rush up and buy.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2018 8:27:37 GMT
Might go to the Cardiff game to see how we stack up, but can't see the attraction of the others. Short benched and essentially friendlies doesn't inspire me at those prices Surely would have been better at a tenner a ticket and fill the arena. Not to mention better value. I bet Devils won't be short benched |
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Post by Gilly on Jul 13, 2018 8:42:57 GMT
Stuff the Cardiff game as i'll see them all season. but will attend the others purely to watch some different opposition and see how we stack up from teams in DEL/DEL2/Norway/Slovakia.
I agree the prices are a little on the ridiculous side. Make all pre season games £12 and im sure more people would attend, or like others have mentioned offer a package of some kind.
£1 discount is taking the pee
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Post by iginla on Jul 13, 2018 8:56:58 GMT
So Panthers,how are these “heavily discounted” pre season tickets cheaper ?
If I had a bronze season ticket at £345 for 28 games that is £12.32 per game,but if I bought a pre season ticket even with my huge “one pound discount” it would still cost me £12.90 per game.
How is that heavily discounted when it actually costs me MORE than a league game ?
Once again Panthers have no idea how to treat their loyal season ticket holders.
Lets charge them more for a friendly than they pay for a league game.....madness and greed prevails again !!!
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Post by PantherB on Jul 13, 2018 9:20:29 GMT
So Panthers,how are these “heavily discounted” pre season tickets cheaper ? If I had a bronze season ticket at £345 for 28 games that is £12.32 per game,but if I bought a pre season ticket even with my huge “one pound discount” it would still cost me £12.90 per game. How is that heavily discounted when it actually costs me MORE than a league game ? Once again Panthers have no idea how to treat their loyal season ticket holders. Lets charge them more for a friendly than they pay for a league game.....madness and greed prevails again !!! Panthers are covering the facility fee for ST holders aren't they? so it takes it down to £12. But still, £12 per pre-season game is beyond excessive. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2018 9:55:12 GMT
So Panthers,how are these “heavily discounted” pre season tickets cheaper ? If I had a bronze season ticket at £345 for 28 games that is £12.32 per game,but if I bought a pre season ticket even with my huge “one pound discount” it would still cost me £12.90 per game. How is that heavily discounted when it actually costs me MORE than a league game ? Once again Panthers have no idea how to treat their loyal season ticket holders. Lets charge them more for a friendly than they pay for a league game.....madness and greed prevails again !!! Then when you consider Forest season ticket holders get to attend the Bournemouth pre season game.. for free! One management team don't have a clue what they're doing and continue to treat their customers with contempt.. and the other rewards loyalty! |
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Post by iginla on Jul 13, 2018 10:15:08 GMT
So Panthers,how are these “heavily discounted” pre season tickets cheaper ? If I had a bronze season ticket at £345 for 28 games that is £12.32 per game,but if I bought a pre season ticket even with my huge “one pound discount” it would still cost me £12.90 per game. How is that heavily discounted when it actually costs me MORE than a league game ? Once again Panthers have no idea how to treat their loyal season ticket holders. Lets charge them more for a friendly than they pay for a league game.....madness and greed prevails again !!! Panthers are covering the facility fee for ST holders aren't they? so it takes it down to £12. But still, £12 per pre-season game is beyond excessive. The Panthers article says “pre season prices are £13.90 (bronze) INCLUDING the new arena facility fee”. So even that’s not clear,what does that mean, is it £13.90 minus the arena fee or what ? Panthers need to get their act together. A maximum of £10 is more than enough for a pre season game. |
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Post by dill1015 on Jul 13, 2018 11:18:26 GMT
I dont normally jump on the Panthers bashing band wagon, but this is taking the mick. Pre season games should be £10 or less.
I was going to go to them but i wont out of principal, unless i get a free ticket or course.
They ahould have an offer on like:
Any 3 for £30
Any 4 for £35
All 5 for £40
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Post by Jord v4 on Jul 13, 2018 11:46:47 GMT
Finally something 'we' can justifiably pin on GM.
Let our cups runneth over.
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Post by The Flying Shirt on Jul 13, 2018 14:57:57 GMT
Could be worse, might only have half a team here...  |
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Post by iginla on Jul 13, 2018 15:06:46 GMT
Could be worse, might only have half a team here... “Might”......😂😂😂😂 Pmsl |
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Post by wgray on Jul 13, 2018 15:38:34 GMT
I imagine that Neil will have set Cherno the task of having a team ready for the beginning of August, as he did with Corey last season. We only have 3 players to sign, all be it key ones, but all players being here for training camp at the beginning of August is completely achievable.
The club has missed a trick with the ticket prices, they could have done a bundle deal for all the games. Instead they rub people up the wrong way and will probably lose out on money overall.
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Post by Yotes on Jul 13, 2018 18:17:24 GMT
Yeah, why no bundle deal? Strange.
I'll probably pick a couple to go to, but it's a bit too rich to be honest. Bit of a shame.
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Post by shinobi on Jul 13, 2018 22:28:50 GMT
Yeah, why no bundle deal? Strange. I'll probably pick a couple to go to, but it's a bit too rich to be honest. Bit of a shame. Think Panthers have missed a trick on this one, especially the back 2 back German fixtures. Two tickets, two steins of Becks & a pair of lederhosen would have been a great deal. |
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Post by tootootrain on Jul 14, 2018 8:31:39 GMT
Unless I manage to cadge a free ticket I'll be giving the pre-season games a miss.
Anything more than £10 (including 'facilities fee') is just too much for a friendly.
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Post by spik on Jul 14, 2018 18:07:11 GMT
I imagine that Neil will have set Cherno the task of having a team ready for the beginning of August, as he did with Corey last season. We only have 3 players to sign, all be it key ones, but all players being here for training camp at the beginning of August is completely achievable. The club has missed a trick with the ticket prices, they could have done a bundle deal for all the games. Instead they rub people up the wrong way and will probably lose out on money overall. Not gamblers are they, the set up we have? Might miss out on a few quid offering a deal that would get more people in to sell the game. Instead they are treading safer ground and cashing in the money on the usual suspects. |
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