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Post by spik on Apr 4, 2023 17:52:45 GMT
And what happened to the top goal scorer award,was it a bit too embarrassing that he jumped ship half way through the season ? 🤣 Or top points scorer ? And what’s with the friends,family,staff and invited mates only thing too, Omar’s new era of supposed inclusion culture and transparency seems to have forgotten the fans there. In reality not much at all has changed really ! Like I said in the fixtures thread got the wrong man last time. Now Brady was quoted as top goal scorer. But of course it wasn’t him.
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Post by iginla on Apr 4, 2023 18:26:58 GMT
The tickets I’ve been on are £1. Expect that quid goes to the arena rather than the club as a booking fee. Despite all the negativity I read on here, getting a taste for it has made me want a season ticket. I see no harm in occasionally offering these tickets - if it brings new fans in. It doesn’t hurt season ticket holders, so I don’t see the harm. I’m just intrigued as to where tickets are available from for only £1 as if they’re available to some people for that figure then why only certain people and why is this not wider known. Smacks that it’s something the club want to keep quiet for some reason yet at the same time they claim new transparency. Panthers are about as transparent as frosted glass !
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Post by Joe on Apr 4, 2023 18:54:00 GMT
The tickets I’ve been on are £1. Expect that quid goes to the arena rather than the club as a booking fee. Despite all the negativity I read on here, getting a taste for it has made me want a season ticket. I see no harm in occasionally offering these tickets - if it brings new fans in. It doesn’t hurt season ticket holders, so I don’t see the harm. I’m just intrigued as to where tickets are available from for only £1 as if they’re available to some people for that figure then why only certain people and why is this not wider known. Smacks that it’s something the club want to keep quiet for some reason yet at the same time they claim new transparency. Panthers are about as transparent as frosted glass ! I would imagine it’s part of the schools visit programme for parents and children who either can’t afford them or to entice families to become regulars. I personally don’t care that it’s not wide known or that there are fans in the building for only £1 because I know they’re not meant for ST holders or fans who regularly attend games
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Post by awooga on Apr 4, 2023 19:30:26 GMT
I believe they are limited in number, there’s not thousands and they tend to be in certain areas.
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Post by iginla on Apr 4, 2023 19:47:41 GMT
I believe they are limited in number, there’s not thousands and they tend to be in certain areas. Well yes just like the usual freebies in blocks 8 and 12 that get given to places like the NHS who then dole them out willy nilly to some people who have no reason to need free tickets. As I said before,like the guy who worked for me who earned around £60k a year and had nothing whatsoever to do directly with the NHS, but he regularly got a freebie to around half the home games a season but never went unless on a free.
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Post by jd on Apr 4, 2023 21:42:11 GMT
I believe they are limited in number, there’s not thousands and they tend to be in certain areas. Well yes just like the usual freebies in blocks 8 and 12 that get given to places like the NHS who then dole them out willy nilly to some people who have no reason to need free tickets. As I said before,like the guy who worked for me who earned around £60k a year and had nothing whatsoever to do directly with the NHS, but he regularly got a freebie to around half the home games a season but never went unless on a free. So how did he get the tickets?
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Post by kievthegreat on Apr 4, 2023 22:11:41 GMT
The tickets I’ve been on are £1. Expect that quid goes to the arena rather than the club as a booking fee. Despite all the negativity I read on here, getting a taste for it has made me want a season ticket. I see no harm in occasionally offering these tickets - if it brings new fans in. It doesn’t hurt season ticket holders, so I don’t see the harm. There's nothing wrong with ticket offers per se. Plenty of sports teams run things for schools, armed forces or blue light card offers (in fact I'm off to a football match on Good Friday as a friend got some free tickets in a blue light ballot). In addition some promotional offers through other workplace scheme or ones run by the club are also a good idea to bring in new fans or return old fans back to the ranks. The issue is balance because if someone can get tickets to 5-10 games a year cheap or free, they are getting a hell of a lot more for their money than a season ticket holder. The blue light scheme my friend got tickets for, he applies every single game and will get a pair of tickets to 2 or 3 in a season, it'd a treat therefore when he gets it and not a given. If he wanted to go to a particular game, he would have to buy a ticket. There is also an argument that too many free/discounted tickets can disincentivise buying them full price because they are too easy to get cheap. The best solution is to get a winning team back on the ice and offer meaningful promotions to attract new fans (and soon to be new season ticket holders ) while not devaluing those buying at full price or committing to a season ticket.
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Post by iginla on Apr 4, 2023 22:38:20 GMT
Well yes just like the usual freebies in blocks 8 and 12 that get given to places like the NHS who then dole them out willy nilly to some people who have no reason to need free tickets. As I said before,like the guy who worked for me who earned around ÂŁ60k a year and had nothing whatsoever to do directly with the NHS, but he regularly got a freebie to around half the home games a season but never went unless on a free. So how did he get the tickets? It started when his son had some mental behaviour problems which meant a spell under NHS treatment and he somehow got given some tickets. His son soon got well again but the guy was still getting free tickets for several years, may still even be doing so today as far as I know.
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Post by awooga on Apr 5, 2023 5:13:27 GMT
Some people need to make their minds up.
Either NB is coining it in and penny pinching from all this ticket revenue, or the place is full of freebies, thus depriving the club of cash.
There’s no TV revenue and sponsorship doesn’t cover everything. So which is it?
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Post by jd on Apr 5, 2023 6:10:53 GMT
So how did he get the tickets? It started when his son had some mental behaviour problems which meant a spell under NHS treatment and he somehow got given some tickets. His son soon got well again but the guy was still getting free tickets for several years, may still even be doing so today as far as I know. So he did have something to with the NHS then? Also, why did you bring his salary into it?
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Post by iginla on Apr 5, 2023 7:42:41 GMT
It started when his son had some mental behaviour problems which meant a spell under NHS treatment and he somehow got given some tickets. His son soon got well again but the guy was still getting free tickets for several years, may still even be doing so today as far as I know. So he did have something to with the NHS then? Also, why did you bring his salary into it? If you read my earlier post I said he didn’t have anything “directly” to do with the NHS, like being a nurse or a paramedic etc. And despite only having a short spell under the NHS he continued to receive free tickets for years. I also mentioned salary in response to another comment to show that this was not somebody in financial need of a freebie.
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Post by iginla on Apr 5, 2023 7:45:33 GMT
Some people need to make their minds up. Either NB is coining it in and penny pinching from all this ticket revenue, or the place is full of freebies, thus depriving the club of cash. There’s no TV revenue and sponsorship doesn’t cover everything. So which is it? It is possible to have both, nobody is suggesting the place is FULL of freebies. Now where was it you get those £1 tickets that you keep mentioning from again ?
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Post by awooga on Apr 5, 2023 9:01:01 GMT
Some people need to make their minds up. Either NB is coining it in and penny pinching from all this ticket revenue, or the place is full of freebies, thus depriving the club of cash. There’s no TV revenue and sponsorship doesn’t cover everything. So which is it? It is possible to have both, nobody is suggesting the place is FULL of freebies. Now where was it you get those £1 tickets that you keep mentioning from again ? Well, if it’s a small section for community tickets on nights where the place is half empty then there’s no problem then is there? I’ve made no secret of the fact my Mrs works in a school and that’s the source. If there’s any angle to slag off the club though, you go ahead 👍🏻
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Post by iginla on Apr 5, 2023 9:10:17 GMT
It is possible to have both, nobody is suggesting the place is FULL of freebies. Now where was it you get those £1 tickets that you keep mentioning from again ? Well, if it’s a small section for community tickets on nights where the place is half empty then there’s no problem then is there? I’ve made no secret of the fact my Mrs works in a school and that’s the source. If there’s any angle to slag off the club though, you go ahead 👍🏻 No problem at all with some free tickets, providing the people who get them actually deserve them. As for slagging off the club,they get what they deserve for the shambolic and pathetic efforts they’ve made over the last ten years. If they did a decent job they wouldn’t get hammered. One day they might just wake up and learn the correct way to fill an arena.
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Post by jd on Apr 5, 2023 9:41:40 GMT
So he did have something to with the NHS then? Also, why did you bring his salary into it? If you read my earlier post I said he didn’t have anything “directly” to do with the NHS, like being a nurse or a paramedic etc. And despite only having a short spell under the NHS he continued to receive free tickets for years. I also mentioned salary in response to another comment to show that this was not somebody in financial need of a freebie. Maybe the NHS decided to do something kind for his son. Just a thought. Kindness helps people, regardless if you’re on £60k and can afford it or unemployed and can’t afford it. Not sure why you’re so obsessed with it to be honest, you're an ex fan and hate the club.
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Post by jd on Apr 5, 2023 9:43:45 GMT
It is possible to have both, nobody is suggesting the place is FULL of freebies. Now where was it you get those £1 tickets that you keep mentioning from again ? Well, if it’s a small section for community tickets on nights where the place is half empty then there’s no problem then is there? I’ve made no secret of the fact my Mrs works in a school and that’s the source. If there’s any angle to slag off the club though, you go ahead 👍🏻 Not sure why Iginla keeps getting upset over this. He will never come to a game
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Post by spik on Apr 5, 2023 10:09:14 GMT
Some people need to make their minds up. Either NB is coining it in and penny pinching from all this ticket revenue, or the place is full of freebies, thus depriving the club of cash. There’s no TV revenue and sponsorship doesn’t cover everything. So which is it? I should imagine ( as games could be selective for the offer) the arena would have available seats. Thus throw out this option then. Making the place fuller.
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Post by samantha on Apr 7, 2023 22:13:16 GMT
Maybe NBS have had enough too and will be pulling their sponsorship too? I have pulled mine ( not renewing Season Ticket which was my sponsorship for the last 23 years)
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