WORRYING SEASON TICKET CONCERNS FOR NEXT SEASON ?

I pay €80 for a season ticket at VfL Wolfsburg (17 Home games). Standing in the terraces, awesome. The atmosphere and catering are also better. And you dont have to pay for parking neither.... why is Britain so expensive?

In this country we perpetuate the myth that the Premier League is the best in the world when it hasn't been for years now. Wages are at a level that can now NEVER decrease as the owners would fear losing big named players. Therefore the wringing of the fan for every penny they have continues.

It would take a brave owner to slash expenditure so as to slash ticket prices or an owner to slash ticket prices and attempt to increase other revenue streams.

Also when stadiums are nearly full they see no reason to lower prices.

Imagine the publicity if an owner stated that, apart from hospitality, all season ticket would be no more than £150 to £250 a season. Even without Premier League football stadiums would be rammed which in turn would be for a better atmosphere and more expenditure on food, drink and footy goods.

The German model is fantastic and it is proven to work unfortunately we get owners with little or no imagination.

I had a season ticket for about 10 years. Now id rather put £350 or whatever it is down the drain.

Over the past few weeks a few comments have been made to me and I have read some posts on here regarding the season ticket renewals.

So I want to post a few of them as questions to get a feeling as to what other people feel about the season ticket renewals.


1. Were the club correct to put season tickets on sale in February for next season?


2. Is the 15% price rise of season tickets too steep?


3. Should the price be dependant on which division we are playing in next season?


4. Are you surprised to hear or read that up to 10,000 current season ticket holders have yet to renew?


5. Have you renewed and if not, why not?


6. Do you have an idea on how the club can get the missing thousands to renew?


7. With parachute payments, should we go down, the club will surely have resources to spend on transfers in the summer to try and bounce back up so shouldn't we as fans stick with Cardiff City through the good and bad and these are not bad times?

Number 5 for me Carl. 21 years (16 season ticket) but it's time to make a stance. No idea what I'm going to do next season!? Been speaking to Annis about it recently. Sad days, but it's not my club anymore. Not at the moment anyway. Hopefully me, my wife and 2 children will be back soon

Over the past few weeks a few comments have been made to me and I have read some posts on here regarding the season ticket renewals.

So I want to post a few of them as questions to get a feeling as to what other people feel about the season ticket renewals.


1. Were the club correct to put season tickets on sale in February for next season?


2. Is the 15% price rise of season tickets too steep?


3. Should the price be dependant on which division we are playing in next season?


4. Are you surprised to hear or read that up to 10,000 current season ticket holders have yet to renew?


5. Have you renewed and if not, why not?


6. Do you have an idea on how the club can get the missing thousands to renew?


7. With parachute payments, should we go down, the club will surely have resources to spend on transfers in the summer to try and bounce back up so shouldn't we as fans stick with Cardiff City through the good and bad and these are not bad times?

Number 5 for me Carl. 21 years (16 season ticket) but it's time to make a stance. No idea what I'm going to do next season!? Been speaking to Annis about it recently. Sad days, but it's not my club anymore. Not at the moment anyway. Hopefully me, my wife and 2 children will be back soon

No five for me I have decided if you renew you are backing the regime . It's no longer about backing the club as the club is tan.
Rather spend the time with my grandson and I believe boycotting is the only way to influence tans thinking. It wouldn't have worked in the premiership but will certainly be effective in the championship.
The sea of blue will be less effective in the championship as well because of the difference in press and TV coverage.
Perhaps the travel clubs should boycott away travel as well for a few games to make a united front

I had a season ticket for about 10 years. Now id rather put £350 or whatever it is down the drain.

Nah...don't do that give it to charity

Me and my son renewed straight away. Not backing Tan just backing my team CARDIFF CITY AFC.....THE BLUEBIRDS

Me and my son renewed straight away. Not backing Tan just backing my team CARDIFF CITY AFC.....THE BLUEBIRDS

Nice one
I'll do the same when my club returns

Over the past few weeks a few comments have been made to me and I have read some posts on here regarding the season ticket renewals.

So I want to post a few of them as questions to get a feeling as to what other people feel about the season ticket renewals.


1. Were the club correct to put season tickets on sale in February for next season?


2. Is the 15% price rise of season tickets too steep?


3. Should the price be dependant on which division we are playing in next season?


4. Are you surprised to hear or read that up to 10,000 current season ticket holders have yet to renew?


5. Have you renewed and if not, why not?


6. Do you have an idea on how the club can get the missing thousands to renew?


7. With parachute payments, should we go down, the club will surely have resources to spend on transfers in the summer to try and bounce back up so shouldn't we as fans stick with Cardiff City through the good and bad and these are not bad times?

Number 5 for me Carl. 21 years (16 season ticket) but it's time to make a stance. No idea what I'm going to do next season!? Been speaking to Annis about it recently. Sad days, but it's not my club anymore. Not at the moment anyway. Hopefully me, my wife and 2 children will be back soon

No five for me I have decided if you renew you are backing the regime . It's no longer about backing the club as the club is tan.
Rather spend the time with my grandson and I believe boycotting is the only way to influence tans thinking. It wouldn't have worked in the premiership but will certainly be effective in the championship.
The sea of blue will be less effective in the championship as well because of the difference in press and TV coverage.
Perhaps the travel clubs should boycott away travel as well for a few games to make a united front

sorry but that a cop out.............im not renewing because of..the glaziers..sam .. doug sharp..the riddler.. etc etc etc..........its a football club..way too much politics............how can any fan know enough to make these judgments....unless you were to sit chatting with tan for days on end you have no idea what or how he really thinks.......and even then he can..as we all do have a change of direction a week later...............too much propaganda..too much brainwashing..too many ill informed people giving it the ITK thing.......

None we have sold more season tickets than the previous season in the championship at this stage which is where most people think we will end up! there is a 70% renewal so far currently around 14,500 odd add in the corporate as well even if we dont sell another season ticket the crowd will start around the 17,000 k for every game without the away support and walk up.

But when we draw at Southampton on Saturday smash Stoke, Sunderland and Newcastle and finish the season in 16th on 37 points after grabbing a late equaliser against Chelsea I am sure we will sell a few more

Lol did make me laugh the last part.

Over the past few weeks a few comments have been made to me and I have read some posts on here regarding the season ticket renewals.

So I want to post a few of them as questions to get a feeling as to what other people feel about the season ticket renewals.


1. Were the club correct to put season tickets on sale in February for next season?


2. Is the 15% price rise of season tickets too steep?


3. Should the price be dependant on which division we are playing in next season?


4. Are you surprised to hear or read that up to 10,000 current season ticket holders have yet to renew?


5. Have you renewed and if not, why not?


6. Do you have an idea on how the club can get the missing thousands to renew?


7. With parachute payments, should we go down, the club will surely have resources to spend on transfers in the summer to try and bounce back up so shouldn't we as fans stick with Cardiff City through the good and bad and these are not bad times?

Number 5 for me Carl. 21 years (16 season ticket) but it's time to make a stance. No idea what I'm going to do next season!? Been speaking to Annis about it recently. Sad days, but it's not my club anymore. Not at the moment anyway. Hopefully me, my wife and 2 children will be back soon

No five for me I have decided if you renew you are backing the regime . It's no longer about backing the club as the club is tan.
Rather spend the time with my grandson and I believe boycotting is the only way to influence tans thinking. It wouldn't have worked in the premiership but will certainly be effective in the championship.
The sea of blue will be less effective in the championship as well because of the difference in press and TV coverage.
Perhaps the travel clubs should boycott away travel as well for a few games to make a united front

sorry but that a cop out.............im not renewing because of..the glaziers..sam .. doug sharp..the riddler.. etc etc etc..........its a football club..way too much politics............how can any fan know enough to make these judgments....unless you were to sit chatting with tan for days on end you have no idea what or how he really thinks.......and even then he can..as we all do have a change of direction a week later...............too much propaganda..too much brainwashing..too many ill informed people giving it the ITK thing.......

After 47 years of watching the club through thick and thin I'm entitled to make that opinion. I have had a couple of chats with tan at club functions and believe the club will be red whilst he is here.
Under steve borleys reign I put the steelwork up free of charge for the spar stand so the club could get the advertising revenue. I took down the old television gantry because it was blocking over 500 seats free of charge and Wayne Nash would confirm that I spent time down the ground maintaining equipment and even repairing our goal posts on a Friday afternoon. So I have seen the absolute worst of the club but cannot bare to see what it has become now.
In those 47 years I dreamt of us being in the top tier and it turned out to be one of the most disappointing years of watching my club as we were for most games not even competitive and to hear mates you have been home and away with for 30 plus years arguing over the colour of a shirt tells me it's time to have a break and start spending sometime with my grandson who has just started playing football himself.

Steve, you have my respects. The only way to demonstrate now is to have an empty stadium during match days.

The all blue campaign, simply hasn't worked with Tan, & I for one, will not support Tan in anyway, anymore!

Steve, you have my respects. The only way to demonstrate now is to have an empty stadium during match days.

The all blue campaign, simply hasn't worked with Tan, & I for one, will not support Tan in anyway, anymore!

Spot on rick.

You need to make it financially non viable for him. Losing £7m gate receipts is a big deal in the championship.

Over the past few weeks a few comments have been made to me and I have read some posts on here regarding the season ticket renewals.

So I want to post a few of them as questions to get a feeling as to what other people feel about the season ticket renewals.


1. Were the club correct to put season tickets on sale in February for next season?


2. Is the 15% price rise of season tickets too steep?


3. Should the price be dependant on which division we are playing in next season?


4. Are you surprised to hear or read that up to 10,000 current season ticket holders have yet to renew?


5. Have you renewed and if not, why not?


6. Do you have an idea on how the club can get the missing thousands to renew?


7. With parachute payments, should we go down, the club will surely have resources to spend on transfers in the summer to try and bounce back up so shouldn't we as fans stick with Cardiff City through the good and bad and these are not bad times?

Number 5 for me Carl. 21 years (16 season ticket) but it's time to make a stance. No idea what I'm going to do next season!? Been speaking to Annis about it recently. Sad days, but it's not my club anymore. Not at the moment anyway. Hopefully me, my wife and 2 children will be back soon

No five for me I have decided if you renew you are backing the regime . It's no longer about backing the club as the club is tan.
Rather spend the time with my grandson and I believe boycotting is the only way to influence tans thinking. It wouldn't have worked in the premiership but will certainly be effective in the championship.
The sea of blue will be less effective in the championship as well because of the difference in press and TV coverage.
Perhaps the travel clubs should boycott away travel as well for a few games to make a united front

sorry but that a cop out.............im not renewing because of..the glaziers..sam .. doug sharp..the riddler.. etc etc etc..........its a football club..way too much politics............how can any fan know enough to make these judgments....unless you were to sit chatting with tan for days on end you have no idea what or how he really thinks.......and even then he can..as we all do have a change of direction a week later...............too much propaganda..too much brainwashing..too many ill informed people giving it the ITK thing.......

After 47 years of watching the club through thick and thin I'm entitled to make that opinion. I have had a couple of chats with tan at club functions and believe the club will be red whilst he is here.
Under steve borleys reign I put the steelwork up free of charge for the spar stand so the club could get the advertising revenue. I took down the old television gantry because it was blocking over 500 seats free of charge and Wayne Nash would confirm that I spent time down the ground maintaining equipment and even repairing our goal posts on a Friday afternoon. So I have seen the absolute worst of the club but cannot bare to see what it has become now.
In those 47 years I dreamt of us being in the top tier and it turned out to be one of the most disappointing years of watching my club as we were for most games not even competitive and to hear mates you have been home and away with for 30 plus years arguing over the colour of a shirt tells me it's time to have a break and start spending sometime with my grandson who has just started playing football himself.

Well put Steve

Over the past few weeks a few comments have been made to me and I have read some posts on here regarding the season ticket renewals.

So I want to post a few of them as questions to get a feeling as to what other people feel about the season ticket renewals.


1. Were the club correct to put season tickets on sale in February for next season?

No because relegation was less uncertain they knew people would hate to pay 30% more if we were down

2. Is the 15% price rise of season tickets too steep?

I thought it was 30% and yes way too steep

3. Should the price be dependant on which division we are playing in next season?

Yes. Mansfield and Oxford shouldn't pay the same as stoke or hull (metaphorically)

4. Are you surprised to hear or read that up to 10,000 current season ticket holders have yet to renew?

Yes

5. Have you renewed and if not, why not?

Yes I have

6. Do you have an idea on how the club can get the missing thousands to renew?

Promotion seems like the best bet or lower the f*cking prices for those not on price freeze

7. With parachute payments, should we go down, the club will surely have resources to spend on transfers in the summer to try and bounce back up so shouldn't we as fans stick with Cardiff City through the good and bad and these are not bad times?

Agree, but let ole buy the players he wants and not influenced by tan

Over the past few weeks a few comments have been made to me and I have read some posts on here regarding the season ticket renewals.

So I want to post a few of them as questions to get a feeling as to what other people feel about the season ticket renewals.


1. Were the club correct to put season tickets on sale in February for next season?


2. Is the 15% price rise of season tickets too steep?


3. Should the price be dependant on which division we are playing in next season?


4. Are you surprised to hear or read that up to 10,000 current season ticket holders have yet to renew?


5. Have you renewed and if not, why not?


6. Do you have an idea on how the club can get the missing thousands to renew?


7. With parachute payments, should we go down, the club will surely have resources to spend on transfers in the summer to try and bounce back up so shouldn't we as fans stick with Cardiff City through the good and bad and these are not bad times?

Number 5 for me Carl. 21 years (16 season ticket) but it's time to make a stance. No idea what I'm going to do next season!? Been speaking to Annis about it recently. Sad days, but it's not my club anymore. Not at the moment anyway. Hopefully me, my wife and 2 children will be back soon

No five for me I have decided if you renew you are backing the regime . It's no longer about backing the club as the club is tan.
Rather spend the time with my grandson and I believe boycotting is the only way to influence tans thinking. It wouldn't have worked in the premiership but will certainly be effective in the championship.
The sea of blue will be less effective in the championship as well because of the difference in press and TV coverage.
Perhaps the travel clubs should boycott away travel as well for a few games to make a united front

sorry but that a cop out.............im not renewing because of..the glaziers..sam .. doug sharp..the riddler.. etc etc etc..........its a football club..way too much politics............how can any fan know enough to make these judgments....unless you were to sit chatting with tan for days on end you have no idea what or how he really thinks.......and even then he can..as we all do have a change of direction a week later...............too much propaganda..too much brainwashing..too many ill informed people giving it the ITK thing.......

After 47 years of watching the club through thick and thin I'm entitled to make that opinion. I have had a couple of chats with tan at club functions and believe the club will be red whilst he is here.
Under steve borleys reign I put the steelwork up free of charge for the spar stand so the club could get the advertising revenue. I took down the old television gantry because it was blocking over 500 seats free of charge and Wayne Nash would confirm that I spent time down the ground maintaining equipment and even repairing our goal posts on a Friday afternoon. So I have seen the absolute worst of the club but cannot bare to see what it has become now.
In those 47 years I dreamt of us being in the top tier and it turned out to be one of the most disappointing years of watching my club as we were for most games not even competitive and to hear mates you have been home and away with for 30 plus years arguing over the colour of a shirt tells me it's time to have a break and start spending sometime with my grandson who has just started playing football himself.

i dont doubt you efforts,or loyal support down the years.......but as you point out, following this club has never been an easy ride........fans stop going ,and some restart at various points during their lives...often its a loss of interest, other commitments,health, finance or a mixture..........not having a go at you for not renewing. .. more your original reason......who owns our club,and how they run it has never been democratic, its something we fans have no say in.....youve known this for years.........as for mates arguing..thatts the worse part at the moment for me.....but my experience of it is,its not about colour, ive yet to meet anyone that would prefer red,despite what polls say.....