Scotland Ever More Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 The people of Aberdeen have never filled Pittodrie for the national team against Nigeria, South Africa or the Faroes so why would they start now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 1 minute ago, Scotland Ever More said: The people of Aberdeen have never filled Pittodrie for the national team against Nigeria, South Africa or the Faroes so why would they start now? Folk from outside Aberdeen are allowed to too. If they choose to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotland Ever More Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 36 minutes ago, Orraloon said: Folk from outside Aberdeen are allowed to too. If they choose to. 37 minutes ago, Orraloon said: Folk from outside Aberdeen are allowed to too. If they choose to. Good to know. I'll be there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brummie Hibs Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 1 hour ago, Orraloon said: Folk from outside Aberdeen are allowed to too. If they choose to. But they generally won't be treated very welcomed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandydunn Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 £15 & £5 for members during members sale £20 &£10 there after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TartanTon Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 2 minutes ago, dandydunn said: £15 & £5 for members during members sale £20 &£10 there after. Posted Sunday at 10:45 AM Maybe make it £15 and £5 entry, IF the SFA have an ounce of reason. I'll not take any credit for that one but its a good move, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 2 hours ago, dandydunn said: £15 & £5 for members during members sale £20 &£10 there after. That's before the discount, aye? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoonTheSlope Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 2 hours ago, dandydunn said: £15 & £5 for members during members sale £20 &£10 there after. Decent members prices Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gala Tartan Army (Borders) Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Pretty reasonable ticket prices for a game against Holland .Is it too much to hope that the SFA have listened to our moans about pricing ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoonTheSlope Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 11 minutes ago, Gala Tartan Army (Borders) said: Pretty reasonable ticket prices for a game against Holland .Is it too much to hope that the SFA have listened to our moans about pricing ? The cynic in me is saying they know it'll just be a 'B' game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoonTheSlope Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 I notice that this still hasn't been noted on the fixture list on the FIFA website Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandydon Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 I think £20 is still too much to watch two teams that haven’t qualified for the World Cup. But then I’m tight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gala Tartan Army (Borders) Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 1 hour ago, Dandydon said: I think £20 is still too much to watch two teams that haven’t qualified for the World Cup. But then I’m tight. £15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 It seriously should be the minimum to cover costs for policing, stewarding, admin cost etc. Max £10 for adults and free for under 16s or what ever that break even cost is.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandydunn Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 (edited) 17 hours ago, fringo said: It seriously should be the minimum to cover costs for policing, stewarding, admin cost etc. Max £10 for adults and free for under 16s or what ever that break even cost is.. They can’t fleece people for a silly profit with that business model though Edited October 18, 2017 by dandydunn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 1 hour ago, dandydunn said: They can’t fleece people for a silly profit with that business model though There's always a way I'm sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Pete Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 18 hours ago, fringo said: It seriously should be the minimum to cover costs for policing, stewarding, admin cost etc. Max £10 for adults and free for under 16s or what ever that break even cost is.. To be fair to the SFA they are a business. Not sure why they should do something for nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 25 minutes ago, Texas Pete said: To be fair to the SFA they are a business. Not sure why they should do something for nothing. And they've made it all the more screamingly obvious in recent years. And in there lieth the problem. Just like UEFA, FIFA etc. No longer is football actually a priority but money and fleecing fans, (sorry customers). It should be a not-for-profit organisation, and NOT a business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Pete Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 1 hour ago, fringo said: And they've made it all the more screamingly obvious in recent years. And in there lieth the problem. Just like UEFA, FIFA etc. No longer is football actually a priority but money and fleecing fans, (sorry customers). It should be a not-for-profit organisation, and NOT a business. I don’t think the SFA are strictly speaking non-profit but they aren’t exactly a company that’s set up to make money. How many people do they employ? The Scotland managers job is half a million quid a year for a start. Where do you suggest they get the money for that? TV money alone won’t pay for all their overheads. The SFA require sponsorship to run so I doubt ticket sales and TV money is enough for them to operate as it is without charging the bare minimum for ticket prices. There are too many fat cats and I dare say the SFA could be run much better than it is but I think the idea of only charging enough to cover police and stewarding etc. is maybe a little naive. If they were run better I would imagine they could charge a bit less for qualifiers (I personally don’t think the £125 I paid for 5 games this campaign was that bad but some tickets are too expensive I feel) but I don’t think £15 for a friendly is too high. £20 on the public sale is maybe a bit steep but you won’t find a game of professional football for much less than that anywhere in Britain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 3 minutes ago, Texas Pete said: I don’t think the SFA are strictly speaking non-profit but they aren’t exactly a company that’s set up to make money. How many people do they employ? The Scotland managers job is half a million quid a year for a start. Where do you suggest they get the money for that? TV money alone won’t pay for all their overheads. The SFA require sponsorship to run so I doubt ticket sales and TV money is enough for them to operate as it is without charging the bare minimum for ticket prices. There are too many fat cats and I dare say the SFA could be run much better than it is but I think the idea of only charging enough to cover police and stewarding etc. is maybe a little naive. If they were run better I would imagine they could charge a bit less for qualifiers (I personally don’t think the £125 I paid for 5 games this campaign was that bad but some tickets are too expensive I feel) but I don’t think £15 for a friendly is too high. £20 on the public sale is maybe a bit steep but you won’t find a game of professional football for much less than that anywhere in Britain. Many fair points and to be fair, they have more recently restructured some of their ticket prices compared to 3-5 years earlier when they did start fleecing fans. I still think a midweek friendly in Nov should be lower pricing than suggested as it would also boost the crowd and thereby help the team a little more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Pete Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Just now, fringo said: Many fair points and to be fair, they have more recently restructured some of their ticket prices compared to 3-5 years earlier when they did start fleecing fans. I still think a midweek friendly in Nov should be lower pricing than suggested as it would also boost the crowd and thereby help the team a little more. Yeah they could take a wee hit for this one seeing as we failed to get a playoff and our opponents aren’t exactly as illustrious as the one were. Aberdeen will be getting their cut though don’t forget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Aberdonians will always make sure they take their cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDFH64 Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Take it nae one in Dundee pays rent for property use fringo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 15 minutes ago, RDFH64 said: Take it nae one in Dundee pays rent for property use fringo. Not if they can avoid it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandydunn Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 1 hour ago, fringo said: Many fair points and to be fair, they have more recently restructured some of their ticket prices compared to 3-5 years earlier when they did start fleecing fans. I still think a midweek friendly in Nov should be lower pricing than suggested as it would also boost the crowd and thereby help the team a little more. Agreed. What would be better, 9,000 people at £20 or 18,000 people at £10? I would like to think more money would be made in the latter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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