yorkie1999 Posted 7 April 2015 Posted 7 April 2015 Would a kid really want this as a birthday gift? I wanted Hot Wheels and Power Rangers action figures. anything for me apart from clothes, except trainers.
Jace Posted 7 April 2015 Posted 7 April 2015 You could just say happy birthday yourself save having to pay someone to do it then
UpTheLeagueFox Posted 7 April 2015 Posted 7 April 2015 I don't think clubs really like doing it so maybe they charge to put people off.
Guest bss9401 Posted 7 April 2015 Posted 7 April 2015 Put a hundred on over the tannoy at half time. Much better than having to listen to Birchenall's affected Leicester squawk!
lifted*fox Posted 7 April 2015 Posted 7 April 2015 Why doesn't my supermarket where I do my shopping every week give me a free birthday cake? I pour thousands into their business every year, the least they could do is give me a cake once a year! Why doesn't my local pub get the beers in for me and my mates on my birthday? I spend a fair few quid with them over the course of a year! Ya know why? Because they're businesses, that's why, just like your beloved Leicester City. Nobody forces you to spend money with them or buy tickets. They owe you the square root of **** all in reality, really, don't they? You might not want to pay it but several mugs pay it every game. Supply and demand, bla bla bla. That's just the way of the world, friend.
ealingfox Posted 7 April 2015 Posted 7 April 2015 If it was free you'd have groups of lads etc getting them to read out shite messages or fake birthdays for the 'banter'. Incredibly naive thinking doing it for free to the first 15 people who ask is a fair way of doing it.
shailen Posted 7 April 2015 Posted 7 April 2015 Why doesn't my supermarket where I do my shopping every week give me a free birthday cake? I pour thousands into their business every year, the least they could do is give me a cake once a year! Why doesn't my local pub get the beers in for me and my mates on my birthday? I spend a fair few quid with them over the course of a year! Ya know why? Because they're businesses, that's why, just like your beloved Leicester City. Nobody forces you to spend money with them or buy tickets. They owe you the square root of **** all in reality, really, don't they? You might not want to pay it but several mugs pay it every game. Supply and demand, bla bla bla. That's just the way of the world, friend. The difference is this is a gesture that football club should give. It's not like you're asking for free tickets or anything. I do agree that if you don't like it don't have it, but it's still criminal to charge that much for someone to say 4 words. There's ways any business should make money and where ethics come into it. I don't see how the extra money benefits the club too much anyway
lifted*fox Posted 7 April 2015 Posted 7 April 2015 Why should they? The only thing a football club HAS to do is provide you with a safe, comfortable environment to watch a game of football in. It'd be great if they wished everyone a happy birthday but I can fully understand why they don't and also that they don't have to. You want it, pay £20 for it. You don't like it, find another way to wish your family member a happy birthday. Everyone just expects these things like it's their God given right these days. Crazy.
Julian Joachim Jr Shabadoo Posted 7 April 2015 Posted 7 April 2015 Which wouldn't exist without its loyal fan base. We aren't asking for a Ferrari, we're asking for a 5 second tannoy announcement. Do they charge the people they tell to go and move their vehicles £20 for the pleasure as well? That's not a bad idea. If you don't want to pay, just park your car where you shouldn't and put fake number plates with "HAPPY 5TH BEN" on them or whatever.
Larry_LCFC Posted 7 April 2015 Posted 7 April 2015 That's not a bad idea. If you don't want to pay, just park your car where you shouldn't and put fake number plates with "HAPPY 5TH BEN" on them or whatever. LOL
stripeyfox Posted 8 April 2015 Posted 8 April 2015 Why should they? The only thing a football club HAS to do is provide you with a safe, comfortable environment to watch a game of football in. It'd be great if they wished everyone a happy birthday but I can fully understand why they don't and also that they don't have to. You want it, pay £20 for it. You don't like it, find another way to wish your family member a happy birthday. Everyone just expects these things like it's their God given right these days. Crazy. Well they pretty much fail at the safe, comfortable environment judging by the slow response time to someone in need of medical attention on Saturday. Maybe they should charge for that too.... And as for comfort, well appallingly designed toilet facilities, overpriced shite food that they either run out of or you have to wait twenty minutes for because the half time rush seems to take them by surprise each week.It's just another example of some jumped up "commercial manager" finding ways to monetise everything. In any business there are certain services you offer to your customers which cost that business money but they don't directly charge for them as it would be bad customer relations. Tesco don't charge you to park the car. The bank doesn't charge you a tenner for a new bank card. Starbucks doesn't charge you for an extra sugar in your coffee (yet). Also, as an interesting comparison - if you wanted your kids birthday read out on a local, COMMERCIAL radio station, they do it for free!
Bluefoxtim Posted 8 April 2015 Posted 8 April 2015 It’s like people who say Tannoy when they mean "public address system". Tannoy is a brand name. Why are you all starring at me? I’m not having a go at anyone.
Legend_in_blue Posted 8 April 2015 Posted 8 April 2015 Frankie and Bennys could make a tidy sum charging £20 a time. It's very disappointing that the club has to charge such a ridiculous sum of money but then again, I'm not surprised. Being a season ticket holder means bugger all as well. The benefits as a season ticket holder, other than getting a cheaper ticket price on a per game basis, are few and far between.
Fox Ulike Posted 8 April 2015 Posted 8 April 2015 Why doesn't my supermarket where I do my shopping every week give me a free birthday cake? I pour thousands into their business every year, the least they could do is give me a cake once a year! Tesco gives me points cos I shop there every week and so I could easily buy myself a 'free' birthday cake... Why doesn't my local pub get the beers in for me and my mates on my birthday? I spend a fair few quid with them over the course of a year! Your landlord probably will stand you a pint if you drink there as often as you say you do. I think asking for beers for your 'mates' is taking the piss though! # Ya know why? Because they're businesses, that's why, just like your beloved Leicester City. Nobody forces you to spend money with them or buy tickets. They owe you the square root of **** all in reality, really, don't they? You might not want to pay it but several mugs pay it every game. Supply and demand, bla bla bla. That's just the way of the world, friend. Yes football clubs are businesses, but they are businesses that rely on extremely strong brand loyalty. If your supermarket annoys you then you’ll go and find another one. If your pub landlord is a nob then you go and drink elsewhere. BUT… you wouldn’t go off and support another football club because you don’t like the customer service provided by LCFC. It’s easy to exploit this brand loyalty, and charging £20 for a birthday announcement is a good example of where fans are being exploited because of their loyalty and dedication to a single club. £20 is a rip-off. It's also a bad business decision cos for a kiddie it's one of those little things that can tie you to a club for life. How long would it take the club to work up a set of rules so that there was only a limited amount of birthday announcements for kids? In fact, I’ll do it for them: You have to ring and request it You have to be a STH/member Under 12s only Limit of 20 per game – first come first served (That would take around 60 seconds). Sorted.
stripeyfox Posted 8 April 2015 Posted 8 April 2015 They'd charge you a quid to go for a p1ss if they could. And there'd probably be people on here defending it saying "well, they're a business and they have to pay for someone to clean the bogs"
Fox Ulike Posted 8 April 2015 Posted 8 April 2015 They'd charge you a quid to go for a p1ss if they could. And there'd probably be people on here defending it saying "well, they're a business and they have to pay for someone to clean the bogs" Yeah. They'd do a "two for one special" on half-time shits (non-transferable).
Jace Posted 8 April 2015 Posted 8 April 2015 Why doesn't my supermarket where I do my shopping every week give me a free birthday cake? I pour thousands into their business every year, the least they could do is give me a cake once a year! Why doesn't my local pub get the beers in for me and my mates on my birthday? I spend a fair few quid with them over the course of a year! Ya know why? Because they're businesses, that's why, just like your beloved Leicester City. Nobody forces you to spend money with them or buy tickets. They owe you the square root of **** all in reality, really, don't they? You might not want to pay it but several mugs pay it every game. Supply and demand, bla bla bla. That's just the way of the world, friend. Not to mention a supermarket already makes millions of pounds a year in profit yet the football club loses tens of millions a year.
stripeyfox Posted 8 April 2015 Posted 8 April 2015 Not to mention a supermarket already makes millions of pounds a year in profit yet the football club loses tens of millions a year. If a football club loses millions then that's the club's fault. It's not an excuse to fleece the customers even more to make up the shortfall
Jace Posted 8 April 2015 Posted 8 April 2015 If a football club loses millions then that's the club's fault. It's not an excuse to fleece the customers even more to make up the shortfall You do you know you have a choice wherever to pay £20 for a shoutout during the match, no ones forcing you if you don't want to pay use your brain and choose not to and then you will not be fleeced as you put it
Jace Posted 8 April 2015 Posted 8 April 2015 They'd charge you a quid to go for a p1ss if they could. And there'd probably be people on here defending it saying "well, they're a business and they have to pay for someone to clean the bogs" They don't charge though.
lifted*fox Posted 8 April 2015 Posted 8 April 2015 Honestly, some of the shit you lot come out with, really.
shailen Posted 8 April 2015 Posted 8 April 2015 You do you know you have a choice wherever to pay £20 for a shoutout during the match, no ones forcing you if you don't want to pay use your brain and choose not to and then you will not be fleeced as you put it You have a choice on everything. If the club charged £80 a ticket would you not complain. No one is forcing you to go. In all industries, there is the consumer protection agencies which ensures that consumers are not exploited. For me, it's more of an argument of morals. Of course we don't have to get it if we don't like it. But this isn't even expensive it's outrageous. Services like this should have no cost. Limit the number of shoutouts if you have too, or get rid of the service all together. Charging for it is a mockery
Guest MattP Posted 9 April 2015 Posted 9 April 2015 Just take a megaphone and wander round the concourses at Half Time.
AyewJoking Posted 9 April 2015 Posted 9 April 2015 Don't bother having kids. It's cheaper, plus you don't have to wipe their arses. but who will wipe your arse when youre 85?
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