Membership details 17/18

[rn9013]

Following the ST announcement, I've just found this on the website. Looks as though the club will be reverting to a single membership level based on loyalty points. 

 

Full details of 2017/18 Fox Membership packages can be found below:

Becoming an official Fox Member brings you closer to the team you love, and also gives you a host of additional benefits and exclusive content. 

 

With Adult Memberships during the 2016/17 season selling out quickly, it is expected that demand for the 2017/18 season will again be high; and details of the membership packages ahead of the 2017/18 season, including how to become an official Fox Member will be announced in due course and supporters are advised to keep an eye on LCFC.com and the Club’s official social media channels. 

 

To give supporters a taster of what is to come for the new season, the Club are excited to announce that memberships will have a new look and will operate under one adult membership scheme, alongside a Junior Membership, International Membership and Under-2s Membership. 

 

The decision to operate one adult membership comes following extensive research carried out during the 2016/17 season, which saw the Club look at multiple options to ensure it continues to reward loyalty and encourage growth. 

 

Further details of the 2017/18 Membership packages will be announced in due course.

Read more at http://www.lcfc.com/tickets/memberships/index.aspx#bh2v1i5FG5bRCope.99

 

 

[DJ Barry Hammond]

 

Hmmmm... the decision to change the membership criteria may also be in the knowledge that there won't be those extra 'big draw' games where people will be willing to pay extra for an increased chance at tickets.

[Sol thewall Bamba]

This will lead to reference hoarding/lending to build points like the away priority system. But there's no system that benefits everybody so I can see the logic. 

[rn9013]

Just now, Sol thewall Bamba said:

This will lead to reference hoarding/lending to build points like the away priority system. But there's no system that benefits everybody so I can see the logic. 

Exactly this. 

[Quorndon_Fox]

what were the figures someone recently put up about number of members?

 

[StanSP]

38 minutes ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

This will lead to reference hoarding/lending to build points like the away priority system. But there's no system that benefits everybody so I can see the logic. 

doesn't that happen now any way?

[Sol thewall Bamba]

18 minutes ago, StanSP said:

doesn't that happen now any way?

The point I was making was that it will become a closed shop like aways and you'll only get tickets second hand off people you know. 

[urban.spaceman]

Basically an announcement that an announcement will announced in due course. 

[FLAN]

They should stamp your hand at away games to let you buy for the next one 

[Nalis]

1 hour ago, FLAN said:

They should stamp your hand at away games to let you buy for the next one 

 

And anyone who dares to shower between aways is a fvcking plastic and is rightly refused entry to the next away.

[jammie82uk]

6 hours ago, urban.spaceman said:

Basically an announcement that an announcement will announced in due course. 

And when it finally gets announced in the announced announcement people will still say that they are surprised by the announcement and say the club could have announced the announcement better 

[urban.spaceman]

15 minutes ago, jammie82uk said:

And when it finally gets announced in the announced announcement people will still say that they are surprised by the announcement and say the club could have announced the announcement better 

If they announce this announcement with the phrase "BREAKING NEWS" I'm going to flip.  

[foxinsocks]

I am a gold member and a st holder.  I use the gold membership to buy an extra ticket once or twice a year.... so gold membership is expensive but useful.  It is reliable in that you can usually get a ticket.  I justified paying the fee on the grounds that while poor value this year it was worth holding the option.  If the gold membershup is  binned  it will undermine my investment this year. I have been shafted.  No hint of this at the fcc

[Bayfox]

Many pound notes.

 

Sorry many points gained.

 

As a season ticket holder and a silver memebership holder as well that has used the silver nearly every game. I look forward to jumping the queue when then points tally for next year 

 

They will never find a system to suit everyone.

 

And i'd wager quite a few on here have been happy to buy of others. And i doubt you complained then if it meant you got a ticket.

 

Whilst demand outstrips supply it will carry on.

[KrefelderFox666]

This is what the majority of people wanted so the club have listened to the fans and acted. As has been said many times before, can't please everyone.

[Qwerty]

If they sell way many more memberships than there are seats, surely it'll be a total nightmare.  Presumably the single membership has been proposed as silver/city members were fed up with getting the leftovers after gold members had taken most of the seats.  But if ticket purchases aren't staggered then I imagine the website will crash every single time when sales open.

[jammie82uk]

1 hour ago, Qwerty said:

If they sell way many more memberships than there are seats, surely it'll be a total nightmare.  Presumably the single membership has been proposed as silver/city members were fed up with getting the leftovers after gold members had taken most of the seats.  But if ticket purchases aren't staggered then I imagine the website will crash every single time when sales open.

I wonder if when they say single level membership that they actually mean a single price level but with multiple tiers 

 

I have family members who are Arsenal fans and there memberships are all one price but multi tiered

 

you start at the bottom for example in our case the city fox level then you upgrade to the next level by invitation when the numbers allow 

 

[rn9013]

19 hours ago, jammie82uk said:

I wonder if when they say single level membership that they actually mean a single price level but with multiple tiers 

 

I have family members who are Arsenal fans and there memberships are all one price but multi tiered

 

you start at the bottom for example in our case the city fox level then you upgrade to the next level by invitation when the numbers allow 

 

That's not actually a bad idea, I wouldn't mind this system. So essentially the longer you have a consecutive membership, the more chance you have of getting match tickets. Personally I think that's better than a points based system, as the points system is so open for abuse (as we see with away games). 

[Drew Peacock]

36 minutes ago, rn9013 said:

That's not actually a bad idea, I wouldn't mind this system. So essentially the longer you have a consecutive membership, the more chance you have of getting match tickets. Personally I think that's better than a points based system, as the points system is so open for abuse (as we see with away games). 

Wouldn't this have the opportunity to be abused in exactly the same way though. Instead of points, you earn higher priority by paying for membership every year. You could still buy match tickets and sell them onto anyone you choose who has never been to a game before in their life.

Until the passport type system is put into place, like for Champions League away games, I guess any loyalty scheme is open to abuse, possibly to a lesser degree even the CL one.

But I feel that you do have to have some sort of loyalty system, because lots of genuine fans go regularly, and it's unfair for people to jump on the bandwagon when success comes, ahead of those fans.

It is a closed shop to some extent when demand outstrips supply, but maybe this won't even be an issue for Leicester fans, going by more empty seats at games in the last few months.

[rn9013]

16 minutes ago, Drew Peacock said:

Wouldn't this have the opportunity to be abused in exactly the same way though. Instead of points, you earn higher priority by paying for membership every year. You could still buy match tickets and sell them onto anyone you choose who has never been to a game before in their life.

Until the passport type system is put into place, like for Champions League away games, I guess any loyalty scheme is open to abuse, possibly to a lesser degree even the CL one.

But I feel that you do have to have some sort of loyalty system, because lots of genuine fans go regularly, and it's unfair for people to jump on the bandwagon when success comes, ahead of those fans.

It is a closed shop to some extent when demand outstrips supply, but maybe this won't even be an issue for Leicester fans, going by more empty seats at games in the last few months.

Yeah fair point. 

 

Like you say though, next year if we are a mid table side or lower, I expect the demand won't be there for people to be able to buy tickets to sell on. Plus STH's will be able to sell match tickets so there will be more available than previous years. 

 

I don't think this years membership has been bad. I think the big problem was 15/16, when the club sold so many memberships in the final 2 months to people who used it to buy tickets for the last few games only. 

 

 

[jammie82uk]

9 hours ago, Drew Peacock said:

Wouldn't this have the opportunity to be abused in exactly the same way though. Instead of points, you earn higher priority by paying for membership every year. You could still buy match tickets and sell them onto anyone you choose who has never been to a game before in their life.

Until the passport type system is put into place, like for Champions League away games, I guess any loyalty scheme is open to abuse, possibly to a lesser degree even the CL one.

But I feel that you do have to have some sort of loyalty system, because lots of genuine fans go regularly, and it's unfair for people to jump on the bandwagon when success comes, ahead of those fans.

It is a closed shop to some extent when demand outstrips supply, but maybe this won't even be an issue for Leicester fans, going by more empty seats at games in the last few months.

As you said any loyalty scheme is open to abuse, but as the way I suggested is based on time you can't just buy tickets and flog them on to just jump up the waiting list, there is no short cut you will still proceed up the list whether you buy tickets or not as long as you pay your yearly membership 

 

9 hours ago, rn9013 said:

That's not actually a bad idea, I wouldn't mind this system. So essentially the longer you have a consecutive membership, the more chance you have of getting match tickets. Personally I think that's better than a points based system, as the points system is so open for abuse (as we see with away games). 

 

Yep Thats exactly how it works 

[Qwerty]

Does anyone know anything about memberships next season yet?  We're gold members, and didn't get lucky in the season ticket ballot, so desperately hoping we'll have some way of getting tickets next season.  I understand that the gold/silver etc isn't happening next season.  But there doesn't appear to be anything new on the website giving more information.

 

i spoke to a Man U fan today - apparently they plan to open tickets sales for every single home match to every single member on one day, straight after the fixture list is announced!  Surely the website will crash in less than a second?!

[Don Squires]

Hello, I know very little about football (bear with me!) but my wife (I'm writing on her behalf) and her friends have been regular attenders at LCFC . Prior to renewing their gold membership , allowing them Priority Window 1 status, they had 30 points, but after renewal this has dropped to 26-29 points, bar two friends. I should add that there used to be 9 of them as members, but seeing as 4 did not attend that often only 5 renewed their membership this time around. She has asked the club for an explanation and the chap said that it was something to do with attending away games, something that none have them have done. Has anyone else experienced something similar?

As I say, I have little knowledge of the game so hope what I've written makes sense to LC supporters!

 

Thanks.