Fan’s Groups Angered By Lack Of Consultation Prior To ‘Stealth’ Increase In Ticket Purchase Fees.

[Stadt]

I’d rather we didn’t have donuts or two free beers over the course of a season instead unnecessarily charging fans to print their tickets in their own home. As Xen pointed out the revenue is nominal, we earn about £120m a season so what’s £200k going to do?

 

Say a bloke took his two lads to 10 games in a season and had the audacity to print tickets off at home? An extra £45 a season trousered by the club.

 

“But we’ve broken our transfer record! We’re building a new training ground! We’re going for the top 6!” None of that is being paid for by a 0.1% increase in revenue - it’s totally unnecessary. If we really needed that cash cut out the freebies or raise ticket prices, don’t charge fans an admin fee to print out tickets at home.

[Out Foxed]

easy to see the people that would become government informants should we fully commit to the totalitarian state we are heading towards. Just because the club does good things doesn't excuse this scummy behaviour. 

 

bootlickers make me sick 

[ozleicester]

12 minutes ago, Markyblue said:

Yes and as long as you live here and partake in its benefits you are part of the capitalist system. 

1) did i complain about it?

2) I don't

[Guest Markyblue]

Just now, ozleicester said:

1) did i complain about it?

2) I don't

1 did i say YOU did.2 good for you.

[Sol thewall Bamba]

11 minutes ago, Stadt said:

Say a bloke took his two lads to 10 games in a season and had the audacity to print tickets off at home? An extra £45 a season trousered by the club.

If anyone defending these fees can justify this to me then I'll reconsider my stance. I'm all ears...

[Nick]

I see both sides. I’d rather they put a quid on the cost of a match ticket than charged a booking fee as it always feels a bit like you’ve been ripped off when you book tickets for stuff and then there is a booking fee and especially when it’s per ticket rather than per transaction.

[DerbyshireFox]

If you went to buy two pints at half time would you pay an extra £1.50 a pint because someone poured it in a glass, and conversely if you bought a drink from a supermarket would you expect to pay the same for drinking it at home? Just because the club get most things spot on, it doesn’t mean they can’t be questioned over something that seems totally unreasonable, especially charging to print at home. 

[Ashley]

9 minutes ago, DerbyshireFox said:

If you went to buy two pints at half time would you pay an extra £1.50 a pint because someone poured it in a glass, and conversely if you bought a drink from a supermarket would you expect to pay the same for drinking it at home? Just because the club get most things spot on, it doesn’t mean they can’t be questioned over something that seems totally unreasonable, especially charging to print at home. 

Yes! 

[rn9013]

I would understand and forgive an admin charge if it was £1 per transaction (covers card fees etc). 

 

However, what the club have chosen to do is effectively raise ticket prices by £1/1.50 while also claiming prices are frozen. They should have just put ticket prices up by £1 if that’s what they wanted to do. 

[Charl91]

8 minutes ago, rn9013 said:

I would understand and forgive an admin charge if it was £1 per transaction (covers card fees etc). 

 

However, what the club have chosen to do is effectively raise ticket prices by £1/1.50 while also claiming prices are frozen. They should have just put ticket prices up by £1 if that’s what they wanted to do. 

This.

 

It's like when the Government promise no tax increases, and then increase National Insurance instead. It's just underhand.

[purpleronnie]

I wonder what it would take for some of our fans to criticise the club.

[woddyuk]

3 hours ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

The introduction of the u16 band was heavily influenced by behind the scenes lobbying done by the fans groups for a number of years, so it's quite ironic you seem to have a problem with them continuing in the same vein.

Not to sound like Durham on talksport but I Didn't say anywhere in the post  I have any problem with the fan groups.

Opinion was invited. I gave what I thought to be a balanced one offering some perspective. 

Others may choose to agree or disagree (or troll for the sake of it) accordingly and have their own reasons either way.  

Besides the fact we are discussing it on here may mean the club will rethink?  

 

[jonthefox]

4 hours ago, walkerleeds said:

 

You're the kind of bloke who would  pay £70 for a ticket for a game at home to West Brom aren't you? 

No I have a season ticket thanks. Lovely view.

[Dan]

Totally unnecessary extra charge from LCFC.

[LinekersLugs]

15 hours ago, Foxes_Trust said:

The Foxes Trust and Union FS have come out strongly in condemnation at the fact that Leicester City did not consult Fans’ Groups prior to the substantial increase in fees introduced by the Club for 2019/20 for Match Tickets (Home & Away), Stadium Car Parking, Foxes Travel and other services.

 

Full details below

 

http://foxestrust.co.uk/7353/fans-groups-angered-by-lack-of-consultation-prior-to-stealth-increase-in-ticket-purchase-fees

 

We encourage fans comments on this thread

Quite honestly I find this a bit Rich, I’ll get shot down for this but I don’t care , the club have frozen season ticket prices for years, they have subsidised trips , free gifts , they have improved us to being a work known football club and people whinging about a few extra quid , it’s a business not a charity and if we need to keep moving forward sometimes there are increases in pricing and the increase we are talking about is peanuts really, honestly the sense of self entitlement amongst some sections of our fan group is embarrassing. 

 

The same people moaning about this will be slagging off the sales centre staff as well, if you want a better service you have to pay a little more.

 

 

 

 

 

[Chrysalis]

Whats the fee for?

 

I got no issue with the price increase but more in how the pricing model is, it is kind of a stealthy way to increase prices.

 

So a £5 ticket with a £1 fee should really just be a £6 ticket.

[Guest Col city fan]

6 hours ago, Swan Lesta said:

I see both sides. I’d rather they put a quid on the cost of a match ticket than charged a booking fee as it always feels a bit like you’ve been ripped off when you book tickets for stuff and then there is a booking fee and especially when it’s per ticket rather than per transaction.

Spot on

Booking fees are bollox. There’s no need for them whatsoever and they are a ‘hidden’ fee so to speak.

Like you say, just add a quid on a match ticket. I think most fans would probably accept that tbh

[HighPeakFox]

Is there any tax perk in using the extra as a 'booking fee'? If not, I cannot see why they'd do this, other than gaslighting us about price increases.

[Otis]

3 hours ago, HighPeakFox said:

Is there any tax perk in using the extra as a 'booking fee'? If not, I cannot see why they'd do this, other than gaslighting us about price increases.

Just what i was thinking, now that card transaction fees are banned, maybe they are using the "admin fee" as a work around. totally underhand & should be illegal.

[CosbehFox]

6 hours ago, LinekersLugs said:

Quite honestly I find this a bit Rich, I’ll get shot down for this but I don’t care , the club have frozen season ticket prices for years, they have subsidised trips , free gifts , they have improved us to being a work known football club and people whinging about a few extra quid , it’s a business not a charity and if we need to keep moving forward sometimes there are increases in pricing and the increase we are talking about is peanuts really, honestly the sense of self entitlement amongst some sections of our fan group is embarrassing. 

 

The same people moaning about this will be slagging off the sales centre staff as well, if you want a better service you have to pay a little more.

 

 

 

 

 

Self Entitlement? 

 

I sidnt want a free donut. I didn’t want a trip to Belgium. I’d have understood an increase in season tickets. 

 

But this is OTT. 

 

Just because we have good owners doesn’t excuse them from making bad decisions. I want the best owners and the best for my club

[Xen]

5 hours ago, LinekersLugs said:

Quite honestly I find this a bit Rich, I’ll get shot down for this but I don’t care , the club have frozen season ticket prices for years, they have subsidised trips , free gifts , they have improved us to being a work known football club and people whinging about a few extra quid , it’s a business not a charity and if we need to keep moving forward sometimes there are increases in pricing and the increase we are talking about is peanuts really, honestly the sense of self entitlement amongst some sections of our fan group is embarrassing. 

 

The same people moaning about this will be slagging off the sales centre staff as well, if you want a better service you have to pay a little more.

If you can give a genuine suggestion of what the additional admin fee is to be used for then perhaps people will be more likely to agree that a few extra quid is okay.

 

As it stands, there is no sensible justification for a per-ticket surcharge rather than per-transaction. As such, it's completely underhand to make this change. If they desperately need the extra funds for whatever reason (they don't) then they should have just raised ticket prices, or scrapped one of the alternative costs like the clappers.

[Ginger_Filbert]

14 hours ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

If anyone defending these fees can justify this to me then I'll reconsider my stance. I'm all ears...

You can’t buy tickets to many live events anymore without paying an administration fee. Whether that be football, live concerts or the world table football championship. 

Take your UFS tinted glasses off and try living in the real world. 

Nothing is free anymore...

And it’s nice to see your comment on my first post... where to ******* start with this. Without actually starting anything. Care to elaborate?

Id love to see any counter argument to any point I made. 

 

[Soup]

13 minutes ago, Ginger_Filbert said:

You can’t buy tickets to many live events anymore without paying an administration fee. Whether that be football, live concerts or the world table football championship. 

Take your UFS tinted glasses off and try living in the real world. 

Nothing is free anymore...

And it’s nice to see your comment on my first post... where to ******* start with this. Without actually starting anything. Care to elaborate?

Id love to see any counter argument to any point I made. 

 

So basically you get in line and do what your told. They say jump........ 

 

 

[gw_leics772]

18 hours ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

The introduction of the u16 band was heavily influenced by behind the scenes lobbying done by the fans groups for a number of years, so it's quite ironic you seem to have a problem with them continuing in the same vein.

So the people who caused the loss of revenue, that the vast majority did not request, are up in arms that the club is balancong the books elsewhere.

 

This strikes me as moaning about something you caused.

 

You get the credit for the u16 band and the club get the blame for the stealth tax.

 

To put it another way, the club changed their pricing structure, rewarding season ticket holders more (u16 st holders, the future etc), at the expense of non st holders. Seems a sound business decision that will result in more demand / justification for season tickets, in time for when we increase the capacity. Good business decision.

 

Would we have moaned if they put a few % on st prices for the first time in years, coonciding with an upturn in our spend to make a better "product" for us fans. I certainly wouldn't. They gave me something i didnt ask for and didnt need, and are balancing their books in a very well thought out business way.

 

(And thats completely ignoring that their admin costs are legitimately increasing, and value for money compared to other teams in the premier league)

[gw_leics772]

16 hours ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

If anyone defending these fees can justify this to me then I'll reconsider my stance. I'm all ears...

Off the top of my head...

 

Look at the world around you, 90% of bills are increasing. Lcfc are a business, not a model for social conscience. It is not their responsibilty to balance the country's books.

 

Printing your tickets at home is a benefit to people who do not trust the uk postal system (and who does) and chooses not to spend their time visiting the stadium outside of match day or diminishing their "match day experience" queuing for tickets.

 

Costs rise, ours have actually gone down, because of "your" lobbying, and they choose to balance their books rather than accept increasing overheads, which in doing so, would put them on a social mission and be standout performers when compared to direct comparable competitors.

 

Believe it or not, their is actaully a silent majority who live their life by the general facets of capitalism, in oreference to the alternatives.

 

You win some, you lose some.

 

Life's a bitch.

 

You like it or lump it.

 

You get what you pay for. Etc.etc.

 

Stereotypes comes about through generally accepted things that happen.

 

This aint france people. And even if it was, burning shit doesnt work.