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

[foxinsocks]

Is the fcc no longer?  That would have been the place to chat this thru.

 

I supporr union fs with donations.m. but i am nit sure they have a mandate on this type of thing.

 

I need yo onow more about the aim of the fixestrust.

 

Nb in a time when its hard to compete we have a great manager and just spent 100m.... yet my st is still the same cost

[FoxesDeb]

2 hours ago, Ashley said:

On a serious note... there is a way to stop it. Dont buy tickets online and go to the ticket office in person.

 

More people in the ticket office/club shop the staff wont be able to cope let's be honest and they'll revert to the normal £1 charge for all tickets ?‍♂️

I did wonder if it was an attempt to drive more people into the club shop in the hope people would find things to buy whilst collecting tickets 

[crazies]

Wow a stealth raise !! Forget the free beers doughnuts scarves tee shirts and subsidised travel HOW dare they do this ??? 

[Fox92]

2 minutes ago, crazies said:

Wow a stealth raise !! Forget the free beers doughnuts scarves tee shirts and subsidised travel HOW dare they do this ??? 

As I stated previously, what a weird view to have.

Once you think you can't criticise somebody or something then you're on a dangerous line.

[Soup]

1 hour ago, crazies said:

Wow a stealth raise !! Forget the free beers doughnuts scarves tee shirts and subsidised travel HOW dare they do this ??? 

In 20 years time I reckon we'll see banners at grounds that say 'FOOTBALL WITHOUT DOUGHNUTS IS RUBBISH '

 

But until then let's live the dream.

[Bats8711]

So - I’m an out of town plastic fan and certainly understand there are things and feelings and history at play here that I’m not aware of. 

 

However the one thing I’ve consistently seen in this thread from those that have an issue with this is the false equivalency of saying anybody that doesn’t have a problem with this is somehow denying others - or themselves - the ability to criticize the club about this or anything else. 

 

Surely there’s quite a gap between not being bothered by a £1 fee and not being able / willing to criticize the club about anything? “Orwellian” seems a bit of a stretch. 

[Chrysalis]

20 hours 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. 

 

It never was free, just before the costs were part of the ticket, now they have been separated presumably as it looks better for marketing to make the ticket seem cheaper by separating it from an admin fee.  They creating an illusion of cheaper prices for the tickets this way as prices might be quoted £30 + admin fee(admin fee £5). instead of a flat £35

[Livid]

Not just at LCFC but the whole admin fees on tickets in general is just a scam.

 

My mate got Rammstein tickets for a group of us on Friday, already at £93 in the Feuerzone (Standing at the front) by the time they had added on service charge fees, insurance (I wouldn't have bothered personally) and postage it had added on an extra £15. 

[LinekersLugs]

12 hours ago, Fox92 said:

The fact you bring stuff like this up when there is a need, and evidence, to criticise the club/the owners is scary.

 

I don't live in Leicestershire so I buy my away tickets online. It was a £2 extra charge for the two away tickets I usually buy. That is now £3. On average I personally do about 14 away games a season so 14*£3 is £42. That's £12 more than an actual away ticket and £14 more than previous seasons of £28 (14*£2).

 

Oh, and with how much the club make they should be lowering season ticket prices if anything. Most clubs freeze season ticket prices. I can point out many different clubs with many different positives. Stoke have offered free away travel for their fans for the past 5 or so seasons. 

Stoke , enough said ????

[LinekersLugs]

13 hours ago, Jacnah said:

Why should they have to consult? Do McDonalds consult when they put the price of a burger up? I'm not saying I agree with the increase, but I don't lose any sleep about not being 'consulted'  although I appreciate others may have a completely different view.

 

TBH, I'm a bit cynical of 'Fans Groups'. I'm sure they do sterling work in some respects, however, they certainly don't represent all fans and there is a seemingly inevitable growth in their own self defined importance and perhaps being 'angered' by this is illustrative. I'd be interested in being educated by those 'angered' as to what they expected from consultation? 

Well said 

[doverfox]

Perhaps and i am not sure but is the separation of ticket and admin an inland revenue thing? They do it every where else concerts and the cinema etc. 

[CosbehFox]

9 hours ago, foxinsocks said:

Is the fcc no longer?  That would have been the place to chat this thru.

 

I supporr union fs with donations.m. but i am nit sure they have a mandate on this type of thing.

 

I need yo onow more about the aim of the fixestrust.

 

Nb in a time when its hard to compete we have a great manager and just spent 100m.... yet my st is still the same cost

The FCC is increasingly organised on ad hoc basis. 

 

Guven the Foxes Trust were set up at a time when we were placed in administration and their major move in more recent years was to make the stadium a protected local asset, I think their aims are perfectly clear. 

 

Cant believe the alright jack mentality here 

[Heskey2011]

"Emotive issue"  Aye 85 replies telling you to pipe down..

All this club done for us, all they've given us already, I'd pay a tenner admin fee if they said they needed it, who are we to question...they've given us the world!! Literally!

 

[CosbehFox]

6 minutes ago, Heskey2011 said:

"Emotive issue"  Aye 85 replies telling you to pipe down..

All this club done for us, all they've given us already, I'd pay a tenner admin fee if they said they needed it, who are we to question...they've given us the world!! Literally!

 

‘All this club done for us’ 

 

There was me thinking you don’t have to pay to get in the ground. 

 

The thing is the club don’t need the pound let alone a tenner. 

 

Theres already an example of someone on the forum whose bought four tickets to the Atalanta game for their family. It’s an extra six quid 

 

Not everyone is lucky enough to be a season ticket holder 

[Guest Kopfkino]

I understand why football fans get precious about these things (the club's nothing without the fans) but idk why as a group there's a feeling that they have a divine right to be treated 'better' by clubs. You're a customer just like you're a customer of any business, that you're hooked and addicted to their product and brand only plays into their hands

[HighPeakFox]

7 hours ago, Heskey2011 said:

they've given us the world!! Literally!

they (Literally!) haven't! 

[CosbehFox]

7 hours ago, Kopfkino said:

I understand why football fans get precious about these things (the club's nothing without the fans) but idk why as a group there's a feeling that they have a divine right to be treated 'better' by clubs. You're a customer just like you're a customer of any business, that you're hooked and addicted to their product and brand only plays into their hands

Personally completely disagree, football clubs are incredibly unique. 

 

A football club is in effect the fans because once you strip assets away like players, stadiums etc. You still have something tangible. 

[Suzie the Fox]

7 hours ago, Cardiff_Fox said:

‘All this club done for us’ 

 

There was me thinking you don’t have to pay to get in the ground. 

 

The thing is the club don’t need the pound let alone a tenner. 

 

Theres already an example of someone on the forum whose bought four tickets to the Atalanta game for their family. It’s an extra six quid 

 

Not everyone is lucky enough to be a season ticket holder 

Yes that was me, don't get me wrong it wouldnt have been an issue paying £14.50 per ticket x4 - a total of £58. But when purchasing at £13 per ticket and then adding £1.50 (non member fee) per ticket, for one & the same transaction on the same credit card for the tickets to all be posted 2nd class together to the same address to get an added £6 i was a bit miffed.

 

It just seems silly to call it an 'admin' fee, especially in this case as printing 1 ticket or 4 and posting them out is no additional work. I wouldnt have have been so miffed had i got the £1.50 charge for all 4 but to pay that for each one was annoying. 

[Wibbleton McTavish]

On 13/07/2019 at 00:34, 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

No being funny, but why should they consult you?

 

I think you have ideas above your station.....

 

 

[CosbehFox]

Finding it increasingly weird how posters with not much posting history seem to have an opinion on this....

[crazies]

Maybe they are paying their employees more because of the raise in % from your wages into your pension account ?  It’s the governments fault then ain’t it ?

admin and booking fees are a worldwide thing   To be honest it makes no odds to me cos for an extra 50p it won’t deter me from going to games   But still don’t understand why they should involve the fans in a business type decision 

[lcfc278]

"Expand the stadium!" - I hear the fans cry.

 

"State of the art training ground!" - An unexpected delivery from the owners, to push us to the higher echelons of English footballing status

 

"Free beer, water and cupcakes to celebrate the season, to commemorate Vichai" - A lovely gesture from the club, often repeated, the envy of every other clubs fans

 

"2 record signings within the space of a week!" - The deliverance of Youri Tielemans, that the fans cried "sign him up" for, for weeks, the club duly delivered.

 

An increase in ticket purchase fees, an absolute drop in the ocean in terms of an increase in revenue compared to the frequent investment pumped in to this club since the family took over.

 

You guys should be ashamed of yourselves, sure it is a slight inconvenience but with all of the taking can you seriously not foot an extra £1 here and there each game for what we've experienced and what's to come?  

[red5]

1 hour ago, Wibbleton McTavish said:

No being funny, but why should they consult you?

 

I think you have ideas above your station.....

 

 

You tell em Jim.

[ozleicester]

1 hour ago, lcfc278 said:

"Expand the stadium!" - I hear the fans cry.

 

"State of the art training ground!" - An unexpected delivery from the owners, to push us to the higher echelons of English footballing status

 

"Free beer, water and cupcakes to celebrate the season, to commemorate Vichai" - A lovely gesture from the club, often repeated, the envy of every other clubs fans

 

"2 record signings within the space of a week!" - The deliverance of Youri Tielemans, that the fans cried "sign him up" for, for weeks, the club duly delivered.

 

An increase in ticket purchase fees, an absolute drop in the ocean in terms of an increase in revenue compared to the frequent investment pumped in to this club since the family took over.

 

You guys should be ashamed of yourselves, sure it is a slight inconvenience but with all of the taking can you seriously not foot an extra £1 here and there each game for what we've experienced and what's to come?  

[CosbehFox]

2 hours ago, crazies said:

Maybe they are paying their employees more because of the raise in % from your wages into your pension account ?  It’s the governments fault then ain’t it ?

admin and booking fees are a worldwide thing   To be honest it makes no odds to me cos for an extra 50p it won’t deter me from going to games   But still don’t understand why they should involve the fans in a business type decision 

There’s been an admin fee of £1 per transaction for a number of years now. 

 

Thats widely been accepted. The point of contention here is that it’s now that price on every ticket - also increased if not a season ticket holder or a member. 

 

Whats changed for that admin fee to increase?