Will you pay £25 for a ST card?

[Bert]

 I know there’s a thread on ST’s but think it’ll be interesting to see. 

Edited 21 April 2024 by Bert

[Bert]

Just seen I’d made it poll only. 

[StanSP]

Nope. Extortionate and the club surely know it. 

But it's just another method to get everyone to a digitised world. 

[Nolucklcfc]

Unfortunately it’s just a way to move people to mobile cards and I’ll be one of their victims 

[Dan]

It's a massive lose lose, however, they don't want you to use physical cards which is why I'm edging to yes.

[Guest Chocolate Teapot]

Purely out of spite, yes. But I think the joke is probably on me.

[SemperEadem]

Just now, Chocolate Teapot said:

Purely out of spite, yes. But I think the joke is probably on me.

Yeah thats me also.

[goose2010]

Narhh not bothering renewing. 

 

Works out at £100 a game for our 4 now. That's before anything else on the match day. It's simply isn't worth it. 

[Fox92]

I want to out of spite but can’t justify it.

 

I have just emailed them to explain the price as it hypocritical of them.

Edited 21 April 2024 by Fox92

[Vestan Pance]

I will pay the £25 if they put the proceeds towards rail seating.

Edited 21 April 2024 by Vestan Pance

[An Away Move]

I’ll pay it through gritted teeth and am pissed off about it - but I am not moving to NFC as it just doesn’t suit my attendance habits. If they ever roll it out for everyone it will be a sad day as I’ll have to give up my ST. I imagine many would do the same. 

Edited 21 April 2024 by An Away Move

[FoxesTez]

Just read a tweet that makes a great point - it's £10 for a replacement card this season. Clear display of greed by the club to change this to a £25 price point. 

[HighPeakFox]

Unnecessary and pointless greed by the club. 

[foxinsox]

I will pay to keep my card, will recoup by spendingng less at the fan store.

[FrankieADZ]

£25 for cards.......just shows how much of a disconnect there is between the club and the fan base now.

club just makes a rod for their own backs when the say things like "eco friendly" etc yet, doesnt get local pies in the ground(pukka ones) and still prints 1000s of clappers per game too

 

its so arse about face

[Skidmark]

Yeah i'll pay to keep it. 

 

The amount of people you see throwing money down on £60 shirts and un-necessary stuff on a match day is mad. 

 

It's the price of a less than 4 pints in the ground. 

[Paninistickers]

1 minute ago, HighPeakFox said:

Unnecessary and pointless greed by the club. 

Not sure it's greed. It's about control. 

 

As others have said, whatever this crackpot administration wants, the opposite is probably right. I'll pay. And as the poster says above, it's us who's the mug punter. 

[StanSP]

1 minute ago, FrankieADZ said:

£25 for cards.......just shows how much of a disconnect there is between the club and the fan base now.

club just makes a rod for their own backs when the say things like "eco friendly" etc yet, doesnt get local pies in the ground(pukka ones) and still prints 1000s of clappers per game too

 

its so arse about face

Also how can it be Eco-friendly if they're not letting people already keep their bit of plastic by making it obsolete. Surely it'd be more eco-friendly to let fans keep their current cards and not charge anything (or make it minimal at the very worst)? 

 

Hypocritical of them to use that slant and try and get away with it. 

[davieG]

As an OAP I’m fortunate to be exempt so will keep my card even though I’m quite capable of using a smart phone.

 

 

[FrankieADZ]

Just now, StanSP said:

Also how can it be Eco-friendly if they're not letting people already keep their bit of plastic by making it obsolete. Surely it'd be more eco-friendly to let fans keep their current cards and not charge anything (or make it minimal at the very worst)? 

 

Hypocritical of them to use that slant and try and get away with it. 

true that, just give people the option, frankly i dont trust the club with NFC and all that. 

i can understand why people use NFC tickets i use them on the train etc but i trust them more than the ones at our ground

[Skidmark]

We all know that the real implementation of this £25 is to prevent people passing the card to other people.

 

That's it. Nothing eco-friendly about it. If they wanted to be a bit eco-friendly go back to the paper system with the old booklets and the numbers. (It's recyclable a bit like those paper clappers) 

[davieG]

3 minutes ago, Paninistickers said:

Not sure it's greed. It's about control. 

 

As others have said, whatever this crackpot administration wants, the opposite is probably right. I'll pay. And as the poster says above, it's us who's the mug punter. 

I’m sure that’s an element of their aim but even charging £25 doesn’t ensure they get everyone under their control

[HighPeakFox]

4 minutes ago, Paninistickers said:

Not sure it's greed. It's about control. 

 

As others have said, whatever this crackpot administration wants, the opposite is probably right. I'll pay. And as the poster says above, it's us who's the mug punter. 

If you're right - and I can see you might well be - that's even worse.

 

I guess I can count myself lucky it won't ever affect me.

[Leicesterpool]

Can't I use last seasons card? Why the club obsessed wanting fans to use phones? 

[Skidmark]

Admittedly the £25 doesn't go far for the club, so it is all about controlling the passing of ST cards to others. Say 10,000 ST holders take up that offer, that's an extra £250,000 for the club. 

 

It'll be the food prices getting hiked up next, as well as all other match day expenses which people will somehow happily pay. 

 

If you buy some food and a pint at the ground every game you'll probably pay the same price as the cheapest ST over the course of the season.