Stop the LCFC Loyalty Tax - UFS statement

[Paninistickers]

23 minutes ago, Gamble92 said:

They literally could have just added the price on to the ticket and offered a deduction if you go digital. It's brain dead from a PR perspective yet again 

It's a great post. And yet another example of logic defying business insanity that pervades down there. 

 

It's almost like a competition to see who can come up with the most numbskull idea 

 

 

[Voll Blau]

36 minutes ago, slymunn said:

I could of taken on a carers tickets a few years back. But would of lost my points etc, and the ability to go on my own if it was only me attending.

 

So I made the decision to keep my ticket as I don't really miss many matches.

I'd say our ticket office was run by robots, bit robots make logical decisions.

[Buzzell]

46 minutes ago, slymunn said:

I could of taken on a carers tickets a few years back. But would of lost my points etc, and the ability to go on my own if it was only me attending.

 

So I made the decision to keep my ticket as I don't really miss many matches.

I’m a carer for my disabled brother. I’ve been down there on games when he couldn’t attend. Never had a problem getting in.

[mo-rima]

Let's get debate on talk sport. 

See what Simon Jordan got to say about this

[foxinsocks]

I notice the liverpool allow supports to transfer nfc tickets...

https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/how-use-ticket-forwarding

 

[worth_the_wait]

Bombard the club with Emails.   I've just sent one.    Just highlight the negligible cost (in the scheme of things) and the terrible customer service it represents.    They may not give a damn about us as supporters, but profit and customer service might just activaye a few brain cells.  

 

It may not do the slightest good, but you never know.    If there's enough negative feedback, it just might make them think.    

[RYM]

10 hours ago, DerbyshireFox said:

Emailed lcfchelp. Hopefully their inbox will be overflowing by the morning. 

l understand emailing that address totally as that’s the one we are given. These pricing decisions are so harsh on that team and the TO though who are literally following instructions from those above.
 

I would guess they’d probably agree with us on many things but they could well be managed by fear and not allowed to challenge. Not fun.
 

The foot soldiers will take the hit, the abuse and the stress while those above focus on other plans to indirectly alienate us all. 
 

You would hope they are able to pass the frustrations on to those above. It’s a bloody mess.

 

At best the club will come out and drop the £25 fee saying “it’s listened to fans” and try and look impressive for doing so. Many will buy into that if so but it should never get to this.

 

Like everything, talk to your fan groups and get your hands dirty.

 

Up th£ Cit£h

Edited 23 April by RYM

[Viva]

10 hours ago, mo-rima said:

Let's get debate on talk sport. 

See what Simon Jordan got to say about this

I’m not sure a debate on a £25 charge that people don’t have to pay will make national news! 

[Union FS]

22 hours ago, Union FS said:

UFS along with other supporter groups  will attend a meeting with LCFC tomorrow on this topic. 

 

We will continue to oppose this shameless cash grab in the strongest possible terms.

[Bluetintedspecs]

Sent this e mail hope very many have voiced their concerns too:

 

Dear Leicester City ,

 

I will without doubt be renewing my 2 season cards , I fully understand the 5% price increase, however , I wish to state that I do find the decision to apply a £25 charge to retain  the manual season card, which is my preference, surprising, punitive and very unlike how the Club usually treats its fans.

I am sure the Club will be aware of the widespread anger and disappointment that this excessive stealth charge decision and announcement has caused!  

I truly hope you revisit this decision as I'm sure a fractured relationship between Club and fans is not the aim?

 

Kind regards

 

[Danizen]

Great statement. 

 

Pointing out the hypocrisies and offering solutions and encouraging the fans to oppose this ridiculous change.

 

Well done, UFS

[RYM]

1 hour ago, Union FS said:

UFS along with other supporter groups  will attend a meeting with LCFC tomorrow on this topic. 

 

We will continue to oppose this shameless cash grab in the strongest possible terms.

Club will without doubt drop the £25 and then expect us all to worship them for listening, it’s a clever(ish) tactic.
 

They’ll also then be able to say they’ve done enough for a while and shut down fan groups for a while with it.

 

I’d be really interested to know why there was only a consultation after the event, not even for approval but for transparency purposes and what procedures and policies are in place to prevent similar things happening in the future. 

[Stadt]

This is another episode of the LCFC management are just bad at their jobs. People like to ascribe all sorts of other reasons to their incompetence - they’re just bad.

 

Lots of people need replacing. Half of the club is running on League 1 firmware still. E.g the ticket office.

 

I’m starting to think our business practises might be suffering from being ran by a company who were granted a royal concession made up of a captive audience.

[dmayne7]

23 hours ago, Raj said:

@Foxes_Trust

 

The above is how you make a statement against what the Club is doing FOR the fans, not just turning up at the FCC for a biscuit and coffee and being told to shut up and go away.

 

 

 

 

I've been super critical of FT but they absolutely couldn't release a statement like this. It would kill what ever link they have with the club. They could do with following the much more assertive tone here but some of the wording is pretty aggressive so that wouldn't do them any favours.

 

Not saying this statement is wrong, just highlighting the realities of the situation. FT have to do better for sure.

[Voll Blau]

5 hours ago, Viva said:

I’m not sure a debate on a £25 charge that people don’t have to pay will make national news! 

Ticketing issues at Liverpool, Sours and Chelsea all have recently - as pointed out on @BSLBPod.

[Bob Hazels shorts]

The morals of the club went out of the window when they basically evicted families and friends from their seats after 20 years. Sad, but true.

 

 

KARMA never fails to dish out a return slap 

[An Away Move]

1 hour ago, Bluetintedspecs said:

Sent this e mail hope very many have voiced their concerns too:

 

Dear Leicester City ,

 

I will without doubt be renewing my 2 season cards , I fully understand the 5% price increase, however , I wish to state that I do find the decision to apply a £25 charge to retain  the manual season card, which is my preference, surprising, punitive and very unlike how the Club usually treats its fans.

I am sure the Club will be aware of the widespread anger and disappointment that this excessive stealth charge decision and announcement has caused!  

I truly hope you revisit this decision as I'm sure a fractured relationship between Club and fans is not the aim?

 

Kind regards

 

Thank you. I used this as a template and added some of my own wording. The more people that do this the better.

 

 

[funkyrobot]

On 22/04/2024 at 13:07, Union FS said:

Might be worth a 25th minute waving of the season card protest? Would probably get a mention on tv if they see everyone waving their cards over to where the board sit? 

[worth_the_wait]

9 minutes ago, funkyrobot said:

Might be worth a 25th minute waving of the season card protest? Would probably get a mention on tv if they see everyone waving their cards over to where the board sit? 

A bit daft as it sounds, this is actually a good idea.

 

It needs a song to go with it.   Can't think of one off the top of my head.  I'm sure UFS can start one on the 25th minute.

[Viva]

45 minutes ago, Voll Blau said:

Ticketing issues at Liverpool, Sours and Chelsea all have recently - as pointed out on @BSLBPod.

I’m not aware of what their issues are.
What I do know, is that nobody needs to pay the £25 charge as we all have smartphones. 
Especially the people posting on here! 
 

[Houdini Logic]

8 minutes ago, worth_the_wait said:

A bit daft as it sounds, this is actually a good idea.

 

It needs a song to go with it.   Can't think of one off the top of my head.  I'm sure UFS can start one on the 25th minute.

"You can stick your mobile ticket up your arse"

[DerbyshireFox]

3 minutes ago, Viva said:

I’m not aware of what their issues are.
What I do know, is that nobody needs to pay the £25 charge as we all have smartphones. 
Especially the people posting on here! 
 

That isn’t the point though is it. If people had wanted to go with NFC tickets, then they already would’ve done. My personal preference is to have a card as I feel it is more reliable, and I like to physically have a ticket. 
 

I have a smartphone, I choose not to put my bank card on it as it is my preference to pay using my card. Does my bank charge me £25 to have a debit card, no it doesn’t. NFC tickets have been available as a choice for the past two seasons. Overwhelming people have chosen to stick with a card. The card has had no charge since NFC has come in, so why now? And why £25, when if you happen to lose your current card, they charge £15 to replace it.

 

There is no reasonable justification to put a £25 charge on a physical card. They could just keep the current cards in place and save putting new ones into production if they are that concerned with recouping money. And if it’s towards a ‘more sustainable stadium’, they could stop spending thousands on clappers every home game. 

[Crinklyfox]

I was discussing this with a supporter of a PL club today.  His club went digital so he bought a cheap phone and put his digital ST on it.  He gives the phone to any of his mates when he can't attend the game.  He knows others who have done the same thing.

 

So a digital ST can be transferred to another person almost as easily as a hard copy ticket.  So there's no security advantage to a digital ticket.

Edited 23 April by Crinklyfox

[blurryface]

"Wouldn't letting us renew to our current cards be the most environmentally friendly solution?"

 

Lad I work with, I didn't even think of it like that in my initial outrage. The club are full of it.

[LC1884FC]

1 hour ago, Bob Hazels shorts said:

The morals of the club went out of the window when they basically evicted families and friends from their seats after 20 years. Sad, but true.

 

 

KARMA never fails to dish out a return slap 

Havent you got spuds to peel bus boy?