Not renewing my season ticket: I cannot be only one

[adejo92]

I am in two minds.

 

I talk a good game on here and I am extremely critical of the club recently (understandably) but I still can't bring myself to make the decision to give up my season ticket just yet.

 

Despite paying £40+ per month, I haven't been to a match since Sheffield United in November.

 

Call me crazy, but I still think we will avoid relegation and I still think we will put together a run of results.

[AjcW]

I remember a similar thread in the summer and I made a point that I think is worth making again.

I think a lot of people would cling on to their ST even through dire times, IF the match going experience was better.

 

- Awful transport links

- Awful parking

- Nothing of interest around the ground (pubs, cafes, green space)

- Miles from the train station and trains to and from anywhere our fans might live are SHITE

- For any foxes fans who live in other midlands city's, there's the evening kick off dread where you know you'll be sprinting to make kick off due to shocking traffic.

- In the ground, catering is about 10 years behind most other teams, even those in the lower leagues. No interest in bringing in local vendors etc

- The pathetic attempt at a fanzone is laughable, i've seen better in non league. 

 

Football aside, there's no additional desirable features to going to the KP. The whole experience for me is one of stress and expense unless I somehow have the time to get into town for 11am for a 3pm kick off, or in the afternoon for an evening game. 

[Spudulike]

I would give mine up if it was just me. However, I fear that I'll lose a connection with my son. A home match is a full day out for us being Foxiles and the togetherness is the most important thing for me, at least. Also the only chance that I get to see my sister. So far swerved having that difficult conversation about this but it does feel that it's come to a natural end for me not only our football club but also the connection to my home city. Sad.

[CrazyKopCorner]

7 minutes ago, adejo92 said:

I am in two minds.

 

I talk a good game on here and I am extremely critical of the club recently (understandably) but I still can't bring myself to make the decision to give up my season ticket just yet.

 

Despite paying £40+ per month, I haven't been to a match since Sheffield United in November.

 

Call me crazy, but I still think we will avoid relegation and I still think we will put together a run of results.

Crazy! 

[st albans fox]

Went corporate in 2015/16. 

had that till we were relegated - they stuck the price up so far that season I’d decided unlikely to renew it.. Then they barely reduced the cost for the championship which made up my mind for sure.  

I told them I’d prefer to have four season tickets in with the ‘riffraff’ for the championship campaign 😄

 

was told that wasn’t possible and I’d have to go on the waiting list - after paying all that money for eight years !!! 
Astonishing - remember this was when they were still planning the expansion and needed to keep support - not drive it away. 
 

in retrospect I’m glad they forced me out because the amount of petrol and time I’d have spent past two seasons would have really got to me! 
 

They did phone me two months ago to ask why I’d not renewed back in 2023 and if I’d consider it now..  Told them the club was run so badly that I couldn’t countenance spending money with them. 

 

[CrazyKopCorner]

The club has by and large treated the fans like dirt. 

 

So much wrong with the relationship with the supporters 

 

It will have stayed in the minds of many because when they really need us next season they can by and large **** right off 

 

 

[Foxin_Mad]

Its something that's in serious consideration, I need to find a new hobby to do on weekends! or find a wife!

 

I've not enjoyed it for a number of seasons, football in general has lost its magic, it will never be what is was in the 90s/00s. Its too commercialised, every bloody game is moved till 12:30 kick off or some other god forsaken time, I end up running to the game or being late, the traffic in Leicester is awful, public transport awful and expensive. That's before you even get to the club, loyal fans are treated like dirt, you have got happy clappers scowling at you if you dare to criticise anything. Terrible flat atmospheres. A team that doesn't play for the shirt, a style of football that could send insomniacs to sleep for decades. Its getting to the point where its just a waste of petrol as I don't live in Leicester anymore and most family has moved away.

[Raj]

36 minutes ago, phoneticerror said:

Supporter since 1993. Never felt so disinterested.

I worked so hard after lockdown to get my son a ST. Three gruelling years of Fox Memberships and going to almost every home game. However those memories are the best ones I have with him. European nights, panning Man U with Ronaldo 4-2, Wembley for the Shield… It’s hard to believe that we’re talking about the same club. The drop off is humiliating.

If LCFC was a FTSE 100 company the shareholders would revolt at how its being ran.

Atleast we have the memories!

 

27 minutes ago, cambridgefox said:

That was my 1st away too😂

Unbelievable 1st away game wasnt it!

[Top cop]

I have had a season ticket for 40 years. I hate the owners. I hate these players. I hate what’s happening. But I love this club and I will keep my season ticket till I die 

[sly1]

If go down I wont be back 

[Heathrow fox]

27 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

Went corporate in 2015/16. 

had that till we were relegated - they stuck the price up so far that season I’d decided unlikely to renew it.. Then they barely reduced the cost for the championship which made up my mind for sure.  

I told them I’d prefer to have four season tickets in with the ‘riffraff’ for the championship campaign 😄

 

was told that wasn’t possible and I’d have to go on the waiting list - after paying all that money for eight years !!! 
Astonishing - remember this was when they were still planning the expansion and needed to keep support - not drive it away. 
 

in retrospect I’m glad they forced me out because the amount of petrol and time I’d have spent past two seasons would have really got to me! 
 

They did phone me two months ago to ask why I’d not renewed back in 2023 and if I’d consider it now..  Told them the club was run so badly that I couldn’t countenance spending money with them. 

 

No need to give prices but roughly what % increase are we talking from 2015 to now?

[st albans fox]

6 minutes ago, Heathrow fox said:

No need to give prices but roughly what % increase are we talking from 2015 to now?

No idea about now 

 

my recollection is that 22 to 23 whilst still in the PL was an increase of approx 50%.   They had consultants in to review the whole corporate side and they decided that there needed to be a bigger difference between the different areas so the top couple were hiked big time. 

 

the increase season on season from.2015 to 2022 was reasonable (approx 5%). 

[Katy]

2 hours ago, Spudulike said:

I would give mine up if it was just me. However, I fear that I'll lose a connection with my son. A home match is a full day out for us being Foxiles and the togetherness is the most important thing for me, at least. Also the only chance that I get to see my sister. So far swerved having that difficult conversation about this but it does feel that it's come to a natural end for me not only our football club but also the connection to my home city. Sad.

Completely understand everything you’ve said here. I’ve been taking my daughter since she was 4, she’ll be 23 in a few months and doing that was our thing but we had a serious chat about it last week and decided to cancel our season tickets.
 

We’re now going to put the money that would be given to the club every month towards doing nice things and spending time together that way. If you’d have told me even a couple of years ago that I’d be giving my season ticket up in 2026 I’d have been so dead against it for the reasons you’ve said. I’ve guess you have to get there in your own time like we have but it sounds like you’re already there 😔 

Edited 18 February by Katy

[CrazyKopCorner]

49 minutes ago, Top cop said:

I have had a season ticket for 40 years. I hate the owners. I hate these players. I hate what’s happening. But I love this club and I will keep my season ticket till I die 

Impressive 

[Saxondale]

I’m not renewing, but probably for different reasons to most.

 

Aside from the practical issue of struggling to get to games these days, I feel disconnected from the fan base as much as the club. 

 

I’m also - truth be told - falling out of love with modern football. At the top level anyway. It’s just become a tedious, soulless entertainment product. It’s getting worse every season.

 

I feel like these days we’ve forgotten what it means to be a football fan. Fans are too concerned with the business side of clubs rather than supporting the team of 11 players. I didn’t become a football fan to debate about the nuances of financial sustainability rules or the merits of different staff structures. 
 

Being a football fan now is basically just whinging about a company’s HR policies and accounting practices. 
 

Next season when I don’t have my ST, I don’t know how much football I’ll actually watch. Probably not a lot.

 

[STEVIE B]

6 minutes ago, Saxondale said:

I’m not renewing, but probably for different reasons to most.

 

Aside from the practical issue of struggling to get to games these days, I feel disconnected from the fan base as much as the club. 

 

I’m also - truth be told - falling out of love with modern football. At the top level anyway. It’s just become a tedious, soulless entertainment product. It’s getting worse every season.

 

I feel like these days we’ve forgotten what it means to be a football fan. Fans are too concerned with the business side of clubs rather than supporting the team of 11 players. I didn’t become a football fan to debate about the nuances of financial sustainability rules or the merits of different staff structures. 
 

Being a football fan now is basically just whinging about a company’s HR policies and accounting practices. 
 

Next season when I don’t have my ST, I don’t know how much football I’ll actually watch. Probably not a lot.

 

Non league is pretty good. The players actually seem to care & most fans have a connection. You can have a beer & decent food. Mixing with opponents support is also nice. Plenty of clubs around. Would definitely recommend it.

 

I totally agree with your take on top level football. Soulless & totally sanitised. 

[David Hankey]

Thankfully I saw sense and did not renew 2 years ago. 

 

Having watch the Club through the yo-yo years to reach the pinnacle and then the sad decline I thought why waste my money.

 

 

[Stuntman_Mike]

2 hours ago, AjcW said:

I remember a similar thread in the summer and I made a point that I think is worth making again.

I think a lot of people would cling on to their ST even through dire times, IF the match going experience was better.

 

- Awful transport links

- Awful parking

- Nothing of interest around the ground (pubs, cafes, green space)

- Miles from the train station and trains to and from anywhere our fans might live are SHITE

- For any foxes fans who live in other midlands city's, there's the evening kick off dread where you know you'll be sprinting to make kick off due to shocking traffic.

- In the ground, catering is about 10 years behind most other teams, even those in the lower leagues. No interest in bringing in local vendors etc

- The pathetic attempt at a fanzone is laughable, i've seen better in non league. 

 

Football aside, there's no additional desirable features to going to the KP. The whole experience for me is one of stress and expense unless I somehow have the time to get into town for 11am for a 3pm kick off, or in the afternoon for an evening game. 

What? 

 

 

[waddadamadda]

This may seem a little dramatic however football has long been the only escape for my now 16 year old. She had a horrendous time at secondary school and the one incentive for her not to give up was going to watch Leicester. She’s known no different for the last 13 years and has created some amazing friendships that have kept her going. 
 

Am I happy with the way the club is going? No. Do I enjoy the time I have with my daughter (except away games as I buy her ticket, drive her there, buy her food then she goes off with her friends to stand elsewhere!)? Absolutely yes and I won’t give that up to try and prove a point. 
 

She knows that her season ticket is a privilege but there were days where I nearly didn’t have a daughter so bring on the trips to Plymouth and Exeter if relegation happens.

[AjcW]

13 minutes ago, Stuntman_Mike said:

What? 

 

 

I've used a very generic phrase there to essentially describe a piece of land where fans would want to hang around and socialise before games. Rather than car parks, disused land and run down areas that exist at present. 

 

I'm sure in the stadium development plans there were areas where people could sit, eat, drink, socialise etc that weren't necessarily formal fan-zones. 

 

The whole area around the ground is a grey, bleak, shit hole at present. 

[OntarioFox]

4 hours ago, kingcarr21 said:

I just cant bring myself to let mine go knowing how difficult it will be to get one again in the future. My daughter is 19 years old and hopefully still some time away but i would like to think that i will become a grandad at some point. To which i would love nothing more than to take the grandkid to the football.

 

Ive barely been this season. But for years ive always said i will never get rid of my season ticket. I just think in 5-10 years time ill be saying to myself god i wish i kept it. 

 

My brother gave his season ticket up after the great escape season (work related reasons) We then went and won the league. He was devastated to give his up. I think that's what's stopping me. Ive seen first hand someone regretting giving it up

That was a one-off though, as it stands we're going to be two years minimum from even reaching the top flight again, and that would take a miracle with the current squad and ownership.

Don't let your brother's generational bad luck prevent you from making the right decision for yourself. I'd say on current momentum, after 5-10 years it's far more likely that you'll be able to get a season ticket without even subscribing to the club's ridiculous membership scheme, they'll be that desperate to get arses on seats even if we're midtable in the second tier. It's going to take a Pearson-level revival to get the sort of momentum we had back in 2013-15 when thousands jumped on the bandwagon.

 

I'm a hypocrite to be fair - I hold onto mine for my Dad's sake, as he's nearing retirement and I know it will help him with his poorly-kept secret that he hopes to go to every game home and away once he has the spare time. But if he ever turns around and says he's scaling it back, I'm binning mine off. I live 100 miles away now and I've got a non-league team on my doorstep who are ten times as enjoyable to watch. I've only been to three LCFC home games this season and they were all complete arse, it was just something to do while visiting family and friends. I could have quite happily done the pub all day rather than having two hours wasted raising my blood pressure between rounds.

 

 

Edited 18 February by OntarioFox

[sdb]

5 hours ago, LinekersLugs said:

bit sad this morning as I have made the decision that after 33 years I’m going to give up my season ticket at the end of this season. 

 

For over three decades, I’ve lived every moment with the club: the unbelievable promotions, the miraculous Premier League title which will stay with me forever, the FA Cup glory, European adventures that my kids thought were Normal events for us as a club, and the inevitable heartbreaks of relegations.
 

Filbert Street was my second home, The KP my man cave 😂, the blue shirt part of my identity, and supporting City brought joy, pride, and unbreakable community.

 

But my loyalty has limits. The club I cherished, rooted in family values, ambition, and fan connection, has drifted far from those foundations.
 

Under Top and Rudkin, we’ve fallen from the Premier League summit to the Championship relegation zone, facing the real threat of League One next season

 

their Mismanagement, poor decisions, financial vandalism, lengthy managerial voids, points deductions, and a growing disconnect from supporters have shattered any trust I had in them to turn this mess around.
 

I can no longer fund or endorse this toxic regime that seems indifferent to our unhappiness. Relinquishing my season ticket is not abandoning my club it’s actually my way of saying piss off Top the club is bigger than you, me or anyone else 

 

It’s a deliberate protest it my only way of saying there are boundaries to what loyal fans can endure when the club slips down through neglect and poor stewardship.

 

 whether you stay, protest, or step back, we are no longer united by our love for the Foxes, the support is fractured, KPFC loyalists who are blind to what Top has done, some how trauma bonded to him because of his father’s accident, and the rest of us that despise what Top has overseen and want change now, it’s not a pleasant experience at the moment being at the KP. 

 

I’ll always be a Fox, I’ll buy a little transistor radio and listen on the radio and following results, cheering successes, hoping for the day Leicester returns to a club I can back proudly.

 

This is my line in the sand, and I will not cross it till this regime is gone 

 

I’m sure I’m not the only one ? 

You're not the only one. It's a matter of when, not if. I barely even use my ST any more. Just need the head to fully overrule the heart, but it's about 90:10 now anyway. My absolute passion and love for the club has completely gone. It's only memories now. 

[Mickyblueeyes]

3 hours ago, Spudulike said:

I would give mine up if it was just me. However, I fear that I'll lose a connection with my son. A home match is a full day out for us being Foxiles and the togetherness is the most important thing for me, at least. Also the only chance that I get to see my sister. So far swerved having that difficult conversation about this but it does feel that it's come to a natural end for me not only our football club but also the connection to my home city. Sad.

This is the type of story that makes me really sad (and angry) with everything going on. Football, done properly is such an important tool for so many families. Yeah, shit happens, the team isn’t as good as expected blah blah but it’s got to a stage where people just don’t want to go and that’s the part you cant forgive Aiaywatt for.
 

Me too, I want to watch footie with my kids, I’m reluctant to put it on let alone go to the stadium for multiple reasons - it’s quite a hard thing to accept.  

Edited 18 February by Mickyblueeyes

[GlenParvaFox]

As with this season, if my dad wants to carry on then I will too. Once he doesn't fancy it anymore then I will stop going after 25+ seasons.

 

[1972 Fox]

5 hours ago, LinekersLugs said:

bit sad this morning as I have made the decision that after 33 years I’m going to give up my season ticket at the end of this season. 

 

For over three decades, I’ve lived every moment with the club: the unbelievable promotions, the miraculous Premier League title which will stay with me forever, the FA Cup glory, European adventures that my kids thought were Normal events for us as a club, and the inevitable heartbreaks of relegations.
 

Filbert Street was my second home, The KP my man cave 😂, the blue shirt part of my identity, and supporting City brought joy, pride, and unbreakable community.

 

But my loyalty has limits. The club I cherished, rooted in family values, ambition, and fan connection, has drifted far from those foundations.
 

Under Top and Rudkin, we’ve fallen from the Premier League summit to the Championship relegation zone, facing the real threat of League One next season

 

their Mismanagement, poor decisions, financial vandalism, lengthy managerial voids, points deductions, and a growing disconnect from supporters have shattered any trust I had in them to turn this mess around.
 

I can no longer fund or endorse this toxic regime that seems indifferent to our unhappiness. Relinquishing my season ticket is not abandoning my club it’s actually my way of saying piss off Top the club is bigger than you, me or anyone else 

 

It’s a deliberate protest it my only way of saying there are boundaries to what loyal fans can endure when the club slips down through neglect and poor stewardship.

 

 whether you stay, protest, or step back, we are no longer united by our love for the Foxes, the support is fractured, KPFC loyalists who are blind to what Top has done, some how trauma bonded to him because of his father’s accident, and the rest of us that despise what Top has overseen and want change now, it’s not a pleasant experience at the moment being at the KP. 

 

I’ll always be a Fox, I’ll buy a little transistor radio and listen on the radio and following results, cheering successes, hoping for the day Leicester returns to a club I can back proudly.

 

This is my line in the sand, and I will not cross it till this regime is gone 

 

I’m sure I’m not the only one ? 

Brilliant synopsis. You're a year behind me giving it up for exactly the same reasons/sentiments.

 

I followed over land and sea for 50+ years, but enough is enough.

 

Top and Rudkin need to go or I'll never return.