DMU literally giving away home tickets

[jammie82uk]

heres the link for the agreement http://www.dmu.ac.uk/dmu-staff/hot-topics/september-2013/dmu-signs-partnership-with-leicester-city-football-club.aspx
 
for people who don't want to click the link 
 
Highlights of the partnership agreement for DMU are:

• Work placements for DMU students across all areas of Leicester City’s operations
• Ticket offers for students and staff to each Leicester City home game
• LCFC coaching sessions for the DMU football teams, including a training session with a Leicester City legend
• A DMU students v Leicester City XI game to be played as a warm-up before DMU take on Leicester University in the annual Varsity game
• An opportunity for DMU to further build on its links with Thailand through Leicester City’s owners King Power, enhancing DMU’s reputation for being a truly international university
• A collaboration, between De Montfort University’s world-renowned International Centre for Sports History and Culture and Leicester City, to run a football lecture marking 125 years of the Football League
• DMU’s logo has now taken pride of place outside of King Power Stadium

Highlights of the partnership agreement for LCFC are:

• DMU will offer academic ‘sampler’ courses for players and they will assist with intensive English language courses for overseas players  
• Strengthening Leicester City’s place at the heart of the Leicestershire community

 DMU is also looking at developing a Leicester City heritage trail centred on the Square Mile

[jammie82uk]

Ugh. So DMU get a partnership with City and Leicester with the Tigers? Feeling a bit left out as a Loughborough student... Please don't give us LeicestershireCCC though

 

DMU has partnerships with Leicester City, Leicester Tigers, Leicestershire County Cricket Club and the Leicester Riders

[Guest MarshallForEngland]

They also get free cheeseburgers at McDonalds and a load of coupons in their University Magazine. So many bitter people on here. A handful of people who are heavily indebted and strapped for cash already (and who are the next generation of an educated workforce) might get to see a football match that you have to pay for. In what way has it changed your experience at all?

[Leicester Lass]

Leicester Lass, will this continue should we get promoted, or is this deal on the basis we are in the Championship and therefore demand is expected to be lower?

I'm not sure, I'll try and find out in the FCC meeting next week for you.

[Corky]

I'm not sure, I'll try and find out in the FCC meeting next week for you.

 

Thanks

 

Just with the expected rise in matchday and season ticket prices should we get promoted the discrepancy could be greater, and obviously demand much higher.

[DennisNedry]

I don't see a big problem with this.

 

I had my first day at Leicester College (Freemans Common) on Monday doing day release from work. I got talking to some of the people in my class (they have been there since September) at lunch about football, and they informed me I could get £5 tickets from there with the Student card you are given. 3 or 4 of them had never been to a football match before but this season they have gone down together a few times. It's better to have seats sold cheap than have them empty, and they might end up paying full price when they leave college.

[Chazwaz]

I don't really have a problem with this but because i go to a different uni I have to pay full price on top of travel prices which makes it really hard to afford for me.  

[Webbo]

These students go to Uni in the hope of getting a lucrative career. Some of these people could be captains of industry in years to come. It makes sense to try and capture some these future high rollers as fans at an early age in the hope that they become regulars in the years to come.

[Guest MattP]

These students go to Uni in the hope of getting a lucrative career. Some of these people could be captains of industry in years to come. It makes sense to try and capture some these future high rollers as fans at an early age in the hope that they become regulars in the years to come.

The only high rollers at DMU are on skateboards.

[deejdeej]

Just think its a shame that loyal fans over the years have spent tens of thousands and gone through thick and then get no preferential treatment, but somebody that hasn't spent a penny or has no affiliation with the club gets in for free. Not blaming the club for this massively, its most likely the same with the majority of clubs.

[Head Honcho]

Despite having a season ticket I used to get a freebie off of Walkers Crisps every game inc ZDS FA Cup etc etc

[Guest MarshallForEngland]

Just think its a shame that loyal fans over the years have spent tens of thousands and gone through thick and then get no preferential treatment, but somebody that hasn't spent a penny or has no affiliation with the club gets in for free. Not blaming the club for this massively, its most likely the same with the majority of clubs.

 

That person is owed nothing anyway. In each instance he spends his money, he gets what he paid for in the form of a ticket to the game. Why would he get preferential treatment? Not only that, where is the incentive to give him anything? It makes sense to try and convince people who don't yet attend the games, like young people or people from different geographical areas, i.e students. Furthermore, the person in your hypothetical scenario has a greater earning power than a student. That's what the whole concept of student discounts is about. 

 

And the fact is that they can only take advantage of this offer at most while they are a student. If they get hooked on Leicester during that period, you've got a new fan for life who may spend money on games and merchandise when he may not have been to a game at all in the first place if it weren't free.

[maynefox]

"insulting"?
100 students who would have a pint and have a good time, whilst filling the ground a bit. Not like *we'll sell out anyway. Think you're a bit over the top not like they are offering 100 free tickets for Forest Away, for example

[Guest MarshallForEngland]

"insulting"?

100 students who would have a pint and have a good time, whilst filling the ground a bit. Not like will sell out anyway. Think you're a bit over the top not like they are offering 100 free tickets for Forest Away, for example

 

Never seen people be so irked at a handful of the 5k minimum empty seats getting filled with people who might even become Leicester fans as a result.

[Sharmania]

The only thing I don't like about this is people who turn their nose up at the £5 tickets and say "I wish they were in the Premier League, then I'd go."

 

You get that a lot on campus as well!

 

The club/university tries to do a favour and people still turn their nose up at it.

[Bluetintedspecs]

the club should just charge tickets for a reasonable amount of money all over the ground so that your students, OAPs, young parents etc can afford and its fair for everyone. i had a season ticket for 7 years but now i have a baby and work and dont get a huge amount of money i simply cant afford a ST anymore and cant afford a 25 - 30 pound ticket for me and my bird.

Was this you I saw at the last match?

 

 

[maynefox]

Never seen people be so irked at a handful of the 5k minimum empty seats getting filled with people who might even become Leicester fans as a result.

 

I know it's laughable.

"OMG 100 seats. How dare those poor students, who are 'plastic' fans and will probably have a pint at the game (if not in a pub) take 100 seats out of a stadium of over 32,000"

.. Anyway I will be going to the game tomorrow. Looking forward to it as ever!

[maynefox]

you would be so pissed off though if you are a seson ticket and on minimum wage.... a lot of students have more money you might think. My parents pay for my rent which leaves me with £1200 a term (approx 10 weeks) so spend on whatever i like.

 

That is around £100 a week, - £30/£40 on food as i try to eat well/ that's £60 a week on doing what you like! 

 

and not a lot of students are on £100 a week.

[Russell sprout]

I work full time on a crap wage to

Fund my season ticket,

To give tickets away for free is an insult,

The students already don't pay tax then get given free tickets,

The club might aswell offer 100 lucky fans on job seekers allowance a free tickets every time they sign on in the hope they've gained an extra paying customer when they find a job.

[ousefox]

I work full time on a crap wage to

Fund my season ticket,

To give tickets away for free is an insult,

The students already don't pay tax then get given free tickets,

The club might aswell offer 100 lucky fans on job seekers allowance a free tickets every time they sign on in the hope they've gained an extra paying customer when they find a job.

Stop talking shit.

Don't pay tax? What do you expect students to pay tax on? We pay VAT, but we can hardly have a full time job with our studies.

If you're on such a crap wage, it's likely you'll never pay as much tax as most students anyway.

[Russell sprout]

Stop talking shit.

Don't pay tax? What do you expect students to pay tax on? We pay VAT, but we can hardly have a full time job with our studies.

If you're on such a crap wage, it's likely you'll never pay as much tax as most students anyway.

You'll probable never pay back your student loan either pal,not a bad lifestyle is it,go school,get pissed,get free tickets to the football,all whilst building up a debt you'll never pay back,oh well

[Father Ted]

I wonder if this will continue when we go up... Then people can have a right to be pissed off tbh

 

Although, I agree with absolutely everybody moaning. Why should PROPER City fans have to pay gold prices when a random Londoner that goes to Uni here gets in for a fiver (or free even)?

[Russell sprout]

I wonder if this will continue when we go up... Then people can have a right to be pissed off tbh

Although, I agree with absolutely everybody moaning. Why should PROPER City fans have to pay gold prices when a random Londoner that goes to Uni here gets in for a fiver (or free even)?

Well said father ted

[ousefox]

You'll probable never pay back your student loan either pal,not a bad lifestyle is it,go school,get pissed,get free tickets to the football,all whilst building up a debt you'll never pay back,oh well

If you saw my grades and what I want to do I think you'll find its highly likely I'll pay it back and contribute to your state pension.

But yeah, great lifestyle, get pissed when I want, get cheap tickets everywhere and still get the top grades. Life could be worse.

[steveherbe]

Lucky you, I know people who have to work to pay their rent and buy food.

I know students who get money from their parents to help with food. Bloody scroungers. Then again, I know students that work 40 hours a week so they can have a Fiesta Zetec S. Future of our country......