How many Season Tickets Sold?

Wokingham Gull · Post by **Wokingham Gull** » 03 Jun 2019, 13:17

So, Notts County have sold 1500 season tickets so far reportedly, and NLS Hipsters Dulwich have supposedly sold 500 Season Tickets so far!!

How many did we sell last year? And Does anyone know how many we have sold so far, to see how we are comparing? Does the club announce numbers towards the end of the pre season or at any point?

What is the general consensus of what figure would be good and what would be bad for this years season ticket sales.

Wokingham Gull · Post by **Wokingham Gull** » 03 Jun 2019, 13:48

So, I got really bored, its amazing how little there is to discuss when the football stops.. And I counted all the reserved seats on the booking site.

I got to

Bristows Bench - 488 reserved seats
Family Stand - 87 reserved seats
Popside - No idea as its standing

So, that loos like 550 season tickets plus how ever many for the popside, any guesses? Maybe 300 ish?

So does not look too bad, and on our way to 1000 season tickets, if my counting and presumption that every reserved seat is a season ticket sold is correct.

Midlandgull · Post by **Midlandgull** » 03 Jun 2019, 14:20

That's a good start - obviously would be great to build it to a higher number to increase budgets.

What incentives are there for Season Ticket Holders other than it is slightly more cost effective and guarantees a seat in the seating areas?

I personally feel we should incentivise STH more to try and get more of them. Perhaps:

1) First dibs on away tickets and FA Cup tickets?
2) 5-10% discount in the club store?
3) "money can't buy" opportunities - e.g Jamie Reid comes round your house for a game of Fifa - watch him around the mrs though! Or you get to have a go at the cross bar thing at half time, like you're in the raffle by default being a season ticket holder? Stuff like that?

DWB · Post by **DWB** » 03 Jun 2019, 14:39

Midlandgull wrote: 03 Jun 2019, 14:20 That's a good start - obviously would be great to build it to a higher number to increase budgets.

What incentives are there for Season Ticket Holders other than it is slightly more cost effective and guarantees a seat in the seating areas?

I personally feel we should incentivise STH more to try and get more of them. Perhaps:

1) First dibs on away tickets and FA Cup tickets?
2) 5-10% discount in the club store?
3) "money can't buy" opportunities - e.g Jamie Reid comes round your house for a game of Fifa - watch him around the mrs though! Or you get to have a go at the cross bar thing at half time, like you're in the raffle by default being a season ticket holder? Stuff like that?

Think you get the first 2, wouldn’t want option 3!! I have got my popside season ticket. I reckon we have sold around the same amount as Notts County

Midlandgull · Post by **Midlandgull** » 03 Jun 2019, 14:47

If I recall the Woking tickets were a first come first served last season with no season ticket incentives/first dibs.

Wokingham Gull · Post by **Wokingham Gull** » 03 Jun 2019, 15:34

A TUAFC season ticket entitles you to:

Your seat guaranteed for all home league games
Under 7s season tickets are free with an accompanying adult Season Ticket holder
Adult tickets start at £13.00 per game, concessions from £10.65 per game, under 12s from £2 per game when purchased with an Adult ticket
Season ticket holders also qualify for up to 10% discount off items purchased directly via the TUAFC Club Shop

New for 2019/2020, a season ticket holder will enjoy the following benefits:

Priority to purchase your seat for all home cup games
Priority to purchase tickets for away games that are all ticket.
New Under 12s Champions Ticket, a maximum of two can be ordered from the same household when purchased with an Adult Season Ticket
Exclusive discounts to club events including the End of Season Awards for 2019/2020
All season ticket holders that purchase before 31/05/19 will be entered into a special prize draw, to win a home shirt for 2019/2020

Whydoibother · Post by **Whydoibother** » 03 Jun 2019, 15:44

I think last year we sold around 650 to 700. I know one or two people leave it more later to get them because of money is easier for them nearer the start of season.

yellowmonkey · Post by **yellowmonkey** » 03 Jun 2019, 15:57

I agree maybe a few incentives but what about us people that cant make it to every game through work and also cannot afford a lump sum for a season ticket. My kids have to come first and the school uniform ain't cheap nowadays.

Plainmoor78 · Post by **Plainmoor78** » 03 Jun 2019, 16:07

Wokingham Gull wrote: 03 Jun 2019, 13:17 So, Notts County have sold 1500 season tickets so far reportedly, and NLS Hipsters Dulwich have supposedly sold 500 Season Tickets so far!!

How many did we sell last year? And Does anyone know how many we have sold so far, to see how we are comparing? Does the club announce numbers towards the end of the pre season or at any point?

What is the general consensus of what figure would be good and what would be bad for this years season ticket sales.

Notts County's average home attendance last season was approximately 7357. Our average home attendance was approximately 2551.
So given that Notts County have sold 1500 so far, your estimate of 550 definitely sold plus whatever for the Pop side looks fairly good in comparison.

Post by **SuperNickyWroe** » 03 Jun 2019, 16:36

yellowmonkey wrote: 03 Jun 2019, 15:57 I agree maybe a few incentives but what about us people that cant make it to every game through work and also cannot afford a lump sum for a season ticket. My kids have to come first and the school uniform ain't cheap nowadays.

Good point.
My proper egg chasing team, Wakefield Trinity, have a DD option for the following season - so I pay £26 mth during 2019 and get a season ticket for the 2020 season. For this I also get free entries put in a weekly draw with the top prize being £250 - so if I win this I will have more or less had it paid for me! As well as other prizes on offer.
You can also upgrade the season ticket to "platimum" for a shirt and special polo shirt - £50 extra at the end of the year I think - as well as discounts around the Wakefield area with your season ticket.
Would be good if TUFC offered something like this......

lucy6lucy · Post by **lucy6lucy** » 03 Jun 2019, 18:17

Plainmoor78 wrote: 03 Jun 2019, 16:07 Notts County's average home attendance last season was approximately 7357. Our average home attendance was approximately 2551.
So given that Notts County have sold 1500 so far, your estimate of 550 definitely sold plus whatever for the Pop side looks fairly good in comparison.

Nottingham has a population of 306,000, Torquay 65,000 (rounded down to nearest 000. Based on that we are doing fine in season ticket sales

lucy6lucy · Post by **lucy6lucy** » 03 Jun 2019, 18:20

SuperNickyWroe wrote: 03 Jun 2019, 16:36 Good point.
My proper egg chasing team, Wakefield Trinity, have a DD option for the following season - so I pay £26 mth during 2019 and get a season ticket for the 2020 season. For this I also get free entries put in a weekly draw with the top prize being £250 - so if I win this I will have more or less had it paid for me! As well as other prizes on offer.
You can also upgrade the season ticket to "platimum" for a shirt and special polo shirt - £50 extra at the end of the year I think - as well as discounts around the Wakefield area with your season ticket.
Would be good if TUFC offered something like this......

Don’t lower the tone bringing Wakefield into the equation :~D SNW, Lucy’s season this year for Wigan was £30. But based so far on results it’s a rip-off

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