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I do sympathise with vat especially his comment about forking out for 2 kids. As you say vat, if a lot of games fall midweek, then like your kids, my son doesn’t go either. Infact, i cant remember the last time he went on a tuesday night. He isnt keen on night games, especially in the colder months.
On the plus side. If you do decide to renew in E6 towards the back, my crew will be sitting a few rows in front of you. However, I hope you’re not a numpty fan. I used to have many a “difference of opinion” shall we say with the crew who used to sit behind me. When we first got relegated to league 1, they either stopped coming or decided to switch seats. :) ;)
Not a numpty at all, if we are shit, I say so. If we are good, I say so. Last season I was sat around people who either didn’t care and were silent, or tried to laugh and joke and make constant wise cracks about how shite we were. It was enough to put most people off going and it wasn’t until the Rotherham game that I snapped and ended up having words with two old gets behind me…silent types who didn’t like me exploding over that goal we let Rotherham pass in. I have no desire to go back in South Stand at all.
We used to sit in ES6 before and will be happy again to be back in there. Sat amongst some good folk last time.
My grand-kid pestered me to take him to watch the tics at Newcastle last season so I did. It was £20 for his coach and £14 I think, for his ticket. Not only did we sit behind the goals we needed a pair of binoculars to see the players. That’s half the price of a 2017-2018 season ticket I forked out, for just one game. :woohoo:
That £69 doesn’t sound that bad all of a sudden for 23 games.
I do sympathies with those fans having to pay out for young kids, but if they want to go, then its the price of a decent pair of top brand trainers against a cheapo nasty pair from Wynsors.My missus worked at a school and once or twice a year they were given about 20 tickets for a game. If 2-3 kids went they’d be lucky, so I don’t think giving away free season tickets to the younger kids will see a massive increase in take up.
Nor do I think charging £3 per game will have a big impact on the number of season tickets bought by the parents, whose kids who are keen enough and can be arsed,to watch 23 games per season against the likes of Northampton and Shrewsbury.Having said that, I really hope Sharpie and JJ have a rethink on this, or at least give some incentive like they did last time we were in league one.
What about buy one kids season ticket this season, get two seasons free? :cheer:From Matlock to ManU
What a journey!I think some people have misconstrued the point of my post.
I will be renewing my own season ticket, next to my mates, in my usual seat, in the West Stand. I will also be buying my ten-and-a-half year son one, and it’s looking like I will be buying his mate one too – so they can sit three rows down (in view but not close that dad cramps their style), and on the occasions when his mate can’t go, there are other mates who can step in.
He used to come on the odd occasion and sit with me in previous seasons, but wasn’t really interested and came under duress – saying that he was a Man Utd fan, because that’s who his school mates supported.
Anyway, fast forward to last season, and I started buying him tickets and one for his mate so they could sit together close to where I sit, but still have their own independence.
And as a result, we now have a fight on to get him to wear anything other than his Wigan shirt. I had to wait behind after one game so he could get an autograph and a photo with each of the players. And his room is full of Latics posters and signed programmes.
So, it’s mission accomplished for me, but my point is, there must be other dads in the West and East stand who have thought about bringing their kids, but don’t really want to pay £69 quid knowing their kid will probably be bored silly most of the time. And they definitely don’t want to move to the South Stand just for the sake of a potentially futile attempt to try to get their kid into football.
Offer them the chance to bring their kids along whilst staying in the same stand, and they’ll more than likely take it.
Yes £69 is an extremely good price, but unlike most other clubs in the league, we are almost unique in that we are the fourth or fifth best supported team in our own town and we should be doing everything to hook the kids at an early age – pre high school age preferably.
I understand they are trying to entice parents to take their kids into the South Stand – but by only offering complimentary kids tickets in that stand, they are missing out on kids that could be tagged onto already existing season tickets in the East and West.
It might only be a dozen kids they attract, but it’s a dozen future adult season ticket holders.
Think yourself lucky you’re only paying £69.
I started taking my lad in his early teens and paying for his season ticket in the West Stand. He’s twenty-seven now and I still pay for his ticket….!
My grand-kid pestered me to take him to watch the tics at Newcastle last season so I did. It was £20 for his coach and £14 I think, for his ticket. Not only did we sit behind the goals we needed a pair of binoculars to see the players. That’s half the price of a 2017-2018 season ticket I forked out, for just one game. :woohoo:
That £69 doesn’t sound that bad all of a sudden for 23 games.
I do sympathies with those fans having to pay out for young kids, but if they want to go, then its the price of a decent pair of top brand trainers against a cheapo nasty pair from Wynsors.My missus worked at a school and once or twice a year they were given about 20 tickets for a game. If 2-3 kids went they’d be lucky, so I don’t think giving away free season tickets to the younger kids will see a massive increase in take up.
Nor do I think charging £3 per game will have a big impact on the number of season tickets bought by the parents, whose kids who are keen enough and can be arsed,to watch 23 games per season against the likes of Northampton and Shrewsbury.
Having said that, I really hope Sharpie and JJ have a rethink on this, or at least give some incentive like they did last time we were in league one.
What about buy one kids season ticket this season, get two seasons free? :cheer:You’re right. It won’t be a massive uptake, but entice enough and there will be some uptake.
My lad and his mate aren’t there hoping to watch Liverpool, Man Utd etc. They’re there for the atmosphere, a hot dog and a Walkers Crisps grab-bag at half time, a laugh at rude words that people sing in the songs, and joining in with the booing of the referee etc. The opposition team that Wigan are playing is irrelevant.
Think yourself lucky you’re only paying £69.I started taking my lad in his early teens and paying for his season ticket in the West Stand. He’s twenty-seven now and I still pay for his ticket….!
It’s only this time. £99 as of next season.
And he went to 3 away games last season and says he wants to go to more.
Only myself to blame.
So to conclude:
It’s free for kids if money is an issue.
It isn’t free for kids if you want the best seats in the house but it’s still as cheap as a burger.I must have different mates but if I was moving for the first reason and explained that to them they’d move with me I’m sure and I likewise.
So to conclude:
It’s free for kids if money is an issue.
It isn’t free for kids if you want the best seats in the house but it’s still as cheap as a burger.I must have different mates but if I was moving for the first reason and explained that to them they’d move with me I’m sure and I likewise.
Maybe my mates would move.
But I’ll never know, because I’ve no intentions of moving, and therefore won’t be asking them.
However, I do know of people who have opted not to get their kids season tickets in the past as it meant sitting behind the goal – saying ‘I’ll wait until they’re older’
At the end of the day, it is what it is, and I’ll be renewing plus buying 2 new kids’ tickets, but I suspect they’d have got some uptake by adopting the same policy for kids in the West and East Stands as they do in the South*.
*My personal opinion- obviously
Think yourself lucky you’re only paying £69.I started taking my lad in his early teens and paying for his season ticket in the West Stand. He’s twenty-seven now and I still pay for his ticket….!
I thought i was bad at having to fork out £99. My lad will be 12 when the season starts
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