Silver Bee Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 We well impressed with the car park price<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Double the usual? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfsbane Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 If you decide to go and pay whatever, enjoy your day. If you decide to stay home & watch on TV, standard of commentary notwithstanding, enjoy. If you decide to follow on live updates, enjoy. But until folks stay away, refuse to pay the price, companies like BSI will charge what they think they can get away with. Everyone knocks the supermarkets but they alone have a business strategy that drives down prices as they compete for our £ notes. More IS less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandie Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 Sorry if you think Im 'smug' I just think I was astute. None of us knew who would be in the final but I decided to get the special offer and have a great day out watching the 4 best teams in the world battle it out for the final. Enjoy the day was my thought - there will always be someone to cheer on. So I didnt wait to see who got through. I bought early. I prefer Lupus' summing up of me 'simple' (simplistic I think was the word) and maybe thats more to the mark - she knows me better. The only thing I think is possibly wrong is the phrasing used when selling the tickets at first. I assume it didnt say 'limited numbers available'. I fully agree that £25 a ticket is outragous but 1hr 30mins of football costs more these days. I am sorry for those that choose to stay away - kids around is always great fun but if that makes me smug as well as simple then so be it! Sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
south coast robin Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 Paid 29 quid for Cardiff ticket..decent seat..decent view..decent fireworks..decent refreshment / toilet facilities..half decent entertainment..so will not be paying 25 quid to attend Reading final. Watched the semi-final at Blunsdon last year only 4000 turned out compared to 40000 at the Millenium..no comparison. Perhaps this is why crowds are dwindling at the league tracks ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chivs Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 I fully agree that £25 a ticket is outragous but 1hr 30mins of football costs more these days. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> But you are only going to see 25 minutes of action spread over 3 hours F4E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupus Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 But you are only going to see 25 minutes of action spread over 3 hours F4E <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Better 25 minutes of action at speedway than 10 mins of anything interesting and 80 mins of time wasting, diving and aimlessly kicking a ball about!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbieoldboy Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 Better 25 minutes of action at speedway than 10 mins of anything interesting and 80 mins of time wasting, diving and aimlessly kicking a ball about!!!!! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 Elite League meeting at Reading costs: admission £15, prog £2.50, car park £1. Total £18.50, or £1.23 per race SWC joint ticket gives you 50 races for: admission £35, programme £5, parking £2, Total £42, or 84pence per race Given the standard of the line-ups that sounds like pretty good value for money to me. However you still can't persuade me Smallmead is a suitable venue. The 3000 capacity figure says it all, and it appears that it is the reduction in this figure which has lead to the misleading pricing change on children's tickets. My conclusion is don't blame BSI for high pricing of tickets, but do blame them for choosing such a crappy vene in the first place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21st century heathen Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 I believe the original capacity quoted by H&S was 6000 - 6500 people. When this was reduced a few weeks ago to around 3300. The kids allocation was also reduced in line with it and hence the allocation was sold out. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Something to do with the fact the grass banking is not stepped terracing. Seems you cannot be expected to stand or sit on a non level slope! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> So originally it was going to be a capacity of 6000-6500, that was reduced to 3300 because there is a grass bank rather than steps. So does that mean that the steps that were in place when they said 6000-6500 was replaced by a grass bank in the last couple of days meaning a sudden reduction in the capacity? Er...no. I've never been, but I'm guessing the grass bank has been there a while? { Slightly off topic but did anyone else notice that on the Sky commentary last night one of the presenters commented on the small turnout........then there was an ad break.........and minutes later the same guy remarked on the ENORMOUS crowd that had turned up for the event. Seems likely that Postlethwaite had a word!} <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yes I noticed that. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There is an argument that 'we' should have taken advantage of the offer when 'we' had the chance. However, it does stink of a 'Britain made the final let's cash in' scam. As for charging £25 for kids as young as 3 years old... Hang your heads in shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazysue Posted July 22, 2006 Report Share Posted July 22, 2006 To put it into context.... I was willing to pay out £55 for me and the boys to get in tomorrow, add in drinks,food and any other merchandise and you would be getting close to the £100 Instead they are getting nothing from and I doubt I am the only one who has now made the decision not to go at the last minute because of the high child prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undercover Elephant Posted July 22, 2006 Report Share Posted July 22, 2006 (edited) I paid £25 to watch 2 days of fantastic Stock Car action at Northampton last week featuring the Brisca F1 and F2 + Rebels Excellent value for a weekend ticket with plenty of action. If BSI want to price themselves out of attracting extra customers at there events, may I suggest a more appropriate pricing plan for future events such as this. To pay £25 to see (on paper) a competetive match involving the teams in the race off, only to watch IMO a two team meeting can be dis-heartening to some, if not many supporters. I believe with an appropriate fixed price for (a family sport) more customers would feel that they receive value for money. In this case I don't. I only live 20 minutes away and to think that BSI could have had a group of at least 8-9 of us to watch this event (twice) Race-off and Final, think of how much money you would have made from our custom? Lower the price to a more respectable sum and the place would have been packed. (£18 tops IMO at Reading) Out of interest, for those that were there, how many people were in attendence? Edited July 22, 2006 by Undercover Elephant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted July 22, 2006 Report Share Posted July 22, 2006 Something to do with the fact the grass banking is not stepped terracing. Seems you cannot be expected to stand or sit on a non level slope! As has already been said, the grass bank wasn't installed overnight so something seems not quite right .............. Out of interest, for those that were there, how many people were in attendence? Couldn't be more than 3300! lol Lots of room left in the infamous pits straight stand and definitely plenty of space on the banking. 3300 is not many, really only a decent Poole EL crowd , if I was attending I'd be a little worried that they'd be up to capacity before I got there. Good job the meeting is on SKY I think!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandie Posted July 22, 2006 Report Share Posted July 22, 2006 Out of interest, for those that were there, how many people were in attendence? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It felt pretty full all over the stadium to be honest. I think they let a limited amount into the backstraight stand. The home straight looked solid 1st/2nd bend was full of Poles - but they looked super. Shame they stopped singing and shouting half way through! 3rd/4th bend VERY full. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairyTasha Posted July 22, 2006 Report Share Posted July 22, 2006 Love the Polish, their fantastic! They had about 5 security guards infront of them at one point when they was singing.. they also about 3 or 4 guards infront of them near the end.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted July 22, 2006 Report Share Posted July 22, 2006 Out of interest, for those that were there, how many people were in attendence? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> 2854 according to: http://www.zintek.net/readingspeedway/foru...p?TOPIC_ID=2570 However I have no idea whether this is accurate or not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shazzybird Posted July 22, 2006 Report Share Posted July 22, 2006 Love the Polish, their fantastic! They had about 5 security guards infront of them at one point when they was singing.. they also about 3 or 4 guards infront of them near the end.. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Although I love the Polish fans they get behind their team/riders, I can't say I'm surprised at the security guards near them after the performance of some of the fans at Cardiff this year on the 1st bend. Got a little harem scarem at one point as they thought it was their right to cover the whole bend with Polish flags even though they were halfway up the tier, the fans that sat in the front row ranged between Australian, USA fans and British fans who had their own flags to hang in front of them, only to have then covered by the inconsiderate fans behind them. To the point that one of them actually tried to sit on the lap of another in the front row to enable his banner to stay where it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21st century heathen Posted July 22, 2006 Report Share Posted July 22, 2006 I'm going to phone the stadium in a minute to see how many tickets they've sold, and therefore how many will be let in tonight. Anyone want to take a guess at what they say? Should be interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21st century heathen Posted July 22, 2006 Report Share Posted July 22, 2006 Well that was a waste of time. You might have just lost two more customers. *insert sarcastic clapping* Reading website says... World Cup Final tickets still on sale 22-07-2006 Tickets for Saturday night's FIM ASL Freight Movements Speedway World Cup Final at Reading's Smallmead Stadium, are still on sale. Tickets can be purchased from a Ticket Office point at Smallmead Stadium from 11.00am on Saturday morning. The Ticket Office will be open to cash and credit card customers. Subject to availability, tickets will be still be available on the gate at the stadium on Saturday night. Only full price general admittance tickets at £25 each are available. Gates open 5.00pm - Engines start 7.15pm Tickets also available at: Ticket hotline: 0870 122 00 22 or visit: www.speedwayworld.tv Note that it has todays date. I phoned the hotline, only to be told... ...24 hours before the event we don't sell tickets because we can't print them and get them to the customer in time... Fair enough on their part I s'pose. You'll have to buy tickets at the stadium, and if they've sold out you'll be turned away. Huge incentive to travel, what for some of us will be, a significant distance. I decided to phone the stadium to see if there were any tickets still available, or whether they'd been sold already today. All I got was a recorded message telling me the same thing it says on the website. So there is no official word on whether or not you will actually be able to buy tickets on the gate tonight. Congratulations BSI you've turned the showpiece event into a farce that is alienating the hardcore fan, and enticing not a single new fan. I guess as long as you make a profit it will be considered a success though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook Posted July 22, 2006 Report Share Posted July 22, 2006 (edited) reading between the lines I think there has been a cock up somewhere ..........read speedwayworld.tv - there is a corrective statement on there today regarding tickets..........they are available on the door and they are able to be reserved...........the answerphone message for the stadium is also saying the same thing Edited July 22, 2006 by spook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21st century heathen Posted July 22, 2006 Report Share Posted July 22, 2006 But they are only available on the gate if there's any left. You can't find out if there's any left. Remember it's only a 3300 capacity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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