Glasgow V Peterborough Sunday 1-5-16

[jenga]

£17.50 + £3.00 for a program is too expensive for me personally to go every week.

 

"If they built it, they will come".

Well they're not.

 

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A FIELD OF DREAMS ....... .thats fantasy , this is reality . ( great film )

[speed ace]

It's actually a 12.5% increase, from £15 last year to £17.50 this year. I think the mistake made was reducing the cost from £16 from the previous season.

Personally I'm quite happy that there isn't a bigger crowd as viewing is pretty poor with the current crowd levels.

[GS550]

It's actually a 12.5% increase, from £15 last year to £17.50 this year. I think the mistake made was reducing the cost from £16 from the previous season.

Personally I'm quite happy that there isn't a bigger crowd as viewing is pretty poor with the current crowd levels.

Exactly. All this percentages thing conveniently overlooks that admission fees have been in the teens for the last decade and seems like forever. In this day and age £17.50 is nothing and perfectly reasonable. Another poster, SCB, was complaining as well about 2 quid difference and in the same post he mentioned that 10 years ago he paid over £50,000 for his car!! And he was complaining 'ere about two quid!!

[MD]

 

Not so much expensive as the most expensive. That £1.50 increase in entry might not dissuade the diehards but it could put some of those attracted last season off.

 

The equivalent at Belle Vue is £22 for EL racing in a brand new purpose built speedway stadium.

Thats a fair point about putting off newcomers though crowds have generally been good so far. People will happily pay more than that each week to watch Scottish football which I wouldnt cross the road for with a free ticket.

 

Speedway is appropriately priced according to the other alternative sports in Glasgow of ice hockey and basketball. If Braehead Clan can regularly achieve sell outs of around 3500 spectators it shows the money and the fans are out there. For my son and I to attend a hockey match would be over £30 but £23.50 at the speedway.

Edited May 2, 2016 by MD

[Joseq7]

Thats a fair point about putting off newcomers though crowds have generally been good so far. People will happily pay more than that each week to watch Scottish football which I wouldnt cross the road for with a free ticket.

I take this comparative price point but speedway is four home fixtures a month, football is two home fixtures a month, so it's twice the outlay to follow your speedway team at home compared with football.

[SharpenRake]

as others have said perhaps a mistake was made reducing prices last year so it looks worse this year. Also all the increases have come at once maybe could have kept programme at £2.50, so you basically pay £20 to get in and for a programme? personally I don't think its dear especially compared to other day's out. On Sunday perhaps crowd was affected by morning rain - for those that didn't come the track was the best this year. I heard there were traffic problems - so perhaps a few turned back knowing meetings now actually start at 3pm and therefore they miss a few heats. I know a few people who still go away for the may weekend. I was tempted to stay at home to watch the Leicester match on the tele, perhaps others did. Finally the Glasgow warriors had a big game on Friday night and a lot of folk can only afford one night/day at a sport event. Some of these other distractions won't be around in a few weeks time its then we'll know what the crowds are really like.

 

Oh and by the way what an awesome performace from the Tigers, I thought panthers would get a point1 I'm forecasting a huge win for the monarchs on Friday

[george.m]

Not disagreeing with anyone's POV about single adult ticket prices, but here's a different perspective.

Glasgow is focussing on family entertainment, hence's all the activities aimed at kids.

(Suspect with an eye on future support).

 

This Friday I'm taking 3 eleven year olds to Armadale, cost £23 (standard, not advanced online).

For Ashfield cost = £20.

 

Cheaper.

 

Many posts here are from an adult/single perspective.

Edited May 2, 2016 by george.m

[Roary]

£17.50 + £3.00 for a program is too expensive for me personally to go every week.

 

"If they built it, they will come".

Well they're not.

 

I don't personally give a flying for chucking balls and running after a numpty in a furry suit.

 

I think the ship has now sailed unfortunately but I am convinced they'd get more in for £12.50 than £17.50 and it's very simple economics more ppl in the stadium means more money.

 

The Facennas are never gonna make money from speedway and it can't be their objective of course so why not slash the prices and get punters in through the door, buying programmes, buying chips and burgers, buying pints, buying merch.

[MD]

I take this comparative price point but speedway is four home fixtures a month, football is two home fixtures a month, so it's twice the outlay to follow your speedway team at home compared with football.

The football season lasts longer though. From what i can see a top tier team will have 19 home league games not including cup and the occasional before Christmas European game(s). Thats not far off a home speedway season of 12 home league meetings, 2 league cup, a KO Cup meeting then any qualifying rounds from these. Our home fixture list is usually bare around the Cardiff GP date as we also do away meetings down south. I take the point that it is a lot for 4 home meetings in a month but balances itself out across the season.

[Joseq7]

The football season lasts longer though. From what i can see a top tier team will have 19 home league games not including cup and the occasional before Christmas European game(s). Thats not far off a home speedway season of 12 home league meetings, 2 league cup, a KO Cup meeting then any qualifying rounds from these. Our home fixture list is usually bare around the Cardiff GP date as we also do away meetings down south. I take the point that it is a lot for 4 home meetings in a month but balances itself out across the season.

Aye I take your point again but we get paid monthly, or weekly of course and all my personal outlays DDs and SOs are monthly. Paying for speedway is an instant hit from our monthly budget.

[damosuzuki]

As I say, I like football, but hopefully this is the end of it and Spurs don't beat Chelsea. Sunday coming is Celtic Aberdeen. That is a definate disadvantage of Sunday while the football is still on.

[LunnasPerm]

As I say, I like football, but hopefully this is the end of it and Spurs don't beat Chelsea. Sunday coming is Celtic Aberdeen. That is a definate disadvantage of Sunday while the football is still on.

 

This is one of the two reasons I'm not at Ashfield every week; it often clashes with the football and I think the admission prices are scandalous.

[speed ace]

A FIELD OF DREAMS ....... .thats fantasy , this is reality . ( great film )

They will come if the product is right, yesterday the racing was good, they ran a slick show, the kids stuff was made to fit as circumstances dictated.

The stadium facilities are great, but viewing from the back straight is prohibited, why would a newcomer return if the paid to see other peoples backs instead of 4 guys on bikes hurtling past less than 30 feet from them?

[Fromafar]

They will come if the product is right, yesterday the racing was good, they ran a slick show, the kids stuff was made to fit as circumstances dictated.

The stadium facilities are great, but viewing from the back straight is prohibited, why would a newcomer return if the paid to see other peoples backs instead of 4 guys on bikes hurtling past less than 30 feet from them?

Have to agree regarding viewing on back straight.

[IronScorpion]

On Saturday, I ventured down to my local football ground to see 2 teams still with a shout, mathmatically, of a place in the play-offs. Our normal attendance has been about 3300 to 3500 depending on visitors paying full price. This Saturday, the last home game, it was "fiveorfree" meaning under 18s free & over 18s £5 if tickets bought on or before thursday. This ensured an attendance of 7300 giving an awesome atmosphere throughout the game. But what was the economics/takings of the game? Probably worse than normal so if the prices are reduced it's about getting a better atmosphere, hopefully.

[Halifaxtiger]

It's actually a 12.5% increase, from £15 last year to £17.50 this year. I think the mistake made was reducing the cost from £16 from the previous season.

Personally I'm quite happy that there isn't a bigger crowd as viewing is pretty poor with the current crowd levels.

 

Paulco actually told me £15 yesterday, I just should have listened a bit better

 

That increase is too much. Berwick the night before was £17.50 (including parking & programme), and they let a child with a paying adult in for nothing.

 

The development of Ashfield has been fantastic but the design on the back straight was poor. If you stand on the upper terracing, you can't see the track.

Edited May 2, 2016 by Halifaxtiger

[allthegearbutnaeidea]

Paulco actually told me £15 yesterday, I just should have listened a bit better

 

That increase is too much. Berwick the night before was £17.50 (including parking & programme), and they let a child with a paying adult in for nothing.

 

The development of Ashfield has been fantastic but the design on the back straight was poor. If you stand on the upper terracing, you can't see the track.

Berwick is £15 to get in £2 for programme and parking is free? where's your 50p came from

[Paulco]

Have to agree regarding viewing on back straight.

The second tier isn't near high enough to see the action on the back straight , the raised bit overlooking the 3rd bend offers a much better view . You really have to get there early and get your position right at the front , I made the schoolboy error last week of moving away to get a coffee from the shack and when I returned a family of fatties had moved in with chairs .

That has become another problem , you get the ones who don't want to pay an extra pound to sit in the stand hogging the front of the back straight with those plastic chairs , I'd bin those .

Anyway as for yesterday's meeting , we were just irresistible , not a single failure , with Richie Worrall back from injury with an amazing performance . Peterborough's riders didn't look comfortable at all on a track with dirt , Ostergaard improved dramatically once it slickened off once we reached the latter heats . Tom Perry tried his heart out , but the rest were pretty poor .

But on yesterday's performance we wont be far away when the prizes are handed out , especially if our so called long tail keeps on improving at the rate they are . Just wish it would hurry up and get a wee bit warmer .

[GS550]

Can't believe people moaning about a couple o' quid - it is 2016 fer cryin out loud. A quid is worth about 30p these days, so such as £17.50 is more like a fiver used to be.

 

You will pay a couple o' quid just for a sugary drink from a petrol station kiosk and folk don't so much as blink. The best one is still SCB on 'ere recently saying that 10 years ago he paid over £50,000 for his car and in the same post complained about a couple o' quid!! I mean honestly!!

 

I respect that other people have a different perspective - all I'm saying is from my perspective a couple o' quid is nothing and I aint rich that's fer sure (unlike SCB, I've never had a car over £50,000, ...or £40,000, ...or £30,000, ...or £20,000). Jeez, folk spend more than £17.50 every night down the local boozer or just on a round!!

 

I just find it unbelievable that folk think £17.50 is loads a money - it aint!! (imho)

[Paulco]

Can't believe people moaning about a couple o' quid - it is 2016 fer cryin out loud. A quid is worth about 30p these days, so such as £17.50 is more like a fiver used to be.

 

You will pay a couple o' quid just for a sugary drink from a petrol station kiosk and folk don't so much as blink. The best one is still SCB on 'ere recently saying that 10 years ago he paid over £50,000 for his car and in the same post complained about a couple o' quid!! I mean honestly!!

 

I respect that other people have a different perspective - all I'm saying is from my perspective a couple o' quid is nothing and I aint rich that's fer sure (unlike SCB, I've never had a car over £50,000, ...or £40,000, ...or £30,000, ...or £20,000). Jeez, folk spend more than £17.50 every night down the local boozer or just on a round!!

 

I just find it unbelievable that folk think £17.50 is loads a money - it aint!! (imho)

Let's just say it's comparible with other sporting institutions around the city . But the main argument should surround whether it's right and fair that a PL club should be charging prices equal to or greater than EL clubs .