MD Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 I think the fact that they are charging oap's.extra must mean they see it as the best way to get extra money so that would mean oap,s are.a large part of the crowd how many will decide not to pay the extra and stay at home . Thats the crucial question though i would suspect very few. In reality we are talking about the price of a programme here. All paying punters have to make a value judgment of whether it is worth it or not. Last season Concessions would have paid in to 18 league meetings, this year there are fewer meaning the true cost of the collective season March to October will be less than the previous year. The Concession is a legacy privilege thats continued from yesteryear however nothing stays the same forever. I recall reading in the 2015 programme notes that the Concession rate was being abused and some sort of age verification was being brought in. Perhaps its not changed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 All this shows is the desperate state the sport is in. Wait till clubs announce price rises for everybody . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANSE Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 It works out at extra 49.00 for the basic 14 matches[ Geoff100] not even a 1.00 a week over the full year if somebody cant afford that I don't think they would have been going in the first place.And with less matches expenditure will be less than last year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 Perhaps the riders should have whip round to help the OAPs ,they have had a few for the riders in their time 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANSE Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 If you walk into a supermarket I don't see any concession prices for Pensioners 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 If you walk into a supermarket I don't see any concession prices for Pensionersyou won't see any speedway either.!!!! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulco Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 (edited) If you walk into a supermarket I don't see any concession prices for Pensioners But you do in sporting and entertainment events . Both sides of the argument have been well made and both are valid . We'll just have to wait and see if it causes an impact on the attendance level of the more mature supporter when the tapes rise in March . Apologists for the owners will back them to the hilt regardless , but I cant help feeling it's a bit harsh on supporters who have followed the Tigers over the decades and now find themselves at a certain age . We already have the most expensive speedway in the Championship , this is just another squeeze on the long term fan . Edited December 4, 2017 by Paulco 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANSE Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 Why should you as Paulco says we are all entitled to our opinions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenga Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 Theyre not charging OAPs extra. Theyre charging them the same. Why should OAPs get a discount? why do you buy a poppy then ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanAndersen Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 why do you buy a poppy then ? Lol. Where's this logic going? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffdiamond Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 If you walk into a supermarket I don't see any concession prices for Pensioners no, but they'll be scavaging round the 'nearly out of date' section/aisle/trolley,,, looking for a bargain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 no, but they'll be scavaging round the 'nearly out of date' section/aisle/trolley,,, looking for a bargain. Only if you have left some. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffdiamond Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 (edited) Old folk always want stuff on the cheap tho,,, maybe because they can remember how much it used to be, how it was built to last and, how much better it tasted,,, not filled with all that sh!te Only if you have left some. you know the ones I mean Dave,,, spend 3 hours in the shop, spend less than a fiver on a big bag of shopping, then go out to the car park and make off in a big flash motor... Edited December 4, 2017 by ruffdiamond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 Old folk always want stuff on the cheap tho,,, maybe because they can remember how much it used to be, how it was built to last and, how much better it tasted,,, not filled with all that sh!te you know the ones I mean Dave,,, spend 3 hours in the shop, spend less than a fiver on a big bag of shopping, then go out to the car park and make off in a big flash motor... You don't suit jealousy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenga Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 (edited) Lol. Where's this logic going? its all part of the bigger picture and supporting the older generation . one day there will be no veterans left and no old speedway supporters . a bit like the hitler thing , only blond haired , blue eyes boys ! Edited December 4, 2017 by jenga 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanAndersen Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 its all part of the bigger picture and supporting the older generation . one day there will be no veterans left and no old speedway supporters . Tenuous parallel to say the least. There will always be older speedway supporters so long as you encourage people along in earlier life. Lower ticket prices should be given to children and those taking children in my opinion. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffdiamond Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 Tenuous parallel to say the least. There will always be older speedway supporters so long as you encourage people along in earlier life. Lower ticket prices should be given to children and those taking children in my opinion. maybe youngsters don't like to go, 'cos its full of old people',,, and lots of young-uns are wary of old-uns (tell them off, or moan). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GS550 Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 My son is 14 years old... So obviously doesn't work... He has been watching the Aces regularly since he was 3 years old... How did the Aces reward him for his loyalty? They charged him £8 when he got to 12 years of age.. How does he pay this? He earns no money... However when he gets to 65 he will have hopefully had circa 45 years of earnings behind him to enable him to pay 'full whack' at the Speedway should he still be interested (and presuming the Sport still exists in Britain) Maybe for the future of the Sport under 16's (at least) should be free, subsidised by no concessions for grown men and women...? What a load of bull. How does your 14 year old son pay. Simple - you should be paying for him, he is your responsibility not everybody else's but you expect the rest of us to pay for him. When I was 14 years of age I'd already been getting off my backside for a couple of years and earning from a paper round, with which I bought my own stuff and paid for trips to such as cinema and for that matter other entertainment such as attending a sporting event. You say: "However when he gets to 65 he will have hopefully had circa 45 years of earnings behind him to enable him to pay" Yes, many folk of around 65 have had 45 years of earnings.... and mortgage, kids to bring up, regular bills, debts to pay off, putting adolescent offspring through uni or supporting them through early adulthood and even later, weddings to pay for, and the like. Anybody I know that's around that age has little or nothing, so there's no mountain of cash that you seem to assume. When folk retire they stop working and stop earning. Sound like you've never lived on the state pension, there's little or no disposable income. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waytogo28 Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 As for the Why of Senior's Concessions - I now have about 45% of the income I had before retirement AND I paid for myself since 1964 ( when I too had two parer rounds and a Sunday newspaper stall and collected the paper payments every week on saturday mornings ) So I have paid for entry to, on average two matches a week from 1963 to to 2010 - thats's a good bit of money put into the sport. Don't older long term fans deserve a loyalty concession as in nearly every sport? Apparently not in the opinion of some posters. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenga Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 (edited) i think nowadays a paper round is simply extinct . the only paper round that i know of is doing the annual litter pick in the village where i live and dont get me going on the milkmen that dont exist now ! BACKING THE OLD GUYS N GALS ALL THE WAY . you will know when it hits you just how much you need small reductions to live . Edited December 5, 2017 by jenga 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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