"pay What You Can" Admission

[Clydeside_Sheep]

(sorry if this has been discussed before, I haven't seen it though)

 

My home town club, the lowly Albion Rovers, experimented with a "pay what you can" deal for fans in January. Fans could choose their own admission fee, with the minimum to get in £1. (Usually its £10 for an adult).

 

This was for a January game v Montrose. They compared the days takings to the last time they had played Montrose in August. The results:

 

Crowd: +125% increase (crowd was 718)

Gate receipts: +160% increase

Cafe / Shop etc taking: +165% increase

 

Not bad eh? Seems to have been a roaring success.

 

Do you think this kind of thing will become more common?

 

Do you think the bigger Scots teams would ever consider such a scheme, or do you think its employment / success will be limited to the wee teams?

 

See link for more info:

 

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25706582

 

There's a cracking pic of the stand in the link (they only have one stand).

 

When I was very, very, young, I have a vague memory of my grandfather taking me to a game there and I can remember being in that stand. Fucks know who they were playing, or what the score was, I only remember being with my granddad. I was that young that I was barely interested in the game, tbh.

 

(This venture may have been an effort to prevent my father taking me to snake mountain, or other place of ill repute - well done grandpa!).

 

And I remember - years later - getting onto the pitch when I was in the cubs; they took us up there and we were allowed to train on the pitch one midweek evening.

 

Then - as a surprise - the reserve keeper appeared and we got to take penalties against him.

 

I remember being insulted that it was the reserve keeper they sent. My arrogance was ill founded though, as it turned out my shots were so feeble that the ball would barely reach the goal, let alone trouble the keeper.

 

After he casually saved my effort (by placing his foot on top of the trundling ball) I remember being upset and thinking "what kind of prick would save a wee boys penalty?".

[zander]

Would work for one game the novelty factor would soon wear off and folk would go back to watching Soccer saturday getting ready for the EPL supper time game.

We should perhaps try it in a cup match vs a lower league team if we were ever going to do it.

[StandFree1982]

Say the average paid was £10 (i suspect it's much less) then we'd still need to take in about 20k to get close to what we'd make on a normal home game.(i'm going on 10k @ £22 average ticket price)

 

As Zander says, this would be fine against a lower league side.

[Clydeside_Sheep]

Would work for one game the novelty factor would soon wear off and folk would go back to watching Soccer saturday getting ready for the EPL supper time game.

 

We should perhaps try it in a cup match vs a lower league team if we were ever going to do it.

 

That's a good call l actually, it could well be the perception of a good deal - rather than the actual good deal itself - which stimulated folk to come along. Thus they could get bored of it.

 

I wonder why some of the smaller clubs in the top flight don't try it occasionally?

 

They get crap attendances (bar when sellick come, when they can give them all the allocation) and so why give it a go?

 

It would be a good thing for large families / unemployed etc.

[Holyjoe]

Cliftonhill is a fantastic little ground.. well stand really, the rest of it is out of use because it's so decrepit. Saw they've got plans to redevelop the unused terrace and also build behind one of the goals too to increase the capacity. Was disappointed to see them take their cup games against Rangers and Motherwell to neutral venues as that was little more than an attempt to cash in on the 'big' draws, but then if the money from that and the Scottish Cup semi-final they will hopefully be playing in this April helps the club improve the ground then it's fine by me.

[Henry]

I see Albion Rovers are extending the pay what you can offer to their season tickets next year (£10 minimum charge).

 

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/may/08/albion-rovers-pay-what-you-can-season-ticket?CMP=EMCFTBEML853

 

Yes Bluto, it's from the Guardian.

[Redstar]

Bear in mind this is Aberdeen chief...the famous Aberdonian grippy-ness would see the collection plate brimming with small change and foreign coins.

[fine-n-dandy]

Stewartie Milne is doing something similar to pay what you can.

He's raised the prices as a whole but you can always pay more if you like/can. I think he's misunderstood the concept

[dj_bollocks]

I was hoping it might be pay with a can... With everything from a can of wife beater to those cans of beans with the wee willy winkie sausages in them... but apparently they want money and not a meal... Pffft...

[The Boofon]

Bear in mind this is Aberdeen chief...the famous Aberdonian grippy-ness would see the collection plate brimming with small change and foreign coins.

No extra £3 that's for sure.

 

Speaking of which. Stoney where are you? Not seen you on here since meeting you on Tuesday night.

[caledonia]

Just ask Melvo to go as he could pay £20,000 small change out his pocket

[Stoney]

No extra £3 that's for sure.

 

Speaking of which. Stoney where are you? Not seen you on here since meeting you on Tuesday night.

 

soz babe had the week off for my birfday........dont worry I still love you

[RowieMan]

Good idea, might be worth doing if we have a home pre-season friendly agaisnt a side like copenhagen or ajax (any well known european club), would generate a bit of interest ahead of the new season. Bring your ticket into the club shop within the next week and get £5 off a new shirt etc. somebody in the marketing dept reading this will be getting moist!

[Dynamo]

Yeah a pre season friendly at home is a good shout.

Club will never do it for a league/cup game.

It's more suited to the small clubs trying to increase profile with 500 or so regular punters.

[dave_min]

Good ene.

 

Our "glamour" game last season against Twente attracted about 12 fans.

 

And even I wanted to leave by half-time.

[RowieMan]

Good ene.

 

Our "glamour" game last season against Twente attracted about 12 fans.

 

And even I wanted to leave by half-time.

FC Twente 3rd in Dutch league, so reasonable enough opponents for a pre season friendly. The top clubs probably aren't that excitied about a trip to aberdeen so lets not get carried away and think we can bring over Real Madrid etc.

 

Maybe a game against Twente that was "pay what you can" would have attracted more fans, and you might have left at half time thinking you;d had value for your £3! .

[Henry]

Inverness are giving "pay what you can" a go for their game against St Johnstone on Tuesday 20th January.

 

http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/inverness/305541-inverness-caledonian-thistle-set-pay-what-you-can-pricing-for-spfl-match/

[fine-n-dandy]

Inverness are giving "pay what you can" a go for their game against St Johnstone on Tuesday 20th January.

 

http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/inverness/305541-inverness-caledonian-thistle-set-pay-what-you-can-pricing-for-spfl-match/

Wonder if they would be willing to offer us the same deal for Shinnie?

[elephantstone78]

Wonder if they would be willing to offer us the same deal for Shinnie?

Seem to remember with aluko the directors or more likely Milne shelled out £50k to get him from Birmingham as his loan spell had ended. Would that ha e been the last time we spent money on a player. Him or the formidable talent that was tommy wright.

Anyway, my point is would a similar offer work this time cash now instead of him leaving for nowt.

Let's all chip in and get the first hat sponsored player.

[fine-n-dandy]

Seem to remember with aluko the directors or more likely Milne shelled out £50k to get him from Birmingham as his loan spell had ended. Would that ha e been the last time we spent money on a player. Him or the formidable talent that was tommy wright.

Anyway, my point is would a similar offer work this time cash now instead of him leaving for nowt.

Let's all chip in and get the first hat sponsored player.

Think the fans helped (or tried to at least) with signing Booth

[Tord31]

we paid a nominal transfer fee for Shankland. Otherwise dont think McGhee, Brown or McInnes have spent transfer fees

 

Be an idea for us to do pay what you can for Clangers testimonial. Cant think of anyone that would pay normal entrance fee

[fine-n-dandy]

we paid a nominal transfer fee for Shankland. Otherwise dont think McGhee, Brown or McInnes have spent transfer fees

 

Be an idea for us to do pay what you can for Clangers testimonial. Cant think of anyone that would pay normal entrance fee

 

 

Fook me we'd bankrupt the poor cunt

[RUL]

I hope it works as inverness crowds are terrible

[Pudgie]

I hope it works as inverness crowds are terrible

As are Hamilton's. I was watching the highlights of us against Dundee at Dens and the place was packed. It's so disappointing to see the top teams fanbases haven't grown to match the level the teams are playing at. Ross County I can understand but there's some very poor numbers crop up every week at Hamilton and Inverness and even Motherwell when they were on a rather good run.

[Poodler]

Seem to remember with aluko the directors or more likely Milne shelled out £50k to get him from Birmingham as his loan spell had ended. Would that ha e been the last time we spent money on a player. Him or the formidable talent that was tommy wright.

Anyway, my point is would a similar offer work this time cash now instead of him leaving for nowt.

Let's all chip in and get the first hat sponsored player.

Could do with rocket scientist back in that case, didn't he brag about his fat stacks?

[elephantstone78]

As are Hamilton's. I was watching the highlights of us against Dundee at Dens and the place was packed. It's so disappointing to see the top teams fanbases haven't grown to match the level the teams are playing at. Ross County I can understand but there's some very poor numbers crop up every week at Hamilton and Inverness and even Motherwell when they were on a rather good run.

 

I know what you mean.

Sadly the reason for the poor crowds at two of the three you mentioned is because the teams are based in Lanarkshire and almost everyone supports you know who. Catholics one side proddies the other simple as that. My brother went to school in Hamilton and said in his class there was only one accies fan.

Unfortunately it will never change, well if the Huns died properly it might but you know what I mean.

As for Inverness not sure why their crowds are so shit maybe still grievances over the merger and people just refuse to go.

[elephantstone78]

Could do with rocket scientist back in that case, didn't he brag about his fat stacks?

How very crass !

[Henry]

Not quite pay what you can, but Hamilton are charging 10p entry on Saturday against Inverness.

 

 

Saturday’s match against Inverness CT at New Douglas Park on Saturday 24^th of January marks Frankie McAvoy’s last game as an “Academical"

Both he and Alex Neil have given us wonderful service in their time at the Club, both of them served us for 10 years, and of course Alex wore the number 10 jersey with distinction

As a mark of the esteem we hold them in, we have designated Saturday’s game as a tribute to these significant 10’s and will make the admission charge for all spectators, home or away, just 10p (Ten Pence).

We look forward to welcoming all our loyal supporters, and perhaps some new ones, to send Frankie, (and Alex), off with the acclaim they deserve.

[RUL]

Over 5,000 at Hamilton game.

[The Boofon]

Over 5,000 at Hamilton game.

 

 

Wonder if we'd get the full houses Stoney craves if we did likewise.