Young gun Posted September 13, 2017 Author Share Posted September 13, 2017 10 hours ago, lionel wickson said: I'm thinking that you must be the same vintage as me. Anyone younger wouldn't recognise Crystal Palace player or know of Lionel Wickson. Unless of course they were maybe in the police force Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
microdave Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 In case any Buddies aren't aware, this is all ticket. Apologies for the crazy prices as we capitalise on the Paisley pound. www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=3255 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fony Titz Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 The game is more than a month away you auld duffer [emoji38] And no, you can leave your cringey teenage girl banners at home. Surely it's Sons v Saints as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 3 minutes ago, Fony Titz said: Surely it's Sons v Saints as well? On 12/09/2017 at 17:20, The Moonster said: You've got the teams round the wrong way in the title too. This has gone well Yip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fony Titz Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Yip [emoji6] Yeah I should have read the whole thread. [emoji106] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mylothedog Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 In case any Buddies aren't aware, this is all ticket. Apologies for the crazy prices as we capitalise on the Paisley pound. www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=3255 £22 a ticket? That's got to be a joke. To watch a part time team? I know football is overpriced as it is but that's robbery that the Easdales would be proud of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aftershocker Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 £22 a ticket? That's got to be a joke. To watch a part time team? I know football is overpriced as it is but that's robbery that the Easdales would be proud of You'll be watching football...the employment status of our players is irrelevantAnd because we're just a wee diddy part time team...you'll surely pump us...which makes it totally value for money?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Vojáček Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 3 hours ago, mylothedog said: £22 a ticket? That's got to be a joke. To watch a part time team? I know football is overpriced as it is but that's robbery that the Easdales would be proud of I'm not for a minute going to defend us, but this is an argument I've never really understood. Do the likes of Saints, Dundee United and Dunfermline drop their prices when they are playing us? Nope. It's a Scottish Championship game. Whether Stuart Carswell has done a shift on the railways, or David Smith a day coaching young people the day before is totally irrelevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gbud84 Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 Has it been 22 quid entry for all away teams so far this season? Or are your board just anticipating a large away support again similar to the 2-2 game last season and bumped the prices up to maximise intake from us poor buddies? Decent business sense if that's the case but a bit shit nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring Back Paddy Flannery Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 Has it been 22 quid entry for all away teams so far this season? Or are your board just anticipating a large away support again similar to the 2-2 game last season and bumped the prices up to maximise intake from us poor buddies? Decent business sense if that's the case but a bit shit nonetheless. It's 20 quid but it was announced at the start of the season that "all ticket" matches would be 22. All ticket depends on how many are expected to travel, advice provided by the away club I believe. Either way the price is shocking and I'd love to see St Mirren fans telling them where to ram it, along with Dumbarton fans for that matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fony Titz Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 I'm not for a minute going to defend us, but this is an argument I've never really understood. Do the likes of Saints, Dundee United and Dunfermline drop their prices when they are playing us? Nope. It's a Scottish Championship game. Whether Stuart Carswell has done a shift on the railways, or David Smith a day coaching young people the day before is totally irrelevant. We paid £18 to get into that shit hole in Greenock. So we are paying and additional £4 for a seat and a roof, sounds like a bargain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAD Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 I guess it's £22 a ticket because Saints are going well and will bring a big support. Probably sell it out in fact. People will be on here moaning saying it's a disgrace "making" people pay £22, but nobody is actually making anyone pay anything. If St.Mirren sell out their full allocation, then Dumbarton are quite right to charge what they want. It's actually more shit for Dumbarton fans who aren't season ticket holders when you think about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demented Zebra Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 I like Dumbarton and their loyal fans they have had great success in recent years so dont mind paying £22. Its steep and a bit cheeky covering more than the price of setting such a system up. Its the fans who take their partner and kids to the game i feel sorry for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btb Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 11 minutes ago, Demented Zebra said: I like Dumbarton and their loyal fans they have had great success in recent years so dont mind paying £22. Its steep and a bit cheeky covering more than the price of setting such a system up. Its the fans who take their partner and kids to the game i feel sorry for. Indeed, I go to get away from mine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowshed Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 3 hours ago, Fony Titz said: We paid £18 to get into that shit hole in Greenock. So we are paying and additional £4 for a seat and a roof, sounds like a bargain. it's a shame it never rained folk like you need a wee wash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby_F Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 Even if there are 1,000 Saints fans, that makes the club an extra £2,000. Are things really so tight that they’d be willing to look money grabbing for the sake of 2 grand? I doubt it’ll stop anyone from going but I’ve seen a few folk moaning about it. I won’t be able to make it, but will be donating whatever ‘Sons TV’ costs :-). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonsanorak Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 I won’t be able to make it, but will be donating whatever ‘Sons TV’ costs :-). £22[emoji2] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 1 hour ago, Bobby_F said: Even if there are 1,000 Saints fans, that makes the club an extra £2,000. Are things really so tight that they’d be willing to look money grabbing for the sake of 2 grand? I doubt it’ll stop anyone from going but I’ve seen a few folk moaning about it. I won’t be able to make it, but will be donating whatever ‘Sons TV’ costs :-). I believe the away end can stretch to around 800-850 depending on hospitality uptake, so we're not even making as much as that. Are things really so tight? Yes, absolutely. Balloch Sons Fan has summed up the task our board faces in this league pretty well on the Sons sorrow thread but short of it is the crowds we currently pull in basically let us just about break even with the wages we need to pay (and running costs on top of that make it a pretty difficult balancing act). I know only too well how much the club was struggling for money over the summer as the Trust had to carry out fundraisers to help with cash flow, if we can make extra cash in one weekend then I understand why the board do it. What the board perhaps don't understand is that whilst fans may grudgingly pay it now and again, paying sums like this week in week out is not very palatable and leads to resentment. That means the next time there's a fund raiser or we say we're short of cash fans scream "I pay top dollar every week and now you're asking for more?". There are misunderstandings on both sides of the argument and middle ground could be found IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Vojáček Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 The St Mirren games weren't category A last season, were they? Just had a look on the website and found this http://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=2626 Some Saints fans are acting on Twitter like this is the first time this has happened, but they were actually fortunate last season (and the season before, assuming this is correct) that we haven't been charging them the big team tax so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btb Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 56 minutes ago, Sonsteam of 08 said: The St Mirren games weren't category A last season, were they? Just had a look on the website and found this http://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=2626 Some Saints fans are acting on Twitter like this is the first time this has happened, but they were actually fortunate last season (and the season before, assuming this is correct) that we haven't been charging them the big team tax so far. Right then, if you're charging us "big team" admission we'll have none of the beating us malarkey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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