Welcome news and completely the right thing to do. Financially it might not make much difference, 2 quid does not seem much but some fans will stay away if they think they are being ripped off. More fans at 8 quid versus less fans at a tenner will maybe work out about the same.

Andy Mc wrote:

Welcome news and completely the right thing to do. Financially it might not make much difference, 2 quid does not seem much but some fans will stay away if they think they are being ripped off. More fans at 8 quid versus less fans at a tenner will maybe work out about the same.

Agreed Andy and at first when I didn’t see a reference to refunding season tickets which had already been purchased I did wonder whether any had been sold.  I know exactly what you mean about the numbers and reckon the attendance/revenue on this price will work out better.

I’ve got ideas on the match day experience but not sure everyone would agree, things like this:

Bring back the tea bar, get rid of The Shak.

Find a buying/staffing model to make drinks cheap in the bar.

Hold a ‘Saturday night club’ for a few hours in the bar after home games.   Could feature things like meat raffles, darts tournaments, quizzes, cribbage, dominoes etc.  Could even extend to open mic events for jokes etc. 

Announcer for the day.  A chance to announce a match while being guided through by someone from the club.  Features a fee and deposit.  In the event of any bad language or inappropriate behaviour the deposit is forfeited.

Introduce a marked designated parking space for the referee.

Introduce a ‘Golden Goal Deluxe’ in tandem with the main golden goal.  £2 a ticket but features consolation prizes either side of the winning time (made up example but say prize is £60 with consolation of £20…..golden goal is on say 57 mins - £60 - so those with 56 and 58 pick up a score).  Also GGD based on last goal scored to keep up interest until the end of the game and avoid confusion with regular GG.

A different song for fans to sing at each match, with lyrics printed in the programme.

That’s a starting point anyway!

The best way to enhance the matchday experience is to start winning games at home, something we haven't done for years. No gimmicks required. A winning team improves the mood and atmosphere in the stadium.
As for the bar, first off, remove that ridiculous screen, its impersonal and not required, Covid is not an issue. Get some actual beer in and drop the prices, there are pubs nearby that are cheaper and fans in recent seasons have used these instead of our dismal bar. And sort the toilets out.
 

Hi Gary, it would do if the beers were there. Poor choice and running out of the stuff have been frequent complaints.

BernieTheBolt wrote:

Andy Mc wrote:

No gimmicks required.
 

Well yes : ))   Made me chuckle Andy.

Good suggestions there, I remember Mike M saying the car park lighting was nonexistent on evening games, that’s got to be worth looking into.  Looking at it we’ve got two Tuesday evening games at home in quick succession, Balham on the 15th and AFC Croydon on the 22nd - shame the CCL website only covers August so far…….

Yeah on my couple of games I went to they turned the car park lights off at the final whistle which made reversing out of a space dangerous with pedestrians walking past.

Wi-Fi was fit and well this morning so should be card machines, no bother.
Also the bottle bar will be open and The Shak is stocking up ready to re-open under new management
 

A few things that could improve the match day.
Can we please have diet coke or diet pepsi in the club shop ? I think the Lemon Fanta is a acquired taste. Can you pay someone to clean the toilets Steve they stink ?
Last of all. Someone is going to get hurt if you don't turn the car park lights on. That must be against some health and safety laws ?
Congratulations on the things you have changed though.