Oxford Prices

Tommi_J · Red & Blue NET FC Joined: 02 Nov 2003 Posts: 3465

Probably been posted somewhere else, but anyway.

What are the prices for Under-16's at Oxford?

yorkcity69 · Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 10:21 am Post subject:

£13

http://www.yfh45.dial.pipex.com/oxford.htm

SouthCoastRed · Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 10:35 am Post subject:

yorkcity69 · Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 11:11 am Post subject:

AcombDave · Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 11:39 am Post subject:

£18 on the day the greedy Bs!
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Frank · Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 12:39 pm Post subject:

Yellow'n'blue · Boot cleaner Joined: 24 Sep 2006 Posts: 1

Frank - are you saying if it wasnt for the price you would have travelled to the game?

If so, what would be your price threshold? If find it bizarre that a £2-£5 extra has stopped you going!

You can pay £16 if you buy the ticket in advance. Although not cheap, it is not totally unreasonable.

AcombDave · Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 1:26 pm Post subject:

Abel19 · Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 2:44 pm Post subject:

I heard that if you booked in advance you were charged a £1 handling fee, so it's not that much of a saving Confused

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Frank · Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 5:43 pm Post subject:

noddyinnapa · Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 5:47 pm Post subject:

oxfordkne · Youth Team player Joined: 24 Sep 2006 Posts: 25

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How much for fizzy sugar water in the ground ?

Rafferz · Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 7:05 pm Post subject:

Frank · Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 7:13 pm Post subject:

I appreciate what you're saying, oxfordkne. However, just as Oxford (or any other club for that matter) may charge whatever it likes, supporters have the right to decline to pay it for any reason they see fit.

My reason is that there are limits to what I can afford, but other people simply don't want to shell out £18 for a Conference game, and that's something clubs presumably take into account when setting their prices.

SouthCoastRed · Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:11 pm Post subject:

oxfordkne · Youth Team player Joined: 24 Sep 2006 Posts: 25

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LondonVillageRed · Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 10:06 pm Post subject:

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Reg Hedge · Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 10:15 pm Post subject:

On behalf of the MAJORITY of decent people who regularly use this site, I am sorry Oxfordkne that you have recieved unwarranted and unsolicited abuse. I for one appreciate your explanation, even if I don't necessarily agree with the policy.
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YorkCityForever · Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 10:30 pm Post subject:

oxfordkne

I agree that Rafferz comments were uncalled for & the majority of City fans would agree, however I do think you've over reacted a bit to Bootham1922's post (he actually put a 'wink' after the comment about glory hunters, which I take to mean 'tongue in cheek')
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oxfordkne · Youth Team player Joined: 24 Sep 2006 Posts: 25

My reply seems to have got lost so I will repeat it. My apologies to Bootham 1922 I missed him winking at me ( I do worry about people winking at me Laughing

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I am looking forward t a good game.
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keef · Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 4:21 pm Post subject:

Oxfordkne
genuinely, most people on here welcome you coming on making your point I think the thing is, that the prices charged for conference football is way off the mark by your club. Still it is their perogative and if you have maintained 3000 season ticket holders and also had an average 3000 pay on the gate fans hats off to you. I too think the pay in advance and save £2 but pay a £1 admin is pathetic.
I do not think the North/South divide really applies for non league football.
Without wanting to sound bitter I trust that YCFC will apply the same for your visit later in the season with pricing for your fans.
I also look forward to a good game and dont feel unwelcome on here. I think it is because most of us City supporters feel we have been screwed out of money enough in the last few years, without having to face these charges to get into a non league ground.

acombred · Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 8:56 pm Post subject:

It's pointless to pay in advance unless paying for a group of people (then you only pay the admin charge once, not for each ticket).

If you use a credit card you also get charged a £1 credit card fee Rolling Eyes

But that is easy to avoid by using a debit card (eg. Maestro).

sewnapart · First team sub Joined: 21 Dec 2003 Posts: 112

First off - there are other teams who have removed their different prices for advanced tickets this season - notably Cardiff - who, even before being top of the league were enjoying some of their highest gates in a long time. Cheapest tickets on the day at Ninian Park are £15 - for a side top of the championship - hmm, I wonder who offers better value. And given that Cardiff is geographically south of Oxford, I don't think we can really call it a North/South divide issue here. Yes, Cardiff is for terraces but frankly I'd rather stand than sit down any day!

Secondly - maybe charging £18 is the way for the club to maximise revenue - at least in the short term. However, should football club pricing be geared entirely towards this? Surely there should be some form of obligation to the community that they belong to by not pricing them out. Indeed, if you want the true fans of the game to keep coming back rather than the nouveau riche middle classes who create no atmosphere and have lesser loyalties to a club, then it makes sense to treat such customers well. Lower prices can attract new fans to the club in the long term, and yes, while there are generous discounts for under 16's there, it would still entail an expensive day out for a whole family given the prices charged.

Isn't it ironic that the main writer on football fans being priced out of the game - Ed Horton - is an avowed Oxford fan? Wonder what his thoughts are on their current pricing policies

AllModCons · Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 8:14 pm Post subject:

sewnapart · First team sub Joined: 21 Dec 2003 Posts: 112

Perhaps. But at £18 a ticket, I'd argue it does price a lot of working class fans out of the game, thus restricting it to the afforementioned nouveau riche. Its a pretty fair percentage of the weekly money left over for a lot of people for this level of football, especially when it usurps the ticket prices at some championship clubs

KEWELL10 · Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 9:45 am Post subject:

I know the Oxford pricing system is steep for conference football. But if you look at the crowds they are getting weekly and people are paying the money to watch them at that price why should they bring it down. To be fair if we charged those prices and got the size of crowds oxford do weekly i do not think we would cut down our prices either although it is a rediculous price to have to pay to watch a conference football game.
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1tom · Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 9:24 pm Post subject: