Season Cards 2024/2025

[Gyros Peter]

Have to say the 18/19 thing is a weird one - I paid full price when I was an 18 year old, because I was an adult, and also those people who have 'missed' a year surely knew they were doing well anyway, given you couldn't go anywhere else and pay 'youth' price at 19.

Probably not a popular opinion among current 18 year old fans but they've done well for a year and have already benefitted.

(And I'm not commending the other rises or how they have been managed)

 

[EmmersonForest4]

The price increase will make Forest £2.7m meaning it will pay Harry Arters wages for the last 12 months and have about 100 grand left.

Shows you how pathetic it is for the club to rip people off, 2 or 3 million means f*** all at this level and isn’t worth pissing everyone off.

It wouldn’t be as bad if the City Ground wasn’t such a shit hole and we’d actually seen some of the upgrades we were promised years ago.

It does make me laugh that our beloved chairmen is complaining that Nottm city council want to increase our rent but thinks it’s sound to rip common folk off a few weeks later.

It’s also funny that fans accept players wages and don’t protest the club about them because we are desperate for success and the owner loses money hand over fist for the fans ambitions as well as his. Than when we are asked to put more in we than find a new sense of moral outrage.

Don’t get me wrong the situation is a shite but we should have been outraged long before this at our spending and especially on players and wages.

Greedy fcuking bastards. Can’t even serve food fit for human consumption or have soap in the toilets but can pump fans for all they’ve got.

Saw this coming the minute they hired that twat who’s been robbing Leeds fans blind for the last few years.


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how are the ownership greedy? I’m genuinely intrigued how anyone can think that when you look at how much maranakis has given the club. I’ve got a lot of things I’m negative about ownership for but to call them greedy I think is a massive injustice.

 

[Gyros Peter]

I'm pretty sure I paid 420 quid for a season ticket under David f***ing Platt - I'm not here to make a point about inflation from that time period leading to prices that are pretty much bang on with the current increases, albeit in stupidly spiky curve form...

No, I'm here to say I (and all the others there) should be knighted, because that was truly awful, and I'm still suffering PTSD (and we were getting through four pints each at half time in increased revenue shocker, never mind the fact that I had to drink from ten in the morning till 5 the next to get through it).

(I didn't have a season ticket under Megson, but those who did should be made king for a day and given their own thrown for life in the Toton Bowl*)

*Using for comedy factor only - that's quite clearly a load of old shit for leverage on the freehold so the stick on that front today seems unwarranted.

 

[Frank Clark’s Tash]

It makes last seasons complete failure to secure a proper shirt sponsor even more galling. Free money that our illustrious owner decided to turn down.

It was noted at the time that that f*** up could well have serious implications further down the line, and here we are with points deductions and egregious SC price hikes. Great stuff.

 

[IvorThirst]

John Percy on X ------------- "An urgent re-think is needed"

If a heavyweight journo is writing this then it may have legs

 

[Notcher]

Did anyone notice how the sneaky bastards used the NFFC services account to announce the ticket prices rather than the main account?

They obviously know that only most media and high profile accounts won't follow the services account so used that to try and announce it as low key as possible.

 

[Lady Penelope]

"Crumpets...come and get yer crumpets"

Pyclets, come and get yer pyclets .... surely

 

[Lefkasman]

Pyclets, come and get yer pyclets .... surely

Don't see what the traveling community have to do with this.

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[Strummer]

John Percy on X ------------- "An urgent re-think is needed"

If a heavyweight journo is writing this then it may have legs

Not a chance that the club will change its mind.

They’ve dangled over the head of the 22.000 season ticket holders that there are 11.000 people on a waiting list, only too willing to take their place (funny coincidence isn’t it, that the waiting list is 50% of the total of existing ST holders?)

 

[GreeksBearingGifts]

Were the prices for the season cards for the 2023-2024 announced before or after you had secured staying in the Premier? In my mind, this is an important question.

 

[Rubics]

Before.

 

[T.B.T.]

Were the prices for the season cards for the 2023-2024 announced before or after you had secured staying in the Premier? In my mind, this is an important question.

I’m pretty sure I paid for mine in March last year so quite a bit before the season ended and definitely before we knew which league we’d be playing in.

Last season, I will also point out, I incurred a 21% increase for my same seat.

 

[T.B.T.]

John Percy on X ------------- "An urgent re-think is needed"

If a heavyweight journo is writing this then it may have legs

 

[Gyros Peter]

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There goes Percy's 'mouthpiece for the club' role.

 

[Wes' Organ]

Have to say the 18/19 thing is a weird one - I paid full price when I was an 18 year old, because I was an adult, and also those people who have 'missed' a year surely knew they were doing well anyway, given you couldn't go anywhere else and pay 'youth' price at 19.

Probably not a popular opinion among current 18 year old fans but they've done well for a year and have already benefitted.

(And I'm not commending the other rises or how they have been managed)

With 1 months notice? The kids next to me will probably be affected by this, both at college and both having to find an extra £500 at a month's notice.
If you're going to do it, announce it now for the next round of renewals.

 

[Gyros Peter]

With 1 months notice? The kids next to me will probably be affected by this, both at college and both having to find an extra £500 at a month's notice.
If you're going to do it, announce it now for the next round of renewals.

Ah, yeah agree the one month's notice thing is terrible.

 

['mist rollin in']

I’m starting to see a wider range of opinions on this. I had my first season ticket in 1998, since then I’ve been a mixture of season ticket holder and member. I was in the youth bracket, which I think was 18 to 21 from 2004 to 2007 - Forest’s greatest years!!

Work and financial commitments meant I rotated between home membership and season tickets. Now that I’m in my thirties, I’ve been thinking of switching back to season cards, because atm I’m paying about £800 a year to watch Forest. So when I saw the prices announced, I honestly thought they were good value.

If I was in my early twenties, I wouldn’t be able to afford it. Even now, I have to think about things with my partner in order to budget for Forest. Finances are a big consideration when it comes to watching football.

I agree that the price hike and changing age categories hasn’t been handled well by the club. Maybe the club should have introduced a half season ticket price to allow fans with tighter budgets to attend.

I’m seeing that people are starting to renew, which is why I’m not sure the protests will work as when people attend the Man City game, my guess is that 50% of fans will have renewed. Really tricky situation but as the dust has settled, I can see most fans eventually renewing.

 

[Gyros Peter]

I’m starting to see a wider range of opinions on this. I had my first season ticket in 1998, since then I’ve been a mixture of season ticket holder and member. I was in the youth bracket, which I think was 18 to 21 from 2004 to 2007 - Forest’s greatest years!!

Work and financial commitments meant I rotated between home membership and season tickets. Now that I’m in my thirties, I’ve been thinking of switching back to season cards, because atm I’m paying about £800 a year to watch Forest. So when I saw the prices announced, I honestly thought they were good value.

If I was in my early twenties, I wouldn’t be able to afford it. Even now, I have to think about things with my partner in order to budget for Forest. Finances are a big consideration when it comes to watching football.

I agree that the price hike and changing age categories hasn’t been handled well by the club. Maybe the club should have introduced a half season ticket price to allow fans with tighter budgets to attend.

I’m seeing that people are starting to renew, which is why I’m not sure the protests will work as when people attend the Man City game, my guess is that 50% of fans will have renewed. Really tricky situation but as the dust has settled, I can see most fans eventually renewing.

Think the club announced that 50% had signed up already shortly after the price increase announcement - imagine the number is higher now (we all know there are 11,000 people waiting in the wings to take the other 50%s seat).

I tend to agree with your last line - it's one of those where you don't have much of a choice... which the club know and are clearly exploiting.

I think it's difficult to defend the rises and the manner they've been put out, but other than an awful lot of good faith lost, there will be a lot of the same faces in the ground next year.

Sad state though, and certainly could have been done much better. Modern football.

 

[MK Redun]

It's also the many knock on effects of this. Kids and youths possibly priced out and disenfranchised. Goodwill built up list. IMO we would not have gone up or stayed up without the pure will of the fans. Then the non-season ticket sales go up 30 odd % for adults and kids alike.....what for for a couple of extra million!! Pure greed and shortsightedness. Think twice about getting s#it expenses players in..

 

[Bing Crosby's Head]

Think the club announced that 50% had signed up already shortly after the price increase announcement - imagine the number is higher now (we all know there are 11,000 people waiting in the wings to take the other 50%s seat).

I tend to agree with your last line - it's one of those where you don't have much of a choice... which the club know and are clearly exploiting.

I think it's difficult to defend the rises and the manner they've been put out, but other than an awful lot of good faith lost, there will be a lot of the same faces in the ground next year.

Sad state though, and certainly could have been done much better. Modern football.

They didn't say 50% had renewed but that renewals were up 50% compared to the first few hours last year. Subtle but big difference.

 

[Gyros Peter]

They didn't say 50% had renewed but that renewals were up 50% compared to the first few hours last year. Subtle but big difference.

Ah, good shout.

 

[PlayedOnGrass]

I’m starting to see a wider range of opinions on this. I had my first season ticket in 1998, since then I’ve been a mixture of season ticket holder and member. I was in the youth bracket, which I think was 18 to 21 from 2004 to 2007 - Forest’s greatest years!!

Work and financial commitments meant I rotated between home membership and season tickets. Now that I’m in my thirties, I’ve been thinking of switching back to season cards, because atm I’m paying about £800 a year to watch Forest. So when I saw the prices announced, I honestly thought they were good value.

If I was in my early twenties, I wouldn’t be able to afford it. Even now, I have to think about things with my partner in order to budget for Forest. Finances are a big consideration when it comes to watching football.

I agree that the price hike and changing age categories hasn’t been handled well by the club. Maybe the club should have introduced a half season ticket price to allow fans with tighter budgets to attend.

I’m seeing that people are starting to renew, which is why I’m not sure the protests will work as when people attend the Man City game, my guess is that 50% of fans will have renewed. Really tricky situation but as the dust has settled, I can see most fans eventually renewing.

Very good post.
I am a lot older than you - mid 60's, but my journey has been the same.
Lot's of working away - so a similar mix.
Luckily I have been home based for the last 15 years - so have constantly had a season ticket since.
On the face of it - it is a massive increase for everyone - but I sit in LB and it now equates to £30 per game an increase of circa £5 or a pint a bitter - Is that really unreasonable?

To me it is the timing - we should definitely be able to make decisions based on what league we are playing in
and the method - this should have been fully discussed with the Fans forums - not necessarily agreed - but people should have been made aware of what was going to happen.
Bad management and marketing at a time when we should all be pulling in the same direction.

 

[Lady Penelope]

Played on grass said .....

Luckily I have been home based for the last 15 years - so have constantly had a season ticket since.
On the face of it - it is a massive increase for everyone - but I sit in LB and it now equates to £30 per game an increase of circa £5 or a pint a bitter - Is that really unreasonable?

To me it is the timing - we should definitely be able to make decisions based on what league we are playing in
and the method - this should have been fully discussed with the Fans forums - not necessarily agreed - but people should have been made aware of what was going to happen.
Bad management and marketing at a time when we should all be pulling in the same direction.

That is it. It has been done very poorly indeed. That's what irks me the most because it is symptomatic of the way the club handles everything. It's amateurish, not thought through, and gives the impression that consultation is a one way street (when it has to be two way to mean anything). Who 'leads' the club? On the face of it decisions are reached after a battle of competing egos!

This could have been handled so much better.

 

[Far have we travelled]

It makes last seasons complete failure to secure a proper shirt sponsor even more galling. Free money that our illustrious owner decided to turn down.

It was noted at the time that that f*** up could well have serious implications further down the line, and here we are with points deductions and egregious SC price hikes. Great stuff.

Spot on.

 

['mist rollin in']

Very good post.
I am a lot older than you - mid 60's, but my journey has been the same.
Lot's of working away - so a similar mix.
Luckily I have been home based for the last 15 years - so have constantly had a season ticket since.
On the face of it - it is a massive increase for everyone - but I sit in LB and it now equates to £30 per game an increase of circa £5 or a pint a bitter - Is that really unreasonable?

To me it is the timing - we should definitely be able to make decisions based on what league we are playing in
and the method - this should have been fully discussed with the Fans forums - not necessarily agreed - but people should have been made aware of what was going to happen.
Bad management and marketing at a time when we should all be pulling in the same direction.

Absolutely, it's the timing and the changing of age categories that are the main points of criticism. I do think the actual price of season cards, whilst expensive, isn't too bad. As a member, I've just paid £96 for two tickets for Man City and I pay the expensive membership for the privilege of buying them early, so it is true that members are paying quite extortionate prices at the moment and will jump at the chance of a season card, because in their eyes it looks cheap in comparison.

The problem is that the club have created a situation of members vs season card holders which is really poor management. The consultation process with the supporters groups should have happened or they could have introduced half season tickets, it's been a shocking approach from the club.