: Sat Nov 07, 2009 12:05 am  

Stand-Offish wrote:

Don't let facts get in the way of ill-informed opinion DF.

Incidentally, I have just had a scan of some club sites from all the divisions including Superleague..........a lot have not posted their 2010 prices yet....but on the ones that have, there is a clear pattern irrespective of how high or low the cost is....and that pattern is that at the gate the senior price is about two thirds of the adult price.
So irrespective of unemployment and the relative incomes of people......that lot (other clubs) have got it wrong and Donny have got it right then?

Well all I can say is thank goodness throughout the leagues in general COMMON SENSE prevails....and that an historical concession still remains for folk that have put thousands of pounds over the years into rugby league and are being rewarded.

The three main factors they never had in 1950 are possibly.

1, people are living longer resulting in more pension money being issued across the board.

2, The jewels (Gas & Electricity) in the crown where sold off by the conservatives.

3, We now have far more immigrates living in the UK claiming benefits.

: Sat Nov 07, 2009 12:10 am  

Stand-Offish wrote:

Don't let him sidetrack you into a separate issue.
Unemployment, poor pensioners, rich pensioners on company pensions are to be found everywhere.....Donny is in no way a special case.....although I would propose that we have a fair share of poorish state-only pensioners with top up benefits.
The point is that most other clubs recognise the concession and preserve it.
Donny is swimming against the tide and it is not justified.
And if they persist it won't be forgotten....and I for one will seriously consider not going to home games, instead just some away games..
And it is not that I can't afford it......it's the same principle that stops me buying beer at the Keepmoat when I know I am being ripped off.

Cue someone accusng me of moaning in another attempt at deflection.
Anyway...I will say NO MORE about this!!!!

We people like you I would just pull the plug on the club, what a whinging tw@ - have 1 less beer for Gods sake and allow the club to grow.

: Sat Nov 07, 2009 12:19 am  

wahs wrote:

There are people who only receive OAP who pay income tax and if they receive any other pension they pay tax

My mother and father are in a far worst group, the ones who's company pension take them just over the limit, this results in them having to pay full council rent, full TV Licence, Dental bills etc, do they whinge NO they just get on with it.

: Sat Nov 07, 2009 12:23 am  

Moonlight wrote:

No given an ordinary season with a settled side, but with a good few years of turmoil behind it Doncaster RL is not a club IMO that folk are prepared to gamble on a season ticket, whatever the price. I will not be buying a season ticket and will take it game for game. That is the whole point, why set the matchday senior price at a level that is off putting to the hardned fans who think likewise, never mind the casual fans that may decide to come down if the team performs accordingly. The club is not a charity I grant you, but neither are the bloody long suffering folk who have been there through thick and thin. The club needs to be a trusted organization and overpricing its OAP fans ain't doing much for that trust.

I suppose the season ticket price (adult) awards the faithful.

: Sat Nov 07, 2009 12:32 am  

Marshland wrote:

We people like you I would just pull the plug on the club, what a whinging tw@ - have 1 less beer for Gods sake and allow the club to grow.

YOU need to keep off the drink with your late night insults...why you are hardly coherent.
Have you re-read any of your recent posts?
You have nothing to contribute whatsoever apart from insults and when challenged to quantify any of your rantings you don't...or can't.
You're not even a proper Donny supporter....and you come on here lecturing us.
Tune in tomorrow night folks for more of Marshy's p/ssed up posts.

: Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:48 am  

I started this post to let people who didnt attend the forum know the season ticket prices.

Please donot let this get into a slanging match , it does the individuals concerned no credit.



Big Baz (Supporters Trust ) has approached the club re the pricing structure , lets see if anything is changed as a result .

: Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:50 am  

Marshland wrote:

My mother and father are in a far worst group, the ones who's company pension take them just over the limit, this results in them having to pay full council rent, full TV Licence, Dental bills etc, do they whinge NO they just get on with it.

I would be very surprised if your parents paid for a full TV licence it's free for anyone over 75.

And
God-Forbid that your parents become really ill and have a bit put by in their bank account and own their own home----
That's when the care-home charges kick in at up to £800 a Week---would they feel like just getting on with it then--i doubt it.

: Sat Nov 07, 2009 9:13 am  

weighman wrote:

I started this post to let people who didnt attend the forum know the season ticket prices.

Please donot let this get into a slanging match , it does the individuals concerned no credit.
Big Baz (Supporters Trust ) has approached the club re the pricing structure , lets see if anything is changed as a result .

I totally agree......but who came steaming in the with the insults first?
We're supposed to clam up while we are insulted are we?
That bloke holds grudges and it's plain as day.
It's like having a Cyber stalker.

: Sat Nov 07, 2009 9:57 am  

Marshland wrote:

Very old saying, pay peanuts you get peanuts, how will the club be able to move onwards and upwards if the loyals only want to pay peanuts.

Presumably that old that you can't even remember what the saying actually is?

[Wanderer]

: Sat Nov 07, 2009 10:23 am  

Marshland wrote:

How many home games does a season ticket cover ?

12.
(2 NR Group games, 1 Chall Cup match and 9 League games I think)

I guess it assumes the RFL ratify an 10-team Championship One.

EDIT - Only 10 teams in Chamionship One.