on website...........

im slightly disappointed. However taking in to account the fact that our wage budget will be much higher this year and also the massive losses the club makes each year then its as good as can be expected really.

Good offers I think, early bird discount and a proper interest free scheme over 10 months rather than the 2 month option

Gerrin I can buy a senior citizen's ticket now!

To receive the early bird discount a payment in full must be received by June 12? Thats a bit disappointing, I used to pay over the summer months with usually making the final payment at end of july. Howver, i'm not surprised at the prices set.

That's hardly the definition of early bird though is it.

Exactly. I cant see many fans getting overly excited about the new prices.

Perhaps this thread should be renamed


Nowt to bang you gums about???


There is now...

I'm sick of banging mine, anyway, i'l be getting one whatever the price. Hope a few others are thinking the same as me.

So it's either come up with £350 in the next three weeks, be saddled with a £40 a month direct debit for 10 months, or pay a whopping £400 for third tier football.

Well that will get he punters flocking in......

FFS, we are in an economic recession people don't have the money they did last year never mind two years ago (which is basically what they have went back to). Everyone is going to be paying a lot more than last season, we have zero chance of increasing numbers with this offer.

Why ask for peoples opinions when they aren't going to listen?

Gums banged

Probably because most of the opinions were probably asking for £100 season tickets all round!!

I'd have liked to have seen the early bird offer extended to the end of july and discount for the club shop if buying a ticket.

Although I must add, the interest free payment scheme is a very decent thing to do, I couldn't say that in my other post as it was all about the annual gum banging at the time the season ticket prices are announced

So if you sign up for that do you get the season ticket book in full at the start of the season Of course there's many honest people in Hartlepool and no-one would dare cancel their direct debit after the first month and keep the book would they

Does the early bird discount apply to the HUFC payment scheme.

The one that allows you to pay £80 deposit and payment in by 24th July.

It doesnt say does it All its asking for is for full payment by June 12th!!

No because it states it's £39.90 over 10 months.

The early bird is only for those who can pay in full.

You can't say that, this is the annual 'pick holes in the season ticket offer' thread. I look forward to it.

Could you please get into the spirit of things and find at least something to moan about?

Seems to be quite a good deal to me. Very cheap for kids, lowering of the age for concessions to 60 from 65, and an early bird discount or 10 months interest free. Also the vouchers for the lounge - not everyone will use them or want to use them but its still another incentive for some.

Didn't really expect huge savings - the club are still making a loss every season and we all want to see new players brought in.

Happy with them
As an U19 I was really expecting the £180 again
Will be getting that early bird discount to save myself some cash
Bring on next season

I got my first season ticket last year for £222.50. Now they are asking for £410. I'll just pay in every home game.

and end up paying more than £410, you may as well do the interest free thing surely?

So I get TWO games free if I pay over 10 months?

It not often I moan about season ticket prices.

But I have to say that, although the reintroduction of the early bird ticket is welcome, it is offered in a way, many will not be able to take up.

A one off payment in full by the 12th June, that is 23 days away, a lot people get paid at the start or end of a month, which means the vast majority of people will have 1 monthly wage coming in prior to the closing date, and then having to find £315 out of that to purchase their early bird.

Even take into account people who get paid weekly will only have 3 pay days, so having to find £105 a week to put away so can pay for it in one payment.

As mentioned previously all you had to do to get an early bird was to pay a set amount, and then rest prior to the first game of the season.

I will give them their one off payment, I will expect my ticket over the counter then and there. If they giving fans 3 weeks to find £315, then they should have the tickets ready.

They have shot themselves in the foot this time, early bird discount and payment prior to 24th July may well have got more tickets. Fans who pay on HUFC payment scheme get no discount and an added £10 administration.

The price of £315 is reasonable the time scale to pay it is not.

Guess that means I've joined the gum bumping brigade.

I get paid on June 15.

funnily enough if I hadnt retired I would been paid on June 15th meaning 1 week into my monthly wage I would have had no extra income but had to find £315.

Well on June 12 I will have fcuk all left. A lot of people get paid on the 15th

shurrup moaning man

Bloody north east press eh!

I'll be getting one on the early bird offer anyway - I'm pleased to see that re-introduced. It will work out at just over £17 for me and the lad to get in per game. That, to me, represents good value, especially when it looks like the club means business in the transfer market.

Last season with the offer i got 2 season tickets for £414 for the Town end now £315 each.

The other been to get this price you have to pay in full by 12 June before the fixtures come out and the club then changes loads to Friday nights where i could loose my 5 games saving.

£6 per game for me
not at all bad

Considering the the size of the fan base, falling crowds and the financial state of the country etc I think that the prices are pretty fair and are trying to encourage the future supporters, ie the kids as well as dropping the OAP age to reward living that long . There's no way last season's offers could be repeated.

It's all a bit of a mess if you ask me.everything should be simplified rather than annoying prices like £354 or £315, why not £350 and £300.

I personally don't think there should be a ticket costing more than 350 even if you are sitting at Pools.

June 12th is a daft date as well - why not just the end of June - at least you might have people remembering that.

Good deal for families though.....

Of course they are expensive. But you wouldnt expect most of the suckers on here to say so.

£350 to watch 3rd division football, in the current climate. The club are having a laugh right?

And you lot think its a good deal.

Well I can afford one this year, but I am fooked if I am gonna fork out for one.....not after the shite we watched last season.

Do the club honestly think crowds will go up with those prices? Do you lot.....even when you are wearing your HUFC tinted specs?

I fookin hope there are at least 5 new signings, and foooking gooduns as well. There needs to be.

Good deal for my younguns though.........except my 11 year old who will have to pay the under 16 price, unless I get one for me. They do like to complicate things dont they?

So how much are they for 17 year olds? Mr Eds youngun is 17 now, and my lad wil be next season as well as his mates. This could be the last season for all of them.

Pools foook up again shock.

Gums banged and I havent even started yet.

of course you have chosen to ignore the fact that the likes of sunderland have tv money of 40 million and a large fan base hence they can subsidise their prices heavily. Whereas we have 4000 people and our only real income stream is our gate receipts so the cheaper the tickets the less money we have. Added to the fact that we lose over a million a year...... The simple question is would you rather have league 1 football and have the season tickets a bit expensive...or... Do we live within our means and slash the wage budget, get relegated to league 2 and have cheaper season tickets?


I know which one i and the majority would rather see...

at what point isnt the £315 season ticket that i will be buying not competitive? Its the going rate in the football league. I tell you what, wait til the end of year finances come out for last season....i think we will have lost over 2 million pound mainly due to the cheap season ticket offer due to the centenary. We cant afford to offer cheap tickets AND compete at this level. Anyone with half a brain can work that out

Bollox. I see you conveniently forget about the rather large sum of money pools got out of the cup run.

Pools can make their season ticket prices as expensive as they like. I wont be getting one so it makes no difference.

And talk of "the going rate" means fook all. If it the amount other clubs at our level are charging then they are all over priced.

Doesnt make it right though does it?

But while suckers keep forking out they will keep charging it.

The club have the attitude of the labour party. They know they will get in, in Hartlepool no matter what they do. pools treat their fans the same.

I will be at every home game next season, as I was this.

But I put this to you:

(assuming we get yet another new home kit, which we are)

Between now and early august I will have to fork out the following:

season ticket £350.00
Kids ST's £150.00
New strips £170.00?

So thats £670 roughly, in the next two months.

This at the same time I am saving up for our family holiday. I suppose I could decide not to bother with that, and give all the money to pools.

Nah will I fook.

Pools havent got a clue.....never have had.

Eh? And just how many non regulars......who pools NEED to convert to regulars......do you honestly think are sitting there thinking.............even though I cant afford these inflated prices, as Pools have no TV money its only right I pay loads more.

Given that I'm an exile it doesn't matter to me personally. The only comment that I would make is that they have allowed a very short early bird period - from 20 May to 12 June. Give the punters a chance to have two monthly wage packets to find the money to pay upfront. Its the club's fault that they have been so late in coming out with their offers.

yes of course its all over priced in every single league. Blame the players for having such ridiculous wages. But it still boils down to this. Would you rather be in league 2 watching a lower quality of football, but have cheaper season tickets? Because thats the reason the ticket prices are as high as they are, so they can afford to compete wages wise with other clubs in our division. Did giving good deals last season boost the crowd? Did it shite. So the theory of reducing them to get bigger crowds is null and void.

ah Ouroboros! I remember posting something very similar a few month ago mr john and you are completely correct. Lets hope turners next couple of signings which are due today or tomorrow help justify the season ticket prices!

And exactly how many people bought a ticket for £100 last season. Can't have been that many given the average crowds for the season. Lower prices does not automatically equate to significantly larger crowds. Those who did take advantage last year should be grateful for that - a club like Pools could not keep on offering such a discount without a VERY large take up which just wouldn't happen.

A freeze on prices with the re introducion of the early bird discount means I will be paying £49 LESS than last year. Add this to the fact that the concession age for pensioners has dropped to 60 ( a very generous offer) and the good value kids prices (£50 for undet 13's) this has to be as good a deal as could have been expected.

Why do you have to buy a new shirt

What has the price of shirts got to do with the price of season tickets. Just don't buy them (or at least wait a month or two to spread the cost). Unless you were fortunate enough to get a ticket for £100 last year, then the price will have come down if you buy early (or you can spread the cost interest free over 10 months) and you can't be grumbling about the price of kids tickets.

Really pleased with the interest free payment option. £35.40 per month for 10 months will do for me.

Exactly, the club are paying the interest on this so this is a huge gesture, usually they bang about 15% or more on top

and i see you conveniently forget about the 1.7 million pound that pools as a business lost according to the agm in december. A couple of hundred thousand quid in cup money is a proverbial drop in the ocean when it comes to our finances.

No football club even MrB's favourites run at a profit ..

The debt the club incurs is netted off against tax (Mr Spender can you please explain what how and why they do this).

The tickets prices should've been lowered after the crap we put up with over the last season.. (I was minded to sue them for taking money under false pretences)... The £350 £300 mark for ALL tickets would've been a sensible price.

What Happened to the "partial season ticket" suggestion ie buy 8 get 2 free etc or buy 6 get one free?? I'm sure this would bring a lot of money in from exiles or distance workers.. ( the proviso would be to use this option you'd have to buy them before the start of the season) maybe it was too sensible...

Finally as I missed a lot of the games last season due to work and will do so this year I'll be joining the Ripper camp this year..

I'll pay as I go...

*cough* not all of us elders are pensioners you know!
It's a great offer but to be honest in my case it's completely unwarranted. I'm probably magnitudes more able to afford a season ticket than someone 20-25 years old.
But since I won't be buying one, I suppose in the end it's not an issue.

you are of course assuming we would be at the top of league 2 when in fact we could easily be a mid table league 2 team...