The Price of Shite

Natasha Whittam · 1 The Price of Shite Sun Oct 20 2013, 22:21

Natasha Whittam

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Yesterday I didn't fancy schmoozing with my own kind (that's posh folk to you), and as my Dad was holed up in bed with man flu I decided to use his season ticket for the game.

So I approached something called a turnstile to the Lofthouse Stand Lower where a Bolton peasant was behind a cage asking to see my ticket, while all the time checking out my boob job.

Said peasant then informed me that the ticket was a senior citizen season ticket and I would need to go to something called 'Bolton Central' to upgrade my ticket.

I soon found 'Bolton Central', clearly marked by a line of scrubbers queuing like it was benefit day down the post office. They weren't happy when I walked straight to the front of the queue like I was Sam Allardyce at a BBQ, and even when I informed them I was Natasha Whittam I was still greeted with hostility. Surely posh people have a right to jump the queue, after all we are what made this country great.

Anyway, when I finally arrived at the front of the queue I informed the student behind the counter that I needed to upgrade my ticket. So it was Sheffield Wednesday at home, two shit teams near the bottom of the league, how much more expensive could it be? Can you believe it was £22 to upgrade the ticket. Yes, fucking twenty two English pounds. I was informed by the student that the game was category 'A' to which I replied "fuck off".

Category fucking A. How the fuck can a home game with Sheffield fucking Wednesday be classed as a premium match? How can Bolton Wanderers ever be involved in a "premium" match when there's absolutely nothing premium about them.

I demanded to speak to Dougie Freedman but was told he was busy formulating a plan and if I didn't move along Mr Plod would escort me away. Twats! £22! Twats!

Is it any wonder no one gives a shite about BWFC anymore? How can this shit club justify £22 on top of a pre-purchased season ticket? £22 should buy a fucking season ticket to watch these bellends. With change!

Guest · 2 Re: The Price of Shite Sun Oct 20 2013, 22:35

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You're spot on, all football prices have gone insane. But considering how poor our crowds are at the moment the club could be coming up with some decent ideas to either improve the match day experience and make it better value for money, or lower the price to encourage more fans to come along.

aaron_bwfc · 3 Re: The Price of Shite Sun Oct 20 2013, 22:42

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Bolton really do know how to take the piss sometimes, they don't do the fans any favours what so ever. I don't know why they don't just offer £10-15 for every adult at every home game to try and least bump the crowd up.

I don't know how you can put a category A on any match at this level to be honest, against teams like Arsenal or City then it's pretty much a given but as you say against teams like Sheff Wed it's crazy.

Banks of the Croal · 4 Re: The Price of Shite Sun Oct 20 2013, 22:46

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The price of Ale is a scandal also, it's over £2 cheaper for the same two drinks in Weatherspoons.

Robbing Bastards.

karlypants · 5 Re: The Price of Shite Sun Oct 20 2013, 23:15

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For the last 2-3 seasons Bolton did had an offer on that if you bought 5 home games for anywhere in the stadium, you would get a home game for free where you could sit anywhere and for any game no matter on category.

Once you bought 3 games, you got club membership and on the odd occasion for the members you got a reduced price for a home game as well as priority tickets.

This season, all promotions seem to have gone.

karlypants · 6 Re: The Price of Shite Sun Oct 20 2013, 23:16

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Banks of the Croal wrote:The price of Ale is a scandal also, it's over £2 cheaper for the same two drinks in Weatherspoons.

Robbing Bastards.

I think it's either 5p or 10p more per pint than Scott's.

I wouldn't go comparing Wetherspoon to other places though tbh!

wanderlust · 7 Re: The Price of Shite Mon Oct 21 2013, 10:46

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Hope tax.

Natasha Whittam · 8 Re: The Price of Shite Mon Oct 21 2013, 11:12

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I've said it before and I'll say it again - until people start to vote with their feet and credit cards nothing will change.

If no fucker turned up on Saturday and no one bought any merchandise the club would have to reduce ticket prices.

I'm starting the boycott here, are you with me?

wanderlust · 9 Re: The Price of Shite Mon Oct 21 2013, 11:59

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A fair few are already voting with their feet but the Board don't seem to be doing anything about it. There have been countless suggestions put forward, many on this forum but to be fair, until the product improves it's a tough sell to the fans whatever the price.

As you point out, the product is currently shite, so those that are going to matches are probably doing it out of hope and loyalty rather than in the expectation of seeing scintillating footie.

If nobody turned up the club would just sink further so I don't think a boycott is a particularly smart move to get prices reduced.

Perhaps a better way forward is to slash the squad further, throw the kids into the fray, get relegated and rebuild with youth from scratch. That way, the club could start thinking in terms of getting the fans behind the underdogs and have a low enough cost base to be able to afford financial incentives for fans.

Soul Kitchen · 10 Re: The Price of Shite Mon Oct 21 2013, 12:54

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Natasha Whittam wrote:I've said it before and I'll say it again - until people start to vote with their feet and credit cards nothing will change.

If no fucker turned up on Saturday and no one bought any merchandise the club would have to reduce ticket prices.

I'm starting the boycott here, are you with me?

So did you turn round and go home then Saturday?

karlypants · 11 Re: The Price of Shite Mon Oct 21 2013, 12:58

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Soul Kitchen wrote:

Natasha Whittam wrote:I've said it before and I'll say it again - until people start to vote with their feet and credit cards nothing will change.

If no fucker turned up on Saturday and no one bought any merchandise the club would have to reduce ticket prices.

I'm starting the boycott here, are you with me?

So did you turn round and go home then Saturday?

Would that make her a shit fan SK? Laughing

Natasha Whittam · 12 Re: The Price of Shite Mon Oct 21 2013, 13:01

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I'm not going to drive all the way from Whittam Towers to Bolton without seeing the game.

From next week I will be back to blagging my way into the posh seats for free.

luckyPeterpiper · 13 Re: The Price of Shite Mon Oct 21 2013, 13:05

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I did actually refuse to renew my season ticket in the last days of Megson and refused to attend any home game while he remained in charge. I was in the fortunate position of being able to afford some away matches at that time.

I agree with Nat, the way the games are banded this term is a joke and a bad one at that. I can only assume the board thought SWFC have a big following and we could make more from them than if we played against a 'smaller' club but that was a fallacy if they did. This is the second tier of english football and we shouldn't have any grade A games in the league at all.

Fair enough if we draw Man Utd or someone of that ilk in the FA Cup but for a standard league match the prices are way too high and will need to come down fast or many more fans will vote with their wallets and feet. In a difficult economy football is not a cheap form of entertainment to begin with for what you actually get and charging insane prices for an at best mediocre product won't do anything to help the current financial predicament facing the club.

Soul Kitchen · 14 Re: The Price of Shite Mon Oct 21 2013, 13:44

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karlypants wrote:

Soul Kitchen wrote:

Natasha Whittam wrote:I've said it before and I'll say it again - until people start to vote with their feet and credit cards nothing will change.

If no fucker turned up on Saturday and no one bought any merchandise the club would have to reduce ticket prices.

I'm starting the boycott here, are you with me?

So did you turn round and go home then Saturday?

Would that make her a shit fan SK?

Not at all, she's just displaying the usual bullshit, moans about the price but still pays! Ffs how can you expect to get in on a coffin dodgers ticket and profess to be a former Miss World in the next Sentence?! Whittam Towers = Fantasy Island!! Very Happy

Even I'm not that stupid!!!

karlypants · 15 Re: The Price of Shite Mon Oct 21 2013, 14:13

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Soul Kitchen wrote:

karlypants wrote:

Soul Kitchen wrote:

Natasha Whittam wrote:I've said it before and I'll say it again - until people start to vote with their feet and credit cards nothing will change.

If no fucker turned up on Saturday and no one bought any merchandise the club would have to reduce ticket prices.

I'm starting the boycott here, are you with me?

So did you turn round and go home then Saturday?

Would that make her a shit fan SK?

Not at all, she's just displaying the usual bullshit, moans about the price but still pays! Ffs how can you expect to get in on a coffin dodgers ticket and profess to be a former Miss World in the next Sentence?! Whittam Towers = Fantasy Island!! Even I'm not that stupid!!!

boltonbonce · 16 Re: The Price of Shite Mon Oct 21 2013, 16:28

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In the old days at Burnden they used to open the gates at half time,so anyone could come in and watch the 2nd half for nothing. They entered to the chants of 'half time supporters.' If they tried it now those entering would be trampled in the rush of people trying to get out.

BoltonTillIDie · 17 Re: The Price of Shite Mon Dec 23 2013, 19:11

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Crystal Palace fans showed their objections to the price of football - Fair play to them!

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Culcheth_White · 18 Re: The Price of Shite Mon Dec 23 2013, 19:19

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I got speaking to an Arsenal fan whilst on holiday in Spain this summer. He couldn't believe how cheap our season tickets were, but then again, he hasn't seen some of the rubbish us Bolton fans have had to witness in the last few seasons.

I asked him how much he was paying for his Arsenal season ticket? Guess what? Just under 2K! And Arsenal have a waiting list for season ticket holders. No wonder they can charge ridiculous amounts for away fans at the Emirates.

gloswhite · 19 Re: The Price of Shite Mon Dec 23 2013, 20:09

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wanderlust wrote:.

Perhaps a better way forward is to slash the squad further, throw the kids into the fray, get relegated and rebuild with youth from scratch. That way, the club could start thinking in terms of getting the fans behind the underdogs and have a low enough cost base to be able to afford financial incentives for fans.

Was this not the plan, or something very similar, when we dropped out of the Premier. I'm still waiting for us to regroup, recharge, and build. The only difference is that we are in a different league, but still doing the same things.

observer · 20 Re: The Price of Shite Tue Dec 24 2013, 02:25

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gloswhite wrote:

wanderlust wrote:.

Perhaps a better way forward is to slash the squad further, throw the kids into the fray, get relegated and rebuild with youth from scratch. That way, the club could start thinking in terms of getting the fans behind the underdogs and have a low enough cost base to be able to afford financial incentives for fans.

Was this not the plan, or something very similar, when we dropped out of the Premier. I'm still waiting for us to regroup, recharge, and build. The only difference is that we are in a different league, but still doing the same things.

What ever happened to Gartside's prophecy of two points per game to get back to the EPL? We can hardly scrape together one point per game! Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio; a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy.

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