Manorlounger
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The person who would "normally" pay on the day will still wish to see his/her team play no? so why should they be denied that opportunity (via ifollow ) just because they did not/could not purchase a season ticket?
i repeat a season ticket bought on finance is paid by the finance company and the st holder pays monthly for the privilege, to clarify my point let's assume 2 home games in a month where the st holder pays the finance company £40 for a month and the on the day of match person pays £20 per game that is the same £40 per month .Both are still paying for those games in the same month...
if a person decides to still buy a season ticket as they can afford to then that is the choice they make but that does not mean that a person who could not buy a season ticket for which there could be many reasons should be denied the opportunity to watch their team.
If a non-season ticket holder wishes to view the game via iFollow, how much should they be charged? The price of a match day ticket? The Championship allows all season ticket holders (current season) to watch for free, others pay £10.00. At that price what incentive is there to buy a season ticket?
We will renew anyway (when corporate sales are available) but, do you not see how this is a skewed system?
The thought process here is that should attending the match not be allowed, then a season ticket holder should be given access to iFollow as a privilege gained through their support of the club from purchasing in advance. Making access to iFollow available to everyone simply devalues the season ticket. And, I don't say this as someone whose season ticket equates to approximately £36 a match although, could anyone say I was in the wrong to complain about the lack of parity with other season tickets? (Also bear in mind that Mrs Lounger also has a season ticket = £72.00 per match)
It is tempting to say that neither argument is right but, don't go down the route of thinking that I am advocating a segregation of support.
Your argument reference a finance purchase is flawed as the total purchase still equates to a season ticket regardless of how much and when the instalments are made. Paying on the day is just that, on the day for a one off event. No way at all does it equate financially to a season ticket. The financial obligation is to paying for an entire season. It is not possible to attend one game and then cancel the agreement.