Flexi-card a hit as Bradford City plan repeat for 2013-14 (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)
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Flexi-card a hit as Bradford City plan repeat for 2013-14
7:20am Saturday 8th September 2012 in Bantams
By Simon Parker, Bradford City Reporter
Regular City fans should be able to continue watching their team at a reduced rate
City are already looking at repeating the flexi-card system for next year.
Around 2,600 of the 50-50 tickets have been sold this season, with 600 of those during August after they agreed to extend the deal a second time following requests from fans.
The success of the take-up has delighted the club, who are keen to factor in a similar format in future.
Director of operations David Baldwin is in the process of drawing up a fans’ consultation board within the next ten days and ticketing prices will be high on their agenda.
Baldwin said: “One of the first remits of this new board will be the season-ticket campaigns for Christmas and next season. We’re hoping to have that information out soon.
“We’re keen to find some kind of flexi-card format because it has gone so well this year. I don’t know if we can do the same tickets at the same price but the principle of pay-as-you-go has proved a successful option.”
Combined sales of 50/50 cards and season tickets have reached 9,500. City had 8,700 season-ticket holders last season and they expect the eventual financial intake to be the same.
Baldwin believes the decision to put back the flexi-card deadline a second time to include the first month of the season has been vindicated.
He said: “A reasonable proportion of those buying them in August were paying £50 prices. Obviously season-ticket holders did take advantage of the £25 discount offer but it did also encourage extra sales at the normal amount.
“People have seen there’s a quiet revolution going on at the club and they want to join it. We’re hoping this will be the catalyst for a good year.”
But flexi-card holders, like those with season tickets, must pay the full admission price for the Capital One Cup tie with Burton on Tuesday, September 25.
Meanwhile, the Football Association are not expected to announce their ruling on the Steve Evans case until the start of next week.
A hearing took place in Birmingham on Wednesday, where he denied a charge of indecent conduct at City’s home game with Crawley last season.
Comments(13)
Correctness
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8:33am Sat 8 Sep 12
prince35 wrote:Have you not taken your medication this morning?
Its great that our football club are always looking at ways to bring in extra income and please fans at the same time. Mr baldwin is an excellent go between for the club with supporters etc. Proud to be a bradford cty supporter. This is our year,promotion ,cup run
KnightMcCall
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8:44am Sat 8 Sep 12
prince35 wrote:I agree with you Prince but I am slightly concerned if they are expecting people to part with £20 for the League Cup game. It's not exactly an attractive fixture to be asking full price.
Its great that our football club are always looking at ways to bring in extra income and please fans at the same time. Mr baldwin is an excellent go between for the club with supporters etc. Proud to be a bradford cty supporter. This is our year,promotion ,cup run
TirNaNog
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9:03am Sat 8 Sep 12
prince35
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9:13am Sat 8 Sep 12
Correctness wrote:Waste of space springs to mind correctness.
prince35 wrote:Have you not taken your medication this morning?
Its great that our football club are always looking at ways to bring in extra income and please fans at the same time. Mr baldwin is an excellent go between for the club with supporters etc. Proud to be a bradford cty supporter. This is our year,promotion ,cup run
You were that ugly as a baby the midwife slapped your mother and told her to no more kids .
silverbantam
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10:25am Sat 8 Sep 12
cookie_brighton
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11:48am Sat 8 Sep 12
ctid
BCFC LAD
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12:37pm Sat 8 Sep 12
cookie_brighton wrote:Not the only penis at VP theres a team of em
silverbantam agree...if one of us got our dick out at v.p. .......we would be arrested and carted off to the cop shop, charged, and appear before the magistrates.......so why not Evans, the perv
ctid
BCFC LAD
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12:38pm Sat 8 Sep 12
nowt fresh
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12:45pm Sat 8 Sep 12
BCFC LAD wrote:You seem to know alot about penis's BCFC LAD is it because every time you look in a mirror you see one ??.
cookie_brighton wrote: silverbantam agree...if one of us got our dick out at v.p. .......we would be arrested and carted off to the cop shop, charged, and appear before the magistrates.......so why not Evans, the perv ctidNot the only penis at VP theres a team of em
KnightMcCall
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12:48pm Sat 8 Sep 12
nowt fresh wrote:It's more likely to be do with his attraction to them. He obviously sees them everywhere he looks.
BCFC LAD wrote:You seem to know alot about penis's BCFC LAD is it because every time you look in a mirror you see one ??.cookie_brighton wrote: silverbantam agree...if one of us got our dick out at v.p. .......we would be arrested and carted off to the cop shop, charged, and appear before the magistrates.......so why not Evans, the perv ctidNot the only penis at VP theres a team of em
pudseykid
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4:38pm Sat 8 Sep 12
bcfc1903
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11:57am Sun 9 Sep 12
prince35 says...
8:16am Sat 8 Sep 12
Mr baldwin is an excellent go between for the club with supporters etc.
Proud to be a bradford cty supporter.
This is our year,promotion ,cup run