Nelly78 Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 How did Dundee sell 3000 then ? What marketing did they do eh? No idea how they marketed their season tickets, but it's hardly a surprise they've sold more than us, given they are from a far larger city with a historically larger support than us. They also started selling them on 10th May, a week after they won the league (striking while the iron's hot, like many on here are rightly saying Saints should have done) and they offer the ability to purchase online, unlike Saints. All season ticket holders also seem to get discounts at a huge range of places around Dundee, including Gold Clubs, restaurants, pubs, taxis etc, as well as 10% off at the club shop. Kevin James Is On Stilts, SaintSam1884, Cleveland-Saint and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edstar101 Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 No idea how they marketed their season tickets, but it's hardly a surprise they've sold more than us, given they are from a far larger city with a historically larger support than us. They also started selling them on 10th May, a week after they won the league (striking while the iron's hot, like many on here are rightly saying Saints should have done) and they offer the ability to purchase online, unlike Saints. All season ticket holders also seem to get discounts at a huge range of places around Dundee, including Gold Clubs, restaurants, pubs, taxis etc, as well as 10% off at the club shop. Pretty good answer I would say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edstar101 Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 I respect anybody who volunteers their own time to support any cause, but when that is touted as the stock answer to all ills then there is a problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edstar101 Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 Anyways, I'm not buying one......I will just pester Nelly for his Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelly78 Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 Anyways, I'm not buying one......I will just pester Nelly for his To be expected from you, you tight git. You'll be near(ish) to the top of the list when my ticket's available, Edward. You'll have to run the gauntlet of suspension busting speed bumps to collect it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edstar101 Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 To be expected from you, you tight git. You'll be near(ish) to the top of the list when my ticket's available, Edward. You'll have to run the gauntlet of suspension busting speed bumps to collect it though. Cheers mate - the truth is that I won't make many games next season (Saturday ones anyway) as I will be traipsing round the country watching Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejksjfc Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 Could the fact that Dundee have sold 3000 STs (?) have something to do with the fact Dundee is 5 times the size of Perth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelly78 Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 Could the fact that Dundee have sold 3000 STs (?) have something to do with the fact Dundee is 5 times the size of Perth I think there's a slight chance that may have something to do with it. Plus the fact they've been on sale for 3 or 4 weeks longer than ours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheYellowBox Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 (edited) Maybe we have sold 3,000?! It has been a week now since the website has been updated and a lot can happen in a week Seriously, I think if we get in and around 2,000 sold, we will have done well. Do the club look at other clubs offers etc though? The Dundee bolt ons do look pretty good, and while they will never offset the shame of owning a dundee season ticket, they are a good idea. Just wondering if the clubs exchange ideas etc, as what is good for one is good for others. Lets face it, the clubs in scotland aren't competing with each other for fans, so should be working together to entice fans in. Edited June 16, 2014 by TheYellowBox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mainstand Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 Stirling costs £60000 per year. I would prefer to see the players training in and around Perth. Renewing my ticket today plus top up. A season ticket ticker would be great as the cup final ticket sales updates created a buzz. £60k for the pitches and facilities at the Uni seems high given that it costs £190 per player per annum for the corp membership as far as gym and pool etc were all concerned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rik2304 Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 Stirling costs £60000 per year. I would prefer to see the players training in and around Perth. Renewing my ticket today plus top up. A season ticket ticker would be great as the cup final ticket sales updates created a buzz. The Inch use to be fine not so long ago. HOODLUM65 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rik2304 Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 And Kinnoull Hill for a pre-season beasting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted June 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 I don't get what's so much better at Stirling compared to our own stadium? We've all the all weather pitch and the grass pitches at the other side (I think they're finished?), an in house gym. Understand there's not a pool (I don't think? There may well be one of those too...) Seems like a bit of a waste of those facilities if we're not using them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_Beatson Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 I assume it's the whole sports science set up there with the (exceptionally good) sports facilities the uni has as well as the SportScotland base in the grounds. When I was at uni there you'd often see other teams wandering into the gym or around the sports centre building on their way to using various parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted June 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 I assume it's the whole sports science set up there with the (exceptionally good) sports facilities the uni has as well as the SportScotland base in the grounds. When I was at uni there you'd often see other teams wandering into the gym or around the sports centre building on their way to using various parts. Ah fair enough. Probably worth it just for that tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mainstand Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 (edited) I don't get what's so much better at Stirling compared to our own stadium? We've all the all weather pitch and the grass pitches at the other side (I think they're finished?), an in house gym. Understand there's not a pool (I don't think? There may well be one of those too...) Seems like a bit of a waste of those facilities if we're not using them. Kyle The Uni has 2 excellent full size pitches which they get the use of, they also have a new 3g surface. The gymnasium is a top quality centre with a special strength and conditioning area for athletes. There are also rehab facilities in the pool which the club used. Still cant see how it was costing £60k a season though for 2 or 3 days training wgucg was all they were using the Uni for this season, The uni did have Falkirk and Saints training there 2 seasons ago. If we were £60k then no wonder Falkiek moved as they had the football centre, education centre etc aswell Edited June 16, 2014 by mainstand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 What happened to Steve Browns ambition to have players based in and around Perth. I am sure that was one of his statements when he took over. Oldermoresensiblepack and fazman1977 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerthSeany Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 I don't get what's so much better at Stirling compared to our own stadium? We've all the all weather pitch and the grass pitches at the other side (I think they're finished?), an in house gym. Understand there's not a pool (I don't think? There may well be one of those too...) Seems like a bit of a waste of those facilities if we're not using them. I know its being upgraded the gym in Perth but did you see it previously? Definitely wouldnt fit many players in there at one time. They also have an indoor sport hall type thing. it was about 25 years older and shabby than the Letham centre the last time i seen it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleveland-Saint Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 Maybe we have sold 3,000?! It has been a week now since the website has been updated and a lot can happen in a week Seriously, I think if we get in and around 2,000 sold, we will have done well. Do the club look at other clubs offers etc though? The Dundee bolt ons do look pretty good, and while they will never offset the shame of owning a dundee season ticket, they are a good idea. Just wondering if the clubs exchange ideas etc, as what is good for one is good for others. Lets face it, the clubs in scotland aren't competing with each other for fans, so should be working together to entice fans in. --------------------------------------------------- With aggressive commercial sense and forethought, we could have sold 2000 on the 18th May. Kevin James Is On Stilts and rik2304 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhq Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 --------------------------------------------------- With aggressive commercial sense and forethought, we could have sold 2000 on the 18th May. No we couldn't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rik2304 Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 No we couldn't We'll never know Cleveland-Saint 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhq Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 Most current season ticket holders are likely to renew, but none of them would be in a rush to do that on May 18th. Therefore to sell 2000 that day, most would have had to be new season ticket holders and that is not going to happen unfortunately. Hopefully we can break 2000 in total, which would be an increase of roughly 25%. Not many teams will see that big an increase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiresaint Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 Anyone who is taking the DD option heard from Zebra Finance yet? Forms went in two weeks ago and thought I would have had something asking for bank details by now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GranitecitySaint Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 I've not had a form back from zebra finance. I'm hoping if the other form is at mcdiarmid then we beat the end of the month cut off even if the dd isn't set up yet. What's the deal with buying it before the end of June? Are the prices right now early bird prices? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GranitecitySaint Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 Just remembered, I think end of June deadline applies to zebra deal only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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