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So you'll be dropping Derby and coming across to watch your local league team in future

You know it makes sense

So you'll be dropping Derby and coming across to watch your local league team in future

You know it makes sense

No that won't happen but you are worth watching on the odd occasion, one thing that is worth pointing out it is cheaper most of the time to watch Derby than Chesterfield, you don't do bad on crowds but maybe with lower prices you could do better. We punch above our weight on attendances because the prices are right.

No that won't happen but you are worth watching on the odd occasion, one thing that is worth pointing out it is cheaper most of the time to watch Derby than Chesterfield, you don't do bad on crowds but maybe with lower prices you could do better. We punch above our weight on attendances because the prices are right.

It's cheap to watch Derby otherwise the stadium would be half empty. Town operate on a 70-75% full basis in the home ends so no need to reduce prices, as if they did overall income may be down.

No that won't happen but you are worth watching on the odd occasion, one thing that is worth pointing out it is cheaper most of the time to watch Derby than Chesterfield, you don't do bad on crowds but maybe with lower prices you could do better. We punch above our weight on attendances because the prices are right.

It's cheap to watch Derby otherwise the stadium would be half empty. Town operate on a 70-75% full basis in the home ends so no need to reduce prices, as if they did overall income may be down.

I would not say we punch above our weight, we have always been well supported but numbers fell under previous regimes and managers due to the football on offer. Now the football is better and admittedly prices are lower the fans have started coming back.

If you compare us to say the dee-dah clubs or Forest, in terms of overall fan base similar, Wednesday probably have more fans but we pull the bigger crowds and did before we got a decent team together. Our leaders have been very imaginative getting people to the ground, I notice Sheff United copying some ideas free season tickets for under 12's with an adult one etc. Those schemes have worked for us yes we have the capacity but I wouldn't pay £20 plus to watch third tier football on a regular basis for sure.

Gob smacked when it advertised Derbys match v Blackburn @ £19 next Tuesday. Had a look on Towns web site and a ticket for Donny is £27 including the £1 booking fee. True fans will go where their heart is but for those "neutrals" who pick and choose, I'd have to say that going to Derby would be as cheap going from round here, even including transport costs, for a division higher. Just wonder of its greed on Towns part or a better marketing structure @ Derby?

Derby do a demand pricing thing though so whist they may look cheaper early on as the game gets closer etc it gets more expensive and one person buying an hour after someone else could end up paying a lot more. Explained here :-

http://www.wearederb...ased-ticketing/

Games arent always £19 either...for various upcoming home games they have tickets starting at £10, £17.50, £19.50, and £22.50! Also for what its worth i've done a quick scan of their online ticket site and cant actually find a seat for £19 on their. Few in bits behind goals that are £20 so it could be them plus the £1 online fee as they have the same online software as us. To compare properly to the Proact you would pay £27 to sit in the better seats in the West Stand so to sit side on at the iPro tomorrow night you are looking at £26 to £28.

Its a shame our own supporters work so hard to do the club down

There is also economies of scale to consider. Much easier to offer deals when you have to fill a 33000 stadium.

Those prices are an example of the pros and cons of the Catergory system.

£27 is a disgrace for Donny in my eyes for League 1 football where as £19 for a Championship game against a half decent opposition is reasonably priced and you can see Derbys marketing team have realised a midweek fixture won't be a sell out if its a normal price.

Personally I think our prices are too high but the demand is still there so you can't blame town for not lowering them - though I do think we have got the Catergory system all wrong. Midweek games at home should be a couple of quid less - tomorrow crowd will be the lowest of the season I assume so would have thought we would have been proactive in the marketing and pricing and knocked a few quid off for those who went to the Derby game or just in general to try and get some of the bandwagoners back in.

No money to be made in empty seats, and there will be 5000 odd of those tomorrow night unfortunately.

The performance on Saturday was hard to judge on that basis due to a change in formation, we had previously used the same 4-2-3-1 system ever since Mac took over, he tried the 5 at the back which didn't work first-half and then a different system again second half.

In general you outplayed us throughout the match, I have seen you before it is clear you have some good footballers and the team plays from the back, not sure your centre-halfs are the best defenders though and that maybe is why we won.

What the changes in formation showed was the limitations in some of our players and the total failiure to adapt, no excuses we were second best in everything but the most important, putting the ball in the net.

I think there is a certain arrogance on our main forum about how good the club and team is, I agree we would need big changes should we make it which I rate a 50/50 call, our team is very committed and hard working to a man, loads of energy at our best that stifles the life out of the opposition, we also have the best midfielder in the league in Hughes and the best striker in Martin, we have lost Ibe who put fear in the opponent with his pace and quick feet, our other wide won't hold the same fear. Defensively they are all good in the air but against a side like Chesterfield who can play with accuracy on the floor, very vulnerable, especially at full-back.

I was very impressed with your team, especially the right-back I would love him at Derby, fans expected a bit more to be honest, loud at times but like us at present the ones that take off are the generic crap ones.

I agree with those that raised eyebrows at Radio Derby analysis, to me it bore no relation to a match you outplayed us right through but that is usual these days it is little more than a cheerleading forum for DCFC, shame as it used to be so good. The DCFC forums I use which are not the big one were very complimentary to your team and they are the ones best worth a browse.

Good luck rest of the season that type of football deserves credit, I think you will need a stronger centre-half to make the play-offs.

Those prices are an example of the pros and cons of the Catergory system.

£27 is a disgrace for Donny in my eyes for League 1 football where as £19 for a Championship game against a half decent opposition is reasonably priced and you can see Derbys marketing team have realised a midweek fixture won't be a sell out if its a normal price.

Personally I think our prices are too high but the demand is still there so you can't blame town for not lowering them - though I do think we have got the Catergory system all wrong. Midweek games at home should be a couple of quid less - tomorrow crowd will be the lowest of the season I assume so would have thought we would have been proactive in the marketing and pricing and knocked a few quid off for those who went to the Derby game or just in general to try and get some of the bandwagoners back in.

No money to be made in empty seats, and there will be 5000 odd of those tomorrow night unfortunately.

Lovely to see some good comments from the Derby fans (there's a few more on the main forum now as well). TBF I was a bit peeved when I started this thread as I really enjoyed the game and my visit to your gaff and even though we lost we put in a very good account of ourselves and I was really looking forward to reading the Derby forums to feel even prouder of my team by lapping up all the nice stuff said about my team, but there wasn't one comment on how well we played or nothing, just excuse after excuse and digs at our fans and that did pee me of a little TBF. Even the Leeds fans where very complimentary towards us after we played them off the park at Elland road last season, but yet this seemed beneath Derby and was as though you're too big for your own boots and needed taking down a level or two (It's worked wonders for Pompey).

Great day out other than that and thank you for your kind comments.

It's £22 in the South Stand is it not, some still might say that that is too expensive for Donny

However there is no money made in selling tickets artificially low either

Good example Scunthorpe FA cup, tickets £12 a pop and only just over 6000 turned up to see us claim a place in the 4th round against Derby

I reckon if we dropped the price to £15 only a couple of hundred more would tempted.

Tomorrow night we may struggled to get 5000 and family stands will be little more than half full due to the fact that season tickets for these areas are almost throw way prices

Lovely to see some good comments from the Derby fans (there's a few more on the main forum now as well). TBF I was a bit peeved when I started this thread as I really enjoyed the game and my visit to your gaff and even though we lost we put in a very good account of ourselves and I was really looking forward to reading the Derby forums to feel even prouder of my team by lapping up all the nice stuff said about my team, but there wasn't one comment on how well we played or nothing, just excuse after excuse and digs at our fans and that did pee me of a little TBF. Even the Leeds fans where very complimentary towards us after we played them off the park at Elland road last season, but yet this seemed beneath Derby and was as though you're too big for your own boots and needed taking down a level or two (It's worked wonders for Pompey).

Great day out other than that and thank you for your kind comments.