What do you pay at....?


By Stooperman
April 26 2013

Ever wondered how much you'd pay if you were a Bath Season Ticket Holder rather than a Harlequins member? Here's a table giving you a quick quide!

 SaracensWorcesterHarlequinsGloucester
Premium Seats494425649495
second tier323380539409
third tier248300429350
4th tier/Terrace188215199225
     
 ExeterSaintsTigersBath
Premium Seats470571530505
second tier435469396395
third tier380367352350
4th tier/Terrace300300264260
     
 WaspsIrishSale 
Premium Seats595315499 
second tier530290399 
third tier420245299 
4th tier/Terrace235245189 

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What do you pay at....?
Discussion started by ComeAllWithin.co.uk , 26/04/2013 15:06
ComeAllWithin.co.uk
26/04/2013 15:06
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Heath Quinn
26/04/2013 15:16
Most expensive by quite some margin.

hmmm.....

DOK.
26/04/2013 15:28
And of course you can become a member at Richmond for £65, pay £6 a game and have a vastly better chance in the England ballot (because of their other teams they get more tickets than Harlequins and of course have less members!).

Stooperman
26/04/2013 16:01
Quote:
DOK
And of course you can become a member at Richmond for £65, pay £6 a game and have a vastly better chance in the England ballot (because of their other teams they get more tickets than Harlequins and of course have less members!).

Good point DOK. On the basis of those reclassifications, this will probably be my last renewal at Quins - but nice to know I can pop down the road to watch Richmond.

Can probably afford a nice pub lunch beforehand too!

Dave1
26/04/2013 16:33
until they stop selling out can only see the prices going up...

Either that or a bigger stadium

HSBC
26/04/2013 16:37
The top 2 prices are more expensive per game that most premiership soccer matches (based on 14 1st team games)

Rocker
26/04/2013 16:59
That is disgraceful by Quins new management.
The most expensive by quite some margin in every category except the very cheapest. When you consider that they generously upgraded (Sm161) half of the "Club" section into "Premier" a couple of seasons ago most of the stadium must fall into the top 2 categories now.

I'm really not sure I'm going to renew, I normally look forward to ST renewal day, but I'm really having second thoughts. First time in 8 years I'm having second thoughts, even relegation didn't put me off, in fact I got 5 friends to sign up that year.

Rip off Quins (Sm19)

Remember HSBC though that for that price you get to watch rugby rather than football - easily worth a lot more!

(Sm100)

I was surprised by how cheap Sarries are on this list! Fits our blue collar links well!

BatQuin
26/04/2013 17:04
And lots of us paid Prem prices during ND1 season too. Ah, how times have changed . . .

Rocker
26/04/2013 17:13
Quote:
BatQuin
And lots of us paid Prem prices during ND1 season too. Ah, how times have changed . . .
Yes!

What was the strap line "Commitment, Loyalty, Belief"? Where's that gone then?

Commitment, Loyalty, get fleeced more like it!

Monte
26/04/2013 17:14
We have only sold out for a couple of matches this year - we have had other years before the South/north stand development when we sold out far more often.

Sketchley
26/04/2013 17:27
We are current champions and have one of the best match day experiences of any club. Plus we are in London which isn't a cheap place. Someone has to be the most expensive.... The prices that shocked me the most above are wasps, there top ticket price for Admas park is shocking for what you get.....

It'll be interesting to see how season ticket sales go next year. If we don't win the premiership it'll drop for sure but it would have done anyway, if we do win it we may well see record levels again at which point this will self justify.....

Stooperman
26/04/2013 17:31
Quote:
Sketchley
We are current champions and have one of the best match day experiences of any club. Plus we are in London which isn't a cheap place. Someone has to be the most expensive.... The prices that shocked me the most above are wasps, there top ticket price for Admas park is shocking for what you get.....
It'll be interesting to see how season ticket sales go next year. If we don't win the premiership it'll drop for sure but it would have done anyway, if we do win it we may well see record levels again at which point this will self justify.....

Sixways is a lovely little ground, the fans there are getting a good deal, but the team isn't great to watch. Looks like the boys at Sandy Park get good value for money too, but completely agree, Adams Park is an awful place, Wasps clearly worst value for money.

Rocker
26/04/2013 17:38
Sure London isn't cheap, but it isn't like the club has to rent the stadium is it? And it gets plenty of use on international days for corporate hospitality which must make a mint.

HSBC
26/04/2013 17:44
BatQuin as I remember at the time saying and getting shot down by many, I thought you were daft to do so, as they would forget it when it suited them, just taken about 3 more years than I thought.

PQ2
26/04/2013 17:48
- On the other hand....

.....I think the phrase is: "reassuringly expensive" - AND it keeps out the riff-raff.

(Sm7)

1866Quin
26/04/2013 17:52
Quote:
HSBC
The top 2 prices are more expensive per game that most premiership soccer matches (based on 14 1st team games)

I can only provide you with a comparison with Chelsea and I have not carried out a detailed analysis of other London Premiership clubs, but the equivalent ST £ (at 2012/13 prices) at Chelsea to our Gold and Premier ticket levels are £1,250 and £940 per seat. That cost only includes the 19 league games and so averages at between £49.47 and £65.79 per game.

If you only include 14 games at Quins (the league games and the HC games) our equivalent is £38.50 to £46.35. If you actually include the LV games as well (16 games in total) then the average is £33.68 to £40.56 for the equivalent to two tiers of ST.

On that basis there is still quite a material differential between the two sports.

HSBC
26/04/2013 17:56
I did say most Chelsea Arsenal and Tottenham are probably the 3 that are more expensive.

1866Quin
26/04/2013 18:04
Quote:
HSBC
I did say most Chelsea Arsenal and Tottenham are probably the 3 that are more expensive.

Sorry HSBC, didn't see that comment on this thread. Apologies if I missed it.

1866Quin
26/04/2013 18:13
Quote:
1866Quin
Quote:
HSBC
I did say most Chelsea Arsenal and Tottenham are probably the 3 that are more expensive.

Sorry HSBC, didn't see that comment on this thread. Apologies if I missed it.

The equivalent prices for West Ham are £44.74 -£47.85 per game (STs are £910 and £850)

For Fulham the prices are £44.68 to £52.58 (STs are £849 and £999)

Both of these are 2013/14 prices. I can't find comparatives for QPR anywhere.

1866Quin
26/04/2013 18:15
Quote:
Superman wears Schalk Brits pyjamas
I was surprised by how cheap Sarries are on this list! Fits our blue collar links well!

Sarries are limiting season tickets to 5000 in total

HSBC
26/04/2013 18:29
West Ham you can get for £620 ok not top seat but a ST none the less. Think you have looked at top price I was just looking at a ST price. But the gap is seriously narrowing, so Rugby needs to be careful. Just look at HC semi final loads of unsold tickets, it should be Londons top sporting event of the weekend. Why? Because they want £30 + for tickets.

Quinten Poulsen
26/04/2013 18:45
Average Stoop crowds are up by nearly 500 per game this season - can't really blame the club for trying to maximise income and profit.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2013:04:26:18:48:40 by Quinten Poulsen.

Mr_B
26/04/2013 18:45
Plus you get an extra 10 minutes per game for round ball so factor that into your stats and they get better value then

Bedfordshire Boy
26/04/2013 18:56
Quote:
1866Quin
Quote:
HSBC
I did say most Chelsea Arsenal and Tottenham are probably the 3 that are more expensive.

Sorry HSBC, didn't see that comment on this thread. Apologies if I missed it.

This is what was actually said ..

Quote:
HSBC
The top 2 prices are more expensive per game that most premiership soccer matches (based on 14 1st team games)

Jus-Quin-Time
26/04/2013 18:57
I am totally underwhelmed by the whole 'Get Closer' campaign. If the club want to generate some enthusiasm they might have looked at the Warriors Season Ticket offer that includes the following:

For every new Season Ticket holder you introduce, you will save 25 per cent on your ticket. If you introduce four friends, you will get your Season Ticket for FREE!

Now that is an attractive offer.

HSBC
26/04/2013 19:41
Think "drive a wedge" would have been more appropriate

rikholmes
26/04/2013 20:22
so my Jester ST is cheaper than all other clubs except Sarries and Sale? Considering I have a fantastic view I'd call it a bargain

HSBC
26/04/2013 20:29
That's ok then Rik is happy, what a shock

RodneyRegis
26/04/2013 20:32
Quote:
Sketchley
We are current champions and have one of the best match day experiences of any club. Plus we are in London which isn't a cheap place. Someone has to be the most expensive.... The prices that shocked me the most above are wasps, there top ticket price for Admas park is shocking for what you get.....
It'll be interesting to see how season ticket sales go next year. If we don't win the premiership it'll drop for sure but it would have done anyway, if we do win it we may well see record levels again at which point this will self justify.....

Firstly, could we please stop using that ghastly expression?

Secondly, how exactly? What is it that makes it so special? The LV girls? The Oasis cover band? The delectable food? I go to the Stoop to watch a game of rugby, TME (TM) is of no interest to me, and I dare say I'm not in the minority.

rikholmes
26/04/2013 20:57
HSBC - kindly point out what I have said that is factually incorrect. the ticket price i pay is lower than most other clubs, I get a good view of the game, close to the action and generally don't get idiots walking past me to get to their seat or to leave early.

yes, I'm happy. not sure about the biggest % increase being on jester tickets, but this year I can afford it and I get additional benefits that I wasn't getting last year.

its quite simple.

Blank436
26/04/2013 20:59
With a couple of recent new posters I wonder if the club'a socia media team may have fallen into the sock puppet / astroturfing trap.

Sounds ridiculous but when fairly eminent authors and journalists have got caught doing it...

I find it hard to believe that anyone can feel so much love for an organisation that they'll defend it even when it's palpably absurd or incompetent. The only people I've met in the real world like it were/are young politicians...but they're getting something out of it.

Tl;dr - I'm starting to wonder if Rik & Si aren't the creation of an increasingly desperate & misguided customer relations team.

rikholmes
26/04/2013 21:05
Sam, kindly don't accuse me of being anyone else but me. I am not posting under an assumed name, i am a genuine season ticket holder and if you PM me I'll even tell you my seat number

to accuse me of being a puppet of the club just because I am not moaning constantly about everything is basically laughable

Look at the figures at the top of the page. My jester ticket at the current premiership champions is cheaper than most other clubs. FACT The percentage rise is steep, but I am in the very fortunate position of being able to afford it.

Why, please tell me, does that make my opinion less valid than those who choose to @#$%& and moan about everything connected to the club?

HSBC
26/04/2013 21:06
Paranoid Rik or is it ...... , there is nothing hidden in my post at all.

rikholmes
26/04/2013 21:09
HSBC - there is no mention of you in my last post at all

jonf
26/04/2013 22:44
I never thought at one point I'd say this but I now would buy HSBC a pint. This club is doing well on the pitch but the office side since Ellis came in is ...well....not quite as good...this was predicted and is happening...

HSBC
26/04/2013 22:48
Rik its the timeline on posts, my reference was to the one you mentioned me

Blank436
26/04/2013 22:49
Quote:
rikholmes
Sam, kindly don't accuse me of being anyone else but me. I am not posting under an assumed name, i am a genuine season ticket holder and if you PM me I'll even tell you my seat number
to accuse me of being a puppet of the club just because I am not moaning constantly about everything is basically laughable

Look at the figures at the top of the page. My jester ticket at the current premiership champions is cheaper than most other clubs. FACT The percentage rise is steep, but I am in the very fortunate position of being able to afford it.

Why, please tell me, does that make my opinion less valid than those who choose to @#$%& and moan about everything connected to the club?

To be clear, my assumption is due to sycophancy beyond credibility. Not due to 'not moaning'. I'll extend it to possibly defending a partner rather embarrassingly like Michael Gove's does.

Seriously, one could invent a trolling username, Comical Ali or somesuch, and struggle to reach the levels of parody in supposedly serious posts.

rikholmes
26/04/2013 22:58
So your opinions are correct and mine are wrong? Right.

When I see something that i feel is wrong, I'll say so. until then, I will be supportive of the club

I have seen some truly pathetic posts on here over the last few weeks with people bashing the club at every opportunity.

I disagree with them. Doesn't make a me a fake, a sock puppet or a sycophant.

I suggest you try a bit harder rather than descending to these levels of ridiculous accusations or innuendo

jonf
26/04/2013 23:00
Rik....how can you support a management team who thinks 17% increases are acceptable? I know Ellis brought a load of people n to run pointless teaser cr4p and has to pay them but this is a total joke

Blank436
26/04/2013 23:01
Quote:
rikholmes
So your opinions are correct and mine are wrong? Right.
When I see something that i feel is wrong, I'll say so. until then, I will be supportive of the club

I have seen some truly pathetic posts on here over the last few weeks with people bashing the club at every opportunity.

I disagree with them. Doesn't make a me a fake, a sock puppet or a sycophant.

I suggest you try a bit harder rather than descending to these levels of ridiculous accusations or innuendo

Short of beheadings as half time entertainments, it seems unlikely you'd ever criticise the club. Your motivations for this are you own - whether venal or just bizarre is unknown.

I'll leave it there.

derbyshire fan
26/04/2013 23:04
I suspect you underestimate how much the top seats at Sarries are - Platinum Plus and Platinum are 'prices on application' so don't appear on the website. I could tell you how much - but then the club would shoot me!

rikholmes
26/04/2013 23:06
Jonf - as I have said, my ticket will be cheaper than at most other premiership clubs. I'm ok with that. i'm not overjoyed at a 25% rise in the price, but as the overall package is, in my opinion, good value, i'm happy to pay it.

Sam123 - I would love to see beheadings at half time - I'd start with "Mad Max" and then the cheerleaders. can't stand him, can't stand them, find both an embarrassment. happy now?

Not everyone finds it necessary to criticise everything all the time, look at the outrage about the date the announcement was made. Get over yourself. if you want to be negative, you crack on. But there is no reason at all to have a pop at the few of us on this board who aren't like you

I wonder why this board has such a poor reputation among other supporters....

HSBC
26/04/2013 23:12
Interesting Rik you are spending so much time on a board with a poor reputation, say more about you, as I didn't realise it had a poor reputation, in fact it's probably the opposite as its busier than most forums.

rikholmes
26/04/2013 23:35
I'm here because I want to be, and i won't be chased off by the negativity. The poor reputation is among Quins fans in discussions in the bar after the game. mention this board and you are greeted with "I wouldn't bother using that"

HSBC
26/04/2013 23:38
Probably because they don't understand what it is and how to use it, do you look at other clubs, you would see then what a good board it is.

rikholmes
26/04/2013 23:42
I looked at London Welsh the other day - very positive considering what has happened to them...

the people who have slated this board to me know exactly what it is and how to use it. its the content that appears to put them off

HSBC
26/04/2013 23:52
But there is hardly anyone posting on the Welsh board, look at Bath and Irish they are similar to our a wide range of positives and negatives.

rikholmes
26/04/2013 23:55
I will NEVER look at the Irish board (Sm102) (and I am unlikely to ever return to the Mad Stad)

#COYQ
27/04/2013 00:15
Oooh get you!

Quinten Poulsen
27/04/2013 09:25
Rik, you'd better get used to the moaning minnies - it's their default position in life I suspect.

Heath Quinn
27/04/2013 10:25
Really QP? That's your position, if someone's unhappy, it's just because they like to main?

I think you're Hubert!

Quinten Poulsen
27/04/2013 11:00
I'm only talking about the usual uber moaners. Of course it's fine to moan, but it's unedifying when someone does it so often. And I can assure you I'm not Hubert, although I wish I'd thought of the Grandad character prior to whoever's behind it!

Heath Quinn
27/04/2013 11:48
Well I've never seen you and Hubert in the same room!

Co-incidence? I think not...

Quinky Kin
27/04/2013 16:50
Quote:
jonf
Rik....how can you support a management team who thinks 17% increases are acceptable? I know Ellis brought a load of people n to run pointless teaser cr4p and has to pay them but this is a total joke

If you look at single incidents in isolation, you can pick fault with the board of pretty much any company.

Look at the bigger picture - I've been to more Quins games this season than I have in a good few years, and I'm very happy with what's going on with the running of the club.

As I said before, if you don't like it then you can always vote with your feet...

Quinky Kin
27/04/2013 16:51
Quote:
rikholmes
I'm here because I want to be, and i won't be chased off by the negativity.

Well said Rik thumbs down

Monte
27/04/2013 17:06
This is from Exeter board - I think you are missing sone of the top priced seats which are sold out eg Sarries have some seats more expensive than ours.

These are the correct Exeter prices

Changing tier 1 pricing to (the discounted rate of) £570, then shifting the other figures down a notch gives you the truer comparison.

Tier 1 £570
Tier 2 £470
Tier 3 £435 or £380 if use East Terrace
Tier 4 £300

On a par with Saints, though I doubt the location of the seats in each set of tiers would bear scrutiny.

Value is subjective, and you have to consider the position the club is in, with restricted numbers of seats currently, so not going to comment on that aspect. Plus we have done that to death already!

Grins
27/04/2013 17:15
At the cheap end £20 or so a match doesn't seem bad value for top flight sport?

Quinten Poulsen
27/04/2013 17:41
Barely more than £15 per game for our cheapest STs - that strikes me as good value.

HSBC
27/04/2013 17:45
Our lowest price is good value, but its not that ticket price people are really complaining about.

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