If the income isn't forthcoming we can hardly complain if MK pulls the plug

We will be renewing our West Stand Season tickets tomorrow.

Agree entirely with this, if fans want a successful team or want the East Stand open for example then they need to commit and buy a season ticket. As others have said, we've had it too good for a while and the recent price hike (no matter how sharp) puts us on par with the majority of other Super League teams.

As mentioned above, there are better ways they could have gone about it such as shutting the South Stand but offering the current prices for a seat in the East Stand, but what is done is done. Without the die hard fans renewing, the club simply wont survive let alone progress.

It looks like he could well be pulling the plug then...

I won't be renewing my 2 VIP tickets for a start - there is only one of me but the other was a spare to take a friend/colleague/family member.
On top of that, the company that I work for have pulled the plug on player sponsorship etc due to certain things that occurred, including MK's public rants that included numerous profanities (and that was before senior management witnessed the periscope debacle).
Totally understand the clubs need to increase revenue, however, they may have been better in having a tiny increase in STs but then ensuring a decent line of clothing and accessories for fans to purchase regularly, instead of the pi$$ poor stuff of recent seasons.

Just a thought, but perhaps the increase in STs is partly down to the loss of corporate sponsorship.....

Is this the current management of the club basically admission that they are incapable of broadening the support? I've not seen the new season ticket brochure - is there any mention of playing home games elsewhere?

Nothing mentioned about the junior swap scheme either. Save me a fortune last year.

The drop to 6 months from 9 is a big one for me. My west family st has now gone up to £620. With Xmas around the corner, £100 a month isn't easy to come by.

I'll probably buy the kids a ticket each if the swap scheme is on and I'll pay and go. I missed 3 games last year through fixture swapping so don't think I'll be any worse off.

According to the clubs twitter account,the question is asked "Do the family tickets still give free away tickets, I presume they meant for juniors," the answer was a "Yes"

I think what he means here is adults are 310 each but 2 ad and 2 kids are 620. So in effect the kids are free.

I was meaning away season ticket swaps where the kids got free tickets for away games??

Koukash has just announced;

1. All existing season ticket holders will receive 10% discount on 2016 prices, if they renew before mid-November.
2. All existing season ticket holders will be able to spread payments over 9 months instead of 6.
3. All South Stand season ticket holders will be upgraded to the East Stand for the first 3 home games of 2016.

Fair play to the club for listening to supporters and acting swiftly. Will all those who said they wouldn't renew now do so?

I'll be down this week to renew now. Fair play, all my concerns have been sorted!

As I understand it, following this mornings announcements for existing season ticket holders the monthly payments spread over 9 months would be;

South Stand (adult) - £25pm
South Stand (family) - £50pm

West Stand (adult) - £31pm
West Stand (family) - £62pm

West Stand Gold (adult) - £45pm
West Stand Gold (family) - £90pm

That seems much more affordable and more like it. Great news that they're closing the South Stand too, we might finally get an atmosphere back at our home games now.

Agree.

Nice that the Club have listened to concerns and acted quickly. The closure of the South Stand is a much better idea on top of this.

As a East stand ST holder i have been offered 10% offif i take a West stand ST'
If I renew before 15th November do I get a further 10% Off ?

Scoot,why not give the club a ring and ask them direct?
Scoot why not give the club a ring and ask them directly?
Whoops double post.

Just phoned the club, yes I get 20% off

Fair play they have taken on board our concerns about the promised price reduction.

If only they could promise no amendments to fixtures to accommodate SKY then I'd feel less uneasy purchasing a ticket.

It's not in their gift to give that assurance but they certainly deserve credit for responding so quickly
Even Scoot seems happy !

I'm happy with the offer of the reduction (again signs of a new ethos at the club) and understand Sky call the hots, I just missed games last year because of it and it worries me.

I only managed to attend 9 home games last season so having 2 VIP STs (one as spare for friends/family/business associates) where the spare was only used about 6 times, was a complete waste of money for me
Love the club, want to support it, but refusing to renew, even at the discounted price as that will still be £80 more than last year for 2 VIPs - not a snob but when taking people to entice into becoming regulars or sponsors, the match day experience needs to be slightly better than just turning up for a game, sitting in a stand and going home

No disrespect to anyone who enjoys the South Stand or normal seating, but I need the finer atmosphere the VIP gives, especially after a heavy defeat!!!!

Always happy when we win

Fair do's they have acted but only after people have said hey hang on you said those of us who paid for free games would be rewarded next season, in essence we wouldn't have been, there was no plan to do so initially, so to me it would still have been another broken promise from the club.

Sorry but feels a little hollow to me.

YEH, I AGREE: Hollow! What a farce!
What happened to the hot tubs on the roof of the casino from where one could watch the matches? Or Maurice Lindsay's promise of hot weather and barbeques if we went to Summer rugby? Or free beer?
Life is so unfair to we RL fans. Constantly let down.
And the game's getting worse ... watching the current world cup: why aren't the refs penalising all thge obstruction at the play the ball? Bet we get the same refs at the A J Bell.
And our nickname got pinched ... you know by that lot at Aldershot. I could go on.

Can't do right for doing wrong !

Is it not wrong then to have initially done nothing ?

Understand your point, this should have been the plan from the outset BUT they’ve listened to fans concerns, not just about the pricing, but also the closure of the East Stand in lieu of the South Stand and addressed them within 24 hours. For that, I think they deserve some praise for their swift action.

No shame in admitting your wrong (which the club were) and doing something about to change it.