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10% of a meat n prayter

Come on Peawapp don't be like that and I agree with Demon we do get a few freebies as season ticket holders that do deprive the club of a bit of dosh. I(t's a good job your not in the same business as me. I buy a season ticket and miss a load of games because I don't know where I will be working from one week to the next. I am in total agreement with these familly freebies as long as they are not abused.

YOu mean like peawapp is going to do next season





This Mr Angry really doesn't suit you peawapp

The more the merrier IMO..... looks better on SKY and boosts our end of season average attendance figures (yes I`m a season ticket holder so wont be getting a freebie)

I am a season ticket holder - if we have 2000 paying/season ticket holders + 10000 freebies then I will be very happy. I long for a full stadium - maybe if those freebies enjoy it they will be happy to pay once the offers cease.

I am a season ticket holder and i dont mind the freebies as long as its not too often,and as for us getting free games and depriving the club of money well they do get our money up front so im sure that evens things out . The whole purpose of buying a season ticket is to support the club as well as the free games really.

Myself and I think Demon were just puting things into perspective over getting things for free. As a season ticket holder you get home league games at a discounted rate plus some NRC and Challenge cup games for nowt. A very good deal I think everyone will agree. I agree with the posts that the more the merrier and that they should not be freebies all the time. If the familly tickets get a couple of hundred more regular paying fans then they have done their job.

I know why they are doing the freebies its because we are on telly so the more the merrier for next thursday as there's nothing worse than an empty looking stadium on tv tut.I just hope that the people who normally pay dont take advantage of the offer ,thats defeating the object plus likes been said we need new fans to come back .

Nice to see the club tryin to fill the ground, my mate said last night that her son and his friend from Westhoughton have got free tickets I think she said from Westhoughton Lions. Well Done.


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However they are Wigan fans

i think even if your a season ticket holder you can still fill the form in & get free tickets for another adult & 2 kids [i think

Give away 10000 and fill the place

Signed

ST Holder and CC member.

Why should that have to be the case ?

As long as it is a parent and a child , they are doing the correct thing with using a seperate stand , that is the important part , as for any of the ' gloryhunting t055ers ' that only turn up with a freeby , not a problem , but they have to sit with families and the bar should be shut , no transfers

Personnally I'd have given out 2,000 family tickets

So can someone clear up how you get one and where from? Do you need to be a member of Easts or Miners?

It doesn't need to be. I put that because it said that thats what the ticket will admitt. I dont care if it's an adult and one or even three children so long as it is not just one, two or even three adults using this promotion together. Like I said before it needs to be policed properly so that the famillies it is targeting are the ones using it.

Which is the important bit , so then the question is , will the club/LSV have stewards checking this outside the turnstiles at the south stand ?

Will they refuse entry to and retain the tickets of anybody not complying with the free family criteria ?

Will they refuse to allow any transfers once inside the ground ?

Will they decline the sale of alcohol in the south stand ?

The one other thing they should be doing is having somebody giving out a ' flyer ' to everybody else entering the stadium having bought a ticket explaining the reasoning behind free tickets and why the club has to try these type of initiatives if we are ever to , 1 st become a self sustaining Championship club , and 2 nd ever have a chance of getting into SL

I understand Peawaps point of view , but quite simply it is wrong , and that tells us and the club that they are not informing the loyal paying fans of why it is so important to try any means to grow our support base

The important thing is it should have been clearly stated on the form for the tickets and yes a flyer should be produced or posters put up inside the ground telling fans the reason for the free tickets. But and it is a big but you will still have resentment towards the club if people are allowed to abuse the "free familly ticket offer" and there will always be people willing to try it on. What I would say is this time see how it goes and learn from any problems that arise. And why do you need stewards checking the tickets outside when you have people on the turnstilles and stewards stood just inside. Oh and while I'm at it if this offer is only open for the south stand it should be pretty easy to police. Simples.

Who hands out the flyers? just ask Lynda how hard it is to get volunteers, and lets not forget the community dept is now mainly staffed by players who will be playing one would think. I dont think its in a stewards remit to 'police' tickets.

Quote ="FredParky"=#FF0000:2cw8ao9wWho hands out the flyers?:2cw8ao9w just ask Lynda how hard it is to get volunteers, and lets not forget the community dept is now mainly staffed by players who will be playing one would think.=#FF0000:2cw8ao9w I dont think its in a stewards remit to 'police' tickets.[/ Pay students if you have to Fred , how many turnstiles do we actually use , especially as they are grouped in 2's So what exactly is thier ' remit ' Fred ? If we dont increase our fan base then this could be our future www.totalrl.com/index.php?showto ... =0&start=0 This place makes Crilly park look like the LSV s824.photobucket.com/home/eclect ... entuploads

Quote ="FredParky"=#FF0000:2cw8ao9wWho hands out the flyers?:2cw8ao9w just ask Lynda how hard it is to get volunteers, and lets not forget the community dept is now mainly staffed by players who will be playing one would think.=#FF0000:2cw8ao9w I dont think its in a stewards remit to 'police' tickets.[/ Pay students if you have to Fred , how many turnstiles do we actually use , especially as they are grouped in 2's So what exactly is thier ' remit ' Fred ? If we dont increase our fan base then this could be our future www.totalrl.com/index.php?showto ... =0&start=0 This place makes Crilly park look like the LSV s824.photobucket.com/home/eclect ... entuploads

Because once they are inside it is much more difficult to remove them , outside however , all they need is to put up the barriers that they have and watch the people queing , if you dont have what appears a family group they ask , " may I see your ticket ? , who is this ticket for ? " if they cannot show that they are a family group , then you dont give them the ticket back

Also a season ticket holder, but will have to do as last season V Fev and use myself on the free family ticket as it's the only way I could sit with the rest of my family in the south stand.

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Not the only way of course, I could buy tickets for the rest of the family, but not quite

just yet

if all the tickets get taken then yes put a steward on each turnstile as much for H&S as anything else but no berriers please.
the bar & food counter needs to be open.the children need to be given little gifts,flags to wave.get a balloon company in to hand the flags out with a balloon filled with helium to be let go when the players come out.if we want families to buy family tickets for this season & seasons to come the club needs to use these promotions to make this a fantastic 2hours entertainment for everyone especially the kids.