The chairmans is talking to us

marden_les

What he is saying come and see my Guys play Chris Powell's team and only for a fiver, unless like me you are a season ticket holder then it will cost you on average about £15. Well he's got himself a full house, so let the game's begin. I wonder if it will be a thumb up or down at the end by K M

RodneyCharltonTrotta

Football for a fiver has always meant that on the day fans who take it up will do so for a relatively cheaper rate than us season ticket holders but then if they return they will likely end up paying more on a game by game basis than most season ticket holders.

I am a season ticket holder and don't begrudge it any more than I would people like locals or schoolkids getting free comps if it means that we may attract more support who one day themselves my become season ticket holders.

Can't really blame the new muppets for this. They've done it for the powell game as it is probably one with a little more interest than most due to the Powell link and so will maybe attract lapsed fans and also it is a game on paper that we have a good chance of getting a good result out of which would encourage returns.

Filled the stadium today for a mid table clash which will probably see attendance well in excess of many premiership games so can't really fault them for that.

thenewbie

I thought it was generally about this time of year anyway they did the 'football for a fiver' game anyway, could well have been pencilled in before Powell was appointed there and it's just a coincidence. Even if not it's really not a big conspiracy, if the tickets are going cheap then the more you sell the better, and CP is a big draw. Seems pretty sensible to me.

Daggs

The principle of offering a game for a fiver once a season does not upset me, a season-ticket holder.
But in terms of marketing, the decision to make it this game seems fairly ridiculous. The return of Chris Powell was always going to give rise to a higher gate than usual.
I would have thought a better choice would have been for the less attractive games, such as home to Rotherham or Blackpool or even Wigan.

Valiantphil

I have never had an issue with this idea, in fact I have been a FF5 leaflet distributor for about 3+ years.

We will only survive in the long run with new supporters joining us - and we have competition for the punter's leisure £ from all kinds of places.

It has other benefits too, I remember Matt Taylor talking about playing for Exeter against us in a full stadium and how it made him want to play for us.

Glad we are full and noisy today - especially for the return of CP, and you never know if a beneficial investor may be watching and admiring our potential. Perhaps getting rid of the "Doo$h" clan and returning us to a happy community/family run club like we used to be.