5000 sounds like Cobblers
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As frustrating as the ÂŁ2 increase on the day is, itâs refreshing that theyâve (possibly) listened and made it now a straight ÂŁ20 for the Homeserve Lower where I go and not one of the stupid âÂŁ20.50/ÂŁ21.50â price points.
I donât pay in advance each week because living in Salford means thereâs always the rare, outside chance that I wonât be able to make the game at short notice so I prefer to just pay on the gate. It sounds really petty and minor but the 50p/ÂŁ1.50 extra cash on top just made it that bit more annoying.
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Agree @SaddlerJK, itâs just one of those little things. WSFC pushed for simplified pricing and dropping the 50p, so itâs good to see the club have taken that on board.
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Be interested to know how our under 18s prices and family tickets compare to other teams in the area at a higher level because they still dont seem that cheap to me for league 2 football.
Happy, just realised I qualify for 60+ prices next season
ÂŁ22 to watch a football match? What else can you do for ÂŁ22?When youâve made a list of things you can do for ÂŁ22,all you need to do,is work out whether youâd rather do that or watch Walsall play footballâŚitâs easy really.
I couldnât really give a toss about season ticket prices to be honest, once you set these prices itâs very difficult to attract any new fans.
I can watch any other team in the midlands at a much similar or sometimes even lower price for one of our standard tickets! With a much better standard of atmosphere and match day experience. That doesnât matter to me, Iâm a Walsall fan. But how on earth do you plan to attract somebody that isnât. Better yet the people that canât be arsed to go anymore.
Youâve got literally no chance.
The other thing about charging top end prices for league two, I seriously do not want to hear any excuses from fans or the club about budget if that is the case.
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I think for the loyal fan the pricing is fair , especially for us who attend as a family.
However they seem to of priced out the floating fan who may have nothing to do on a Saturday , and decide make a last minute trip. Saying that we have no real history of these types attending in great numbers.
All in all itâs fair and in line with most teams in league 2.
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Thing is the club are well aware there is little chance to attract new fans over the coming season. Weak budget etc etc itâs just not going to happen.
So I am guessing their plan is to maximise any chance of ticketing revenue without it looking to outrageous.
People saying you can watch other Midlands teams for x arenât going to watch them are they?
You either pay ÂŁ18-ÂŁ22 to watch the Saddlers or you donât go.
Compared to other League 2 sides itâs the going rate, not the clubs fault. When we run special offers for ÂŁ5 we rarely pass 6,000 so thereâs not a chance lower prices will mean bigger crowds.
The club have removed Cat A & B and made the ticket pricing structure more simplistic.
Club can be beaten up with most things but not this
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Youâre missing the point. Itâs not about attracting fans from other clubs itâs about attracting people that donât go to football but might start. We have â â â â crowds because of the way the club has acted for years. We do not have the luxury of charging what bigger clubs do for better football. Why would anybody choose Walsall over any of those clubs if we charge the same rate?
And those fans are only going to decide day of so thereâs another 2 quid.
Next time you ask a mate to go to a game that wouldnât normally go, see what their reaction is when you tell them itâs 22 quid to go and sit in an empty ground with â â â â facilities to watch league two football 
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The club is also offering deals such as a family of 4 for ÂŁ48, thatâs ÂŁ12 a ticket.
If that pricing doesnât attract new fans what will ?
Thatâs great! For families. Iâve never had a problem with their pricing for kids at all. Thereâs clearly an issue with converting those families into long time fans though because we have plenty of families that go but the attendances are still going down.
That doesnât mean their adult pricing is correct.
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It doesnât matter who you support , I you expect to turn up on the day then expect to pay extra.
Turned up at B Rovers on the day, paid the same price.
Hey I wouldnât mind paying extra on the day if the prices were reasonable in the first place.
In the championship the ticket prices are heavily subsidised by the TV money. The higher up the leagues you go the lower the proportion of a clubs money comes from ticket sales.
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Letâs be honest unless itâs a relegation or promotion match no wavering fans are going to want to watch Walsall. Theyâd rather watch Soccer Saturday or hang around town annoying the locals - only us die hards will go religiously.
The future is the kids which we let in for nothing, if that doesnât push a family to go and watch live football I donât know what will.
Dave from Leamore moaning about an extra ÂŁ2 will also be the same person moaning when thereâs lower transfer budgets to the manager meaning we stay in League 2 abit longer - the club cannot win with some.
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The prices put me off being now over in Shropshire and I no longer will be going every week, picking and choosing. Paying for a season ticket upfront is a different feeling, to putting your hand in your pocket and contemplating whether that 22 quid could be spent better elsewhere.
However from a financial point of view, cases such as mine are irrelevant, to the bigger picture. 99% of fans who are going, will not be put off by 2 or 3 quid here or there.
Utterly buzzare that the argument seems to be attendances are crap anyway. Why do you reckon that is?
No two quid isnât a lot. But itâs a slap in the face when you are already charging top dollar. It wouldnât be an issue if the prices were fair in the first place.
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Attendances are crap because of the teams around us.
Even during our days in Division 1 when we were the most successful our home crowds were sub 5,500.
Yes we have lost most of those 1,000-1,500 fans in the past twenty years but thatâs a cumulative of people passing away or people struggling for money.
People live in cloud cuckoo land if they think by dropping the prices or the day Bonser sells up we will have an extra 2,000 fans.
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