Pie tax?

Boxing Day or shortly after Archibald's first game from memory. Anyway the BBE queue was well down Nuttall Street with police horses by the turnstiles.

Any business would prefer a sell out rather than status quo.

Archibald debut then soz. I was there.

Remember now, Archibald and Ardiles debut. Huge queues. Billinge End Blue was last in one BBE turnstile before it shut. Exciting days.

The general treatment of supporters has gone down the pan since John Williams, Tom Finn and Martin Goodman left.

Well Neal you started a good thread there lad. Regards to Nidge.

Why?

£50 on season tickets not discouraging?

That's no different to queuing at the ticket office at Ewood apart from the surcharge.

Ridiculous. Never in 40 years have I heard of complaints due to last minute ticket queues or refreshment queues at Ewood. Usual comments along the lines of "Great turnout!".

Last minute ticket sales will not increase staff costs or food wastage. They will have the opposite effect. More queuing for fans perhaps and food more likely to sell out. Where, pray tell, are new ST's going to come from? If new ST's come from walk ons, then walk ons need to be encouraged not discouraged.

I didn't say specifically. The surcharge does not encourage attendance, neither does Cat A/B/C pricing, nor changing kick off times, etc. Individually, these initiatives could be considered insignificant but collectively they could be considered a considerable deterrent.

A friend of mine is looking for a club to follow. He's considering Rovers. This surcharge does not encourage new supporters. Some new supporters become regular supporters. Some regular supporters become season ticket holders.

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Agreed, the pricing needs to be simplified, it's too complex.

If the cost is negligible, then why have the surcharge?

60 added for the last wicket, Curran 64. Good effort! 285 all out.

Step forward Mr Cheston.

Every game should be the same price in one season. It was this way for over 100 years. I pay to see Blackburn Rovers. Cat A/B/C should be scrapped.

What is the point in doing a promotion and not advertising it?

I paid £24 for a Preston ticket.

I understand Waggott has said lots of clubs have surcharges and the idea is to reduce late ticket sales. Lowest league crowd in English league football. Well the surcharge is working at Ewood then!

Don't know what power they have besides drunk and disorderly but I've always managed to avoid them.

I believe you 1864 but JHRover seems to be under the impression that this practice doesn't go on or isn't possible.