04 Jun 2025 17:24:31
Today I received my CFC invite to renew my ST. Although I am grateful that the club (unlike some clubs) have retained its OAP concession, I am not happy about how it appears the supposed 4% increase (average increase £3 per game) has been applied to children and OAP tickets.
As far as I can see these age groups have in fact had approx a 15% increase to its ST prices.
Of course I may well have miscalculated but I have asked the club to explain its rationale. I will keep you updated on there response.
04 Jun 2025 20:27:55
Tom
Not having a dig, I guess when we lose a FOS for most of the season and have a stadium attendance capicity that's behind a number of the top sides and others, the club have to get funds from other areas and normally that means fans.
04 Jun 2025 21:21:48
Bill, I can’t really have a pop at the club because they have kept concessions but unless I’m going crackers (probably) it’s the concessions and cheaper area tickets that are paying the biggest percentage increase. To me that doesn’t seem right.
I have probably got it wrong but I have asked the FAB to explain there maths and logic as it was them who advised the owners on ST pricing.
05 Jun 2025 08:26:17
Tom, how times have changed when I was a kid you paid around 3 bob at the turnstile. If someone had said to me in the future you will get in using a phone I would have said” F**k off, I’m not carrying a telephone around it’s to bulky and where do I plug it in”.
05 Jun 2025 08:59:05
Jimbo, I’m not happy with the ticketless/ mobile yet either. So, I’ve also asked what the club intends to do about friends and family using a ST?
05 Jun 2025 09:00:50
Jimbo, in the back of my mind I seem to remember getting into the bridge as a child for 10d. That’s about 5p in today’s money.
05 Jun 2025 10:58:32
Tom apparently there is a digital ticket workshop at SB in July. You raise valid points about phone tickets also what happens if the phone runs out of charge or it is lost/ stolen and you haven’t had a chance to replace it. To be fair this is not a Chelsea thing it comes from the PL and I think we are early adopters.
05 Jun 2025 12:23:01
Jimbo, I think they also hinted that exceptions might be granted under certain circumstances but what those circumstances might be, who knows!