Following meetings and discusssions with the Supporters Consultatitve Group, Coventry City have announced that they are dropping the prices of their season tickets.
In a letter to supporters which was posted yesterday, City's CEO Steve Waggott wrote: “Firstly, Season Tickets will be reduced in price. I’ve listened to supporters since our return to the Ricoh Arena regarding concerns around the affordability of football and have acted to bring down the cost of supporting your team week-in, week-out.
“We are also having a flat rate for adult and concession Season Ticket prices – so there won’t be a premium zone next season.
The club have also said that there will be changes as to where you can buy a season ticket.
Only the East and West Stands will be available for Season Ticket holders. The North Stand will only open for games when there is demand on a match-by-match basis.
The Family Zone will be moving from its current position to blocks 23 and 24 in the East Stand.
Block 25 will no longer be available to purchase a Season Ticket in as it will be the area we use for group and schools packages in the 2015/16 season. It is also where cameras are placed during televised matches.
More information on that as well as prices and sales dates will be available soon. .
“As I mentioned above, we are making a few other changes – largely to improve the atmosphere inside the Ricoh Arena by bringing supporters closer together but also to reduce the cost of opening the stadium completely when it is less than 50 per cent full.
“We have spoken to and consulted a range of supporters on these changes and the reasons for them and, coupled with the drop in prices, the feedback has been positive and there has been real understanding of what we are trying to do. We’ve looked at several alternatives but none were suitable at this stage.
“So the changes for the 2015/16 season are:
- Only the East and West Stands will be available for Season Ticket holders. The North Stand will only open for games when there is demand on a match-by-match basis.
- Our Family Zone will be moving from its current position to blocks 23 and 24 in the East Stand.
- Block 25 will no longer be available to purchase a Season Ticket in as it will be the area we use for group and schools packages in the 2015/16 season. It is also where cameras are placed during televised matches.
“We looked at alternatives to these changes but none were viable at this stage, which is not to say we have ruled them out for the future.
“We are, however, working with the Supporters Consultative Group on options regarding a partial opening of the South Stand to present our proposals to the independent Safety Advisory Group. If this option becomes available, we will move fans who have already purchased a Season Ticket elsewhere to that area for free – should they wish to do so.
“Please, if you have any questions or queries on any of the above, get in touch with the ticketing team and they will do everything they can to help.
“Thank you for your continued support and, we all agree, it’s vital that we get the right result on Sunday. Then it’s all systems go in terms of making sure we can be challenging at the top end of the table next season.”
Morre on this: http://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/article/steve-waggott-letter-coventry-city-season-ticket-holders-2433647.aspx#bfL2OhjQtvqqXLba.99