Utter dross , so kids can take in the delights of Ross county , Hamilton and Dundee but come to the big games leave them out so some Johnny come lately who does not have a season ticket may I add get one before them, you obviously don't have kids.
I think it strikes a good middle ground to incentivise it though. You will of course get people who will donate their seat regardless, for the good of the club. Then others who would much rather just play the waiting game and see if anyone they know wants it - a mindset that could be altered by adding an incentive for donating unused tickets in sold-out games.
Even if it was money off items bought in the shop, or something alone those lines.
Personally I don't think hibs do need a system for unused tickets, how many games so far this season have we needed to do this 3? Seems a lot of effort for such a small amount of games.
Then it’s pointless, IMO, doing it as the amount the club would actually make is minimal. Folk spend £25 on a season ticket, sell it back to the club for X amount, club make £14 on child buying said ticket but need to pay a decent portion of that out to the season ticket holder.
Honestly can’t understand why people, who have already committed to buying ST, would want some of that back when they can’t make the and, thus taking money back out of the club when the whole point f it is to give the club as much money as possible (without them having to spend a penny more than they already have).
Hibs don't think it's pointless. They've asked people to release their seats.
It's also not pointless for the fans who get to see the game.
Have you ever said or thought "I can't be arsed" about doing something simple? Have you ever forgotten to do something?
I'm sorry, I can't be arsed helping you understand the effect of practical incentive on motivation any better than that.
If, as we all hope, this season isn't a flash in the pan as regards attendances, then Hibs will need to look at the pricing of season tickets again - in particular the £25 kids tickets. It makes no business sense to sell tickets for an entire season for £25 when a large proportion of them go unused in games where they could be sold for £28 for that fixture alone.
I don't know what the best solution is, maybe start selling parent and child 'cat B' season tickets in the South lower for £300ish? With a 'bolt on' of, say, £25 for additional children.
I've also never really agreed with Hibs' flat-pricing for tickets. The tickets on the halfway line should, in my opinion, be a few quid more expensive than in the corner of the FF. And I say that as someone who'd probably stump up for the more expensive option.
Why should non attendance be rewarded??? A season ticket is supposed to be a commitment to attend every match, otherwise pay at the gate and take your chances!!
Why are so many failing to see that ‘donating’ your unused ST seat back to the club benefits the club and no one else....! That should be inventive enough!! Showing a little extra SUPPORT for your club!!
Why else do you bother attending games other than to support Hibs, both in spirit and financially!!
You can be a fan of a club and never buy a single match ticket or pieces of merchandise... or you can be a supporter and do as much as you can to support the club!
I think the £25 season ticket is a great idea when supply exceeds demand. Even if a kid only goes to four games a season that's fine by me - maybe they'll go to six next season, a dozen the season after that and become full paying adult season ticket holders in due course.
However now that we're at the stage of selling out big matches I think it's time for a rethink of pricing structure. I'd make it £25 for Cat B games only, and if you want Cat A games included you pay full kids price for it (think that's about £75?). That way it's accessible for parents who want to ease their kids in gently, and it's still great value at around £4 a game for kids who want to go to every game. It means people are making a conscious choice up front on whether they'll take kids to hearts / Rangers / Celtic matches so should be fewer empty seats too.
The issue is not entirely isolated to the pricing of kids season tickets, there are lots of adult season tickets bought purely to ‘support’ the club and only a handful of matches are attended... when this is the case I find it difficult to grasp why some of these ‘supporter’ feel they should be rewarded for their non attendance when asked to donate their seat back for the sell out games.
I’ll miss the derby, it will be my fourth game I’ve missed due to illness, family and work commitments. But I’ll still renew as I like sitting with my mates and giving Hibs my contribution. For sell out matches Hibs should have a simple system for releasing your seat. Whether you should get credit for doing that I’m not sure. But one thing we all like to see the stadium full
No-one is failing to see anything.
Currently loads of people, for various reasons, do not release their unused seats, regardless of what you think should be their moral duty.
If you want that situation to continue, fine, then the club should do nothing.
I want more folk to release their seats. Offering a small financial incentive will help achieve that.
It may also encourage more people to buy season tickets in the first place.
Why are you failing to see the logic in that?
Hibs have spent the season ticket money. Where are the refunds coming from? No point taking them from seat sales per game otherwise you're as well giving seats away.
Hibs aren't in any position to be turning their noses up at extra cash, regardless of the amount. Why else do they sell all the cheap stuff in the shop, some of which can only net them a few pence?
I'd offer a small discount towards next year's ST assuming the ticket is resold. £4 maybe.
Adult Cat A tickets cost £28. They've previously sold kids tickets for about £1 per game. Any additional income is a result.
It’s absolutely nothing to do with morals!! It’s to do with SUPPORTING your club... there is a huge difference between supporting and being a fan.
I’m not sure this debate is as subjective as what many are making out.
And still nobody on the opposing view from my own has answered the question, to what benefit is it to you to not release your unused seat for no recompense??
If someone can justify why one deserves a reward for donating your unused seat back to the club for big games then I will put my hands up and listen to your point.
Do away season ticket holders get a refund when they cannot make a game? I dont think so. So why should that differ for home season tickets? If there was a way to donate your ticket back to the club easily then it should be seen as a donation, cos at that point you have already paid your fee and it’s down to you to fulfill your end of you season ticket purchase, if the club then resell your seat then you are not out of pocket and the club reap the rewards!
Isn’t this what all supporters should want for their club?
There is no reason I can think of, but no matter how much you preach about supporting the club, the reality is that loads of folk don't bother contacting the club to release their seats, which is why we can sell out but not have a full stadium.
Even a small incentive for releasing seats would encourage bigger actual attendances, leading to a better atmosphere for everyone, and more money for Hibs.
Your determination to prevent anyone benefitting, even slightly, from releasing their seat would ensure none of that happened.
I an earlier post I have said exactly the opposite of this, I understand that many overseas supporters buy tickets and make only handful of games. But if that seat then sits empty most of the season would they want it filled and helping the club to profit.
I don’t think incentive is the issue, I think it’s clarity and ease of use in how to donate your seat back to the club that’s the issue.
Most folk won’t know that they can do so.
Entry to Easter Road is nowadays computerised. Swiping your barcode records your entry which makes it easy to see the STs that haven’t attended that game.
It’s simple to work out if there are seats that regularly remain empty for sold out games. Hibs could then take the opportunity to get a specific message out to those who bought these STs explaining how easy it is to release any seats that will be unused for the benefit of other Hibs fans and the club we all support.
We could even give the option to donate that seat to a member of the community not able to afford a ticket - registered unemployed? Main thing is that we fill the stadium with Hibees supporting the team!
That still doesn’t address the point that I don’t want some drunk Beggbie type character sitting in my seat annoying the folk I usually go with.
This is a very sensible solution, with a good cause at its heart... at the end of the day we want a full stadium and the club to do well. Any ideas around fans being reimbursed for donating their tickets for resell or like this poster suggest, for those less fortunate, need to be muted.
I understand that concern.
The reality is that it's very unlikely that such a scenario would materialise. Most folk are perfectly reasonable when they're at the match, particularly as everyone is on the database. There are stewards and police to deal with the tiny number who aren't.
What I meant was pointless is if it is incentivised. Hibs obviously want you to release seats now as it is financially beneficial to the club, but if they had to pay out a portion of that on both a formal system and an incentive then the profit margin is decreased massively and IMO would be pointless.
The way it is now I’m all for, getting as many through he gate as possible and gets as much cash as possible into the club.