I couldn't renew this year as I'm moving t'up North at some point, although I'm not sure exactly when so it was a bit of a gamble that I didn't want to take. Have to admit I'm marginally less gutted about that now than I was when I made the decision, not that it makes much odds, I'll still be sat there opening game of the season, come what may.
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If you bought a ticket for the royal Shakespeare company, only to find they had replaced the actors with primary school children, you would probably want your money back. I know we should all be true fans and support the team no matter what, but looking at it completely objectively this analogy holds true. Its a fair point, if you buy your ticket expecting your team to compete, only to find you're whipping boys, you have a right to be angry and probably have a claim to your money.
No it doesn't, not in a million years, unless of course you happen to be a life long fan of the Royal Shakespeare Company and then, you either support them or you don't.
A love for a football team exceeds other hobbies, because your team is almost part of your family. Saints affect everything else for me...anything bad happens, I can't watch sports news, buy newspapers or even come onto the internet...not until I have processed it. Several times over the years as a Saints fan I have wished I could distance myself from the pain of loving them...but they are family and, like family, you are stuck with them through good and bad.
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But not everyone is a lifelong fan of saints. Between the northam hardcore and the gold ticket plastics are a spectrum of spectators, some have a keen interest and some come for the entertainment and to see great players week in week out. Its not my attitude at all but I understand it, its not ours to say how people should feel about a spectator sport. Its entertainment and about getting what you signed up for. I go to matches as often as I can, work permitting. I will still go and watch saints next season but will be less enthused about paying 35 quid to see us get tonked.
But you and this thread are on about a season ticket holder, someone I would suggest is a saints fan. If they just bought the ticket to use for business different story, but posting in here I would suggest they are a saints fan. Take the world lifelong out... are they a fan or not? So, unless they are very strong fan of the Shakespeare company who has a season ticket for that, I still think it is a poor analogy.
I took it out of a football situation to give it a slightly different perspective. Yes it is a bit different but just because were fans why should different rules apply? You're still paying good money to see entertainers entertain, if youre getting something significantly worse than what you signed up for you have a right to complain. Anyway, was just an analogy. I think I did very well!
Lovelocum I am only debating the analogy, not the right to ask for a refund. A season ticket at a football team is in a high % of cases purchased by a fan. You chose the analogy. Maybe you chose a bad one
My brother once had tickets to see Lauren Bacall appearing in the Tennessee Williams' play "Sweet Bird of Youth" in the West End of London.. As far as I'm aware, that was the last time she ever appeared on stage in England. On the night of the performance she was taken ill,and the understudy stepped in to play her part. My brother was gutted that he didn't get to see a Hollywood legend on stage, but he still enjoyed the play - It was a Tennesee Williams masterpiece after all. The point being, the play is more important than the players.
