I see that questions have been asked about the ST prices hikes , and tbh have not been answered well enough for me . We are paying champagne prices for a lemonade stadium and football team. How can we be mentioned in the same breath as Arsenal when you look at LR and the Emirates. its like apples and pears. This really does make my blood boil. I would happily pay those prices if our facilities were of the standard that Arsenal fans are now used to.
Have the OSC issued a response? That meeting was clearly pointless. Bernie himself would struggle with the leg room in a normal seat and the value of squads are incomparable
I have said before that the facilities at the Ellerslie Road stand are poor, and the club do not seem to care less about the fans
I have to agree with you there Kaspar. The points raised and the answers given were so predictable that I reckon that I could of written those minutes myself about a month ago. We havenât learnt anything new at all, and there were absolutely no action points madeâ¦. Waste of time.
QPR Official Site Minutes from meeting between OSC Committee and QPR 03/06/11 Attendees: QPR: Joe Kyle Daniel Laryea OSC Committee: Karen Hampshire (Chair) Ian Stenning (Vice Chair and Trust Liaison) Brian Ahearne (Treasurer) Linda Favell (Secretary and Assistant Treasurer) Rebecca Favell (Assistant Secretary) Brian Paterson Zach Hampshire OSC stated that they had called this meeting because they wanted to try and give some answers to the fans about Season Ticket prices and other areas of concern. OSC indicated that they had been subject to a backlash from some of the othersupporters groups because they were not publicly seen to be meeting with the club. OSC expressed the view that they, and in their belief a number of fans, were feeling let down by the handling of the Season Ticket campaign. They raised the following points: - The prices were extremely high. - The club has held out as long as possible before releasing prices in order to see how much more they could charge. - They were concerned that the prices would drive away the core support that had been coming to the club for years. - There was no loyalty shown to the long term supporters. - The proposed timeframe was too short for many fans to pay. The club responded that there had been no possibility of releasing prices any earlier until the outcome of the FA enquiry had been resolved, which wasn’t until the end of the season. The club pointed out that the prices reflected the fact that the fans would be watching a higher class of football at Loftus Road next season and that the prices remain competitive with other London based clubs. They also stated that the ticket prices were a board decision, as has always been the case. The club then provided a brief summary of the ‘per match’ price breakdown of Season Tickets and indicated that the pricing was still competitive in many areas, particularly around Bronze and Silver level. The Platinum level only constitutes approximately 2% of the entire stadium Capacity so needs to be placed in context. Age Groups Bronze Silver Gold Platinum Kids U8 £2.58 £5.21 - - Junior U16 £7.84 £10.47 £13.11 £28.89 Young Adult 16-21 £16.79 £21.00 £26.26 £36.79 Adult £28.89 £34.16 £39.95 £52.58 Disabled £16.79 £21.00 £26.26 - Senior Over 60 £16.79 £21.00 £26.26 £36.79 Family Area (Renewals Only) 2 adults & 2 U16s - £73.63 - - 1 adult & 2 U16s - £47.32 - - 1 adult & 1 U16 - £42.05 - - 1 adult & 1 U21 - £52.58 - - OSC raised concerns about the quality of stadium facilities. The club made it known that they always strive to improve the match day experience for the fans. Unfortunately due to the constraints of Loftus Road stadium, major improvements are not possible. OSC expressed the view that the ‘Stars Come Out’ campaign was misguided and receiving a lot of negative comments on the message boards. They were unhappy with the focus on other teams' players as a draw to attract fans to Loftus Road. The club said that the ‘Stars Come Out’ campaign was not questioning the loyalty of the fans but rather promoting the higher standard of football that will be played at Loftus Road next season. The views on the message board were taken out of context because they had only seen that part of the campaign separately from the rest of the season ticket brochure which tracked the club's fantastic achievements throughout the season. OSC stated that they were receiving a fairly high volume of negative comments from other groups, suggesting that they were not doing anything proactive to help the fans. They expressed their enthusiasm to have as much of an active role as possible. The club said that the relationship with the OSC is very important and that they were keen to work alongside each other more regularly and make people more aware of the OSC’s contribution. They felt that the OSC can make a real difference addressing supporter issues such as catering, facilities, coach travel, away details to name but a few. The club acknowledged that they need to make people aware of their regular meetings with the OSC on behalf of the fans. As such they proposed that a structure of regular meetings is put in place where the OSC and the club will meet monthly. Each meeting will be promoted on the website and on Facebook a week in advance and all fans will be encouraged to share any concerns with the OSC so that they may be discussed at the next meeting. The meeting minutes would then also be published on the club website following each meeting.
I read the minutes and it's absolute bollocks, in my opinion. Their answer was the same sh!t they've been shoveling us for a while now and I refuse to believe the supporters didn't press them for more answers on that subject.
As i've been on the site the shortest amount of time and have the least witty name of the two i'm happy to change. I'm hopeless with computers so if you let me know how to do it I'll get on and change it.
