Irate Ian
Members
Here is a follow up message sent to Christina Ongley, News Editor of Evening Echo Re: posting "A Seat for Life" - refer to thread last week & Questions raised last week.
Ms Ongley, has confirmed having now appointed a reporter to look into the
issue and to seek comment from the club management [who have been unprepared yet to respond to the direct questions rasied at the clubs official website circa 3 weeks ago]
"Further to my forwarded message herewith, it has been brought to my attention across the Shrimperzone website, that the clubs recent prospectus for the sale of shares carries some minor [but non clarified] reference to the subject.
My understanding is that conditional upon supporters first [1] buying shares, they will be granted options to the "buy" [2] "seat for life" and [3] season card/ticket to enable one to access the seat one "owns".
This seems to represent a triple whammy [/U][/B] and one which supporters like myself would like Mr Martin to comment upon and provide fuller information. As is often the case, the devil may be in the detail.
Effectively 3 x charges might arise, where one would suffice.
Every-ones budget could and should be catered for: 1/2/3/4/5 10, 15, 20, 25 year [a] life or perpetual season tickets/cards would surely be a simpler and more cost effective solution to the buyer ?
The advance revenues would surely make financial sense all round, particularly if the price were "fixed" at the outset of purchase - as with ones mortgage.
My concern is that ordinary supporters may be priced out under the existing proposals, by the perceived pre-condition to 1st purchase shares; the secondary cost of "leasing of a particular seat for life", and thirdly to then buy a season ticket/card to enable one to access the ground to sit one's posterior on the seat "owned".
If it were an all-inclusive arrangement [as with ones holidays] many might be encouraged to take a loan to fund their advance season cards, as any interest incurred would be off-set against protection against entrance price increases over the period. By also repaying singular loans quicker, would potentially give one a "free" period of watching football once the loan had be repaid.
The capital injection from 4 - 8,000 potential supporters to SUFC could be enormous, if pitched at an temptingly attractive price range. For example at say an average of say £1,000 x 8,000 = £8 million - that is a lot of money in any ones language.
Some might only pay 1 year, other 3 or more and I would think the average £1K may be on the low side, so the sky is the limit, if supporters can be given the time to get their finances into order to generate the funds in advance"
Mr Martin is invited to clarify the fine detail of his proposals.
Ms Ongley, has confirmed having now appointed a reporter to look into the
issue
"Further to my forwarded message herewith, it has been brought to my attention across the Shrimperzone website, that the clubs recent prospectus for the sale of shares carries some minor [but non clarified] reference to the subject.
My understanding is that conditional upon supporters first [1] buying shares, they will be granted options to the "buy" [2] "seat for life" and [3] season card/ticket to enable one to access the seat one "owns".
This seems to represent a triple whammy [/U][/B] and one which supporters like myself would like Mr Martin to comment upon and provide fuller information. As is often the case, the devil may be in the detail.
Effectively 3 x charges might arise, where one would suffice.
Every-ones budget could and should be catered for: 1/2/3/4/5 10, 15, 20, 25 year [a] life or perpetual season tickets/cards would surely be a simpler and more cost effective solution to the buyer ?
The advance revenues would surely make financial sense all round, particularly if the price were "fixed" at the outset of purchase - as with ones mortgage.
My concern is that ordinary supporters may be priced out under the existing proposals, by the perceived pre-condition to 1st purchase shares; the secondary cost of "leasing of a particular seat for life", and thirdly to then buy a season ticket/card to enable one to access the ground to sit one's posterior on the seat "owned".
If it were an all-inclusive arrangement [as with ones holidays] many might be encouraged to take a loan to fund their advance season cards, as any interest incurred would be off-set against protection against entrance price increases over the period. By also repaying singular loans quicker, would potentially give one a "free" period of watching football once the loan had be repaid.
The capital injection from 4 - 8,000 potential supporters to SUFC could be enormous, if pitched at an temptingly attractive price range. For example at say an average of say £1,000 x 8,000 = £8 million - that is a lot of money in any ones language.
Some might only pay 1 year, other 3 or more and I would think the average £1K may be on the low side, so the sky is the limit, if supporters can be given the time to get their finances into order to generate the funds in advance"
Mr Martin is invited to clarify the fine detail of his proposals.
