WREXHAM'S MEMBERSHIP ROW
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- Опубликовано: 6 июл 2023
- The increase in the cost of becoming a Wrexham AFC member has caused quite a divide between supporters old and new.
Nathan and Rich unpack why the spike could be setting a worrying trend of 'milking' hardcore fans, while also sharing your views from across social media.
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Well, if the goal is the premiership, then you need money to get there.
Sustainability is the name of the game. I know it’s expensive, but it’s what’s needed to keep top wage players. If there’s no value m, then these memberships won’t sell. This has to be all out in pace to compete in the championship, once we get there
But on the flip side David, huge sponsorship deals with STOK, United, VistaPrint etc give us more in commercial revenue than any other team in L1 and L2. Additional membership revenue doesn't move the needle much
We already need a bigger stadium . So if climbing up the league is the goal, then building a new stand will
be insufficient and a new stadium will be needed.
The Cop rebuild is in the process
And then potentially extend/rebuild the other stands and/or fill in the corners.
I remember going to places like Grays, Braintree and Crawley and we were lucky to have 200+ there ...
1,000 loyalty points for you!
I certainly sympathize with local fans that are seeing pricing go up. I hope that we as international fans can add to the club without pricing the people of Wrexham out of the club. I personally bought an international membership even though I get nothing from it. I won't be going after tickets, at least this year, and there's no welcome package for the international fans (club should fix that)...but at the end of the day I wanted to put something into the club. Also on the kit prices, we are seeing those go up for MLS kits here this season. The new kit for my local club (Seattle Sounders) is $90 which is about 70 pounds. I think there's a bit of and EFL price hike there, but I'd say a bunch of it is inflation.
Maybe that's a bit of rambling, but the main thing I wanted to just say is..."international fan here...glad to be here, much respect to the long time Wrexham fans and hope we can help the club while not hurting you." I hope that's the way most US fans feel. Thank you for sharing your club with us.
Hey Jared, thanks for the message. That's admirable you want to give back and it's great to hear. It's a very sensitive moment here on the cost of living crisis - obviously this is sweeping communities across the world - but it was the community that made Wrexham so likeable on the series, more so than the match action. All we want is just to see so many of these lifelong fans brought along for the ride - and not priced out.
@@robryanred couldn't agree more.
It would be fair if the lucky people who have season tickets also had a 30 percent increase as well discuss
Need a bigger stadium
Wrexham always had a hard core of between 3 and 4 000 fans, be interesting to see how many turn up if they go a losing streak.
I paid the £30. The trouble is I'm not allowed a phone in work so when the tickets go on sale I can't access the site to even try. They're just not thinking things through. The delay on the new stand is a massive concern.
The stand was NEVER scheduled for completion this year. It's always been for the 2024-2025 season. The 'delay' isn't .at this point, a real problem. Just an annoyance.
@@blutto43 I know the stand isn't due until the start of 24/25 season. It was due to be started in June though and hasn't been so there is a delay. Don't get me wrong, the club is in exciting times and a new stand was never happening until the takeover but I want to get back to being able to watch my club live.
Couldn't this also be a way for the World to buy a membership just to support the club monetarily? Sounds like a great way for Wrexham to stay within FFP while getting a legal influx of money.
It's one way to look at it, definitely. But on the ground it's causing friction amid the ticket battle. It will sort itself out in the next 2-3 years
Will one international membership allow me to purchase two tickets? I would ask Wrexham AFC put I didn't see a "help" button on their site! 🙂
Pretty sure it's one ticket per member but you can link memberships so that you can order tickets together.
Used to be mostly volunteers. Now you need to pay more
Well done for being brave enough to raise some of the issues btw. Takes some guts to do raise anything negative these days.
Thanks very much - given club today have announced some tweaks/additions, it's proof of the value in these discussions
@robryanred I think Rob and Ryan deserve credit because they are accessible via Twitter and when there is a flood of backlash they are willing to reevaluate and go "hey we said we want to be about the community, now we gotta show it and we'll make some tweaks"
The cost of success.
This is the problem with modern views .... Negativity !!! You can't see the positive side of things ... yes you have your opinion but in the real world prices go up ... £10 a year ? Have you thought that the overseas fans sre subsidising are any cost rises for the home fans ? - The rot is beginning ..!! They get built up & now you're starting to pull them down ... You get these extra fees with everything these days, you pay for booking your seats on the plane etc, insurance etc, You have a choice !!!
To go up they need to pay players which cost money.
We get this point but we have some of the most lucrative sponsorship deals outside of the Premier League. Got a huge financial advantage and our wage bill isn't PL level compared to rivals
I don't know where all these so called supports have come from in the last two seasons. Where were they when we were shit 😊
You are looking at YEARS, before your concern is even an a potential issue. And even then, it is a fool's game to chase the Premier League and almost always ends in tears. As others have said, enjoy the ride wherever it ends up. I personally believe that Wrexham will find its level at League One / Championship, with the rare visit to the Premier League in very exceptional years.. For that you most assuredly do not need a new stadium, since MOST of the income will be from TV. merchandise, and sponsorships.
What makes Wrexham is its WORLD fan base. A smaller stadium actually benefits because its FAR more atmospheric.
Would have to disagree. The membership scheme was drastically over-subscribed at last season's 10,000 cap and it's going above that this season with no new stand yet. Intrigued to see how many cope with ticket disappointment this season
I also watch Bolton. A lot of their fans still long for Burnden Park and still sing about it. The 28k capacity stadium is just brilliant though and certainly doesn’t lack atmosphere. You can easily get a beer at half time as well and the hospitality packages cater for most budgets with separate lounges that overlook the pitch and cushioned seats. I honestly think Wrexham could fill a stadium like Boltons and make a right racket. It really is something to strive for imo.
What do you want Rob and Ryan to pay for everything? new floodlights, new stand, money going into the community stop moaning and give it time.
Not suggesting that at all but club have just boasted about a £20m turnover - and that's before lucrative sponsorship deals with United and HP were confirmed. Got lots of cash pooling around + council granted a large chunk of the stadium redevelopment money too
@@robryanred Sorry if you thought i was having a go at you .I'm not, I'm a Chelsea supporter do you think all our fans can get a ticket we both know it's becoming a rich mans game. How far do you think 20million on the transfer market goes? and about the council giving a grant for the stand ask yourself why haven't they gave you it before? it's because you are now a viable team and they see the benefits to your community. Wrexham fans remind me how football should be.I cant wait for the season to start and i hope you do well lads.
@@jamesbarr2362 on the transfer market point, our record signing is £300k, our wage bill is around £2.3m and we got £1m for rejoining the league. No denying it's going to get increasingly expensive as we go up but cannot fathom some costs - such as a £90 kids goalie kit - costing more than some PL teams. Difficult one for a lot of locals to see costs going up across the board quickly. As for Chelsea, looking forward to seeing us take you on in the States next week!
@@robryanred I couldn't agree with you more on kit prices bloody joke. And to tell you the truth the way the spoilt brats who played for us last season i hope you beat the crap out of us😀good luck.