Cowdenleith Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 1 hour ago, RubyTuesday said: Just reading through the excellent online proggy for the Hibs game. A couple of things stand out.... Admission prices for SPFL 1 games for the 23/24 season have been set at £11 Adults and £6 and under 18's. From memory the Ainslie Park prices for 21/22 were £14 adults and initially increased to £18 for 22/23, before being reduced to £12 halfway through last season. Later on in the proggy (page 37), we learn that the club shop is going to close and the catering van will be removed 'among with other cost cutting measures'. It'll be difficult to freeze my bits off at Meadowbank in December without even a cup of tea to warm me up! Now I ain't no accountant but I thought that the blindingly obvious thing to do would be to set Adult prices at £12 - £14 minimum rather than reduce them further than last seasons £12. Average attendance last season was 569 fans and that included 2 big gates against Dunfermline which won't be repeated. Obviously I don't have any knowledge of the inner financial workings of the club but things just don't stack up for me. That seems unsustainably cheap, more or less Lowland League prices. Are you sure the club hasn’t got a replacement sugar daddy Surely there is going to be different catering, maybe the club are taking it in house? Is it not part of the licensing that clubs have to provide somewhere to get food or am I thinking of something else? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bay Citizen Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 1 hour ago, RubyTuesday said: Later on in the proggy (page 37), we learn that the club shop is going to close and the catering van will be removed 'among with other cost cutting measures'. It'll be difficult to freeze my bits off at Meadowbank in December without even a cup of tea to warm me up! I’ve had it confirmed by the club that this was an error on the programme. The shop will be closing but the catering van is not being removed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bay Citizen Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 1 hour ago, Cowdenleith said: That seems unsustainably cheap, more or less Lowland League prices. Are you sure the club hasn’t got a replacement sugar daddy Definitely no sugar daddy, just making the club more accessible in an attempt to increase home attendances. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllyMonc Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 Yeah just to confirm the removal of the catering van was an error in the programme - the club shop is being closed because it was a massive waste of money by all accounts. Not sure if the merchandise will be 100% online or not but looking forward to seeing the new kit. Then on the pricing, it's an attempt by the club to bring more fans in and appeal to those priced out elsewhere, it won't take a massive uptick in attendance to match the revenue from last year even with the lower pricing. Should also be pointed out that there aren't anywhere near as many freebies as last season. All things considered I think it's worth the risk and I certainly am 100% behind it. And no sugar daddy! But there are attempts to tap other revenue sources that the previous ownership seemed to ignore (probably to comfortable with Tom's cash coming in to try anything else) including the new membership scheme and increased sponsorship. The aim is to be a sustainable club and if we don't manage that then we're goosed so it's all hands to the pump! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 14 hours ago, RubyTuesday said: Just reading through the excellent online proggy for the Hibs game. A couple of things stand out.... Admission prices for SPFL 1 games for the 23/24 season have been set at £11 Adults and £6 and under 18's. From memory the Ainslie Park prices for 21/22 were £14 adults and initially increased to £18 for 22/23, before being reduced to £12 halfway through last season. Later on in the proggy (page 37), we learn that the club shop is going to close and the catering van will be removed 'among with other cost cutting measures'. It'll be difficult to freeze my bits off at Meadowbank in December without even a cup of tea to warm me up! Now I ain't no accountant but I thought that the blindingly obvious thing to do would be to set Adult prices at £12 - £14 minimum rather than reduce them further than last seasons £12. Average attendance last season was 569 fans and that included 2 big gates against Dunfermline which won't be repeated. Obviously I don't have any knowledge of the inner financial workings of the club but things just don't stack up for me. Now that it’s confirmed as staying open, I hope the catering van refuses to serve you for calling a programme a “proggy” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARF1928 Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 Big Ouzy See putting in some graft on Love Island… he’ll definitely not be back at Meadowbank for some time 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bay Citizen Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 Ouzy See currently trending number one on Twitter for the UK. I’ve never felt so old and clueless 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 How do you get City onto the Sewing Bee is the next challenge for the Board! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 9 hours ago, tamthebam said: How do you get City onto the Sewing Bee is the next challenge for the Board! Appoint Jean-Luc Picard as manager. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllyMonc Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 Looks like we're bringing back the podcast this season and all being well, recording tonight. Will try and keep references to Love Island to an absolute minimum. The board have made it clear that they'll be offering players, officials etc for interviews so hopefully that'll work well for future episodes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllyMonc Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 On 11/07/2023 at 16:48, AllyMonc said: Looks like we're bringing back the podcast this season and all being well, recording tonight. Will try and keep references to Love Island to an absolute minimum. The board have made it clear that they'll be offering players, officials etc for interviews so hopefully that'll work well for future episodes Here you go! https://spotify.link/bEWPQ9XynBb Hopefully a reasonable listen and more to come etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubyTuesday Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 16 hours ago, AllyMonc said: Here you go! https://spotify.link/bEWPQ9XynBb Hopefully a reasonable listen and more to come etc. Well done lads, good to have you back. I think from previous ones a few years ago you said that you were getting listeners all around the globe so hopefully the podcast will turn into a useful thing for the club and the fans again. Audio quality has improved and nae swearing either! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllyMonc Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 2 hours ago, RubyTuesday said: Well done lads, good to have you back. I think from previous ones a few years ago you said that you were getting listeners all around the globe so hopefully the podcast will turn into a useful thing for the club and the fans again. Audio quality has improved and nae swearing either! Cheers RT! Yes hopefully it can be a reasonable enough tool for fans/clubs. Pretty key everyone involved, officially or otherwise, gets better at telling the story of City! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonball Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 Why are all the media still referring to 'FC Edinburgh'? Hasn't the name change reversion gone through? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 9 hours ago, GordonD said: Why are all the media still referring to 'FC Edinburgh'? Hasn't the name change reversion gone through? It couldn't be, surely not, perish the thought, that by any chance the media are by and large ignorant of anything outwith the Cheeks? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBeeno Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 11 hours ago, GordonD said: Why are all the media still referring to 'FC Edinburgh'? Hasn't the name change reversion gone through? I think it's because the fixtures for the league cup were made before the name was changed again.The league fixtures were put out a few weeks later,after the name change. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good Citizen Bad Citizen Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 We were absolute crap yesterday. Things gotta improve defensively and goalkeeper wise soon or I'm afraid we look like cannon fodder. Props to Stranraer for a great stream and an extremely likeable duo on comms. Best stream I've purchased when it comes to watching us. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bay Citizen Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 14 hours ago, Good Citizen Bad Citizen said: We were absolute crap yesterday. Things gotta improve defensively and goalkeeper wise soon or I'm afraid we look like cannon fodder. Props to Stranraer for a great stream and an extremely likeable duo on comms. Best stream I've purchased when it comes to watching us. We still have the same defensive injury issues from the end of last season, goalkeeper is a concern though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good Citizen Bad Citizen Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 3 hours ago, Bay Citizen said: We still have the same defensive injury issues from the end of last season, goalkeeper is a concern though. Stirling a big one now. Fontaine still not fit. Yeah ya right. Hopefully they get back quickly 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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