|
|
Post by CymruFach on Mar 12, 2022 9:57:05 GMT
I thought I had read or heard somewhere that the friendly on the 29th would be in aid of Ukrainian refugees?
That would necessitate new tickets ? ( or people agreeing to donate final ticket cost if we lost)?
|
|
|
|
Post by sleepy on Mar 12, 2022 10:42:29 GMT
I thought I had read or heard somewhere that the friendly on the 29th would be in aid of Ukrainian refugees? That would necessitate new tickets ? ( or people agreeing to donate final ticket cost if we lost)? New game, new tickets |
|
|
|
Post by jbt95 on Mar 12, 2022 21:28:24 GMT
I thought I had read or heard somewhere that the friendly on the 29th would be in aid of Ukrainian refugees? That would necessitate new tickets ? ( or people agreeing to donate final ticket cost if we lost)? From the CEO Anybody think this will be different to your average friendly with about 7k in attendance? Can't blame people in this climate if they decide not to go. |
|
|
|
Post by derynglas on Mar 12, 2022 22:54:24 GMT
What climate? Look at the WRU huge recriminations and disappointment because they "only"
got 63k last night for the France game at £100 a pop when theyd already lost 2 and no
chance of winning anything this year.
Wed have had a full house if the final had been held,people had taken time off work,planned
the trip,got the money,booked hotels etc.,morale will be high if we beat Austria,we couldnt attend for almost 2 years
during the pandemic,why wouldnt we get a good crowd of at least 20k,for a good cause as well.
|
|
|
|
Post by jbt95 on Mar 12, 2022 23:08:15 GMT
What climate? Look at the WRU huge recriminations and disappointment because they "only" got 63k last night for the France game at £100 a pop when theyd already lost 2 and no chance of winning anything this year. Wed have had a full house if the final had been held,people had taken time off work,planned the trip,got the money,booked hotels etc.,morale will be high if we beat Austria,we couldnt attend for almost 2 years during the pandemic,why wouldnt we get a good crowd of at least 20k,for a good cause as well. Rising petrol prices by the day, cost of energy going up, national insurance rising soon. That climate. Yesterday's rugby was still a competitive game. Days off work can be cancelled (cancelled the 30th for me already), as can hotels. I'd be very surprised if we get anywhere near 20k. |
|
|
|
Post by georgetm1 on Mar 15, 2022 15:27:05 GMT
What has happened to the friendly that was supposed to be announced yesterday to replace the potential final?
|
|
|
|
Post by sleepy on Mar 15, 2022 16:16:23 GMT
What has happened to the friendly that was supposed to be announced yesterday to replace the potential final? If we lose, it will be Scotland (Scottish Fa have confirmed). |
|
|
|
Post by sleepy on Mar 15, 2022 16:23:15 GMT
What has happened to the friendly that was supposed to be announced yesterday to replace the potential final? If we lose, it will be Scotland (Scottish Fa have confirmed). I suppose FAW are waiting on confirmation of the opponents if we win |
|
|
|
Post by allezlesrouges on Mar 16, 2022 11:48:52 GMT
My lineup for the friendly based on the squad;
Wayne
Gunter-Rodon-Cabango
Sorba-Levitt-Morrell-RND
Colwill
Brennan-Matondo
|
|
|
|
Post by rangers15 on Mar 16, 2022 13:22:39 GMT
My lineup for the friendly based on the squad; Wayne Gunter-Rodon-Cabango Sorba-Levitt-Morrell-RND Colwill Brennan-Matondo quite like the look of that line-up |
|
|
|
Post by gogdownsouth on Mar 16, 2022 17:14:37 GMT
As we thought, Scotland if we lose to Austria, if we win then we play the loser of Sweden v Czechia. Tickets on sale 10am Friday, £25 for adults in all areas, concessions are £20 and juniors are £5
|
|
|
|
Post by sleepy on Mar 16, 2022 18:25:32 GMT
|
|
|
|
Post by dai on Mar 16, 2022 18:55:36 GMT
Mental really. Can't imagine there will be many away fans at this considering the prospect of travelling and organising at such short notice.
|
|
|
|
Post by manulike on Mar 16, 2022 22:38:44 GMT
Fair play to the FAW at keeping the ticket price very reasonable.
I'd love to see us play Sweden - but it will probably be Czechia again.
|
|
|
|
Post by jbt95 on Mar 17, 2022 1:01:10 GMT
Fair play to the FAW at keeping the ticket price very reasonable. I have to disagree. With the booking fee, £27 minimum an adult for a midweek friendly just 5 days after a home competitive game, I think it is a bit overpriced. I usually buy Cat 1 tickets too so don’t mind paying more than the minimum. Crazy some tickets are £57. This is a Wales football friendly right and not a WRU game? The SFA are donating £10 a ticket to the Ukraine appeal, with adult members max £25 with £20 also on offer, yet the FAW want us to donate extra on top of the ticket price!! No paper tickets either so this will stop some fans from attending. This is an extra game they’ve not banked on income from if we do beat Austria, and if we had been drawn away for the final they wouldn’t have had income anyway. I understand the short notice period and the CCS was booked ready, but feel this would’ve been a good one to have in Wrexham, can’t see there being much over 5k at this one. The FAW get a lot right, but feel they’ve got this wrong. I will probably end up going along but £27!!! |
|
|
|
Post by evans1282 on Mar 17, 2022 5:51:58 GMT
Fair play to the FAW at keeping the ticket price very reasonable. I have to disagree. With the booking fee, £27 minimum an adult for a midweek friendly just 5 days after a home competitive game, I think it is a bit overpriced. I usually buy Cat 1 tickets too so don’t mind paying more than the minimum. Crazy some tickets are £57. This is a Wales football friendly right and not a WRU game? The SFA are donating £10 a ticket to the Ukraine appeal, with adult members max £25 with £20 also on offer, yet the FAW want us to donate extra on top of the ticket price!! No paper tickets either so this will stop some fans from attending. This is an extra game they’ve not banked on income from if we do beat Austria, and if we had been drawn away for the final they wouldn’t have had income anyway. I understand the short notice period and the CCS was booked ready, but feel this would’ve been a good one to have in Wrexham, can’t see there being much over 5k at this one. The FAW get a lot right, but feel they’ve got this wrong. I will probably end up going along but £27!!! Have to agree I'll go of course but £27 seems a bit much |
|
|
|
Post by erasedcitizen on Mar 17, 2022 8:49:40 GMT
Fair play to the FAW at keeping the ticket price very reasonable. I understand the short notice period and the CCS was booked ready, but feel this would’ve been a good one to have in Wrexham, can’t see there being much over 5k at this one. Our pitch is knackered and we have loads of home games coming up, including a semi-final against Stockport the weekend after this game. I'd usually fight Wrexham's corner on this one but it's not suitable this time. They could've held it at Swansea though. |
|
|
|
Post by jbt95 on Mar 17, 2022 8:59:07 GMT
I understand the short notice period and the CCS was booked ready, but feel this would’ve been a good one to have in Wrexham, can’t see there being much over 5k at this one. Our pitch is knackered and we have loads of home games coming up, including a semi-final against Stockport the weekend after this game. I'd usually fight Wrexham's corner on this one but it's not suitable this time. They could've held it at Swansea though. Just had a look …. 7 home games in a row within a month… wow! |
|
|
|
Post by welrus on Mar 17, 2022 10:28:24 GMT
So am I reading this right that none of the actual ticket price is going towards the Ukraine appeal. Only what fans donate on top.
Surely if this is an appeal match proceeds should be going to the Ukraine appeal and not FAW coffers.
I see the piece about the mens team making a donation, is that the players?
|
|
|
|
Post by bringbackelmo on Mar 17, 2022 10:44:55 GMT
So am I reading this right that none of the actual ticket price is going towards the Ukraine appeal. Only what fans donate on top. Surely if this is an appeal match proceeds should be going to the Ukraine appeal and not FAW coffers. I see the piece about the mens team making a donation, is that the players? I guess the tickets will be cheap and the FAW obviously has the overheads of putting the match on. The website say the 'men's team' will be making a donation, which I guess is a little unclear but suggests it is the players? It does seem a little odd that a percentage won't be going to the appeal but I imagine running a match at the CCS isn't cheap and they don't want to lose money? Edit: Just seen ticket prices. Also quite disappointed. I like Mooney but his view on ticket prices is not great and we're creeping towards FAI style prices. |
|
|
|
Post by fiveattheback on Mar 17, 2022 11:47:06 GMT
Fair play to the FAW at keeping the ticket price very reasonable. I'd love to see us play Sweden - but it will probably be Czechia again. Reasonable? It's a minimum of £25 for adults in a period where the cost of living is going up and up. Very poor ticket pricing especially for a friendly against less than glamorous opposition If the money had gone to the appeal I'd maybe understand it a bit more, but that doesn't seem to be the case |
|
|
|
Post by welrus on Mar 17, 2022 12:02:44 GMT
So am I reading this right that none of the actual ticket price is going towards the Ukraine appeal. Only what fans donate on top. Surely if this is an appeal match proceeds should be going to the Ukraine appeal and not FAW coffers. I see the piece about the mens team making a donation, is that the players? I guess the tickets will be cheap and the FAW obviously has the overheads of putting the match on. The website say the 'men's team' will be making a donation, which I guess is a little unclear but suggests it is the players? It does seem a little odd that a percentage won't be going to the appeal but I imagine running a match at the CCS isn't cheap and they don't want to lose money? Edit: Just seen ticket prices. Also quite disappointed. I like Mooney but his view on ticket prices is not great and we're creeping towards FAI style prices. Yes, I’m sure there are large costs in running a match and quite a significant proportion of those cost are fixed (ie they are costs irrespective of crowd size) so the degree or surplus or deficit this match could generate obviously depends a lot on crowd size. So I understand this is difficult for the FAW, and only they know the economics. But I am really surprised and disappointed that when you badge a match as an appeal match that a proportion of the ticket price isn’t earmarked for the Ukraine appeal. |
|
|
|
Post by fiveattheback on Mar 17, 2022 12:28:46 GMT
So am I reading this right that none of the actual ticket price is going towards the Ukraine appeal. Only what fans donate on top. Surely if this is an appeal match proceeds should be going to the Ukraine appeal and not FAW coffers. I see the piece about the mens team making a donation, is that the players? I guess the tickets will be cheap and the FAW obviously has the overheads of putting the match on. The website say the 'men's team' will be making a donation, which I guess is a little unclear but suggests it is the players? It does seem a little odd that a percentage won't be going to the appeal but I imagine running a match at the CCS isn't cheap and they don't want to lose money? Edit: Just seen ticket prices. Also quite disappointed. I like Mooney but his view on ticket prices is not great and we're creeping towards FAI style prices. Isn't it fairly widely reported that Cardiff let Wales use the CCS for what's effectively a nominal fee? Vincent Tan likes the idea of Wales playing at his club's ground. I know there's other costs to putting on a game but I seem to remember the low fee Cardiff charge being a reason we could ticket prices down, would be very disappointing if we start seeing Irish style ticket prices. It's well known Wales isn't the exactly the wealthiest country in Western Europe so you'd think they'd keep prices down to reflect that |
|
30yearwait
the carls
No longer waiting !! Dim yn aros rhagor !!
Posts: 59
|
Post by 30yearwait on Mar 17, 2022 12:34:42 GMT
I think the FAW have completely missed the public mood here
This is an extra game, they already have the money from 2 sold out games, admittedly a refund would be issued if we don't beat Austria and reach the final
They are charging a minimum £27 for a Tuesday night friendly, this level of pricing is what we used to pay for meaningful qualifiers not that long ago. And what exactly is the booking fee for? To send an email or text with your tickets.
I would personally rather donate £27 direct to the appeal and skip the game
Come on FAW we can do better than this, £25 a ticket with half going to the Ukraine appeal
No booking fee
At least that would encourage people to buy tickets, otherwise I can see a very thin attendance, especially if we fail to beat Austria
|
|
|
|
Post by jbt95 on Mar 17, 2022 13:19:41 GMT
I think the FAW have completely missed the public mood here And what exactly is the booking fee for? This is a good point. Swansea charge a total of a £1.25 fee for a whole order of tickets which includes postage for physical tickets (for away games). They also use ticketmaster and that was the reason given by the FAW for the increased booking fee. |
|
|
|
Post by jbt95 on Mar 17, 2022 13:24:23 GMT
I imagine running a match at the CCS isn't cheap and they don't want to lose money? Are there that large running costs? Electricity and staff are the only running costs I can think of. CCS is used for womens games on occasion and they don’t charge big money for a relatively small crowd. Just employ less stewards and catering staff and only open parts of the stadium. |
|
|
|
Post by welrus on Mar 17, 2022 14:02:11 GMT
I imagine running a match at the CCS isn't cheap and they don't want to lose money? Are there that large running costs? Electricity and staff are the only running costs I can think of. CCS is used for womens games on occasion and they don’t charge big money for a relatively small crowd. Just employ less stewards and catering staff and only open parts of the stadium. To be fair I suspect the running costs are higher than we’d imagine, police, medical, think how many security, ground fee etc. But of course catering brings income in. But I don’t see how you can run a headline I’ve just taken of the FAW website WE STAND TOGETHER: CYMRU TO PLAY MATCH FOR UKRAINE HUMANITARIAN APPEAL With zero of the ticket receipts being for the appeal. |
|
|
|
Post by bringbackelmo on Mar 17, 2022 14:48:17 GMT
Are there that large running costs? Electricity and staff are the only running costs I can think of. CCS is used for womens games on occasion and they don’t charge big money for a relatively small crowd. Just employ less stewards and catering staff and only open parts of the stadium. To be fair I suspect the running costs are higher than we’d imagine, police, medical, think how many security, ground fee etc. But of course catering brings income in. But I don’t see how you can run a headline I’ve just taken of the FAW website WE STAND TOGETHER: CYMRU TO PLAY MATCH FOR UKRAINE HUMANITARIAN APPEAL With zero of the ticket receipts being for the appeal. I don't know what the costs are obviously, nor am I defending the FAW, just offering a potential explanation. My concern about ticket prices has been noted here and in previous threads and with Mooney at the helm (and a decent side) I worry they will continue to skyrocket and we'll be back playing in sub-15k crowds before long when the opposition is unexciting or our form dips, especially with the tendency to have games at odd times. |
|
|
|
Post by jbt95 on Mar 17, 2022 15:07:35 GMT
To be fair I suspect the running costs are higher than we’d imagine, police, medical, think how many security, ground fee etc. But of course catering brings income in. But I don’t see how you can run a headline I’ve just taken of the FAW website WE STAND TOGETHER: CYMRU TO PLAY MATCH FOR UKRAINE HUMANITARIAN APPEAL With zero of the ticket receipts being for the appeal. I don't know what the costs are obviously, nor am I defending the FAW, just offering a potential explanation. My concern about ticket prices has been noted here and in previous threads and with Mooney at the helm (and a decent side) I worry they will continue to skyrocket and we'll be back playing in sub-15k crowds before long when the opposition is unexciting or our form dips, especially with the tendency to have games at odd times. I hope the semi / final ticket prices are not the new prices for the nations league games. |
|
|
|
Post by dai on Mar 17, 2022 15:40:50 GMT
Hang on, bit late here, but if the ticket funds (partly or full) don't go the Ukrainian appeal, how are they raising money??
|
|
