Buy a Season Ticket - get a holiday

[Stranded]

Northampton Town are offering a free holiday (accomodation, flights not included) in Spain/Tenerife for all fans buying an ST before 5th March - interesting deal

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 498400.stm

[The whole year inn]

Northampton Town are offering a free holiday (accomodation, flights not included) in Spain/Tenerife for all fans buying an ST before 5th March - interesting deal

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 498400.stm

' Mansfield Town fans will be able to pay whatever they want to see their home game against Gateshead'


Mansfield - the Radiohead of Non-league

[Silver Fox]

Northampton Town are offering a free holiday (accomodation, flights not included) in Spain/Tenerife for all fans buying an ST before 5th March - interesting deal

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 498400.stm

All we ask in return is that you attend a short 5 hour presentation. This is not timeshare, it's a vacation ownership scheme

[The Real Sandhurst Royal]

Come on Reading match that or even better it

[handbags_harris]

They might have to if we get relegated

[Wax Jacket]

Northampton Town are offering a free holiday (accomodation, flights not included) in Spain/Tenerife for all fans buying an ST before 5th March - interesting deal

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 498400.stm

' Mansfield Town fans will be able to pay whatever they want to see their home game against Gateshead'


Mansfield - the Radiohead of Non-league

I think that's quite clever, they could end up seeing a spike in attendances and some loyal fans really pitching in

[Dirk Gently]

Come on Reading match that or even better it

If RFC made an offer like Mansfield ( "pay whatever you think the match was worth" ) then they'd never be able to afford the money they'd have to give us ....

[BR2]

Northampton Town are offering a free holiday (accomodation, flights not included) in Spain/Tenerife for all fans buying an ST before 5th March - interesting deal

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 498400.stm

Do you have to go with other fans?
Imagine,it could be a week with Spacey or somebody similar-correction there's only one Spacey.
Still it would be handy to know what the weather was going to be.

[Dirk Gently]

Northampton Town are offering a free holiday (accomodation, flights not included) in Spain/Tenerife for all fans buying an ST before 5th March - interesting deal

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 498400.stm

' Mansfield Town fans will be able to pay whatever they want to see their home game against Gateshead'


Mansfield - the Radiohead of Non-league

Seems like it worked :

Mansfield Town's decision to allow fans to pay what they liked to watch their team saw the home attendance more than double on Saturday. Kick-off against Gateshead was delayed by 10 minutes as more than 7000 supporters took up the club's offer. The bumper crowd failed to inspire the Stags as they lost 2-0, but spokesman Mark Stevenson told BBC Sport the club was delighted with the fans' support. "The scenes in the first-half brought back memories of the 1980s," he said. "The players appreciated the huge crowd. Unfortunately they had an off-day but they would love to play in front of that many people every week. We hope that people, despite the result, had an enjoyable day and will return - we are becoming a hub of the community again."

Extra police and a full quota of staff were brought in on the day to marshal the crowd at the Field Mill ground, which has a capacity for 9400 supporters. With fans paying as little as three pence and as much as GBP50 on the day - usual
ticket prices are GBP16 - Mr Stevenson said he expected gate receipts to be up. Believed to be the first of its kind in English football, the club will evaluate the day before they decide whether to run the scheme again. Stevenson added: "We are just delighted to know for certain that there are more people out there."

The Blue Square Premier side is currently owned by fans Andrew Perry, Andrew Saunders and Steve Middleton. The trio clubbed together to buy out owner Keith Haslam in 2008 and decided to allow fans to pay what they liked to boost the
crowd and thank the people of Mansfield. The resulting crowd of 7261 was 4000 more than usually come through the turnstiles at Field Mill. It also beat the 2007 high of 6500 for the visit of Middlesbrough in the FA Cup, although demand
was even higher with some fans turned away as the ground filled up. "We had to use the away stand to seat home supporters which has never been heard of in recent times," said Stevenson. There was no trouble and both sets of supporters appreciated the fact that everywhere was choc-a-block."

[TheMaraudingDog]

[Believed to be the first of its kind in English football

Apart from FC United of course.

[Dirk Gently]

[Believed to be the first of its kind in English football

Apart from FC United of course.

Indeed.

[3 veesinarow]

[Believed to be the first of its kind in English football

Apart from FC United of course.

How do grade one jibbers cope with that concept then?