Burnley Tickets

[The Surgeon of Crowthorne]

Good to see the club are doing the same pricing deal for STHs as for the Liverpool game - £15 for adults, £5 for kids if bought before 5pm on Monday 18th Jan - even if the OS has the date of the game wrong (http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~1932054,00.html).

[T.R.O.L.I.]

Nothing on that link now.

TBH, with the game on internet TV and Burnley being a less attractive tie than Liverpool, it's would surprise me if the tickets were reduced to £12. At the end of the day, 17.5K @ £12 brings the same ticket revenue as 14K @ £15 and also bring 3.5K more people to the stadium to buy merchandise, food etc.

[Platypuss]

Aren't there FA rules on minimum ticket prices for the FA Cup though?

[M Brook]

From thefa.com

c.Immediately after the draw is known, the two Clubs concerned must mutually agree the prices of admission subject to the following conditions:

i.Except where mutually agreed otherwise the minimum admission (except to children and senior citizens) to matches shall be:

In the Extra-Preliminary, Preliminary and First Round Qualifying: £3.00

In the Second and Third Rounds Qualifying: £5.00

In the Fourth Round Qualifying: £6.00

In the First and Second Round Proper: £10.00

In the Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Round Proper: £15.00

ii.A higher admission charge may be mutually agreed between the Clubs concerned. The Away Club's spectators can only be charged more than the home team if agreed by both clubs.

iii.The price for admission for children and senior citizens must be mutually agreed between the Clubs concerned.

iv.

[Harpers So Solid Crew]

Interested, but not paying £20 to watch a game of footy, would if it was the final mind.

[The Surgeon of Crowthorne]

Interesting that the OS has taken down that page I linked (and corrected the date - it did say Saturday 23rd Feb originally) and the new page has no mention of pricing. Hmmm

[T.R.O.L.I.]

Aren't there FA rules on minimum ticket prices for the FA Cup though?

Fair point. Expecting it to be £15 then.

[Harpers So Solid Crew]

now says details to follow shortly, did notice that ST holders get to bring a frien for 1/2 price to another game soon, so deals galore, and rightly so,.

[The Real Sandhurst Royal]

Tickets are now on sale to the Season Ticket Holders for the Burnley game @ £15 via On line Ticketing.

[premiership_bound]

Just got an email

Dear Season Ticket Holder,

The Royals are through to the fourth round of the FA Cup following our historic victory at Anfield.



Don't miss the Royals in action against Burnley in the FA Cup fourth round at Madejski Stadium on Saturday 23 January 2010, kick off 12:45


As a reward for your loyalty Season Ticket Holders are entitled to the following special ticket price, available only to season ticket holders, until 5pm on Monday 18 January

Adult £15
65 & over and 17-21 years £10
16 and under £5
The quickest way to secure your seat is online, click here to visit our online ticketing page. Alternatively call 0844 249 1871 or visit the Ticket Office.
Hurry! This is an exclusive price window and so these ticket prices will increase for season ticket holders by £5 on Tuesday 19 January.
Kind regards,

Reading FC

[Harpers So Solid Crew]

Liverpool fans got similar before yesterdays game!!!!

[Harpers So Solid Crew]

will be watching on the FAsite, full details now on the official site.

[Nobby]

In a sad moment I, for some reason, decided to browse the terms and conditions on ticket sales.

It states:

Reading FC reserve the right to price tickets and change the price of tickets for any match however they deem appropriate including after a sale has been made without refund.

I didn't think this was legal.

[Harpers So Solid Crew]

Just means that they can reduce prices after tickets have been sold if they so wish, never happened tho.

[Huntley & Palmer]

Hmm, still says 23rd of January on the online ticket site and I don't have a pre-reserved ticket. A phone call me thinks

[Sun Tzu]

In a sad moment I, for some reason, decided to browse the terms and conditions on ticket sales.

It states:

Reading FC reserve the right to price tickets and change the price of tickets for any match however they deem appropriate including after a sale has been made without refund.

I didn't think this was legal.

Why wouldn't it be ?

Happens all the time (see airline tickets....)

[RoyalBlue]

I would suggest that if implemented and then challenged, an increase in price after a ticket has been sold, without a right to a refund, would fall foul of legislation relating to unfair terms and conditions.

It would be the refusal of a refund that would be the problem. Airlines, holiday companies etc. may reserve the right to increase prices after the event in certain situations e.g. large increases in fuel prices or major currency fluctuations but the purchaser normally has the right to pull out of the arrangement and get a refund.

[Harpers So Solid Crew]

Nope you have really lost me on this one, it is a standard term, just means if you pay £20, and they reduce to £15 due to crap demanad they do not have to give you a refund, not sure that you would have to pay an increase, hardly like they will have a fuel surcharge, which airlines actually mention in terms and conditions.

[Platypuss]

I would suggest that if implemented and then challenged, an increase in price after a ticket has been sold, without a right to a refund, would fall foul of legislation relating to unfair terms and conditions.

Surely the clause is meant to cover reductions in quoted price?

Why would you want a refund if the price increased and you already had a ticket?

[Ian Royal]

I would suggest that if implemented and then challenged, an increase in price after a ticket has been sold, without a right to a refund, would fall foul of legislation relating to unfair terms and conditions.

It would be the refusal of a refund that would be the problem. Airlines, holiday companies etc. may reserve the right to increase prices after the event in certain situations e.g. large increases in fuel prices or major currency fluctuations but the purchaser normally has the right to pull out of the arrangement and get a refund.

They can't charge you more for something you've already bought FFS.