FANS are reminded that season-ticket sales at these discounted prices close on December 31. The late withdrawal of West Wales Raiders, though desperately sad, put a spanner in the works in relation to our season-ticket sales, but the club has confirmed that season-ticket holders will NOT be out of pocket because of one home game fewer — nine instead of ten.
What the club intends to do will be announced in the next few days.
In the meantime, with Dec 31 only a few days away, we hope as many fans as possible will buy season tickets in the knowledge that they will be helping our club more than they will ever know as this difficult time for us all.
Here’s a reminder of the story we published on the website on December 1:
ROUGHYEDS will be playing at the Vestacare Stadium in 2023 and the club wishes to point out that all fans will enjoy the ground improvements that have taken place there, and are still taking place, since the final game of last season.
Work is ongoing to increase the terracing along the Whitebank Road side of the ground and in January the entire seating area will see new seats installed, thanks to a grant obtained by Avro.
Said Roughyeds chairman Chris Hamilton:
“Obviously. fans don’t get to see the works that are taking place outside of our season, but we work closely with Avro FC Chairman Rob Fuller and his staff and we are delighted to see the work that is currently ongoing to provide better facilities for all, both those who sit and those who stand.
“This is great news.
“A new tv gantry has been built and Avro have a number of substantial plans in place which will mean further, significant improvements to the ground.
“This is an exciting time for the club and we sincerely hope fans will show their backing for the coming season by purchasing season tickets if they are able to.
Season ticket prices are as follows:
SEATING
Adults £150 Students (with proof of ID) £50 Under 16s £20
STANDING
Adults £140 Students (with proof of ID) £40 Under 16s Free
All adults now pay the same following a decision, made after much discussion, to do away with concessionary prices.
Said Chris:
“We looked at pricing very carefully indeed. We are trying to find a balance between the substantially increased costs of the club, and those it will face in the next 12 months, and those that people are facing generally.
“More and more clubs, and other places in general, are removing concessionary status and replacing it simply with an adult price. By doing this, it will help us to remain competitive generally. A lot of those costs are out of our control because we do not have our own ground as everybody is aware.
“We are very mindful of the costs that people are facing too and, given that we only have a very limited number of home games,(now down to nine) and ticket income is by far our main source of income on those days, it is not an easy piece of work to get the balance right, but that’s what we’ve endeavoured to do.
“We have also had talks with Avro about offering our fans pre and post-match game-day discounts on drinks etc and details of these will be announced shortly.
“We have put together a squad that will be very competitive next year (the latest addition was Joe Taira on Christmas Day) so we are hoping fans will get behind that and hopefully helps us to have a successful season.”
Fans can spread the cost of a season ticket over two months by paying 50% in December and the balance in January, 2023. To take advantage of this they need to call the office on 07904 898177 or by contacting us via enquiries@roughyeds.co.uk”
Students need to provide proof of being in full-time education by sending it to enquiries@roughyeds.co.uk when making their online application.
In another attempt to encourage families and younger supporters, the club has again decided to let in under 16s for free to all games (the only charge is for an under 16 wanting a seat due to the limited seating available, but these prices have been held at the 2022 rate of £20)
Season ticket prices offer a saving of £20 on normal matchday prices and they are available to purchase online or via the office by calling 07904 898177 between 9-5pm Monday to Friday.
Please note that offers end on December 31, 2022.
Match-day prices are as follows:
STANDING:
Adults £16 Students £5 Under-16s: FREE
SEATS:
Adults and students will pay a £1 upgrade; under-16s, whose initial entrance is FREE, will pay a £3 upgrade.
