2011/2012 Pricing Structure

The Directors of Forfar Athletic Football Club have somewhat reluctantly, for the first time in over five years, decided that the cost of admission to Station Park and also season ticket prices will have to rise in the season ahead.

Over the past five seasons, while costs have as in all businesses continued to escalate and vat increases have had to be absorbed, the Station Park faithful have been provided with some of the best value for money prices in the Scottish game.  In the season just ended, for example, an adult season ticket entitled fans to watch 28 games including an end of season play-off semi final at a cost of just £5.35p per game a situation in the current economic climate which is simply just not viable.

At their board meeting last week the Directors decided to increase ground admission charges next season to £12 for adults, £6 for concessions. 

This increase in fact only brings the ‘Loons’ in line with a couple of their Angus neighbours while supporters travelling to away league fixtures in 2010/11 season regularly encountered minimum admission prices ranging from £13 up to £15.

Season ticket prices have been adjusted accordingly with an adult ground ticket being priced for next season at £190.  Considering that on average the club play a minimum of 25 home games a season, this is still terrific value in comparison to the admission price at around £7.50p per game.  Already one home cup tie against Peterhead in the Scottish Communities League Cup is guaranteed.

The fans of the future however are as always uppermost in the Director’s thoughts.  Season tickets for Under 17’s are more than realistically priced at £70, less than £3 per game, while tickets for the Under 12’s come in at the bargain price of £30.

Chairman Neill Wilson, commenting on the increase, said "I am sure that the vast majority of the ‘Loons’ support would understand the reason for the increases as the Board, who are all season ticket holders themselves, continue to try and provide Manager Dick Campbell with financial backing to put a team on the park which will hopefully continue the amazing improvement achieved over the past three seasons."

He also confirmed that the board will continue their non stop fund raising efforts off the park which culminated this past campaign in a record breaking Sportsman’s Dinner in the Reid Hall in mid May.

Neill also suggested that Supporters could perhaps back the club’s ambitions by a share purchase with around £30,000 of the club’s current share issue still available in minimum purchases of 200 £1 shares.  Any interested party should simply get in touch with any club official for further advice on this situation.

Staying with the fund raising front a ten per cent increase has had to be levied on the club’s ever popular hospitality package for next season again to cover the vat increase which the club has absorbed since January and also a rise in catering costs.

It is however anticipated that once the fixtures are announced on June 17th, the usual mad rush for the coveted spots in the hospitality cabins will ensue.