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       #Post#: 105849--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Membership renewal
   DIR By: Kermitpower
       Date: March 16, 2023, 5:22 pm
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       --- Quote from: JammyGit link ---
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       > I don' tthink this needs conspiratorial thinking. They need
       more money. So they're charging more.
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       They've more than doubled the cost per game in 2 years and are
       now more expensive than Chelsea with many more games.
       Nobody does that thinking it's a reasonable proposition that
       people aren't going to baulk at.
       I know I'm far from the only person to have cancelled my
       membership.
       #Post#: 105851--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Membership renewal
   DIR By: Zandini
       Date: March 16, 2023, 5:39 pm
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       All of British rugby is paying the price of the impact of the
       Saracens debacle. The expectations of salaries have been
       disconnected from the realities of finances. It is that that is
       Nigel Wray’s legacy on rugby.
       This increase is terrible, we all recognise this. Coupled with
       the twickenham issue, it’s even worse. Like most here, I donated
       to the club in lockdown…I thought the club reflected the fans.
       Sadly not.
       The ground will be full, but the spirit further weakend.
       #Post#: 105852--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Membership renewal
   DIR By: SiB
       Date: March 16, 2023, 5:40 pm
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       Maybe they don’t want as many season ticket holders, as
       mentioned on last two state of plays it’s far better for the
       club to sell individual match tickets , and that’s all well and
       good when you are selling out
       #Post#: 105853--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Membership renewal
   DIR By: Kermitpower
       Date: March 16, 2023, 5:51 pm
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       --- Quote from: SiB link ---
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       > Maybe they don’t want as many season ticket holders, as
       mentioned on last two state of plays it’s far better for the
       club to sell individual match tickets , and that’s all well and
       good when you are selling out
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       I suspect they may be shocked by just how many they lose though.
       It's also a big gamble,  as it very much depends on the
       performances on the pitch!  I will never, ever forget being in
       Ashton Gate for the semi-final, but if we see more performances
       like the last foray down there, just how likely are they to keep
       selling out the Stoop?
       #Post#: 105854--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Membership renewal
   DIR By: Rocker
       Date: March 16, 2023, 6:40 pm
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       --- Quote from: Kermitpower link ---
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       > I've come to the conclusion that the club actually want as
       many of us as possible to cancel our membership so that they can
       sell our seats at higher prices for individual games.
       >
       > If that's their policy, then so be it, it's their gaff so
       their rules, but let's hope that their confidence in their
       ability to keep selling out isn't misplaced, and God help them
       if there's ever another lockdown!
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       That's when our 4 season tickets went. Both my wife's name and
       mine are on the "loyalty wall" behind the West Stand from 2004.
       We took "Quins credits" in place of our membership for the
       cancelled Covid season. But then got bumped the next season.
       There is no way on hell we'll be paying the prices the club is
       trying to get away with....
       #Post#: 105855--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Membership renewal
   DIR By: JammyGit
       Date: March 16, 2023, 6:53 pm
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       --- Quote from: Kermitpower link ---
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       > They've more than doubled the cost per game in 2 years and are
       now more expensive than Chelsea with many more games.
       >
       > Nobody does that thinking it's a reasonable proposition that
       people aren't going to baulk at.
       >
       > I know I'm far from the only person to have cancelled my
       membership.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       The obvious answer is that it's a gamble they feel they have to
       take.
       #Post#: 105856--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Membership renewal
   DIR By: Brown Bottle
       Date: March 16, 2023, 7:43 pm
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       --- Quote from: Kermitpower link ---
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       > Normally I'd agree, but all those messages about how much they
       appreciated us all, and how we were one big Quins family when we
       were willingly donating our cash during Covid are really leaving
       a rather bitter aftertaste now.
       >
       > Anyway, good luck to the club, but I'll be spending more time
       and money at my local club and going to Quins away fixtures
       (which I've always fancied doing more of) next season.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       I was taking the p... I’m with you on this, KP. 👍
       #Post#: 105857--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Membership renewal
   DIR By: grimsbyquin
       Date: March 17, 2023, 2:43 am
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       with Newcastle getting rid of some of there best players and in
       deep financial trouble,and a lot of talk of Irish going to the
       wall .Would we get an refund for another 2 games down or would
       the club throw in another pointless fixture on a Thursday night
       .Is this the reason ST renewals have been brought forward so if
       those clubs go to the wall they already have our money.
       #Post#: 105859--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Membership renewal
   DIR By: Wirralquin
       Date: March 17, 2023, 3:14 am
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       Soaring energy costs , inflation , all have to be passed on
       sadly
       #Post#: 105860--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Membership renewal
   DIR By: poorfour
       Date: March 17, 2023, 3:40 am
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       --- Quote from: SiB link ---
       >
       > Maybe they don’t want as many season ticket holders, as
       mentioned on last two state of plays it’s far better for the
       club to sell individual match tickets , and that’s all well and
       good when you are selling out
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       I think that's definitely a factor, though it's probably fairer
       to say that season tickets offered a deeper discount to the
       standard ticket price than was sustainable. If people can afford
       STs at the new rate, then they are happy for them to stay, but
       if not then the club does make more money on individual ticket
       sales.
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