| Rail seating expansion approved (always check the small print) 18:15 - Apr 14 with 10454 views | Northernr |
The good news is rail seating will be expanded. It's going in Y at the end of the Stan Bowles (where everybody stands already) although not in QU and PU (where everybody also stands already).
https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/202
Interesting bit of small print at the bottom though...
"Pricing for the newly-installed rail seating area in Y Block will mirror the pricing of R Block and The GO-OUT Loft Stand Lower. The first four rows that are not rail seating will not mirror rail-seating prices."
No figures included there but if I'm reading last year's prices right, and I'm happy to hold my hands up if I'm not, a renewal in Y last summer was £262 and a renewal in the rail seating was £541. Pretty steepling increase that, especially if you've only got a couple of paydays to find it...
https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/202
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| Rail seating expansion approved (always check the small print) on 19:27 - Apr 14 with 7784 views | SpongeParr |
Yep, going to be expensive.
I wont be renewing. I can't afford that and I hate the view in lower school so I'll pick and choose games again now. |  | | |
| Rail seating expansion approved (always check the small print) on 19:32 - Apr 14 with 7767 views | Northernr |
| Rail seating expansion approved (always check the small print) on 19:27 - Apr 14 by SpongeParr |
Yep, going to be expensive.
I wont be renewing. I can't afford that and I hate the view in lower school so I'll pick and choose games again now. |
Did you engage with the consultation mate?
And was that price rise ever mentioned? | | | |
| Rail seating expansion approved (always check the small print) on 21:24 - Apr 14 with 7535 views | Rangersw12 |
Terrible from the club and this will backfire massively
Do they intentionally go out of their way to piss people off !!! | | | |
| Rail seating expansion approved (always check the small print) on 21:25 - Apr 14 with 7548 views | Northernr |
| Rail seating expansion approved (always check the small print) on 21:24 - Apr 14 by Rangersw12 |
Terrible from the club and this will backfire massively
Do they intentionally go out of their way to piss people off !!! |
Only a tiny part of the ground. Couple of grumpy comments on Twitter under the announcement seems to be the extent of it.
Be interested to see what the season ticket prices are overall.
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| Rail seating expansion approved (always check the small print) on 21:28 - Apr 14 with 7517 views | Rangersw12 |
| Rail seating expansion approved (always check the small print) on 21:25 - Apr 14 by Northernr |
Only a tiny part of the ground. Couple of grumpy comments on Twitter under the announcement seems to be the extent of it.
Be interested to see what the season ticket prices are overall.
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Everyone I've seen who sits in Y block has said they won't be renewing at that price | | | |
| Rail seating expansion approved (always check the small print) on 21:31 - Apr 14 with 7511 views | Northernr |
| Rail seating expansion approved (always check the small print) on 21:28 - Apr 14 by Rangersw12 |
Everyone I've seen who sits in Y block has said they won't be renewing at that price |
I'd be fuming too mate. It's basically a 100% increase.
Get you hooked then ratchet up the price - classic. | | | |
| Rail seating expansion approved (always check the small print) on 22:32 - Apr 14 with 7247 views | colinallcars |
I was thinking of going over to the rail seating next season as my right hip is making 2 hrs in a little blue plastic seat unbearable. That cost is unreasonable. |  | | |
| Rail seating expansion approved (always check the small print) on 02:51 - Apr 15 with 7029 views | numptydumpty |
Thats an outrageous increase, if true.
I read your links provided though Clive and couldnt see where this is stated and the second link was regarding this seasons' season tickets, so 2025/2026. |  |
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| Rail seating expansion approved (always check the small print) on 08:11 - Apr 15 with 6821 views | Northernr |
| Rail seating expansion approved (always check the small print) on 02:51 - Apr 15 by numptydumpty |
Thats an outrageous increase, if true.
I read your links provided though Clive and couldnt see where this is stated and the second link was regarding this seasons' season tickets, so 2025/2026. |
They haven't released next season's prices yet so I'm using this season's as a comparison.
Like I say, be very interesting to see what they look like. | | | |
| Rail seating expansion approved (always check the small print) on 08:44 - Apr 15 with 6733 views | Watford_Ranger |
Assume regardless of whatever increase they put through (I’m assuming my renewal in the lower loft will be pushing £600) the direct debit option will still be there. Still silly money but that does help a lot.
Never been in Y block but the view is presumably not good hence the cheaper ‘blue’ price. I’ll cut the club a little slack as they’ve taken a hit (I’d assume) to give home fans the lower school end at a cheaper price. ‘Bronze’ pricing would probably be fair. | | | |
| Rail seating expansion approved (always check the small print) on 08:45 - Apr 15 with 6729 views | TheChef |
Y block does feel like an odd part of the ground to sit in, out of choice. Unless you enjoy winding up the away fans? |  |
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| Rail seating expansion approved (always check the small print) on 09:33 - Apr 15 with 6618 views | simmo |
| Rail seating expansion approved (always check the small print) on 08:11 - Apr 15 by Northernr |
They haven't released next season's prices yet so I'm using this season's as a comparison.
Like I say, be very interesting to see what they look like. |
Do you think they're using this mini announcement of intent to gauge reaction before deciding fully? I think they did the same with something else they eventually rowed back on?
It doesn't make sense in any way to price it so low to begin with and then try to match R Block, which is a premium part of the ground for atmosphere, etc. I thought the point of Y block was to attract fans to a less desirable part of the ground - and give a home to people who want the back and forth with away fans... An increase might be justified, but a price match jump in one session is unreasonable. |  |
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| Rail seating expansion approved (always check the small print) on 09:55 - Apr 15 with 6545 views | Northernr |
| Rail seating expansion approved (always check the small print) on 09:33 - Apr 15 by simmo |
Do you think they're using this mini announcement of intent to gauge reaction before deciding fully? I think they did the same with something else they eventually rowed back on?
It doesn't make sense in any way to price it so low to begin with and then try to match R Block, which is a premium part of the ground for atmosphere, etc. I thought the point of Y block was to attract fans to a less desirable part of the ground - and give a home to people who want the back and forth with away fans... An increase might be justified, but a price match jump in one session is unreasonable. |
It's a good point about the big jump in one session.
Everybody's budgeting at the moment, and it looks like that's going to get more difficult as the year goes on. If you were expecting to pay £200 for something and instead it's £500 that's a big deal for a lot of us. Especially as we're racing towards the end of April now and next season's prices still aren't out, so if the renewal date is the end of June you'll likely only have two pay days to sort it. | | | |
| Rail seating expansion approved (always check the small print) on 10:18 - Apr 15 with 6452 views | delhoop |
| Rail seating expansion approved (always check the small print) on 09:55 - Apr 15 by Northernr |
It's a good point about the big jump in one session.
Everybody's budgeting at the moment, and it looks like that's going to get more difficult as the year goes on. If you were expecting to pay £200 for something and instead it's £500 that's a big deal for a lot of us. Especially as we're racing towards the end of April now and next season's prices still aren't out, so if the renewal date is the end of June you'll likely only have two pay days to sort it. |
just spoke to box it will be silver price next season 😡 |  | | |
| Rail seating expansion approved (always check the small print) on 12:16 - Apr 15 with 6239 views | Hunterhoop |
| Rail seating expansion approved (always check the small print) on 10:18 - Apr 15 by delhoop |
just spoke to box it will be silver price next season 😡 |
So if your ST is in Y now it’ll be £262 to £541 (plus a likely inflation % increase). That’s some increase. Would love to know whether that rather crucial detail was communicated in the consultation.
Can’t help think the club chose to install in Y, not Pu, because Y was previously priced “Blue” and PU (to the right of the staircase to the corner) is Silver already. So only the inflationary increase on tickets if rail seating installed there (an a reduction in the other bit of Pu towards the middle of the Loft, as that is Gold.
Feels somewhat opportunistic, and it’s going to backfire if the people in Y today with STs don’t renew. Then you’ll have sunk the capital into the rail seating, and have it half empty reducing your gates and takings… |  | | |
| Rail seating expansion approved (always check the small print) on 13:15 - Apr 15 with 6145 views | SpongeParr |
| Rail seating expansion approved (always check the small print) on 19:32 - Apr 14 by Northernr |
Did you engage with the consultation mate?
And was that price rise ever mentioned? |
Yeah we did get an email about it and I was all for rail seating. I stand anyway, so makes very little difference to me.
They didn't say anything about a price increase.
I can cope with a price increase. I can't agree with them doubling the price.
Someone further down hit the nail on the head as to why this area was brought in. No one sat there, it was empty and a waste. By bringing it in, its helped increase the attendance, atmosphere, match day revenue etc.
Not sure how many people will want to pay 'silver' pricing to be near the away ends if they didn't go there before. | | | |
| Rail seating expansion approved (always check the small print) on 13:29 - Apr 15 with 6093 views | wombat |
| Rail seating expansion approved (always check the small print) on 13:15 - Apr 15 by SpongeParr |
Yeah we did get an email about it and I was all for rail seating. I stand anyway, so makes very little difference to me.
They didn't say anything about a price increase.
I can cope with a price increase. I can't agree with them doubling the price.
Someone further down hit the nail on the head as to why this area was brought in. No one sat there, it was empty and a waste. By bringing it in, its helped increase the attendance, atmosphere, match day revenue etc.
Not sure how many people will want to pay 'silver' pricing to be near the away ends if they didn't go there before. |
Calssic screw the fans from the boy wonder and his lycra clad partner in crime.
he wont care we have a waiting list for season tickets remember , |  |
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| Rail seating expansion approved (always check the small print) on 13:36 - Apr 15 with 6048 views | Jevlar |
Just when they start getting a little credit in the bank, they do stuff like this.
Be interesting to see what the price hikes for STs will be elsewhere around the ground.
Oh, sorry, I mean, around Loftus. [Post edited 15 Apr 13:42]
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| Rail seating expansion approved (always check the small print) on 13:39 - Apr 15 with 6035 views | simmo |
I suppose they think there will be enough interest in safe standing that they'll sell that block, even if it's to those getting one-off game tickets. But the cost of that is to shaft everyone that's been in Y the last few seasons... I guess they don't care. | |
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| Rail seating expansion approved (always check the small print) on 14:23 - Apr 15 with 5886 views | losethedrum |
It should be noted that there are some less well off supporters that are only in Y block as its all they can afford , until i got my pension last year i was living on £7.5k a year & the blue catergory pricing meant that my luxury was to travel down from Norfolk for every home game.
Even though i can now afford the new price some around me in Y are paying upwards of 2k rent a month & will struggle to renew , a price increase of over double last seasons total (ie 100% would be £524 & it's now £541) is bad enough but it's the pure deception of how they got what they see as "Turkeys voting for christmas" unless its an innocent mistake from the club .
For the record i voted in the survey to put it anywhere but Y & thought it's a similar thing as when they sent free seat Pete in Q block to create some atmosphere , it was already lively in Q P & R blocks so they send a drum in , now they claim it will improve the atmospere in Y , erm.... already noisy in there chaps ! | | | |
| Rail seating expansion approved (always check the small print) on 14:31 - Apr 15 with 5861 views | Lanhoop |
I can only assume the boy wonder assumes they can price it like this because we have maybe a majority of the matches selling out and a waiting list for new season tickets for the first time I can remember. I guess we'll see when the details come out in the next few weeks. | | | |
| Rail seating expansion approved (always check the small print) on 14:37 - Apr 15 with 5826 views | SpongeParr |
The response to me from the BO was to move to lower school end for their blue pricing.
I am not a fan of being behind a goal.
Hopefully they offer a good early bird discount to make it worthwhile. Somewhere between Blue and Silver pricing, I can accept that. | | | |
| Rail seating expansion approved (always check the small print) on 14:40 - Apr 15 with 5808 views | Hayesender |
It really shouldn't have been too difficult imo. Make the whole lower loft safe standing, and move the family stand (do we really need one?) Over to the west paddock |  |
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| Rail seating expansion approved (always check the small print) on 14:44 - Apr 15 with 5798 views | colinallcars |
My plan to move to rail deferred until we get clear pricing, not "mirrored”
Where I sit in SA we all sit but I notice areas where they all stand and resume their seats at HT.
I'd be better off there. | | | |
| Rail seating expansion approved (always check the small print) on 15:03 - Apr 15 with 5746 views | wombat |
| Rail seating expansion approved (always check the small print) on 14:44 - Apr 15 by colinallcars |
My plan to move to rail deferred until we get clear pricing, not "mirrored”
Where I sit in SA we all sit but I notice areas where they all stand and resume their seats at HT.
I'd be better off there. |
since the boy wonder has arrived , when has he read the room , costs going up all over the place fuel heating food you name it , hey lets double the price of affordable seats for many. do wonder what the over price raises will be for other areas though ? they have been resonable small increases in recent seasons , if they are looking to double these safe stadning prices it could be a nasty supprise for most of us. | |
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