My wife received a phone call from the Ticket Office to offer her a season ticket yesterday.
1882 or Premium seats.
Having booked a seat in 1882 for the Middlesbrough FA Cup replay, I can’t see the justification for the price charged.
The 1882 seat I had was central in South Stand, although it wasn’t a bad seat, I much preferred my usual seat in East Lower (however I prefer sitting on the sideline to watch a match compared to being behind the goal).
The additional benefits for 1882 are:
2 x drinks tokens
1 meal token
Match day programme
Less crowded bar area for 1882
Which would roughly come to about £17.50 per match.
If we said there were on average 22 domestic league and cup home games, that comes to £385.
Therefore, my ST is about £1250 add the £385 for food/drink & programmes, and an additional £75 for 3 cup matches (average price £25 - Carabou & FA Cup matches have been priced cheaper), that comes to £1710.
1882 price is about £2233 - £500 more than I currently pay, but I can’t see £500 more value to what I would pay already (and that’s if I had food every match, which I don’t)
However, I wonder if it could be a way to queue jump, she’s about 28000 in the waiting list. Sign up for 1882 for 1 season, and then request to relocate the following season?