the Buy Back scheme is a SCAM

Let's say that a ST works out at about 20 quid for each home game.
On buy back the fan gets a fiver back (to spend on another ST!)
Meanwhile NCFC, who have already made a 15 quid net profit from this seat, go on to sell it again at face value - thereby squeezing around 40 quid from that one seat.

If I sell my ticket to a mate I get at least a tenner, cash, back. And I don't get to sit next to Norman normal for Norfolk. Can you see why I don't touch Buy Back?

Man Utd, the world's greediest club, have a scheme where the ST holder gets full face value back and the buyer pays a premium. Now that I would go for.

Posted By: east of hampstead on May 29th 2008 at 16:33:28

Message Thread

FAo Johnny Come Lately and EOH - Do I have this right? (NCFC) - Mr Creosote, May 29, 15:37:43
- I suspect (NCFC) - east of hampstead, May 29, 16:28:11
- I can comment on the first. (NCFC) - Johnny Comecardiff, May 29, 15:53:46
  - I expressed myself badly (NCFC) - Mr Creosote, May 29, 15:56:50
    - I don't have the accounts to look at...... (NCFC) - Johnny Comecardiff, May 29, 16:03:38
  - I meant to say..... (NCFC) - Johnny Comecardiff, May 29, 15:55:40
- one thing about the stands (NCFC) - Tony Martin, May 29, 15:52:33
- If the debt was taken on to improve the stadium... (NCFC) - Tony Martin, May 29, 15:50:06
  - I don't actually agree (NCFC) - Mr Creosote, May 29, 16:00:48
    - an asset is classed as (NCFC) - Tony Martin, May 29, 16:07:41
    - The accounting term asset doesn't necessarily tie up with the normal use. (NCFC) - Johnny Comecardiff, May 29, 16:04:39
      - But is it any more of an asset (NCFC) - Mr Creosote, May 29, 16:06:49
        
        Weird stuff accounting...... (NCFC) - Johnny Comecardiff, May 29, 16:09:50
        
        Then there is the matter of the infill (NCFC) - Mr Creosote, May 29, 16:22:31
        
        the benefit of the new stands.. (NCFC) - mr carra, May 29, 16:31:44
        
        Except that in the case of the infill (NCFC) - Mr Creosote, May 29, 16:37:40
        
        the hotel corner is slightly different though (NCFC) - blindasabat, May 29, 16:41:38
        
        wouldn't more use of the buy back scheme cost the club money (NCFC) - blindasabat, May 29, 16:26:34
        
        the BUY BACK only operates (NCFC) - east of hampstead, May 29, 17:37:27
        
        the Buy Back scheme is a SCAM (NCFC) - east of hampstead, May 29, 16:33:28
        
        whereas if a fan buys a ticket in the Aviva infill and not on buy back (NCFC) - blindasabat, May 29, 16:44:51
        
        But (NCFC) - Mr Creosote, May 29, 16:48:14
        
        which i guess is covered by ticket sales and sponsorship (NCFC) - blindasabat, May 29, 16:49:43
        
        That's a biggish "if" (NCFC) - Mr Creosote, May 29, 16:53:15
        
        number 1. they wouldn't be Doncaster's sums (NCFC) - blindasabat, May 29, 20:11:00
        
        dont think you could get much cheaper for a stand with same capacity than 6 million (n/m) (NCFC) - Tony Martin, May 29, 16:09:11
        
        unless we made it out of driftwood that Doncaster had collected from Yarmuff beach (n/m) (NCFC) - blindasabat, May 29, 16:11:53
        
        Well there you are then (NCFC) - Mr Creosote, May 29, 16:11:08
      - What he said! (n/m) (NCFC) - Tony Martin, May 29, 16:05:21

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