Foxes Trust Press Release … for immediate use
The Foxes Trust have called for the club to delay the deadline of it’s Early Bird Scheme saying it’s unfair for the club to expect fans to make decisions on their season ticket purchasing when the future of the club is unclear.
Trust Chairman, Ian Bason, said “We had previously requested that the Early Bird Scheme deadline was delayed until June 30th, having noted Milan Mandaric’s comments late last week that the decision will not be taken on Ian Holloway’s future, and maybe Milan’s own future as Chairman until the second week of June, we think it is totally unfair to expect fans to renew now on that basis”
Board Member Matt Davis explained “We support Milan in taking his time to duly consider what is right for the club going forwards, but at the same time fans should also be given more time”
Davis said “We have previously also recommended that the Season Ticket prices should be re-assessed for League One football and we still believe a significant fall in the number of season ticket holders will result if the club doesn’t listen and reduce prices”
Bason added “The club are keeping very quiet about what pricing will apply once the Early Bird Scheme finishes, surely the club doesn’t believe fans will be willing to pay more for League One football than they did last season in the Championship and if the club subsequently announces prices will be frozen following completion of the scheme, then the Early Bird promotion becomes at best mis-leading”
As a reminder, earlier this month the Foxes Trust proposed the following changes to early bird pricing….
- The East Stand Blocks J1,2 & 3 adult prices are reduced from £450 to a maximum of £399
- The Kop & Family Stand adult prices are reduced from £322 to a maximum of £299
- Other Areas of the ground to be adjusted in line with the above
- Direct Debit Administration Fees ideally scrapped, but as a maximum of £2 per month
- Early Bird deadline to be extended until 30th June so fans have a clearer picture of the clubs plans for next season.