Walsall Season Tickets Slashed!

By Neil Ravenscroft
April 23 2003

Jeff Bonser said last season that he wanted to make Bescot the cheapest place to watch 1st Division football, and he has been as good as his word, as well as abandoning the unpopular "Category A" scheme.

Walsall FC today announced major season-ticket and match ticket price reductions for the 2003/2004 campaign, just as Jeff Bonser had promised.
He said on the official site that, "as a result of building the Purple Stand we now have increased capacity. We want to fill as many seats as possible as often as possible. The prices we are announcing today will enable the many local people who have not been able to afford to attend matches, to come along on a regular basis.
This is an Article of Faith in the willingness of the people of Walsall and local area to respond in large numbers to the great offer we are making to them - First Division football at affordable prices and the opportunity to make Walsall a force to be reckoned with at this level.
This offer will only be successful if we can lift our average attendance to 8,000+. If that does not happen, and supporters need to understand this, we shall be left with lower income and all the problems that will bring. I do not believe this will happen. I would appreciate a good response from our supporters".

Season-tickets go on sale from Bescot Stadium and The Football Shop in Walsall Town Centre from Tuesday 6th May 2003.

H. L. Fellows Stand Adult season-ticket reduced to £260.00 - a £60.00 saving.
Concessionary prices for juniors and senior citizens in H. L. Fellows Stand (blocks J & K) down to £180.00 - a £60.00 saving.
Purple Stand Lower Tier – (now seated, of course), adults reduced to £180.00 - a £60.00 saving. Juniors and Senior Citizens down to £120.00 - an £80.00 saving.
Purple Stand Middle and Upper Tiers - Adults will be £240.00, and Concessionary rates £160.00.
Family season tickets will be available in the Banks's Stand (Blocks A to E seat 97), Purple Stand Middle and Upper Tiers, and H. L. Fellows Stand Blocks Q, and R.
Family Ticket - one adult and one junior - will be £260.00 - a £60.00 saving.
Current season ticket holders will have until 13th June 2003 to purchase their existing seats. After this date, unsold seats will be made available for sale for new season ticket purchases or transfers to alternative seats. An easy pay monthly instalment plan is again available for all season tickets purchased prior to 30th June 2003.

Bescot Stadium will, of course, be 'all seater next season. There will be no cash turnstiles. Supporters will be encouraged to purchase match tickets prior to matchday by saving £3.00.
Adult ticket for H.L. Fellows Stand for £13.00 prior to matchday, compared with £16.00 on matchday.
Junior or senior citizen advanced ticket price of £9.00 for Blocks J, and K, which rises to £12.00 on matchday.
The advanced price for a Family Ticket in Banks’s Stand - i.e. an adult and a junior - will be £13.00 rising to £16.00 on matchdays. Family Matchday Tickets will also be available, in Purple Stand Middle and Upper Tiers, and Blocks Q, and R, of H. L. Fellows Stand.
For Purple Stand Lower Tier, the advance Adult ticket price will be £9.00 rising to £12.00 on matchdays, with juniors and senior citizens paying £6.00 in advance, or £9.00 on matchdays.

No smoking areas are being introduced in Purple Stand upper block 1 and middle block 1.
Category 'A' prices for high profile games have been abandoned.