jagfox Posted May 9 Report Share Posted May 9 After what seems an age we know our opponent for the semi-final of the playoffs. Hopefully Mark has timed the preparation perfectly. Seems a good idea to give the lads a break before heading into these massive games for the club. I wasn't too enthused with the matches heading into the end of tge season but the focus was getting everyone ticking over and back to fitness, so hopefully we hit the ground running again on Tuesday night. Pars coming in off of two tough games seems a benefit in some ways but their players will be buzzing, still in a chance of promotion and winning the cup. They did well defensively over the two quarter-finals and didn't really give Arbroath many chances. Previous form really goes out the window as Dunfermline have improved a great deal since their cup run got into gear. Anyway, enough about them and we are good enough to make the tie about what we can do. We know we can win at East End Park and if we get that result or even a draw we can see out the tie at Firhill. I doubt it will be as simple as that but let's go and do this Jags! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted May 9 Author Report Share Posted May 9 Pricing for Dunfermline on Tuesday play-off semi-final matches. Adult- £12 Conc- £10 U18: £6" Clubs should follow suit as the SPFL takes the lion's share of gate receipts after expenses for the home club and add it to their trickle-down prize pot which benefits Premiership clubs before it even reaches us. Why give other clubs more money than we need to if we are not benefitting? Thistle should take note. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elevenone Posted May 9 Report Share Posted May 9 44 minutes ago, jagfox said: Pricing for Dunfermline on Tuesday play-off semi-final matches. Adult- £12 Conc- £10 U18: £6" Clubs should follow suit as the SPFL takes the lion's share of gate receipts after expenses for the home club and add it to their trickle-down prize pot which benefits Premiership clubs before it even reaches us. Why give other clubs more money than we need to if we are not benefitting? Thistle should take note. That being the case then I agree 100% though at moment looking on fanbase we are pricing at double that for main entry on Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fawlty Towers Posted May 9 Report Share Posted May 9 31 minutes ago, elevenone said: That being the case then I agree 100% though at moment looking on fanbase we are pricing at double that for main entry on Friday. Dunfermline are charging the minimum possible mainly as their fans have had an expensive period with their cup run (fair play) but ,and lets not kid ourselves, they are making a huge amount by getting to the cup final so can afford to be generous with games they might not have even budgetted on getting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted May 9 Report Share Posted May 9 Even so it's still unusual for Fifers to be offering a discount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elevenone Posted May 9 Report Share Posted May 9 looking very much st mirren await this weeks victors in play off final so would rule out a few of the loanee’s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted May 9 Report Share Posted May 9 Up here hopefully just about to celebrate Alloa winning thru against Airdrie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlsarmy Posted May 9 Report Share Posted May 9 6 hours ago, elevenone said: That being the case then I agree 100% though at moment looking on fanbase we are pricing at double that for main entry on Friday. There absolutely should be a parity for ticket prices between the 2 teams for this fixture We’ve overpriced it and my understanding is we don’t keep the revenue for this game as it’s pooled between the other teams Makes no sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fawlty Towers Posted May 9 Report Share Posted May 9 8 minutes ago, jlsarmy said: There absolutely should be a parity for ticket prices between the 2 teams for this fixture We’ve overpriced it and my understanding is we don’t keep the revenue for this game as it’s pooled between the other teams Makes no sense It is the same pricing we have used for previous playoff games at home (basically normal league price) but this is the first time an opponent has charged the minimum and I suspect that is simply because Dunfermline have a large amount of money coming in as a result of reaching the cup final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted May 9 Author Report Share Posted May 9 10 minutes ago, jlsarmy said: There absolutely should be a parity for ticket prices between the 2 teams for this fixture We’ve overpriced it and my understanding is we don’t keep the revenue for this game as it’s pooled between the other teams Makes no sense Apparently the home team gets 15% for expenses and the SPFL and the home team split the remaining 85%. The SPFL cut apparently goes in the pool for parachute payments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted May 9 Report Share Posted May 9 Looking very likely that the winners will face a St. Mirren side on a dreadful run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted May 9 Author Report Share Posted May 9 (edited) 1 hour ago, Dick Dastardly said: Looking very likely that the winners will face a St. Mirren side on a dreadful run. Hopefully we can add some colour to the final, rather than it being a battle of the bar-codes... Edited May 9 by jagfox 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fawlty Towers Posted May 10 Report Share Posted May 10 Tickets for the away leg on Tuesday evening are on sale: https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-fixture/dunfermline-athletic-v-partick-thistle-12th-may-2026/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norgethistle Posted May 10 Report Share Posted May 10 On 5/9/2026 at 11:23 AM, jagfox said: Pricing for Dunfermline on Tuesday play-off semi-final matches. Adult- £12 Conc- £10 U18: £6" Clubs should follow suit as the SPFL takes the lion's share of gate receipts after expenses for the home club and add it to their trickle-down prize pot which benefits Premiership clubs before it even reaches us. Why give other clubs more money than we need to if we are not benefitting? Thistle should take note. If we took 15% (Home clubs share) of effectively half price tickets, we might not even break even after costs and wages / bonuses. £24 for 6000 fans is £115k after VAT meaning we’d get £17,280 (our £15%) If we use Dunfermline pricing we only get £8,640 to pay floodlights, stewards, police and staff and players. The fact we give £97k of our £115k to the league is a scandal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted May 10 Author Report Share Posted May 10 3 hours ago, Norgethistle said: If we took 15% (Home clubs share) of effectively half price tickets, we might not even break even after costs and wages / bonuses. £24 for 6000 fans is £115k after VAT meaning we’d get £17,280 (our £15%) If we use Dunfermline pricing we only get £8,640 to pay floodlights, stewards, police and staff and players. The fact we give £97k of our £115k to the league is a scandal Turns out the home club and SPFL share the remaining 85%. So 42.5% each. There will be quite a few child and concession tickets bought too, I think. A moot point anyway I guess as we won't be changing and I am not sure if it can be changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted May 11 Report Share Posted May 11 17 hours ago, Norgethistle said: If we took 15% (Home clubs share) of effectively half price tickets, we might not even break even after costs and wages / bonuses. £24 for 6000 fans is £115k after VAT meaning we’d get £17,280 (our £15%) If we use Dunfermline pricing we only get £8,640 to pay floodlights, stewards, police and staff and players. The fact we give £97k of our £115k to the league is a scandal The alternative is not being in the playoffs. Which would you prefer ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted May 11 Report Share Posted May 11 15 hours ago, jagfox said: Turns out the home club and SPFL share the remaining 85%. So 42.5% each. I'm as usual a bit slow on this type of thing. Does this mean we net 57.5% of Friday night's gate? Also does this mean that Dunfermline coming 4th will have already received 57.5% of last Tuesday's gate? In effect the income from that additional game (57.5% of a 5000+ gate) will have seriously dented the difference in final place prize money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted May 11 Report Share Posted May 11 47 minutes ago, lady-isobel-barnett said: I'm as usual a bit slow on this type of thing. Does this mean we net 57.5% of Friday night's gate? Also does this mean that Dunfermline coming 4th will have already received 57.5% of last Tuesday's gate? In effect the income from that additional game (57.5% of a 5000+ gate) will have seriously dented the difference in final place prize money. Yes, but remember had they got 3rd place they would have got the prize money and the gate receipts, so actually it doesn’t make any dent in the prize money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted May 11 Report Share Posted May 11 47 minutes ago, Dick Dastardly said: Yes, but remember had they got 3rd place they would have got the prize money and the gate receipts, so actually it doesn’t make any dent in the prize money. Sorry. I was meaning in comparison to us. We receive X amount more than Dunfermline for coming 2nd and qualifying for the semi final playoff. But they receive from the extra game gate money (£50k+?) thus decreasing the monetary differential between 2nd & 4th place significantly. Maybe I'm just havering? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted May 11 Report Share Posted May 11 Is this about a football match to see who might get promoted, or about a game of Monopoly to see who gets ripped off less by the SPFL? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted May 11 Author Report Share Posted May 11 9 minutes ago, Jaggernaut said: Is this about a football match to see who might get promoted, or about a game of Monopoly to see who gets ripped off less by the SPFL? Both are relevant points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fawlty Towers Posted May 11 Report Share Posted May 11 The John Lambie Stand is at capacity for the game on Friday evening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted May 11 Report Share Posted May 11 13 minutes ago, Fawlty Towers said: The John Lambie Stand is at capacity for the game on Friday evening Do you mean it's sold out or all seats able to be sold? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fawlty Towers Posted May 11 Report Share Posted May 11 6 minutes ago, scotty said: Do you mean it's sold out or all seats able to be sold? Going by the recent uopdate from the General Manager there are are some seats which cannot be sold. We do recognise, though, that with the current ticketing setup, where 10% of seats must remain unsold due to unallocated seating, the stand can sometimes look less full than it actually is. As attendances continue to grow, that’s something we’ll take a closer look at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Jag Posted May 11 Report Share Posted May 11 7 hours ago, lady-isobel-barnett said: I'm as usual a bit slow on this type of thing. Does this mean we net 57.5% of Friday night's gate? Also does this mean that Dunfermline coming 4th will have already received 57.5% of last Tuesday's gate? In effect the income from that additional game (57.5% of a 5000+ gate) will have seriously dented the difference in final place prize money. It doesn't work out at 57.5%. If we get 15% then a further 42.5% of the remaining 85%, the total % we get is 51.125%. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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