: Thu Apr 02, 2009 3:36 pm  

Dick Jones wrote:

Cost to us if all the coach is full is over £5 a head, we have to charge slighty over so as to cover the cost if we dontt fill the coach, like on some accasions we havent . Lisa cant foot the bill. So we make about 50p per person,. extra and it all goes into LISA..... which all ends up being spent on players.

I don't think anyone would expect or want you to run it at a loss.

FWIW the cost doesn't seem too bad to me*, just out of interest which coaches haven’t been filled?






* not as good as my free truck though

[Dick Jones]

: Thu Apr 02, 2009 4:13 pm  

glow wrote:

I don't think anyone would expect or want you to run it at a loss.

FWIW the cost doesn't seem too bad to me*, just out of interest which coaches haven’t been filled?




Just the Fev rearranged game the first one was full, the Swinton one had a couple of places thats all and the extra caoch I put on this week had 3 unfilled.





* not as good as my free truck though

: Thu Apr 02, 2009 4:19 pm  

Well I'd say your prices are about right then.

I can understand the Fev re-arrange game not being full mid week an all that, like wise Swinton again some people don't like to drive a 'long way' on motorways but will happily drive to Swinton, and that's why you may struggle with the Widnes one.

: Thu Apr 02, 2009 4:22 pm  

Its a good price Linda is like to see anyone get there in the same time on public transport, then you dont have to park your car miles away, you can have a drink etc....

: Thu Apr 02, 2009 4:42 pm  

Dont think the price is bad at all, I will be booking 2 places on monday for myself and the sprog.

: Thu Apr 02, 2009 5:26 pm  

leytherjay wrote:

Dont think the price is bad at all, I will be booking 2 places on monday for myself and the sprog.

Yes and I'm sure our lot will be wanting their usual 5/6 seats as well. On the subject of the price and for comparison. A seat on the coach to our first ever SL away match at Warrington cost £5.... Over four years ago.

: Thu Apr 02, 2009 5:43 pm  

Think it's a fair enough price. We'll be booking on it again

: Thu Apr 02, 2009 7:56 pm  

Think it's par for the course, personally, though I think I'll be driving anyroad.

: Thu Apr 02, 2009 8:11 pm  

2 seats for us


Just been having a look at the quotes I got a few months ago for a coach to Widnes:

Cheapest (49 seaters) £350 = £7.14 per seat
Dearest £450 = £9.18 per person

The cost per person would need to be higher to cover any possible empty seats so the cost would have to be approx £8.50 'ish per person. Then to allow LISA members a discount the price would have been about £8 members / £9 non-members.
So I think we are getting a very good price.

The only cheaper method would have been to hire a double decker bus for £320 (73 seats) whilst it is only a 30 minute journey.

: Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:10 pm  

I dont think its bad. Ask your self this. If your boss asked you to work sunday for single time, would you be happy. The lad or lady driving you probably would not have been able to go for a pint on saturday night either. I once tried to organise a coach to Leeds to watch Genesis. It was slow and old, but cheap. Never again. I'll leave it to the people who know.