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Coaches 20:53 - Oct 9 with 2098 views

One not running to hereford I see. No one will pay the £50 a ticket wanted which is understandable. Then you look at prices of coach travel offered by other similar sized and smaller clubs. A fraction of the price... is this Dale using the most expensive coaches out or other clubs subsidising? Whatever its a poor show with some fans unable to get to matches without the coach travel.

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Coaches on 21:15 - Oct 9 with 2030 views

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I saw that Hereford charge £26 per game for coach travel to games including to the likes of Southport. I suspect that is on a not for profit basis. Our £50 will be "marked up" to cover overheads and any shortfall in passenger numbers.

But coaches use 1 litre of diesel for every 1.3 miles. The fuel bill alone to Hereford and back will be £500. Add the driver and coach hire costs for say 11 hours and the bill soon adds up. The club will need to be confident it could fill a coach at £30 a pop to break even. They can't take a risk given our financial position.

Maybe this could be one of the volunteer roles - a co-ordinator for lift shares to away games where no coach is booked. Just a thought

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