Pretty much always been that way. ST renewals tended to be March/early April. If the club waited until the beginning of May and then gave STH a month to decide, how are they going to decide a budget for the transfer window?
Did you see that band 23 times each year then? It's a reasonable analogy and if you're not happy with interest free DD payments, price freeze, new price band for U21s, then maybe you should take up Derby's offer.
As a STH, my match ticket price is effectively £23 which includes the various...