The rising cost of Football

[VILLA MOLE]

on Radio 5 someone said that with the increase in revenue for the next tv deal they could take around £30 per ticket off the price across the board  ,  any chance ?!

[1874]

I know these are tough economic times but I don't think there is any excuse for us not selling out VP every game considering our reasonable pricing.

[silhillvilla]

I don't think it's the pricing that's putting people off, more the mediocre fayre that's been on offer for over 2 years. People want entertaining.

[SoccerHQ]

I know these are tough economic times but I don't think there is any excuse for us not selling out VP every game considering our reasonable pricing.

Doubt it, it's 40 quid for the Upper Trinity for the Manure game. I wouldn't say 40 quid to watch a game of football is reasonable at all but it's modern times. "sigh"

Like a post on page 1, I haven't bothered with a season ticket for a few years now. In fairness at about 400 quid that is pretty good value for the premier league but usually on Viagogo someone posts their tickets in the upper Trinity for 15-20 quid for most games so I usually do it that way now.

[1874]

I don't think it's the pricing that's putting people off, more the mediocre fayre that's been on offer for over 2 years. People want entertaining.

I don't buy that. We should be supporting the team through good and bad. Or we may as well turn up only when we are successful.

[Dave Cooper please]

My season tickets works out at approx £15 per game - only £3 more than watching Solihull !
My lads is £5.26 a game.

Bizarrely, because of the TV money most Premier League clubs could, if they wanted, and if they weren't paying obscene money to mediocre cloggers, probably price their tickets at LESS than any of the other clubs right down to Solihull's division.
 Solihull need to charge something like £12 to survive, they probably get, what, 200-250 per game? That and the bar takings will be paying the bills, and if they dropped the price it is doubtful that the few extra fans who might turn up would make up the shortfall.

[silhillvilla]

Good point Plumbett I didn't factor that in. Yes gate receipts mean a lot to a Solihull whereas to a PL club it becomes less relevant.
Interesting times ahead.

[1874]

I know these are tough economic times but I don't think there is any excuse for us not selling out VP every game considering our reasonable pricing.

Doubt it, it's 40 quid for the Upper Trinity for the Manure game. I wouldn't say 40 quid to watch a game of football is reasonable at all but it's modern times. "sigh"

Like a post on page 1, I haven't bothered with a season ticket for a few years now. In fairness at about 400 quid that is pretty good value for the premier league but usually on Viagogo someone posts their tickets in the upper Trinity for 15-20 quid for most games so I usually do it that way now.

Yes, obviously I mean reasonable in context. But if Newcastle regularly fill a bigger stadium then ours, then we should be filling out VP.

[itbrvilla]

I don't think it's the pricing that's putting people off, more the mediocre fayre that's been on offer for over 2 years. People want entertaining.

I don't buy that. We should be supporting the team through good and bad. Or we may as well turn up only when we are successful.

Successful? What does that mean? We haven't been successful since 1996.

[itbrvilla]

And probably won't be for the foreseeable future. I'd go to every game if we were paying anything close to value for money which in reality compared to other league should be £15-20 at the very most. English football really is shite.

[PeterWithesShin]

I tend to think our prices are among the cheapest because many of our fans just won't go if the prices were higher.

Did you think that 10 years ago when prices were considerably cheaper and attendances were lower?

Except they weren't considerably cheaper. Certainly not if you shop around. Cost me £12 to be  L5 against Albion, cost me £20 to be in L6 in 2001 v Coventry. £11 v Arsenal in L8 in 1995.

L6 v Spurs 2005 £28, L2 v Everton this year also £28.

[cheltenhamlion]

When did Newcastle start selling out regularly at expensive prices?

[silhillvilla]

When did Newcastle start selling out regularly at expensive prices?

Around 500BC. You have to remember they have the bestest fans in the world.

[kippaxvilla2]

When football clubs are going to get so rich they can afford to drop their ticket prices by £32 a game and stand still but won't you know there is literally only one aim in the game today and that is utter greed.  I hope in some ways it totally implodes but there seems to be no sign of it.  The problem is whilst people will not vote with their feet the bubble will just continue to inflate.  The ordinary man has been priced out but replaced by Tarquins with money to burn who see it as a fashionable thing to be involved with.  The other thing is, people who talk about the 'matchday experience' need fcukin shooting.

[silhillvilla]

The clubs won't get rich though ? All this extra TV money will just end up lining players and agents pockets.