Chris Heck - President of Business Operations

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

We already pay way too much to watch the best teams in the world, they are all in the PL.

I'm right up at the edge of what I'm prepared to pay, I wont watch the Celtic game unless the price comes down to something reasonable, and for me thats £50ish

You’ll be disappointed as, imo, there is no way that the Celtic game or any other game in the champions league will be that cheap. Let us know though as I’ll have your seat!!

[john e]

All these games are easy sell outs at normal or cat A prices, every seat filled with Heck or no Heck

I don’t know what the difference is between that and a not sell out at increased and new hospitality prices, it must be worth it financially but I’m not sure about the other aspects as we’ve discussed on previous pages

[dave.woodhall]

Who dreamed up the £1000 figure to watch a game? What’s the justification apart from, there are mugs who will pay it. Clearly there aren’t many of them.

largely taken up by corporates and expense accounts i'd imagine

Or given away as ‘freebies’ to entice people to take up other games hospitality packages would be my guess

To be honest, if I was looking to spend serious money on hospitality and had been given a freebie on Wednesday I'd have been signing the deal before the players had left the pitch. If money was no object that was an incredible night to give your customers.

[Gareth]

Who dreamed up the £1000 figure to watch a game? What’s the justification apart from, there are mugs who will pay it. Clearly there aren’t many of them.

largely taken up by corporates and expense accounts i'd imagine

Or given away as ‘freebies’ to entice people to take up other games hospitality packages would be my guess

To be honest, if I was looking to spend serious money on hospitality and has been given a freebie on Wednesday I'd have been signing the deal before the players had left the pitch. If money was no object that was an incredible night to give your customers.

Couldn’t agree more Dave…look what this win has done to us :-)

[Chip Butty 111]

Pricing for Bologna looking very optimistic judging by the number of seats still unsold. Not just the huge amount of GA+ either, T6 half empty at GA prices, anyone with a booking history has been able to get a ticket for days. Pricepoint has killed interest unfortunately.

[Ads]

There's a couple hundred left, it clearly hasn't killed interest.

[pauliewalnuts]

I'll be totally honest, me and my brother were talking about going to a match soon, and both of us can afford the ticket price for a CL game without having to sacrifice something elsewhere, we're very fortunate (although I've just spent two years not working, when it would have been out of the question, and those concerns tend to linger) but we both recoiled at the idea of spending over 90 quid to watch a football match.

It's a matter of principle for me. Great, I am sure you will sell the tickets and what not, but fuck that, that's insanely spendy.

[Percy McCarthy]

I'll be totally honest, me and my brother were talking about going to a match soon, and both of us can afford the ticket price for a CL game without having to sacrifice something elsewhere, we're very fortunate (although I've just spent two years not working, when it would have been out of the question, and those concerns tend to linger) but we both recoiled at the idea of spending over 90 quid to watch a football match.

It's a matter of principle for me. Great, I am sure you will sell the tickets and what not, but fuck that, that's insanely spendy.

I’ve told the kids we’re only going to CL games this side of Christmas. I’ve basically sacrificed all the other games so they can have the memories that I’ve been rambling on about for years. Even then I’ll be spending over £600 for us to go to four games. A couple of knockout games and it’s a grand.

Having said that, I’ll probably go to Palace in the cup as I’m off work and it’s half-term.

[Demitri_C]

I'll be totally honest, me and my brother were talking about going to a match soon, and both of us can afford the ticket price for a CL game without having to sacrifice something elsewhere, we're very fortunate (although I've just spent two years not working, when it would have been out of the question, and those concerns tend to linger) but we both recoiled at the idea of spending over 90 quid to watch a football match.

It's a matter of principle for me. Great, I am sure you will sell the tickets and what not, but fuck that, that's insanely spendy.

I’ve told the kids we’re only going to CL games this side of Christmas. I’ve basically sacrificed all the other games so they can have the memories that I’ve been rambling on about for years. Even then I’ll be spending over £600 for us to go to four games. A couple of knockout games and it’s a grand.

Having said that, I’ll probably go to Palace in the cup as I’m off work and it’s half-term.

Good for you. This isn't a pop at you or any poster in particular going percy but this is why he put prices him - he knew tickets would sell for these games. There was abit of uproar on social media but thats all. Hecks survived that.

You would think this would have a impact for league games but it doeant appear to. Was looking at tickets for Bournemouth and not many at all available. Managed to get one but i did  think the league games wouldnt be as demanding as fans spending so much for CL game

[andyh]

2 chaps in my office have snapped up two tickets each for the Bologna game.
They are overjoyed they have got tickets for a CL game as 6 weeks ago they thought they would have no chance  of seeing a CL game live, even if it has cost them £200 each, just for the tickets.

[Percy McCarthy]

I'll be totally honest, me and my brother were talking about going to a match soon, and both of us can afford the ticket price for a CL game without having to sacrifice something elsewhere, we're very fortunate (although I've just spent two years not working, when it would have been out of the question, and those concerns tend to linger) but we both recoiled at the idea of spending over 90 quid to watch a football match.

It's a matter of principle for me. Great, I am sure you will sell the tickets and what not, but fuck that, that's insanely spendy.

I’ve told the kids we’re only going to CL games this side of Christmas. I’ve basically sacrificed all the other games so they can have the memories that I’ve been rambling on about for years. Even then I’ll be spending over £600 for us to go to four games. A couple of knockout games and it’s a grand.

Having said that, I’ll probably go to Palace in the cup as I’m off work and it’s half-term.

Good for you. This isn't a pop at you or any poster in particular going percy but this is why he put prices him - he knew tickets would sell for these games. There was abit of uproar on social media but thats all. Hecks survived that.

You would think this would have a impact for league games but it doeant appear to. Was looking at tickets for Bournemouth and not many at all available. Managed to get one but i did  think the league games wouldnt be as demanding as fans spending so much for CL game

The home fixtures are a dream come true for Heck/the club. I desperately wanted the kids to see the Bayern and Juventus games, and I would really like to see the Celtic game, as I used to go up there a lot in the eighties.

[Ads]

He's got a limited window he can get away with 79/90 odd quid though, as it becomes a routine competition like the League and FA Cup, the novelty diminishes and so does the desire to pay the exploitative prices.

[Percy McCarthy]

He's got a limited window he can get away with 79/90 odd quid though, as it becomes a routine competition like the League and FA Cup, the novelty diminishes and so does the desire to pay the exploitative prices.

I agree with that forecast. As long as it becomes routine 🙏🏽

[Chico Hamilton III]

2 chaps in my office have snapped up two tickets each for the Bologna game.
They are overjoyed they have got tickets for a CL game as 6 weeks ago they thought they would have no chance  of seeing a CL game live, even if it has cost them £200 each, just for the tickets.

Why so “overjoyed” at paying £200 each when they’re available for half that price at the moment?

[Brend'Watkins]

2 chaps in my office have snapped up two tickets each for the Bologna game.
They are overjoyed they have got tickets for a CL game as 6 weeks ago they thought they would have no chance  of seeing a CL game live, even if it has cost them £200 each, just for the tickets.

Why so “overjoyed” at paying £200 each when they’re available for half that price at the moment?

It's like Booking.com getting a ticket at the Villa these days. "Only two seats left at this price"