I think pretty much every home game this season has been a Category A ticket. Which is a joke especially for games like Preston.
Agree.
My lad had his birthday at the academy in August and as part of that they get a couple of free tickets to a home game. I enquired as to if there was any caveats and the guy said "owt but category A mate". Ok, great.
Get home, look for the cat B/C's, nothing. Preston? Wigan? You having a laugh? Unsure if there is any reasoning behind the categorisation these days versus what used to happen, but on the face of it, the club look to be cashing in on the success if the CW era. I pay on the day for every game, I don't expect to get as good a deal as those who are able to purchase a ST, but what I would prefer is that I didn't get charged £37 quid to watch them against Leeds last year and a mere £33 against Hull. I'm not sure what a fair price should have been, but that wasn't it, and in terms of attracting the floating fan it's a massive turn off, especially considering the laughable categorisation we have this year.
Oh, and guess what SUFC - if I don't go, I don't take my lads, who are force-fed man city for their diet of football in England. The next generation is dwindling for us and many clubs alike, but with the ticketing / pricing arrangemnet as it is, we are shitting on our own doorstep sometimes.
There is a balance to be had though between the club spending money on players but not having to price fans out of every match. Plus prices like this hardly entices any new fans to the lane either.