Stupid prices

[TJB.]

Might not be Arsenal but that’s hardly an argument.

£35 is a disgrace.

We will pay it because we love it so much. The trouble is they know this and that’s the problem. It’s never a purchase made with the head its made with the heart. In other words you have no choice. (It’s on par with watching your kids in the Christmas play)

Prem = £30
Championship = £25
League 1 = £20
Anything below that less than £20.

It sounds great of course but how would it work?

Premier League clubs should be subsidising tickets with their bumper TV deals (some do), but for those of us outside the top division without rich owners, how are these reduced tickets going to be subsidised? How can clubs be expected to reduce their revenue whilst still paying decent wages and remaining competitive?

£35 a ticket isn't great but it's also not bad in the context of what other clubs charge for their most expensive category in their priciest stands. It's all relative. It'd be great if lots of things were cheaper but from what I understand, companies aren't big fans of making less money...

How many games a season are Cat A* anyway? Four or five?

 

[Inter_blade83]

Name a game when that happened.

Apologies. Remember going to Cardiff at home, it was just shy of 27k, which was nearly 2k above the average that season. So not the 28 I quoted, but it still went up.

 

[Inter_blade83]

Went down to Bramall Lane this morning to buy a ticket for a friend from Hull who is coming over this weekend. I am a season ticket holder of long-standing over 35,000 loyalty points - over 70 years of age and so is my friend. I cannot buy a ticket for him unless I know a registered person who has 200 loyalty points. I know the people sat round me, and a couple of others - but they are all season ticket holders. How am I supposed to know someone who attends games occasionally? One seat sale lost. Ludicrous.

Can use mine?

 

[YES Blade]

http://european-football-statistics.co.uk/attnclub/league/sheu.htm

Looking at the average attendances, the price increases in recent years hasn’t really had a negative impact on attendances.

So for all the bitchy and moaning about prices and “twenty’s plenty”, people are still going to matches. So why the hell would a business lower prices when “customers” are coming through the door?

 

[Bartleby]

Or, perish the thought, it is possible to watch football WITHOUT drinking beer.

Possible no doubt for the few who don't like to take a drink, but I think most would be thinking why spoil the ship for a haporth o tar?

 

[Sean Thornton]

Apologies. Remember going to Cardiff at home, it was just shy of 27k, which was nearly 2k above the average that season. So not the 28 I quoted, but it still went up.

26186

Average 25605

 

[ormester]

35 pound is steep but surely 52 pound to see pigs top price or 35 to see a better team us price of football is so high now clubs have to charge it to have a decent budget .

 

[NotFallowfieldBlade]

The examples earlier don't show a huge boost in attendance. Generally the best you could hope for was around the average for the season. No doubt gates were higher due to the pricing but it's unlikely the club was better off. A point which quite a few seem to be missing. See Bradford City now.

The optimum price , is the highest possible price we can charge that has the optimum number of tickets sales .
The optimum value would be the most revenue would be the most money generates through tickets . Eg would selling 5,000 home tickets at 20 be more valuable than 3000 at 30 quid.

 

[Sean Thornton]

The optimum price , is the highest possible price we can charge that has the optimum number of tickets sales .
The optimum value would be the most revenue would be the most money generates through tickets . Eg would selling 5,000 home tickets at 20 be more valuable than 3000 at 30 quid.

I know that. My point was that generally it didn't usually make that much difference and therefore wouldn't be that easy to quantify in category C games, which we were discussing.

 

[Eddiecolquhounsleg]

Why not, Toga footie lakin footba owt you want , a little pedantic are we today ?

I think this would put bums on seats.

 

[Tom Bott]

Over £30 on the Kop is too high.

I agree.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/artic...pared-around-the-world-from-germany-to-brazil

 

[BushBlade]

View attachment 43627

I think this would put bums on seats.

Is that Socrates?

 

[Eddiecolquhounsleg]

Is that Socrates?

Yes. Zico to his left.

 

[MMBUTB]

The optimum price , is the highest possible price we can charge that has the optimum number of tickets sales .
The optimum value would be the most revenue would be the most money generates through tickets . Eg would selling 5,000 home tickets at 20 be more valuable than 3000 at 30 quid.

The money answer is no it wouldn’t be more valuable.

In any other area it would be less valuable. Full ground, atmosphere, intimidating stadium for away teams etc etc.

I understand it’s about money without it we wouldn’t exist but it’s so bloody depressing. Yes people are paying it but who’s coming. Mainly middle class men.

You want the ground full. If there is any empty seats at kick off time the pricing is wrong and how many games were a sell out last year.

 

[bromtom]

The money answer is no it wouldn’t be more valuable.

In any other area it would be less valuable. Full ground, atmosphere, intimidating stadium for away teams etc etc.

I understand it’s about money without it we wouldn’t exist but it’s so bloody depressing. Yes people are paying it but who’s coming. Mainly middle class men.

You want the ground full. If there is any empty seats at kick off time the pricing is wrong and how many games were a sell out last year.

Man City do a cheap season ticket where you don't actually get a regular seat, you just sit wherever and they tell you a few days before. Maybe worth looking at? Get some seats filled, maybe just have it on the South Stand and Westfield Corner and BL Upper. Kop would risk restricted views.

Maybe do it in 2s or 3s too, so you can take a friend or 2, and you buy together and they'll just sit you together somewhere. Make it like £200 a person.

 

[South Bucks]

Should price em to fill it imo and if that means a few thousand go on sale for £5 or £10 or on ebay on the day before so be it, need to attract future fans.
I also like how Everton allow ST holders to sell on their individual match tickets through a web site.
Ultimately ticket revenue in recent years has been about about the same as wages so if people want cheaper tickets and to balance the books we need to stop buying so many squad players who never play and have a smaller more versatile squad of decent quality instead.

 

[Sean Thornton]

The money answer is no it wouldn’t be more valuable.

In any other area it would be less valuable. Full ground, atmosphere, intimidating stadium for away teams etc etc.

I understand it’s about money without it we wouldn’t exist but it’s so bloody depressing. Yes people are paying it but who’s coming. Mainly middle class men.

You want the ground full. If there is any empty seats at kick off time the pricing is wrong and how many games were a sell out last year.

Middle class men?

 

[Lawrence]

I must admit, I don't even know what it costs at The Lane for a ticket for one match. I'd love it to be £20 a game but sadly that isn't the case. I think £30-£32 is about right personally. Apparently there were tickets at £110 in the Spurs end tonight

Compare football prices to this though. Want to go and watch the British Grand Prix at Silverstone next year? That's £210 for the cheapest grandstand ticket (just for the Sunday, not the full weekend), most expensive is £370. Would you like to park your car at the circuit for the day too? That'll be another £50.

Maybe you'd like to avoid the queues and get priority entry to the circuit? That'll be another £30 please.

Fancy having a walk round the circuit and checking out the action from the inside of the track rather than the outside? £40 please.

And finally, maybe you'd like a radio so you can listen to the circuit commentary? That'll be £10

Going to the Grand Prix, to Theatre or to watch your favourite band are one offs, watching Football usually means 23+ home games! And if you get hooked and want to see all the games then a season tickets is the only way to go.

 

[Houston_Blade]

I'm disappointed that no one has mentioned the price elasticity of demand yet.

 

[Pierre's PC]

Middle class men?

"white"

 

[BushBlade]

Middle class men?

Pinchy ’s crew. Like the Bullingdon Club, all stood at the back quaffing Malbec from decanters, shouting ‘keep it on the fucking deck, you shitcunts’

 

[MMBUTB]

Middle class men?

I know I don’t like to put myself in that bracket either. The facts say though if we attend football regular that is more than likely what we are lol.