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Are football fans being priced out of football?


Season ticket prices remain the best option for most fans but even these are getting close to £800 and more at the top clubs, are the fans being priced out of football?

The football supporters Federation (FSF) ARE ALWAYS MONITORRING TICKET PRICING AND HAVE GOT REBATES FOR FANS WHO HAVE BEEN OVER CHARGED BY CLUBS WHO TRIED OVERCHARGING THE AWAY FANS COMPARED TO THEIR OWN SUPPORTS.

What do we feel about ticket pricing and can fans really afford football these days especially the fans who can’t get season tickets due to work commitments or other reasons and what do you think should be done?

A possible solution could be to charge ALL away fans a set cost for each division something like

Premiership £30
Championship£25
League one £20
League two £15
With deals for concessions

But what about the ordinary match day fan who would like to pop along to a game when they have the opportunity? Are they going to be able to afford to do that in the future? If they can’t then clubs are reliant on season ticket income and little else…What are your views on this?


Ticket prices

Conference play off final

The week end game at Eastland stadium had no facility for walk up fans, no collection points for ticket collects and all tickets had to be bought in advance with booking fee. You would not believe the ticket prices…The club were not helpful in many ways and perhaps big games should be played at a better neutral venue in future if Wembley is not available.


Ticket prices of £36 (£18 under 16s) and £41 (no concessions) plus £3 booking fee (£1.50 for concessions) plus postage

Premiership ticket prices 2010-11 some examples of the cheapest and most expensive adult tickets, many had good deals on LIMITED child/OAP tickets. Not including corporate

Club Most Expensive Cheapest
Stoke £45 £25
WBA £42 £25
Liverpool £39 £35
Birmingham £35 £25

Aston Villa Ticket Price: Category A Matches (£48 - £94) / Category B Matches (£33 - £66)
Fulham Cat A (£40 - £45) / Cat B (£30 - £45) / Cat C (£25 - £40)

Some examples of Championship ticket prices

Barnsley
Category A Games: £25 adult; £13 concessions; £7 under 12
Category B Games: £22 adult; £12 concessions; £6 under 12
Category C Games: £15 adult; £10 concessions; £5 under 12

Cardiff dearest was £32 cheapest £26 although adults could get a cheaper ticket with child in family section

Forest for League Match Prices 2011/2012
Match ticket prices will be decided on a match by match basis and will range between £20 and £35. Prices are also subject to a £2 increase when purchased on match day. Last season an average adult season ticket holder saved up to £200 against regular match day prices.

Leeds latest prices for next season

Season ticket prices work out at £32.50 per game in East/West, £26.60 in the Kop.

To get potential match day prices, add 10%:

East/West: £35.75
Kop: £29.26

So that's £36 and £30. Plus booking fee.

European Champions final

Most expensive non corporate match day seats at Spurs was £76, at Man United £49 and astonishingly at Arsenal £100




This season's Champions League final at Wembley in May will be the most expensive for fans with the cheapest ticket for a neutral costing 150 pounds ($242).
UEFA, who have moved the game to a Saturday evening for the first time, announced their ticket policy at London's City Hall on Thursday, saying they expected record gate receipts of 14 million pounds ($22.59 million) from football's most prestigious club match.
The two finalists are to receive 25,000 tickets apiece for their supporters, who will have the option of buying a Category Four ticket for 80 pounds although UEFA did not say how many of those cheaper seats would be available.
Neutrals buying through UEFA will be excluded from Category Four, meaning they will have to pay 300 pounds for a Category One seat, 225 pounds for a Category Two and 150 pounds for a Category Three.
A fee of 26 pounds will also be applied to European sales.

Well who else are going to pay say Rooney's £250.000 a week wages ? Its a joke and yes you look at Chelsea who's grass root supporters are already priced out. It does cost a fortune and our club looks on us like dirt when we complain about Drinkagate.
Good post Corky.

Well who else are going to pay say Rooney's £250.000 a week wages ? Its a joke and yes you look at Chelsea who's grass root supporters are already priced out. It does cost a fortune and our club looks on us like dirt when we complain about Drinkagate.
Good post Corky.

they are charging £26 per ticket as a booking fee for the champions league tickets.

Yes they are Steve, All mainland European sales are subjected to an addition surcharge of £26 from Wembley

Well who else are going to pay say Rooney's £250.000 a week wages ? Its a joke and yes you look at Chelsea who's grass root supporters are already priced out. It does cost a fortune and our club looks on us like dirt when we complain about Drinkagate.
Good post Corky.

they are charging £26 per ticket as a booking fee for the champions league tickets.

Isn't there like an ofcom for Football Steve ? These booking fees are a con and really can not be justified surely

Are football fans being priced out of football?


Season ticket prices remain the best option for most fans but even these are getting close to £800 and more at the top clubs, are the fans being priced out of football?

The football supporters Federation (FSF) ARE ALWAYS MONITORRING TICKET PRICING AND HAVE GOT REBATES FOR FANS WHO HAVE BEEN OVER CHARGED BY CLUBS WHO TRIED OVERCHARGING THE AWAY FANS COMPARED TO THEIR OWN SUPPORTS.

What do we feel about ticket pricing and can fans really afford football these days especially the fans who can’t get season tickets due to work commitments or other reasons and what do you think should be done?

A possible solution could be to charge ALL away fans a set cost for each division something like

Premiership £30
Championship£25
League one £20
League two £15
With deals for concessions

But what about the ordinary match day fan who would like to pop along to a game when they have the opportunity? Are they going to be able to afford to do that in the future? If they can’t then clubs are reliant on season ticket income and little else…What are your views on this?


Ticket prices

Conference play off final

The week end game at Eastland stadium had no facility for walk up fans, no collection points for ticket collects and all tickets had to be bought in advance with booking fee. You would not believe the ticket prices…The club were not helpful in many ways and perhaps big games should be played at a better neutral venue in future if Wembley is not available.


Ticket prices of £36 (£18 under 16s) and £41 (no concessions) plus £3 booking fee (£1.50 for concessions) plus postage

Premiership ticket prices 2010-11 some examples of the cheapest and most expensive adult tickets, many had good deals on LIMITED child/OAP tickets. Not including corporate

Club Most Expensive Cheapest
Stoke £45 £25
WBA £42 £25
Liverpool £39 £35
Birmingham £35 £25

Aston Villa Ticket Price: Category A Matches (£48 - £94) / Category B Matches (£33 - £66)
Fulham Cat A (£40 - £45) / Cat B (£30 - £45) / Cat C (£25 - £40)

Some examples of Championship ticket prices

Barnsley
Category A Games: £25 adult; £13 concessions; £7 under 12
Category B Games: £22 adult; £12 concessions; £6 under 12
Category C Games: £15 adult; £10 concessions; £5 under 12

Cardiff dearest was £32 cheapest £26 although adults could get a cheaper ticket with child in family section

Forest for League Match Prices 2011/2012
Match ticket prices will be decided on a match by match basis and will range between £20 and £35. Prices are also subject to a £2 increase when purchased on match day. Last season an average adult season ticket holder saved up to £200 against regular match day prices.

Leeds latest prices for next season

Season ticket prices work out at £32.50 per game in East/West, £26.60 in the Kop.

To get potential match day prices, add 10%:

East/West: £35.75
Kop: £29.26

So that's £36 and £30. Plus booking fee.

European Champions final

Most expensive non corporate match day seats at Spurs was £76, at Man United £49 and astonishingly at Arsenal £100




This season's Champions League final at Wembley in May will be the most expensive for fans with the cheapest ticket for a neutral costing 150 pounds ($242).
UEFA, who have moved the game to a Saturday evening for the first time, announced their ticket policy at London's City Hall on Thursday, saying they expected record gate receipts of 14 million pounds ($22.59 million) from football's most prestigious club match.
The two finalists are to receive 25,000 tickets apiece for their supporters, who will have the option of buying a Category Four ticket for 80 pounds although UEFA did not say how many of those cheaper seats would be available.
Neutrals buying through UEFA will be excluded from Category Four, meaning they will have to pay 300 pounds for a Category One seat, 225 pounds for a Category Two and 150 pounds for a Category Three.
A fee of 26 pounds will also be applied to European sales.

It is a worry and with those special satellite systems in pubs becoming more popular, people will have more alternatives in the future, I watched the forest game in that pub in Llanharen, it was good and only cost a couple of pints....

It just business now.

Read an article somewhere that the average age of a fan is 40. That is those guys who are comfortable with their finances unlike the younger generation who perhaps need their money to pay the mortgage etc etc or the OAPs who needs their money just to feed themselves.

Supply and demand comes into it. If a club can sell the seats at such prices then they will. It does amaze me those that certain clubs have all those empty seats. Aks the question if some clubs are better off selling only half their seats at high prices instead of all of them at half price.