PL clubs to keep £30 away-day price

Premier League clubs to keep £30 away-day price cap after seeing increase in number of travelling fans

* A price cap on away tickets in the Premier League is set to be kept in place
* The agreement was introduced in 2016 after an outcry from travelling fans
* Premier League officials will recommend price cap stays for three more years

By MIKE KEEGAN FOR THE DAILY MAIL
PUBLISHED: 22:30, 5 February 2019 | UPDATED: 22:30, 5 February 2019

The price cap on away tickets in the Premier League, which was due to expire at the end of this season, is to be extended.

Premier League officials will strongly recommend at Thursday's shareholders meeting that the restriction, which stops clubs charging away fans more than £30, remains for a further three years.

The agreement was introduced in March 2016 following outcry over the cost to supporters of travelling to watch their team.

It also came amid a slight drop in the numbers of away fans at matches.

The introduction of the cap has seen those figures stabilise. So far this season, the average visiting support is around 2,300, a small increase on last season.

The Premier League will tell their clubs a decision to end the cap entirely or increase the £30 level would risk damaging the reputation of the competition and its clubs. The expected extension has been welcomed by the Football Supporters' Federation.

A spokesperson said: 'We have always argued that away supporter attendance needs to be encouraged if the atmosphere and spectacle of a live match is to be sustained.

'There had been a rapid rise in away ticket costs for many supporters and the cap put a halt on that.

'However, we still believe more can be done and we call on the Premier League to look at ways to further reduce concessionary ticket costs and subsidise travel costs when games are moved for TV.'

Meanwhile, the number of no-shows at Premier League matches has risen to 9.3 per cent, leaving thousands of empty seats at games. That is a rise of 0.8 per cent on the same stage last season.

At one club, the average figure of those with tickets who do not turn up is 18.4 per cent. At one match, the no-show level was 30 per cent.

Average attendances are similar to last season's record of 38,255.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-6671277/Premier-League-clubs-30-away-day-price-cap-seeing-increase-number-fans.html

About time the premier league said all tickets £10 most clubs the season income from matchdsy tickets is less than 5% of overall revenue ticket prices should reflect the fact the clubs don’t really need the ticket income due to the sky money and other sponsorship.

You’d have full houses every week in every premier league ground if tickets were £10 adults and £5 kids

Lower leagues I get the tickets need to be higher priced due to lack of other revenue streams

I guess the £30 cap is good news tho haven’t got the wankers at emirates charging £62 for a ticket at least

This is great news; let's just hope we are Abe to take advantage of it!