BBC - Price of Football

[saintmatt]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/14367357.stm

 

Not the best, but certainly not the worst. Our most expensive ticket is actually on the cheap side tbh. Where do you sit for 59 quid at Ipswich!?

[ponto1963]

yes we sit well amongst that lot, but do they include booking fees etc?

[um pahars]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/14367357.stm Where do you sit for 59 quid at Ipswich!?

 

Understand the top rate Ipswich ones are seats that are initially offered to the Corporate Market (padded seats, opposite Director's Box, seperate drinking area etc), but are sometimes offered on general sale if they don't sell out.

[um pahars]

yes we sit well amongst that lot, but do they include booking fees etc?

 

They don't on our prices.

 

The £23 is adult advanced purchase in Family stand.

 

The £30 is adult advanced purchase in Centre Itchen/Kingsland.

[SNSUN]

Doncaster fans are getting ripped off good and proper.

[Saint Lindford]

£33.50 to watch the skates......................... WTF??????

 

Think we sit OK in that list given the facilities etc.

[Saint_clark]

yes we sit well amongst that lot, but do they include booking fees etc?

 

It's easy enough to avoid the booking fee tbh.

[angelman]

And if you adjust it for the cost of living being higher in London and the South then the picture would change again and make us look comparative "value" compared to say Leicester/Forest. Not sure we would be quite at the level below that. But....if you want to buy good players, they have to be paid for.

[alehouseboys]

And if you adjust it for the cost of living being higher in London and the South then the picture would change again and make us look comparative "value" compared to say Leicester/Forest. Not sure we would be quite at the level below that. But....if you want to buy good players, they have to be paid for.

 

Yeah it's f*cking expensive living in the south and most of us aren't the London-based high earners that artificially inflate the 'affluence' of people in the south. When oop north many things are far cheaper and your 'average Joe' gets far more "value" for his money. Whatever way you look at it, it's expensive.

[JRM]

for me, the key indicator is not how much the most expensive seats are, but how what is the cheapest possible price for an adult to do the game, and how much they charge away fans, if clubs want to charge a premium for the best seats in the house then fair enough, but they should keep one end "affordable" for those who have followed the club over the years and can no longer go, like in Germany where the standing tickets normally cost €11 - €15 euros, our cheapest of £23 not too bad. in theory the chapel should be quite full for most games this year due to the financial incentive to sit there, it does mean that families might find themselves sitting next to groups of lads who buy seats in that section due to price though.

[stevegrant]

Those figures are slightly flawed, given that the majority of match-going people don't buy a programme, don't buy a cup of tea and probably don't buy a pie.

[Saint-Armstrong]

One very important thing is missing from this survey, Value for Money. It's alright saying that one club is a cheap day, but is it a good day?

 

If I was a neutral would I rather go an watch League One Rochdale for example lose more than they win in a smaller stadium with less people or if I wanted some entertainment would I shell out a little bit more to visit a bigger ground with more fans for a more high-profile game ?

[Matthew Le God]

Those figures are slightly flawed, given that the majority of match-going people don't buy a programme, don't buy a cup of tea and probably don't buy a pie.

 

And a lot have a season ticket, meaning you get a discounted price.

 

My match-day spend is £22.40 per game with my season ticket, plus £2.50 on a dayrider ticket to get to St Mary's and to the pub.

[dronskisaint]

Those figures are slightly flawed, given that the majority of match-going people don't buy a programme, don't buy a cup of tea and probably don't buy a pie.

 

People don't buy pies??!!

 

Agree though, it's always been a part of the match day experience to have a Bovril, pie, programme and a beer....if I break the sequence we either draw, lose or win!

[once_bitterne]

Those figures are slightly flawed, given that the majority of match-going people don't buy a programme, don't buy a cup of tea and probably don't buy a pie.

 

Don't buy a pie?? Who are these people!!

[Matthew Le God]

Don't buy a pie?? Who are these people!!

 

People that eat before and/or after going out to the football. Pointless queuing for a pie or a drink when you have paid to watch football. May as well give Greggs £30 to stand in their queue in the city centre whilst the game is going on.

[stevegrant]

Don't buy a pie?? Who are these people!!

Well, every Saints fan last season as they didn't sell pies for some bizarre reason. I wasn't impressed

[Sour Mash]

People that eat before and/or after going out to the football. Pointless queuing for a pie or a drink when you have paid to watch football. May as well give Greggs £30 to stand in their queue in the city centre whilst the game is going on.

 

Yes! Because that's exactly what its like!

[Sour Mash]

for me, the key indicator is not how much the most expensive seats are, but how what is the cheapest possible price for an adult to do the game, and how much they charge away fans, if clubs want to charge a premium for the best seats in the house then fair enough, but they should keep one end "affordable" for those who have followed the club over the years and can no longer go, like in Germany where the standing tickets normally cost €11 - €15 euros, our cheapest of £23 not too bad. in theory the chapel should be quite full for most games this year due to the financial incentive to sit there, it does mean that families might find themselves sitting next to groups of lads who buy seats in that section due to price though.

 

The problem with the comparison is how many variables there are. It's not even any good looking at how cheap the cheapest tickets are, as there might be only 500 tickets at that price each game which are sold out long ago - the official stats will show it's really cheap, but in practice, for a lot of fans the cost will be much higher.

Edited 2 August, 2011 by Sour Mash

[Nexstar]

Interesting read with a decent video at the end.

 

QPR's most expensive ticket "N/A", you can say that again!

[Thedelldays]

I was under the impression we were the most expensive???

[Fan The Flames]

I was under the impression we were the most expensive???

 

Once again you have proved to be wrong.

[Fan The Flames]

And a lot have a season ticket, meaning you get a discounted price.

 

My match-day spend is £22.40 per game with my season ticket, plus £2.50 on a dayrider ticket to get to St Mary's and to the pub.

 

So you steal pints in the pub

[Fan The Flames]

Yeah it's f*cking expensive living in the south and most of us aren't the London-based high earners that artificially inflate the 'affluence' of people in the south. When oop north many things are far cheaper and your 'average Joe' gets far more "value" for his money. Whatever way you look at it, it's expensive.

 

You can see by the cost of pies they get cheaper the further north you go, why in such a small country is there such a difference in prices.

[dune]

They forggot to apply the ticket tax or the stadium tax or the parking tax. These are real factors that impact on the cost of supporting Cloteses Ryanair eneterprise.

[skintsaint]

So you steal pints in the pub

 

Don't tell me you don't minesweep?

[Saint_clark]

Once again you have proved to be wrong.

 

He was being ironic and having a dig at those who bang on about how we massively overcharge for this league.

[dune]

And a lot have a season ticket, meaning you get a discounted price.

 

My match-day spend is £22.40 per game with my season ticket, plus £2.50 on a dayrider ticket to get to St Mary's and to the pub.

 

Do you take a thermos and sandwiches, or is the real cost slightly higher?

 

For me it's usually a £100 day out with all the extras.

[Saint_clark]

Do you take a thermos and sandwiches, or is the real cost slightly higher?

 

For me it's usually a £100 day out with all the extras.

 

Must get through a lot of pies and tea then.

[Barry the Badger]

The figures don't really represent my expenses, as there isn't a section for drunken bast*rds who are appalling at betting.

[stevegrant]

The figures don't really represent my expenses, as there isn't a section for drunken bast*rds who are appalling at betting.

What he said.

[Avenue Saint]

They forggot to apply the ticket tax or the stadium tax or the parking tax. These are real factors that impact on the cost of supporting Cloteses Ryanair eneterprise.

 

Go and support a team that doesn't "tax"

[Scottie]

Don't buy a pie?? Who are these people!!

 

The people who are eating the prawn sandwiches.

[St Marco]

of the 7 most expensive for tickets 4 are from the South and 2 are more expensive then us. When you look at it like that makes me feel slightly better about my ticket cost!

[Griffo]

I would spend more money on pies than I would on match tickets if St Mary's introduced the pies that Rochdale had.

[Golden Balls]

Jesus! Looking at the prem prices, I'm not exactly looking forward to promotion.

[CHAPEL END CHARLIE]

Jesus! Looking at the prem prices, I'm not exactly looking forward to promotion.

 

On my wages getting promoted would save me a fortune as I'd hardly be able to attend at all. But look on the bright side, SFC's loss would be Dave Merrington's gain.

 

In the meantime I'll just have to hope the team don't let be down and do something silly like getting themselves promoted.

[david in sweden]

I was under the impression we were the most expensive???

 

A visit to Fratton Park will cost more ......!

Are you complaining, or ?

[djharvey]

They forggot to apply the ticket tax or the stadium tax or the parking tax. These are real factors that impact on the cost of supporting Cloteses Ryanair eneterprise.

 

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