FSF Posted 26 April, 2013 Share Posted 26 April, 2013 The Football Supporters' Federation needs your support to help bring down the price of tickets, with our Twenty's Plenty for Away Tickets Petition – http://www.fsf.org.uk/20plenty We're calling upon football clubs at all levels of the game to recognise and reward the amazing contribution of away fans by getting together to agree an across the board price cap on away match tickets of £20 (£15 for concessions). What’s the point in a petition, you might ask? Each signature on the Twenty’s Plenty petition triggers an email to your club, telling them you want to see something done about the cost of attending football, as well as an email to the Premier League telling them the same. In a little over a week more than 5,000 fans have already signed the petition to let their clubs know their feelings on the matter - please spare 30 seconds of your time and join them today – http://www.fsf.org.uk/20plenty We understand that football is unaffordable for many and this is especially true for away fans who, aside from match tickets, must contend with spiralling food, drink and travel costs. There has been a tremendous groundswell of opinion lately with campaigns popping up across the country and Twenty’s Plenty will try to harness that energy and discontent. For more on why you should back the campaign check out this pdf - http://bit.ly/14ic58h - or visit our website - http://www.fsf.org.uk Thanks, The FSF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This Charming Man Posted 26 April, 2013 Share Posted 26 April, 2013 Signed up for that the other day. Hopefully clubs start to listen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 26 April, 2013 Share Posted 26 April, 2013 Would prefer to keep the riff raff away personally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomobz Posted 26 April, 2013 Share Posted 26 April, 2013 Signed. It's about time someone tried to do something about the corporate greed that's exploiting loyal fans and community clubs. Whether it will work or not remains to be seen but fair play for getting something started! Against Modern Football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo-Saint Posted 26 April, 2013 Share Posted 26 April, 2013 Done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 26 April, 2013 Share Posted 26 April, 2013 The Football Supporters' Federation needs your support to help bring down the price of tickets, with our Twenty's Plenty for Away Tickets Petition – http://www.fsf.org.uk/20plenty We're calling upon football clubs at all levels of the game to recognise and reward the amazing contribution of away fans by getting together to agree an across the board price cap on away match tickets of £20 (£15 for concessions). What’s the point in a petition, you might ask? Each signature on the Twenty’s Plenty petition triggers an email to your club, telling them you want to see something done about the cost of attending football, as well as an email to the Premier League telling them the same. In a little over a week more than 5,000 fans have already signed the petition to let their clubs know their feelings on the matter - please spare 30 seconds of your time and join them today – http://www.fsf.org.uk/20plenty We understand that football is unaffordable for many and this is especially true for away fans who, aside from match tickets, must contend with spiralling food, drink and travel costs. There has been a tremendous groundswell of opinion lately with campaigns popping up across the country and Twenty’s Plenty will try to harness that energy and discontent. For more on why you should back the campaign check out this pdf - http://bit.ly/14ic58h - or visit our website - http://www.fsf.org.uk Thanks, The FSF Fair play for trying to do something, but it's not going to change anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedAndWhite91 Posted 26 April, 2013 Share Posted 26 April, 2013 Signed. Great initiative. Signed up and became a member of the FSF a while back now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scummer Posted 26 April, 2013 Share Posted 26 April, 2013 Call me selfish, but I'd rather see an initiative to reduce/cap prices across the board rather than just for away fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrant Posted 26 April, 2013 Share Posted 26 April, 2013 Call me selfish, but I'd rather see an initiative to reduce/cap prices across the board rather than just for away fans. This. The FSF campaigned for years to get the FA and the leagues to make it mandatory for clubs to charge away fans the same as home fans in comparable areas of the ground rather than blatantly ripping them off, and now they're happy to toss that away in order to piggy-back onto the fact that the league champions kicked up a fuss after they failed to sell their allocation for a game against one of their fellow "big 4" members. Empty seats at the biggest games (if Man City as a club were so concerned at the price their fans were being asked to pay, they should have bought the tickets they were going to hand back and just left them empty - not as if they couldn't afford the £60k-odd it would have cost them) is the only way the authorities and the clubs themselves will take notice, a petition harvests thousands of email addresses for the FSF and the clubs being emailed but won't force any sort of action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This Charming Man Posted 26 April, 2013 Share Posted 26 April, 2013 This. The FSF campaigned for years to get the FA and the leagues to make it mandatory for clubs to charge away fans the same as home fans in comparable areas of the ground rather than blatantly ripping them off, and now they're happy to toss that away in order to piggy-back onto the fact that the league champions kicked up a fuss after they failed to sell their allocation for a game against one of their fellow "big 4" members. Empty seats at the biggest games (if Man City as a club were so concerned at the price their fans were being asked to pay, they should have bought the tickets they were going to hand back and just left them empty - not as if they couldn't afford the £60k-odd it would have cost them) is the only way the authorities and the clubs themselves will take notice, a petition harvests thousands of email addresses for the FSF and the clubs being emailed but won't force any sort of action. You have to start somewhere. It's highly unlikely that anything will change off the back of this petition alone, though it's about raising awareness and keeping it in the public eye. If you build enough pressure and create enough publicity around something, eventually the clubs will have to look at doing something. Going straight in for a total reduction of all ticket costs would probably be taking on a bit too much. Therefore aiming at capping away tickets where people have already spent anything from £30-£100 getting to a game seems an ideal place to start, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrant Posted 26 April, 2013 Share Posted 26 April, 2013 You have to start somewhere. It's highly unlikely that anything will change off the back of this petition alone, though it's about raising awareness and keeping it in the public eye. If you build enough pressure and create enough publicity around something, eventually the clubs will have to look at doing something. Going straight in for a total reduction of all ticket costs would probably be taking on a bit too much. Therefore aiming at capping away tickets where people have already spent anything from £30-£100 getting to a game seems an ideal place to start, imo. What about those who spend the same amount getting to home games? Why should those who, for argument's sake, live nearer to half our away grounds than St Mary's reap the benefit of cheap tickets at the expense of others? Let's face it, if clubs are forced to reduce tickets for away fans, where do you reckon they'll make that money up from? Home fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shroppie Posted 26 April, 2013 Share Posted 26 April, 2013 What about those who spend the same amount getting to home games? Why should those who, for argument's sake, live nearer to half our away grounds than St Mary's reap the benefit of cheap tickets at the expense of others? Let's face it, if clubs are forced to reduce tickets for away fans, where do you reckon they'll make that money up from? Home fans. As I live closer to ALL away games than St Mary's, and it costs me a min of £55 to get to each home game, would have to agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 26 April, 2013 Share Posted 26 April, 2013 Never going to be listened to. Plus £20 is ridiculously low for the Premier League. That price would greatly encourage touting at certain games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 26 April, 2013 Share Posted 26 April, 2013 I've signed and pointed out that the price match for away/home tickets is a preference. The other thing this doesn't consider is home fans just deciding to buy away tickets because they're cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGTL Posted 26 April, 2013 Share Posted 26 April, 2013 I agree with the sentiment but £20 is just unrealistic. Set it at £35 and it might get somehwere. I actually think £20 is too cheap for the enjoyment I get from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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