Football pricing in England is a laughable joke.
Discussion
More so Liverpool than anything. First off, trying to get general sale tickets is impossible.
But it's ok, pay £30 or whatever for a year long 'membership' and they might allow me to get some last minute ones from season ticket holders who don't want them. So basically, giving money away for a chance of buying tickets.
Oh, and then don't forget to spend £2.50 on a 'fan card' which then tracks the games you might have been able to buy, and might offer you a chance a tickets in the future, but only maybe.
Failing that, spend hundreds of pounds on some poncy over-priced hospitality package. And after all of these, they only seem to release or offer tickets a few months before the actual games. (I'll come to this later).
Even if you do get tickets, it's £60 for decent seats and £49 quid for crap seats on a Cat A game, against Man Utd, Chelsea etc.
Even after that, it's <b>£49</b> for good seats at a cat C game, where your hard earned money earns you the right to see you team play juggernauts like Hull City and Burnley.
Not gonna lie, I can name about 1 player from each of these two teams.
By comparison, I wanted to check if this was unique to Liverpool., so did some shopping for two tickets at different clubs. Paying huge money to see what is now, an average team is a bit crazy. So i went with another similar side, swansea. The tickets were much more readily available, I could buy seats anywhere in the ground, however I could only see the next 4 games, and the chepeast/best i could find was £45 to watch them play West Ham.
It gets worse. I managed to find seats at Spurs. Even more readily available with lots of seats to choose from. I opted for top corner, well out of the way, against Sunderland in mid January. Fifty four quid each!!!! What in the actual ****! I did a bit of digging and got a couple at £41 quid each.
And now to the killer blow.
I decided to check Real Madrid. I mean, if Swansea want nearly a hundred quid to watch them play West Ham, imagine what the one of the greatest and richest clubs in the world will charge.
First off, I could buy tickets for any game in the year which surprised me. None of this crap about only having two or three games notice. I could buy tickets for games in April.
I kinda wanted to make a point to myself, so tried to buy tickets for their upcoming champs league match. Ok it's not crucial, but they'll probably still put a reasonable team out. If you're trying to get any tickets for a UK team in the champs league, get ready to donate a kidney.
After about 25 seconds of browsing, I got two tickets, corner seats, 6 rows from the pitch, <b>£35</b> each.
I checked Barcelona, got two tickets for their next league game, £22 per ticket.
Seriously, **** the premiership. I cant wait until the money bubble bursts.
I know this is nothing new, but it still makes my piss boil.
But it's ok, pay £30 or whatever for a year long 'membership' and they might allow me to get some last minute ones from season ticket holders who don't want them. So basically, giving money away for a chance of buying tickets.
Oh, and then don't forget to spend £2.50 on a 'fan card' which then tracks the games you might have been able to buy, and might offer you a chance a tickets in the future, but only maybe.
Failing that, spend hundreds of pounds on some poncy over-priced hospitality package. And after all of these, they only seem to release or offer tickets a few months before the actual games. (I'll come to this later).
Even if you do get tickets, it's £60 for decent seats and £49 quid for crap seats on a Cat A game, against Man Utd, Chelsea etc.
Even after that, it's <b>£49</b> for good seats at a cat C game, where your hard earned money earns you the right to see you team play juggernauts like Hull City and Burnley.
Not gonna lie, I can name about 1 player from each of these two teams.
By comparison, I wanted to check if this was unique to Liverpool., so did some shopping for two tickets at different clubs. Paying huge money to see what is now, an average team is a bit crazy. So i went with another similar side, swansea. The tickets were much more readily available, I could buy seats anywhere in the ground, however I could only see the next 4 games, and the chepeast/best i could find was £45 to watch them play West Ham.
It gets worse. I managed to find seats at Spurs. Even more readily available with lots of seats to choose from. I opted for top corner, well out of the way, against Sunderland in mid January. Fifty four quid each!!!! What in the actual ****! I did a bit of digging and got a couple at £41 quid each.
And now to the killer blow.
I decided to check Real Madrid. I mean, if Swansea want nearly a hundred quid to watch them play West Ham, imagine what the one of the greatest and richest clubs in the world will charge.
First off, I could buy tickets for any game in the year which surprised me. None of this crap about only having two or three games notice. I could buy tickets for games in April.
I kinda wanted to make a point to myself, so tried to buy tickets for their upcoming champs league match. Ok it's not crucial, but they'll probably still put a reasonable team out. If you're trying to get any tickets for a UK team in the champs league, get ready to donate a kidney.
After about 25 seconds of browsing, I got two tickets, corner seats, 6 rows from the pitch, <b>£35</b> each.
I checked Barcelona, got two tickets for their next league game, £22 per ticket.
Seriously, **** the premiership. I cant wait until the money bubble bursts.
I know this is nothing new, but it still makes my piss boil.
un1corn said:
More so Liverpool than anything. First off, trying to get general sale tickets is impossible.
But it's ok, pay £30 or whatever for a year long 'membership' and they might allow me to get some last minute ones from season ticket holders who don't want them. So basically, giving money away for a chance of buying tickets.
Oh, and then don't forget to spend £2.50 on a 'fan card' which then tracks the games you might have been able to buy, and might offer you a chance a tickets in the future, but only maybe.
Failing that, spend hundreds of pounds on some poncy over-priced hospitality package. And after all of these, they only seem to release or offer tickets a few months before the actual games. (I'll come to this later).
Even if you do get tickets, it's £60 for decent seats and £49 quid for crap seats on a Cat A game, against Man Utd, Chelsea etc.
Even after that, it's <b>£49</b> for good seats at a cat C game, where your hard earned money earns you the right to see you team play juggernauts like Hull City and Burnley.
Not gonna lie, I can name about 1 player from each of these two teams.
By comparison, I wanted to check if this was unique to Liverpool., so did some shopping for two tickets at different clubs. Paying huge money to see what is now, an average team is a bit crazy. So i went with another similar side, swansea. The tickets were much more readily available, I could buy seats anywhere in the ground, however I could only see the next 4 games, and the chepeast/best i could find was £45 to watch them play West Ham.
It gets worse. I managed to find seats at Spurs. Even more readily available with lots of seats to choose from. I opted for top corner, well out of the way, against Sunderland in mid January. Fifty four quid each!!!! What in the actual ****! I did a bit of digging and got a couple at £41 quid each.
And now to the killer blow.
I decided to check Real Madrid. I mean, if Swansea want nearly a hundred quid to watch them play West Ham, imagine what the one of the greatest and richest clubs in the world will charge.
First off, I could buy tickets for any game in the year which surprised me. None of this crap about only having two or three games notice. I could buy tickets for games in April.
I kinda wanted to make a point to myself, so tried to buy tickets for their upcoming champs league match. Ok it's not crucial, but they'll probably still put a reasonable team out. If you're trying to get any tickets for a UK team in the champs league, get ready to donate a kidney.
After about 25 seconds of browsing, I got two tickets, corner seats, 6 rows from the pitch, <b>£35</b> each.
I checked Barcelona, got two tickets for their next league game, £22 per ticket.
Seriously, **** the premiership. I cant wait until the money bubble bursts.
I know this is nothing new, but it still makes my piss boil.
Pricing long has been. Anz footie fan by now would have heard Wenger was confronted at Stoke train station while the team were travelling back to London. This is was down to a combination of sky-high ticket prices and under-performing. With Season Tickets around £1,200, its the most expensive in the league. For that money we get told "Diaby is not fragile", and a 3-2 defeat was "promising"But it's ok, pay £30 or whatever for a year long 'membership' and they might allow me to get some last minute ones from season ticket holders who don't want them. So basically, giving money away for a chance of buying tickets.
Oh, and then don't forget to spend £2.50 on a 'fan card' which then tracks the games you might have been able to buy, and might offer you a chance a tickets in the future, but only maybe.
Failing that, spend hundreds of pounds on some poncy over-priced hospitality package. And after all of these, they only seem to release or offer tickets a few months before the actual games. (I'll come to this later).
Even if you do get tickets, it's £60 for decent seats and £49 quid for crap seats on a Cat A game, against Man Utd, Chelsea etc.
Even after that, it's <b>£49</b> for good seats at a cat C game, where your hard earned money earns you the right to see you team play juggernauts like Hull City and Burnley.
Not gonna lie, I can name about 1 player from each of these two teams.
By comparison, I wanted to check if this was unique to Liverpool., so did some shopping for two tickets at different clubs. Paying huge money to see what is now, an average team is a bit crazy. So i went with another similar side, swansea. The tickets were much more readily available, I could buy seats anywhere in the ground, however I could only see the next 4 games, and the chepeast/best i could find was £45 to watch them play West Ham.
It gets worse. I managed to find seats at Spurs. Even more readily available with lots of seats to choose from. I opted for top corner, well out of the way, against Sunderland in mid January. Fifty four quid each!!!! What in the actual ****! I did a bit of digging and got a couple at £41 quid each.
And now to the killer blow.
I decided to check Real Madrid. I mean, if Swansea want nearly a hundred quid to watch them play West Ham, imagine what the one of the greatest and richest clubs in the world will charge.
First off, I could buy tickets for any game in the year which surprised me. None of this crap about only having two or three games notice. I could buy tickets for games in April.
I kinda wanted to make a point to myself, so tried to buy tickets for their upcoming champs league match. Ok it's not crucial, but they'll probably still put a reasonable team out. If you're trying to get any tickets for a UK team in the champs league, get ready to donate a kidney.
After about 25 seconds of browsing, I got two tickets, corner seats, 6 rows from the pitch, <b>£35</b> each.
I checked Barcelona, got two tickets for their next league game, £22 per ticket.
Seriously, **** the premiership. I cant wait until the money bubble bursts.
I know this is nothing new, but it still makes my piss boil.
I live in Austria, around two hours for Munich...yep, that's right, I can (and do) go and watch The Champs play for pennies compared to the Premiership football, in a fantastic stadium with great views, with great quality football. Comparing the "top teams", England is seriously over-priced, and this season the quality of football is shockingly bad, you only have to look at Saturday's results for proof of that (3x 0-0 results)
Edited by extraT on Monday 8th December 18:19
BPL is overpriced. People will pay it though.
110,000 members buy members cards each year for Liverpool.
There are bulk buys in November and July where you can choose what tickets you want.
Late availability and general sale, be lucky to get a ticket.
Real Madrid start at €45. I was in the 4th Tier Real v Liverpool and you can't see the players face. You are basically paying to be in the stadium and to see a white shirt put the ball in the net.
Real have an 85,000 capacity stadium. Would be stupid if they didn't have tickets on sale months in advance.
Liverpool have a 45,000 capacity. 25,000 season tickets. 10,000 tickets in the bulk buy sale and the rest in the members sale and general sale, which you'd be lucky to get a ticket in.
If our ground was bigger, 85,000 or so, people who only want to go a game a season would have chance of getting a ticket.
110,000 members buy members cards each year for Liverpool.
There are bulk buys in November and July where you can choose what tickets you want.
Late availability and general sale, be lucky to get a ticket.
Real Madrid start at €45. I was in the 4th Tier Real v Liverpool and you can't see the players face. You are basically paying to be in the stadium and to see a white shirt put the ball in the net.
Real have an 85,000 capacity stadium. Would be stupid if they didn't have tickets on sale months in advance.
Liverpool have a 45,000 capacity. 25,000 season tickets. 10,000 tickets in the bulk buy sale and the rest in the members sale and general sale, which you'd be lucky to get a ticket in.
If our ground was bigger, 85,000 or so, people who only want to go a game a season would have chance of getting a ticket.
alock said:
As teenagers, a group of us used to go and watch Woking. Current price for under 16s is £3. For that we could stand directly behind the goal and get a fabulous view. Always surprised me how people were obsessed with the 'big' teams.
The problem is too many people want to "support" one of the big clubs rather than go to a football match every week. Clubs know a percentage of their fans only go to one or two games per season and make a weekend of it, once you're bufgeting for a special occasion there's willingness to spend a bit more.
I live in North London and play at a club in Barnet. A guy there has Man Utd season tickets. He wasn't at the game last weekend and I see him most Saturday's at the club. I reckon at least half the time the tickets are rented out to friends and family.
If more people were interested in actually watching football smaller clubs right through to non-league would benefit.
Season ticket at WBA works out at £26 per match. If I were to take the same kind of seat at Oxford United, £22 advance ticket or £24 on the day for bottom of League 2 football. So it's not just premier league that's overpriced. Prices vary too - Stoke away in December £30; West Ham £43.
mickk said:
I normally spend £100 on a match day. My ticket is £40, train fare £16 the rest goes on food and drink.
You spent £44 on food and drink! Ever heard of a flask of tea and a home made sandwich in clingfilm?I could eat at a Michelin starred restaurant for the price of a burger and a cuppa at Stamford Bridge, which is why I wouldn't dream of eating there. I usually pop into Poundland in the North End Road before the game. I can buy enough sweets and stuff for me and my lads for a fiver.
TwigtheWonderkid said:
You spent £44 on food and drink! Ever heard of a flask of tea and a home made sandwich in clingfilm?
I could eat at a Michelin starred restaurant for the price of a burger and a cuppa at Stamford Bridge, which is why I wouldn't dream of eating there. I usually pop into Poundland in the North End Road before the game. I can buy enough sweets and stuff for me and my lads for a fiver.
I bet you drink Bovril at half time as well I could eat at a Michelin starred restaurant for the price of a burger and a cuppa at Stamford Bridge, which is why I wouldn't dream of eating there. I usually pop into Poundland in the North End Road before the game. I can buy enough sweets and stuff for me and my lads for a fiver.
mickk said:
TwigtheWonderkid said:
You spent £44 on food and drink! Ever heard of a flask of tea and a home made sandwich in clingfilm?
I could eat at a Michelin starred restaurant for the price of a burger and a cuppa at Stamford Bridge, which is why I wouldn't dream of eating there. I usually pop into Poundland in the North End Road before the game. I can buy enough sweets and stuff for me and my lads for a fiver.
I bet you drink Bovril at half time as well I could eat at a Michelin starred restaurant for the price of a burger and a cuppa at Stamford Bridge, which is why I wouldn't dream of eating there. I usually pop into Poundland in the North End Road before the game. I can buy enough sweets and stuff for me and my lads for a fiver.
Don’t like the ticket prices at top Premier League clubs?
Fine. Don’t buy them. Problem solved!
Football clubs are businesses with a fixed amount of product to sell, and if the demand for that product exceeds the supply it is inevitable the price will rise. If the level of demand proves inelastic, it is inevitable the price will rise further. Man United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Spurs and Chelsea could probably charge significantly more for their tickets than they currently do, such is the apparently limitless demand for their product.
Outside the PL, it’s a very different story. I support Derby, where ticket prices start at £10.
Fine. Don’t buy them. Problem solved!
Football clubs are businesses with a fixed amount of product to sell, and if the demand for that product exceeds the supply it is inevitable the price will rise. If the level of demand proves inelastic, it is inevitable the price will rise further. Man United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Spurs and Chelsea could probably charge significantly more for their tickets than they currently do, such is the apparently limitless demand for their product.
Outside the PL, it’s a very different story. I support Derby, where ticket prices start at £10.
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