sold as packages and as such not included in the survey
So the survey is wrong then.......
sold as packages and as such not included in the survey
Harsh as they only look at the cheapest price for a ticket, and, as we all know, being a one price across the ground club, that puts us bottom. They really should include the most expensive priced ticket too to get a fairer comparison.
Why was this moved? Just out of interest.
It's actually quite a good thread. He wants to make his mind up if you ask me. Move or leave it, but don't muck people around.
It's back again on the mane thread.
more to the point, why was my original thread title changed?
It's all to do with the forces of evil!
Or, the fact that 'RHB' started this thread on the general football forum and then seeing that two other threads had been started on 'chit-chat' he moved his thread to here, then back there and then here again.
It's back again on the mane thread.
We've had three different threads opened on the same topic. I merged two of them earlier (having not seen RHB's one) and now they are all in one happy place.
This is hardly 'mucking people about'.
We've had three different threads opened on the same topic. I merged two of them earlier (having not seen RHB's one) and now they are all in one happy place.
This is hardly 'mucking people about'.
It's problematic. I note that 18-24 years old fans are lessening in numbers at football grounds and the reason given is the cost. We accept the big Prem boys don't give a monkeys about gate money or even care too much for the 'Joe Blog' supporter, because their revenue streams are in merchandising, sponsorship and league payments. For clubs at the lower end, such as ours, the season tickets and gate receipts are a vital income.
You can watch some very entertaining games in a park for free or attend non-league matches for a comparative pittance. The truth is, however much it hurts, we have to pay for the pride and status of having a professional league club.
It's virtually impossible to compare league clubs, even if they are in the same league, as overheads, crowd numbers etc can be very different and the price of a ticket will reflect the clubs need.
I am sure if SKY were to share out the cash more evenly, then clubs would find it easier to survive and could reduce gate costs. However, they do nothing for nothing and the level of control over our clubs would undoubtedly increase. Football is already a corporate cash cow in the higher league but at least we have the ability, at our level, to still feel real affiliation and belonging within our club. Most prem supporters are 'plastic' fans that were never born or even lived anywhere near their favourite club but like to associate themselves with perceived success. Be a Blue, be true and accept that we have to dip in our pocket to see the club continue.
It is not at all harsh (except if you are talking about for Southend fans who struggle to pay it) and is a perfectly reasonable methodology for assessing the affordability of football. At other clubs if fans can't afford the more expensive tickets they have a choice to pay for the lowest price ticket. Southend don't offer their fans that option.
Yeah because that convinced Arsenal to reduce theirs :)
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That's why I said 'could.'