A poster on here (forget who) rightly said that paying 30/32 quid a ticket to watch a game of football in Scotland is totally wrong. It simply isn't fair to fans.
Well how about this for next level robbery: Barcelona charging Man United fans 102 quid per ticket for the Champions League tie. United have said they will reciprocate and will subsidise the ticket price at Camp Nou. WTF is the game coming to? Some will say it's simply supply and demand, but the average fan just doesn't matter at all. Something should be done, even it means the governing bodies introducing compulsory pricing structures. Three figures to watch a game of football, and that's before travel etc. What a sad reflection on the sport; football is out of the reach of many supporters.
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22-03-2019 04:15 PM #1
Ticket prices at football - a growing problem.
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22-03-2019 04:20 PM #3
If I was offered the Man Utd tickets for £102 I’d buy three but yes agree it’s getting ridiculous especially teams like that who have so much money already and don’t rely on ticket sales to survive,
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22-03-2019 04:21 PM #4
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Shocking prices for the Champions League, but it's hardly even worth being described as football now. It's got more in common with a Hollywood red carpet premiere than a football game.
Anyway, back to Scottish football. It's clear to me that people like Ann Budge are bad for the Scottish game. Sanitisation and gentrification of crowds is occurring. Prices of £30+ for tickets are trying to attract a new type of fan, one who brings their spouse and their children, sits in their seat quietly, buys the merchandise from the club shop and never complains about the manager or swears at the opposition. These are not the sort of people who will stick by the clubs when things (inevitably) go south.
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22-03-2019 04:25 PM #5
100 quid for a Champions League final? Yeah okay, if in the best seats, for a one off game you'll remember all your life.
100 quid for a quarter final, sat in the Gods at Camp Nou? Not a chance.HIBERNIAN FC - ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY SINCE 1875
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22-03-2019 04:26 PM #6
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I'm probably from the demographic you describe and you can tell fine well from my posts I'm by no means a quiet supporter. Clubs increase ticket prices because they know fans will pay it, whether they have the money or not. It's pure capitalism (which I still entirely disagree with) as opposed to deliberate gentrification.
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22-03-2019 04:37 PM #11
City away at Spurs in Champs league.
the Club has received an allocation of 3,003 tickets for the fixture.
Tickets are priced as follows:
Adults - £60
Over 65 - £30
18-21 - £45
Under 18 - £30Hibs.nets negative posting legend and unofficial ticket agent.
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22-03-2019 04:39 PM #12
Spurs being charged a maximum of £50 for the leg at the Etihad.
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First game apparently.Hibs.nets negative posting legend and unofficial ticket agent.
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I thought Palace was the first game? Still a lot of money, but, when we are paying 30 quid for an SPL game, you could argue it's proportionate. 102 quid though....HIBERNIAN FC - ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY SINCE 1875
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22-03-2019 04:49 PM #16
All being driven by ever growing player wages. Most clubs will allocate additional income into playing budgets. Average players demanding more money which in turn is driven by the competitive wages available for average players at lower leagues in England.
So clubs can charge less but the quality of player will then be lower as there will be less in the pot to spend. Players will then go and sign for Salford or Carlisle instead of Hibs or Motherwell.
Financial losers are fans. Financial winners are players. Clubs just facilitate it. Ironically because fans want “better players” playing “better football”.
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I would quite happily have paid £100 on 21.05.2016.
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Some parts of football need cleaned up. AFAIK, Budge has tried to clamp down on the worst behaviour of some of their fans, so can't complain about that.
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Maybe we need more leagues/competitions to agree a price cap on away ticket prices like the English Premier League. Sure they recently introduced maximum price of £30 for away fans
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I share with you the shock at these prices but there is a huge number of football fans with obviously a considerale amount of disposable income and will pay whatever it takes to attend.
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