Villa Champs league ticket prices

[Up-the-slope]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cn0ldxngke2o

£85 - £97 a pop with discount to £70 - £82 if a ST holder.

Bonkers prices for the expanded endless league format - will fans just suck it up or will there be back lash.

what would you pay / not pay tp see Hibs in Europe?

[Carheenlea]

The stadium costs for managing a full house in the Champions League can’t be much different to a full house in the EPL.

There will be flights and accommodation costs for away legs to cover but nowhere near justifying such exorbitant ticket prices.

Everyone will have their own personal figure above which they wouldn’t entertain. I’m a long time ST holder but I wouldn’t pay £82 to see Hibs in Europe.

[cameronw-hfc]

Villa are my English team and whilst the owners are beloved, the last 2 years has seen quite a few out of touch changes. New fancy suites in the Holte end removing some seats to implement it, other extortionate bars/lounges made available and whilst most fans were okay with that, as they understood the pricey lounges etc aren't for them, its for who can afford it, this is a huge kick in the teeth to some. There will be Villa fans that more than most clubs at that level have been through the ringer and back with relegation, being a matter of hours from going bust and no more villa, to the Bruce years and prem relegations, all within the last 10/11 years as well now cannot afford to go to watch their club in the champions league.

It's shocking and rightly caused an uproar amongst the fanbase and others alike.

[gbhibby]

Villa are my English team and whilst the owners are beloved, the last 2 years has seen quite a few out of touch changes. New fancy suites in the Holte end removing some seats to implement it, other extortionate bars/lounges made available and whilst most fans were okay with that, as they understood the pricey lounges etc aren't for them, its for who can afford it, this is a huge kick in the teeth to some. There will be Villa fans that more than most clubs at that level have been through the ringer and back with relegation, being a matter of hours from going bust and no more villa, to the Bruce years and prem relegations, all within the last 10/11 years as well now cannot afford to go to watch their club in the champions league.

It's shocking and rightly caused an uproar amongst the fanbase and others alike.
Cameron are the walk up prices not £50 up to about £80 depending on the seat location for EPL games. The prices are ridiculous down south but fans will pay. Tom Hart almost doubled the prices against Juventus in the 70s did we pay them we sure did. They will sell out their games in the Champions League no problem. The away fans tickets are capped at around £50 (60 euros).

[cameronw-hfc]

Cameron are the walk up prices not £50 up to about £80 depending on the seat location for EPL games. The prices are ridiculous down south but fans will pay. Tom Hart almost doubled the prices against Juventus in the 70s did we pay them we sure did. They will sell out their games in the Champions League no problem. The away fans tickets are capped at around £50 (60 euros).

Villa have around 20k on their waiting list for a ST so i do not doubt they will sell out, just a shame a lot of the weekly home and away guys are being priced out, and i've seen more than a few on twitter saying they wont be able to afford it.

The club are basically taking advantage at this point of the fact the stadium wont be expanding fast enough and demand is high, so raise ticket prices knowing regardless it'll sell out.

I struggle to see how anyone as fans of 'big' EPL clubs can enjoy it. It's a tourist league at this point and real fans suffer.

[cabbageandribs1875]

The amount clubs can charge for away tickets in Europe's three men's club competitions will be reduced this season, Uefa has announced. Champions League games will be capped at 60 euros (£50.55), with 40 euros (£33.70) the maximum for the Europa League and just 20 euros (£16.85) for the Conference League.

[Onion]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cn0ldxngke2o

£85 - £97 a pop with discount to £70 - £82 if a ST holder.

Bonkers prices for the expanded endless league format - will fans just suck it up or will there be back lash.

what would you pay / not pay tp see Hibs in Europe?

If Hibs were competitive and playing decent Euro opposition, I'd try find the money. What price do you put of Hibs v AEK, Hibs v Naples, Hibs v Sporting Lisbon, Hibs v Leeds, Liverpool etc etc ? I'd never pay those prices to watch this Hibs team get destroyed by very average European teams.

[Pretty Boy]

Villa can charge that because they know someone will pay it. If the regulars don't then the tourists will. But they know the regulars will pay it, even if that means going into debt or going without something else.

The parochial and emotive nature of football means clubs can get away with it. There will never be a collective effort from fans to say enough is enough because everyone wants their club to be the best it can and that means doing the same as other clubs are and squeezing every penny they can. £97 for a football match? 'it's more money in the coffers'. £250 for a mascot package? 'It's more money in the coffers'. Some dodgy gambling company emblazoned across the front of the kit? 'It's more money in the coffers'.

Gordon Strachan was right all those years ago when he said any claims of morality in football were nonsense.

[MWHIBBIES]

Pretty embarrassing episode from Villa. Think the other CL teams from England are a decent bit cheaper.

[Bobby's Cinema]

Tone deaf from the club. Pretty sad and just no need for it.

The value of money brought in from fans as a % is tiny down there compared to what it means up here.

[Sioux]

Its a weird situation. Fans demand that clubs pay extortionate wages and transfer fees, and at the same time complain about the cost of tickets to cover some of that.

The clubs could save money on player costs but don't qualify for champions league etc, but the fans still have something to complain about, like no ambition.

If you reach for the skies, there's a price to pay unfortunately.

Of course TV companies could be blamed for providing stupid money, paid for by fans purchasing tv subs. The same fans that are paying for season tickets or match tickets!

Thankfully, in Scotland, clubs with very little money do get the chance to earn UEFA money which can have a material effect on small existing budgets, if group stage qualification is achieved. But what happens if our clubs overspend on wages in the off chance of that happening?

Money has f kd the game up.

[KdyHby]

Have tickets for Sporting Lisbon v Lille on Tuesday, pitch side ticket €85, £71.83.

[Up-the-slope]

I know we mostly would / do / have found money for increased tickets for big one off games - cup finals / Europe etc. But I think the increase coupled with the fact that the jepordy of say a cup game / knock out in Europe has gone from champs league even more with the perpetual gravy train league. Imagine paying almost £100 to watch a lillian gish bore draw to get a league point. There is something about the Agony & Ecstasy of a one off game with potential extra time and pens that is being bit by bit taken away from the game as part of making money that is further spoiling the spectacle... all at extra cost

[Paul1642]

I wonder what % of income the big clubs in England comes from ticket sales compared to Scotland and other leagues.

I don’t grudge paying around £25 for a Hibs tickets whatsoever because it’s pretty good value for money IMO (the product on the park is obviously debatable at times).

Compare that to any other entertainment that covers 2 hours and it’s pretty much like for like. That and i accept that ticket fees make up a large chunk of our income so it’s supporting the club I love.

A quick google suggest that Chelsea for example made around £65 million from ticket sales. They blow that on a dud every season and could half that amount without changing much on the park. Football is game increasingly loaded with money from other sources yet the ticket prices go up instead of down which is really sad IMO.

On a slightly side note I’m still convinced Hibs should be selling under 13 tickets for £1 a game when an accompanied by an adult. For the money it would loose it would get young fans into games and potentially become a source of income for life once there are adults, and if it encourages more adults to go to games with their kids it might not even make much of a loss.

[MWHIBBIES]

I wonder what % of income the big clubs in England comes from ticket sales compared to Scotland and other leagues.

I don’t grudge paying around £25 for a Hibs tickets whatsoever because it’s pretty good value for money IMO (the product on the park is obviously debatable at times).

Compare that to any other entertainment that covers 2 hours and it’s pretty much like for like. That and i accept that ticket fees make up a large chunk of our income so it’s supporting the club I love.

A quick google suggest that Chelsea for example made around £65 million from ticket sales. They blow that on a dud every season and could half that amount without changing much on the park. Football is game increasingly loaded with money from other sources yet the ticket prices go up instead of down which is really sad IMO.

On a slightly side note I’m still convinced Hibs should be selling under 13 tickets for £1 a game when an accompanied by an adult. For the money it would loose it would get young fans into games and potentially become a source of income for life once there are adults, and if it encourages more adults to go to games with their kids it might not even make much of a loss.

Ticket money is just pure, clean income. It's worth a lot more than selling a player for 65 million who has 4 years on his contract and cost 40 million a year before.