Price of Football 2014

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How does your team compare...

Data here & a possible talking point in itself, only one club didn't provide figures (rangers again)

2013 data here to compare


I support Hearts and after relegation last season its perhaps no surprise that ticket prices are down with food/drink prices remaining the same
 
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Im a Bolton fan and I think we get a really good deal price wise.

Just look at the prices in the lower leagues! That's a lot of money for that standard of football. Halifax are charging more than us for the cheapest season tickets and they are in the conference!
 
4.50 for a pie? In the Conference of all places, and they wonder why lower league football is on its last legs.

More expensive to watch Forest Green every week than Barcelona!
 
How good is the tea in Manchester & Liverpool?

Liverpool/Man U at £2.50 a cup (but Man City have a supplier that means they can sell PL tea for £1:80 !

And why wouldn't Arsenal use the same tea supplier as they have for Arsenal Ladies? It would save their fans £1:20 a time (that goes for a great many clubs though) are the people running women's football far more astute?
 
Cheapest Fulham season ticket £299. For an extra £100 you can get one facing away from the pitch. To be honest as a club just down from PL the prices are pretty reasonable and stack up OK with the league we're in
 
My season ticket is £725, but for the first time ever, I haven't signed up for league cup games in the auto-cup scheme, as the CL games are £50 per game. I may still go to some, but will take each one as it comes.

I only missed about 5 home games in about 25 years, but due to rising costs and the odd holiday clash have probably missed 10 in about the last 5 years.

I gave up the aways last season, but was going to 10 a year previously, as a cheap away game is about £70 odd, and an expensive one more like £100. Never buy nothing in the ground, unless I have to.
 
Always been relatively happy with Wigan Ath's ticket prices. Big Dave did try to charge high prices for the big games in the 2nd season in the Premier League but that didn't last.

I actually gave up my season ticket a few years ago when I started working nights. The Boy has a kids ticket though. We use that to get reduced admission at Burscough when the Latics are away.. £7 for and adult and child is great value for "proper" non-league football..
 
Our season tickets are £665 and the lads £180, decent value for money @ £35 per game compared to most entertainment these days IMO. As for catering etc its your choice as to wether you buy a £2.50 coffee or coke much like stopping in a motorway services over priced yes captive audience so make the most of it yes, but if you don't want to pay you don't have too.
 
Liverbirdie said:
Good article, if only match going was like that here.
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Another big difference is that in English grounds fun is banned. Stewards constantly getting people to sit down, do this , do that. **** off and get a proper job you gimp.

They are encouraged to enjoy themselves there which must be ace :D
 
Birchy said:
Another big difference is that in English grounds fun is banned. Stewards constantly getting people to sit down, do this , do that. **** off and get a proper job you gimp.

They are encouraged to enjoy themselves there which must be ace :D
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I thought Bolton's stewards press-ganged people in from the Halfords and the Tesco on the retail park.:whoo:
 
German football is subsidised by the local governments - they have stadiums built for them and no running costs

The savings made allow the clubs to offer very competitive prices

Imagine the uproar here if money was given to clubs or stadiums built

Due to the costs I rarely go to football now - since moving down here 5 years ago I have Prob been about 5 times a year
 
Liverbirdie said:
I thought Bolton's stewards press-ganged people in from the Halfords and the Tesco on the retail park.:whoo:
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You would think so! We could have a row each but they still fecking moan. :D

Had it all over the place though. Remember a steward at QPR once telling me I was singing too loud! Gimme a break you tool :D
 
Birchy said:
You would think so! We could have a row each but they still fecking moan. :D

Had it all over the place though. Remember a steward at QPR once telling me I was singing too loud! Gimme a break you tool :D
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Never had anything but good times at QPR. Proper old school football ground with a decent bunch of fans.. Used to love doing the Day Trip down.. Hated the Day Trip to Gillingham though.. Used to have to leave Pemps nightclub and get straight on the coach.. The hangover would kick in by the time we hit Birmingham unless Barbara (Pemps owner) let us take a stash of cans out of the club.. Good times...:D
 
Liverpoolphil said:
German football is subsidised by the local governments - they have stadiums built for them and no running costs

The savings made allow the clubs to offer very competitive prices

Imagine the uproar here if money was given to clubs or stadiums built

Due to the costs I rarely go to football now - since moving down here 5 years ago I have Prob been about 5 times a year
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Not sure if it would work down south but up here I reckon purpose built stadia should have been the way forward for our clubs. One big stadium in Glasgow for Rangers n Celtic (get shot of Hampden too), one in Dundee for the 2 teams, one in Edinburgh for hearts n hibs, others in close proximity could follow suit, Ayr/Killie perhaps, Motherwell/Airdrie/Hamilton?

Sell the land the current stadia are sited on for development, build suitable stadia to be shared, perhaps have local community coaching taking place etc........I reckon it should be done, but obviously with a lot more research, costing than I've done in the last 2 minutes.

The reason the costs are sky high in this country are due in no small part to the exorbitant wages that (more often than not) bog standard players are taking out the game. The game has swung from the board making the cash to the players making it, unfortunately the punters are paying through the nose for it.

Nearly 3 quid for a cup of tea is scandalous, it's hot water and a tea bag for God's sake! And how can it be over a quid cheaper for Arsenal ladies tea compared to the men's? And they talk about equality..............
 
The one big thing stopping it happening - ground sharing

Whilst clubs abroad regardless of rivalry are able to share a ground - there is no way some clubs will do it in the UK

And wages are still high on the continent
 
Liverpoolphil said:
The one big thing stopping it happening - ground sharing

Whilst clubs abroad regardless of rivalry are able to share a ground - there is no way some clubs will do it in the UK

And wages are still high on the continent
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Crazy imo, in Glasgow you've got 3 stadia capable of holding 50,000+ and two of these are classed as elite stadia. Utter madness that ground sharing hasn't been seriously considered.

I'd argue that wages down south at the moment trump the vast majority on the continent though, one of the reasons a lot of top stars flock to the EPL (admittedly not all).
 
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