Bridge'srightfoot wrote:King Kev wrote:The cost argument is one that interests me.
Whilst I am sure there are a lot of fans who would love to go to games but genuinely can't afford it, I reckon there are an equal number who use it as an excuse.
I work with a rag who claims he can't afford to go to their games, yet he is out on the piss every weekend and eats out at least once a week. If he missed a few nights out he could easily afford a match ticket, but he chooses not to.
There are loads of City fans who also do similar things, which they are quite entitled to do of course. I just wish they would be more honest about their reasons for not going to the ocasional match of the club they claim to support.
57 quid for a ticket against Liverpool. Then if you want to take a kiddy its an extra 30 quid. Add transport/ parking costs and it could cost you over 100 smackers to take your son/daughter to the occasional game. It's outrageous. I know we're not the only ones but still...
I remember only a few years back it was about 25-30 quid for a ticket and kids could get in for a fiver.
As far as the business model goes for clubs the size of ours and other prem league clubs, the season ticket prices should be on a par with Germany. If you can have the Staidum like the Allianze and charge £100 for a season ticket, its amazing.
Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness today accused Premier League clubs of 'milking their fans like cows' in charging high prices for season tickets.
Explaining his decision to keep season tickets at Bayern lower than their counterparts across Europe, Hoeness said: "We could charge more than €130 (£104). Let's say we charged €380 (£300). We'd get €2.5m (£2m) more in income, but what's €2.5m to us?"
"In a transfer discussion you argue about the sum for five minutes. But the difference between €130 and €380 is huge for the fans."
"We do not think fans are like cows, who you milk. Football has got to be for everybody."
"That's the biggest difference between us and England."
Arsenal's cheapest season ticket for the upcoming season costs £985 (with the most expensive ticket costing a whopping £1,955), while Liverpool's cost £710, and Chelsea's is £595.
Jack Sullivan, son of West Ham co-owner David Sullivan, has hinted that the club plan to offer significantly cheaper season tickets once the club move into the Olympic Stadium in time for the 2016-17 Premier League season.
Retweeting Hoeness' comments, Sullivan said: "That's the hope at the OS [Olympic Stadium] give family's affordable football. Cheap ST [season tickets]."
With the new TV revenue, EVERY prem league club could have done this for fans this season. I feel like the prem league clubs are milking us fans for all they can. There should be a cap on away fans ticket prices, every club should charge a maximum of £20 for an adult and £5 for a child. All cup games should be capped prices regardless of what round it is or who the opposition are. Its become an absolute joke.
I sincerely hope City do achieve their FFP goal next season and record a profit and then announce a strategy similar to Bayerns, its not like the 2.5m will make a difference!!
£2.5m is 48k a week! We probably give Boyata that much!