posted Feb 25, 2007

Sure, the fact that Fulham were charging Man U fans £45 per ticket stinks, but how much were the Fulham fans charged to go to Old Trafford! A set ticket price, say £18 for adults and £10 concessions for away fans at premiership games is a very good idea because it makes things fair across the whole country. However until that is introduced, clubs should be able to charge away fans at least the same price that their fans were charged to visit the corresponding ground earlier on in the season.

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posted Feb 25, 2007

If supporters will pay £45, clubs will charge that amount or more, its a simple matter of supply and demand. The only way to get a response is not to pay for the tickets, not boycotting hotdogs and programmes. At the moment the big clubs can fill their grounds whatever they charge; supporters realise that if they don't pay, someone else will. Only when grounds are less than full will there be a change. Forget the idea of a standard price across the board. No-one is going to pay the same price to watch the likes of Blackburn when they can watch Manchester United etc

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posted Feb 25, 2007

The other A Grade teams which have been charged £45 such as arsenal, but we have not moaned which is why i agree with the nickname'moan utd'just forget it everybody knows football is just about profit and money is taking over!!!

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posted Feb 25, 2007

Several people have posted to say that having a fixed price of £15 for away fans across the whole country would be fairer, but that's not looking at the whole picture. While it would mean that away fans of all clubs would pay the same, it's unlikely that the clubs would reduce prices for the home fans, and might even put them up to cover the loss in revenue. So why should I as a home fan, subsidise your away ticket?

Whilst I agree that the cost of tickets to some matches is exorbitant, you don't have to pay. Chelsea charged 48 quid for our match at Stamford Bridge this season, so the away turn out was quite small as most of us refused to pay those sort of prices. Clubs can only rip you off if you let them. Supporters of the big clubs aren't getting charged big prices because their clubs are rich, but because they have demonstrated time and time again that they are willing to pay them. Only a proper boycott, like the City fans at Bolton will really hit them in the wallet.

Many of the smaller clubs operate variable ticket pricing to make sure that they get the most people in the ground for every game. Fulham only charged us 20 quid this season, but that was because it was a Monday night Sky game, so if they'd charged us big money we'd have all stayed home and watched it on TV. Watford are making our game a promotion for their fans, so we benefit by only having to pay a tenner as well. Having a fixed low price for away fans for all games would mean that they couldn't afford to discount the less popular games like this, as they wouldn't be able to make up the revenue on the games they could sell out twice over. There'd also be a risk of casual home fans opting to go in the away end as it was cheaper, and trouble breaking out as a result. Whilst it's a noble idea, it's just not workable.

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posted Feb 25, 2007

The guy who mentioned the price to see a gig was right The Venues don't have a one price for all policy, They know that for a world reknowned band like U2 or the Chili Peppers they can name their price and often charge around £50 and still get a sell-out, but if me & my mates want our band to play they'll be hard pushed to expect people to pay a fiver!

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posted Feb 25, 2007

There is only one real answer to all of this-- a set ticket price, for all supporters. If certain clubs want to price themselves out of the market, go ahead. There shouldn't be any differential for home and visitor teams.

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posted Feb 25, 2007

There should be fixed price admission for each division. Maximum £20 for Premier League, £17 for Championship, £15 for League One and £13 for League Two to reflect the differing quality of the football. Clubs would be free to charge what they like but they couldn't charge more than the maximum. Clubs should only be able to charge prices agreed pre-season e.g. When Bury are at Spotland and Rochdale charge the visiting fans £12 then Bury should charge the Rochdale fans £12 at the return fixture. The clubs should then be forced to have a fixed salary cap of £20 million a year for wages so no one can use the old excuse of 60% of Manchester United's turnover is more than 60% of Wigan's and the players will just have to like it or lump it when their ludicrously high wages are cut. Football has ripped off the fans for far too long playing on our loyalty. We need to take a stand.

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posted Mar 10, 2007

we should go on a march, ha. See if we can do any better than the anti-war protestors. (probably)

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posted Nov 19, 2008

LOL this is the most PATHETIC thing I have ever heard.
There are fans out there who would trade an arm and a leg to own a season ticket at United. The season tickets have gone up from £470 to £490. So a £20 rise isn't that bad at all. I went against Stoke last Saturday and my ticket cost me £30 but last season was £28 (not in the clouds in the north stand either). And it was from the United ticket office as I apply because I'm a member. Also I went against QPR and cost me a mear £19 a ticket (Carling Cup). So what are this (MUST) group on about. United are one of the cheapest in the premiership to get tickets and this MUST group are just being pathetic. Of course the prices are going to rise each year for all premiership clubs in general as it costing more for clubs. IT's life!!

Somebody better not tell the (MUST) group that Asda's Smart Price beans have gone from 19p to 22p... God hell will break loose.....

If any of them MUST group member want to pass there season ticket over to me (a proper fan) next season I would snap your hands off for it. And I would have all the Carling Cup, Champs League, FA Cup and away tickets that get offered.... I live and die United and will pay what ever it takes to see them. That what Die hard fans do.

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posted Nov 20, 2008

the whole "MUST" affair is to do with club making all Season Ticket Holders buy "compulsory cup tickets" not the price of there season tickets rising.

The club have this "compulsory cup tickets" ruling on the season tickets and no other club in the land (as far as i'm aware) has one which in MUST's eyes in Unfair trading making someone buy something.

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