posted Dec 11, 2007

I noticed yesterday that Southampton are doing the same offer for the Southampton - Leicester cup tie. Presumably Southampton are doing it without the additional funding that these clubs are getting from the FA. Then as lutoner365 said, this is another cup tie which is very unlikely sell out.

You could argue that the clubs and the FA have been guilty of increasing ticket prices over the last 30 years and the number of people going to matches has fallen as a result and here they are doing something about it! If it's successful then hopefully it will be repeated with more clubs involved in the future!

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posted Dec 11, 2007

As usual is the "poor" deprived north that gets the subsidy. Would love to know who decided the games allocated ?

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posted Dec 11, 2007

Why don't clubs just have 'family' tickets ie. £50 for 1 adult & 2 kids. Than you will get families going to most games. Only reason they don't go is because it is simply too expensive

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posted Dec 11, 2007

not exactly ground breaking but a good idea all the same.. we've had Quid a kid for a few years at Cambridge United, add to that the Junior U's scheme. And Were gunna beat Wolves! Up the U's

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posted Dec 11, 2007

A great idea but not if you live in London or the home counties.

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posted Dec 11, 2007

This is a great idea! However, let's make sure it isn't implemented for Man. Utd. games. I wouldn't want these young boys and girls to be exposed to Alex Ferguson's foul mouth!

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posted Dec 11, 2007

West Ham have been doing Kids for a Quid for many years, obviously chosing games that are unlikely to sell out otherwise. Though they did do 6 or so games per season in the CCC whereas now it is only one or two in the Prem. But it is good marketing to get new supporters to games.

Isn't blindingly obvious why Utd, Arsenal etc wouldn't be included. It isn't about charity, letting people in on the cheap, when the tickets would sell anyway. It's about filling the stadiums, attracting more supporters who might chose to go again. People who already go are inclined to get tickets for friends etc.

What is most suprising is that clubs who don't fill their grounds, don't do Kids for a Quid more off their own backs.

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posted Dec 12, 2007

that's wrong. birmingham city did this kids for a quid idea first way back in the early 1990's when the sullivan and brady era was ushered in. we got huge crowds for leyland daf and anglo italian cup games this way. then sometime between 1999 and 2004 sullivan and brady got greedy and these kind of fans were once again priced out.

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posted Dec 17, 2007

in response to bankboy71 i doubt very little the scheme was an effort to "as usual" regenerate the "poor deprived north" i didn't realise plymouth and cambridge were poor deprived northern towns.

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