Josep Dowling
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This week the BBC did their annual cost of football. This found that 90% of fans believe football is too expensive. More 18-24 years old now gamble on the sport than watch live games.
I feel this is a genuine problem for the English clubs. There is a real issue for younger fans and parents affording to go to games. I feel the next generation may lose interest in the game without the ‘real’ experience of going to a game. Where is the next generation of weekly match going fans coming from? Every club needs a core set of local fans who turn up each week.
I believe every team in the Premier League should be forced to sell tickets at a fair price. With the amount of TV money now involved there is no excuse for clubs to be charging more than £20 for a ticket. My local non league club have season tickets that cost more than the lowest priced season ticket for Bayern Munich.
I recently went to Germany. I bought tickets for RB Leipzig vs Borussia Mochengladbach. I was able to buy 3 tickets online direct from the club for 25 euros each. No ‘club member’ nonsense to purchase tickets.
How can we change this problem? That is the big question. Well to a vast degree it is the fans fault because they keep paying the ridiculous prices. I think it’s British culture to moan about something but do nothing about it, and this is the issue.
When Dortmund increased their season tickets one season their entire yellow wall didn’t go into the game until the second half to show what it would be like with no fans at a game. The board listened.
Do others agree or will the next generation pay the inflated prices for the love of their team?
I feel this is a genuine problem for the English clubs. There is a real issue for younger fans and parents affording to go to games. I feel the next generation may lose interest in the game without the ‘real’ experience of going to a game. Where is the next generation of weekly match going fans coming from? Every club needs a core set of local fans who turn up each week.
I believe every team in the Premier League should be forced to sell tickets at a fair price. With the amount of TV money now involved there is no excuse for clubs to be charging more than £20 for a ticket. My local non league club have season tickets that cost more than the lowest priced season ticket for Bayern Munich.
I recently went to Germany. I bought tickets for RB Leipzig vs Borussia Mochengladbach. I was able to buy 3 tickets online direct from the club for 25 euros each. No ‘club member’ nonsense to purchase tickets.
How can we change this problem? That is the big question. Well to a vast degree it is the fans fault because they keep paying the ridiculous prices. I think it’s British culture to moan about something but do nothing about it, and this is the issue.
When Dortmund increased their season tickets one season their entire yellow wall didn’t go into the game until the second half to show what it would be like with no fans at a game. The board listened.
Do others agree or will the next generation pay the inflated prices for the love of their team?