Evo1883
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Peg me doug
Peg me dougjust make money bro !!!
exactly. king is clearly trying to diversify revenuesTo be honest on kid prices, how does the family zone line up cost wise? Isn’t it £130 for a ST which comes in at around £5.65.
I get the decision especially before we bought the arena as tickets would have been the clubs only revenue bar tv rights. Maybe we can look at in the future but for now I get it and if it means the family zone and season tickets are cheaper, maybe that’s the sacrifice we have to make?
The also do have tickets much cheaper than £60 but these are mostly gone where they were available.Yeah most of them.
Although for most PL games, you'll struggle to get an adult ticket below £60.
Not defending that, but their average fan can afford a ticket around those prices. I'd imagine their fan base average salary is double that of people supporting Coventry.
But we’re selling out so for now it’s a non argumentOversimplified example but…
Selling 2350 tickets @ £45 each raises as much as 3000 tickets sold @ £35 each.
You roughly break even if you sell 650 fewer tickets as a result of the higher price just on ticket sales, but then you’re also missing out on people spending in the ground on top.
It seems to be a marginal gain for some very bad PR.
Do you have the figures for in ground spend? The bluenoses said they'd not spend a penny in the ground then drank like fishOversimplified example but…
Selling 2350 tickets @ £45 each raises as much as 3000 tickets sold @ £35 each.
You roughly break even if you sell 650 fewer tickets as a result of the higher price just on ticket sales, but then you’re also missing out on people spending in the ground on top.
It seems to be a marginal gain for some very bad PR.
But we’re selling out so for now it’s a non argument
We’re not and if we were, the pricing would reflect that. Currently, our games are oversubscribed so demand is higher than the supply. If were Blackburn, we’d probably need to do ‘kids for a quid’.Be intersted to see how youd feel if we were 21st in the league
Thought I’d have a look and all bar the family zone adult which is £407 are over £500. With the most expensive being £655. Note that these are for renew so maybe even more expensiveWe’re not and if we were, the pricing would reflect that. Currently, our games are oversubscribed so demand is higher than the supply. If were Blackburn, we’d probably need to do ‘kids for a quid’.
Likewise, our STs are probably a lot cheaper than Ipswich’s (without looking).
There’s a lot of noise regarding the pricing and in reality, most games are Cat B where prices are reasonably and more less at the league’s average. Sam with our ST pricing so the big decisions the club have made are vindicated.
Oversimplified example but…
Selling 2350 tickets @ £45 each raises as much as 3000 tickets sold @ £35 each.
You roughly break even if you sell 650 fewer tickets as a result of the higher price just on ticket sales, but then you’re also missing out on people spending in the ground on top.
It seems to be a marginal gain for some very bad PR.
ipswich? don't think they went to General saleThought I’d have a look and all bar the family zone adult which is £407 are over £500. With the most expensive being £655. Note that these are for renew so maybe even more expensive
Football fans continue to moan about ticket prices and continue to pay the price of admission. They’re like smokers “I won’t pay ‘x’ for a pack of 20” but continue to do so.Oversimplified example but…
Selling 2350 tickets @ £45 each raises as much as 3000 tickets sold @ £35 each.
You roughly break even if you sell 650 fewer tickets as a result of the higher price just on ticket sales, but then you’re also missing out on people spending in the ground on top.
It seems to be a marginal gain for some very bad PR.
How do German clubs manage not to charge extortionate prices?Football continue to moan about ticket prices and continue to pay the price of admission.
The same people crying to hilltop about £45 football tickets were happy to pay hundreds for an Oasis ticket. Unlike Taylor Swift or Oasis, their tours are not loss making, football is.
There’s an entitlement of football fans who demand more and more from owners but kick off at any insistence that they may need to pay more. If you want £10-15 tickets, go to the local NL team.
Football is one of the only entertainment products whose prices have barely gone up since 2008. Everything else, including the running of a football club, has.
compare the money being banded around that leagueHow do German clubs manage not to charge extortionate prices?
Might not have, just taken from their renewal prices on their website for this yearipswich? don't think they went to General sale
One of the biggest in Europe but one that’s largely avoided whoring itself out to tycoons and celebrating clubs who spend way beyond their means.compare the money being banded around that league
There’s a general trend across Europe is that transfer spend of the league and season ticket prices are correlated. At a guess, FFP in the UK has an undue burden on clubs to have strong balance sheets, an extra million or two on ST sales is needed more than it was say, 10-15 years ago.How do German clubs manage not to charge extortionate prices?
I assumed that the answer lay in German clubs being allowed to sell far more in the way of standing tickets than we can.There’s a general trend across Europe is that transfer spend of the league and season ticket prices are correlated. At a guess, FFP in the UK has an undue burden on clubs to have strong balance sheets, an extra million or two on ST sales is needed more than it was say, 10-15 years ago.
Clubs like Munich and Dortmund also have caps on their ST, around 40-50% of their stadium capacity. So their cheap ST prices are subsidised by charging high rates for single tickets in the name of “accessibility”. Do you want the club to cut ST numbers to 12-16k rather than 24k if it meant single ticket prices were £30-35?
Bearing in mind a ST works out at £20-24 per game.
That’ll certainly play into it. The crux of the point was that they have a smaller % of ST so they can profiteer off tourist fans.I assumed that the answer lay in German clubs being allowed to sell far more in the way of standing tickets than we can.
Bayern and Dortmund could charge significantly more for their tickets than they do and still sell the same numbers.
The Bundesliga ranks very highly still. When you put questions like this to German fans, overall they would actually prefer to keep their setup even if it meant their clubs being a bit less successful in Europe. Similar to when they’re asked about allowing more billionaires in to knock Bayern off their perch.That’ll certainly play into it. The crux of the point was that they have a smaller % of ST so they can profiteer off tourist fans.
As @Ccfcisparks said, there’s also a lot less money in the league, partly because they have a 50+1 rule for owning clubs. It’s a trade-off, do you want to be at the top table of European football or cheap tickets? (As a league)
A year since Robins sacking. only Clive came out of that forum with any decency as he played the neutral card.CWR will be treading carefully and trying to build up a bit of trust after the Robins sacking fans forum fiasco lead by Gurney and Bailey.
The also do have tickets much cheaper than £60 but these are mostly gone where they were available.
But the ticket prices in their Stupid stand with the pool etc. are really a good comparison to anything
Also when I lived in Wandsworth their were loads of working class Fulham fans
Until we reach the promised land for away fans which will be oversubscribed any way, so just the moral argument rey?Some are but because they are doing the games in batches of 5 , they are deciding the prices on the go .
Long story short the better we do the less chance of the cheapo tickets
The Bundesliga ranks very highly still. When you put questions like this to German fans, overall they would actually prefer to keep their setup even if it meant their clubs being a bit less successful in Europe. Similar to when they’re asked about allowing more billionaires in to knock Bayern off their perch.
English football has totally whored itself out which has brought in a lot of trophies, but seriously distanced the game from the traditional supporter. We applaud the Wrexhams, Birminghams and Bournemouths and then act surprised when we get a Sheffield Wednesday.
I mean the better we do the less chance of cheap tickets isnt too controversial imo its the same for any club surely?
That’s thinking for the sake of it. If we got relegated for example the prices would drop.I'm trying to think about when we're not doing so well.
That’s thinking for the sake of it. If we got relegated for example the prices would drop.
i’d suggest him buying the stadium is far more of a net positive for the club long term and shows despite your criticisms doug is thinking for the futureIts almost as if I've already seen the club go to the wall due to spivs, hubris and short term thinking.
The Bundesliga is the top division and has European competition and the support of the nations largest enterprises as well. A more apt comparison would be the second division. The fact you’re comparing the Championship to Europes top leagues shows the problem
i’d suggest him buying the stadium is far more of a net positive for the club long term and shows despite your criticisms doug is thinking for the future
I don’t buy into this idea that King is in this for the short term. Owning a Prem team must be somewhat lucrative!I haven't criticised King.
I've said several times I don't blame him for what he's doing.
I dont agree and I don't think it's a good long term strategy (he's done lots that will benefit the club long term), but understand he's not thinking long term as he won't be here long term.
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