Grendel
Well-Known Member
Have you any evidence fans will not go if they are aware that the club they support gets no money?
It's just fairer isn't it though. If a club takes loads of away fans they get nothing financially from that. It asks the question why go to away games when you're just giving money to your rivals? You can talk about the support they give but then why not practically give tickets away for home games to get more support? Because it's not economically sensible to do so. Selling tickets to away games doesn't make economic sense either.
If those away fans didn't go the host club would get nothing. Both clubs will incur admin costs from selling/distributing tickets but the home club should get a bit more because of costs of stewarding etc at the game so say a 60:40 split.
It's just fairer isn't it though. If a club takes loads of away fans they get nothing financially from that. It asks the question why go to away games when you're just giving money to your rivals? You can talk about the support they give but then why not practically give tickets away for home games to get more support? Because it's not economically sensible to do so. Selling tickets to away games doesn't make economic sense either.
If those away fans didn't go the host club would get nothing. Both clubs will incur admin costs from selling/distributing tickets but the home club should get a bit more because of costs of stewarding etc at the game so say a 60:40 split.
It's just fairer isn't it though. If a club takes loads of away fans they get nothing financially from that. It asks the question why go to away games when you're just giving money to your rivals? You can talk about the support they give but then why not practically give tickets away for home games to get more support? Because it's not economically sensible to do so. Selling tickets to away games doesn't make economic sense either.
If those away fans didn't go the host club would get nothing. Both clubs will incur admin costs from selling/distributing tickets but the home club should get a bit more because of costs of stewarding etc at the game so say a 60:40 split.
It's just fairer isn't it though. If a club takes loads of away fans they get nothing financially from that. It asks the question why go to away games when you're just giving money to your rivals? You can talk about the support they give but then why not practically give tickets away for home games to get more support? Because it's not economically sensible to do so. Selling tickets to away games doesn't make economic sense either.
If those away fans didn't go the host club would get nothing. Both clubs will incur admin costs from selling/distributing tickets but the home club should get a bit more because of costs of stewarding etc at the game so say a 60:40 split.
The likes of Man Utd voted to stop exactly that years ago, after all!No clubs would ever vote for this
Have you any evidence fans will not go if they are aware that the club they support gets no money?
No clubs would ever vote for this
Yeah exactly. And tbf we didn't sell out our first away game in in over a season at Barnsley so you have to appreciate the club not gambling on this one (if they do have to pay up front like we've said).
shows a lack of understanding really- Barnsley midweek was never gonna be a huge seller, QPR on a Saturday was always going to be high demand.
shows a lack of understanding really- Barnsley midweek was never gonna be a huge seller, QPR on a Saturday was always going to be high demand.
Barnsley was on a Saturday
The likes of Man Utd voted to stop exactly that years ago, after all!
Have you any evidence fans will not go if they are aware that the club they support gets no money?
Read it again. It doesn't say that people wouldn't go if they were aware the club got no money. I'm sure there are a fair number who know this. But they go because they enjoy the day out and atmosphere.
I ask whether it's sensible to do it given you're basically giving money to your competitors.
No, the away club doesn't bear any cost of housing supporters so shouldn't be entitled to any real share of the income, It should only recoup the costs it accrues in selling the tickets on behalf of the home club.
Giving money to your competitors to pay for a service/product which is reciprocated when the return fixture comes around.
I’ll drive down and pick the fuckers up for a oner.You’d be able to courier them for a lot less than that
Are there penalties if some are returned unsold?
It would actually penalise small clubs who get large away followings
Smaller clubs have smaller grounds so can accommodate fewer fans. Bigger clubs can accommodate more and will attract a larger following.
So big club comes to you and you can only give them 2k tickets because of stadium size. When you travel away they can accommodate 5k of your fans.
Big club gets income from 5k of smaller club's supporters. Small club gets income from 2k of bigger club's.
Does that admin/booking fee not go to Ticketmaster?Think the club get £1 per ticket admin fee.
Then whenever I buy multiple tickets they still charge £1per ticket postage. Fee even though the tickets come in one envelope.
I wouldn't say they get zilch...but it's certainly not significant.
Probably £1.50 per ticket.
But the fact that being missed is that surely they have a duty to season ticket holders to get as many tickets available/possible within reason. To be sold out in 2 working days didn't give everyone a fair chance to purchase.
Or if they knew beforehand that they taking allocation of 2k. Why not just make 1 ticket per season ticket holder. So as many season ticket holders as possible get chance to get a ticket.
Just doesn't make any sense at all.
Does that admin/booking fee not go to Ticketmaster?
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