People not being able to afford matches anymore

[Jackbee]

I think this is rubbish.. Because every week nearly all the top sides sell out there stadium, so why are people saying its become too expensive?

[Jack.Lfc]

Its a excuse.

[paul4wolves]

It's hardly a lot really.

[Jack.Lfc]

The most ive spent on a away is £50, and that was fulham £30 for travel £20 for ticket.My mum paid for chelsea for me :):)

[Throne Sofa]

Well it isn't rubbish.

Top team stadiums are still selling out because the regular common working class citizen who would go along to the football each week are being outpriced, are giving up their season tickets and end up not being able to go each week to the football. These are being replaced by middle class citizens and 'business types', those their for the social occasion.

So people are being outpriced out of the game, but other types of football fan are replacing them.

[Andys]

My ticket is £1 a game next season ;)
or less if we're in championship because more games.
hehehehe

[Bun]

My ticket is £1 a game next season ;)
or less if we're in championship because more games.
hehehehe
yeah i was amazed when i first read about that. alarm bells rang even when boro lowered their under 18s to 95 but 19 quid is unbelievable, suppose it invests in the clubs future fanbase.

[Geraint]

well, put it this way, if we get to the premier league next season I won't be going to the same number of away games that I have been to this season.

[Minstrels]

We're getting loads more £1 a ticket games after last night, wonder what this will do to the ST...

[Loser]

Arsenal season tickets are over £1000 in places. QPR's season tickets are about £600 next year. Both of these examples are abolutely ludicrous prices. A season ticket, for me, should be about £500 maximum for most teams. There's no need to increase them more than that. It's unfair and selfish.
Alot of QPR fans aren't renewing season tickets because of the prices, and the "clueless owners". They're furious with them, they're sick of being overpriced, and underwhelmed.

[Implement]

It's all one big excuse for the "glory hunters" to use, okay yes, Wolves season ticket price for the EARLY BIRD (cheaper) in the South Bank is £400+ that's a lot. It's also £10+ per game for kids and much more for adults.

But the fact is if you really support your club, you will find the money from somewhere, even if it's not to buy a ticket, but to at least go to like five games person season or something, i'm sure that wouldn't break the bank.

[brandon]

People who don't go to games who support big clubs have that excuse obviously, because Man United and co is gonna be pricey. It's the rest that don't have that excuse but don't need the excuse.

[Loser]

It's all one big excuse for the "glory hunters" to use, okay yes, Wolves season ticket price for the EARLY BIRD (cheaper) in the South Bank is £400+ that's a lot. It's also £10+ per game for kids and much more for adults.

But the fact is if you really support your club, you will find the money from somewhere, even if it's not to buy a ticket, but to at least go to like five games person season or something, i'm sure that wouldn't break the bank.

I'm not sure I agree with this. There was a time, long long before the Premier League, when, on the day of the game, you could go up to the stadium, and pay a couple of pound at the gates and go in. If people are giving up alot of things just to watch football, then there's something somewhere that's gone wrong.

[Jack.Lfc]

My season ticket is only around £300, i get that for b'day. Have to pay for aways myself.

[Loser]

My season ticket is only around £300, i get that for b'day. Have to pay for aways myself.

Is that U16s or U1s or something? My one last year was £89, but this year's £329 because of the age boundary jump. I think £300 for 19-23 games + priorities on Cup games etc. isn't too shabby.

[Throne Sofa]

Arsenal season tickets are over £1000 in places. QPR's season tickets are about £600 next year. Both of these examples are abolutely ludicrous prices. A season ticket, for me, should be about £500 maximum for most teams. There's no need to increase them more than that. It's unfair and selfish.
Alot of QPR fans aren't renewing season tickets because of the prices, and the "clueless owners". They're furious with them, they're sick of being overpriced, and underwhelmed.
Thing is though, if QPR fans show their loyalty once again and buy these season tickets for those prices, they won't be "clueless", they'll be astute business men, even though they are exploiting the loyalty of their supporters.

[Jack.Lfc]

Is that U16s or U1s or something? My one last year was £89, but this year's £329 because of the age boundary jump. I think £300 for 19-23 games + priorities on Cup games etc. isn't too shabby.

u17's, im on adult next season, there around £550.

[Wootzeh]

got my under21 one for £259 next season

[Loser]

Thing is though, if QPR fans show their loyalty once again and buy these season tickets for those prices, they won't be "clueless", they'll be astute business men, even though they are exploiting the loyalty of their supporters.

Clueless as in clueless about football and QPR's traditions and history. Although, I agree that exploitation of fans' loyalty is a great way to make money, but alot of owners do it without so blatantly overcharing them. £600 for Championship football, and a poor standard of it, is absolutely horrifying.

[Jackbee]

Arsenal season tickets are over £1000 in places.

1. Its not that much
2. Even if it was, its about £60-80 a time so its still worth it :)

[sock]

my dad was telling me the other day how he used to go to matches when he was younger and only had to pay 50p.. it has changed..

[Minstrels]

my dad was telling me the other day how he used to go to matches when he was younger and only had to pay 50p.. it has changed..
State the obvious...

[Jack.Lfc]

Arnt city's games only a £1 or was that just a 1 off
:eusa_danc

[Bun]

Arnt city's games only a £1 or was that just a 1 off

:eusa_danc

stop copying sharkboy54545984, it's killing me. :(

[JackBuddy]

stop copying sharkboy54545984, it's killing me. :(

Die die die

:eusa_danc

[sock]

1 off lol

[Jam]

I've only been to about 3 games but I'm sure I (well my dad) payed about £25 for me, although St. James' at the time was sure to sell out anyways (Soton v Newcastle PREM, Soton v Newcastle FA CUP and Celtic v Newcastle - Shearer's Testimonial)

[Andys]

I've only been to about 3 games but I'm sure I (well my dad) payed about £25 for me, although St. James' at the time was sure to sell out anyways (Soton v Newcastle PREM, Soton v Newcastle FA CUP and Celtic v Newcastle - Shearer's Testimonial)
what?
why do you have an aston villa badge as your avatar if you support newcastle? :S

[Jam]

I supported Southampton for quite a while until their recent demise (not relagation but this year when they've just died) and I live in Newcastle, so I went to any Soton game in Newcastle.

[[DC]eption]

Im not being priced out dad pays for sky ;)

In all seriousness i wont be able to afford to watch United regularly for a long timee! Not on my wages!

[sock]

why vuilla tho jameseh?