Season Ticket Discussion 2024/25

[Paddingtonwolf]

That is scandalous. How to piss every STH off even fucking more.

Fuck off and die Fosun you utter fucking cunts.

 

[Tredman]

It’s the sort of thing a real genuine independent local paper would pick up on.

 

[Tredman]

Just managed to pick up a ticket in NU2 for my youngest. Loads left.

 

[MARKakaJIM]

Loads seems a bit of a stretch - few hundred maybe? And mostly in areas exposed to weather which won't appeal to some at this time of year.

 

[Mel Evo]

Loads seems a bit of a stretch - few hundred maybe? And mostly in areas exposed to weather which won't appeal to some at this time of year.

Mostly they’re in areas with a great view of the action, which won’t appeal to some at this time.

 

[SSB]

One a positive note. Did see the loyalty season ticket merchandise cash has landed in my account. Just got to wait now until something decent is reduced to £30 to use it.

 

[The Bear]

One a positive note. Did see the loyalty season ticket merchandise cash has landed in my account. Just got to wait now until something decent is reduced to £30 to use it.

Pre-match t-shirts are now £30.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

£30 for a pile of Sudu shite? Strangely I will pass.

 

[The Bear]

£30 for a pile of Sudu shite? Strangely I will pass.

It's all Sudu shite. If you want to use the Wolves cash there's no getting away from it.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Pretty expensive toilet paper.

I assume they are phasing out Wolves cash as a concept and the best way to avoid grief is to make anything it buys something no sane person would dream of wanting.

 

[PuntsWolf]

Saints and Palace to general sale I see…

 

[Kenny]

Oh dude!, you are in for a shock

 

[Tony Towner]

4/6

 

[Squeak]

Had some time on my hands today so finally got around to looking into pricing for professional sports these days. I have been intrigued by the influx of American ownership into English football and it struck me that maybe there is a correlation for ever increasing prices relating to what the consumer pays to watch a game in America.

To my delight, and to save me a load of research, I found the following article

The Cost of Watching Professional Sport in the US | Remitly

Send money online to faster and more securely from the United States with Remitly, and discover our great exchange rates and low money transfer fees.We analyzed ticket prices across a variety of US team sports to find the cheapest and costliest states to support a team. See what we discovered here

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I have no proof that any of this has an influence on what we see in the UK but it maybe that increasing prices are impacted to some extent by what the cost of professional sport costs across the Atlantic. Anyone got any insight / thoughts?

 

[Wilf Wolf]

I suspect there are many more casual fans in USA who go once or twice a year in the same way as people do other things such as go to the cinema, horse racing etc occasionally rather than routinely. Totally different culture that will only work over here when teams are successful. Not many people choosing Championship football at the prices we are charging let alone USA prices.

 

[Tony Towner]

I don't think the pricing is following the US pattern because of the US influence directly - Wolves being an obvious example. I do think it's following a capitalist supply and demand model which obviously is already over there.

Owners charge the maximum they think they can, as opposed to what would be seen as a 'fair' price based on geographical and demographic considerations. PL football in particular is now an entertainment product more than a sporting one.

 

[AndyWolves]

I don't think the pricing is following the US pattern because of the US influence directly - Wolves being an obvious example. I do think it's following a capitalist supply and demand model which obviously is already over there.

Owners charge the maximum they think they can, as opposed to what would be seen as a 'fair' price based on geographical and demographic considerations. PL football in particular is now an entertainment product more than a sporting one.

I've noticed things get said like 'football has more to compete with as kids are saturated with other types of entertainment than they were previously'.

How about not putting football behind a ridiculously high paywall then geniuses

Champions league on ITV was so good, everyone could watch it

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Champions league on ITV was so good, everyone could watch it

Agreed (other than Tyldesly).

I can't remember the last time I watched a CL game that wasn't the final in it's entirety. I watch the YouTube highlights, but that's it generally.

If it was easily accessible I would.

 

[Wilf Wolf]

In the past the group stages of the CL were pretty dull. You could predict fairly reliably 14 of the 16 to go through. Maybe new format will change things but probably only in the last couple of games.

 

[Squeak]

I suspect there are many more casual fans in USA who go once or twice a year in the same way as people do other things such as go to the cinema, horse racing etc occasionally rather than routinely. Totally different culture that will only work over here when teams are successful. Not many people choosing Championship football at the prices we are charging let alone USA prices.

Yes, I agree there are probably a lot of casual fans due to the nature of the franchise system and the possibility of teams moving around. There are many diehard fans though and they pay anywhere from $1,850+ in NBA (41 home games), $2500+ in NFL (17 home games), $1848+ in NHL (42 home games) and $2542+ in MLB (81 home games).

In comparison, the price of an average season ticket in the Premier league (19 games) this season is between £521 ($669) and £1,394 ($1,791) depending on which team. In the Championship (23 home games) QPR are the cheapest at £242 ($313) while Sheff Weds are £595 ($770). Birmingham are at £315 ($408).

I guess it is the price of "entertainment" these days as going out to any event (concerts etc) is expensive.