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Post by roverstillidie on Jul 24, 2015 15:00:05 GMT
I see ITV West Country News are reporting that the window lickers from the dark side are refusing to travel to Hillsborough, for their first away fixture, because of high ticket prices..!!!
maybe Pantsdown will put his hand in his pocket if some of them are feeling the pinch..
....Or could it be a thinly veiled attempt to cover the fact, that for such a 'Massive Club' their away support is pathetic  |
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Post by newmarketgas on Jul 24, 2015 15:06:28 GMT
I thought that was the joy of higher league football, the prices go up !  |
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Post by nolongernonleaguegas on Jul 24, 2015 15:23:45 GMT
£39.00 for Hillsborough in the championship is just as bad as £24 for Orient in league two in my opinion
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Post by keygas on Jul 24, 2015 15:26:28 GMT
In all fairness £39 is a hell of a dent in their benefit payments.
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Post by long john silver on Jul 24, 2015 16:16:30 GMT
To be fair I wouldn't pay £39 to watch rovers play unless it was a playoff final .
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Post by BishopstonBRFC on Jul 24, 2015 16:20:09 GMT
To be fair I wouldn't pay £39 to watch rovers play unless it was a playoff final . Agreed. Especially if it was cheaper for another team further down the line. Minimum of £100 day out really. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2015 17:03:19 GMT
i think there should be a rule that away fans are charged the same as home fans in equivalent standard terrace/seats
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Post by Dr Gas on Jul 24, 2015 17:18:57 GMT
The heavy fumigation that will be necessary after their visit must be funded somehow  And I bet the club gets backhanders from the home teams because what they put on the pitch itself is of great assistance to groundsmen.  |
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Post by kruger on Jul 24, 2015 18:20:38 GMT
I could afford it but I'd be doing the same in all honesty and not go out of principle, money grabbing bas...ds
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Post by Centenary Gas on Jul 24, 2015 18:24:00 GMT
It's easy for people to laugh at them here for some reason, but we are all football fans, and often ripped off by clubs or treated like crap by the police/authorities. Fair play to them for doing something.
Wednesday fans are mocking them for it, and quickly forgetting they moaned like **** when Leeds did the same to them.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2015 18:34:30 GMT
Just for interest, Swansea have come to an arrangement with all the Premier league clubs they visit this coming season, that their fans will pay a maximum of £22 for their away tickets.
Have to admit Sheff Wed charging City supporters £39 is a total rip off.
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Post by mjhgas on Jul 24, 2015 18:54:32 GMT
Last month I improved my Virgin Media package incl Sky Sports & BT Sports. In the post today was a letter confirming the package was increasing by £3 pm.
Not much and they give you some "fab" HD channels and BT Europe for "free"!!! The other excuse was it costs a lot for the Sports Rights. I'm sure it does, but I cancelled BT Sport immediately. Football fans will eventually get fed up with an over-priced, over-hyped "product".
My savings can go to my club to make it better rather than the clubs in the best league ever (& it's only 23 years old!).
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2015 19:30:26 GMT
Just for interest, Swansea have come to an arrangement with all the Premier league clubs they visit this coming season, that their fans will pay a maximum of £22 for their away tickets. Have to admit Sheff Wed charging City supporters £39 is a total rip off. Fair play to Swansea, they were unable to agree reciprocal deals with all the clubs in the Premiership, so decided to subsidise the shortfall themselves. Concessions and kids are also capped at £15 + £10 for away trips. Without blue tinted glasses on, can anybody really justify why the 82'ers should pay £39 when Reading fans will only be paying £25 for the same facilities? |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2015 20:11:46 GMT
I honestly do not get why we make a fool of ourselves by taking the water out of their away support when it's better than ours.
Ask yourself if you'd pay £39 just for a ticket to go away to Sheffield Wednesday, because I wouldn't.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2015 20:53:47 GMT
I honestly do not get why we make a fool of ourselves by taking the p**s out of their away support when it's better than ours. Ask yourself if you'd pay £39 just for a ticket to go away to Sheffield Wednesday, because I wouldn't. Still lady gardens though, aren't they. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2015 20:59:21 GMT
It's too expensive. Their next home match is much cheaper.
They saw who they were playing and adjusted the prices accordingly because they knew a MASSIVE amount of people would be interested.
I actually sympathise with the football fan on this one.
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Post by Quartermaster on Jul 24, 2015 21:33:45 GMT
I just tried to see what the lady gardens are charging away fans for their first couple of home games but prices don't seem to be available (or easy to find) on brentfords/Leeds' sites.
While navigating the Bristol sport franchise website, I did however stumble across a couple of slightly humorous offerings in the club shop... 82 branded dog leads and dog bowls no less! slightly ironic!
I also was faced with the franchise logo again. Still looks like a stylised minge!
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Post by curlywurly on Jul 24, 2015 21:48:23 GMT
i think there should be a rule that away fans are charged the same as home fans in equivalent standard terrace/seats There is. £39 is the same matchday price for Wednesday tickets, although they can get a £5 discount by becoming club members. They have actually got 8 different match pricing categories, i.e. the same seat can be charged 8 different prices depending on the category of match and £39 is not the highest price away fans will be charged (I guess they keep Cat A* for the Leeds fixture). £39 is far too much for a standard Div 2 ticket and it is a shame the football authorities seem pretty ambivalent to the impact on your average football fan. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2015 7:28:22 GMT
i think there should be a rule that away fans are charged the same as home fans in equivalent standard terrace/seats There is. £39 is the same matchday price for Wednesday tickets, although they can get a £5 discount by becoming club members. They have actually got 8 different match pricing categories, i.e. the same seat can be charged 8 different prices depending on the category of match and £39 is not the highest price away fans will be charged (I guess they keep Cat A* for the Leeds fixture). £39 is far too much for a standard Div 2 ticket and it is a shame the football authorities seem pretty ambivalent to the impact on your average football fan. that does throw a different slant on things but like you say its too much anyway,,but i think they always get good support anyway!! |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2015 7:50:55 GMT
Its a disgrace.
Loath them or hate them, I do feel sorry for any football fan getting ripped off.
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