Post by chiff on Jul 13, 2006 18:50:29 GMT
may26th1999 said:
7even said:
Oh some people don’t half make me laugh. They moan that they can’t get a ticket, and then they moan when it’s too easy to get a ticket. Bless their little hearts.Reminds me of when I used to live with my Mother, when it rained she’d ask for the sunshine, when it was sunny, she’s ask for the rain. Oh she didn’t half confuse me at times.
I don't know if that was aimed @ me but if it was, I wasn't complaining about ticket availability. I've been a Season Ticket holder for the last decade & a half so never had any problems getting tickets. The point I was trying to make was that there is no point spending upward of £90million on expanding the capacity to c. 90,000 when we can't sell out the ground as it is. Maybe when Glazer fuck's off or dies, we have another sustained period of dominance, a higher demand for tickets is back & the club is financially secure, we could consider such plans, but not before hand.
rooneylichious said:
They've been showing a lot of the season ticket prices for the top four last week or so around Sky Sports news on some reports on the net etc. Fact is our season Ticekts are still the cheapest in the top four, and cheaper than a lot of teams outside the top 4 who often fail to fill 3 quarters of a stadium..
Arsenals cheapest season ticket is more expensive than our most expensive ticket.
Ticket prices are, as you say, competitive within the Prem. I was pointing to the fact that over recent seasons, tickets @ Utd have consistently gone up by £1 per match. This season, mine went up by £4 per match & wasn't the steepest riser (?I think they were about £8 per match?). Many people felt aggrieved by this & didn't renew, hence the surplus of STs. Also, the fact that Chelsea & Arsenal are London clubs, & we're a Manchester club makes a difference. Try buying an identical sized house close to each stadium. I believe there may be a slight discrepancy in valuations... ;D
But have you paid it? If the answer is "yes" then from a company view they're right. If not, has someone else? It's only when nobody buys have they gone too far. I remember going to Stamford Bridge for a Liverpool game when Chelsea were the first to introduce banding. It was an A game and the prog was £2 rather than £1.20 for a C Game so I didn't buy. You have the same choice.
Unfortunately, we're Accountants' fodder. They want Keano's Prawn Cocktail men not real fans. One of the contributors was telling me how he had to pay £350 for two hospitality tickets and you can bet that the club saw very little of that. Now that guy'll get a chance to buy tickets at a quarter that price so it's not all bad news. The trouble is the "have tickets" will have to fork out a lot more
