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[Football] Higher away ticket prices next season



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Vaughan Storm

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May 21, 2020
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We've come to the end of the season and with no confirmation of the £30 cap being renewed beyond This season, I'm assuming we might have to pay a lot more for away games next season.

Huge shame if this is the case, our away support recently has been dwindling a little bit so this could shatter the away attendances for us and all around the pl

note: away ticket prices will remain the same at least for now anyway, title is basically clickbait, I know, apologies
 
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Terry Butcher Tribute Act

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If it goes up it's an absolute disgrace from the PL.

Big implications at Albion too as category C prices are aligned to it I think with adult tickets from £30.

I'm sure Barber will fight our corner...

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Official Old Man

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Would imagine it will increase by inflation so £35 next season.
The real history of this cap goes back to Liverpool fans complaining that all their games were cat A hence their tickets would be top wack. On the other hand #teamslikeBrighton were cat C and cheaper.
Can imagine clubs now looking to maximise away fans to 2500 or 7.5% of capacity. Another way of looking at it is that 3000 away fans probably spend more in the concourse than the equivelant home fan.
 


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Vaughan Storm

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Official Old Man said:
Would imagine it will increase by inflation so £35 next season.
The real history of this cap goes back to Liverpool fans complaining that all their games were cat A hence their tickets would be top wack. On the other hand #teamslikeBrighton were cat C and cheaper.
Can imagine clubs now looking to maximise away fans to 2500 or 7.5% of capacity. Another way of looking at it is that 3000 away fans probably spend more in the concourse than the equivelant home fan.
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What's this thing with categories?
 


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The Optimist

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Vaughan Storm said:
What's this thing with categories?
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Teams charge different prices depending on the opposition. So Brighton v Liverpool ticket prices are higher than Brighton v Burnley ticket prices. Before the away price cap this meant following Liverpool away costs a lot more in ticket prices than following Burnley away.
 




pure_white

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The different category pricing as with Albion is all about making money nothing else but its often laughable when a category C team is playing well or a category A team isnt. That said Albion know for example Liverpoolhave a bigger pull for tickets than the average floating fan is attracted to Burnley etc.
 


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Why increase it? Do they need the money?

Away fans bring a much needed atmosphere. They are shelling out thousands of pounds to travel across the country and commit serious time to this. Leave at £30. The clubs can afford it, some fans can’t.
 


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Neville's Breakfast

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pure_white said:
The different category pricing as with Albion is all about making money nothing else but its often laughable when a category C team is playing well or a category A team isnt. That said Albion know for example Liverpoolhave a bigger pull for tickets than the average floating fan is attracted to Burnley etc.
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You’ve answered your own question/point.
 




drew

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pure_white said:
The different category pricing as with Albion is all about making money nothing else but its often laughable when a category C team is playing well or a category A team isnt. That said Albion know for example Liverpoolhave a bigger pull for tickets than the average floating fan is attracted to Burnley etc.
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Has anyone said it wasn't. Standard economics, supply and demand.

Fact is, charge more for the bigger games and less for the unattractive ones and it evens itself out.
 










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BN41Albion

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Vaughan Storm said:
We've come to the end of the season and with no confirmation of the £30 cap being renewed beyond This season, I'm assuming we might have to pay a lot more for away games next season.

Huge shame if this is the case, our away support recently has been dwindling a little bit so this could shatter the away attendances for us and all around the pl
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Has it!? Thought we sold out pretty much all games last season but correct me if I'm wrong!
 


chaileyjem

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Vaughan Storm said:
If it does happen it's such a p**s take considering all the cost of living problems
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It’s not happening - there was no reporting to suggest that it was - and the confirmation of the cap extension is likely to be a formality later this month - so the title of this thread is a bit premature.
 






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Vaughan Storm

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chaileyjem said:
It’s not happening - there was no reporting to suggest that it was - and the confirmation of the cap extension is likely to be a formality later this month - so the title of this thread is a bit premature.
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Cheers for the info, there was just nothing on the web suggesting a renewal, knew someone on here would know more than me aha
 




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