[Orson]

I've been talking to a few folks about football season ticket prices, and then in the light of this news on the BBC, thought I'd just see how much folks were paying, and what they get for their money in terms of view/atmosphere, rather than the quality of football (as I'm a Derby fan!).

Mine for Derby is £270, and I sit 3 rows up from the pitch, about halfway between the edge of the centre circle & the edge of the penalty area, and is a cracking view.

What about any of the newly promoted sides, have they gone up much? And what about the relegated sides, have theirs gone down?... as if!

[WelshBluebird]

£99. Student price though.
That's for the bob bank terrace at ninian park. As its a terrace, I can choose where I go, but I'm usually around the halfway line.
It may be standing for 2 hours, but its a much better atmosphere IMO, and for £99 its a bargain.

[CFC1]

I've never had a season ticket for Chelsea (now living in Northern Ireland) but, if it's any use for comparison, our prices for next season are:

EAST UPPER
Adult - £855
Senior Citzen - £430
Juvenile - £430

EAST LOWER FAMILY CENTRE
Adult - £530
Senior Citzen - £265
Juvenile - £265

WEST LOWER
Adult - £810
Senior Citzen - £405
Juvenile - £405

WEST UPPER
Adult - £1150
Senior Citzen - £430
Juvenile - £430

MATTHEW HARDING UPPER
Adult - £790
Senior Citzen - £385
Juvenile - £385

MATTHEW HARDING LOWER
Adult - £650
Senior Citzen - £330
Juvenile - £330

SHED UPPER
Adult - £790
Senior Citzen - £385
Juvenile - £385

SHED LOWER
Adult - £650
Senior Citzen - £330
Juvenile - £330

BTW, they have been frozen for the 2nd year

[fiz00]

I think Leicester City are going to give away their season tickets in the local paper for next season. Since know one is going to turn up.



But seriously if the price is good (£100ish) I may consider going.

[MonkeyKnuckle]

Portsmouth - Mine is about £600 for an adult ticket in the South Stand Upper, the most expensive tickets in the ground.

[thfccambs]

Mines gone up £80, to £760. Well worth it, even though i probably only sat in my seat 4 time last season.

My cousin has a QPR season ticket and it's gone up nearly £180.
Nearly double.

[Sicknote10]

I'll stick to my £100 Woking one!

[thfccambs]

Originally Posted by Sicknote10

I'll stick to my £100 Woking one!

Money well spent mate.

You get a cup final ticket when you want one so why buy a ST.

[overkill]

Originally Posted by hunts1uk

Mines gone up £80, to £760. Well worth it, even though i probably only sat in my seat 4 time last season.

My cousin has a QPR season ticket and it's gone up nearly £180.
Nearly double.

£760 is well worth it! I'm not sure I'd pay that to which Brazil 70' for a season, never mind Spurs (or anyone else!) in the EPL, in 2008!

No offence Hunts, I feel the same way about our outrageous prices.

What galls me, is that so little of that will actually benefit the clubs. Most of it will go towards expanding 'one' of the players car collection, or their wags wardrobe.

[thfccambs]

Originally Posted by overkill

£760 is well worth it! I'm not sure I'd pay that to which Brazil 70' for a season, never mind Spurs (or anyone else!) in the EPL, in 2008!

No offence Hunts, I feel the same way about our outrageous prices.

What galls me, is that so little of that will actually benefit the clubs. Most of it will go towards expanding 'one' of the players car collection, or their wags wardrobe.

Neil, i see some great games last season at WHL, been paying that sort of money for close to 8 years now. I'm happy paying that and do believe i get value for money. The prices at all the London clubs is far higher then anywhere else in the UK, not sure why though?

Sure there's plenty of season ticket holders all over the UK happy to pay hiked up prices, for me it's not only the football it a good beer up with the lads also. Sure plenty feel the same way mate.

[overkill]

Originally Posted by hunts1uk

Neil, i see some great games last season at WHL, been paying that sort of money for close to 8 years now. I'm happy paying that and do believe i get value for money. The prices at all the London clubs is far higher then anywhere else in the UK, not sure why though?

Sure there's plenty of season ticket holders all over the UK happy to pay hiked up prices, for me it's not only the football it a good beer up with the lads also. Sure plenty feel the same way mate.

Well, each to his own Jeff.

I just cannot get my head around paying that sort of money when not more than fifteen years ago I was paying just a £100 for good season ticket at Highbury.

If the inflation rate for football prices over that time was reflected in the economy overall, we'd have gone the way Alan Walters was predicting in 1973!

As for good football, I enjoy watching out lot, but I always get the nagging feeling that a lot of the games you see (probably upwards of 80% of them a season now), the opposing teams are so poor, God knows how their fans put up with being charged prices not that much lower than ours to watch that week in week out.

Besides, I can think of a lot better uses for the best part of a £1,000 tbh.

[thfccambs]

Originally Posted by overkill

Besides, I can think of a lot better uses for the best part of a £1,000 tbh.

Neil, not sure i'd know what to do with myself if i gave up going to football.
Her in doors would probably leave me if i was always at home.

Well, each to his own Jeff.

[Orson]

I was speaking to a West Brom fan yesterday, and he reckons their season ticket prices have been reduced now they've been promoted

Sounds like a good, if unusual, move - a great way to reward the fans though.

He'll be paying £250, which I would guess is the cheapest in the Premiership for a non-concession ticket.

[madcyril]

Season Ticket renewals,a dreaded time for me wondering how the club will attempt to extract more cash from me.

£760 each for me next season plus the wonderful cup scheme.Ive renewed one seat.I havent renewed my other seat as yet as no one seems to want it next season,looks like I will have to let it go.

[thfccambs]

Originally Posted by madcyril

Season Ticket renewals,a dreaded time for me wondering how the club will attempt to extract more cash from me.

£760 each for me next season plus the wonderful cup scheme.Ive renewed one seat.I havent renewed my other seat as yet as no one seems to want it next season,looks like I will have to let it go.

Madcyril, would you be willing to sell it for face value next season then?
Might know someone who's interested?

[madcyril]

Originally Posted by Hunts1uk

Madcyril, would you be willing to sell it for face value next season then?
Might know someone who's interested?

Hunts don't tell me you have finally seen the light.

Its usually family or mates who have the seat but this year I'm struggling.If its some-one who could be trusted its up for discussion.

[thfccambs]

Originally Posted by madcyril

Hunts don't tell me you have finally seen the light.

Its usually family or mates who have the seat but this year I'm struggling.If its some-one who could be trusted its up for discussion.

Have a mate who travels the 350 miles there and back to every home game on his own. His brother was trying to get a season ticket to go with him. I'll send him a text and see if he'd be interested if he's not sorted one already.

Trusted, he's a Manc supporter,

Hunts don't tell me you have finally seen the light.

Yes mate, paid my renewal money earlier in the week.

Sent you PM mate.

[Miyazaki]

Originally Posted by Orson

I was speaking to a West Brom fan yesterday, and he reckons their season ticket prices have been reduced now they've been promoted

Sounds like a good, if unusual, move - a great way to reward the fans though.

He'll be paying £250, which I would guess is the cheapest in the Premiership for a non-concession ticket.

Watching your team lose 19 times? £250 sounds like a rip-off

[domtheone]

Originally Posted by overkill

No offence Hunts, I feel the same way about our outrageous prices.

What galls me, is that so little of that will actually benefit the clubs. Most of it will go towards expanding 'one' of the players car collection, or their wags wardrobe.

What's going to be done about it then?

Sure the games would still be on Sky and the like but if all the fans stayed away, perhaps then, this madness (and all the greedy might pay attention) re rising ticket prices, players wages etc etc, may end.

Sadly, I think there is so much emotion in football that so many (be it supporters, chariman etc etc) make decisions with the heart rather than the head.

[Abbeygoo]

Paid £480 for my season ticket last year and renewed for next at £500.

I'm in the East Stand Level 2 level with the edge of the penalty area - quality seats with some quality football next year, I'm sure ....

To answer the above question, I think it would take something HUGE for me not to renew my season ticket. I've been going for 20+ years and its part of my blood and I'm sure my son will pick up where I will eventually leave off ....

I'm not saying I would pay anything to go and watch City but at the moment I pay the asking price because I can afford it and I happen to want to go and watch every game without having the hassle of buying a ticket every home game I want to go to .... and of course I sit with my mates each week this way.

[thfccambs]

Originally Posted by Abbeygoo

.... and of course I sit with my mates each week this way.

Male bonding , you just can't beat it.

[Crocodile]

Hat's off to Colchester. A shiny new (almost finished) ground & a shiny new League One fixture list can be yours for a mere £600. £26 a game for League One?

By comparison, Millwall (who suffered the same drop last year) are charging £450.

[Orson]

Originally Posted by crocodile

Hat's off to Colchester. A shiny new (almost finished) ground & a shiny new League One fixture list can be yours for a mere £600. £26 a game for League One?

Makes my £270 for Derby seem good value... just

[Abbeygoo]

Originally Posted by hunts1uk

Male bonding , you just can't beat it.

i'll tell you what mate, over the years that's all we've had to go on .... especially when we were down amongst the dead men in Division Two .... ahhh, the memories of Wycombe, Colchester, Macclesfield, Lincoln, York City etc.

All this premiership fancy dan rubbish does not compare

[Dan2008]

Hey guys im after some help :

My cousins won some tickets (Ipswich town) They arent exactly tickets it's a form! To cut the long story short here is a quick overview :

This voucher entitles the bearer to a pair of seats at any ipswich town football club league fixture at portman road during the first half of 2008-2009 season... subject to availability. (august-december 2008) it cannot be replaced or exchanged for an equivelent cash value at any time. please complete the form on the reverse of this voucher stating your 3 choices for your preferred match and Return it to the address below at least 10 days prior to the earliest game on your preffered list.


So im asking on behalf of my cousin, Can he sell this? And where? As i have no idea to be honest Thanks

[chelsea.tone]

Oh to be able to get a season ticket

Tony

[JohnG]

Originally Posted by Orson

Makes my £270 for Derby seem good value... just

I'd certainly want them to pay me a bit more than that for watching the sheep

The cheapest Forest season ticket is £349 for renewal or £374 for a new one.
The Cheapest Mansfield Town one for the new season in non-league is £275 if you get it before a certain date

[Hillskill]

Last few years I have paid anywhere between £400 & £500 for my seat in the mainstand at Palace. Always thought the price was ridiculously expensive compared to everyone elses. Last year bought a student concession ticket off a mate for £200 and only managed to get down there for 2 games. No way im buying one this year (have just moved to kent anyway).
For the seat i normally have in the Mainstand it would be £600 this year !! Anyone would think we were in the champions league !

[Hillsman]

Mines gone up 50 quid to £650. If it was bought after a certain date it went up to £700. Deadlines have now passed.

Im a season ticket holder at Liverpool in the kop.

Had a season ticket since i was 11 (im now 33) and the price was £25! Thats was full adult price as Liverpool didnt do a child season ticket back then unless you got an adult/child combined.

[plonky]

Mine was £700 this year (Lower Centenary at Anfield)