Away ticket prices capped at £30

[Beauseant]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35764007

Delighted to see this after all the hard work done by the FSF and the Twenty's Plenty campaign, including the Canaries Trust. I remember being ridiculed by some of our fans when we displayed a banner and handed out leaflets at the back of the Barclay before the Leicester game. One particular idiot took to the Pink'un to laugh about "one man and his dog" and plenty were happy to boast about how they didn't care about ticket prices because they could afford to pay them. Glad we stuck to our guns to the benefit of all away fans; who's laughing now?

Next step is to get the cap applied to everyone. Hopefully we'll get rather more support this time.

 

[morty]

Could this realistically be applied outside the Premiership though? As I just said to you on twitter, it could have serious financial implications for clubs that are already in the mire.

 

[Personal Trainer]

You can read the letter that fans groups including the Canaries Trust sent to all PL Clubs on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/canariestrust/?ref=ts...

 

[Canaryboy]

Could this realistically be applied outside the Premiership though? As I just said to you on twitter, it could have serious financial implications for clubs that are already in the mire.

I doubt there are many teams outside of the Premier League who charge more than £30. 

Leeds charge over £30, but doubt there are many others?

I wonder whether it will have an effect on allocations though. If there are any clubs offering more tickets than they are required to, and are now being forced to reduce prices, they may decide to stick with the minimum required allocation in response?

 

[morty]

I doubt there are many teams outside of the Premier League who charge more than £30. 

Leeds charge over £30, but doubt there are many others?

I wonder whether it will have an effect on allocations though. If there are any clubs offering more tickets than they are required to, and are now being forced to reduce prices, they may decide to stick with the minimum required allocation in response?

I think our fans got charged about £45 at Poorman road last season? 

 

[GazzaTCC]

This is certainly welcome and surprising news.

 I doubt many believed, and certainly not the Premier League clubs themselves, when the FSF started their Twenty is Plenty campaign back in 2013, that we'd end up with this result.

A head of steam had been building slowly since and the subsequent revised TV deals highlighted the ever decreasing importance, for Premier League clubs at least, of gate receipts.

Certainly the Spirt of Shankly walk out was a game changer, although, let's not forget, had Liverpool been successful, those casual ticket prices would also have been paid by away fans too.

Personally, given football's general inability to manage its affairs sensibly, I can't see the same incentives being passed on to home fans without either the threat of, or actual Government intervention. Time will tell I guess.

Morty, your point is certainly an interesting one for Football League clubs who don't have similar TV monies to rely upon. However, they don't exactly help themselves in terms of their own financial fair play rules and the huge losses they're allowed to incur. But that's a different debate all together.

 

[morty]

This is certainly welcome and surprising news.

 I doubt many believed, and certainly not the Premier League clubs themselves, when the FSF started their Twenty is Plenty campaign back in 2013, that we'd end up with this result.

A head of steam had been building slowly since and the subsequent revised TV deals highlighted the ever decreasing importance, for Premier League clubs at least, of gate receipts.

Certainly the Spirt of Shankly walk out was a game changer, although, let's not forget, had Liverpool been successful, those casual ticket prices would also have been paid by away fans too.

Personally, given football's general inability to manage its affairs sensibly, I can't see the same incentives being passed on to home fans without either the threat of, or actual Government intervention. Time will tell I guess.

Morty, your point is certainly an interesting one for Football League clubs who don't have similar TV monies to rely upon. However, they don't exactly help themselves in terms of their own financial fair play rules and the huge losses they're allowed to incur. But that's a different debate all together.

I hope this is just the start. It has been pointed out that you could end up in the situation, next season whereby an away fan in the Jarrold has paid £30 for his ticket, and a home fan in the same stand has paid £45. I think this will force clubs to self assess somewhat, with pressure from their own fans.

Like I say, hopefully just the start, for the Premiership at least. 

 

[GazzaTCC]

Interesting point.

The current rule seems to be, you can't charge away fans more for similar seats than you charge home fans.

Nothing about being required to charge home fans either the same, or less for that matter.

Where we go from here will be interesting. 

 

[morty]

Interesting point.

The current rule seems to be, you can't charge away fans more for similar seats than you charge home fans.

Nothing about being required to charge home fans either the same, or less for that matter.

Where we go from here will be interesting. 

The way I see it, theres only one place we can go. Wholesale ticket reform.

Unfortunately its easy peasy for the big clubs, but could perhaps trouble smaller, less funded clubs. Ie, us.

 

[Canaryboy]

Wholesale ticket reform.

Goes hand in hand with the FSF's campaign to legalise safe standing, which would increase capacity, a big part of their argument is that the increase in capacity can result in lower ticket prices yet higher revenues.