eatonparkboy
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Since the publication BBC's Price of Football, the interested parties have been garnering support not only for their arguments but as a justification for their stances on the matter.
Frank Lampard just this morning has called into question the legality not morality of a salary cap. Robbie Savage has said he thinks there are very few players who worry about what it costs the average punter. An MP has called for the removal of third kits from clubs catalogues. The Everton CEO has broken ranks and said his club doesn't adopt the same pricing strategy as other clubs. And the chair of the FSF revealed that the increase in TV revenue between the last two agreements was more than the gate money of clubs and could have meant supporters could have got in for free but in reality could have had a decrease not increase in their ticket price.
I noted the season ticket prices at Carrow Road and some of the peripheral prices and can assess what it might cost the average NCFC supporter on match day.
Living in Cornwall, a rugby dominated county, there are no league clubs. Cornish Pirates are in the second tier of professional rugby and charge £25 for a casual ticket. Their season ticket prices are complicated because they try and attract "families" to watch. The ground is a tip (not good enough to be promoted any higher) and the facilities poor.
So just on one comparison there could be several reasons for justification. Football could point to what other sports and entertainments charge and promote real value in its product. I believe many in rugby circles use football to promote their argument that market forces dictate the level of pricing and its what you have to expect to pay. NCFC would argue they have a waiting list for season tickets. Rugby argues the cost comes high as they pump so much money back into development.
Alan Sugar was chairman of Spurs when the original big TV deals were negotiated and he begged the clubs not to hand the money over to the players or their representatives. He begged them to put half of it into a pool and draw from that as needed. He said the players demands would outstrip the income, not only for the successful teams but the knock on effect would ripple down into the lower leagues and cause any amount of problems.
How do you fellows who financially support NCFC via your tickets etc view the report? Would you back some kind of reform? Are you happy with the present situation and uninterested in the future? Are you getting value for your money? Or Is this just symptomatic of life itself and in two weeks time it will all be forgotten.?
Frank Lampard just this morning has called into question the legality not morality of a salary cap. Robbie Savage has said he thinks there are very few players who worry about what it costs the average punter. An MP has called for the removal of third kits from clubs catalogues. The Everton CEO has broken ranks and said his club doesn't adopt the same pricing strategy as other clubs. And the chair of the FSF revealed that the increase in TV revenue between the last two agreements was more than the gate money of clubs and could have meant supporters could have got in for free but in reality could have had a decrease not increase in their ticket price.
I noted the season ticket prices at Carrow Road and some of the peripheral prices and can assess what it might cost the average NCFC supporter on match day.
Living in Cornwall, a rugby dominated county, there are no league clubs. Cornish Pirates are in the second tier of professional rugby and charge £25 for a casual ticket. Their season ticket prices are complicated because they try and attract "families" to watch. The ground is a tip (not good enough to be promoted any higher) and the facilities poor.
So just on one comparison there could be several reasons for justification. Football could point to what other sports and entertainments charge and promote real value in its product. I believe many in rugby circles use football to promote their argument that market forces dictate the level of pricing and its what you have to expect to pay. NCFC would argue they have a waiting list for season tickets. Rugby argues the cost comes high as they pump so much money back into development.
Alan Sugar was chairman of Spurs when the original big TV deals were negotiated and he begged the clubs not to hand the money over to the players or their representatives. He begged them to put half of it into a pool and draw from that as needed. He said the players demands would outstrip the income, not only for the successful teams but the knock on effect would ripple down into the lower leagues and cause any amount of problems.
How do you fellows who financially support NCFC via your tickets etc view the report? Would you back some kind of reform? Are you happy with the present situation and uninterested in the future? Are you getting value for your money? Or Is this just symptomatic of life itself and in two weeks time it will all be forgotten.?
