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Post by block12massive on Jul 5, 2022 14:44:01 GMT 1
Reading leading the way with a great ticketing initiative.
So far four Championship sides have confirmed they'll reciprocate the £20 offer for away tickets and you'd expect that number to rise substantially.
I'd love to see something similar devised at League One level though perhaps not the best time to go knocking on the Chairman's door as he has at least put his hand in his pocket this Summer.
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Post by harboroughshrew on Jul 5, 2022 15:04:05 GMT 1
Sounds like a really sensible and fair initiative which , if widely adopted, could stop away fans being fleeced at some of the 'bigger' clubs in League 1.
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Post by Pilch on Jul 5, 2022 15:10:14 GMT 1
it doesn't say which 3 clubs have said yes and how much they currently charge
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Post by block12massive on Jul 5, 2022 15:12:29 GMT 1
it doesn't say which 3 clubs have said yes and how much they currently charge Cardiff Blackburn Huddersfield Swansea Not sure how much it was but would expect somewhere between £25-£30.
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Post by Pilch on Jul 5, 2022 15:15:16 GMT 1
it doesn't say which 3 clubs have said yes and how much they currently charge Cardiff Blackburn Huddersfield Swansea Not sure how much it was but would expect somewhere between £25-£30. cheers
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Post by martinshrew on Jul 6, 2022 10:53:02 GMT 1
Premier League away tickets are capped @ £30, so Championship, L1 & L2 should be £20 maximum.
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Post by frankwellshrews on Jul 6, 2022 11:18:39 GMT 1
Premier League away tickets are capped @ £30, so Championship, L1 & L2 should be £20 maximum. Didn't realise that. Makes paying 26 quid at Cheltenham last season sting even more. With fuel prices in particular but cost of living being the issue it is, this should be a no brainer tbh. Looking increasingly hard to justify away travel in the current climate.
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Post by block12massive on Jul 6, 2022 12:23:28 GMT 1
it doesn't say which 3 clubs have said yes and how much they currently charge Cardiff Blackburn Huddersfield Swansea Not sure how much it was but would expect somewhere between £25-£30. Watford and Birmingham have become the 5th and 6th teams to join the initiative.
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Post by Stowmarket Shrew on Jul 6, 2022 12:35:12 GMT 1
I'm gonna struggle this season, no doubt. I think this is a fine initiative but current fuel costs mean a trip from Suffolk to Shrewsbury and back is around £80, so that's £100 minimum for a home match and clearly more for any away round trips that are further than my 382 mile round trip from Suffolk.
Ifollow gonna be used to the max this season, regrettably and doubt I'll be alone in deciding where my priorities lie.
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Post by stuttgartershrew on Jul 6, 2022 12:37:53 GMT 1
I like the idea of clubs coming together to discuss such things but what I don't get is that Reading are charging non-members £27 for home games. Seems a bit strange to me (even though its to stop away fans being taken for a ride I guess) that you have home fans being charged a fair bit more than away fans to attend a game. Reciprocal or not. Unless I missed something.
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Post by block12massive on Jul 6, 2022 12:58:17 GMT 1
I'm gonna struggle this season, no doubt. I think this is a fine initiative but current fuel costs mean a trip from Suffolk to Shrewsbury and back is around £80, so that's £100 minimum for a home match and clearly more for any away round trips that are further than my 382 mile round trip from Suffolk. Ifollow gonna be used to the max this season, regrettably and doubt I'll be alone in deciding where my priorities lie. I've never gotten on with IFollow. In fact I had access to it during the covid season and I barely used it. But you wonder if for the reasons you've mentioned that people like yourself might rely on it more than going to games and eventually "get out of the habit" of regular live football. This is why I was originally so averse to live streaming because it takes away that uniquity of being at the game and I think if you've made the effort to go to Grimsby or the like on a wet November night then you should have "exclusive rights" to that, and not have to share the experience with someone logged into their computer in their warm home. But obviously I understand the financial revenue that IFollow gives EFL clubs. But whereas last season when everyone was clearly chomping at the bit to get back into stadiums, you worry that the novelty might wear off with the cost of living making it too uneconomical for some people.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2022 13:07:55 GMT 1
I obviously like the idea of capping prices but I've never been a fan of reciprocal pricing, I certainly have disagreed with some of our fans when they suggest we should charge some clubs more because they charged us a lot, you are just penalising the fans. People are in favour of it when we are targeting other fans but I suspect if it was the other way around they may have a different view. For example, lets say they did something like this in L1 which most clubs signed up to but we didn't, Shrewsbury Town fans would be charged more at away games than other fans because of the actions of our club, that doesn't seem right to me.
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Post by GrizzlyShrew on Jul 6, 2022 16:05:30 GMT 1
Premier League away tickets are capped @ £30, so Championship, L1 & L2 should be £20 maximum. Didn't realise that. Makes paying 26 quid at Cheltenham last season sting even more. With fuel prices in particular but cost of living being the issue it is, this should be a no brainer tbh. Looking increasingly hard to justify away travel in the current climate. Hopefully the cost of living problems some clubs will come to their senses or they may well find attendances down. £26 for lower grade 3rd level football is ridiculous.
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Post by block12massive on Jul 6, 2022 16:49:34 GMT 1
Didn't realise that. Makes paying 26 quid at Cheltenham last season sting even more. With fuel prices in particular but cost of living being the issue it is, this should be a no brainer tbh. Looking increasingly hard to justify away travel in the current climate. Hopefully the cost of living problems some clubs will come to their senses or they may well find attendances down. £26 for lower grade 3rd level football is ridiculous. Football fans are manipulated for their loyalty. You can already hear the arguments being made on behalf of L1 and L2 clubs that reducing ticket prices would lead to cuts in other areas and eventual financial ruin. The benefit of parachute payments and better TV money for Championship clubs certainly makes it easier for them but it would be farcical if League One football ended up more expensive than the second tier.
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Post by blazey on Jul 6, 2022 21:48:21 GMT 1
Premier League away tickets are capped @ £30, so Championship, L1 & L2 should be £20 maximum. Didn't realise that. Makes paying 26 quid at Cheltenham last season sting even more. With fuel prices in particular but cost of living being the issue it is, this should be a no brainer tbh. Looking increasingly hard to justify away travel in the current climate. I think I paid £30 for Ipswich away a few seasons ago, I seem to remember last time we went to Colchester (2015/16?) it was ridiculously expensive too if you paid on the day.
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