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Post by venceremos on Mar 7, 2024 14:38:38 GMT 1
Spurs have increased season ticket prices by 6% apparently - their cheapest is now £856.
Nothing too remarkable about that but the most interesting aspect is the concessionary price for new senior season tickets (65+) is being removed from 2025-26. Existing STHs who become seniors from 2025-26 will see their concession reduced by 5% each season for five seasons, so their ticket will cost 25% more after 5 years.
Spurs claim they sell almost four times as many senior season tickets as they did at White Hart Lane.
I can understand that demographic change might mean there are more senior STHs each year, and no doubt some seniors can comfortably afford to do without some or all of the concession. But this still doesn't sit well with me, and especially not coming from a Premier League club, with lucrative alternative revenue streams that mean they're not reliant on ticket sales to thrive.
Might other clubs follow? Few clubs outside the Premier League fill their grounds, so I wouldn't expect any EFL clubs to follow but ..... you never know, someone else might try it on.
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Post by Valerioch on Mar 7, 2024 14:42:08 GMT 1
I saw Villa offer a concessions away ticket at £29.50, when all away tickets are capped at £30... p**s take!
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Post by Bob Rickerton on Mar 7, 2024 15:49:35 GMT 1
Spurs have increased season ticket prices by 6% apparently - their cheapest is now £856. Nothing too remarkable about that but the most interesting aspect is the concessionary price for new senior season tickets (65+) is being removed from 2025-26. Existing STHs who become seniors from 2025-26 will see their concession reduced by 5% each season for five seasons, so their ticket will cost 25% more after 5 years. Spurs claim they sell almost four times as many senior season tickets as they did at White Hart Lane. I can understand that demographic change might mean there are more senior STHs each year, and no doubt some seniors can comfortably afford to do without some or all of the concession. But this still doesn't sit well with me, and especially not coming from a Premier League club, with lucrative alternative revenue streams that mean they're not reliant on ticket sales to thrive. Might other clubs follow? Few clubs outside the Premier League fill their grounds, so I wouldn't expect any EFL clubs to follow but ..... you never know, someone else might try it on. They're completely ignoring the fact that the reason for such an increase in senior STH sales is because young people are increasingly being priced out of football. It's not a uniquely PL problem either, suspect the reason that middle aged/senior so heavily outweigh younger adults at our ground and many others in our league is because they're the ones who can afford to cough up hundreds of pounds for discounted season tickets and/or single tickets costing £25.
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Post by jamo on Mar 7, 2024 18:08:40 GMT 1
Spurs have increased season ticket prices by 6% apparently - their cheapest is now £856. Nothing too remarkable about that but the most interesting aspect is the concessionary price for new senior season tickets (65+) is being removed from 2025-26. Existing STHs who become seniors from 2025-26 will see their concession reduced by 5% each season for five seasons, so their ticket will cost 25% more after 5 years. Spurs claim they sell almost four times as many senior season tickets as they did at White Hart Lane. I can understand that demographic change might mean there are more senior STHs each year, and no doubt some seniors can comfortably afford to do without some or all of the concession. But this still doesn't sit well with me, and especially not coming from a Premier League club, with lucrative alternative revenue streams that mean they're not reliant on ticket sales to thrive. Might other clubs follow? Few clubs outside the Premier League fill their grounds, so I wouldn't expect any EFL clubs to follow but ..... you never know, someone else might try it on. They're completely ignoring the fact that the reason for such an increase in senior STH sales is because young people are increasingly being priced out of football. It's not a uniquely PL problem either, suspect the reason that middle aged/senior so heavily outweigh younger adults at our ground and many others in our league is because they're the ones who can afford to cough up hundreds of pounds for discounted season tickets and/or single tickets costing £25. I think that’s a very fair point, and that’s from someone who has just taken advantage of a healthily discounted season ticket for next season. There will inevitably be a sea change in football pricing because more and more people are being excluded simply through cost, not in the Premiership because that is not the barometer, but definitely in the lower leagues clubs are going to have to be more creative in retaining and attracting support. In fairness to our new CEO he does appear to be making an effort to recognise the difficulties families are facing so more power to him. One reason I am an advocate for boardroom change is that we currently have an autocratic leadership that is too arrogant and too stuck in another time to fully grasp and implement a pricing structure that seeks to attract a newer fanbase in a challenging time and when competition for the spare family money is so strong
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Post by Feedo Gnasher on Mar 7, 2024 18:16:14 GMT 1
It’s a weird one as ‘seniors’ are either some of the most hard off, or well off in society. Anyone living off the state pension is relying on the perks to have any sort of standard of living, but then you get others who have a nice private pension, mortgage paid off and are living incredibly comfortably.
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Post by ProudSalopian on Mar 8, 2024 10:20:50 GMT 1
People complain but as long as people continue to pay the prices then the clubs will continue hiking them, it's the same as anything in life. If the grounds were full of empty seats then I don't think it would actually make much of an impact financially (certainly in the Premier League) but it would certainly hit the brand and therefore clubs may be forced to do something about prices.
That's why I've admired fans of teams who boycott their clubs to try and make a difference. There is lot of apathy in this country about the lack of power fans have, the reaction to the European Super League shows that when fans are united and not driven by tribal differences, they can make a difference. Sadly doesn't happen enough here.
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Post by servernaside on Mar 8, 2024 15:31:17 GMT 1
Spurs have increased season ticket prices by 6% apparently - their cheapest is now £856. Nothing too remarkable about that but the most interesting aspect is the concessionary price for new senior season tickets (65+) is being removed from 2025-26. Existing STHs who become seniors from 2025-26 will see their concession reduced by 5% each season for five seasons, so their ticket will cost 25% more after 5 years. Spurs claim they sell almost four times as many senior season tickets as they did at White Hart Lane. I can understand that demographic change might mean there are more senior STHs each year, and no doubt some seniors can comfortably afford to do without some or all of the concession. But this still doesn't sit well with me, and especially not coming from a Premier League club, with lucrative alternative revenue streams that mean they're not reliant on ticket sales to thrive. Might other clubs follow? Few clubs outside the Premier League fill their grounds, so I wouldn't expect any EFL clubs to follow but ..... you never know, someone else might try it on. Whatever happened to 'triple-lock' ?
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Post by venceremos on Mar 8, 2024 16:01:29 GMT 1
Spurs have increased season ticket prices by 6% apparently - their cheapest is now £856. Nothing too remarkable about that but the most interesting aspect is the concessionary price for new senior season tickets (65+) is being removed from 2025-26. Existing STHs who become seniors from 2025-26 will see their concession reduced by 5% each season for five seasons, so their ticket will cost 25% more after 5 years. Spurs claim they sell almost four times as many senior season tickets as they did at White Hart Lane. I can understand that demographic change might mean there are more senior STHs each year, and no doubt some seniors can comfortably afford to do without some or all of the concession. But this still doesn't sit well with me, and especially not coming from a Premier League club, with lucrative alternative revenue streams that mean they're not reliant on ticket sales to thrive. Might other clubs follow? Few clubs outside the Premier League fill their grounds, so I wouldn't expect any EFL clubs to follow but ..... you never know, someone else might try it on. Whatever happened to 'triple-lock' ? Explain your point and I might answer.
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Post by servernaside on Mar 8, 2024 16:26:20 GMT 1
Pensions are subject to the so-called 'triple-lock' which means that they rise annually by either the inflation rate, wage growth, or by 2.5% whichever is the higher.
I was using this phrase in jest (although in reverse) to make out that the price of senior tickets at THFC should not be subject to any increases.
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Post by Pilch on Mar 8, 2024 23:21:07 GMT 1
I saw Villa offer a concessions away ticket at £29.50, when all away tickets are capped at £30... p**s take! villa after a great season last season after giving Gerrard the boot and continued where they left off, you'd think times are booming at villa but if you look closer they are not looking great they released a statement earlier this week begging up their annual accounts, reads all well and good apart from the very last bit, they made a loss of £119.6 M last year www.avfc.co.uk/news/2024/march/04/aston-villa-end-of-year-accounts/so hey, they wont actually release the accounts now until the summer ( perfectly legal ). should give them enough time to sell a player and stay within ffp and if they dont make the champs league they will not be in a good place
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