Priced out? | Club announce that matchday tickets being reduced by up to 43% (p93)

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Only in recent seasons have I been able to go to a few home games a season.
Being based in Dublin the cost to see a game can be varied. Especially if it’s a later kick off and a hotel is required.

Normally, I’ve got tickets through the Matchday Citizen account, however I’ve a fear that this coming season those tickets will be few and far between.

I got an email regarding hospitality pricing and it’s nuts. (Which I cannot afford)

Are they pricing fans out of going to the games at this stage?
Or maybe I am just being too sensitive to prices going up, with flights now getting crazy, and hotels year on year.
 
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chaddblue said:
Just hospitality or normal tickets as well?
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I’ve only seen the hospitality pricing but it’s fairly steep. Even category C games, which are only Brentford, Leicester and Southampton are £90 and that’s just for Joe’s bar.

Waiting for the Matchday Citizen release date to purchase tickets but have a fear there won’t be many.
 
Surely for anyone travelling from Dublin, the match ticket price would be a very small element of the total cost: match ticket, air fares, transfer costs, hotel, and eating out.

I know this from travelling from Edinburgh for many years. Ten years ago the hotel would cost £30-50, the train fare probably £30-40, meals around £25.

Now the hotel can cost £80-120, the train fare £60-80, and the meal nearer £50.

Ok the match ticket has increased in price but nothing on the scale of the other elements, probably less than 10% of the total outlay.
 
If you’re only coming to a few games a year, there’s plenty of tickets that are easy enough to get hold of without having to fork out for hospitality.

That’s assuming the few games you’re after aren’t United, Liverpool, Arsenal etc.
 
DionsDublin said:
Only in recent seasons have I been able to go to a few home games a season.
Being based in Dublin the cost to see a game can be varied. Especially if it’s a later kick off and a hotel is required.

Normally, I’ve got tickets through the Matchday Citizen account, however I’ve a fear that this coming season those tickets will be few and far between.

I got an email regarding hospitality pricing and it’s nuts.

Are they pricing fans out of going to the games at this stage?
Or maybe I am just being too sensitive to prices going up?
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Another moaning **** someone has to pay for all these lawyers expenses
 
DionsDublin said:
Only in recent seasons have I been able to go to a few home games a season.
Being based in Dublin the cost to see a game can be varied. Especially if it’s a later kick off and a hotel is required.

Normally, I’ve got tickets through the Matchday Citizen account, however I’ve a fear that this coming season those tickets will be few and far between.

I got an email regarding hospitality pricing and it’s nuts.

Are they pricing fans out of going to the games at this stage?
Or maybe I am just being too sensitive to prices going up?
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I doubt that you'll get much sympathy from local fans who have seen season tickets, food, beer and travel costs rise every season.

Sorry to sound callous but you're at the back of the queue I'm afraid - especially if you're lucky enough to be able to afford hospitality.
 
DionsDublin said:
Only in recent seasons have I been able to go to a few home games a season.
Being based in Dublin the cost to see a game can be varied. Especially lif it’s a later kick off and a hotel is required.

Normally, I’ve got tickets through the Matchday Citizen account, however I’ve a fear that this coming season those tickets will be few and far between.

I got an email regarding hospitality pricing and it’s nuts.

Are they pricing fans out of going to the games at this stage?
Or maybe I am just being too sensitive to prices going up?
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Let's address this huge white elephant that is stenching the place out.. Your username? Now, it's obvious you're from Dublin, and by the look of it called Dion.. but when you put them both together.. Jesus H Christ man! what was you thinking!!?
 
Otamendi's Beard said:
I doubt that you'll get much sympathy from local fans who have seen season tickets, food, beer and travel costs rise every season.

Sorry to sound callous but you're at the back of the queue I'm afraid - especially if you're lucky enough to be able to afford hospitality.
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They fly over with their dad, stay at a hotel (at least overnight) and use the hospitality tickets at the ground for 4 or 5 PL games a season and the odd CL game. Sympathy can GTF. Oh, and they want a season ticket so the seat will be mostly empty or on the ticket exchange with yet another Chinese tourist sat there in their rags shirt with their phone up in the air for the entire match.
 
JGL07 said:
Surely for anyone travelling from Dublin, the match ticket price would be a very small element of the total cost: match ticket, air fares, transfer costs, hotel, and eating out.

I know this from travelling from Edinburgh for many years. Ten years ago the hotel would cost £30-50, the train fare probably £30-40, meals around £25.

Now the hotel can cost £80-120, the train fare £60-80, and the meal nearer £50.

Ok the match ticket has increased in price but nothing on the scale of the other elements, probably less than 10% of the total outlay.
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That’s my position, obviously cheaper tickets would be welcome, but whether a ticket is £60 or £40 makes little difference to my other costs of going to a game. I assume a lot of matchday buyers are in that position.
 
DionsDublin said:
Only in recent seasons have I been able to go to a few home games a season.
Being based in Dublin the cost to see a game can be varied. Especially if it’s a later kick off and a hotel is required.

Normally, I’ve got tickets through the Matchday Citizen account, however I’ve a fear that this coming season those tickets will be few and far between.

I got an email regarding hospitality pricing and it’s nuts.

Are they pricing fans out of going to the games at this stage?
Or maybe I am just being too sensitive to prices going up?
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I know how you feel, a while back getting tickets for games via Matchday Citizens was a piece of cake, last season it was much more difficult, a progression which has been evident with each passing season. I suspect it will be even worse next season.
 
The thread title seems a bit at odds with the actual opening post.

The main complaint appears to be about getting hold of tickets. If people were being priced out then presumably that wouldn’t be a problem?
 
The cost of a hotel on a Saturday now is a disgrace.I work every second weekend.On my rest days i can get 3 night's in Blackpool for the price of 1 night on a Manchester Saturday.
If i'm lucky i can get a local Travelodge for £50 for one night on a Saturday.
The way they work out the day of the fixtures does not help in anyway as well.
Add on for a 12.30 kick off i have to use two lieu days on the Friday and Saturday.
I have thought to myself if it would be worth it joining the Blackpool Supporters club.
 
bennyboy said:
The cost of a hotel on a Saturday now is a disgrace.I work every second weekend.On my rest days i can get 3 night's in Blackpool for the price of 1 night on a Manchester Saturday.
If i'm lucky i can get a local Travelodge for £50 for one night on a Saturday.
The way they work out the day of the fixtures does not help in anyway as well.
Add on for a 12.30 kick off i have to use two lieu days on the Friday and Saturday.
I have thought to myself if it would be worth it joining the Blackpool Supporters club.
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The negative being you would have to stay in Blackpool
 
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