£60 for Villa at home

[Ducado]

We live in a free market, supply and demand determines prices, fair enough in theory

But your lapsed blue who's got a young family, a mortgage to pay for and fancies taking his lad to a game like his dad once took him might balk at paying £100 for the pleasure. Not a problem our new bourgeois fans have.

I am sick and tired of seeing ABC1 types at Eastlands, dressed up like they're on a date, taking selfies or otherwise pissing about on their phone all game.

"WE NEED TO BE SELF SUSTAINING" scream the no doubt sensible replies to my flawed argument. But do we really ? In terms of matchday revenue how much more income do we get per game by filling the ground with well to do entertainment seekers rather than genuine city fans ? 30 minutes worth of oil from one of the Sheikh's wells ? We're probably still paying that **** Adebayor more money per year than these new fans bring in.

I know I'm wrong really and a luddite in this respect but for me every time a thread like this appears it's another nail in the coffin of the City we used to be. Unsuccessful, infuriating City maybe. But our City.

You seem to have a very romantic notion of the working people of this country, in fact you seem to be living in another world, a world of cloth caps and blokes rushing from the factory to the game, the world had changed

 

[ManCitizens.]

We live in a free market, supply and demand determines prices, fair enough in theory

But your lapsed blue who's got a young family, a mortgage to pay for and fancies taking his lad to a game like his dad once took him might balk at paying £100 for the pleasure. Not a problem our new bourgeois fans have.

I am sick and tired of seeing ABC1 types at Eastlands, dressed up like they're on a date, taking selfies or otherwise pissing about on their phone all game.

"WE NEED TO BE SELF SUSTAINING" scream the no doubt sensible replies to my flawed argument. But do we really ? In terms of matchday revenue how much more income do we get per game by filling the ground with well to do entertainment seekers rather than genuine city fans ? 30 minutes worth of oil from one of the Sheikh's wells ? We're probably still paying that **** Adebayor more money per year than these new fans bring in.

I know I'm wrong really and a luddite in this respect but for me every time a thread like this appears it's another nail in the coffin of the City we used to be. Unsuccessful, infuriating City maybe. But our City.

You seem to have a very romantic notion of the working people of this country, in fact you seem to be living in another world, a world of cloth caps and blokes rushing from the factory to the game, the world had changed

Every comment he makes is nothing more than a contradiction to the majorities opinion, it's obvious and tiresome.

 

[JCLUK]

For an adult ticket for £40 last night on official site. Just check the family stand which is always cheaper. Had been holding off on the ticket bundle announcement but weren't many seats left for Villa so thought best to get while I can. Got Sunderland for £18 adult in family stand as well last week.