(I’m prepared to get stick for this and have debated posting)
I’m afraid whether some fans like it or not, we are a huge club now and therefore demand will outweigh supply for a considerable amount of time. Tickets to the highest category games have been £60-80 for at least 2 previous seasons.
Bolton’s ticket prices are 30 quid per match, same for many other clubs a lot further down the English pyramid than we’ve been for the last 10 years. Our prices reflect seeing arguably the best team in the world, play the best football in the world.
If you really want to watch the team play you will have to watch us in the less demanded games, which will understandably be cheaper.
Please also bear in mind that prices were liking going to raise 10~% as a result of inflation. I know this hasn’t been offset in many people’s wages, but it’s understandable to an extent
Up until now, the highest tickets have been for high category games is £67. From my own experience I've not seen them exceed this amount unless it's for some form of corporate hospitality.
We've been paying top football since the takeover and during this time we've experienced being one of the most reasonably priced clubs to now one of the most expensive for mathcday tickets. Granted it is Pep who has taken us to the next level and brought on consistent success and pushed boundaries.
Looking at it commercially, (although I don't agree with it) I can sort of understand the price increases for matchday tickets.I believe spurs fans are expected to pay similar amounts and they're shite although they're London base where local fans typically earn higher wages due to London weighting etc.
That said, if we are looking at a wider picture I'd like to raise the point that there are many cityzen members on this thread who've been members or season ticket holders in the past, have followed the club home and away for decades (I know this for a fact) and therefore have spent a lot of money following city. They've probably got a lot more points than some existing ST holders. Despite points, money invested watching city, this group I mention are now expected to pay a premium because a tourist or JLC who attends once a year is happy to pay £73+ game. How is this sustainable and beneficial to the long term local support for the club? The club are not making PL games very accessible to local kids who the club may need to rely on for future support. I know league Cup games, CL games will offer tickets at a lower price but that limits this group to watching city mid week. We can't comment on Cat "B" or "C" games because the club haven't released the prices but safe to say these will have seen a sharp increase.
I'd also like to raise the point that many ST holders are now new dad's etc and who at some point will want to take their kids regularly to games. How would this be possible when now new STs are being released despite many folk not renewing.
Even if a lot of us can afford matchday tickets come Thursday, why didn't the club stagger the release of all tickets according to loyalty points or put in a stricter criteria for date joined? Thursday is going to be a mad scramble for couples or families trying to buy seats together and are competing with JLCs /tourists who only signed up to membership in May. The club wouldn't have lost out on revenue if they had set stricter criteria it just would have made it fairer in those who've been members for years.
We are reliant on the team performing shite, Pep / Haaland leaving in order for games to become accessible. What a toss state of affairs.
