willy eckerslike said:
Prices going up and businesses maximizing profit - whatever next!
You might see the club as just a business. I don't.
I'm afraid this is the way of the world, I'd love it not to be so, but it is and there's not much we can do about it. Some people will pay £1000 for an Apple laptop and some people will pay £300 for a Windows laptop that does pretty much the same thing. Some people only buy footwear with a certain logo when you can get footwear that does the job at a fraction of the price.
Seeing as 99% of football supporters wouldnt change the club they support it's not really a good example. If I would only buy an Apple and they kepton raising prices I'd stop buying new laptops all together.
You have a choice - either deal with it and maximize your income by getting a better job, retraining, winning the lottery, spending less OR get out of the rat race. It isn't going to change soon.
I'm happy with the job I've at the moment, but thanks for the career advice anyway.
WRT City's prices, they're competitive, but agree they'll only go one way. What the club need to do is devise new ways of engaging with supporters and giving (let's not beat about the bush here) poorer fans the ability to attend as many games as is feasible, which they are intending doing with that guy they introduced at halftime against Villa. Individual tickets should NOT be the price they are.
I agree individual prices are ridiculous. I wanted to take my daughter to the Hull game earlier in the year. The cheapest price for a ticket was £27. For a 5 year old. But ST's are just as bad at the moment. I'm pretty sure mine has gone up £300 in the last 3 or 4 years.
