Tim of the Oak
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Seat Counters - 2024/25
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American here.
Definitely do not want to see this happen. In our major sports leagues, the focus has shifted more and more toward giving fans an overpriced "experience" rather than being making the game accessible to passionate fans. The NFL stadiums in LA and Vegas are prime examples of this but it's happening in multiple sports all over the country.
Although I'm not from the UK I do keep an eye on ticket prices and it's clear to me they keep ticking upwards despite the fact wages in the UK generally aren't as high as they are here, and the fact that football fans in the UK are generally more passionate about their clubs than American sports fans are about their own teams, I'm definitely afraid of the Prem trending more towards over-produced, soulless matchday experiences like the ones that are too commonplace here.
I’m also convinced in the not too distant future we will see some EPL games played in the USA, and over 4 quarters and not 2 halves. If that happens I’m done and I’ll burn my season ticket (iPhone)….
Didsbury Dave
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Another sticky post is needed for this.That's due to City selling 100's of seats in and around blocks 210 and 211 to away supporters and only evicted two of them
Every champions League game the host club has to give 200 "Cat A" tickets to the opposition. That's what these were.
wolfie1988
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Those are in Block 228 of the Colin Bell Stand.Another sticky post is needed for this.
Every champions League game the host club has to give 200 "Cat A" tickets to the opposition. That's what these were.
The seats Franny 1234 is talking about are 93:20 seats. Any Sparta fans in there will have likely come through 3rd party hospitality sites such as P1Travel etc.
The club are outsourcing a number of hospitality and hospitality lite tickets to these 3rd parties and unfortunately a few away fans, or maybe Czech's who live here, are able get hold of these without the need for a supporter number/record.
EastMidlandsBlue
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Always find it interesting that us fans never have access to these tickets for our European away games.Another sticky post is needed for this.
Every champions League game the host club has to give 200 "Cat A" tickets to the opposition. That's what these were.
Not that I'd want to sit in the home end, but I wonder how they allocate these tickets
JGL07
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Not true. I got into the Celtic match a few years back in the home section. I would not want to repeat that experience though!Always find it interesting that us fans never have access to these tickets for our European away games.
wolfie1988
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They are allocated to club staff, players family and high end hospitality fans.Always find it interesting that us fans never have access to these tickets for our European away games.
Not that I'd want to sit in the home end, but I wonder how they allocate these tickets
EastMidlandsBlue
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Yes but how did you buy those tickets? I always buy tickets through my points and I've never seen anything about Cat A seats in the home endNot true. I got into the Celtic match a few years back in the home section. I would not want to repeat that experience though!
Didsbury Dave
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I've used them one Ajax. I got the ticket through a friend who had a corporate box. I think that's where they go mainly - club staff, family and corporate. Not for sale.Always find it interesting that us fans never have access to these tickets for our European away games.
Not that I'd want to sit in the home end, but I wonder how they allocate these tickets
EastMidlandsBlue
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They are allocated to club staff, players family and high end hospitality fans.
Interesting, I wonder if it's the same with other clubs. Most of the away fans in 228 are generally well behaved so that would suggest maybe it is the same with other clubs.I've used them one Ajax. I got the ticket through a friend who had a corporate box. I think that's where they go mainly - club staff, family and corporate. Not for sale.
Do these 200 seats count as part of the 5% of the capacity teams are required to give to away fans?