Boro is £20. How cheap do you want them to be?
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Boro is £20. How cheap do you want them to be?
I am not talking about Boro
I am talking about league games and prices as a whole
Boro is the exception here so don't see your point
Can't fault that price for an FA Cup tie.
In October 2021 the new London ULEZ comes into force and my 2013 diesel won't be compliant so that's another £12.50 per game on top of £15 parking and fuel. So that's another £237.50 for 19 league matches alone. Yes I can afford it, but everyone has their limit and I'll be downgrading my gold ST to silver and skipping all early round domestic and European cup matches to make up for the extra cost. Until I replace my car anyway...
Everyone is entitled to their opinion but I really think you CAN fault it.
On paper £20 for FA Cup football isn't that bad but it's the whole principle and the background behind the game.
The first game was £15 - that was at a lower league team who have considerably less income than we do.
There's no reason why the replay (which probably shouldn't even exist based on the current positions of the teams and also used to be INCLUDED with all season tickets (which were also cheaper)) should be priced at anything more. If anything, it should be less.
Levy is squeezing every penny out of a loyal support that he can.
Still...at least our money is being reinvested in strengthening the squad...
Tickets for Boro now being publicly advertised on Ticketmaster too.
Real shame kick off is so late. Probably putting off families for whom £40 all in would normally be a great offer.
Real shame kick off is so late. Probably putting off families for whom £40 all in would normally be a great offer.
To be honest, that late, I’m quite happy being BNMs. Can close my eyes and snooze without feeling too antisocial.
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What a short sighted and weird way of looking at things.
We obviously have far better facilities and a much larger audience potential for the game. To say we should be pricing lower than a Championship club only makes sense in terms of 'we can afford to'.
Should we also employ the same number of stadium staff or less? Make sure our electricity consumption matches theirs? I'm not sure if money is given for policing? All the other general match day costs which will of course be higher than theirs would have been.
There's all kinds of things to be taken into account.
There's a good chance an extra 30 minutes and penalty shoot out could be played in the replay. Whatever happens the team progressing will be decided - which you haven't taken into account either.
Simply don't go is my advice to you. Don't buy or renew your season ticket. Attend fewer games, pay out less while inside the stadium, don't buy over priced match programs. All the while other Spurs fans do these things in large numbers, the whole supply and demand thing comes into play.
One thing I will agree with partially is Levy (or the club itself) attempt to generate as much income as they can from all sources, including the old fashioned match day income. Don't kid yourself into thinking this is targeting loyal supporters any more than tourist supporters. If I were running a football club, I too would be looking to maximise income without damaging attendance % of capacity.
Now the last point I would raise I'm not 100% sure on, but my understanding was that gate receipts are shared between both clubs in some way in the cup. Doesn't help Boro as much as a non league side for example, but I thought getting an away day at a big stadium was always a chairman and clubs dream. It's possible the away team would rather ticket prices were double the £20 being quoted if the overall income and their split was still higher - regardless of a lower attendance figure.
Whatever - Levy must be a cunt I suppose for charging £20 per ticket right?
No-one's forcing you to spend money on beer and food every time you go either... A game only lasts for 90mins FFS.
Heavy vibe brother
Cheaper to buy the family ticket for spurs on Tuesday than my local league 2 club.
Which is great for people who have never been to the ground now it has gone to general sale.
Reality is Permier League football is an expensive hobby these days. We have people flying into WHL from around the world whose bucket list includes watching Tottenham play - they will pay anything. Know a ST holder who lives in America and flies over for 4-6 games a year.
Hopefully we sell out Tuesday. I’m not going but mainly due to the fact I can’t leave work, get home and get the boys then get to the ground then justify the 1am return home on a school night.
Shame as £40 for 4 tickets is a great price.
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Tottenham Vs Coventry please. We can crush those cunts 5 nil.
Yeah replays scrapped 5th rnd as most if not all the lower league sides would be out by then. Seems to me replays before then are to ensure the big clubs get a second chance. ET/Pens in early rnds could effectively knock them ('big teams') out ! That would never do, would it?!!!!