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Whites fans urged to make a stand over QPR ticket prices

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  1. Northolt-QPR

    Northolt-QPR Active Member

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    Whites fans urged to make a stand over QPR ticket prices
    9:43am Tuesday 9th August 2011

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    Wanderers fans are being urged to boycott the club’s opening game of the season away to Queens Park Rangers — because of the “ridiculous”

    price of tickets for the match.

    The London club is charging up to £50 for entry to Loftus Road — the same price Whites’ fans forked out to go to Wembley last season and more than twice what QPR supporters will pay at the Reebok Stadium later this season.

    London-based Wanderers fan Liam Hanley is boycotting the game and plans to protest outside the ground. He has urged others to join him.

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    Mega-rich club QPR put their prices up by 40 per cent after being promoted to the Premier League last season.

    Mr Hanley, aged 38, who lives in London and works for BBC Radio Five Live, would normally go to Wanderers’ London games, but said he has decided to take a stand.

    He added: “You have to draw the line somewhere.

    United and Liverpool charge around £40 but this is taking the mick, particularly for a team coming up from the Championship.

    “It is the same price as Wembley.

    “You expect to pay a bit more for Wembley but for a run of the mill league game, it’s ridiculous.”

    Prices for the QPR game are £50 or £45 for adults; £40 or £35 for over-60s and under-21s; £25 or £22 for under-16s; and £10 for under eights.

    When the London team visit Bolton next March, their 3,000 allocation of tickets in the lower tier will cost just £22 for adults.

    Should they require more tickets in the upper tier, these will cost £28.

    Mr Hanley’s season ticket at the Reebok has cost him £285, which works out at around £15 a game.

    He added: “Bolton have done really well in recent seasons, freezing their prices and offering real value.”

    Dave Blackburn of Bolton Wanderers Supporters Association said: “The price has put me off completely and a lot of others too, I imagine.

    “Some clubs are pricing people out of football.”

    QPR refused to comment on their ticket prices.

    http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news...urged_to_make_a_stand_over_QPR_ticket_prices/
     
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  2. QPAAAAAGH

    QPAAAAAGH Well-Known Member

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    Clearly we are going to fill the ground for the likes of Man U and Arsenal but I do wonder if, once the start of season gloss is over, we are going to see a lot of empty seats for the less attractive fixtures and not just the away end. The home fixture against Wigan will be a big first test of the pricing policy methinks. If, as I suspect, this results in massive discounting later in the year I for one will be considering starting a legal class action for us season ticket holders! Old discussion I know but its amazing that our board cannot see the difference in charging top whack for watching clubs where the investment in the playing staff is huge and watching QPR where the investment is actually negative when you take account of income.
     
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  3. loftom

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    ask sky to help, play all home games on tv, and then enjoy a pint with your mates, and then tell the goons to stuff it
     
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  4. District Line

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    I agree, I personally think QPR's ticket prices are riduculous but there is no point blaming the club, it's clearly the owners at work
     
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  5. Chair Nob'll Fallout

    Chair Nob'll Fallout Well-Known Member

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    Totally agree. Unless they revise the ticket prices I really think that we're going to struggle to fill the ground for many of the less glamorous ties, which will be a total embarassment to the club. I can't blame Bolton fans for boycotting, I think that they're right to make a stand.
     
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  6. Sooperhoop

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    Good luck to them. The Goons attitude might change when they see loads of empty seats at BOTH ends of the ground as I'm sure a lot of home fans won't pay silly money for the less attractive opposition. I wouldn't be surprised if to see our average gate lower than last season if we are at the bottom of the table most of this season.
     
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  7. deano58

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    Good on them..if more away teams take the same stance then maybe they will revise the admission price..but i doubt it :(
     
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    Fair play to them, atleast there only being ripped off by the goons once and not for the entire season!!
     
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  9. Northolt-QPR

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    @MrT79
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    "Please buy our overpriced tickets!!" Nice bit of airbrushing on @adeltaarabt too... #pathetic #QPR http://yfrog.com/hstdicoj
     
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    QPR advertising tickets for Sat in the Eve Stand, first game back in the PL and we can't sell out!
     
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  11. ColdharbourR

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    Good on them indeed. The Mr Handley named in that article is my cousin!
     
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  12. District Line

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    Such a shame. I hope the owners reflect on these prices and they cut prices by at least 25% at the start of the next season (assuming QPR are still in prem)
     
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  13. kiwiqpr

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    with all these different price levels do you need to bring your passport
     
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