If that's how they're deciding on prices then it's bollocks and they need to have a re-think about all games. Spurs and Arsenal plus all the Cat B games will not be sell-outs. The club have got this pricing structure completely wrong.
I thought the categories were set early, in conjunction with the Police to ensure they had appropriate resources available in time?
How can the Southampton game be £35 ??? Personally if I didn't have a pass I'd only do the £16 games. How the **** can you pay more to get into City v Spurs than an FA Cup final
Matches during the 2014/15 Barclays Premier League season will be split into one of three categories, to be advertised in due course. Prices for each Category are shown below. Category A Adults: £50 Seniors (65+)/16-22 Year-Olds: £30 Juniors (11-15): £20 Juniors (10 and under): £12 Category B Adults: £35 Seniors (65+)/16-22 Year-Olds: £25 Juniors (11-15): £12 Juniors (10 and under): £8 Category C Adults: £16 Seniors (65+)/16-22 Year-Olds: £10 Juniors (11-15): £8 Juniors (10 and under): £5 Read more at http://www.hullcitytigers.com/tickets/match_prices/index.aspx#HfVPYPK3r2GK2pgY.99 I'd have thought all categories would have been set and would need FA approval to be changed.
Of course it's just my opinion but any one still at school should never pay over £10 to get into a footy match.
Particularly bearing in mind AA's comments in his most recent interview... "When I go to the stadium I watch the crowd more than the football. I go there to support the manager, to support the team. But I get the enjoyment of looking at the stadium full. I think about the achievement of giving the fans a nice day out on a Saturday and watching good quality football. And I feel good about it."
To me, that translates as "When I see a full stadium, I get enjoyment of seeing all the money I've stolen from these idiots".
Why would that be the case? Because a club is glamorous with a large following they require policing more than an unattractive club with a smaller following? On that basis the police should have reduced numbers for the last visit of Millwall instead of upping their numbers and sticking City with an increased bill of £80,000 instead of the usual £60,000 to handle the arrival of 117 of their fans.
Why has he stolen it? You don't have to pay it. He isn't pocketing the money. Incidentally, you can go watch Peter Andrew at Bridfor £75.
I'm trying to recall where I read it, because I'm almost sure it was offered as a reason why the price couldn't be changed for a game a year or two back. Does that ring a bell, or am I going bonkers?
1) By stealing it, I refer to the fact he is clearly overcharging people ridiculous amounts, like every club, but tries to disguise it by going "Ooh look, 5 of our 38 league games this season are cheap so that makes it okay, doesn't it?" 2) I don't pay it. 3) Yes... the owner of the club isn't pocketing any of the money at all...
I could be wrong, but I think the price structure is more about socially engineering the crowd than it is about making money.
We pay £60k per game for policing?! I knew it was a rip off but that's taking the piss! It would probably be cheaper to bring the Royal Marines and SAS in to keep order...
I suspect there's a time limit on when you can change the prices(ie when you have to advise the club you're playing of what they are), so maybe a game was switched for TV and it was too late to amend the prices, but I'd assumed all of these things would have been fixed at the start of the season.
And, given the ineptness of the police on the few occasions they have been needed, more effective. Regarding the Millwall game, someone at the time made the point it would have been cheaper to hire some taxis with a copper in each one and delivered the Millwall fans door to door.
