Interesting data here http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29527838 We fair pretty well for low-cost football. Minimum ticket price quoted as £15 whilst Chelsea minimum is £50. Compare other Championship clubs to us!
I mentioned the other week that an Exeter fan mentioned his season ticket was £450 - dearer than some Premiership clubs. It's football gone mad. Interesting to note in the survey that over 1000 fans had traveled to Dortmund to watch a game as it was better value for money. I'm going to look in to it myself as they do create quite the atmosphere. And their beer is good.
I've gone to Dortmund several time myself. Best advice I can give you, keep a look at tickets, they are near impossible to get them, and when they're availability just buy them as you can. TicketMaster, or other places will charge you £200+ for a ticket. Last game I went, it cost me €32.00 for standing, so be prepared to stand too for a game. Also, become a member, as tickets will usually go on sale to them before general public. The most expensive part of the trip will be the ferry crossing, which is around £49, if you get a good deal, which then it's about a 3 1/2 to 4 hour drive from Calais or Dunkirk (usually cheaper terminal) and though I've never done it, I've spoken to people whom have done it in a day. Flights you only get one in and one out per day, so if you don't mind staying over, that's an option. I'm trying to get me tickets for 9th November match against Borussia Monchengladbach, but they don't go on sale till end of next week.
Amazing info there - very helpful, thanks!!! Definitely will want to stay over as it's a part of Germany I've never been to. Will definitely go for the standing area too as that seems to be the most raucous part of the ground.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29638128 thought this was a pretty good read. i wonder if anyone's ever done a study on this; per ground - work out how much income you would take if you tried to fill the ground (e.g. tenner a ticket) for a season, versus current ticket prices and attendances. although i'd prefer not to see the valley full of plastics (reams' etc) at a tenner a go, i'd be happy to pay less. if the players felt anything towards the average man - why do we never see them give away their complimentary tickets to fans?
Anyone fancying a laugh should read Knobby Savage's typically cerebral comments on the BBC site today. In his entire playing career, Knobby never considered the cost of a match day ticket for the average fan. Not only that, he says he never heard a team mate raise it, either
Well done ex-Kilmarnock player Stephen Naismith, who gives his complimentary tickets away to fans who can't afford to go. Savage &co probably think he's a mug.
