I think there's also an element of some clubs not caring too much about what fans think (a bit harsh but can't think of another way of putting it) when you consider the move to form the super league for instance. Most fans wouldn't have been able to go to the away games but so much money was being poured in anyway that they were willing to forgo the ticket sales for those matches. It was okay to deprive the fans as long as the clubs kept making money from other sources.Ticket prices should be easy. I think could easily organise maybe a 2 week window where everyone plays home and away and get fans to boycott. Yea you’d still get some fans attending, but it would show clubs that fans can and will do something about ticket prices. Especially since covid and playing in empty stadiums.
How you do that with tv though not sure. A lot of people will have sky and it will be linked to broadband or phone etc. they’ll have it to watch other sports. You can’t really boycott it for a week for example.
When you've been a football fan for a long time it becomes almost like a drug that you can't do without. I guess some people even cut down on other things in order to leave them enough money to be able to go to or watch the game. Shirt sales are another example as every year we sell more and more. It becomes a circular argument.
