Great initiative here from the Swans and with the Y'Army having to travel arguably even further than the Swansea fans over the course of a season (don't forget our local rivals are now Tottenham Hotspur ), McNally would do well to consider something similar IMO. http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/33431733 This exercise is expected to cost Swansea circa £250-300k over the course of the season and considering the mega millions that all Premier League clubs have at their disposal it really is a drop in the ocean. However of course it would be a lot better if admission prices per se were dropped considerably to encourage younger fans to attend matches who are being priced out of the 'working man's game' and have been for some time. Anyway, well done the Swansea board
Great initiative, I know NCFC occasionally subsidises 'official' coach travel, but I prefer to make my own way when I occasionally go to away games, so Swans idea is excellent!!!!
Well I think its a good idea seems most City fans on here are happy to be ripped off at the Emirates and the like and are so well off they don't care. Personally I struggle to afford a trip to Carrow Road let alone an away fixture.
NCFC one of the worst culprits http://www.fiveyearplanfanzine.co.u...et-pricing-for-crystal-palace-supporters.html
The problem is simply that clubs will now charge even higher prices for Swansea games, knowing they money will just come from the club. Nice gesture, but unless everyone commits, or they agree reciprocal agreements as I believe we did with them before, it just adds to the problem unfortunately.
Still just a drop in the ocean compared to the sums that the clubs get from tv deals now (And don't forget, Swansea are now entering their 5th season with the money). Also, can clubs do that, just stick £10-15 extra on the tickets? Seems liek there''d be something preventing them. I have to say that ticket prices is the one area where I strongly disagree with McNally. They're simply too high, especially the away prices. We're in the enviable position where we have far higher demand than supply which the club obviously uses to it's advantage.
I would imagine clubs could just deem Swansea a more glamorous fixture than it really is, and increase prices "to suit". Obviously demand exceeds supply, and if away fans turn their noses up, we can pack more yellow shirts in the ground. I agree pricing is ludicrous, but whilst we're trying to establish ourselves on a limited budget (in relative terms!), I can see McNally squeezing every penny he can. Perhaps 5, years along we'll do something similar. Or ideally work with the Premier League to reduce all prices, so everyone is effected.
We should keep the prices lower for the clubs outside the top 8 but double the prices for away fans from the big clubs and just rip the plastic fans for their cash they won't care they probably only fund one match a year anyway
I'd rather see concessions for those that need it. Why subsidise £15 of a ticket price for somebody who can afford the full price. Subsidise kids, youth groups, unemployed etc.... McNally did away with many of the concessions at Carrow Road, so your opinion of him will depend on what sort of club you want Norwich to be. I suppose to answer my own question (!), its because the cost of administrating such an idea would cost too much
But how do you work out who can afford the full ticket price? My wife and I both work full time but I can't afford the casual ticket price on a regular basis. Would be pointless me having a season ticket (if I could get one) , because I wouldn't be able to go every game because of other commitments. I used to never miss a home game in my youth and would go to many away fixtures and that was before we had the Y'Army, now I only manage a handful of live games all season.
Odd one this, as according to the 'erstwhile' EDP website - the opening game is a complete sell-out, with "Palace have also taken their full allocation of 2,600 tickets." http://www.edp24.co.uk/sport/norwic...e_season_is_already_a_home_sell_out_1_4151870
The limit to us raising prices for Swansea as a result is that the price can be no higer than equivalent City fan ticket prices. Which is why the fundamental problem with the article is this: "The additional £56,000 Norwich City will generate in charging Crystal Palace fans £45 for admission rather than £25 is a small drop in the overall TV revenues that Premier League clubs receive." It would not just cause a drop in prices for Palace fans, but for City fans too (yay!) because the prices for each set of fans should be equal. However, this means the cost to our club would be closer to £500k per match. Or £9.5m per season. Suddenly it starts to look quite dangerous for a club in our position.
