The Premier League have just announced that all away tickets for next season will be capped at £30, following an emergency meeting of the Premier League clubs. Not the Twenty's Plenty that was being campaigned for, but a welcome move all the same. This will apply for at least the next three seasons.
Would be interesting if a club refused, could anything be done about it? Obviously it would be a massive PR own goal if they did but I'd be interested to know if its enforceable.
Its now more expensive to be an away fan in the Championship than in the Premier League, absolute madness.
This puts pressure on Championship clubs to do the same. It'll soon be cheaper to watch PL football then it is to watch FL - an anomaly if ever there was one.
It's definitely put pressure on the FL, particularly clubs like Ipswich who ask for £30+ for a midweek game. Of course, they aren't the only ones, most of this division do it, and probably some in Leagues One and Two amazingly do also. It definitely needs to be sorted out
It will be interesting to see what happens now, it will be difficult for any Championship club to charge over £30 to away fans next season.
Although with match day revenue accounting for a much more significant portion of their income its not as simple as it is for Premier League clubs.
City could always charge £30 to listen to the game outside the stadium but if you wanted to actually watch it inside then it's £40 Could catch on
Well yeah, there's an agreement. What i meant is what if one changes its mind. I'm just being hypothetical and wondering if it's enforceable? Or to take another point, what if a promoted team doesnt agree? LIke I said, unlikely cos of the PR element but that's hardly bothered our owner has it?
This is the thing. The PL gets flack, rightly so, for being at the top of the hill and pushing the snowball. But the football league has become utterly ridiculous in making sure it keeps gaining momentum. Many Football League clubs are slowly killing themselves with their prices. It's lowering attendances every year.
Once a rule is voted in, it becomes a Premier League rule, everyone has to abide by it, it's not optional.
Very welcome news, would be good to see that come down the leagues too. It shouldn't cost big teams 'that' much money either in the grand scheme of things. even Arsenal and Man U with massive stadiums only sell to what, 3000 away fans max? call it on average £50 an away ticket over a season for 19 games and it's around £1m less. Or around 1% of the total revenue they'll make from tv rights alone.
the kicker will come when teams like arsenal are still charging their own fans 60/70 quid a ticket whilst away fans pay less than half
So that's precisely what I'm asking. if someone refuses, what action can be taken? Can they shut the away end down for example? Dock points? Take them to court?
They can do anything they like, dock points, refuse to pay them, but it's completely academic as no club is going to refuse to abide by any Premier League rules.