Hello lads and ladies,
Hope everyone is well!? I listen to talksport DriveTime on satellite radio when I am driving and today an interesting subject came up on the price of tickets for EPL matches. There were a bunch of view on it, but no one from the USA. I really want to understand why people are so upset. I understand that there are high costs for going to an EPL Game. I also understand there are 'tiers' of games. When United, City, Chelsea or Everton come to Anfield it costs more.
This is VERY common practice in the USA. MLB teams, such as the Chicago Cubs, charge more for some teams than they do for others. The NFL is the same way; big time opponents or division games cost more than some team that has a notoriously bad record. The average cost for a ticket in Chicago for an NFL game is over $150 USD. To take a family of 4 to a Chicago Bears game it would cost over $500 in tickets. Not to mention hotdogs, sodas, beers, and parking. All in, I would bet that, it is close to $800-$1000 for ONE GAME!!!!!! I would venture a guess to say that ticket sales make up less that 25% of an NFL teams overall revenue. The other 75% comes from sponsorships, TV, corporate partners.
Tier pricing is all over the USA, so maybe I am just accustomed to paying more for better teams. In regards to away games, we don't have specific sections we sit in if we go to an away game. If i were to go to Green Bay, HUGE rival of Chicago, I would sit among fans of the home team, it does make things a bit uneasy, especially as the beer gets consumed, but there is no 'visitor section'. I honestly just had not thought about how it works across the pond. I have been to matches in Italy and Spain and have always cheered for the hometown teams, because its fun to bond with the locals. Still awaiting my first trip to Anfield.
I couldn't quite figure out why so many people were so angry calling into DriveTime: Are fans upset about having to pay so much to go an away game? Because i am guessing Hull falls into one of the Lower liverpool tiers, so it may not cost as much. Or, are people upset because of tier pricing?
For the record, I do think it is absolute $hit that Liverpool fans have to pay more for an away game, plus travel expenses, than a game at Anfield. Just looking for a discussion, to understand is all.
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