An interesting point to it all for me when Jay McKenna said of when he was sat across from Mike Gordon I believe and he said
'why would we reduce ticket prices?'
Well this still says a lot to me that owners of clubs not only don't really get the average fan but are missing a trick to make short term profit over long term gains
It's not just our club it's with all other big club owners too because let's face it this is more of an issue to the really big clubs with large waiting lists and bigger demand than their stadiums allow. But all these clubs in England could have got their heads together and done something for us, the fans at this one and potentially biggest opportunity ever with the new massive TV deal coming in.
They could have all agreed to take the same hit as each other and reduce ticket prices to something that would make a real difference to their fans, to treat us as something special and not customers for a change, it would make a difference and probably make you feel more for the institution as they would have done more from us, it may have led to more being spent in the club shop, refreshments at the game...
I have no doubt that post this new TV deal that agents will be on the phone to clubs saying that they feel their client should benefit from the TV deals.. If the clubs had got their heads together they could have all won a public relations backlash in such a positive way by saying to those agents, no we aren't giving a cut to your player we are giving it to the fans.. If they had all done that then the danger of only one club doing it and their players going elsewhere for money from one of the other big clubs would be minimised and they could have all given a cut to the fans, a substantial cut to those fans which in the grand scheme of things wouldn't have paid one overpaid players season pay rise, let alone them all.
The reaction by FSG has been a good one and I'm pleased with them but all owners could and imo should have done more with these TV deals incoming. Why give more inevitably to the players when the fans need and deserve more.
What hasnt really been publicised is that so many of the Kop walked and they weren't going to get raised, but they stood by their fellow reds in the main stand as they were going to get screwed.
All fans pay too much, it's something by FSG but is it enough? Not in my book, not only for those who go each week but for those who go once or twice a season. We should all stick together, we are all ultimately being ripped off by the game we love and should still be dependent on us
FSG deserve credit for this don't get me wrong but it still feels a little bit of not enough. It's becoming extortionate for regular people to follow the game. Ticket prices, drinks and food at the ground, shirts.. All adds up. We even charge for the membership hitch I'd imagine the majority only do to get tickets and that membership is around 100,000 people I believe for such a small amount of tickets available to them.
I love the game and this club especially but the price to follow it isn't reasonable anymore, when you see what the players earn and the executives at the clubs take out, you'd think there would be a drive to make it more affordable to us all
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