Price of Football 2017: Young adult fans are 'put off' by cost of football

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  1. RedKestrel

    RedKestrel Well-Known Member

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    Big Surprise..

    "Price of Football 2017: Young adult fans are 'put off' by cost of football
    The BBC Price of Football study has found the majority of ticket prices have been frozen or have fallen for a third year - yet a poll of young adult football fans suggests the cost is still putting them off.

    This year BBC Sport asked more than 200 clubs.."

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41901398
     
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  2. LDR

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    It's certainly a, "no sh*t, Sherlock" kind of survey.
     
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  3. RedKestrel

    RedKestrel Well-Known Member

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    Doubt it's just the young football fans either
     
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    It certainly isn't. There's a few on here who don't attend games which are priced over £30.

    I pick and choose my BFC games simply on price too.
     
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    There's an old adult here who is regularly put off by the prices.
     
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    Sheffield Wed lowest price season ticket is £455 the highest in Yorkshire as per look north tonights news, they also sell the highest priced pies and the dearest shirts but I just can not remember the price.
     
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    RedKestrel Well-Known Member

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    And 3 quid for a cup of tea...
     
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    I was going to go to the L**ds match but they can stuff it at 36 quid.
     
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    It almost makes you feel sorry for their fans. Almost.
     
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    And me, no way I was going to give the Fowls thirty-odd quid.
     
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    Sooner or later the bubble will burst - if you dont get the youngsters coming where are the next generation of fans going to come from
    supporting a team is a habit - no point getting kids hooked for them to all drift away when they first start work and cant afford the massive hike in prices.
    At the risk of going all 4 yorkshiremen - when I was a lad the price in relative terms was many times less than today. When I went to Uni in the early '80's entry to a Premiership First Division match at Liverpool was the same as a couple of beers, and to watch us in the old Paddock in the second division was just around £1.50 if I remember correctly

    some good old ticket prices here
    https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...eb/17/football-ticket-prices-old-ticket-stubs
     
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