Fox in a Box Posted 8 September 2005 Share Posted 8 September 2005 The Football League has stepped in to settle a dispute between Leicester City and Blackpool over pricing for the clubs' Carling Cup clash. The two sides had failed to reach an agreement on the cost of tickets for the September 20 game at the Walkers Stadium. City said they wanted to "make the game as cheap as possible" to attract fans to the Tuesday evening fixture. However, Blackpool, who under Carling Cup rules would receive 45 per cent of the gate receipts, wanted to charge normal Championship admission prices to maximise their revenue. The clubs failed to reach an agreement and were forced to turn to the Football League to arbitrate. Chris Tinbergen, City's head of football administration, said: "We put our proposals to Blackpool and they would not agree to them. They gave their proposal to us, which we wouldn't accept. "In that situation you take it to the Football League to make the decision." Under Carling Cup rules, the Football League decides ticket prices where clubs are not in agreement. Rule 13 of the competition states: "Immediately after the draw is known the two clubs concerned must mutually agree the prices. All questions in dispute must be immediately referred to the management committee for settlement." It has now ruled that tickets, which went on general sale today, should be priced £12 adults and £6 concessions. A Football League spokesman said: "Leicester were looking at one set of prices and Blackpool wanted another. "The Football League sought to find a compromise based on the two prices, and also the £12 and £6 solutions were similar to the prices charged by Leicester last season. It's felt to be a fair price." Tinbergen said: "It's not our call. We wanted it to be a cheap game to get as many supporters to come as we could." A spokesman for Blackpool said: "We want to maximise the revenue from having such a big game. Being underdogs, it could be our last game in the competition so we were keen to maximise the revenue rather than the Leicester support. "The Football League have arbitrated between the two figures, which we are satisfied with." City have announced that the North and East Stands will remain closed to reduce the costs associated with the game. As a result, the club has reserved the best seats in the West and South Stands for season-ticket holders unable to take up their normal positions. http://www.thebluearmy.co.uk/details.asp?k...892005383659931 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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