Voll Blau Posted 6 April 2017 Share Posted 6 April 2017 Superb work by the FSF: Quote Away fans from all Premier League clubs will see their tickets capped to £20 for the first time, in a pioneering move by Virgin Media and the Football Supporters’ Federation (FSF). As part of the ‘Twenty’s Plenty’ campaign, Virgin Media through its partnership with the FSF, is reimbursing the costs of supporters’ tickets above £20 for a single away fixture at all top-tier clubs – with the majority of matches held between 15th and 23rd April. The ground-breaking initiative recognises the loyalty and commitment away fans show their club throughout the season. It follows the FSF’s call to the Premier League and clubs to make ticket prices more affordable for visiting fans. Virgin Media, the official shirt sponsor of Southampton FC, already subsidises every visiting supporters’ ticket to St Mary’s stadium to £20. The company is fighting for fans to enjoy all the football by making games cheaper for away fans, and by being the UK’s only pay TV provider to offer all the football on Sky Sports and BT sports in one package. On the side of fans As away Premier League tickets are capped at £30, fans will receive up to a £10 reimbursement from Virgin Media following their team’s match. Fans can claim their subsidy after their team’s match by visiting www.virginmedia.com/twentysplenty, downloading a form, and posting it along with their ticket. A cheque will be sent to them in the following weeks. Brigitte Trafford of Virgin Media said: “We want to be part of a positive change for Premier League football fans across the country and are stepping up by subsidising away tickets to £20. “Away fans are at the heart of the game and their tickets need to be affordable. Without them, the atmosphere in grounds is reduced and their teams don’t feel supported.” Kevin Miles, chief executive of the FSF, said: “The Football Supporters’ Federation has a long-standing rally cry – Twenty’s Plenty for Away Tickets. We’re delighted that Virgin Media has helped make that a reality at many upcoming top-flight games. “Thanks to this Twenty’s Plenty deal, tens of thousands of top-flight fans could potentially save hundreds of thousands of pounds in the coming weeks. It’s a great idea.” Additional detail: Virgin Media and the FSF will subsidise fans’ tickets for one away fixture per Premier League club for the majority of matches played between 15th and 23rd April. Virgin Media will also reimburse the cost of a 2nd Class stamp, to account for the postage of the ticket and form. Virgin Media will also honour the terms of the initiative to fans whose teams’ matches are postponed during this period due to FA Cup semi-final matches. Fans of these clubs (West Bromwich Albion, Tottenham Hotspur, Southampton and Sunderland), can apply for a reimbursement following these rescheduled matches. Manchester City fans visiting Southampton on 15th April will not need to claim their subsidy as their ticket will already be reduced to £20 as part of Virgin Media’s existing Twenty’s Plenty arrangement with Southampton. This also applies to Southampton fans who travel to Chelsea on 23rd April. - See more at: http://www.fsf.org.uk/latest-news/view/twentys-plenty-virgin-media-and-fsf-reimburse-away-fans-tickets#sthash.TiDB5yz1.dpuf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ousefox Posted 6 April 2017 Share Posted 6 April 2017 Virgin know how to do CSR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nugent Posted 6 April 2017 Share Posted 6 April 2017 Lovely stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkie1999 Posted 6 April 2017 Share Posted 6 April 2017 Probably why my virgin media internet is slow. Giving all the money back to football fans instead of digging the road up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayfox Posted 6 April 2017 Share Posted 6 April 2017 3 minutes ago, yorkie1999 said: Probably why my virgin media internet is slow. Giving all the money back to football fans instead of digging the road up. Move east goscote mate. They are currently make swiss cheese and a patchwork quilt out of the pavements round here. Looks a right mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claridge Posted 6 April 2017 Share Posted 6 April 2017 Got an adult and youth for sale.£40- so only£20 really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox92 Posted 6 April 2017 Share Posted 6 April 2017 Can I get my ticket back aftrwards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Maul Posted 6 April 2017 Share Posted 6 April 2017 2 hours ago, Fox92 said: Can I get my ticket back aftrwards? This... Not sure having one missing from the collection is worth a tenner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itsthejoeker Posted 6 April 2017 Share Posted 6 April 2017 25 minutes ago, Ted Maul said: This... Not sure having one missing from the collection is worth a tenner. Trade yours in and you can buy mine for £20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red5 Posted 7 April 2017 Share Posted 7 April 2017 What a load of balls just to get a tenner back, then you've got to get to the bank to put the cheque in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaelicFox Posted 14 April 2017 Share Posted 14 April 2017 On 07/04/2017 at 11:55, red5 said: What a load of balls just to get a tenner back, then you've got to get to the bank to put the cheque in. Dear me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red5 Posted 24 April 2017 Share Posted 24 April 2017 So come on did you all get your £10 back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox92 Posted 24 April 2017 Share Posted 24 April 2017 4 hours ago, red5 said: So come on did you all get your £10 back? I didn't... not losing my ticket for £10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonnabeblueforever Posted 11 May 2017 Share Posted 11 May 2017 On 24/04/2017 at 14:18, red5 said: So come on did you all get your £10 back? I have now cheques arrived today, one each for me and other half - might not be much but it covered cost of my teenagers ticket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red5 Posted 11 May 2017 Share Posted 11 May 2017 2 hours ago, gonnabeblueforever said: I have now cheques arrived today, one each for me and other half - might not be much but it covered cost of my teenagers ticket So over a month and we've had one, and still only got a cheque so got to get to the bank to put it in, with the irish tw@s comment I thought this would be full of fans getting their tenner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ealingfox Posted 11 May 2017 Share Posted 11 May 2017 Bit disappointed by this, I never got anything back from them. Sent mine off weeks ago now. Weird because one of the guys I go with sent his off a couple of days after the game and got the cheque within a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxes1 Posted 12 May 2017 Share Posted 12 May 2017 Mine arrived yesterday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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