ipswichfan Posted 3 August 2009 Share Posted 3 August 2009 I assume that's sarcastic. That's not bad for us. It could well be more but you're not the most glamourous opposition really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultra Posted 4 August 2009 Share Posted 4 August 2009 The game will probably be a sell-out now, as the locals will turn up to pay respects to Sir Bobby, and won't be too bothered about how much they're charged for doing so. I can't believe, though, that Town fans have put up with this increase. Or hasn't the recession hit East Anglia yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lildave3 Posted 4 August 2009 Share Posted 4 August 2009 Last time I went to Portman Road I came away with a £250 profit. This time I'd be leaving with a £50 hole in my pocket. I don't think so, somehow. I remember that. Darius bloody Henderson! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wils Posted 4 August 2009 Share Posted 4 August 2009 People moan about the prices, send emails etc but then still go?I can understand you want to see LCFC play and dont want to miss a game etc, but if you really wanted to make a point to yourself and to Ipswich then you would surely not attend? Im not trying to piss anyone off with this post, just merely pointing out that people should consider voting with their feet. Come stay at mine Maybury for the weekend would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 4 August 2009 Share Posted 4 August 2009 That's not bad for us. It could well be more but we're not the most glamourous club really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granno Posted 4 August 2009 Share Posted 4 August 2009 V2 Row U Coach 1! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floating Fox Posted 4 August 2009 Share Posted 4 August 2009 I am sorry but I could absolutely explode at that comment. However, I am not going to stoop down the level of many on here. Just sitting there without making a stand is going to do nothing more than increase ticket prices up further and further. My aim is for them to reconsider, not us but others and in the process put as many people off paying those prices. Let them waste their money mate. I will enjoy my saturday ten times as much as them and for half the price, if not less. People who think that they don't make a difference are the same muppets that think that there is no point in voting as its only one person.."ow can I make a difference". Espcially at our level we can make a difference. If you don't enjoy being ripped-off then don't be ripped-off. It really is as simple as that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granno Posted 4 August 2009 Share Posted 4 August 2009 Let them waste their money mate. I will enjoy my saturday ten times as much as them and for half the price, if not less.People who think that they don't make a difference are the same muppets that think that there is no point in voting as its only one person.."ow can I make a difference". Espcially at our level we can make a difference. If you don't enjoy being ripped-off then don't be ripped-off. It really is as simple as that! Your Saturday will be messier though, what with you spunking yourself over non-league football and all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norfolkfox222 Posted 4 August 2009 Share Posted 4 August 2009 Does anyone know how tickets are selling for this one? Im a member liviing in Norwich desperate to go! Whats likelyhood of a ticket come thursday? x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AoWW Posted 4 August 2009 Share Posted 4 August 2009 The game will probably be a sell-out now, as the locals will turn up to pay respects to Sir Bobby, and won't be too bothered about how much they're charged for doing so.I can't believe, though, that Town fans have put up with this increase. Or hasn't the recession hit East Anglia yet? It's hit Chez AoWW. (Which is partly why I won't be going... that and the principle of refusing to be ripped off to the tune of £31 to go to a manky ground with a dreadful view that I've been to countless times before.) Ipswich is scummy, anyway. Does anyone know how tickets are selling for this one? Im a member liviing in Norwich desperate to go! Whats likelyhood of a ticket come thursday? x I imagine you could safely go along and single-handedly create a crowd! Seriously, with ticket prices as they are I can't see it selling out to away fans. Oh, and don't forget to take your passport to cross the county-border! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddog Posted 4 August 2009 Share Posted 4 August 2009 What the fook. Was thinking about going to Ipswich for this and it's £22 for everyone and £31 for adults. Are they having a laugh I may still go as may not get to many games this season but come on it's a very high price. May consider going St James park even though its on tv if i don't get to this one. No idea the ticket prices there though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maybes Posted 4 August 2009 Share Posted 4 August 2009 Come stay at mine Maybury for the weekend would be great. Im in Ibiza mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fosse Boy Posted 4 August 2009 Share Posted 4 August 2009 What the fook.Was thinking about going to Ipswich for this and it's £22 for everyone and £31 for adults. Are they having a laugh I may still go as may not get to many games this season but come on it's a very high price. May consider going St James park even though its on tv if i don't get to this one. No idea the ticket prices there though. For you, that's a massive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosbehFox Posted 4 August 2009 Share Posted 4 August 2009 Newcastle are charging Reading and Sheff Wed £25 which in my eyes is just about ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 4 August 2009 Share Posted 4 August 2009 I still can't get hold of Jones to clarify this "amended ticket price" statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted 4 August 2009 Share Posted 4 August 2009 I still can't get hold of Jones to clarify this "amended ticket price" statement. You mean Peter 'Out of Office' Jones then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 4 August 2009 Share Posted 4 August 2009 You mean Peter 'Out of Office' Jones then. That's him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Posted 4 August 2009 Share Posted 4 August 2009 I seen him in the ticket office Monday morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 4 August 2009 Share Posted 4 August 2009 I seen him in the ticket office Monday morning. I didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobbo Posted 4 August 2009 Share Posted 4 August 2009 The Scow and I cannot make this one. But you will be pleased to hear that we will be making many others. Hurrah! Oxford away for me the weekend of Ipswich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe. Posted 4 August 2009 Share Posted 4 August 2009 The Scow and I cannot make this one. I very much doubt that you mind consolidating to the pub anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-man Posted 4 August 2009 Share Posted 4 August 2009 Well I started with When Saturday Comes. My idea is to hit as many football publications etc. moaning about it but I aim to sling in a load of research and look at the other prices clubs are charging away fans. I've only just got round to reading my FSF newsletter and I've just seen this article: More fans to ditch live football due to cost One in three football fans to reduce attendance at football matches, says Virgin Money research One in five disaffected fans to turn to lower league football for a less expensive fix of live football Virgin Money's Football Fans' Inflation Index running at 15 per cent The number of football fans intending to turn their backs on going to live matches has increased as the cost of attending games becomes ever harder to bear for hardcore fans, according to Virgin Money’s authoritative Football Fans’ Inflation Index. Research for the index shows that 30 per cent of regular match goers have resolved to go to fewer live games in the ‘09/’10 season because of the cost – up from 26 per cent in pre-season last year. And of those out-priced fans, 22 per cent are intending to follow a less expensive lower league club in order to ensure they continue to get their regular fix of live football. Virgin Money’s Football Fans’ Inflation Index, which has tracked the cost of being a fan since January 2006, helps explain why - costs for fans have risen 15.1 per cent year-on-year and by 29.6 per cent compared to when the index launched in October 2006. Rail fares, ticket prices and pay-per-view costs have all increased significantly compared to last year while costs in every category of the Virgin Money basket of goods have increased compared to when the Football Fans Inflation Index launched. The research among more than 4,000 fans representing all 92 clubs in the Football League is worrying for all clubs, but three of the Big Four Premiership clubs are most at risk where 33 per cent of hardcore fans plan to go to fewer games. Birmingham, West Ham and Wolves fans are close behind at 31 per cent. Premier League clubs that have the least to worry about include newly-promoted Burnley, Fulham and Hull. However even they face up to one in five fans cutting down. Grant Bather, spokesman for Virgin Money, said: "Clubs need to come down from planet football and live in the real world. Despite some efforts to cut or freeze ticket prices, for many fans attending just one game burns a big hole in their pockets. To attend 10, 20 or 30 games in a season is asking a lot when prices are so high." Virgin Money says supporters are only reacting to increasing pressures on their finances which have been caused by rising unemployment and increasing mortgage, food and fuel costs. Malcolm Clarke, Chairman of the Football Supporters Federation, commented: "It is very worrying that ‘football inflation’ continues at a level way above standard inflation. Football fans are you, me and the bloke next door, not a different race, and with people losing their jobs and being worried about the future, it’s not surprising that going to the match – a leisure activity – might suffer. "And in the middle of all this, fans see huge sums of money being paid in transfer fees and even a club talking of paying a player a million pounds a month, which many regard as obscene. A little bit of prudence – and a little bit of humility – from those at the top of our game, would not come amiss in the current climate.” Premiership club / % attending fewer games this coming season Arsenal 33% Liverpool 33% Man Utd 33% Birmingham 31% West Ham 31% Wolves 31% Portsmouth 29% Sunderland 29% Tottenham 29% Aston Villa 28% Stoke 28% Chelsea 27% Wigan 26% Blackburn 25% Everton 25% Man City 25% Bolton 24% Hull City 23% Fulham 22% Burnley 19% Virgin Money’s Football Fans’ Price Index shows that in the past two and a half years the cost of attending games has risen by 29.60 per cent. The index is aimed at helping supporters keep track of the rises and falls in the costs of supporting their team. The company identified the match day essentials fans buy and keeps tabs on increases and decreases. At the launch of the index in January 2006, the match day basket of goods** cost £77.95. However the most recent analysis puts the cost at £101.02 – a rise of £23.07. Virgin Money’s Football Fans’ Prices Index runs every three months and the firm’s research team examines the cost of items such as a gallon of petrol, match tickets food, alcohol, train tickets and replica shirts. I don't know if you've seen it Cardiff, but I hope it's useful for your research. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maybes Posted 4 August 2009 Share Posted 4 August 2009 I am one of those fans attending less games. Last season and the season before I went pretty much every games. This season I will be going to about 60-75% of games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syston_fox Posted 5 August 2009 Share Posted 5 August 2009 I am one of those fans attending less games. Last season and the season before I went pretty much every games. This season I will be going to about 60-75% of games. This. What with starting to save for a house and stuff like that, I can't justify blowing over £50 to go to a ground that I've already been to for a match that doesn't exactly appeal. It's a sign of the times sadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexikokopops Posted 5 August 2009 Share Posted 5 August 2009 People moan about the prices, send emails etc but then still go? I can understand you want to see LCFC play and dont want to miss a game etc, but if you really wanted to make a point to yourself and to Ipswich then you would surely not attend? Im not trying to piss anyone off with this post, just merely pointing out that people should consider voting with their feet. Sir Rob has it. Never been Portman road and probably never will. No way i'm curling over and lining the pockets of modern footballs cu nts. Same here. Jokers, the lot of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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