Are ticket prices reasonable?

[broughtonblue]

The reason you pay more than a 17 year old is because, theoretically- you will be in full time employement, whereas they will more than likely still be at school/college.

Therefore your income will be much higher than that of a 17 year old.

How much is a ticket in Germany by the way?

My income is higher than a 17 year old, but I'm not on brilliant wages, I have to pay a mortgage, gas/electric bills, poll tax (or whatever it's called now) put petrol in two cars so me n the mrs can get work, maintain, tax and mot said cars, feed and clothe two teenagers and all the other bills and put food on the table so I doubt I'm much better off than a student who works part time in a bar something.

[Brown Fox]

how much mate for a student season ticket? thinking about getting one for next season

I got the early bird so I think it was £135. Will probably go up next season but even so it's a great price. I can afford to miss a few matches because of university but it still works out cheaper than buying on the gate every game.

[Dan]

Likewise, standing at:

Bayern Munich - €15,

Schalke - €15 (admittedly 10-11, but they don't appear to have a set of prices for this season).

Wolfsburg - €12

Or, you could pay £18 to watch Luton

Then, a couple of articles from a few years ago:

http://www.wsc.co.uk...t/view/7293/38/

http://www.guardian....betterfootball1

yes, in the meantime prices will have altered a bit, but I think the point behind these is clear for all.

People wonder why I like to compare England and Germany for this.

5th tier in England more expensive than the best bit at the biggest club in Germany.

It's so laughable it's untrue.

[LCFC_FAN_1995]

Fvck me mate any jobs going where you work?

Not got a job But got a season ticket for £120

[The Doctor]

People wonder why I like to compare England and Germany for this.

5th tier in England more expensive than the best bit at the biggest club in Germany.

It's so laughable it's untrue.

exactly chap, It gets even worse when you see the German reaction to increased ticket prices - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8986321.stm

"Now, for the first time, the 20 euro mark has been crossed by a club and we are no longer willing to sit back and find out what happens next. It is time to raise our voices, no matter what club it is."

We meanwhile cross the £30, and sprint toward the £40 mark, and fans sit back and accept it.

[LCFC_FAN_1995]

Have you seen leeds prices? They dont have any for U12s and U8s, only U16s and the cheapest for a non member costs £11 ©, £13 (B), £16 (A)!!

[Dan]

As I said before, anyone who goes Leeds this season with nothing to play for is a mug.

Last day or not, how anyone can pay £36 or £25 for a kid for what'll most likely be an average game where the fans get treated like arseholes, it's beyond me. I'm never ever visiting Elland Road against whilst Ken Bates is there.

Fair play to the Germans, English in general just seem so unaware of what's going on, too easy to accept minimal price rises every year and it's going up and up, people don't realise it.

[LCFC_FAN_1995]

I won't be going Leeds if there is nothing to play for, rather keep my money

[Dan]

I've got no choice as I'm in Skeggy but if there was something to play for it'd be on TV anyway. Unfortunately giving them money is more likely to see it hit £40 before it hits £30.

I've got no doubt we'll still take 1,500+ even if there's nothing to play for, it's good support but you have to ask why.

[Bob Weasel Fox]

Footballs a funny thing in terms of what people are willing to pay isn't it.

I assume that many will lump up on their credit cards to get their season tickets, simply because they cannot do without their Sat afternoon 'feast' of football.

However, unless we miraculously get into the play offs this season I wouldn't be surprised to see attendances begin to fall, at least a little, next season.

Something has to give and with the cost of everything going up so much (and the 9k tuition fees!) families, especially with older kids, may well literally be priced out of coming.

Ive been to 4 games this season, the first 3 league games and Pompey at home thats it and im someone who has gone to well over 400 games over the period i have been watching City, partly due to prices, partly due to the shift work i do etc etc. The whole prices thing though is very discouraging for your average fan

[Karljohn]

Clubs seem to play on the fact that a ticket to a game is a price inelastic product. People seem to justify the cost on the basis of their love for their club, but prices are becoming more and more ridiculous, just look at our ''platinum'' fixtures. Is there such a thing as a ''platinum'' fixture in the championship? is a Birmingham team relegated from the premiership and releasing 20+ players a ''platinum'' game? is a forest team who earlier in the season couldnt score a goal and are staving off relegation a ''platinum'' fixture?

There may be some justification for the prices if the actual product was good (what you were seeing on the pitch). But lets be honest, how many games this season, or the last few seasons have you come away from a game off the back of 90 minutes of ebb and flow high octane football? how many times have you come away from a game exhilerated at the performance of Leicester? seen a goalfest? its the odd game here and there.

Of course season tickets provide great savings, but thats assuming youre financially able to justify spending £400+ a calendar year on football, and i wouldnt think someone was any less a fan for not being able to justify that

Great post, Platinum fixture scheduling at the start of the season is confirmation of a club out of touch, 2nd tier football is generally poor standard and I will be intrigued to see what they do next season if Forest and Cov go down and we end up with Wigan, QPR and Blackburn, If they honestly believe that people will entertain paying £35-40 to watch those sides then they are deluded as NFP for believing we can finish 4th in the table.

[Bob Weasel Fox]

Clubs seem to play on the fact that a ticket to a game is a price inelastic product. People seem to justify the cost on the basis of their love for their club, but prices are becoming more and more ridiculous, just look at our ''platinum'' fixtures. Is there such a thing as a ''platinum'' fixture in the championship? is a Birmingham team relegated from the premiership and releasing 20+ players a ''platinum'' game? is a forest team who earlier in the season couldnt score a goal and are staving off relegation a ''platinum'' fixture?

There may be some justification for the prices if the actual product was good (what you were seeing on the pitch). But lets be honest, how many games this season, or the last few seasons have you come away from a game off the back of 90 minutes of ebb and flow high octane football? how many times have you come away from a game exhilerated at the performance of Leicester? seen a goalfest? its the odd game here and there.

Of course season tickets provide great savings, but thats assuming youre financially able to justify spending £400+ a calendar year on football, and i wouldnt think someone was any less a fan for not being able to justify that

Superb post, donut you are not

[HEGGSY]

I emailed the Club on the matter and got this back...

Dear .....

Thank you for your email to Fanzone. I will pass your comments on to the relevant department, we value feedback from our supporters and thank you for taking the time to contact the club on this matter.

Kind Regards

Jim Donnelly

On Behalf of Fanzone

Leicester City Football Club

Standard generic answer.

[HEGGSY]

Likewise, standing at:

Bayern Munich - €15,

Schalke - €15 (admittedly 10-11, but they don't appear to have a set of prices for this season).

Wolfsburg - €12

Or, you could pay £18 to watch Luton

Then, a couple of articles from a few years ago:

http://www.wsc.co.uk...t/view/7293/38/

http://www.guardian....betterfootball1

yes, in the meantime prices will have altered a bit, but I think the point behind these is clear for all.

Jesus wept. Our game is well and truly a laughing stock regarding ticket prices.€15 to watch Munich, one of the biggest teams on the planet in one of the highest levels of the game or £18 to watch Luton Town in an electrifying Conference Premier game on a boggy pitch against fcking Ebbsfleet. lol

[Happy Fox]

Prices are too high that is a FACT, they should cap all prices of tickets at £10.

[Dan]

If that happens I'll buy every ticket for every game for you.

[Guest MattP]

Went to Munich V Koln earlier this season.

Same seat pretty much in line with the penalty area. Was 25 euros, same spot at Filbert way for a home game with Millwall a week later cost me £31.

Think that says it all.

[21st Century Fox]

Went to Munich V Koln earlier this season.

Same seat pretty much in line with the penalty area. Was 25 euros, same spot at Filbert way for a home game with Millwall a week later cost me £31.

Think that says it all.

Yeah I went to PSG v Montpellier a few weeks ago for €29 with a similar seat.

[Guest MattP]

Yeah I went to PSG v Montpellier a few weeks ago for €29 with a similar seat.

That's fairly impressive considering PSG's financial outlay as well.

[21st Century Fox]

That's fairly impressive considering PSG's financial outlay as well.

Free flag under ever seat as well

[HEGGSY]

www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2010/apr/11/bundesliga-premier-league

Article from 2010. We can only wish.

[Daggers]

Free flag under ever seat as well

Well that's just a fire waiting to happen - bloody French.

[Guest parky0607]

Leicester City is fairly a reasonable price considering we have one of the best grounds / facilities in the league in comparison to the others. However, the whole matchday experience is a complete rip off. If I lived in Leicester it would probably cost about £1,000 per season in total taking into account the cost of season ticket, fuel, pie, drink etc.

I also agree with the ageist thing. Next season I will have to pay adult prices, which are nearly double the cost, despite the fact my wages will not double and I will still be paying £650 per month out of my wages to go to university. Meanwhile, some annoying 13 year old making a pain in the bum of themselves next to me will be paying about a third of the rate I'm paying.

The people who've mentioned ticket prices in Germany must also note though that their other match day essentials are massive - standard shirt price in Germany is 80 euro for child shirt or 120 euro for adult shirt. When I went to Munich last summer, I got friends with some locals and told them I could get the new Bayern shirt for the equivalent of 40 euro over here, so I got a few and posted them out to their addresses in Germany which made their day. Prices for food / drink at the ground is also similarly extortionate, so it all evens out. If you simply went to matches and bought nothing else then yes it is cheaper.