The price of football.

[guest47]

In the depths of winter I often see people taking little sips from their own bottles of Fanta and such like at half time. It amazing how that seems to warm them up.

[The 12th Marquis of Sixfields]

I'll spend whatever it takes because for me a decent day at the football (which are only awaydays) is about the day out with mates and definitely not the football

[AidyMannsDog]

After reading through this you could almost merge it with disappearing punters.

All the talk of avoiding the crap food and preferring away grounds etc (this from hardened support)

Shouldn't the aim be to make the Sixfields experience enjoyable? Sometimes people do want a drink or food at the game, it shouldn't be about sneaking in a flask in 2014. It's not that difficult to actually provide a decent cup of tea or serve up tasty, edible food if the desire is there of course.

It's no wonder only the addicted and afflicted bother to go now.

[defender]

You are a funny OAP - just take a flask of tea, sandwiches and go on the coach. You will be hard pushed to spend more than £32.00. At some grounds prices for OAP makes the ticket price more acceptable. But be honest is the cost the real reason why you generally avoid Away games?

 Please don't forget £32 is to much for a hell of a lot of pensioners.

[Iest_ntfc]

I'm not sure why people insist on comparing lower league ticket prices with premier league ticket prices. Your paying to watch 90mins of football at both, you don't pay less to watch a s*** film at the cinema do you?

[everbrite]

Please don't forget £32 is to much for a hell of a lot of pensioners.

Well don't drink or smoke , forget birthdays and Christmas . Make women go 50/50 sell stuff on eBay  eat less
& live in Northampton. Doddle really.

[North_East_Cobbler]

I'm not sure why people insist on comparing lower league ticket prices with premier league ticket prices. Your paying to watch 90mins of football at both, you don't pay less to watch a **** film at the cinema do you?

So should we be paying £22 to watch Brackley, or £5 to watch Northampton / Manchester Utd? - After all, football is football isn't it?

That's like saying pub food should be exactly the same price as a gourmet meal? - Both are made by mixing ingredients (players) together to concoct a meal (team) for your enjoyment (endurement). . . . .

[Ryan Amoo 14]

I'm not sure why people insist on comparing lower league ticket prices with premier league ticket prices. Your paying to watch 90mins of football at both, you don't pay less to watch a **** film at the cinema do you?

Economics through the eyes of a child.

[John]

The price charged is down to market forces, clubs will charge as much as they can get away with.

If it was £100 a ticket to watch the Cobblers and the attendance was 500, that's £50,000.
If it's £22 and the attendance is 4,000, that's £88,000.
If it's £5 and the attendance is 8,000, that's £40,000.

Put another way, if it's £22 and the attendance is 4000, that's £88,000.
If Cardoza put the price up to £23 then to get the same income he could afford to lose 173 from the attendance. (3827 x £23 = £88,021)
If he put the price down to £21 then to get the same income he would need to add another 191 to the attendance. (4191 x £21 = £88,011)

It's simple economics and the reason they don't charge £10 to get in because even a full house wont earn you as much as now.

Despite the withdrawal of the £199 season ticket the average attendance this season is only 13 down on last and I suspect after the Oxford game it will actually show an increase.

[guest47]

The price charged is down to market forces, clubs will charge as much as they can get away with.

If it was £100 a ticket to watch the Cobblers and the attendance was 500, that's £50,000.
If it's £22 and the attendance is 4,000, that's £88,000.
If it's £5 and the attendance is 8,000, that's £40,000.

Put another way, if it's £22 and the attendance is 4000, that's £88,000.
If Cardoza put the price up to £23 then to get the same income he could afford to lose 173 from the attendance. (3827 x £23 = £88,021)
If he put the price down to £21 then to get the same income he would need to add another 191 to the attendance. (4191 x £21 = £88,011)

It's simple economics and the reason they don't charge £10 to get in because even a full house wont earn you as much as now.

Despite the withdrawal of the £199 season ticket the average attendance this season is only 13 down on last and I suspect after the Oxford game it will actually show an increase.

That's spot on. There's also the extra costs of dealing with a larger crowd.
I hate to say it but there are people that think Premiership games are under priced. After all quite a few are sold out long in advance.

[Ryan Amoo 14]

That's spot on. There's also the extra costs of dealing with a larger crowd.
I hate to say it but there are people that think Premiership games are under priced. After all quite a few are sold out long in advance.

Over 50,000 individuals on the waiting list to buy a season ticket at Arsenal (supposedly the most expensive in European football).  The list in increasing rather than getting smaller each year.

I'm exiled in North London myself and quite often attend a local match as a neutral when I'm not going to the Northampton game for whatever reason.  In my experience as a neutral fan the £60+ to watch a game at the Emirates or White Hart Lane usually feels like far better value than £20 to watch a game at Dagenham or Barnet.

[guest47]

Over 50,000 individuals on the waiting list to buy a season ticket at Arsenal (supposedly the most expensive in European football).  The list in increasing rather than getting smaller each year.

I'm exiled in North London myself and quite often attend a local match as a neutral when I'm not going to the Northampton game for whatever reason.  In my experience as a neutral fan the £60+ to watch a game at the Emirates or White Hart Lane usually feels like far better value than £20 to watch a game at Dagenham or Barnet.

I've been to The Emirates a few times and you've got to admit there's no comparison between the experience there and a lower league game. Despite the cost it certainly feels like value for money. I recently got taken to a game there with a great view in the front of the mid tier along the pitch. In return I'm taking him to experience the Oxford game - should be interesting.

[Poggy]

You can tell it's a quiet news week in football with this issue plastered all over the bbc sport website.

Is football in England overpriced? Possibly

Will anyone be talking about this subject once the Premier league returns at the weekend? Doubt it.

Will anything be done about the pricing structure in football? No.

It's all well and good people saying England should adapt the German model but football in this country has sold its soul and it is probably beyond repair.

Football is too important in peoples lives for people not to attend games. Clubs know this and exploit it. It's difficult to get the buzz from games like Dagenham at the end of last season from many other sources.

[cricketside]

Is football in England overpriced? Possibly.

Read this and you might get your answer.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29624410

[Deepcut Cobbler]

Is football in England overpriced? Possibly.

Read this and you might get your answer.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29624410

Very similar to why I attend at least one Gladbach game each season...

[guest47]

There is no comparison between prem games and the Cobblers. Take that from a man who has a wife and a mistress... 

There is one difference that counts in The Cobblers favour that I've heard from a prem and Cobblers supporter.
When your prem team scores, they've scored - when The Cobblers score, we've scored.
Does that make sense?

[everbrite]

There is one difference that counts in The Cobblers favour that I've heard from a prem and Cobblers supporter.
When your prem team scores, they've scored - when The Cobblers score, we've scored.
Does that make sense?

Gotcha!

[DrillingCobbler]

Is football in England overpriced? Possibly.

Read this and you might get your answer.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29624410

I went to Dortmund for my own stag do 4 years ago, the match day experience was amazing. Dozens of beer tents, food outlets...we got there 2 hours before kick off and the party was already In full swing. Just a normal league match I hasten to add. Everybody there were brilliant, we mixed with loads of fans etc.

The only mistake I've made since was wearing my Dortmund scarf once at a Cobblers home game. It was against Burton a couple of seasons back.

[John]

It's like when people "claim" to support two teams, the Cobblers and one in the Premiershite.

You can only support two teams until the day they play each other. When the ball goes in the net, then you'll know which team you support.

[DrillingCobbler]

It's like when people "claim" to support two teams, the Cobblers and one in the Premiershite.

You can only support two teams until the day they play each other. When the ball goes in the net, then you'll know which team you support.

I know that too well. When the Cobblers played Leicester at filbert street in the cup it was the first time in around 30 visits id been in the away end. We didn't score...or have a shot...or even tackle anybody...but I knew who I wanted to win. And more badly than most other games!