Toastrack
Well-known member
As inflation falls to 3.2%, Forest have announced some eye watering increases in season ticket prices.
Among the increases....
- Youth season tickets have been changed with the age bracket now 14-17, compared to 12-19-year-olds last season.
- A child's ticket can be bought for those between four and 13 years old for a blanket price of £190, up from last season's cheapest child's season card of £90, an 111% increase.
- A senior ticket in the Zone Two bracket of the Brian Clough Lower has gone up from £385 to £500, a rise of almost 30%, while adult prices in the same area have increased by 27%.
- An adult ticket for the majority of the Trent End Upper and Lower has increased by 22.5%.
The first two of those are particularly daft, discouraging young fans.
It's remarkable that they don't realise that the 'experience' they're trying to sell won't be there if they price out the average fan from going to games.
They're trying to justify this by saying they need to be competitive, but the overall benefit to the club will be minimal - only c. 7% of their revenue comes from matchday income.
And every position higher in the table is worth £2.2m, roughly what the Supporters’ Trust estimate will be made by the club from the price hikes.
Are they after the football tourists who the London clubs attract? Are they going to copy Fulham and put a swimming pool on top of the Trent End?
The more this nonsense spreads through the Premier League, the more I think you can stuff it up your arse.
www.bbc.co.uk
Among the increases....
- Youth season tickets have been changed with the age bracket now 14-17, compared to 12-19-year-olds last season.
- A child's ticket can be bought for those between four and 13 years old for a blanket price of £190, up from last season's cheapest child's season card of £90, an 111% increase.
- A senior ticket in the Zone Two bracket of the Brian Clough Lower has gone up from £385 to £500, a rise of almost 30%, while adult prices in the same area have increased by 27%.
- An adult ticket for the majority of the Trent End Upper and Lower has increased by 22.5%.
The first two of those are particularly daft, discouraging young fans.
It's remarkable that they don't realise that the 'experience' they're trying to sell won't be there if they price out the average fan from going to games.
They're trying to justify this by saying they need to be competitive, but the overall benefit to the club will be minimal - only c. 7% of their revenue comes from matchday income.
And every position higher in the table is worth £2.2m, roughly what the Supporters’ Trust estimate will be made by the club from the price hikes.
Are they after the football tourists who the London clubs attract? Are they going to copy Fulham and put a swimming pool on top of the Trent End?
The more this nonsense spreads through the Premier League, the more I think you can stuff it up your arse.
Forest season ticket price rises criticised by fans
Nottingham Forest are criticised by a supporters group for increasing their season ticket prices in a "totally disproportionate" manner.
www.bbc.co.uk
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