A one off surcharge isnt going to stop an away fan who wants to watch their Big Team locally, given the all-in cost is still less than travelling to watch said Big Club.
I can see the raw business merits in maximising income from infrequent casuals whilst trying to score PR points by 'capping' face value prices to benefit regular casuals.
It does though f**k over exiled parents who are now probably priced out of buying memberships for a chance of getting a ticket, as its going to be unlikely that paired or clusters of tickets make it through to general sale.
I had been hopeful of taking the twins to their first matches this season, but like f**k am I paying £150 just for the privilege of joining the queue. Ho hum.
Posted By: CWC, Jun 12, 21:02:44
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