: Mon Apr 27, 2009 8:06 pm  

chapster wrote:

ok good point but thats half a franchises minimum and about 5 quid a game, i just think what it gains in scotland it loses with fans from down here feeling ripped off.
ok switch it round the scottish premier league want to expand, as they do, you really think there going to go with all 20 odd teams to old trafford just on the outside chance we may want to go see an old firm derby some day?, no!

the economics of it dont work and i think it does the sport more harm than good.
but its only an opinion.

Well there are only 12

I like the fact we are looking to expand still further now that we have a welsh team - anyway I am all for this to continue hopefully in a few years time maybe Croke Park I love a reason to go to the emerald island for a weekend

: Mon Apr 27, 2009 10:00 pm  

J.T wrote:

Football used to be cheap until all seater stadiums, SKY and the Premiership. Pretty similar to rugby.

Rugby will never become that expensive. Cost of a match day ticket for some teams could get you a season ticket for Wakey

: Mon Apr 27, 2009 11:41 pm  

adam9641 wrote:

Rugby will never become that expensive. Cost of a match day ticket for some teams could get you a season ticket for Wakey

Having attended games and held season tickets for both a Super League rugby team and premiership football team and having attended both pre super league and pre premiership I can tell you that the increase in price is pretty similar especially when you consider the number of home games played.

: Mon Apr 27, 2009 11:43 pm  

J.T wrote:

Having attended games and held season tickets for both a Super League rugby team and premiership football team and having attended both pre super league and pre premiership I can tell you that the increase in price is pretty similar especially when you consider the number of home games played.

Wakey £10/£18 to get in.

Football, last time I went to a game £45.

Hell of a difference.

: Mon Apr 27, 2009 11:47 pm  

adam9641 wrote:

Wakey £10/£18 to get in.

Football, last time I went to a game £45.

Hell of a difference.

You're obviously watching the wrong team then!

: Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:01 pm  

adam9641 wrote:

Wakey £10/£18 to get in.

Football, last time I went to a game £45.

Hell of a difference.

you a chelsea fan?

: Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:04 pm  

St. Chunter wrote:

you a chelsea fan?

No No No No!!!

I went to a Man Utd game, but more of a neutral fan tbh. Get bored of football easily.

The prices compared are both for teams in the top flight of each comp

: Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:48 pm  

adam9641 wrote:

No No No No!!!

I went to a Man Utd game, but more of a neutral fan tbh. Get bored of football easily.

The prices compared are both for teams in the top flight of each comp

Cheapest ticket at Old Trafford for a league game - £25.45
[url]http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={9B60BA99-3E87-4FBC-8CD8-010E3CA3A129}[/url]

Not that bad then.