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Category A prices for Arsenal FA Cup 4th round...









swindonseagull

Well-known member
Aug 6, 2003
9,405
Swindon, but used to be Manila
I chose not to drive down for the Millwall game and saved myself £70 in petrol just before Christmas. That is our choice and I have no argument obviously.
It doesn't change the fact that by charging the same for a premium cup tie as for a league game (and not a penny more) the club is not being unreasonable.

Maybe not...... but my season ticket is £45 per month..thats normally 2 games, Add on away trips to Fulham, Brentford and Charlton....something has to give,
The Arsenal Game is on TV so that way we are saving about £120.,
Also now the Ipswich Game is midweek a few days before Arsenal....and a Home game the previous saturday.
When you add up £30 in petrol for each home or away game its adds up quite fast.
If we was not travelling the 240 miles round trip every home game I am sure we would go to the Arsenal game.
 


Beach Hut

Brighton Bhuna Boy
Jul 5, 2003
72,315
Living In a Box
Beach mate.

I am not the only one who lives outside Brighton (Kent to be precise). That day will
cost me 20 quid or so in travel before I even start to think about the ticket price and
the odds and sods that go with a match-day thing. And a Sunday to boot.

Personally, the Cup is not what I'm interested in - so yes - you may think they are
fair prices, but for me, there is no question - it's a 'no'. 60 quid in pocket for a match
we ain't gonna win.

Each to their own however the cup gives the option to play higher opposition so as Arsenal are a consistent top team in England then Category A pricing is justified.
 


Westdene Seagull

aka Cap'n Carl Firecrotch
NSC Patron
Oct 27, 2003
21,526
The arse end of Hangleton












DarrenFreemansPerm

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Sep 28, 2010
17,446
Shoreham
Maybe not...... but my season ticket is £45 per month..thats normally 2 games, Add on away trips to Fulham, Brentford and Charlton....something has to give,
The Arsenal Game is on TV so that way we are saving about £120.,
Also now the Ipswich Game is midweek a few days before Arsenal....and a Home game the previous saturday.
When you add up £30 in petrol for each home or away game its adds up quite fast.
If we was not travelling the 240 miles round trip every home game I am sure we would go to the Arsenal game.

You don't need to justify your spending to anyone on here.
 








kevo

Well-known member
Mar 8, 2008
9,801
Has the loyalty points scheme been ditched?
 








Westdene Seagull

aka Cap'n Carl Firecrotch
NSC Patron
Oct 27, 2003
21,526
The arse end of Hangleton
Wow it would have been a crappy Christmas with some of you tightwads

So lets compare - let's take a TV & internet package - around £50 for the whole month without premium sports and movies. Add in Netflix for another £7. So you will have around 30mb broadband ( giving you access to all the latest on demand TV - i.e. hundreds of hours ), over 200 TV channels and free phone calls FOR A WHOLE MONTH !!!!!!! Now compare that to going to this 90 minute match with a 11 year child and a 8 year old child for around £52 before extras like the odd drink and a programme.

The TV and media companies have invested far more than the £200m TB has ( although I'm very grateful to him ) in their infrastructure. They pay far more in salaries than TB does.

Does football still seem like value for money ?
 


halbpro

Well-known member
Jan 25, 2012
2,902
Brighton
So lets compare - let's take a TV & internet package - around £50 for the whole month without premium sports and movies. Add in Netflix for another £7. So you will have around 30mb broadband ( giving you access to all the latest on demand TV - i.e. hundreds of hours ), over 200 TV channels and free phone calls FOR A WHOLE MONTH !!!!!!! Now compare that to going to this 90 minute match with a 11 year child and a 8 year old child for around £52 before extras like the odd drink and a programme.

The TV and media companies have invested far more than the £200m TB has ( although I'm very grateful to him ) in their infrastructure. They pay far more in salaries than TB does.

Does football still seem like value for money ?

They've also got far more customers.
 


Geestar

New member
Nov 6, 2012
3,421
Shoreham Beach
So lets compare - let's take a TV & internet package - around £50 for the whole month without premium sports and movies. Add in Netflix for another £7. So you will have around 30mb broadband ( giving you access to all the latest on demand TV - i.e. hundreds of hours ), over 200 TV channels and free phone calls FOR A WHOLE MONTH !!!!!!! Now compare that to going to this 90 minute match with a 11 year child and a 8 year old child for around £52 before extras like the odd drink and a programme.

The TV and media companies have invested far more than the £200m TB has ( although I'm very grateful to him ) in their infrastructure. They pay far more in salaries than TB does.

Does football still seem like value for money ?
Tv and internet...how exciting
 






crookie

Well-known member
Jun 14, 2013
3,383
Back in Sussex
I can't get to many games so happy to pay top price for this if I can go. Only stumbling block is I have my 9 year old daughter with me who is not a football fan. She actually asked to go to a game last season so for her first game I took her to the 1-1 draw against Blackpool, expecting an easy victory and a few goals, should have known better :ffsparr: Surprise surprise she hasn't asked to go again.

This could be a hard sell !!
 


essbee

New member
Jan 5, 2005
3,656
I can't get to many games so happy to pay top price for this if I can go. Only stumbling block is I have my 9 year old daughter with me who is not a football fan. She actually asked to go to a game last season so for her first game I took her to the 1-1 draw against Blackpool, expecting an easy victory and a few goals, should have known better :ffsparr: Surprise surprise she hasn't asked to go again.

This could be a hard sell !!

That is really sad - I hate to think of kids turning away.
 


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