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Am I the only one that's somewhat surprised the club aren't doing deals on tickets for the game? Surely better to try and get bums on seats?
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Would there be much of a difference in attendance between charging £20 and £25/£26 (going on seat pricing)?
Might as well go for the higher price in the likely event that there isn't.
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Correct.
I too was disappointed, and hoped it would be more like £20, but it makes sense from a revenue perspective as the increase in those attending if tickets were £15 (for arguments sake) would definitely not be enough to make up for the loss in revenue compared to those who will attend at £25 (dunno what the terrace is).
As it is the FA Cup and a home tie, I have bought my lovely seat in the Norf Stand for it.
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Big clubs can reduce tickets to fill seats and you end up with a pretty different turnout to what you would on a matchday with price-conscious families or students turning out in place of season ticket holders. Think it was like that in the home end when we beat Villa.
I don't think we have the economies of scale to make it work often. You'd need a really specific fixture exciting enough to fill the ground but not enough so you that couldn't just do it at full price.
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Yep.
Say we made tickets half the price they are, does anybody really think it would result in twice the attendance that we will be getting on Saturday anyway? Because I can almost guarantee that it wouldn't.
If the argument was that this is a chance to let fans attend cheaper than normal, almost as a thanks for the support in the league, and to give more backing to the team, that would be a different argument, but ultimately we are going to be struggling to compete in L1 every season so every pound of profit we make counts, and so I am not sure as a club we can be taking decisions on any basis other than maximising revenue, which is exactly what we have done here.
Edited by Chuds at 13:08:44 on 28th October 2025
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Yeah, the pricing is really disappointing. I probably won’t bother.
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Do both clubs have to agree the prices etc, as gate receipts are shared?
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Yes think so and possibly FA too.
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The FA only get involved if the clubs cannot agree on the ticketing details.
Although there is a minimum amount that must be charged per round, as directed by the FA, so you could argue they are involved in every tie in that respect.
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