| Cost of football crisis banner last night in block A 10:27 - Jan 21 with 2589 views | harrygunter |
That was an odd one. |  | | |  |
| Cost of football crisis banner last night in block A on 10:32 - Jan 21 with 2161 views | Miaow |
Not sure there was much about it to disagree with?
This was the other side:
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| Cost of football crisis banner last night in block A on 10:33 - Jan 21 with 2133 views | Zx1988 |
I saw it pre-match just poking above the front of the stand, and managed to figure out what it said, but didn't think to look over as the teams were coming out.
It's an incredibly valid point, and it's a shame that the banner wasn't perhaps more prominent at other times. | |
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| Cost of football crisis banner last night in block A on 10:41 - Jan 21 with 2059 views | rkc123 |
I think it is always appropriate. I went to the Bristol City home game two years ago on a Tuesday night and I think my ticket in the Alf Ramsey Stand lower was £23, I believe the cheapest ticket last night was £38? A 65% price increase for the same fixture in the same league over just two years seems like a good enough reason for the banner. [Post edited 21 Jan 10:42]
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| Cost of football crisis banner last night in block A on 11:01 - Jan 21 with 1956 views | harrygunter |
| Cost of football crisis banner last night in block A on 10:32 - Jan 21 by Miaow |
Not sure there was much about it to disagree with?
This was the other side:
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“Stop pricing fans out of the game” held up by a group of fans who are the game | | | |
| Cost of football crisis banner last night in block A on 11:06 - Jan 21 with 1921 views | BluJu |
| Cost of football crisis banner last night in block A on 11:01 - Jan 21 by harrygunter |
“Stop pricing fans out of the game” held up by a group of fans who are the game |
(I presume you meant "..who are at the game")
What's your point? Do you think they should protest during a game they can't attend? Perhaps hold the banner up to the radio at home? |  | | |
| Cost of football crisis banner last night in block A on 11:09 - Jan 21 with 1893 views | BlueBadger |
| Cost of football crisis banner last night in block A on 11:01 - Jan 21 by harrygunter |
“Stop pricing fans out of the game” held up by a group of fans who are the game |
Christ alive. |  |
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| Cost of football crisis banner last night in block A on 13:09 - Jan 21 with 1693 views | Blue_Order |
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| Cost of football crisis banner last night in block A on 13:14 - Jan 21 with 1653 views | TRUE_BLUE123 |
| Cost of football crisis banner last night in block A on 13:09 - Jan 21 by Blue_Order |
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Absolutely agree. Very uncomfortable to be a club charging that much for a ticket. No need and doesn't seem very Ipswich.
I must say though, I'm not sure crossing out "Living" on the banner is the best presentation of it. But maybe I'm overthinking it. |  |
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| Cost of football crisis banner last night in block A on 13:17 - Jan 21 with 1625 views | FrimleyBlue |
| Cost of football crisis banner last night in block A on 13:09 - Jan 21 by Blue_Order |
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We want signings
Boo, we don't want to fund them.
Everyone raves about the changes that town have gone through and the potential of the club. That doesn't happen without money.
I agree the pricing is crazy, but on the other hand, that's 'Normal' to achieve what you want the club to achieve. |  |
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| Cost of football crisis banner last night in block A on 13:24 - Jan 21 with 1578 views | SitfcB |
| Cost of football crisis banner last night in block A on 13:17 - Jan 21 by FrimleyBlue |
We want signings
Boo, we don't want to fund them.
Everyone raves about the changes that town have gone through and the potential of the club. That doesn't happen without money.
I agree the pricing is crazy, but on the other hand, that's 'Normal' to achieve what you want the club to achieve. |
Easy said for someone that doesn’t go to games. |  |
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| Cost of football crisis banner last night in block A on 13:37 - Jan 21 with 1495 views | FifeITFC |
The thing is, look at the majority of grounds (certainly in the higher leagues), they'll point to crowds being full or a lot higher than they have been for the majority of the past 20 or so years so will not think there is a problem.
The real statement would be for people to not go and stop paying these high prices for tickets. But that, in my opinion, will never happen. |  |
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| Cost of football crisis banner last night in block A on 13:38 - Jan 21 with 1491 views | bartyg |
| Cost of football crisis banner last night in block A on 13:17 - Jan 21 by FrimleyBlue |
We want signings
Boo, we don't want to fund them.
Everyone raves about the changes that town have gone through and the potential of the club. That doesn't happen without money.
I agree the pricing is crazy, but on the other hand, that's 'Normal' to achieve what you want the club to achieve. |
Not sure we're holding back on signings until Mark Ashton has a whip round |  | | |
| Cost of football crisis banner last night in block A on 13:44 - Jan 21 with 1432 views | TRUE_BLUE123 |
| Cost of football crisis banner last night in block A on 13:17 - Jan 21 by FrimleyBlue |
We want signings
Boo, we don't want to fund them.
Everyone raves about the changes that town have gone through and the potential of the club. That doesn't happen without money.
I agree the pricing is crazy, but on the other hand, that's 'Normal' to achieve what you want the club to achieve. |
It shouldn't be normal though.. and that's the point. | |
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| Cost of football crisis banner last night in block A on 13:58 - Jan 21 with 1348 views | algy |
Yes it's expensive to be a football fan/supporter when you attend games. I would like it to be cheaper, like most things in life, but at least the money doesn't go in shareholders' dividends or bloated executive pay (at least I hope not, Ashton).
It goes to the players and their agents and others who leech a living off the game.
That banner should be aimed at them. | |
| Never forget that for ITFC the game changed in April 2021. |
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| Cost of football crisis banner last night in block A on 14:34 - Jan 21 with 1244 views | SuffolkPunchFC |
Although I understand the sentiment, maybe this was the wrong game to protest, since this was the special 'members' pricing game, when a member could add a second ticket for £15?
That is an excellent promotion, is it not, and suggests that club is trying to at least do something to help. Effectively ~£25/ticket for 2 adults attending. | | | |
| Cost of football crisis banner last night in block A on 14:39 - Jan 21 with 1222 views | _CliveBaker_ |
| Cost of football crisis banner last night in block A on 14:34 - Jan 21 by SuffolkPunchFC |
Although I understand the sentiment, maybe this was the wrong game to protest, since this was the special 'members' pricing game, when a member could add a second ticket for £15?
That is an excellent promotion, is it not, and suggests that club is trying to at least do something to help. Effectively ~£25/ticket for 2 adults attending. |
I didn't take it as being aimed at the club per se, we're part of a broken system and its that which needs to change. No doubt clubs can play their part in it though.
It is absolutely ridiculous that we have 2nd tier tickets costing £40+ and players earning £50k a week. Its nothing new, but it is ridiculous and doesn't need to be this way. |  | | |
| Cost of football crisis banner last night in block A on 14:42 - Jan 21 with 1208 views | FrimleyBlue |
| Cost of football crisis banner last night in block A on 13:24 - Jan 21 by SitfcB |
Easy said for someone that doesn’t go to games. |
Don't need to go to games to have an opinion.
Do i agree with the pricing, no, it is required for the club to achieve what it wants, probably, are most in attendance wanting the club to achieve what it wants.... clearly. so it's an unfortunate situation
the display of banners etc for me are at the wrong people, it's not the club, it's the leagues. If players weren't on such high wages etc and things like PSR didn't exist, perhaps that would enable to clubs to put on a fairer price.. | |
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| Cost of football crisis banner last night in block A on 14:44 - Jan 21 with 1201 views | FrimleyBlue |
| Cost of football crisis banner last night in block A on 13:44 - Jan 21 by TRUE_BLUE123 |
It shouldn't be normal though.. and that's the point. |
Indeed, but as i've said in the other post to sitters, that's not on town, that's on football in general. B/As message about a statement to the club itself is wrong imo | |
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| Cost of football crisis banner last night in block A on 14:47 - Jan 21 with 1188 views | Vaughan8 |
| Cost of football crisis banner last night in block A on 13:17 - Jan 21 by FrimleyBlue |
We want signings
Boo, we don't want to fund them.
Everyone raves about the changes that town have gone through and the potential of the club. That doesn't happen without money.
I agree the pricing is crazy, but on the other hand, that's 'Normal' to achieve what you want the club to achieve. |
What a load of rubbish.
We have say 22k season ticket holders, 2k to away fans, so we potentially have 6k to "sell" before any resell tickets.
SO even to drop the price by £8 to £30, that would be losing £48k a game. Times that by 23 is £1.104m. This is assuming they're all adults, which of course they won't be.
Now obviously to you and me that is a lot of money, but to the football club that isn't a lot really is it? That's excluding any additional sales while people are there on food/Merch etc.
Last night we potentially had about 4k seats unused. so actually i don't think we'd be "losing" as much as stated above as 4k of seats were bringing in nothing anyway. | | | |
| Cost of football crisis banner last night in block A on 14:49 - Jan 21 with 1170 views | Vaughan8 |
| Cost of football crisis banner last night in block A on 14:34 - Jan 21 by SuffolkPunchFC |
Although I understand the sentiment, maybe this was the wrong game to protest, since this was the special 'members' pricing game, when a member could add a second ticket for £15?
That is an excellent promotion, is it not, and suggests that club is trying to at least do something to help. Effectively ~£25/ticket for 2 adults attending. |
This is true and totally forgot that.
Has that been well advertised? I think I got an email and then that was it. Not seen much on it. | | | |
| Cost of football crisis banner last night in block A on 14:54 - Jan 21 with 1118 views | E_I_E_I_E_I_O |
Seems a fair point and ironically look at all the empty seats yesterday. That along with the stupid prices for all the food and drinks for mediocre offerings. What baffles me is they could sell drinks and food much less and make more by selling more. Not strategic at all. | | | |
| Cost of football crisis banner last night in block A on 15:00 - Jan 21 with 1088 views | Metal_Hacker |
| Cost of football crisis banner last night in block A on 14:42 - Jan 21 by FrimleyBlue |
Don't need to go to games to have an opinion.
Do i agree with the pricing, no, it is required for the club to achieve what it wants, probably, are most in attendance wanting the club to achieve what it wants.... clearly. so it's an unfortunate situation
the display of banners etc for me are at the wrong people, it's not the club, it's the leagues. If players weren't on such high wages etc and things like PSR didn't exist, perhaps that would enable to clubs to put on a fairer price.. |
PSR is far from perfect but at least there's an element of a safety net for clubs
As someone said on the radio the other day , it stops there being another Portsmouth ( winning the FA Cup and there after nearly going bang)
Players wages is a fair comment BUT we all encourage this and sub-consciously contribute by our relevant sports TV subscriptions
I agree we have to have a middle ground and I agree with the "anger" over pricing but at the same time it's right for clubs to maximise revenue streams but not always by taking it from the working man's pocket - there has to be a solution and that being for us as a club I believe to be a bigger capacity with infrastructure to generate revenue
Get this new stand sorted the right way and it'll go a long way to helping I'm sure |  |
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| Cost of football crisis banner last night in block A on 15:11 - Jan 21 with 1035 views | Zx1988 |
I thought I'd have a little look at how pricing has changed over the last ten years (although source material has been a little tricky to find).
According to the Guardian, matchday tickets at Town cost between £21 and £43 for the 2015/16 season, with season tickets sitting between £411 and £829 (1).
For this season, prices sit between £28 (Pioneer FF/GG/I2/JJ at Grade B) and £60 (SAR X at Grade A) (2), and between £409 and £827* for season tickets (3).
It's interesting to note that, at face value (see my note below) season tickets have actually dropped in cost (and by even more if you factor in inflation) in the intervening decade.
Matchday tickets, on the other hand, have increased by 33% to 40% at either end of the price range.
If we look at other measures of inflation, RPI increased by 56.92% between August 2015 (259.8) and August 2025 (407.7).
Adult minimum wage, on the other hand, rose from £6.50 per hour in August 2015 to £12.21 per hour in August 2025, an increase of 87.85%.
Using the Bank of England inflation calculator (4) would suggest that, had pricing followed inflation, matchday tickets should cost between £29.26 and £59.92, with season tickets sitting between £572.70 and £1,155.15.
I can't say I agree with the current levels of matchday pricing, but it's interesting to note that matchday prices at Town have increased by a lower rate than RPI or minimum wage inflation, and have increased almost exactly in line with 'real' inflation. Season tickets, on the other hand, sit at about 28.5% lower, in real terms, than they were in 2015.
I'm not necessarily where these comments fit in with the broader discussion. I set out to do these calculations fully expecting prices to have risen at a higher rate than inflation, and have been surprised to find that not to be the case!
I've come to the end of the post thinking "well, that didn't go according to plan. I've made this effort, though, so I may as well post it!".
(1) https://www.theguardian.com/fo
(2) https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws
(3) https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws
(4) https://www.bankofengland.co.u
*I'm not sure how to treat this season's ST prices, given that there were no new STs on sale, and the only prices mentioned are renewal prices. Assuming that the prices used by The Guardian are for 'new' STs, this might not be the best comparison. [Post edited 21 Jan 15:22]
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| Cost of football crisis banner last night in block A on 15:23 - Jan 21 with 998 views | longtimefan |
| Cost of football crisis banner last night in block A on 10:41 - Jan 21 by rkc123 |
I think it is always appropriate. I went to the Bristol City home game two years ago on a Tuesday night and I think my ticket in the Alf Ramsey Stand lower was £23, I believe the cheapest ticket last night was £38? A 65% price increase for the same fixture in the same league over just two years seems like a good enough reason for the banner. [Post edited 21 Jan 10:42]
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Cheapest tickets were SAR lower and SBR lower and both were £34 not £38. | | | |
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