Town have announced that they have written to their fellow Championship clubs to try to arrange a reciprocal price cap of £25 on away match tickets.

The Blues have offered to put a ceiling of £25 on away seats at Portman Road for a rival club's fans if they agree to do the same when Town visit their stadium.

“Supporters travel 1,000s of miles every season watching their club so we listened to feedback from both our own fans and those of visiting opposition teams and decided to initiate a price cap,” the Blues’ director of retail operations, Lee Hyde, told the club site.

“We have contacted virtually every club in the Championship with the reciprocal offer and we have already received very positive feedback.""

“The contact with clubs has only just been made over the last 24 hours or so but already six clubs have come back and agreed and others have expressed interest, so there are encouraging signs that we can achieve something.”

""The £25 price for away fans at Portman Road will only apply if the opposition agree to the same when Blues fans visit their stadium otherwise they will pay the standard price.

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yogiblue added 16:06 - Jun 30 Is it just me, or do the club seem to be trying to win the fans back....?
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The_Romford_Blue added 16:07 - Jun 30 For someone like me who does 12-15 aways a season, cracking idea from town. This has been a good month for the relationship between fans and the management.
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iaintaylorx added 16:12 - Jun 30 Blimy! Fair play Town! Can we cap our own at £25 too?
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xrayspecs added 16:13 - Jun 30 Maybe a £25 cap on home fans too, many of us travel a long way to PR
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ShropshireBluenago09 added 16:13 - Jun 30 Good plan. Not being ungrateful but £20 would have been a much better incentive.
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weevil added 16:16 - Jun 30 Why not synchronise with the premier league away day ticket thing and cap it at £20?
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12th_Man added 16:23 - Jun 30 What is going on at my club signings and ticket prices going down what the bad news town
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nthstd added 16:27 - Jun 30 Certaimly something i likebthe sound off. Well done TOWN.They should sign up to the 20isplenty scheme. A £20 max ticket price would be a bonus and as a long time season ticket holder I wouldn't complain with a fuller or indeed full ground.
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Green_Army added 16:37 - Jun 30 All I have is an image of Marcus Evans kidnapped. Kidnapper: Spend some money... Evans: Ok ok, here's £1m for Joe Garner and have a bit extra for more bids. Kidnapper: Cap away fans seats at £25 Evans: £25! how will we surv... Kidnapper: £25 or we will show McCarthy the door... Evans: Ok £25, just don't hurt my Mick. Keep it up Mr. Kidnapper!
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NBVJohn added 17:12 - Jun 30 Doesn't quite fit the '£20's plenty' campaign, but fantastic to see us on the front foot for a change. I am pleased that at last, that the club seems to be prepared to lead not follow. Credit where it's due. £25 to see Town play attacking football, score goals, entertain and send the opposition home on the wrong end of a spanking, is a much better proposition for away supporters than charging them £30+ to watch the desperate fayre/boring nil nil spectacles we forced them to witness last season!

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christiand added 17:13 - Jun 30 Wow, what has happened over the close season? This is much more like the Ipswich approach, long may it continue!!
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trueblues78 added 17:47 - Jun 30 Finally! A great step by the club. It was really embarrassing. For me this as important as splashing the cash.
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cornishblu added 17:49 - Jun 30 ....loving the positive news ...let's hope last season was the kick up the bum this club needed ...without a consequence that none of us would have wanted (lg1) ....getting my diary back out ...might add a couple mor to the list of "going to " COYB
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BlueandTruesince82 added 18:00 - Jun 30 The club is taking the lead here too by encouraging other clubs to do the same. Have to be applauded for that
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Freddies_Ears added 18:00 - Jun 30 Brilliant move from Town. Hopefully most clubs will sign up for it.
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carsey added 18:34 - Jun 30 Best thing I've read from Town for ages. Agree with those who say we should have gone the whole hog and signed up to 20's plenty but a step in the right direction.
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Seasider added 18:35 - Jun 30 Yet another good bit of news,will the season ticket sales hit target so I get a refund lol
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Moisha added 18:57 - Jun 30 £20 is plenty but it's easier to do when you're getting millions from being in the Premier league. Good idea from Towen, keep up with the positives 👍🏻
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TractorCam added 19:45 - Jun 30 Amazing how there are actually negative comments on this. Well done Town! Weevil - prem is £30
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Edmundo added 20:05 - Jun 30 This is the sort of news we haven't heard since Bowden was CEO, maybe Evans is using him to mentor Ian Milne?! Well done to TWTD/Phil for continuing to send the fans' surveys in to Town - they may have finally read them. Persistence pays...
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coolcat added 23:01 - Jun 30 Excellent move. Really good idea Town!
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runaround added 09:35 - Jul 1 Excellent news for travelling fans & a really great decision by the club who for once seemed to have put fans before money. Well done to all concerned & hopefully all clubs will sign up for it
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Town4me added 18:16 - Jul 1 Correct me if I'm wrong but are there not that may clubs who charge much more than that for an away ticket in the championship anyway!? Apart from us! Seems a bit pointless!
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tempzzzz added 12:59 - Jul 3 Town4me, there are plenty. Forest, Leeds, Wednesday, Scum. Just to name a few. I've paid between 30 and 40 to go to their grounds, I refused to go to Norwich last season solely based on price!
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Town4me added 09:10 - Jul 5 I stand corrected :-)
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