THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK
Life President⭐⭐🦐
So when they moved into that horrible Olympic Stadium, they understood that the stands were not good for football as too far away from the pitch. To get fans onboard, they said football should be for all, and it will be affordable family football. The working man will not be priced out, blah, blah, blah. Well, they are now phasing out concessions, going back on their promise.
So today for example at 11am, the tickets for the West Ham V Chelsea game went on sale. My mate wanted 4 tickets for him, his Dad, who is over 70, and the two grandsons aged 10 and 12 years old, as a treat. He got 4 in the basket, the cheaper seats up the top, where there was 4 available together. So even though he put in O66(Over 66) and U18 twice, it came up as £95 each person, regardless of age. £384 with the fee. He declined as he can't afford that. So affordable family football it is not. And this was in the upper tier, which he said is a terrible view anyway being so far away.
This is the way it's been going for years unfortunately. The players and Managers get everything, wealth beyond their wildest dreams, this, and the crazy transfer fees, paid for by the normal football fan. West Ham have also announced that in some areas, fans will now have to pay the full price for season tickets, regardless of age. I looked into this today after he told me, and there is a massive protest started against all of this. But the writing's on the wall for football to become even dearer in the future, and a lot of football fans will be priced out.
So today for example at 11am, the tickets for the West Ham V Chelsea game went on sale. My mate wanted 4 tickets for him, his Dad, who is over 70, and the two grandsons aged 10 and 12 years old, as a treat. He got 4 in the basket, the cheaper seats up the top, where there was 4 available together. So even though he put in O66(Over 66) and U18 twice, it came up as £95 each person, regardless of age. £384 with the fee. He declined as he can't afford that. So affordable family football it is not. And this was in the upper tier, which he said is a terrible view anyway being so far away.
This is the way it's been going for years unfortunately. The players and Managers get everything, wealth beyond their wildest dreams, this, and the crazy transfer fees, paid for by the normal football fan. West Ham have also announced that in some areas, fans will now have to pay the full price for season tickets, regardless of age. I looked into this today after he told me, and there is a massive protest started against all of this. But the writing's on the wall for football to become even dearer in the future, and a lot of football fans will be priced out.