West Bromwich Albion Subsidise Support For Big Swansea Clash

Although the Premier League as a whole comes under fire regularly for the cost of attending matches, the organisation and a number of its member clubs have worked hard this season on the specific aspect of away support and how to maintain the atmosphere in grounds that is a major selling point of the league to those watching overseas.

The away fans fund, together with the work done by the Football Supporters' Federation has seen iniatives such as capping ticket prices at £20, reciprocal arrangements between clubs so that their fans are charged the same at both grounds and subsidised travel to games.

West Brom are the latest to offer a concession to their travelling support with the club subsidising tickets for their next away game at Swansea so that they will cost £20 for adults and £10 for concessions. With a full allocation of 2,000 tickets requested, the Baggies are hoping that the extra support will give them an edge in an important match at the foot of the table.

Chief executive Mark Jenkins said: “We’ve got some important games coming up and our supporters can play a big part in our remaining 12 fixtures.

“We hope the subsidised ticket prices for the Swansea game will encourage our fans to travel in numbers and get right behind the team.”

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