But two announcements on season tickets have caught the
eye this week…
For the seventh consecutive season (and with Premier
League football again likely to be on the menu after an excellent win at Aston
Villa on Sunday afternoon), Stoke City have frozen season ticket prices at the
Britannia Stadium.
"It's evident since my time here, and to someone
who's been to other clubs, how much the club takes on board what fans are saying
and the economics of the area,” manager Mark Hughes told the Stoke Sentinel and
the Potters will be hoping that a good season of home results under Hughes and
the price freeze will win back some of the season ticket holders who did not
renew last summer, an issue which we highlighted back in September.
http://affordablefootball.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/attendance-worries.html
Liverpool have no such worries about filling their
stadium on a regular basis but it is to the credit of the club that, with one
eye firmly on the future, they have reduced the price of junior season tickets
to £200 in all areas of Anfield whereas previously that price had only been
available in one family-specific section of the ground.
Speaking to the Liverpool Echo, managing director Ian
Ayre said: “It's always been a big challenge for Liverpool FC as with the
crowds we get and the massive demand for seats, we just don't have the
capacity, but making the right price and opportunities for kids is important.
We have an ageing fan base and it's vital that we encourage youngsters to come
to games.”
Affordable Football aims to bring you the special offers,
reduced ticket prices and family deals that make catching a match anywhere in
the country more affordable. You can tweet us @affordablefooty or email
affordablefootball@yahoo.com if your club are doing something worth hearing
about.
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