Fans unite against away match ticket pricing
28 January 2013
We were recently contacted by the Liverpool supporters’ group, Spirit of Shankly, concerning their game against The Arsenal which takes place this Wednesday. Following the protests by Manchester City fans having to pay £62 to watch their team at Emirates, Liverpool fans are similarly outraged at what they’ve been asked to pay.
Ticket prices in the Premier League are spiralling out of control, and we need to show solidarity as football fans. This Wednesday SoS will be displaying posters and leaflets at the game, to show their disapproval of the price they’ve had to pay for their match tickets.
We feel it's time all football fans make a stand together, therefore we wholly support this campaign. If any Arsenal fans at the match feel the same way regarding the rip-off prices being charged up and down the country, we encourage them to applaud any show of the posters by SoS.
Since we originally spoke with SoS, they have been in the national press talking about the price of away match tickets (including their plans for Wednesday) and indeed were at last week’s Football Supporters Federation meeting in Manchester (including fans from Man United, Manchester City and Everton) which kicked off the FSF’s ‘Score’ campaign to cap away prices.
We can confirm that we have been invited to attend the FSF’s London meeting for their ‘Score’ campaign, which takes place this Thursday. Representatives of the BSM will be there, and we’re informed that invites have gone out to supporters’ groups from other London clubs. We will be in touch with our members following the meeting to let them know what was discussed.
Let’s not forget that while Arsenal’s ticket prices are extremely high for Category A matches, other Premier League clubs around the country also charge away fans big money. It’s a football-wide issue, not just something tagged to Arsenal, and other supporters’ groups realise this. It’s why we are all willing to put aside footballing rivalries, and work together for the ultimate benefit of fans.
Without the fans, football is nothing.
Up The Gunners.
We were recently contacted by the Liverpool supporters’ group, Spirit of Shankly, concerning their game against The Arsenal which takes place this Wednesday. Following the protests by Manchester City fans having to pay £62 to watch their team at Emirates, Liverpool fans are similarly outraged at what they’ve been asked to pay.
Ticket prices in the Premier League are spiralling out of control, and we need to show solidarity as football fans. This Wednesday SoS will be displaying posters and leaflets at the game, to show their disapproval of the price they’ve had to pay for their match tickets.
We feel it's time all football fans make a stand together, therefore we wholly support this campaign. If any Arsenal fans at the match feel the same way regarding the rip-off prices being charged up and down the country, we encourage them to applaud any show of the posters by SoS.
Since we originally spoke with SoS, they have been in the national press talking about the price of away match tickets (including their plans for Wednesday) and indeed were at last week’s Football Supporters Federation meeting in Manchester (including fans from Man United, Manchester City and Everton) which kicked off the FSF’s ‘Score’ campaign to cap away prices.
We can confirm that we have been invited to attend the FSF’s London meeting for their ‘Score’ campaign, which takes place this Thursday. Representatives of the BSM will be there, and we’re informed that invites have gone out to supporters’ groups from other London clubs. We will be in touch with our members following the meeting to let them know what was discussed.
Let’s not forget that while Arsenal’s ticket prices are extremely high for Category A matches, other Premier League clubs around the country also charge away fans big money. It’s a football-wide issue, not just something tagged to Arsenal, and other supporters’ groups realise this. It’s why we are all willing to put aside footballing rivalries, and work together for the ultimate benefit of fans.
Without the fans, football is nothing.
Up The Gunners.
