The Occasional Visitor (Seat Unique and alternatives)

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

Do we know how many memberships we've sold?

Too many I reckon.

 

[hallamblue]

It all boils down to the same thing, they didn't build a big enough stadium, so now they have to rinse occasional match goers

 

[bigjonny]

I've done the same for the Man Utd game - is that the same as yours?

Following a google search I've just found the following on the Daily Fail:

FEBRUARY PL TV SCHEDULE​

All kick-off times below are 15:00 GMT unless otherwise mentioned.

Saturday 1 February 2025

12:30 Nottingham Forest v Brighton (TNT Sports)

AFC Bournemouth v Liverpool

Everton v Leicester City

Ipswich Town v Southampton

Newcastle United v Fulham

17:30 Wolves v Aston Villa (Sky Sports)

Sunday 2 February 2025

14:00 Brentford v Spurs (Sky Sports)

14:00 Man Utd v Crystal Palace

**Due to participation in UEFA Europa League the preceding Thursday

16:30 Arsenal v Man City (Sky Sports)

Monday 3 February 2025

20:00 Chelsea v West Ham (Sky Sports)

Friday 14 February 2025

20:00 Brighton v Chelsea (Sky Sports)

Saturday 15 February 2025

12:30 Leicester City v Arsenal (TNT Sports)

****This match is subject to change to kick-off at 20:00 should Arsenal participate in the UEFA Champions League knockout rounds the preceding Wednesday and be drawn away

Aston Villa v Ipswich Town

Fulham v Nottingham Forest

Man City v Newcastle United

Southampton v AFC Bournemouth

West Ham v Brentford

17:30 Crystal Palace v Everton (Sky Sports)

Sunday 16 February 2025

14:00 Liverpool v Wolves (Sky Sports)

16:30 Spurs v Man Utd (Sky Sports)

Friday 21 February 2025

20:00 Leicester City v Brentford (Sky Sports)

Saturday 22 February 2025

12:30 Everton v Man Utd (TNT Sports)

******This match will move to Sunday 23 Feb (kick-off TBC) should Man Utd participate in Europa League the preceding Thursday

AFC Bournemouth v Wolves

Arsenal v West Ham

Fulham v Crystal Palace

Ipswich Town v Spurs

Southampton v Brighton

17:30 Aston Villa v Chelsea (Sky Sports)

Sunday 23 February 2025

Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest (Sky Sports)

****Man City v Liverpool (Sky Sports)********

Kick-off times for these matches will be announced in due course

You do know that’s last season

 

[Goat]

It all boils down to the same thing, they didn't build a big enough stadium, so now they have to rinse occasional match goers

Im fairly sure there was always an intention to rinse the fans.

And you know what, that strangely seems ok, if we want the best players, you have to pay, its up to YOU, the consumer, if you think the price is worth paying.

Personally, im probably done after this season, I might keep my ticket for the occasional game, but the prices are a bit rich for me.

 

[SJB]

As for memberships, the 'biggest club in the world' measured by the number of (paid) members it has is still Benfica, I think. They have maybe getting on for half a million members so it must be virtually impossible getting a ticket to see them and the touts must have a field day.

I bought a Benfica membership in December for about £15 to get priority access for tickets and there were loads available to buy in any part of the ground.

 

[bigjonny]

….with the constant shifting of dates for TV, surely when this happens tickets purchased ahead of the change should be subject to full refund.

TV dates are announced 6 weeks in advance, match tickets rarely go on sale in advance of that.

 

[Cake]

I bought a Benfica membership in December for about £15 to get priority access for tickets and there were loads available to buy in any part of the ground.

I think the main reason they have so many members is because of the way the Club is run and funded (as a 'community' club) and it's the fans repeatedly renewing memberships that partly keeps them going? Bayern are possibly a bit like this, too, as their fans are always one of the first to jump on ticket price hikes in European games.

*Isn't it also a 'thing' in world football (and I'm not trying to say it's just that for you) to be able to say you're a member of Benfica? Wasn't there an ongoing competition of sorts between fans with another club (Bayern Munich?) to be part of the biggest supported club in the world?

*There is every chance I've made this up!

 

[hallamblue]

Im fairly sure there was always an intention to rinse the fans.

And you know what, that strangely seems ok, if we want the best players, you have to pay, its up to YOU, the consumer, if you think the price is worth paying.

Personally, im probably done after this season, I might keep my ticket for the occasional game, but the prices are a bit rich for me.

I was hoping to get over once or twice this season, but that won't be happening now due to the hassle and the inflated prices.

 

[Simo]

TV dates are announced 6 weeks in advance, match tickets rarely go on sale in advance of that.

Yes I think the new ballot system had to account for that, 4 weeks out, give or take a week for TV to get their act together.

 

[Bilko]

Yeah it's frustrating ,im an occasional traveller, and the temptation to book my flight in advance is so tempting before ryan air stick their prices up.
I got caught a couple of seasons ago where they changed a fixture ,Man U away I think, I waited for fixture changes, but then they changed it a second time re European fixtures Very annoying.

Footnote for Irish fans over on the west coast . On Sunday there is a late flight out of LPL into SNN, very significant as there is also a fairly early flight into Manchester hence Spurs will be my first visit.

 

[witchdoc187]

I bought a Benfica membership in December for about £15 to get priority access for tickets and there were loads available to buy in any part of the ground.

You in Lisbon mate? Cracking city

 

[witchdoc187]

TV dates are announced 6 weeks in advance, match tickets rarely go on sale in advance of that.

Yeah I've been caught out by that before. Make travel arrangements 6 weeks in advance only for them to change it again.

 

[uglykidjoe1982]

Just to be clear, if tickets do ever up on general sale that will mean you don’t need a ‘membership’ to get one?

I.e the ‘membership’ just gets you entered into a priority ballot but if there were tickets left after this, then they would be available to people without a membership. Is that right?

I refuse to give Everton £60 to get absolutely nothing in return except the possibility of getting something in the future

 

[BITTER TWISTED & BLUE]

If some who has the full price membership wins a ballot ticket,can you as a sub prime member qualify for it to be transferred to you?

 

[jaybx1878]

Thank God I have a season ticket and live in L8 where I can walk to the game. Extortion these prices some people are being asked to pay for tickets now.