PL clubs charge up to £600 for children to be mascots

[Seanjd]

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/dec/18/premier-league-clubs-charge-600-children-mascots

Really good to see, as expected, that Everton are one of only 9 Premier League clubs who do not charge for children to be mascots.

On the contrary, West Ham charge £600. Way to exclude families from poorer backgrounds, Hammers.

 

[Woolly Blue]

Shocking that.
Fair play to the Guardian for highlighting it, hopefully it'll shame those that charge, into changing their ways.

 

[Deleted member 28206]

Huh? Everton do charge for being a mascot. They charge(d) and the proceed go to EiTC.

 

[Jacko93]

I think Everton used to be the most expensive, by a fair distance (over £2k was muted once). However, it all went to EITC.

Not that that makes it right like....

 

[Bilko]

I find that amazing,shocked actually

 

[Woolly Blue]

Huh? Everton do charge for being a mascot. They charge(d) and the proceed go to EiTC.

http://www.evertonfc.com/content/match/mascots doesn't mention anything about a charge ?
I'd be disappointed if we did. Asking people to make a donation to EITC would be fine, but charging would be poor.

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

I know someone that paid for his daughter to be a mascot, it was a 'donation' to Phil Nevilles' Charity I think. He got his signed boots as well.
Week later my daughter was Toffee Lady.

Then he paid for breakfast with Moyes at a Derby & sit in directors box & same day my daughter was Toffee Lady again... the day that I harassed the R/S like they've never been harassed like before.


They do a draw of Girl Season Ticket Holders u13 in the Family Enclosure for Toffee Ladies & 1 for the lads to be mascot.

 

[Seanjd]

At least you only need to be a season ticket holder and pay no extra for he privilege. Some of the clubs which charge £450 to be a mascot charge around the same for a junior season ticket.

 

[Deleted member 28206]

http://www.evertonfc.com/content/match/mascots doesn't mention anything about a charge ?
I'd be disappointed if we did. Asking people to make a donation to EITC would be fine, but charging would be poor.

http://www.evertonfc.com/news/2014/01/17/mascot-packages-reduced-for-villa

 

[Seanjd]

http://www.evertonfc.com/news/2014/01/17/mascot-packages-reduced-for-villa

This looks to be a separate 'package' for that particular celebration with all of those other things included, lunch, training session, match kit etc. The website does say that match day mascots are selected from youth membership and season ticket holders and that they are free

 

[Seanjd]

http://www.evertonfc.com/content/match/mascots

 

[Deleted member 28206]

This looks to be a separate 'package' for that particular celebration with all of those other things included, lunch, training session, match kit etc. The website does say that match day mascots are selected from youth membership and season ticket holders and that they are free

Yeah - its for a good cause, but by suggesting we ' dont charge for mascots ' is not true, and i believe in the past we have charged a flat fee too.

 

[Seanjd]

Yeah - its for a good cause, but by suggesting we ' dont charge for mascots ' is not true, and i believe in the past we have charged a flat fee too.

Yeah that particular product was sold for a good cause. Everton don't charge for mascots, they are picked at random. We may have charged in the past, but not now, which is a good thing.

 

[L4Everton]

Reminds me of the time on MOTD2 some bloater told the nation Everton were the most expensive mascot chargers at three grand.

 

[davek]

Well done Everton.

Now start paying a minimum wage to your workforce, you tight *****.