The Chicken Run Nov. 10, 2006

Andrew Holmes is stuck with football (it’s his true love) and asks the question :
I am going to less football these days. I am very upset (seriously so) by the yet still increasing prices. When you see the prices of many goods deceasing how can it be right for the minimum entry fee at Bournemouth to be £17; Saints £22 for silver and £26 for gold games and at Luton to be £21.50 or £23 on the day. These prices are now at a higher level than theatre prices. Football fans want to go to 20+ games a season and the people’s game is moving out of the prices range of ordinary people. How can anyone on a normal wage take a family to football on a regular basis (often twice within 3/4 days). When I argue this point I am met with the reply well this is the market price and people are clearly prepared to pay it. My view is all markets are cyclical and high unemployment and increased interest rates will sadly eventually return and then the first thing that will go is the football season ticket. Should the clubs then decide to apply more affordable pricing structures they will find that the fans they have priced out of the national game have taken up other hobbies on Saturday afternoons.
Given the time you spend at football stadiums do you think my views are valid or am I just turning into Victor Meldrew?

Why anyone should want to go to Luton, unless you are Victor Meldrew, I don’t know. Perhaps Andrew should buy one of the houses at Luton Town that you have to pass under (seemingly through) to get to the Chicken Run’ and other parts of the ground. He could watch for free.