Do away fans at our ground have much of a choice? I genuinely don't know if they can buy at the reduced advanced rate of a mere £19 but presumably to do so, they would (at least until this season) have incurred a booking fee so they'd still have been paying £20 and would have to make the effort to order the ticket in advance.joepoolman wrote:Even at your prices using an average is very unfair, OUFC fans at Luton have no choice, if we wish to attend we have to go in the badly converted terrace with poor views, and non-concessions have to pay £22, there's no option for £18 or £20 ticket. It's also worth remembering that we make less money off a ticket than the vast majority of clubs, due to Mr Kassam.Radley Rambler wrote:
Following that logic, so should the majority of non-ST holders. On the day prices at the Kassam as follows:
East Stand - £20
North Stand - £22
SS Lower - £22
SS Upper - £24
So a very clear average of.........£22!
Before we all have a go at Luton Town (well, at least about this topic!) perhaps those who feel that £22 is 'off the scale' should look closer to home.
I do think, however, OUFC should try to address away ticket prices as a bigger away following enhances the atmosphere for all fans, perhaps matching the family area prices for away fans would entice a few more in without being unfair to home fans.
Whilst the view at the Kassam I'll grant you is better than at Luton (albeit some might argue they'd prefer being behind the goal in a bit of a crowd melee (me included) rather than at the end of a windswept soulless stand), the stadium experience is hardly a good one - I refer you to previous arguments on this topic over the past decade on this forum!
The point about Kassam's share is I believe not really relevant - that's down to Mr Merry and his poor negotiations. To turn that on its head - should Chelsea or Man City fans get in for free due to their sugar daddies' extreme wealth?
I'm also not convinced that reducing the ticket prices for away fans by even say a fiver would really make much difference. If you are prepared to spend your time (opportunity cost), travel (££) and eat/drink(££) to watch your team on the road, the differential in the ticket pricing is far less relevant than it is in the home fans' pricing decision point.