I can’t answer that but I can have a stab at it, Boro pump a lot of money into wages, transfer fees yes but we also pump loads into the academy and training ground facilities. We need to offset limited advertising opportunities as we tend to use a lot of local business for advertising. Just a few things that I think contribute to the pricing.
Why doesn't it matter? People are saying we need to increase the prices to compete but we already bring in as much money as most other clubs, if we can't compete on that then something is fundamentally wrong at the club.
What I'm saying is that our finances clearly show, the club doesn't pay for its self, this being the case who should pay or what should be sacrificed? This unfortunately is the current football model across the game.It is fundamentally wrong and we're just a part of it, and while we are, someone has to pay for it and if its not those who want to go, who should it be.
That's the same for every single club in this division, no reason why a place like Middlesbrough should have the highest prices.
So who should pay? it seems the fans of all clubs think it should be someone else but them.
Are you on a wind up as your post reads as though your being serious?
No problem for people paying those prices on Boxing Day, a full house. Boro have over 20,000 season ticket holders so they think it’s value for money. Carrick only took over in mid October after a poor start to the season, averaging 23500 per game. Since Christmas the attendance has slowly increased due to the brand of football being played. If it continues like this in the next few weeks then 28,29000 will be the norm. Wouldn’t be surprised to see a full house last game of the season
I beg to differ, I only paid £450 for this season in the North Stand.
I take it you aren’t a season ticket holder then. What a wind up this is.
Who should pay what? All clubs are in the same position, Boro fans are already charged more than anyone else. You're continually ignoring this to make some point about wider football which is irrelevant. There is no reason why Middlesbrough needs to be at the top of the price chart compared to everyone else, we should not need to be charged the most just to compete, if we do then the club is poorly operated.
Couldn’t disagree more - Attracting new customers is easy - retaining loyalty is the most difficult trick for most businesses. Have a one off game against Manchester United and the tickets sell like with ease. Grafting our way back from 14,000 to 20,000 loyal ST holders takes years and years.
Wigan on Boxing Day was a sell out of 31048. Current capacity 34742, you’ll never see that many at the Riverside due to the amount of segregation. Poor attendances by visiting teams reduces the average attendance drastically, the average attendance will only go up if we reach the Premier League as most teams will bring on average 2500 to 3000 fans
Because games like that and FA Cup runs are "one-offs".
