So PL clubs get all the TV money, they are rapidly de-gearing their balance sheets (in the main) and so are in rude financial health. In return they can afford to give fans cheaper tickets to come and see a premium product.
Meanwhile clubs outside the PL get relative peanuts from TV, are in debt and getting worse, have no way of reducing prices because of this and hence will charge a premium price for a lesser quality product.
In addition West Ham move to a stadium just down the road....
The sole target of clubs should be to maximise match-by-match ticket revenue from away fans - after all it's not as if any of them are going to come back again because they like the experience. I don't agree with the rule that requires clubs to charge away fans the same price for equivalent home seats - people can instinctively accept that regular (or potentially more regular) consumers get a better deal than infrequent ones in other industries, so why not football?
If away fans actually stopped going (instead of complaining but still going) then the price point at which revenue is maximised would come down. You sometimes sense that fans don't realise they're not actually required to attend.
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Meanwhile clubs outside the PL get relative peanuts from TV, are in debt and getting worse, have no way of reducing prices because of this and hence will charge a premium price for a lesser quality product.
In addition West Ham move to a stadium just down the road....
Anyone see a problem on the horizon?
If away fans actually stopped going (instead of complaining but still going) then the price point at which revenue is maximised would come down. You sometimes sense that fans don't realise they're not actually required to attend.