http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/LatestNews/news/Pompey-v-Charlton-Pay-What-You-Like-4419.aspxPompey are delighted to announce that the pre-season friendly against Charlton on Saturday, July 20 will be a ‘pay what you like’ game.
Fans will pay a minimum of £1 to watch the Fratton fixture – which kicks-off at 3pm – but can donate whatever they want above that sum to watch the new-look Blues take on Championship opposition.
Please note that supporters paying by credit/debit card can only pay £1 or increments of £5 (£5, £10, £15, etc).
With Fans Day fun and the launch of our historic new away strip also planned for the same day, it’s sure to be an occasion no fan will want to miss.
Pompey engagement manager Micah Hall: “The idea has been incredibly well received with many fans saying they will pay £10 or £15 – that is far more than we were planning to charge.
“The idea actually came from within the existing team, with Tom Clark and Steve Jones creating and promoting it.
“It just goes to show the talent and creativity that was already here and now that people have the licence to innovate, they have seized the initiative to drive the club forward.”
Pompey CEO Mark Catlin said: “We can’t thank Charlton enough for their help in organising this friendly. They have been absolutely brilliant.
“They have been through their own struggle to rebuild the club after having to leave The Valley for so long and they recognise what we have been through to reclaim our club for the fans.
“We really hope that all Pompey fans will want to come down for Fans Day and have a great time at the friendly.”
More information about when tickets go on sale will be released in due course.
Comments
Portsmouth has been badly run in the recent past - but the fans are now in charge and are trying to do things differently and dare I say it properly.
I recall the first match back at the Valley where bar a very small number of tickets Portsmouth handed most of their entitlement back to CAFC so that more of our fans could attend the first game back. Their fans could have kicked up a fuss at the time - but chose not to. Perhaps this is our opportunity to help them?
"can't say the signing of Gower is the mark of a Club with that much ambition, in my opinion"
So when a club signs a player who isn't likely to be a world beater but falls within a budget you complain about a lack of ambition...and yet when when clubs splash the money about you complain that they are "larging it".
And recently on here when then issue of administration and the non payment of small creditors was discussed, there were more than few people whose attitude was "yawn, everyone does it".
I won't be in the country, but I'd pay a decent amount to any supporter-owned club that does this.
How far is ground from station ? Have only driven before.
I might go and only pay £1 just to get some payback on the millions of pounds that Portsmouth defaulted the Tax Payer out of.
Shall I pay 50 ?
This is simply too big a decision for me to make so I'm just going to copy what Nathan pays.
Portsmouth isn't great & there isn't much at Fratton.