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The London Taxpayers' Stadium Shambles

it's not really about the plebs in the seats and the ticket prices they pay its about how much they can make off corporate visitors and how much they sell through the club shop on a match day with the additional foot traffic in the area

not saying these numbers are higher or lower than previously but things are going to be a little different for them than the traditional model
 
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Rorschach said:
This is worth a read also if you have the time...
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/apr/20/west-ham-olympic-stadium-state-aid-question
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thanks, was a good read.

if whu didnt bid for the stadium, wouldnt the government/taxpayer be even more stuffed? isnt this just a case of whu taking advantage of the fact that they're the only realistic buyers for a stadium that the government had to sell? surely this cant realistically be viewed as state aid. afaik, the government arent whu fans and they didnt want to do any favours for whu. its just whu taking advantage of market forces.
 
West Ham's season tickets will cost as little as £289 when they move to the Olympic Stadium in Stratford.

The Hammers will have the cheapest pricing strategy in the Barclays Premier League in a bid to fill the 54,000 capacity stadium when they make the switch for the 2016-17 season.

Co-chairmen David Gold and David Sullivan are using the boost of the enhanced television revenue, which coincides with their move away from Upton Park, to pass on savings to fans. The new TV deal starts in 2016 after Sky and BT agreed to pay more than £5billion for domestic rights and there will be another auction over the summer with overseas broadcasters.

According to a document that will be issued to West Ham fans on Wednesday, every season-ticket band will be reduced when the club move. The lowest priced basic adult season ticket will cost £289, the price for under 16s will be cut to just £99, and a family of four will be able to watch all 19 home games in the top flight for £776.

Disabled season-ticket holders will also see a huge reduction, with prices dropping by up to £205. The news comes just one day after Sportsmail revealed massive price hikes at Emirates Marketing Project. Supporters in City’s East Stand have been been told they will have to fork out £1,750 to watch their team, almost double the £885 they currently pay.

West Ham's vice-chairman Karren Brady said: 'We have always said that the move to our magnificent new stadium would be a game changer for West Ham; a chance to increase revenue, invest in the team and improve our performances on the pitch, but crucially without putting an extra financial burden on the supporters who already come to watch every home match.

'Today's announcement proves that we have kept our promise.'

Football Supporters Federation backed the club's drive and Chair Malcolm Clarke said: 'The FSF strongly believes that top-flight clubs should use their newly-signed media deal to cut ticket prices for both home and away supporters.

'We hope that other clubs follow suit and reduce ticket prices across the board, as West Ham United have done.'

The club also announced a new VIP in homage of the club's most famous sons. With 2016 marking 50 years since since Bobby Moore, Sir Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters lifted the World Cup for England, the '1966 seats' will offer fans impressive views from the halfway line.

In addition, West Ham will donate a seat each to the families of Moore, Hurst and Peters for them to use for a charity of their choice.

The Hammers will be under pressure to fill their new stadium after taking the huge decision to leave Upton Park, where they have played since 1904. Gold and Sullivan have taken a 99-year lease on the Olympic Stadium.

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(lowest adult season-ticket price on website, excluding family zone)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...9-Hammers-Olympic-Stadium-2016-17-season.html
 
They've taken kids for a quid on to a whole new level!

It's actually a very commendable idea if it was done for the right reason, but this is quite clearly just an acknowledgement that they have to half their ticket prices in order to get anywhere near filling the stadium. I guess we can't really say much though as it's been mentioned a few times that it would be good that Spurs prices were reduced when we move in to our new gaff for the Europa and league cup games.
 
i wonder what our cheapest season ticket price will be when we move into the new stadium.....we'l probably follow the Arsanal example and set the cheapest adult at over a grand
 
indianspur said:
i wonder what our cheapest season ticket price will be when we move into the new stadium.....we'l probably follow the Arsanal example and set the cheapest adult at over a grand
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probably struggle to reach a grand. maybe it could with (football) inflation levels, who knows? regardless, theres no way we wont continue to have some of the most expensive tickets in england imo. our owners are purely about business and the demand for tickets is sky high.
 
funny how whu are coming out with crap now:

'Today's announcement proves that we have kept our promise.'

'We hope that other clubs follow suit and reduce ticket prices across the board, as West Ham United have done.'

if they are so keen on reduced ticket prices for football fans, why not immediately start with the lower pricing brackets in their last season at upton park?

but it is still nice to see someone lower ticket prices, even if it is whu
 
Yea agreed, they're trying to spin it but it's so obvious they have halved prices because they would never even half fill there stadium at current prices (kids for a quid most games currently). But... I do agree ticket prices are way too high and should be reduced, so fair play to them for that even if it is for a different reason than they say.
 
Tickets half their usual price to fill double the number of seats looks like zero revenue growth to me. I guess they're targeting the corporates (like everyone else).
 
I'm more interested on the prices they offer the away fans, that no doubt be sitting in the area's that need binoculars.
 
Neymar said:
probably struggle to reach a grand. maybe it could with (football) inflation levels, who knows? regardless, theres no way we wont continue to have some of the most expensive tickets in england imo. our owners are purely about business and the demand for tickets is sky high.
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Its called supply and demand, in other words you pays your and takes your choice.
 
Culled from the Telegraph today

Karren Brady is facing a frosty reception in Premier League boardrooms over her claims that West Ham United are acting as ticket-price trailblazers.
West Ham have also opened themselves up to accusations of hypocrisy over their ticket pricing by charging Everton fans £55 for their meaningless final home game of the season.
Vice-chairman Brady announced on Wednesday that West Ham will reduce season ticket prices in their 54,000-seater Olympic Stadium as a result of the Premier League’s record television deal.
Brady, however, has also caused dismay inside boardrooms up and down the country by claiming other Premier League clubs will emulate West Ham.

The West Ham delegation join Boris Johnson outside the Olympic Stadium in 2013
“I am sure other Premier League clubs will follow,” said Brady. “I go to all the Premier League meetings and ticket pricing and making it affordable is always the highest topic on the agenda.”
Telegraph Sport understands that Brady’s comments have been badly received by a host of Premier League clubs, many of whom have announced price freezes for next season, but cannot afford to cut prices.
The view inside many rival boardrooms is that West Ham are in the unique position of having effectively been given a new stadium that they do not have to pay for and have to find a way of filling an extra 19,000 seats.
West Ham are spending £2.5million a year to rent their new ground and have consistently refuted suggestions that they are not paying their way. They are also confident they will fill the Olympic Stadium.

The Hammers are making contributions to the conversion of the stadium to host football matches and will give up a portion of the money they receive from any naming rights.
Brady’s claims were followed by a statement from the Football Supporters’ Federation urging other Premier League clubs to emulate West Ham’s pricing policy.
West Ham’s cheapest adult season ticket for their first season at their new stadium in 2016-17 will cost £289 and all season tickets for Under-16s will be cut to £99.
Malcolm Clarke, chair of FSF, said: “The FSF strongly believes that top-flight clubs should use their newly signed media deal to cut ticket prices for both home and away supporters.
“We hope that other clubs follow suit and reduce ticket prices across the board, as West Ham have done.


“West Ham have thrown down the gauntlet to other clubs — who can offer the cheapest season ticket prices in the top flight?”
Everton supporters were left disputing claims that West Ham are setting a good example after finding out they will have to pay £55 for their trip to Upton Park on May 16.
Despite the fact the fixture will have no significance on either European qualification or the Premier League relegation zone, West Ham have made the game a Category A match.
West Ham have justified the decision by pointing out that the club’s final home game of the season is virtually always made a Category A game because of end-of-season events such as the presentation of the Hammer of the Year award.
Travelling Everton fans are unlikely to be placated by the fact that they will see the West Ham player of the year crowned ahead of kick-off.
 
Brady is a shister of the highest order. I hope the media go for her with the hypocrisy of it all. Hopefully the EU will slap her down a notch or two.
 
Emirates Marketing Project also have remarkably cheap season tickets for a so-called big club. I'd like to see their most expensive ones (the seats that never have anyone sitting in them) and how many of those are sold to "businesses" back in Abu Dhabi. Their massive turnover is impossible on the ticket prices they alledgedly charge.
 
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