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bassethound
29-08-11, 20:36
With the soaring price of tickets to live football matches, many fans are deciding to stay home to watch the game. But to make the most of their savings, viewers should check they subscribe to the right digital TV package, says one of the UK's leading price comparison sitescomparethemarket.com.

A recent survey by the BBC Sport website showed that only 11 out of 104 clubs in England and Scotland will offer adult tickets for less than £20 during the new season*. A growing number of supporters are reacting to these high prices by following their teams from the comfort of their own homes. With the growing popularity of high-definition TV, the trend is sure to continue.

But with so many different TV providers, all offering different packages, it is important that football fans don't end up paying too much for their digital TV. By comparing digital TV prices and packages at comparethemarket.com, customers can make sure they get the right package at the lowest price. It can even offer great deals on combined digital TV and broadband, helping fans follow their team both on the big screen and online.

Jeremy Moll, Commercial Director for comparethemarket.com said: "We research the market for the latest offers and provide customers with quotes from the suppliers which serve in their area. comparethemarket.com can help consumers find better deals, allowing football fans to worry about their team's fortunes instead of their own."

Specialising in more than just car insurance, comparethemarket.com provides customers with an easy way to find the right deal on a wide range of insurance and financial products from home, van, bike, life and pet insurance to credit cards. It also offers comparisons for a range of household utilities including electricity, gas, phone, broadband and digital TV.

fulabeer
30-08-11, 19:29
Some truth in it.
I gave up my season ticket, and used the money to buy my current sat setup.
I reasoned that the prices are going to go up and up, with even parking doubling in price between seasons.

I now get to see EVERY match, home and away.

I still go to the odd match.
Mainly cup games, And when my mate cannot use his season ticket.
If clubs want to go the same way as the pubs and price people out, so be it.

pooface
30-08-11, 19:41
Some truth in it.
I gave up my season ticket, and used the money to buy my current sat setup.
I reasoned that the prices are going to go up and up, with even parking doubling in price between seasons.

I now get to see EVERY match, home and away.

I still go to the odd match.
Mainly cup games, And when my mate cannot use his season ticket.
If clubs want to go the same way as the pubs and price people out, so be it.

It's the same with everything nowadays...

They decide to charge well over the olds, and expect people to pay it. The more people who refuse to pay, then the better!

Hopefully then, they'll reduce prices more sensibly, and get more fans willing to go. If the increase prices again, fans need to e prepared to drop them again straight away! However, if they were to charge £50 a ticket, then if it's only 50% less people going, they figure to themselves it's fine to charge that. However, if they charged £20 a ticket, and got a full house, then it might end up being worth it for them!

Unfortunately, they don't seem to think that far in the future!

Stanman
31-08-11, 11:39
The problem with football is that with the advent of Sly, match day revenue is not as vital for the big boys as it is for the lower league teams, with shirt sponsor ship, stadium naming, they are doing very nicely. The fans that are being priced out probably in the view of the big corps are not the spend per visit their looking for and can flog the tickets to the prawn sandwich brigade.