The fans say: Ticket Prices at #ITFC
A couple of weeks back, we sent out a tweet asking for Town fans to share their opinions on the price of tickets at Portman Road. This was off the back of the Liverpool £77 ticket fiasco, and also some European action with Dortmund. With ticket prices always on the rise, the stadium very rarely getting more than 18000 in regularly, it seemed like a good time to get some real opinions together and post it to the club.
To make it clear, these responses not only cover thoughts of Town fans, but those of away clubs who often pay huge sums of money to travel long distances even for midweek matches.
This was our question:
Football ticket price talk this week: ↗️
Discuss: What do #ITFC fans feel about the current costs?@twentys_plenty pic.twitter.com/6i3T4tI47B— IPSWICH TOWN Bible (@ITFC_bible)
February 11, 2016
@ITFC_bible @twentys_plenty anything over £20 - £25 for championship football is ridiculous
— Richard Proctor (@RichardProctor3)
February 12, 2016
@RichardProctor3 @twentys_plenty @ITFC_bible Agreed. #ITFC one of the worst culprits. #NFFC charged £37.50 to sit in a ‘central position’
— Baz Cooper (@bazdjcooper)
February 12, 2016
@bazdjcooper @twentys_plenty @ITFC_bible our ticket prices are something most fans are ashamed of. They are outrageous for away fans
— Richard Proctor (@RichardProctor3)
February 12, 2016
@bazdjcooper @twentys_plenty @ITFC_bible very rare to see the away end full these days which is a shame. Same goes for home section too
— Richard Proctor (@RichardProctor3)
February 12, 2016
@RichardProctor3 @twentys_plenty @ITFC_bible Yep, used to love coming to PR. Good club. Not paying those prices given the extra distance.
— Baz Cooper (@bazdjcooper)
February 12, 2016
@bazdjcooper @RichardProctor3 @twentys_plenty @ITFC_bible We have the 3rd most expensive season ticket too. it’s ridiculous.
— Stewart’s Gloves (@StewartsGloves)
February 12, 2016
@ITFC_bible @StewartsGloves @RichardProctor3 @twentys_plenty Me neither. #nffc to their credit, announced price reductions yesterday.
— Baz Cooper (@bazdjcooper)
February 12, 2016
@ITFC_bible @twentys_plenty from what I’ve been watching at home this season, they should be paying ME.
— Noel Baker (@Wulfnoth)
February 11, 2016
@ITFC_bible @twentys_plenty Often when the club make deals on tickets we get more through the gates. £32 for a champ game is too much
— Kurt Bevan (@Kurtis999Bevan)
February 11, 2016
@ITFC_bible @twentys_plenty lowest category isn’t 2 bad but the price increases for other games is a joke! Especially when we never sellout
— Matthew Steele (@mattst2711)
February 11, 2016
@ITFC_bible @twentys_plenty I think is too expensive, you can watch some Leicester games for less than a ITFC ticket!
— Patricia G. Muñiz (@patrigonmuniz)
February 12, 2016
@ITFC_bible @twentys_plenty £40-£55 a ticket to sit in the decent Cobbold seats, no wonder the ground is only 60% full most of the time!
— Mazza Slatz (@slatz73)
February 11, 2016
@ITFC_bible @twentys_plenty Current prices are ridiculous. Categorisation of games is ridiculous. I agree wholeheartedly that twentys plenty
— James Warner (@Jamizzle93)
February 12, 2016
@ITFC_bible @twentys_plenty think we should drop the Grade A system and keep B and C
— David Dalton (@DaveD92)
February 11, 2016
@ITFC_bible @twentys_plenty I think if you were to price tickets at £20-£25 per game you would encourage more supporters = more revenue
— Nigel Pearson (@NigelPearson2)
February 11, 2016
@ITFC_bible @twentys_plenty surely reduced price, full stadium = better return in long run?
— Leeksy (@freshleeks)
February 11, 2016
@ITFC_bible you tagged what I think in the tweet…. @twentys_plenty
— jack (@jackburrows5)
February 11, 2016
@ITFC_bible @twentys_plenty £32 to watch that standard of football is a joke!
— David Jaye (@DJITFC)
February 11, 2016
@ITFC_bible @twentys_plenty season tkts are reasonable but match day prices are way too high. No long term strategy to gain new fans at all.
— Nathan White (@nathanwhite78)
February 11, 2016
Ipswich charging £32.50 for a Tuesday night trip, think I’ll give that one a miss. #hcafc #itfc
— Scott Wood (@SWood18)
February 14, 2016