KopTalk.com Forums Football Liverpool FC Forum And the price hike begins

the problem is, ticket prices aren't based on value for money in terms of quality of product. Otherwise, it would be better to set the price after the result.

e.g. all customers have approve payements at different tiers before hand, but payment is only debited from accounts after the result. If the team gets thrashed: £25; mrginal defeat £30.;Draw £35; Marginal win £45; Outstanding win £60.

Anyway, that scheme just popped in my head as I was writing my reply. What I had planned to say was that higher ticket prices can be charged as long as demand outstrips supply, i.e. irrespective of the quality of the product. Unfortuntely for someone like Faz, chances are that as long as we hover around to 4-6, with only 45k stadium prices, chances are there'll be enough takers.

Should be about a fiver for a ticket at the back of the Anfield Road end.

Value is a perception and is not the same for everybody and the market is their to do some arbitrage. For a fanatic, perception (his own) is rarely the same as reality, this is why he is called a fanatic and not a reasonable person.

A fan is a more reasonable version of a fanatic but the root is the same, my wife thinks that i am unreasonable when it comes to LFC, buying shirts at a premium (not matching their value), staying at home on Saturdays when there is a game, staying awake to watch late games usually on weekdays (we are 4hrs ahead in Mauritius)...I am sure you also do unreasonable things as seen by the common population.

If we ever went down that route, the money would go into FSGs back pocket. No chance of it being used to subsidise fans.

The price rise is a worry for those struggling and worse for those fans already priced out who may have had dreams of introducing their children to the game.I think the players wages amongst other things needs to be capped,someone needs to set the trend here but who would dare? The other thing that needs to happen is grounds being newly built need to supply safe standing areas. I know we will be the last club to consider this if at all but one thing is for sure we/owners need to do something or the game will one day collapse into....well I'm not sure. The issue of safe standing will be a massive and fiery debate that obviously will cause upset to those families that have lost loved ones.I mean no disrespect to those victims and families but i really think it could be the only way forward realistically. Some clubs have thrown it out there to be discussed. Just my thoughts on this subject but which club will have the courage to seriously put forward the vote just to test the reaction?

Liverbird I agree limited standing areas would not be a problem less dangerous in my view than areas designed for standing but with seats the worst example being Goodison. But even if they did include standing areas it would just be another excuse to up seat prices.

I see what your saying Stan,I'm just thinking of the extreme case if/when no one can afford to go or has any wish to go to the games. Something has to give in the end and it may very well come down to a choice of no fans at all or safe standing coupled with affordable seating prices.I'm sure the prawn sandwich brigade will be catered for as well.I know we have said it before but that big bubble will burst.....one day.

I think the club need to rethink this price hike it is fundementally wrong at this moment in time to do this I still can't believe the club can just throw an extra £4 a game on the toes of match going reds this is a total scandal by Ayre and FSG.

Could not agree more but they won't care what you think faz they will see it as if you pack in who is the next on the list and it will be another 10 percent year after that until its £100 a game like in the USA

Faz is Steve Rotherham your mp ? Why not write to him it's only by government action that will stop premiership football which is getting out of control.