Tickets for Leeds Utd game....disgusting prices!

[flourbasher]

Understandably posters are suggesting that we should charge other clubs what they are charging us. Seems fair but, in my understanding, is not allowed under EFL rules section 6:
"35.3.88 No Club shall charge higher admission prices for visiting supporters for
accommodation that is ranked as comparable with or inferior to that
used by supporters of the Home Club in the same or next highest ranked
accommodation. For the purposes of this Regulation, accommodation shall be
allocated a ranking as indicated by the table below (where 1 represents the best
available and 6 the lowest) having regard to the following criteria:
(a) Covered seating;
(b) Uncovered seating;
(c) Covered terracing;
(d) Uncovered terracing;
(e) Behind the touchline;
(f) Behind the goal line; and
(g) In the corners of the stadium (i.e. behind both the touchline and the
goal line)"


If our supporters are charged £27 to sit behind the goal we cannot charge Leeds fans more than £27 to sit in the South stand.
Similarly, if Leeds fans are being charged £45 to sit in a comparable area at Elland Rd, that is what they can charge us.
Leeds have offered clubs the option of reciprocal agreements and a few have taken them up on it.
As I stated before, they are not going to make an agreement on £27 - as that is the maximum we can charge anyway.
The 'tiser states that Leeds proposed to charge our fans £25, if we did the same. This would mean they would knock off £20 and in return we would knock off £2. No brainer? - I think so.
So why did our club turn it down?
Because they didn't want to charge Leeds fans £2 less than our fans for sitting behind the goal, thereby being "unfair" to our fans?
Because they didn't want to miss out on about £4000 for charging them that extra £2 ?
Prepared to accept our fans being priced out of the game and having virtually no support at the match for the sake of a few thousand quid?
Our club could have rewarded our loyal away fans substantially (£20 per fan) for relatively little cost but chose not to. Why?
Nobody wins in this situation because Leeds would surely have have grossed more from a lower price. Now they are snookered because they probably don't want to be seen as giving our fans a better deal than theirs for this game. Bloody ridiculous imho.

Three key issues for me:
Why are Leeds charging anyone, home or away fans , £45 to watch a second rate football match with a very poor view. It excessive . This issue has only occurred because they’ve chosen to do that
Why should we reduce matchday prices in the away end when there are extra costs to babysit Leeds fans who are notoriously poorly behaved.
We don’t have this issue with any other club. A few grumbles about Mboro, Ipswich ( usually about £36) and perhaps a few London clubs. Expensive perhaps but not excessive

[Brin]

Understandably posters are suggesting that we should charge other clubs what they are charging us. Seems fair but, in my understanding, is not allowed under EFL rules section 6:
"35.3.88 No Club shall charge higher admission prices for visiting supporters for
accommodation that is ranked as comparable with or inferior to that
used by supporters of the Home Club in the same or next highest ranked
accommodation. For the purposes of this Regulation, accommodation shall be
allocated a ranking as indicated by the table below (where 1 represents the best
available and 6 the lowest) having regard to the following criteria:
(a) Covered seating;
(b) Uncovered seating;
(c) Covered terracing;
(d) Uncovered terracing;
(e) Behind the touchline;
(f) Behind the goal line; and
(g) In the corners of the stadium (i.e. behind both the touchline and the
goal line)"


If our supporters are charged £27 to sit behind the goal we cannot charge Leeds fans more than £27 to sit in the South stand.
Similarly, if Leeds fans are being charged £45 to sit in a comparable area at Elland Rd, that is what they can charge us.
Leeds have offered clubs the option of reciprocal agreements and a few have taken them up on it.
As I stated before, they are not going to make an agreement on £27 - as that is the maximum we can charge anyway.
The 'tiser states that Leeds proposed to charge our fans £25, if we did the same. This would mean they would knock off £20 and in return we would knock off £2. No brainer? - I think so.
So why did our club turn it down?
Because they didn't want to charge Leeds fans £2 less than our fans for sitting behind the goal, thereby being "unfair" to our fans?
Because they didn't want to miss out on about £4000 for charging them that extra £2 ?
Prepared to accept our fans being priced out of the game and having virtually no support at the match for the sake of a few thousand quid?
Our club could have rewarded our loyal away fans substantially (£20 per fan) for relatively little cost but chose not to. Why?
Nobody wins in this situation because Leeds would surely have have grossed more from a lower price. Now they are snookered because they probably don't want to be seen as giving our fans a better deal than theirs for this game. Bloody ridiculous imho.

Wrinks you're almost correct. The correct version of events was, yes Leeds did make contact re the pricing requesting a £25 charge, thing is by the time the approach was made, we had already sold over 500 tickets to Leeds fans so it was too late to come to an agreement to reduce anything. It was not the fault of RUFC but Leeds dragging their heels.

Then the dummy was spat out hence , wallop, £45 for our fans to visit their's. Stick it up their harris I say and we should all boycott going.

[wrinkly]

Fair enough mate. It does seem odd though that Leeds would be selling tickets to their fans (they sell them - not us) before suggesting a reciprocal deal at a reduced price. Especially since they had started with these reciprocal deals in July and they have managed to make other agreements, presumably in advance of selling tickets

[Brin]

Fair enough mate. It does seem odd though that Leeds would be selling tickets to their fans (they sell them - not us) before suggesting a reciprocal deal at a reduced price. Especially since they had started with these reciprocal deals in July and they have managed to make other agreements, presumably in advance of selling tickets

Obviously pal, brain and gear don't work at either club!

[fc_miller]

Three key issues for me:
Why are Leeds charging anyone, home or away fans , £45 to watch a second rate football match with a very poor view. It excessive .

Supply and demand, Leeds have waiting lists for season tickets and for when individual tickets are released they sell in phases (see example for Ipswich game here https://www.leedsunited.com/news/tic...ipswich-town-h ). If we decide not to take up our allocation, if they can, they will segregate and sell them to home fans no problem.

[fc_miller]

Note Ipswich were another club that didn't managed to agree a deal and they were charged £47.
https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-...et-price-talks

Sounds familiar
"Town wanted the Portman Road match, which Leeds won 4-3 in August, to be a category A fixture as it is one of the biggest games of the season with the Blues’ highest away adult ticket price £34.

Leeds, however, wouldn’t agree to a reciprocal agreement at that price, arguing that as they see the fixture as a category B match, Town should price their home game on that basis.

The Blues didn’t want to the Portman Road match to be category B as reducing the price from category A would hit their revenue from one of their biggest fixtures. When the match took place, the away end was a 2,008 sell-out.

The two clubs were therefore unable to come to an agreement and as a result an adult away ticket for the Elland Road game is £47, while Leeds fans paid £34 for an equivalent seat at Portman Road."

[flourbasher]

Supply and demand, Leeds have waiting lists for season tickets and for when individual tickets are released they sell in phases (see example for Ipswich game here https://www.leedsunited.com/news/tic...ipswich-town-h ). If we decide not to take up our allocation, if they can, they will segregate and sell them to home fans no problem.

It might well be simple economics but just because they have a waiting list doesn’t mean they should rip their own fans off.
What about Leeds fans who are on minimum wage. They will be very reluctant to buy a ticket at £45 in that stand because some have become available so at that pricing they can’t go
What about a Dad who wants to take his kids etc.

The supply and demand argument doesn’t work for away fans. A high price leads to low demand

[fc_miller]

I'm not saying I agree with their pricing, I think that £30 is plenty for any game for an Adult, and there should be a good range of concessions like we do.

[fc_miller]

Note that they also have to pay for membership at various prices to enter ballots for tickets.

[Meatwad]

Fans are getting priced out in general and its a shame. Luckily over here in the States there are a ton of ways to get sell back tickets to sporting events and therefore can get them cheaper. Unfortunately I know that is not the norm in the UK.