IT’S three home games this week.
The non-televised encounter against Man City sold out. However neither Wednesday’s televised game against Prague nor Sunday’s televised visit Portsmouth have yet.
For both games, £46 tickets in the upper tier are still up for grabs. They are the ones in the upper tier wings. I’ve sat there and it ain’t worth £46 when the lower tier (which always sells out very quickly) is £32.
It’s a great shame because the problem is not a lack of fans. It is a lack of fans willing to pay extortionate money for only a half decent view in an atmosphereless part of the ground for what is not on paper one of the highlights of the football calendar.
I’m not one for saying I told you so, but back in February when the club were pondering this season’s prices and in the light of our failure to sell-out for Blackburn at home in the FA Cup.
“Feasibly, prices for some of the far back seats on the upper tier wings could also come closer in line with those in the lower tier, where I’d argue the view is often as good and the atmosphere miles better. The spaces against Blackburn may have been due to having just two days to flog the seats but they were a warning nonetheless.
“…We may just see a small reduction for poorly scheduled TV games against average opposition.”
Sadly, we have not.
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