SPAZZA Posted July 28, 2023 Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 On 26/07/2023 at 23:32, phantom said: Welcome back on OTIB Cheers “delighted” to be back 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daored Posted August 8, 2023 Report Share Posted August 8, 2023 So Leeds have tickets on sale for Ipswich (a) and are being charged £34 with Leeds stating; Unfortunately no agreement could be reached for a reciprocal pricing deal for this fixture. £34.00- Adults £27.00- Seniors aged 65+ £20.00- Under 23s £12.00- Under 19s I assume they will charge the £47 for Ipswich fans visiting ER Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPAZZA Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 16 hours ago, daored said: So Leeds have tickets on sale for Ipswich (a) and are being charged £34 with Leeds stating; Unfortunately no agreement could be reached for a reciprocal pricing deal for this fixture. £34.00- Adults £27.00- Seniors aged 65+ £20.00- Under 23s £12.00- Under 19s I assume they will charge the £47 for Ipswich fans visiting ER Yep I guess so (which is disgusting). Home fans in that part of the ground will be paying the stupid price too. I don’t think away fans can moan at our prices when it has been shown the club are more than open to reciprocal pricing. Whilst I again reiterate its disgusting on our part, it also shows which clubs care about the prices their away fans pay, now if they don’t agree a reciprocal price then it shows they want the extra Leeds away fan income in their coffers over their own fans saving some money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchred Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 On 20/07/2023 at 12:36, phantom said: Leeds United will offer reciprocal deals to other Championship clubs, meaning away fans could see significant reductions in ticket prices – so long as their own club comes to an agreement. The club originally said that away fans in the West Stand would be charged a whopping £45 for Category B games and £47 for Category A. However, it has been announced today that a reciprocal agreement has been reached with Cardiff City who visit Elland Road for their season opener. Adult tickets will be priced at £21, concessions at £16 and juniors between £9-11. This means visiting Bluebirds fans save £26 on the Category A fixture while Leeds United’s travelling supporters will be offered £21 tickets for the return game in January 2024. It’s welcome news for Cardiff City fans and, potentially, very good news for any other supporters visiting Elland Road – so long as their own club does the right thing and agrees a fairly priced reciprocal deal with Leeds United. If they don’t, and you end up paying £45 or £47 at Elland Road, there are two clubs at fault – Leeds United for setting such prices in the first place and your own club for not agreeing a cheaper deal with Leeds. If they fail to agree a deal it’s fans who lose out as we pay higher prices while the money goes into club coffers. So we have to put pressure on clubs to do the right thing. What can supporters do? The FSA fought a long campaign for a football-wide away ticket price cap which the Premier League eventually introduced at £30 in 2016. We have also raised the possibility of a price cap with the EFL who insist that it’s up to each club to determine their own pricing strategy We’ll be encouraging all our supporters’ groups in the Championship to lobby their clubs to set up a deal with Leeds United – there’s nothing wrong with individual fans contacting their club to make this point either. And if a reciprocal deal can be set up with Leeds United, then why not others? Sheffield Wednesday are back in the second tier and have historically charged high away prices while Bristol City, Coventry City, Middlesbrough, QPR and Swansea City regularly broke the £30 barrier for away fans last season. If these clubs all agree cheaper deals with Leeds United it will make a difference for tens of thousands of travelling supporters this season – and if they agree to cheaper deals with Leeds United then surely they could do it with other clubs too? This was how the away cap in the Premier League developed as, following fan protests, the number of clubs offering reciprocal deals passed a tipping point and it made sense for the clubs to introduce a league wide cap rather than relying on a web of bespoke deals. But that didn’t happen in isolation. It happened because Premier League fans in particular at that time were very active in lobbying their clubs to implement fairly-priced reciprocal deals. That was backed up by FSA discussions with the authorities at a national level. However, the protests in the EFL around away prices never quite hit those heights, as £30+ tickets were the exception rather than the norm, so clubs never felt quite as pressured by supporters to reduce prices. But the latest price announcements can fuel new rounds of activity while, crucially, Leeds United’s offer is a clear opportunity for clubs to do the right thing by their own supporters. Contact your club and help make it happen. What do Leeds supporters think? We spoke to Leeds United Supporters’ Trust (LUST) who said they are delighted that the club will be offering reciprocal pricing deals for away supporters, and hope that other clubs in the division follow suit, using this as an opportunity to offer fair prices for all travelling fans. “It is still concerning however that some of the prices for home supporters at Elland Road are unnecessarily high, and we urge the club to rethink their pricing structure,” said LUST. “It should be noted that the prices set for younger fans are very reasonable and we applaud them for making it more accessible to watch Leeds United for families, however, charging almost £50 for an adult ticket in the second tier is not acceptable.” TAKEN FROM : https://thefsa.org.uk/news/leeds-united-offer-reciprocal-away-ticket-deals/ So will all be down to how greedy our club is. Get ready to pay top dollar as our lot couldn't give a flying **** for its fans 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daored Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 1 hour ago, SPAZZA said: Yep I guess so (which is disgusting). Home fans in that part of the ground will be paying the stupid price too. I don’t think away fans can moan at our prices when it has been shown the club are more than open to reciprocal pricing. Whilst I again reiterate its disgusting on our part, it also shows which clubs care about the prices their away fans pay, now if they don’t agree a reciprocal price then it shows they want the extra Leeds away fan income in their coffers over their own fans saving some money. Completely agree , and to be fair there should be an agreement across the league on reciprocal pricing. As @frenchredsays I suspect we’ll be charged top dollar by Leeds because we’ll charge the same to your fans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted August 9, 2023 Admin Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 2 hours ago, SPAZZA said: Whilst I again reiterate its disgusting on our part, it also shows which clubs care about the prices their away fans pay, now if they don’t agree a reciprocal price then it shows they want the extra Leeds away fan income in their coffers over their own fans saving some money. I do agree with you, but like Reading last season it was only taken up by a small number of clubs The flip side to this, if City agree to say £20 instead of £10 that is £10 less per ticket we are not making on an away sell out - some clubs simply can't afford to not take the extra money If Leeds REALLY cared, why not just make their away tickets less for all games and wave the flag for doing this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchred Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 2 hours ago, phantom said: I do agree with you, but like Reading last season it was only taken up by a small number of clubs The flip side to this, if City agree to say £20 instead of £10 that is £10 less per ticket we are not making on an away sell out - some clubs simply can't afford to not take the extra money If Leeds REALLY cared, why not just make their away tickets less for all games and wave the flag for doing this Absolute rubbish, if our SC&T can't do something about this then they are not fit for purpose 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted August 9, 2023 Admin Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 11 minutes ago, frenchred said: Absolute rubbish, if our SC&T can't do something about this then they are not fit for purpose You really need to have a look at yourself with such a ridiculous comment!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwicolin Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 According to a Leeds fan that I know, they are going to talk to each club and come to an agreement on pricing for tickets home and away. They did for the Cardiff game and he thinks it was £21 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchred Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 40 minutes ago, phantom said: You really need to have a look at yourself with such a ridiculous comment!! Why? Not something they should be involved in? Give your head a wobble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted August 9, 2023 Admin Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 18 minutes ago, frenchred said: Why? Not something they should be involved in? Give your head a wobble Because it is a club issue !! Out of interest are you a member of the SC&T? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiderEyed Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 Not old enough personally to remember Leeds being anything other than Championship fodder like us. £45, would love to see the supply/demand curve for how they worked that out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchred Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 2 hours ago, phantom said: Because it is a club issue !! Out of interest are you a member of the SC&T? Everything regarding BCFC is a club issue but surely if it effects the fans in an adverse way then that's a topic for the SC & T to try and resolve with the club. If not I really don't see what point they serve, and no, I'm not a member 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted August 9, 2023 Admin Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 25 minutes ago, frenchred said: Everything regarding BCFC is a club issue but surely if it effects the fans in an adverse way then that's a topic for the SC & T to try and resolve with the club. If not I really don't see what point they serve, and no, I'm not a member Fair point, but your comment was massively unfair about the SC&T If nothing is announced before the next meeting I will raise it for discussion, but on the basis the club were not interested in working with Reading last season I would be "personally" surprised if they did with Leeds - rest assured that it will get raised though I was going to say, the more members the stronger the voice, especially as it is worth reminding everyone that OTIB isn't actually a voice for the SC&T in it's current guise, they just fund the site 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchred Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 52 minutes ago, phantom said: Fair point, but your comment was massively unfair about the SC&T If nothing is announced before the next meeting I will raise it for discussion, but on the basis the club were not interested in working with Reading last season I would be "personally" surprised if they did with Leeds - rest assured that it will get raised though I was going to say, the more members the stronger the voice, especially as it is worth reminding everyone that OTIB isn't actually a voice for the SC&T in it's current guise, they just fund the site Thanks for the response, appreciated 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLionLad Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 Been to Elland Road quite a few times. Always get a buzz, that was until a steward sent us into the South Stand concourse by mistake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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