The Virtual Terrace • Eddie Hearn meets the RFL
Mild mannered Janitor wrote:
Nonsense!
Do you think football stadiums are full of high earners week in week out? Football (specifically the premier league) fills most of its stadia on a weekly basis on ticket prices north of £50 per person. This is in a sport where media income means that they could actually charge NOTHING to the paying spectator and it would not really impact on the financial side of the clubs.
Yet, they charge the prices they do as any perceived cheapness would devalue the image of the sport. In economic terms this is know as a "Geffin Good".
Another post on this thread suggested that £60 for two adults and a child is too much. £20 per head.
Go to a theatre production of any real quality, tickets will be north of £40 for a decent seat. I went to see a stand up comedian at a theatre in Leeds, so thats one bloke on stage, no other performers, ticket price was £28.
Is it really too much to ask for £25 to watch top level RL, on which that price has to fund the wages of players / non-playing staff.
Prices are not the issue, its fan apathy which is a problem. Football does not seem to have fan apathy, yet most on here would agree that even an bang average game of RL holds your interest more than the vast majority of football matches. How does football do this? Through force feeding (via the media) that every game is a huge deal. How often do you hear the expression "Another massive weekend in the Premier League". I can tell you, its EVERY weekend.
The thing is, your comparisons don't really work - the theatre or a comedian are 1 off shows, it's not a weekly expense (or bi-weekly if you have a season ticket), and you're paying for the quality of the seating and the production.
The premier league is a better example as it's a sporting season, but the difference is the demand is there for Premier League, and also, the Premier League is pretty much accepted as the best standard of l
Football league in the world, Super League isn't.
As I say , I choose to still go and pay the current prices, so I can't really complain, but I can see why many families wouldn't have that kind of disposable income, or would choose to spend it a different way.
I do agree that we don't want to cheapen the sport, but there is a balance, and I think it's probably a bit steep for the quality nowadays.
Statistics: Posted by Superted — Thu Mar 01, 2018 8:06 pm — Replies 42 — Views 1966