as football in England (and Europe's elite leagues) takes on more and more of American practices, the accessibility that was once considered the right of the ordinary fan has gradually dissipated, and that trend is only speeding up with ordinary fans given less seats proportionately each season. Such fans are actually becoming part of the entertainment and not just for the TV audiences, which is why many clubs are actively trying to artificially generate the atmosphere at games with drummers, flags, clackers and other nonsense. Meanwhile we have the insidious intrusion variable pricing as 'market values' for seats are tested and matches are rebranded as events - the price elasticity of a one off event is significantly greater than a season ticket. As with most things Chelsea are the club that are phasing out traditional European understanding of what football should be.
from The Telegraph
Chelsea's £5k hospitality ticket vs. Man Utd could set Premier League record
Chelsea’s Supporters’ Trust have called the decision 'alarming' and 'totally unaffordable for your average football supporter'
https://archive.ph/3BNBL
this story reminded me of a recent podcast from Unofficial Partner, which was ostensibly looking at prices of Super Bowl tickets. One of the takeaways was that in US sport and increasingly in Europe tickets are placed deliberately with what we used to call the secondary market, so market demand will dictate the price and allow promoters/clubs to maximise revenues (and accessibility for those willing and able to pay the price) and which leads to increasing numbers of tourists and away fans placed in various areas of what were once considered home areas, with some believe that the price paid allows them to be as obnoxious to home fans as they want.
UP371 What the Super Bowl reveals about the big event ticket market
https://www.unofficialpartner.com/podca ... ket-market
the blurb
Unofficial Partner|2/9/2024
The Super Bowl is the biggest day in sport.
So who will be in Vegas for the game and how much have they paid for a ticket?
And of course, has Taylor Swift had an impact on demand and price for those tickets?
We're joined by Cris Miller, Chief Business Officer at StubHub and Global Managing Director at viagogo.
Cris is joined by Rob Wilson, Professor of Applied Sport Finance at Sheffield Business School.