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Matchday prices

Post by Quickenthetempo » Fri Jun 24, 2022 10:50 am


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Walk-on prices

Post by Jambo » Fri Jun 24, 2022 10:50 am

Can't see a thread - sorry if there is already.

Looks like nearly half the games are Cat A and either the same price as last year or actually higher. Where I normally sat in the Longside Upper wings is up from £35 to £37.50, which seems nuts.

Cat B and Cat C prices look fair but only two games at the lowest price.

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Re: Walk-on prices

Post by claretonthecoast1882 » Fri Jun 24, 2022 10:52 am

Sit in the centre then for an extra £2.50 and save £10 on last seasons price

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Re: Matchday prices

Post by claret2018 » Fri Jun 24, 2022 10:52 am

Can’t argue with those prices really.

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Re: Walk-on prices

Post by Burnley1989 » Fri Jun 24, 2022 10:54 am

It’s one of those really, it’s 2022 and that’s the sort of prices you expect tbh.

£40 for a few hours isn’t too bad (if you’re local)

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Re: Walk-on prices

Post by Jambo » Fri Jun 24, 2022 10:57 am

Not sure what others charge these days but £40 or so for Champ games seems high to me. I was expecting a cut, since that's what the club said in the Q&A yesterday.

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Re: Matchday prices

Post by Quickenthetempo » Fri Jun 24, 2022 10:57 am

Looks like we will charge away fans 20,25 and 30.

I presume Reading will be be a class C so we should get £20 tickets down there.

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Re: Matchday prices

Post by Burnley1989 » Fri Jun 24, 2022 10:58 am

Quickenthetempo wrote:
Fri Jun 24, 2022 10:57 am
Looks like we will charge away fans 20,25 and 30.

I presume Reading will be be a class C so we should get £20 tickets down there.
I hope we do charge low pricing for away fans so we get the same treatment. I love the away end being full, any atmosphere is better than nothing
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Re: Walk-on prices

Post by claretonthecoast1882 » Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:00 am

Jambo wrote:
Fri Jun 24, 2022 10:57 am
Not sure what others charge these days but £40 or so for Champ games seems high to me. I was expecting a cut, since that's what the club said in the Q&A yesterday.
£40 is for the dearest seat in the highest category. For the same game you could sit somewhere else for £25, £30 or £35
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Re: Matchday prices

Post by ClaretTony » Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:03 am

Quickenthetempo wrote:
Fri Jun 24, 2022 10:57 am
Looks like we will charge away fans 20,25 and 30.

I presume Reading will be be a class C so we should get £20 tickets down there.
Afraid not - we have approached our club regarding a reciprocal deal with Reading but, last I heard, we've had no response which means we won't get £20 at Reading if we don't match that for them.

Categories are

A
Birmingham
Blackburn
Blackpool
Huddersfield
Luton
Middlesbrough
Preston
Sheffield United
Sunderland
West Brom
Wigan

B
Bristol City
Coventry
Norwich
QPR
Reading
Stoke
Swansea
Watford

C
Millwall
Rotherham

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Re: Walk-on prices

Post by Jambo » Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:07 am

Sure. I could also not go rather than sit somewhere I'll get wet if it rains! The lowest prices are reasonable, I just think the Longside prices are high for the Cat A games, of which there are too many.

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Re: Matchday prices

Post by Leisure » Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:08 am

Strange that Luton is A but Coventry and Stoke are B.

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Re: Matchday prices

Post by ClaretTony » Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:09 am

Two threads started at just about the same time - I've just merged them.
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Re: Matchday prices

Post by distortiondave » Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:09 am

Why are Luton and Birmingham Cat A games?

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Re: Matchday prices

Post by claretonthecoast1882 » Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:10 am

distortiondave wrote:
Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:09 am
Why are Luton and Birmingham Cat A games?
1st home game and Boxing Day I imagine
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Re: Matchday prices

Post by NottsClaret » Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:10 am

How does the category thing work? Can't really see any logic to it other than derby matches being Cat A.

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Re: Matchday prices

Post by Murger » Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:10 am

How are Brum and Luton Cat A games?

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Re: Matchday prices

Post by ClaretTony » Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:10 am

Leisure wrote:
Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:08 am
Strange that Luton is A but Coventry and Stoke are B.
Can't get my head round Luton being Cat A.

This is another one Burnley FC Supporters Groups had previously won, to get rid of the categories. That was back in the Dave Baldwin days.

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Re: Matchday prices

Post by FeedTheArf » Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:14 am

Luton has clearly been chosen as cat A as it's the first home game, nothing to do with the opposition.

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Re: Matchday prices

Post by Jambo » Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:15 am

Wouldn't lower prices to encourage a bigger crowd make more sense for the first game? Can't see it being nearly full at Cat A prices.

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Re: Matchday prices

Post by MrTopTier » Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:16 am

Sensible pricing all round.

Well done to the club.

Would suggest that the £40 tickets are few and far between simply because Season ticket holders are in those seats.

Good away pricing too.

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Re: Matchday prices

Post by FeedTheArf » Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:32 am

Jambo wrote:
Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:15 am
Wouldn't lower prices to encourage a bigger crowd make more sense for the first game? Can't see it being nearly full at Cat A prices.
I think if you're going to go on the first game, you'll go on the first game. I don't think a few quid is going to make a big difference. If you reduced tickets from £30 to £25 you'd have to sell 20% more tickets to make up the shortfall. It might persuade another couple of hundred but I'm not sure it'd have that big of an effect.

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Re: Matchday prices

Post by Jambo » Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:36 am

You've got to factor in what fans will spend on food and drink too, even if purely looking at it in financial terms. I don't know, I don't have a ST and assumed I'd go on the Luton game but the prices are making me think again. I might now wait to see how we do at Huddersfield.

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Re: Walk-on prices

Post by Quickenthetempo » Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:37 am

Jambo wrote:
Fri Jun 24, 2022 10:57 am
Not sure what others charge these days but £40 or so for Champ games seems high to me. I was expecting a cut, since that's what the club said in the Q&A yesterday.
A few strange prices like the CF U18s going up in price 3 quid. I know it's STs only in their this season so it's to charge away fans more, but it's still not good for youngsters.

The top price last season was 50 quid so they have dropped it a tenner.

Lets see if it works?

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Re: Matchday prices

Post by claretonthecoast1882 » Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:38 am

How much does the average fan spend on extras on a matchday ?

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Re: Matchday prices

Post by RVclaret » Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:39 am

ClaretTony wrote:
Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:10 am
Can't get my head round Luton being Cat A.

This is another one Burnley FC Supporters Groups had previously won, to get rid of the categories. That was back in the Dave Baldwin days.
It’s the first home game of the season. Quite obvious really.

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Re: Matchday prices

Post by Mrpotatohead » Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:40 am

Glad to see they're going to be selling tickets in the CFS again. That's an attraction to draw me in to a couple of extra games for sure.

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Re: Matchday prices

Post by Quickenthetempo » Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:49 am

claretonthecoast1882 wrote:
Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:38 am
How much does the average fan spend on extras on a matchday ?
At the club or up duke bar?

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Re: Matchday prices

Post by ClaretTony » Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:50 am

RVclaret wrote:
Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:39 am
It’s the first home game of the season. Quite obvious really.
That’s me told yet again by this poster.

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Re: Matchday prices

Post by Jambo » Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:55 am

Mrpotatohead wrote:
Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:40 am
Glad to see they're going to be selling tickets in the CFS again. That's an attraction to draw me in to a couple of extra games for sure.
I'd rather go in there too but club says it's full of ST holders, which should be good for atmosphere at least.

https://twitter.com/BurnleyOfficial/sta ... 5658254341

Not sure why they bothered announcing CFS matchday prices if you can't buy them, like.

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Re: Matchday prices

Post by Thickneck » Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:56 am

Why is the Hull game not categorised? I need a spare ticket for that match. Perhaps it's free for walk ons?

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Re: Matchday prices

Post by Mrpotatohead » Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:58 am

Jambo wrote:
Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:55 am
I'd rather go in there too but club says it's full of ST holders, which should be good for atmosphere at least.

https://twitter.com/BurnleyOfficial/sta ... 5658254341

Not sure why they bothered announcing CFS matchday prices if you can't buy them, like.
Ah, that's disappointing. Mostly away games it is then.

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Re: Matchday prices

Post by Goody1975 » Fri Jun 24, 2022 12:01 pm

Never liked category games, it didn't work last time, but at least they are done in advance this season.
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Re: Matchday prices

Post by Quickenthetempo » Fri Jun 24, 2022 12:02 pm

Jambo wrote:
Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:55 am
Not sure why they bothered announcing CFS matchday prices if you can't buy them, like.
It's basically announcing away prices, if they didn't announce any prices they would have to match away fans to the Jimmy Mac lower which is cheaper.

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Re: Matchday prices

Post by Claretforever » Fri Jun 24, 2022 12:36 pm

It looks extremely expensive to me. Take away the fact we were in the Premier League and rubbing shoulders with big London clubs, we are a small, already poor northern town on the cusp of a recession with inflation sky rocketing.

£40 to watch Luton? In fact I’d suggest that >£30 is too much for a large proportion of our fan base for any game. I don’t buy the argument that it’s an afternoon’s entertainment so people should be happy to pay it.

These prices must surely be aimed at driving season ticket uptake.
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Re: Matchday prices

Post by ClaretTony » Fri Jun 24, 2022 12:38 pm

Thickneck wrote:
Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:56 am
Why is the Hull game not categorised? I need a spare ticket for that match. Perhaps it's free for walk ons?
No Cardiff either

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Re: Matchday prices

Post by Bordeauxclaret » Fri Jun 24, 2022 12:49 pm

Claretforever wrote:
Fri Jun 24, 2022 12:36 pm
It looks extremely expensive to me. Take away the fact we were in the Premier League and rubbing shoulders with big London clubs, we are a small, already poor northern town on the cusp of a recession with inflation sky rocketing.

£40 to watch Luton? In fact I’d suggest that >£30 is too much for a large proportion of our fan base for any game. I don’t buy the argument that it’s an afternoon’s entertainment so people should be happy to pay it.

These prices must surely be aimed at driving season ticket uptake.
Good news for you, you can pay £25 at most to watch any home game, including Luton.
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Re: Matchday prices

Post by wilks_bfc » Fri Jun 24, 2022 12:51 pm

ClaretTony wrote:
Fri Jun 24, 2022 12:38 pm
No Cardiff either
I’m guessing the category for the Cardiff game will depend on if we are celebrating promotion or playing a dead rubber game

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Re: Matchday prices

Post by claretonthecoast1882 » Fri Jun 24, 2022 1:07 pm

Always seems a bit weird when people complain about ticket prices and to back it up state the highest price and ignore all the others.

It's like every ticket was £50 last season , it wasn't hardly any were. Same this season and the £40 ones

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Re: Matchday prices

Post by ŽižkovClaret » Fri Jun 24, 2022 2:11 pm

Wouldn't be surprised to see a 4 or 6 game package ticket announced soon which would bridge the gap between walk-ons and ST holders

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Re: Matchday prices

Post by JR1882 » Fri Jun 24, 2022 2:16 pm

Luton category A - I’m guessing that’s on the basis of it being the first home game?

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Re: Matchday prices

Post by Quickenthetempo » Fri Jun 24, 2022 2:19 pm

ŽižkovClaret wrote:
Fri Jun 24, 2022 2:11 pm
Wouldn't be surprised to see a 4 or 6 game package ticket announced soon which would bridge the gap between walk-ons and ST holders
They have a 3 game package with 15% off.

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Re: Matchday prices

Post by FeedTheArf » Fri Jun 24, 2022 2:19 pm

Bordeauxclaret wrote:
Fri Jun 24, 2022 12:49 pm
Good news for you, you can pay £25 at most to watch any home game, including Luton.
Exactly. I sit in the JML because that's all I can justify spending on footy.

If you can't justify spending £40 on a game, don't! There are plenty of other options in other areas of the ground.

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Re: Matchday prices

Post by HalifaxClaret » Fri Jun 24, 2022 2:28 pm

claretonthecoast1882 wrote:
Fri Jun 24, 2022 1:07 pm
Always seems a bit weird when people complain about ticket prices and to back it up state the highest price and ignore all the others.

It's like every ticket was £50 last season , it wasn't hardly any were. Same this season and the £40 ones
The other point on this is that whenever there is a 'big game', the most expensive tickets are always the ones that sell out first. Last to sell out are ways the bottom tiers.

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Re: Matchday prices

Post by Quickenthetempo » Fri Jun 24, 2022 3:33 pm

HalifaxClaret wrote:
Fri Jun 24, 2022 2:28 pm
The other point on this is that whenever there is a 'big game', the most expensive tickets are always the ones that sell out first. Last to sell out are ways the bottom tiers.
That's because it's an awful view and you get drenched.

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Re: Matchday prices

Post by ClaretLoup » Fri Jun 24, 2022 3:53 pm

They are screwing more out of us old codgers. £22.50 last year in Longside Upper Wings to watch City Liverpool etc £25 to watch Blackpool and Luton. That’s a 10% increase.

They will be offering deals when the crowds start falling away in the New Year.

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Re: Matchday prices

Post by clarethomer » Fri Jun 24, 2022 5:46 pm

13500 ST sold

North Stand Upper central = £455 I think from memory so that is <£20 a game.

I think the majority of those seats will be ST holders so the top priced tickets will apply probably to low number of seats anyway.

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Re: Matchday prices

Post by ClaretTony » Fri Jun 24, 2022 5:47 pm

clarethomer wrote:
Fri Jun 24, 2022 5:46 pm
13500 ST sold

North Stand Upper central = £455 I think from memory so that is <£20 a game.

I think the majority of those seats will be ST holders so the top priced tickets will apply probably to low number of seats anyway.
You are spot on with the £455 and it’s £262 for seniors

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Re: Matchday prices

Post by RVclaret » Fri Jun 24, 2022 5:52 pm

ClaretTony wrote:
Fri Jun 24, 2022 5:47 pm
You are spot on with the £455 and it’s £262 for seniors
Bargain to me for the best view in the house

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Re: Matchday prices

Post by ClaretTony » Fri Jun 24, 2022 5:55 pm

RVclaret wrote:
Fri Jun 24, 2022 5:52 pm
Bargain to me for the best view in the house
Apart from them waiting until I was old before they upped the senior ticket beyond half price 🙁🙁🙁

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