Non-League Tamworth vs Spurs

[MarkG]

Was £40 for an adult home supporter fair price ?

I think so.

on the day £20 so seems good value to me.

 

[Marked Ox]

Not sure. I can see both sides. It feels a steep rise (including with the concessions) but then this is another chance to get money in for future seasons as they aren't bankrolled afaik.

 

[Steve Gilbert]

Yes it is too steep but having said that I do understand why they are trying to cash in. The biggest issue is the concession tickets which are far too high.

The FA created this though when they scrapped replays. The FA cup is the biggest cup competition in this country and is so important to lower league clubs from a financial point of view. Scrapping replays can potentially cost lower league clubs 1000’s of pounds which can keep a club a float for a few years. The money they miss out can mean a local community will miss out on better facilities that they can use. A lot of lower league clubs now have 3G pitches which they then rent out for community use. A replay in the FA cup will fund the up keep of that pitch for a couple more years.

 

[Eynshamyellow]

I assume it’s still the case at this round but in qualifying rounds the home team have to cover away team’s travel and some other expenses before the 50/50 split kicks in. I had a couple of great days out as a volunteer in the qualifying rounds, where opponents had to pay for a coach for away team’s travel, allow a set number of committee members/officials in free etc. we worked out that if either of those ties had gone to a replay (under old rules) we’d probably have made a loss unless TV had picked us, which was v unlikely.

 

[Grumpy Git]

Back in the day we did the same when we faced bigger clubs.
Their mistake was penalising the season ticket holders. I have no issue with charging glory hunters.

 

[Emilio]

Yes it is too steep but having said that I do understand why they are trying to cash in. The biggest issue is the concession tickets which are far too high.

The FA created this though when they scrapped replays. The FA cup is the biggest cup competition in this country and is so important to lower league clubs from a financial point of view. Scrapping replays can potentially cost lower league clubs 1000’s of pounds which can keep a club a float for a few years. The money they miss out can mean a local community will miss out on better facilities that they can use. A lot of lower league clubs now have 3G pitches which they then rent out for community use. A replay in the FA cup will fund the up keep of that pitch for a couple more years.

Our match v Chelsea going to a replay arguably stopped our club from going under. That atrocious refereeing decision and Frank Leboeuf saved our club. Under the current rules, we would have gone bust.

 

[Sarge]

I was working Saturday night in Tamworth (28 Dec), I was chatting to couple of lads I know who are from Tamworth, (who go and support their local team semi regularly albeit not every game, as walk ups. Theres quite a bit of unrest and resentment in Tamworth towards the clubs Owners/ board. Theyre both very doubtful that they'll get terrace tickets( at £38 ) when they eventually go on general sale as they reckon there will, at best, only be a handful of the just under 5k capacity left* when it reaches that stage . Both of them made a couple of valid ( IMO) observations - its highly unlikely Spurs will field a full strength side,so charging £38 to watch, in the main PL squad players, is far too much, (its more or less double the cost of a league game). Given the game is being televised, (a sizable wad of TV £ will be going in the coffers), as well as huge sales of club merch ( shirts, scarves etc), blatantly milking the demand for a one off game by doubling ( in effect) ticket prices as well as allowing people who rarely, in some cases never , go to Tamworth games, to have 'priority' over those who go to most home games. Apparently some of the sponsors & VIPs have been taking the p**s by requesting/reserving large amounts of ( granted paid for) tickets for their guests prior to them going on sale (29th Dec). While ST holders and Supporters club members are limited to just one ticket each when their option to buy opens ( 30th Dec)

*around 5k Minus away allocation, as well as the TV coverage will likely occupy space and reduce the amount of tickets available for home supporters too

Whether what they said regarding Sponsors/ VIps 'reserving' guest tickets is entirely true or speculation I dont know, but they're both a rather bitter about the pricing, and the way tickets are going on sale. Maybe, if they do manage to buy tickets for the fa cup game they'll be happier than they were on Saturday night?


I think its excessive for ticket prices, for a televised one off FA cup match - its a huge game so of course you'd expect an increase on league match tickets but more or less double , IMO its taking the p**s.

 

[Marked Ox]

I was working Saturday night in Tamworth (28 Dec), I was chatting to couple of lads I know who are from Tamworth, (who go and support their local team semi regularly albeit not every game, as walk ups. Theres quite a bit of unrest and resentment in Tamworth towards the clubs Owners/ board. Theyre both very doubtful that they'll get terrace tickets( at £38 ) when they eventually go on general sale as they reckon there will, at best, only be a handful of the just under 5k capacity left* when it reaches that stage . Both of them made a couple of valid ( IMO) observations - its highly unlikely Spurs will field a full strength side,so charging £38 to watch, in the main PL squad players, is far too much, (its more or less double the cost of a league game). Given the game is being televised, (a sizable wad of TV £ will be going in the coffers), as well as huge sales of club merch ( shirts, scarves etc), blatantly milking the demand for a one off game by doubling ( in effect) ticket prices as well as allowing people who rarely, in some cases never , go to Tamworth games, to have 'priority' over those who go to most home games. Apparently some of the sponsors & VIPs have been taking the P**s by requesting/reserving large amounts of ( granted paid for) tickets for their guests prior to them going on sale (29th Dec). While ST holders and Supporters club members are limited to just one ticket each when their option to buy opens ( 30th Dec)

*around 5k Minus away allocation, as well as the TV coverage will likely occupy space and reduce the amount of tickets available for home supporters too

Whether what they said regarding Sponsors/ VIps 'reserving' guest tickets is entirely true or speculation I dont know, but they're both a rather bitter about the pricing, and the way tickets are going on sale. Maybe, if they do manage to buy tickets for the fa cup game they'll be happier than they were on Saturday night?


I think its excessive for ticket prices, for a televised one off FA cup match - its a huge game so of course you'd expect an increase on league match tickets but more or less double , IMO its taking the P**s.

The only thing I'll say on the PL squad players is that they are still likely mostly internationals and still likely the best group that have played on Tamworth's pitch in recent years.

That said on the day shocks happen.

 

[SteMerritt]

Things have moved on a lot since Aldershot tried to cash on with their FA Cup tie against us in '87 with a shocking (for then) £13 a ticket...

 

[MarkG]

I don't think £40 for adult seating ticket is that bad compared to normal match day price of £20, and seeing any EPL side at home in the league will probably cost at least that.
Most teams in the National League I think charge around £20, so the days of seeing a team for a fiver are long gone.
I suppose the point about ticketing priority is fair though.
I don't know if a local business could do a one-off sponsorship and then get five comp tickets?
Looks like Spurs managed to get another 200 tickets too?

Ticket information | Tamworth vs Spurs, FA Cup | Tottenham Hotspur

Here is the ticket information for our Emirates FA Cup third round trip to Tamworth at The Lamb Ground on Sunday 12 January (kick-off 12.30pm)...

www.tottenhamhotspur.com

Also part of the deal for scrapping replays was higher participation / prize money.

 

[OUFCGav]

Yes it is too steep but having said that I do understand why they are trying to cash in. The biggest issue is the concession tickets which are far too high.

The FA created this though when they scrapped replays. The FA cup is the biggest cup competition in this country and is so important to lower league clubs from a financial point of view. Scrapping replays can potentially cost lower league clubs 1000’s of pounds which can keep a club a float for a few years. The money they miss out can mean a local community will miss out on better facilities that they can use. A lot of lower league clubs now have 3G pitches which they then rent out for community use. A replay in the FA cup will fund the up keep of that pitch for a couple more years.

it has always happened at some non-league teams, there was uproar back in the 80s when Aldershot hiked the prices for our cup game - £13, which compares to £8.50 for a Cuckoo Lane seat in our 1st season in Div 1.

Scrapping replays can cost clubs a lot of money, the money (£1m+) from 2 games v Man Utd saved Exeter from going under a few years ago, and kept them fan owned.

 

[MarkG]

it has always happened at some non-league teams, there was uproar back in the 80s when Aldershot hiked the prices for our cup game - £13, which compares to £8.50 for a Cuckoo Lane seat in our 1st season in Div 1.

Scrapping replays can cost clubs a lot of money, the money (£1m+) from 2 games v Man Utd saved Exeter from going under a few years ago, and kept them fan owned.

Burton got a replay at Man United in the third round in 2005/06. That arguably set them up financially for promotion as Champions from the Conference in 2008/09. I still find it hard to believe they had back to back promotions from L2 and L1, spent two years in the Championship, and are only this season struggling in L1.

So that's nearly 20 years of football league status for a club I still think of as a Conference level club.

 

[windmill]

Things have moved on a lot since Aldershot tried to cash on with their FA Cup tie against us in '87 with a shocking (for then) £13 a ticket...

.......and then Aldridge said cheerio. A sad day all round.

 

[ECYellow]

Congrats to the FA, SKY and the Premier League.

As a result of the ‘rule’ change, they managed to rob Tamworth of a life changing replay at Tottenham, today. Kudos.

I can’t wait to see Spurs in Australia 3 days after the Premier League has finished this season. It’s all that ‘fatigue’ you see.

Sickening.

 

[Emilio]

Yeah, utterly vile