How much would you spend? (8 Viewers)

[Deleted member 5849]

Interesting little page on the BBC.

Price of Football 2017 calculator: How much could football cost you?

So I popped in 10 games a season, seems we come out pretty average for costs... bar f&b.

Cost to watch a goal at home last season pretty dismal, too... but we knew that!

What it does miss out is the cost to travel to games (as if I'd pay Sky money, too!). That was what did for me when I lived away from the area.

 

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[Nick]

It's nonsense really.

I don't pay for Sky Sports, I don't have to buy a pie and a cup of tea every game either or an adult shirt.

It costs me £325 a season for an adult and a child. I would spend a fortune if I was making her wait until we got to football for her tea, the odd time she has been hungry we stop at one Stop or Tesco for a £3 meal deal.

 

[Cranfield Sky Blue]

It's nonsense really.

I don't pay for Sky Sports, I don't have to buy a pie and a cup of tea every game either or an adult shirt.

It costs me £325 a season for an adult and a child. I would spend a fortune if I was making her wait until we got to football for her tea, the odd time she has been hungry we stop at one Stop or Tesco for a £3 meal deal.

Tight wad! Get her a pie!

 

[Nick]

Tight wad! Get her a pie!

She doesn't even really like them, she would prefer getting a baguette, snack and a drink on the way and maybe a bag of sweets.

 

[Liquid Gold]

I never spend any money inside the Ricoh, way too expensive. Season ticket, petrol and a couple drinks is all it costs.

 

[Nick]

It's the same as when they bring parking into it

If I was to go to every game and buying food for us both, paying a tenner to park then I probably wouldn't be able to afford it. I park where it's free and have a 10 minute walk.

It would cost more just for parking then it would for the actual games if I calculated cup games as well.

 

[Nick]

Actually saying that, I pay £100 odd for iFollow so it sort of is a TV subscription but nowhere near the silly Sky stuff.

 

[pusbccfc]

The cost of food and drink at the Ricoh is an absolute disgrace. Bordering £5 a pint and £2.50 a bottle of water.

It must be one of the most expensive outside the top tier.

 

[Adge]

The cost of food and drink at the Ricoh is an absolute disgrace. Bordering £5 a pint and £2.50 a bottle of water.

It must be one of the most expensive outside the top tier.

Even the most staunch supporter of Ccfc will admit that £2.50 for a bottle of water is taking the Micheal surely?

 

[oucho]

She doesn't even really like them, she would prefer getting a baguette, snack and a drink on the way and maybe a bag of sweets.

On this topic, me the Mrs are thinking of bringing her sister to the Lincoln home game. The sister isn't a football person at all but would go to the odd game if it was an enjoyable social, a bit like your occasional theatre visit. She'd probably enjoy a cocktail or glass of wine, plus a bit of pizza style food. Problem is, that's not the fan experience the bog standard seating tickets get you at our club or most others. This is what I mean when I say football generally could do more to reach out to wider audiences than the likes of me who'll eat a Balti pie and swig some lager boys' piss water. The game in general could take a lesson from rugby and cricket in this regard, both of which have tried to do more.

 

[pusbccfc]

Even the most staunch supporter of Ccfc will admit that £2.50 for a bottle of water is taking the Micheal surely?

£1 at Vale today. That's how it should be.

 

[Hobo]

The only time I buy food and drink in grounds is sometimes at away matches.

Always buy a programme though.

 

[Otis]

I'm a meany. Don't buy food, drink or programmes and quite often just walk to the match and don't do away games.

Mine is ticket price only, so I must be right at the bottom of the scale in terms of outlay.

 

[stevefloyd]

Pies were nice at Sheff Utd last season mind you they was sponsored by them so they had to be good I guess

 

[Ashdown]

The match day experience is different for everyone I guess. Firstly it depends on you attend with, some go on their own, others with partners, others with kids or some with friends. It also depends on how far you travel and how you travel. Spend will vary according to food preferences and a like/dislike of a pre and post match drink etc. For most I imagine it costs quite a lot more than the match ticket and for many the best part of the day is the socialising and togetherness in the pubs/clubs outside of the football stadiums before and after the actual football match.

Watching any live sport now is expensive as wages have not risen anywhere near as much for most people as the cost of living/tickets/petrol/drinks etc and then sadly the availability of sport on TV screens at home or in pubs means the less passionate types can watch the premium teams play any sport for very little.

 

[Adge]

I'm a meany. Don't buy food, drink or programmes and quite often just walk to the match and don't do away games.

Mine is ticket price only, so I must be right at the bottom of the scale in terms of outlay.

Tut tut! You should be buying everything applicable to Ccfc so that the revenues spent go into the Sisu... er club first team budget.

 

[rupert_bear]

Watching any live events is expensive just paid £25 a ticket for a Pantomime in Leamington go to gigs to see top stars and you’re looking at around 100 quid, decent tribute acts can be £50+ add the add ons programs, food, drink etc it becomes a dear do, then there’s travel. Football is relitively cheap to just get in as one offs but times the entrance fee by a dozen or so matches it adds up so £325 for adult and child as Nick pays is good value really if you ref to eat take your own, don’t pay then moan.

 

[Londonccfcfan]

Living in the ‘Live entertainment capital of the world’ .....sorry New York - not even close.

When it comes to:

Theatre, Concerts, Top level sport (Wimbledon, Lords Test Match, Twickenham Rugby, Wembley, Arsenal/Chelsea).

You won’t find any tickets to any of the above for under £40 (closer to £50/60). Family of four your talking close to £200 minimum and that’s just tickets.

 

[Nick]

I looked at a Panto at the NEC with Bradley Walsh, for 2 adults and a child it was well over £100 in the basic seats.

 

[Grendel]

I looked at a Panto at the NEC with Bradley Walsh, for 2 adults and a child it was well over £100 in the basic seats.

That’s outrageous. They should be paying you at least £200 to watch that.

 

[Londonccfcfan]

Season tickets at Cov for me and my boy. £350 ish. Bargain.

 

[Nick]

Season tickets at Cov for me and my boy. £350 ish. Bargain.

That's the thing, it works out at over 1000 hours of football (football said loosely). For £350 for an adult and a child that's not that bad.

 

[Londonccfcfan]

That's the thing, it works out at over 1000 hours of football (football said loosely). For £350 for an adult and a child that's not that bad.

No other live sporting event in the world gives me more joy and pain.

 

[Nick]

No other live sporting event in the world gives me more joy and pain.

Exactly.

There's nothing else that makes me spontaneously jump in the air shouting like a lunatic or make me nearly shit myself like when we are 1-0 up in the 80th minute holding on.

 

[Ashdown]

It's great that folk can still get that emotionally involved and therefore just the match ticket prices are relatively cheap but I think the reality is many still attend out of loyalty and habit now and not for the actual entertainment value and worryingly looking around I'd suggest that maybe upwards of 70% of these are either pensioners or approaching pension age so this loyal fan base will naturally diminish rapidly.

 

[rupert_bear]

They attend because they are supporters of their football club my neighbour follows Leamington home and away another mate goes to most Nuneaton matches. It’s a British thing really but you are correct re age I look around the concourse at half time and most are grey or bald, habitual supporters perhaps that has to be a concern.

 

[speedie87]

I don’t get why so many people around me eat so much at home games on a sat afternoon. They are always moaning about the price or quality, I said once do u have to travel far and no were from cov so said why don’t you have lunch before you come out.... the repose, “you’ve gotta have a pie thought aint ya”

 

[Rodders1]

That's the thing, it works out at over 1000 hours of football (football said loosely). For £350 for an adult and a child that's not that bad.

1000 hours of “football” - can we rule out the Newport, port vale and forest green games?!

 

[Nick]

1000 hours of “football” - can we rule out the Newport, port vale and forest green games?!

I did put a disclaimer

 

[fernandopartridge]

Even the most staunch supporter of Ccfc will admit that £2.50 for a bottle of water is taking the Micheal surely?

It's got fuck all to do with CCFC how much Wasps/Compass charge. They might as well so a straw poll of how much a drink is in the nearby shops.

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[fernandopartridge]

On this topic, me the Mrs are thinking of bringing her sister to the Lincoln home game. The sister isn't a football person at all but would go to the odd game if it was an enjoyable social, a bit like your occasional theatre visit. She'd probably enjoy a cocktail or glass of wine, plus a bit of pizza style food. Problem is, that's not the fan experience the bog standard seating tickets get you at our club or most others. This is what I mean when I say football generally could do more to reach out to wider audiences than the likes of me who'll eat a Balti pie and swig some lager boys' piss water. The game in general could take a lesson from rugby and cricket in this regard, both of which have tried to do more.

Here he is, "Soccer!"

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[fernandopartridge]

Ashdown is spot on about the average age (certainly at home games), it's rather high but then that's the same at all levels of football. Sky has created a generation for whom football isn't Saturday afternoon but all day Sunday and Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights.

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[Adge]

It's got fuck all to do with CCFC how much Wasps/Compass charge. They might as well so a straw poll of how much a drink is in the nearby shops.

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Whatever. Only a ding bat would purchase at that price whoever is responsible.

 

[fernandopartridge]

Whatever. Only a ding bat would purchase at that price whoever is responsible.

Completely agree

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[oucho]

Here he is, "Soccer!"

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What are you trying to imply about me?
If it's that i know nothing about football, be aware i have been to all 92 league grounds plus another 20 or so old grounds and ex league grounds like York and Aldershot.

If it's that i am a troll and not a Cov fan please explain why i devote lots of my time to the London Supporters Group as a committee member.

You haven't been able to prove me wrong or beat my arguments so instead to get around this it seems you're trying to smear me to 'disqualify' my view in some way. If so you have failed.

If I am wrong about the above then please explain yourself.