by P!ssed Off »
03 May 2013 22:37
Can't be arsed to trawl through this whole thread to see if it's already been mentioned, but West Ham are being c*nts in this situation, in regards to 17-21 year olds.
Obviously clubs cannot charge away fans more than the standard home ticket price.
West Ham home ticket prices for Reading's game in a week or so:
Academy Member Prices start from:
£46 Adults, £23 Over-65s/Young Adults/Youth Academy
General Prices start from:
£49 Adults, £26 Over-65s and Junior Non-Members
As you can see they're charging fans in the 17-21 age range (that are members) only £23. But for the 'general prices' there is no 17-21 age range for tickets, so they are not forced to offer Reading fans this category either. This is pretty oxf*rd harsh to be honest and urz13 was quite right, as a 19 year old, in questioning why he is being asked for £49 for a ticket.
I'm assuming that Reading offered West Ham fans the 17-21 price range when they came to Madejski earlier in the season.
For the upcoming Man City home game (which is our "last home game of the season"), away ticket 'general sale' prices are as follows:
Adult = £42, 17-21 & 65+ = £31 and under 16 = 21. (For Man City platinum/gold members prices are rounded down to the nearest ten).
Clearly West Ham are trying to cheat the system and rip off 17-21 year olds in particular. As a 20 year old I will also be boycotting West Ham away this season.
West Ham, as well as other teams who do not offer a separate price to 17-21 year old away fans, are showing blatant disrespect to thousands of football fans particularly when they offer a 17-21 price to their own 'members'.