Bristol City fans boycott opening game.

[For Us All]

Bristol City supporters are planning to miss their first game back in the Championship at Sheffield Wednesday on August 8th over what they call "astronomical" ticket prices.

Supporters who travel to Hillsborough on the opening day of the season will be charged up to £39 for a ticket.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33642972

[markh]

Should there be a fixed price for away fans per league?

[Yardley Valiant]

I think I am right in saying Coventry are charging away fans £20 for this season but I also think there is/was a campaign called Twenty's Plenty for Away Fans where fans would not be charged no more than £20 all across the leagues.

[Yukon]

That is appalling

(Wednesday, not Coventry)

[robf]

This isn't a plug (well it is) but the front page piece on OVF right now is inspired by the Bristol City protests.

 

It's a piece taken from YouTube on football ticket prices and an interview with Bradford about why they went for affordable prices.

 

If you are upset by the Sheff Wed prices there is also a link to a Football Supporters Federation petition calling for all football clubs to set a £20 upper price limit on away tickets.

 

You can see the video/get the link through this link - http://www.onevalefan.co.uk/site/2015/07/why-bradford-bucked-the-trend-for-increasing-ticket-prices/

[Warren]

Hillsborough should be demolished and a remembrance park put in its place. It is a sickening stadium to drive past.

[Bea Smith]

Hillsborough should be demolished and a remembrance park put in its place. It is a sickening stadium to drive past.

 

 

It is not the fault of either the stadium or Sheffield Wednesday or the clubs' fans that there was a tragedy there. Nobody suggested making Heysel a memorial park, and it was used for athletics until 1994.

 

I don't live so far from Hillsbrough, it is a fine stadium with good home supporters and I like visiting the ground, it I a great stadium.

[Conrad]

Well done to Brizzle fans for boycotting this game, it's time Us Supporters stopped getting ripped off. Clubs would charge £100 if fans were soft enough to pay it.

[JOHNNYAITCH]

Hillsborough should be demolished and a remembrance park put in its place. It is a sickening stadium to drive past.

 

Warren I think the greatest memorial to those that died there is that changes have been made and lessons learned but we carry on..and Hillsborough still being there and still being used is part of that..and a constant reminder that we need too remain vigilant. It acts as a memorial to those that lost their lives

[geosname]

How much do away supporters pay at vale?

[Guppy 4 England]

And people thought our prices were bad

[Conrad]

And people thought our prices were bad

 

For league 1, they are, but not £36 bad. At least we hav'nt increased our prices for this season which I would think other clubs probably have, this should bring us more in line with everyone else in our league as opposed to being one of the more expensive clubs.

[elav trop 1876]

It is not the fault of either the stadium or Sheffield Wednesday or the clubs' fans that there was a tragedy there. Nobody suggested making Heysel a memorial park, and it was used for athletics until 1994.

 

I don't live so far from Hillsbrough, it is a fine stadium with good home supporters and I like visiting the ground, it I a great stadium.

 

As long as it has an up todate safety certificate

[melv]

Bristol City supporters are planning to miss their first game back in the Championship at Sheffield Wednesday on August 8th over what they call "astronomical" ticket prices.

Supporters who travel to Hillsborough on the opening day of the season will be charged up to £39 for a ticket.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33642972

 

How much do the home supporters pay for the same match?

[Howjy04]

How much do the home supporters pay for the same match?

 

Kop- members £34,Non members £39.