I've just purchased my first ever season ticket in the Riverside.
£1543 for the season. I was expecting nothing less that £2000 so that was pretty good.
What I would say is that the next two rows in front of me in the same block was charging £3192!
Can't tell if this is ragebait - £1.5k good?! Works out at around £80 a game lol, how the other half live.
Quote from: Neutral Zone Ultra on June 15, 2026, 04:47:25 PMCan't tell if this is ragebait - £1.5k good?! Works out at £79 a game lol, how the other half live.
It'll only be for one season so I've saved up for it lol.
Quote from: FFC007 on June 15, 2026, 04:50:23 PMQuote from: Neutral Zone Ultra on June 15, 2026, 04:47:25 PMCan't tell if this is ragebait - £1.5k good?! Works out at £79 a game lol, how the other half live.
It'll only be for one season so I've saved up for it lol.
I mean fair enough if it makes you happy but christ you're being ripped off. Alistair Mackintosh rubbing his hands with glee as we speak.
Quote from: FFC007 on June 15, 2026, 04:25:23 PMI've just purchased my first ever season ticket in the Riverside.
£1543 for the season. I was expecting nothing less that £2000 so that was pretty good.
What I would say is that the next two rows in front of me in the same block was charging £3192!
makes no sense at all that seats in the same area are so much more expensive, you are probably be going to look at the corner flag for that price
Don't think it is ragebait. There is a difference between what is a good price and what is a good price at Fulham. Generally football has become too expensive, but £1500 is cheap in the grand scheme of fulham prices
Enjoy 007, up to you what you spend your hard earned on, you may even bump into the legend Ivor.
Our group has just added another ST holder in H6, about £950 which equates to £50 a game which isn't too bad.
Quote from: Neutral Zone Ultra on June 15, 2026, 04:47:25 PMCan't tell if this is ragebait - £1.5k good?! Works out at around £80 a game lol, how the other half live.
Go to the theatre in London and get a good seat for less that £80
Ripped off by who, comes to mind
Our club operates at a loss
Enjoy the season ticket, having one is fun.
After a season without one and coupled with the news of Silva leaving and Arbeloa coming in I've purchased one in Block C near as dammit to my old one ,
Looking at the seat map there are literally thousands available, so much for oversubscribed and the need for a wait list,
Hopefully as the new signings start appearing some of those seats start selling.
Quote from: C Block on June 15, 2026, 07:51:47 PMAfter a season without one and coupled with the news of Silva leaving and Arbeloa coming in I've purchased one in Block C near as dammit to my old one ,
Looking at the seat map there are literally thousands available, so much for oversubscribed and the need for a wait list,
Hopefully as the new signings start appearing some of those seats start selling.
There will be because you can buy a ST anywhere, however they won't sell all the seats as STs as they cap it to retain a % for match day sales for members and general plus extra for ST holders
Quote from: KentFulham on June 15, 2026, 08:16:32 PMQuote from: C Block on June 15, 2026, 07:51:47 PMAfter a season without one and coupled with the news of Silva leaving and Arbeloa coming in I've purchased one in Block C near as dammit to my old one ,
Looking at the seat map there are literally thousands available, so much for oversubscribed and the need for a wait list,
Hopefully as the new signings start appearing some of those seats start selling.
There will be because you can buy a ST anywhere, however they won't sell all the seats as STs as they cap it to retain a % for match day sales for members and general plus extra for ST holders
I bought one in the HE today for a family member and, yes, there were numerous seats available. However, they were overwhelmingly in the lower, front rows, I'd guess the first dozen closest to the pitch. So perhaps literally thousands across all stands but i imagine season tickets are selling pretty well.
"Go to the theatre in London and get a good seat for less that £80"
I've never quite got this often used argument... You're not going to the theatre, you're going to Fulham v Hull City on a Tuesday night. Ticket prices are out of control now but people pay it so here we are, if you can afford it and think it's value fair enough. Its cheaper to go to Chelsea sadly.
Quote from: Southcoastffc on June 15, 2026, 10:16:44 PMQuote from: KentFulham on June 15, 2026, 08:16:32 PMQuote from: C Block on June 15, 2026, 07:51:47 PMAfter a season without one and coupled with the news of Silva leaving and Arbeloa coming in I've purchased one in Block C near as dammit to my old one ,
Looking at the seat map there are literally thousands available, so much for oversubscribed and the need for a wait list,
Hopefully as the new signings start appearing some of those seats start selling.
There will be because you can buy a ST anywhere, however they won't sell all the seats as STs as they cap it to retain a % for match day sales for members and general plus extra for ST holders
I bought one in the HE today for a family member and, yes, there were numerous seats available. However, they were overwhelmingly in the lower, front rows, I'd guess the first dozen closest to the pitch. So perhaps literally thousands across all stands but i imagine season tickets are selling pretty well.
Lower front rows are affected the most by the cold weather and rain in winter, which could be why they're still available
Quote from: C Block on June 15, 2026, 07:51:47 PMAfter a season without one and coupled with the news of Silva leaving and Arbeloa coming in I've purchased one in Block C near as dammit to my old one ,
Looking at the seat map there are literally thousands available, so much for oversubscribed and the need for a wait list,
Hopefully as the new signings start appearing some of those seats start selling.
I signed up to the waiting list last year and was put off by the way the ownership I felt had priced them and were treating long term fans.
I signed up this year and, as much as I'm curious about being a season ticket holder again, the Arbeloa announcement doesn't fill me with confidence and neither does the poor management of the situation alongside that of Raul and Wilson.. to much important stuff up in the air where we're weakened instead of strengthened.
The league is tight.. yes we were two points off Europe, but if Arbeloa doesn't work out (who knows - something that worries me enough that people don't know), then all silvas work will be undone and well potentially be back to square one.
Do I really want to spend lots of money going to see something that could be horrendous?
If Marco had stayed, I'd have more likely bought something as it felt momentum was building and he was close to taking us to the next stage etc
Quote from: General on June 15, 2026, 11:30:33 PMQuote from: C Block on June 15, 2026, 07:51:47 PMAfter a season without one and coupled with the news of Silva leaving and Arbeloa coming in I've purchased one in Block C near as dammit to my old one ,
Looking at the seat map there are literally thousands available, so much for oversubscribed and the need for a wait list,
Hopefully as the new signings start appearing some of those seats start selling.
I signed up to the waiting list last year and was put off by the way the ownership I felt had priced them and were treating long term fans.
I signed up this year and, as much as I'm curious about being a season ticket holder again, the Arbeloa announcement doesn't fill me with confidence and neither does the poor management of the situation alongside that of Raul and Wilson.. to much important stuff up in the air where we're weakened instead of strengthened.
The league is tight.. yes we were two points off Europe, but if Arbeloa doesn't work out (who knows - something that worries me enough that people don't know), then all silvas work will be undone and well potentially be back to square one.
Do I really want to spend lots of money going to see something that could be horrendous?
If Marco had stayed, I'd have more likely bought something as it felt momentum was building and he was close to taking us to the next stage etc
I get the impression you would "worry" about crossing the Fulham Palace Road before kick off as you obviously worry about everything else,
You've been put off buying a season ticket because 35 year old Raul Jimenez is leaving alongside hit and miss free agent Harry Wilson that has to be the weakest argument ever put forward for not buying one 😁
If you had mentioned the cost or the appalling facilities then fair enough, but Raul Jimenez leaving is laughable.
Gone are the days of a boy being lifted over the turnstiles to get in free. ::scarf::
Quote from: C Block on June 16, 2026, 07:45:18 AMQuote from: General on June 15, 2026, 11:30:33 PMQuote from: C Block on June 15, 2026, 07:51:47 PMAfter a season without one and coupled with the news of Silva leaving and Arbeloa coming in I've purchased one in Block C near as dammit to my old one ,
Looking at the seat map there are literally thousands available, so much for oversubscribed and the need for a wait list,
Hopefully as the new signings start appearing some of those seats start selling.
I signed up to the waiting list last year and was put off by the way the ownership I felt had priced them and were treating long term fans.
I signed up this year and, as much as I'm curious about being a season ticket holder again, the Arbeloa announcement doesn't fill me with confidence and neither does the poor management of the situation alongside that of Raul and Wilson.. to much important stuff up in the air where we're weakened instead of strengthened.
The league is tight.. yes we were two points off Europe, but if Arbeloa doesn't work out (who knows - something that worries me enough that people don't know), then all silvas work will be undone and well potentially be back to square one.
Do I really want to spend lots of money going to see something that could be horrendous?
If Marco had stayed, I'd have more likely bought something as it felt momentum was building and he was close to taking us to the next stage etc
I get the impression you would "worry" about crossing the Fulham Palace Road before kick off as you obviously worry about everything else,
You've been put off buying a season ticket because 35 year old Raul Jimenez is leaving alongside hit and miss free agent Harry Wilson that has to be the weakest argument ever put forward for not buying one 😁
If you had mentioned the cost or the appalling facilities then fair enough, but Raul Jimenez leaving is laughable.
:slap: the only reference I made to being worried is regarding Arbeloa not working out and the risk of a largely untried manager - meaning would I be spending £1k-£1.5/6k just for a season ticket, on a season where we could find ourselves in a relegation scrap because we hire a manager who's in over his head?
Lol, no worries about that being about Raul as an individual, more based on the fact that he and Wilson have contributed 40% of last seasons goals which is a significant amount to lose in a summer, especially with an untried manager and the league being as tight as it was.
Not worried to the degree you suggest, though you do seem overly concerned about a random poster on an online messageboards opinion.. perhaps its a case of projecting ones own traits onto someone else in this instance.
For me what I expressed, even though I used the word worry, was for me a legitimate and rational concern. Walking across a road, which you used as some sort of straw man argument, is not the same.
13 points separated us and West Ham last season. 40% of our goals gone I imagine would see that margin dissappear pretty quickly, if not altogether.
Surprised you don't considered that a potential risk.
Arbeloa had one of the best squads in the world at his disposal at Real, Fulhams squad is talented, but they could struggle.
This isn't a guarantee, Arbeloa could prove to be the best thing ever, but there's not enough proof yet to know either way.
Quote from: FFC007 on June 15, 2026, 04:25:23 PMI've just purchased my first ever season ticket in the Riverside.
£1543 for the season. I was expecting nothing less that £2000 so that was pretty good.
What I would say is that the next two rows in front of me in the same block was charging £3192!
Nice one mate. Been over at the Riverside since it opened. I quite like it. Few minor niggles but I think it's pretty good.
Good for you though. You spend your money however you choose. We are here for a good time not a long time.
Quote from: Roberty on June 15, 2026, 05:38:24 PMRipped off by who, comes to mind
Our club operates at a loss
I can't see how the club operating at a loss has anything to do with whether or not the prices are a rip-off.
Just renewed my season ticket for £1,543. I spent last season in the Putney End, surrounded by tourists recording every moment on their phones and away fans enjoying their annual day out before some inevitably got shown the door before half-time.
Looking forward to a change of scenery this season. I was moved into the Riverside for cup games last season, and I really enjoyed it there, especially being able to get in and out more quickly and the overall matchday experience.
The Riverside facilities are excellent, and I'm excited to finally experience league matchdays from there.
Quote from: Ross on June 16, 2026, 12:35:26 PMJust renewed my season ticket for £1,543. I spent last season in the Putney End, surrounded by tourists recording every moment on their phones and away fans enjoying their annual day out before some inevitably got shown the door before half-time.
Looking forward to a change of scenery this season. I was moved into the Riverside for cup games last season, and I really enjoyed it there, especially being able to get in and out more quickly and the overall matchday experience.
The Riverside facilities are excellent, and I'm excited to finally experience league matchdays from there.
it's a lovely stand,if could afford it I would sit in there.
Quote from: SP on June 15, 2026, 05:25:25 PMEnjoy 007, up to you what you spend your hard earned on, you may even bump into the legend Ivor.
Our group has just added another ST holder in H6, about £950 which equates to £50 a game which isn't too bad.
Another newbie who'll be in line to enjoy the sparkling Hammy end bogs in its full glory!!
Quote from: FFC007 on June 16, 2026, 08:45:11 PMQuote from: SP on June 15, 2026, 05:25:25 PMEnjoy 007, up to you what you spend your hard earned on, you may even bump into the legend Ivor.
Our group has just added another ST holder in H6, about £950 which equates to £50 a game which isn't too bad.
Another newbie who'll be in line to enjoy the sparkling Hammy end bogs in its full glory!!
Funny how our FFC journey starts, our newbie has been to the grand sum of one game, the recent no show at Arsenal when we were awful. The madness that is following FFC.
I believe surviving the Hammersmith End bogs now forms part of the new ST holder induction course.
Good for you 007. Quite a bargain if you ask me. Certainly not a rip off. Looking forward to your match day summary
Quote from: St Eve on June 16, 2026, 09:47:08 PMGood for you 007. Quite a bargain if you ask me. Certainly not a rip off. Looking forward to your match day summary
Considering some of the JH season tickets were going at £1400 a throw, it certainly for me is a good deal. More food offferings in the Riverside too, plus of course vastly superior bogs, if you can get in the queue quick! 😂
Looks like I'll only miss two of the 19 home games this season..
Chelsea ::angry:: and Everton.
Quote from: Ross on June 16, 2026, 12:35:26 PMJust renewed my season ticket for £1,543. I spent last season in the Putney End, surrounded by tourists recording every moment on their phones and away fans enjoying their annual day out before some inevitably got shown the door before half-time.
Looking forward to a change of scenery this season. I was moved into the Riverside for cup games last season, and I really enjoyed it there, especially being able to get in and out more quickly and the overall matchday experience.
The Riverside facilities are excellent, and I'm excited to finally experience league matchdays from there.
How strict are they in the Putney end in throwing out away fans in the home end?
I've seen a few fans thrown out of the away end, notably Palace fans who lobbed a load of pyrotechnics on the field last season and scorched the surface.
Quote from: FFC007 on June 15, 2026, 04:25:23 PMI've just purchased my first ever season ticket in the Riverside.
£1543 for the season. I was expecting nothing less that £2000 so that was pretty good.
What I would say is that the next two rows in front of me in the same block was charging £3192!
Do you realise that you have a 7ft 8in bloke sitting in the seat in front of you.
Quote from: Woolly Mammoth on June 19, 2026, 12:24:50 PMQuote from: FFC007 on June 15, 2026, 04:25:23 PMI've just purchased my first ever season ticket in the Riverside.
£1543 for the season. I was expecting nothing less that £2000 so that was pretty good.
What I would say is that the next two rows in front of me in the same block was charging £3192!
Do you realise that you have a 7ft 8in bloke sitting in the seat in front of you.
We will leave him in the hammy end bogs to contract a virus!
Quote from: FFC007 on June 19, 2026, 11:44:06 AMQuote from: Ross on June 16, 2026, 12:35:26 PMJust renewed my season ticket for £1,543. I spent last season in the Putney End, surrounded by tourists recording every moment on their phones and away fans enjoying their annual day out before some inevitably got shown the door before half-time.
Looking forward to a change of scenery this season. I was moved into the Riverside for cup games last season, and I really enjoyed it there, especially being able to get in and out more quickly and the overall matchday experience.
The Riverside facilities are excellent, and I'm excited to finally experience league matchdays from there.
How strict are they in the Putney end in throwing out away fans in the home end?
After watching a number of Everton fans openly celebrating their goals last season, I suspect the club take a relaxed view.
It also seems to be acceptable for away fans to celebrate in the Lower Riverside.
We are the only club in England other than maybe Arsenal that enjoys letting their club rip them off. If you tried to charge a grand and a half for 19 games of football at pretty much any other club in the land you would have protests, boycotts, social media campaigns and banners within a week, but no because it's posh old Fulham with our tourist stand we can get away with it. I don't care how plush the seats are or how good the view is, that's a rip off and before long those prices will start to seep into the other less premium areas of the ground.
Any time we play any of the big clubs these days half the ground is full of tourists who either support the big club or are just wanting to see a Premier League game. I started going to Fulham games regularly 10 years ago, the atmosphere has never been leading but it has become markedly worse in recent years and will continue to do so if we keep letting the club exploit us.
To reiterate my earlier point to the OP about spending his/her money on it - you're welcome to do so and if you feel that £80 per game is good value then by all means do. But do consider the wider context - not all of our fanbase (many of whom are younger and/or less wealthy and may be struggling to make ends meet in the current macroeconomic environment) can afford to spend that much money supporting their club, so by letting the club get away with it it is giving them the green light to push ahead and price out the rest of our fanbase in favour of the wealthy.
Quote from: FFC007 on June 19, 2026, 12:40:49 PMQuote from: Woolly Mammoth on June 19, 2026, 12:24:50 PMQuote from: FFC007 on June 15, 2026, 04:25:23 PMI've just purchased my first ever season ticket in the Riverside.
£1543 for the season. I was expecting nothing less that £2000 so that was pretty good.
What I would say is that the next two rows in front of me in the same block was charging £3192!
Do you realise that you have a 7ft 8in bloke sitting in the seat in front of you.
Is ta
We will leave him in the hammy end bogs to contract a virus!
That's just the good news.
The not so good news is that this bloke keeps getting up to either visit the bathroom or backwards and forwards with refreshments non stop during the game and not only that but prefers to stand for the majority of the game.
Quote from: FFC007 on June 19, 2026, 12:40:49 PMQuote from: Woolly Mammoth on June 19, 2026, 12:24:50 PMQuote from: FFC007 on June 15, 2026, 04:25:23 PMI've just purchased my first ever season ticket in the Riverside.
£1543 for the season. I was expecting nothing less that £2000 so that was pretty good.
What I would say is that the next two rows in front of me in the same block was charging £3192!
Do you realise that you have a 7ft 8in bloke sitting in the seat in front of you.
We will leave him in the hammy end bogs to contract a virus!
But But he brought the virus there in the first place, and in the second place he is immune.
Quote from: FFC007 on June 19, 2026, 12:40:49 PMQuote from: Woolly Mammoth on June 19, 2026, 12:24:50 PMQuote from: FFC007 on June 15, 2026, 04:25:23 PMI've just purchased my first ever season ticket in the Riverside.
£1543 for the season. I was expecting nothing less that £2000 so that was pretty good.
What I would say is that the next two rows in front of me in the same block was charging £3192!
Do you realise that you have a 7ft 8in bloke sitting in the seat in front of you.
We will leave him in the hammy end bogs to contract a virus!
But But he brought the virus there in the first place, and in the second place he is immune.
Quote from: Neutral Zone Ultra on June 19, 2026, 01:01:28 PMWe are the only club in England other than maybe Arsenal that enjoys letting their club rip them off. If you tried to charge a grand and a half for 19 games of football at pretty much any other club in the land you would have protests, boycotts, social media campaigns and banners within a week, but no because it's posh old Fulham with our tourist stand we can get away with it. I don't care how plush the seats are or how good the view is, that's a rip off and before long those prices will start to seep into the other less premium areas of the ground.
Any time we play any of the big clubs these days half the ground is full of tourists who either support the big club or are just wanting to see a Premier League game. I started going to Fulham games regularly 10 years ago, the atmosphere has never been leading but it has become markedly worse in recent years and will continue to do so if we keep letting the club exploit us.
To reiterate my earlier point to the OP about spending his/her money on it - you're welcome to do so and if you feel that £80 per game is good value then by all means do. But do consider the wider context - not all of our fanbase (many of whom are younger and/or less wealthy and may be struggling to make ends meet in the current macroeconomic environment) can afford to spend that much money supporting their club, so by letting the club get away with it it is giving them the green light to push ahead and price out the rest of our fanbase in favour of the wealthy.
A lot of these tourists don't even bother to watch half the match. Too busy talking to one of their group, or looking at their phone or making a call or reading a QVC magazine.
If my late father came back and witnessed this spectacle he would have a fit.
The stand is not so much a Library more a Morgue.
Quote from: Neutral Zone Ultra on June 19, 2026, 01:01:28 PMWe are the only club in England other than maybe Arsenal that enjoys letting their club rip them off. If you tried to charge a grand and a half for 19 games of football at pretty much any other club in the land you would have protests, boycotts, social media campaigns and banners within a week, but no because it's posh old Fulham with our tourist stand we can get away with it. I don't care how plush the seats are or how good the view is, that's a rip off and before long those prices will start to seep into the other less premium areas of the ground.
Any time we play any of the big clubs these days half the ground is full of tourists who either support the big club or are just wanting to see a Premier League game. I started going to Fulham games regularly 10 years ago, the atmosphere has never been leading but it has become markedly worse in recent years and will continue to do so if we keep letting the club exploit us.
To reiterate my earlier point to the OP about spending his/her money on it - you're welcome to do so and if you feel that £80 per game is good value then by all means do. But do consider the wider context - not all of our fanbase (many of whom are younger and/or less wealthy and may be struggling to make ends meet in the current macroeconomic environment) can afford to spend that much money supporting their club, so by letting the club get away with it it is giving them the green light to push ahead and price out the rest of our fanbase in favour of the wealthy.
If i had a season ticket for my son and I at Plymouth (the nearest club to where I live now), that'd cost me £1056 to watch League one football. I have two in the Hammersmith End for £1350. So £300 quid more (£8 a game each) to watch Premier league football. I genuinely don't see that as a rip off.
Most of the season tickets at fulham are reasonable. But the headline prices of the Riverside get everyones' back up stirred up by the desperate media who are always on the lookout for a story of some sort.
Also, I had a season ticket for around 17-18 years until 2010. The last cost of that was £425. Cumulative inflation in the years between has been around 66% which amazingly is almost the same that my ticket has risen by.
Quote from: Jim© on June 19, 2026, 01:33:41 PMQuote from: Neutral Zone Ultra on June 19, 2026, 01:01:28 PMWe are the only club in England other than maybe Arsenal that enjoys letting their club rip them off. If you tried to charge a grand and a half for 19 games of football at pretty much any other club in the land you would have protests, boycotts, social media campaigns and banners within a week, but no because it's posh old Fulham with our tourist stand we can get away with it. I don't care how plush the seats are or how good the view is, that's a rip off and before long those prices will start to seep into the other less premium areas of the ground.
Any time we play any of the big clubs these days half the ground is full of tourists who either support the big club or are just wanting to see a Premier League game. I started going to Fulham games regularly 10 years ago, the atmosphere has never been leading but it has become markedly worse in recent years and will continue to do so if we keep letting the club exploit us.
To reiterate my earlier point to the OP about spending his/her money on it - you're welcome to do so and if you feel that £80 per game is good value then by all means do. But do consider the wider context - not all of our fanbase (many of whom are younger and/or less wealthy and may be struggling to make ends meet in the current macroeconomic environment) can afford to spend that much money supporting their club, so by letting the club get away with it it is giving them the green light to push ahead and price out the rest of our fanbase in favour of the wealthy.
If i had a season ticket for my son and I at Plymouth (the nearest club to where I live now), that'd cost me £1056 to watch League one football. I have two in the Hammersmith End for £1350. So £300 quid more (£8 a game each) to watch Premier league football. I genuinely don't see that as a rip off.
Most of the season tickets at fulham are reasonable. But the headline prices of the Riverside get everyones' back up stirred up by the desperate media who are always on the lookout for a story of some sort.
Also, I had a season ticket for around 17-18 years until 2010. The last cost of that was £425. Cumulative inflation in the years between has been around 66% which amazingly is almost the same that my ticket has risen by.
It's reasonable for now in the Hammersmith End, my point is if we let them get away with it for the Riverside it will soon seep into the rest of the ground. Notwithstanding the fact that new season tickets cost around £200 more than renewals (which priced my girlfriend out of getting one this year) and that they're gradually reducing the number of STs actually available.
I didn't know the club are reducing the number of STs available. However, looking at the thousands of STs currently on general sale, I'm not sure that's an issue?
But I do agree about the new ST holder premium, it's far too high at £200 imo & I know people who've decided not to buy as a result.
Quote from: SP on June 19, 2026, 01:46:10 PMI didn't know the club are reducing the number of STs available. However, looking at the thousands of STs currently on general sale, I'm not sure that's an issue?
But I do agree about the new ST holder premium, it's far too high at £200 imo & I know people who've decided not to buy as a result.
I think the fact that there's loads of STs available suggests that they're priced too high?
Quote from: SP on June 16, 2026, 08:53:46 PMQuote from: FFC007 on June 16, 2026, 08:45:11 PMQuote from: SP on June 15, 2026, 05:25:25 PMEnjoy 007, up to you what you spend your hard earned on, you may even bump into the legend Ivor.
Our group has just added another ST holder in H6, about £950 which equates to £50 a game which isn't too bad.
Another newbie who'll be in line to enjoy the sparkling Hammy end bogs in its full glory!!
Funny how our FFC journey starts, our newbie has been to the grand sum of one game, the recent no show at Arsenal when we were awful. The madness that is following FFC.
I believe surviving the Hammersmith End bogs now forms part of the new ST holder induction course.
That's is correct, it is now mandatory and arched into the bowels of the culture at the hammy end.
It has become a badge of honour, whereupon to qualify you have to take and pass all the following exams/tests/ordeals, which includes Practical, Written and Oral Exams with a combined pass mark of 75%.
Minimum Written is 5%, Oral 10%, Practical 60%.
Quote from: Woolly Mammoth on June 19, 2026, 02:47:24 PMQuote from: SP on June 16, 2026, 08:53:46 PMQuote from: FFC007 on June 16, 2026, 08:45:11 PMQuote from: SP on June 15, 2026, 05:25:25 PMEnjoy 007, up to you what you spend your hard earned on, you may even bump into the legend Ivor.
Our group has just added another ST holder in H6, about £950 which equates to £50 a game which isn't too bad.
Another newbie who'll be in line to enjoy the sparkling Hammy end bogs in its full glory!!
Funny how our FFC journey starts, our newbie has been to the grand sum of one game, the recent no show at Arsenal when we were awful. The madness that is following FFC.
I believe surviving the Hammersmith End bogs now forms part of the new ST holder induction course.
That's is correct, it is now mandatory and arched into the bowels of the culture at the hammy end.
It has become a badge of honour, whereupon to qualify you have to take and pass all the following exams/tests/ordeals, which includes Practical, Written and Oral Exams with a combined pass mark of 75%.
Minimum Written is 5%, Oral 10%, Practical 60%.
I dare not ask how the oral part of the exam works!
Quote from: Neutral Zone Ultra on June 19, 2026, 01:51:09 PMQuote from: SP on June 19, 2026, 01:46:10 PMI didn't know the club are reducing the number of STs available. However, looking at the thousands of STs currently on general sale, I'm not sure that's an issue?
But I do agree about the new ST holder premium, it's far too high at £200 imo & I know people who've decided not to buy as a result.
I think the fact that there's loads of STs available suggests that they're priced too high?
I expect so & many people are short of cash these days.
The available STs are pretty poor seats excluding the Riverside.
Another factor for me is the ever changing kickoff times & the move away from Saturday 3pm.
Whether one agrees with the boards approach to ticket prices or not, they are not fools and I'll be very surprised if we don't have a lot of sold out games again this coming season. Like it or not, football is big business and these guys are good at business.
The Riverside seems to be particularly popular with our American fans and the little club shops always have long queues for the shirts & scarves.
Quote from: Jim© on June 19, 2026, 01:33:41 PMQuote from: Neutral Zone Ultra on June 19, 2026, 01:01:28 PMWe are the only club in England other than maybe Arsenal that enjoys letting their club rip them off. If you tried to charge a grand and a half for 19 games of football at pretty much any other club in the land you would have protests, boycotts, social media campaigns and banners within a week, but no because it's posh old Fulham with our tourist stand we can get away with it. I don't care how plush the seats are or how good the view is, that's a rip off and before long those prices will start to seep into the other less premium areas of the ground.
Any time we play any of the big clubs these days half the ground is full of tourists who either support the big club or are just wanting to see a Premier League game. I started going to Fulham games regularly 10 years ago, the atmosphere has never been leading but it has become markedly worse in recent years and will continue to do so if we keep letting the club exploit us.
To reiterate my earlier point to the OP about spending his/her money on it - you're welcome to do so and if you feel that £80 per game is good value then by all means do. But do consider the wider context - not all of our fanbase (many of whom are younger and/or less wealthy and may be struggling to make ends meet in the current macroeconomic environment) can afford to spend that much money supporting their club, so by letting the club get away with it it is giving them the green light to push ahead and price out the rest of our fanbase in favour of the wealthy.
If i had a season ticket for my son and I at Plymouth (the nearest club to where I live now), that'd cost me £1056 to watch League one football. I have two in the Hammersmith End for £1350. So £300 quid more (£8 a game each) to watch Premier league football. I genuinely don't see that as a rip off.
Most of the season tickets at fulham are reasonable. But the headline prices of the Riverside get everyones' back up stirred up by the desperate media who are always on the lookout for a story of some sort.
Also, I had a season ticket for around 17-18 years until 2010. The last cost of that was £425. Cumulative inflation in the years between has been around 66% which amazingly is almost the same that my ticket has risen by.
I gave up on a season ticket a while back. Out of interest, I had a look at prices. Where I used to sit in the Hammersmith End is £953. I'd imagine that Plymouth actually have far better seating and facilities. Yes, Fulham are Premier League, but quite frankly I can't stand a lot of the PL clubs, their fans, or the media that big the stuff up. At least at Plymouth you would be putting money into something that is part of it's community. Not just another part of a billionaire's interests.
Quote from: Fulham Seaxe on June 19, 2026, 08:04:50 PMQuote from: Jim© on June 19, 2026, 01:33:41 PMQuote from: Neutral Zone Ultra on June 19, 2026, 01:01:28 PMWe are the only club in England other than maybe Arsenal that enjoys letting their club rip them off. If you tried to charge a grand and a half for 19 games of football at pretty much any other club in the land you would have protests, boycotts, social media campaigns and banners within a week, but no because it's posh old Fulham with our tourist stand we can get away with it. I don't care how plush the seats are or how good the view is, that's a rip off and before long those prices will start to seep into the other less premium areas of the ground.
Any time we play any of the big clubs these days half the ground is full of tourists who either support the big club or are just wanting to see a Premier League game. I started going to Fulham games regularly 10 years ago, the atmosphere has never been leading but it has become markedly worse in recent years and will continue to do so if we keep letting the club exploit us.
To reiterate my earlier point to the OP about spending his/her money on it - you're welcome to do so and if you feel that £80 per game is good value then by all means do. But do consider the wider context - not all of our fanbase (many of whom are younger and/or less wealthy and may be struggling to make ends meet in the current macroeconomic environment) can afford to spend that much money supporting their club, so by letting the club get away with it it is giving them the green light to push ahead and price out the rest of our fanbase in favour of the wealthy.
If i had a season ticket for my son and I at Plymouth (the nearest club to where I live now), that'd cost me £1056 to watch League one football. I have two in the Hammersmith End for £1350. So £300 quid more (£8 a game each) to watch Premier league football. I genuinely don't see that as a rip off.
Most of the season tickets at fulham are reasonable. But the headline prices of the Riverside get everyones' back up stirred up by the desperate media who are always on the lookout for a story of some sort.
Also, I had a season ticket for around 17-18 years until 2010. The last cost of that was £425. Cumulative inflation in the years between has been around 66% which amazingly is almost the same that my ticket has risen by.
I gave up on a season ticket a while back. Out of interest, I had a look at prices. Where I used to sit in the Hammersmith End is £953. I'd imagine that Plymouth actually have far better seating and facilities. Yes, Fulham are Premier League, but quite frankly I can't stand a lot of the PL clubs, their fans, or the media that big the stuff up. At least at Plymouth you would be putting money into something that is part of it's community. Not just another part of a billionaire's interests.
Without a billionaire interest there might not have been a Fulham for you to support.
Quote from: alfie on June 19, 2026, 08:21:19 PMQuote from: Fulham Seaxe on June 19, 2026, 08:04:50 PMQuote from: Jim© on June 19, 2026, 01:33:41 PMQuote from: Neutral Zone Ultra on June 19, 2026, 01:01:28 PMWe are the only club in England other than maybe Arsenal that enjoys letting their club rip them off. If you tried to charge a grand and a half for 19 games of football at pretty much any other club in the land you would have protests, boycotts, social media campaigns and banners within a week, but no because it's posh old Fulham with our tourist stand we can get away with it. I don't care how plush the seats are or how good the view is, that's a rip off and before long those prices will start to seep into the other less premium areas of the ground.
Any time we play any of the big clubs these days half the ground is full of tourists who either support the big club or are just wanting to see a Premier League game. I started going to Fulham games regularly 10 years ago, the atmosphere has never been leading but it has become markedly worse in recent years and will continue to do so if we keep letting the club exploit us.
To reiterate my earlier point to the OP about spending his/her money on it - you're welcome to do so and if you feel that £80 per game is good value then by all means do. But do consider the wider context - not all of our fanbase (many of whom are younger and/or less wealthy and may be struggling to make ends meet in the current macroeconomic environment) can afford to spend that much money supporting their club, so by letting the club get away with it it is giving them the green light to push ahead and price out the rest of our fanbase in favour of the wealthy.
If i had a season ticket for my son and I at Plymouth (the nearest club to where I live now), that'd cost me £1056 to watch League one football. I have two in the Hammersmith End for £1350. So £300 quid more (£8 a game each) to watch Premier league football. I genuinely don't see that as a rip off.
Most of the season tickets at fulham are reasonable. But the headline prices of the Riverside get everyones' back up stirred up by the desperate media who are always on the lookout for a story of some sort.
Also, I had a season ticket for around 17-18 years until 2010. The last cost of that was £425. Cumulative inflation in the years between has been around 66% which amazingly is almost the same that my ticket has risen by.
I gave up on a season ticket a while back. Out of interest, I had a look at prices. Where I used to sit in the Hammersmith End is £953. I'd imagine that Plymouth actually have far better seating and facilities. Yes, Fulham are Premier League, but quite frankly I can't stand a lot of the PL clubs, their fans, or the media that big the stuff up. At least at Plymouth you would be putting money into something that is part of it's community. Not just another part of a billionaire's interests.
Without a billionaire interest there might not have been a Fulham for you to support.
I can't recall SK coming to the rescue in the 1990s
Quote from: alfie on June 19, 2026, 08:21:19 PMQuote from: Fulham Seaxe on June 19, 2026, 08:04:50 PMQuote from: Jim© on June 19, 2026, 01:33:41 PMQuote from: Neutral Zone Ultra on June 19, 2026, 01:01:28 PMWe are the only club in England other than maybe Arsenal that enjoys letting their club rip them off. If you tried to charge a grand and a half for 19 games of football at pretty much any other club in the land you would have protests, boycotts, social media campaigns and banners within a week, but no because it's posh old Fulham with our tourist stand we can get away with it. I don't care how plush the seats are or how good the view is, that's a rip off and before long those prices will start to seep into the other less premium areas of the ground.
Any time we play any of the big clubs these days half the ground is full of tourists who either support the big club or are just wanting to see a Premier League game. I started going to Fulham games regularly 10 years ago, the atmosphere has never been leading but it has become markedly worse in recent years and will continue to do so if we keep letting the club exploit us.
To reiterate my earlier point to the OP about spending his/her money on it - you're welcome to do so and if you feel that £80 per game is good value then by all means do. But do consider the wider context - not all of our fanbase (many of whom are younger and/or less wealthy and may be struggling to make ends meet in the current macroeconomic environment) can afford to spend that much money supporting their club, so by letting the club get away with it it is giving them the green light to push ahead and price out the rest of our fanbase in favour of the wealthy.
If i had a season ticket for my son and I at Plymouth (the nearest club to where I live now), that'd cost me £1056 to watch League one football. I have two in the Hammersmith End for £1350. So £300 quid more (£8 a game each) to watch Premier league football. I genuinely don't see that as a rip off.
Most of the season tickets at fulham are reasonable. But the headline prices of the Riverside get everyones' back up stirred up by the desperate media who are always on the lookout for a story of some sort.
Also, I had a season ticket for around 17-18 years until 2010. The last cost of that was £425. Cumulative inflation in the years between has been around 66% which amazingly is almost the same that my ticket has risen by.
I gave up on a season ticket a while back. Out of interest, I had a look at prices. Where I used to sit in the Hammersmith End is £953. I'd imagine that Plymouth actually have far better seating and facilities. Yes, Fulham are Premier League, but quite frankly I can't stand a lot of the PL clubs, their fans, or the media that big the stuff up. At least at Plymouth you would be putting money into something that is part of it's community. Not just another part of a billionaire's interests.
Without a billionaire interest there might not have been a Fulham for you to support.
Won't someone please think of the poor billionaires? My heart bleeds
Quote from: FFC007 on June 19, 2026, 02:59:56 PMQuote from: Woolly Mammoth on June 19, 2026, 02:47:24 PMQuote from: SP on June 16, 2026, 08:53:46 PMQuote from: FFC007 on June 16, 2026, 08:45:11 PMQuote from: SP on June 15, 2026, 05:25:25 PMEnjoy 007, up to you what you spend your hard earned on, you may even bump into the legend Ivor.
Our group has just added another ST holder in H6, about £950 which equates to £50 a game which isn't too bad.
Another newbie who'll be in line to enjoy the sparkling Hammy end bogs in its full glory!!
Funny how our FFC journey starts, our newbie has been to the grand sum of one game, the recent no show at Arsenal when we were awful. The madness that is following FFC.
I believe surviving the Hammersmith End bogs now forms part of the new ST holder induction course.
That's is correct, it is now mandatory and arched into the bowels of the culture at the hammy end.
It has become a badge of honour, whereupon to qualify you have to take and pass all the following exams/tests/ordeals, which includes Practical, Written and Oral Exams with a combined pass mark of 75%.
Minimum Written is 5%, Oral 10%, Practical 60%.
I dare not ask how the oral part of the exam works!
Ask any Dung Beatle, he or she may even give you a demonstration.