Imagine if the club subsidised tickets for every away game...

[FPT]

The buzz from Aston Villa being about £25 for both a train ticket and a match ticket has been phenomenal with people worrying whether they can actually get a ticket on general sale.

In Germany, the attendance is huge thanks to cheap ticket prices, and thanks to that the atmosphere improves.

Fulham, if you want to recreate the support from West Brom and show belief in the term "Football without fans is nothing" then do this for every away game.

Come on you whites!

[Buffalo76]

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[Rhys Lightning 63]

Unfortunately that is a good idea, the club very rarley follows up on good ideas 

[cmg]

This may be slightly relevant to this thread.
I just happened to be looking at the programme for the first match of the 1960-61 season on the wonderful Fulham Programmes website (http://www.fulhamfootballprogrammes.co.uk/ for those who don't already have it bookmarked).
The first article is an apology/explanation  for putting up the minimum entry price to THREE SHILLINGS (15p) this is worth between £3 and £6.50 today depending on which conversion index you use.

Until January 1961 footballers could be paid a maximum of only £20 but after that date JH got his £100 a week, and I expect they wished they had hiked up the Terrace price to the 4 bob they charged for the Enclosure (standing area in front of the Stand).

[Julius Geezer]

We might start filling up our away allocation!

[General]

I wonder how much the club could actually charge and remain keeping their heads above board (I know this is a football club and that rarely happens), but how much to keep level in terms of paying wages etc to everyone at the club, the costs would be?

Obviously this is easier done with away games..? I wonder how it's all structured.. anyone know?

[west kowloon white]

Second response brings a negative comment!Armchair at the weekend so can say no more.

[Denver Fulham]

I'd rather the club take 29 pounds x 2,000 tickets x 19 away matches and put that money toward a central midfielder who can pass more than 5 yards and run for more than 60 mins, personally.

[hovewhite]

Its good to see this gesture by the club and the extra vocal support should lift the team.
Well done fulham fc.

[Julius Geezer]

I'd rather the club take 29 pounds x 2,000 tickets x 19 away matches and put that money toward a central midfielder who can pass more than 5 yards and run for more than 60 mins, personally.

Not being funny mate but aren't you American?

What would ticket prices matter to you?

[SouthfieldWhite]

The problem is football in general and greedy players and agents wanting to earn too much.

To be fair to Fulham, they have been subsidising away games for years with cheap away coach travel.

I do believe football is too expensive and my main reason why I don't go to every away games these days, I just can't afford it

Not many clubs are like Fulham, so before having a go saying they should do it every week, just realise what they have done compared to other clubs

[epsomraver]

I'd rather the club take 29 pounds x 2,000 tickets x 19 away matches and put that money toward a central midfielder who can pass more than 5 yards and run for more than 60 mins, personally.

Not being funny mate but aren't you American?

What would ticket prices matter to you?

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[Denver Fulham]

I'd rather the club take 29 pounds x 2,000 tickets x 19 away matches and put that money toward a central midfielder who can pass more than 5 yards and run for more than 60 mins, personally.

Not being funny mate but aren't you American?

What would ticket prices matter to you?

Ticket prices don't matter to be directly. Asset allocation and use matters to me as a fan.

It's a great gesture for the club and hey, if they can afford to underwrite seven figs for a whole season, go to it.

[YankeeJim]

I'd rather the club take 29 pounds x 2,000 tickets x 19 away matches and put that money toward a central midfielder who can pass more than 5 yards and run for more than 60 mins, personally.

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Course being an American, ticket prices don't matter to me (can you sense the sarcasm?) but even if I weren't, I still want the club to put a better product on the pitch rather than toss a few bucks my way. The club should come first.

[Skatzoffc]

Is it a case that the club buy the allocation of tickets before the game anyway?
If so, and they don't sell them all, surely it makes sense to lower the prices. Put on a few coaches for free and show goodwill to fans who want to support the team at away games.
It all makes sense to me if that is the case. Lots of people struggle to afford season tickets let alone fund away trips as well.
As I say, I'm not a 100% this is the case tho. Does anyone know the facts?
COYW!

[SKSW6]

I'd rather the club take 29 pounds x 2,000 tickets x 19 away matches and put that money toward a central midfielder who can pass more than 5 yards and run for more than 60 mins, personally.

Yeah, the club could really use that whopping £1.1m you've calculated as there's not much money flowing round the Premier League these days. Us match-going fans meanwhile, we're all loaded, so that extra £29 every fortnight would mean nothing to us.

[Tempest]

I'd rather the club take 29 pounds x 2,000 tickets x 19 away matches and put that money toward a central midfielder who can pass more than 5 yards and run for more than 60 mins, personally.

Not being funny mate but aren't you American?

What would ticket prices matter to you?

For the reasons he stated?? Plus, whether someone attends or not they can still have an opinion as to how the club generates resvenue, spends etc. We support Fulham, whether been to zero games or 1000 - we are equal in that sense.

[Northern Cottager]

Unfortunately that is a good idea, the club very rarley follows up on good ideas 

Didn't we all say Stoke setting up the Free away coaches was a good idea...?

[FFCByTheRiver]

I'll take the extra atmosphere and hope for the '12th man' effect, rather than the extra funds right now, personally.

[copthornemike]

All Premiership clubs have been allocated £200,000 to subsidise away supporters this season.

According to the BBC site 'The Cottagers are offering free tickets for juniors and free travel to all away games. They have also made improvements to the Putney End (away stand) facilities at their own ground. '

Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore announced a total of £12m would be given to clubs over the next three seasons, in response to a 10% decline in away attendances over the past five seasons.