FFC Survey: Expenditure on Football

As we near the end of the year, we're running a short survey asking fans how much they spent on their football during 2007.

It's just 8 questions long and will only take a moment to complete. Your input is, as ever, very much appreciated.

Simply click here to take part.

FFC Rewards members will earn points as usual, click here to sign up or view your account.

Cut the Cost of Footie: Blackburn benefit..

Season-ticket sales are up nearly 10% for Blackburn after the club announced it would reduce the average cost of adult season tickets by 25 percent.

The cut in prices has paid off with the sales increase being an improvement over the past two seasons.

Blackburn used £1 million from the new TV deal to cut prices and the cheapest season ticket is £249, one of the lowest in the Premier League, with the most expensive is being £399. Junior season tickets cost £99.

"We made a bold decision to cut the cost of watching football at Ewood Park after recognising the issue of cost was one of the reasons why some fans were staying away," said Simon Williams, head of commercial and marketing at Blackburn, "and we have been very encouraged by the sales of season tickets so far with our first home game still a few weeks away."

Archive: Sun Article, Cut the Cost of Footie Survey Results

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Cut Cost of Footie? - Bolton Reduce Prices

Cut the Cost of Footie? Update

The Sun reports today that BOLTON Wanderers have become the first Premiership club to slash new season ticket prices in response to the Cut the Cost of Footie Campaign.

Last week The Sun featured the results of The Football Fans Census "Cut the Cost of Footie?" Survey showing 96% of fans felt Premiership clubs should use increased TV revenes to cut ticket prices and highlighting some of the sacrifices our members make to follow their teams: "Do more overtime", "Not eating properly!" "No savings :-(" and more...

Bolton Chiefs will cut the price of seats, barring corporate hospitality deals, by an average 10% for next term. Manager Sam Allardyce said: “The Sun’s been at the forefront of the campaign to reduce prices, and we are delighted we can show the way to do it and put something back into the game."

Links:


Full article here


FFC Survey results here


Sun e-petition here


Take part in FFC survey here

FFC Results: The Cost of Footie

The results of last weeks Cost of Footie survey appear in The Sun today as part of their Cut the Cost of Footie Campaign.

Results highlights include:

• Only 12% of fans think match tickets are good value for money
• 96% think Premiership clubs should use increased TV revenues to cut ticket prices
• 86% would go to more games if tickets were cheaper and available
• 74% would prefer to stand and pay less.

The full results, including some FFC members comments on the sacrifices you make to follow football, are on pages 14 and 15 of The Sun or online here.

If you'd like to add your voice to the survey simply click here:

The Cost of Footie