NE Premier League protests ‘inevitable’
We're warned more protests will happen if premier league ticket prices don't go down.
The Football Supporters’ Federation are holding a mass meeting tonight to plot a wave of coordinated action over rising ticket prices, with the aim of having them capped at £20.
It follows around 10,000 fans staging a 77th minute walk out of the Liverpool - Sunderland game earlier this month.
A spokesperson for the FSF said:
"We have convened a meeting of representatives from supporter organisations across the Premier League clubs.”
"Along with fans from the 20 clubs we'll be discussing the next steps in our Twenty's Plenty campaign - a move to cap away ticket prices at £20.
"With Premier League bosses due to meet next month to discuss the issue again, we're keen to hear from fan groups how we can best keep the pressure up on the clubs, and secure a meaningful cap on away ticket prices.”
Paul Dobson, Assistant Editor of Sunderland Fanzine, A Love Supreme, said:
“We’ll moan like mad about them but the vast majority of them will just have to pay it. It does make a big dent in your disposable income but certain clubs have just gone over the top. I’d say the average price for the last 12 months has been about £38.50 for Sunderland away games.”
Steve Wraith, Managing Director of Newcastle Legends, said:
“People and fans can get sat around the table and talk about it. I’m sure something will happen at Newcastle, likewise I’m sure something will happen at Sunderland and beyond.”
“It’s alienating those that have children. I have children myself… If I wanted to take them to a Newcastle United away game at a premier league match then you’d have to think twice because essentially it’s down to whether you can afford it. It’s hitting real fans in the pocket.