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Hull City behaviour "unacceptable and unprecedented" says Ombudsman
Two footballing authorities have found against Hull City's controversial ticketing scheme in what is a “damning verdict” against the club say Hull City Supporters’ Trust.
Last season, Hull City introduced its deeply unpopular membership scheme which saw the removal of traditional season tickets and concessionary prices for young and old.
The Premier League began investigations into the club's pric...
Twenty's Plenty: Virgin Media continue St Mary's subsidy
Away fans visiting St Mary's Stadium this season will once again be benefiting from a £20 cap on away tickets at the south coast side thanks to Virgin Media.
Virgin Media have confirmed that they will once again be subsidising every visiting fan Southampton by up to £10 - so no supporter seeing their side at St Mary's will pay more than £20. Offering a saving of more than £500,000 in total for tra...
Palace create face-value ticket exchange for fans
Crystal Palace have created a ticket exchange for fans allowing supporters to swap tickets at face value for games they can no longer attend.
Using the Twickets platform, Palace fans will now be able to resell their seat for individual games to other season ticket holders and club members - something the FSF has advocated for many years.
Club chairman Steve Parish said: "Through this partnership w...
Football clubs facing "demographic time-bomb"
Football clubs are facing a “demographic time-bomb” warned an MP today ahead of a Private Members' Bill he is putting before the House of Commons tomorrow.
Labour's Justin Madders, MP for Ellesmere Port & Neston, is proposing a number of measures to help football supporters with a new “10 Minute Rule Bill" to be heard in Parliament after Prime Minister's Questions tomorrow (Wednesday 30th December...
Supporter representatives meet with Premier League
Representatives of Premier League supporters, including one from each top flight club, under the auspices of the Football Supporters' Federation, today met with Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore.
Following the Government's Expert Working Group (EWG) on Fan Engagement and Supporter Ownership, the football authorities committed to structured dialogue with fans and this was the first n...
Reading FC back Twenty's Plenty
Reading FC today announced their support for the Twenty's Plenty campaign and have capped away ticket prices at the Madejski Stadium at £20.
The club said that no away fan visiting Reading throughout the 2016-17 season would pay more than £20 for their ticket - and have challenged other clubs across the Football League to follow their lead.
As well as capping prices for away fans, matchday tickets...
Review of secondary ticketing agencies underway
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is seeking information on how the biggest secondary ticket agencies provide informaton to consumers.
In March last year the CMA announced that four of the largest UK secondary ticket sites – GET ME IN!, Seatwave, StubHub and viagogo – had agreed to improve the information they give to fans about the tickets listed for sale on their website.
Now the CMA w...
MPs debate: Are young fans being priced out?
The issue of high ticket prices hit Parliament today (Thursday 5th May) as MPs debated whether the game was pricing out the next generation of fans.
“Can I raise Mr Speaker the age of football supporters – the average age of a Premier League season ticket holder is now well into the 40s and there is a real concern that younger people are being priced out of the game,” said Justin Madders MP.
“So c...
Hull fans urge club to ditch new membership scheme
Hull City fans are urging the club to scrap the planned membership scheme - which will see the end of concessionary pricing and traditional season tickets.
A survey of Hull City fans carried out by the Hull City Supporters' Trust shows that most are "deeply unhappy" with the proposed membership scheme.
"The zoning and pricing proposals, developed without any meaningful consultation with supporter...
Man City season ticket freeze "step in right direction"
Manchester City are the latest Premier League football club to announce a freeze in season ticket prices for next season.
1894 Group, a supporter organisation and FSF affiliate at City, said the freeze in season ticket pricing was a "step in the right direction".
"After six years of continual price rises, we welcome the price freeze on season ticket prices announced by the club," said 1894 Group.
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