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Just left the abysmal Oldham game... could rant for hours about that and waited to get my season ticket seat for the Chelsea Worthless Cup home game.

Can somebody (preferably at the club but that ain't going to happen) explain why an adult ticket at Chelski is £20 with under 16s and OAPs paying £10 while the club have been ever so generous to charge £31 for the Park End (not a suite a normal seat) and that is with a £3 discount!!!! People's Club my arse.
Gavin Ramejkis, Upholland Posted 05/01/2008 at 18:39:49

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Sean Rothwell
1 Posted 05/01/2008 at 19:16:03

This is the same Chelsea who charge their fans £45 for European games whilst Everton have been charging £20 for theirs.

Gavin Ramejkis
2 Posted 05/01/2008 at 19:25:02

Sean that would be the same as Rangers charging me £40 to watch them play Stuttgart, Barcelona and Lyon but then again that was Champions League football the same as Chelsea not Uefa. It still doesn’t answer why the away game is so much cheaper at Chelsea.

Dave Jeanrenaud
3 Posted 05/01/2008 at 19:25:55

Simple answer.

Chelsea have to reduce ticket prices in order to entice a full house. Like it or not a semi in the Carling Cup against Everton will not be seen as a huge match in the eyes of their fans.

On the other hand our home leg represents the biggest game in seasons for ourselves and therefore we are assured of a full house by charging full or marginally reduced prices. Lest we forget that the club are running a business after all!

I actually think that the club should be applauded for the reduced prices seen in earlier rounds and in the Uefa home ties this season.

Ray Robinson
4 Posted 05/01/2008 at 19:59:01

Totally agree with Dave. This is a bigger game for us than it is for Chelsea. And how many times has our club been accused of not maximisng is revenue potential? Chelsea has not been philantropic. It realises that it won’t sell out unless it reduces the prices.

Dave Wilson
5 Posted 05/01/2008 at 20:25:22

Gavin

you normally have your head screwed on
its simply a case of supply and demand,

Allan Hobbs
6 Posted 05/01/2008 at 20:57:52

Talking of tickets - I’ve been trying to buy one for Tuesday night all evening off the OS and its up the swanny. Anyone have a spare I can buy?

Gavin Ramejkis
7 Posted 05/01/2008 at 23:35:04

Ok guys fair points maybe this was my vented spleen from watching today’s debacle. Allan did you not get to Goodison today? Only asking as there were guys there buying tickets at the Park End box office after the match tonight for Tuesday and they seemed to have enough left.

Allan Hobbs
8 Posted 06/01/2008 at 11:09:07

Gavin - no, I wasn’t at the game today and I live in London so getting up to get a ticket for a London game is a no-no.

OS still won’t accept my bloody password, ggrrr