1) The decision in the summer of 1996 to hoik up the matchday ticket prices to as much as £35 under the excuse that “this is what most other clubs charge”. I think just at the time that Latics following had reached unprecedented levels & could have kicked on that this knocked a good couple of thousand off our regular attendance & it killed the upward momentum in crowds stone dead. Both myself & the contractor knew directly of people who had started to come in that first premier league season who just turned round & flatly refused to pay the much of a price hike – and they’ve never been back.
Sorry, can’t agree. Although I agree with what you say about ticket prices in 1996 (though surely you mean 2006?) the fact remains that today they are comparatively ridiculously cheap and anyone who doesn’t come because they used to be expensive is, quite frankly in my book, fishing for an excuse.
That’s like saying I’m not buying a laptop for £400 because they used to be £2000.[/quote]
I think people must have a problem with football in general as ticket prices have gone up over time, they should see Latics as making a positive effort by keeping them so low.
I wonder if people complain about everything going up in price?
