ARSENAL
STILL the most expensive adult season tickets in the Premiership
despite a third successive price freeze. Corporate prices in the
6,700- seat premium Club Level are a massive £2,500-£4,000 but
Arsenal still have a 40,000 waiting list.
ASTON VILLA
AMERICAN owner Randy Lerner has come up with an original "Back to
the Future" ticketing strategy. Prices at Villa Park will revert to
2005/06 levels which means supporters can get a decent five per
cent reduction on the last campaign.
BIRMINGHAM
PROMOTED City have season tickets for the Premiership at
Championship prices. Existing ticket holders who bought before June
2 got a 20 per cent discount making the cheapest seat just £15.20 a
game. New purchases are £361-£579.50 with Club Class a reasonable
£674.
BLACKBURN
ROVERS are using TV cash to slash prices at Ewood Park by up to 25
per cent. 5,500 tickets were made available to early-bird customers
for just £249, while the other seats ranged from £299-£399. The
most expensive ticket was reduced from £595 to £399.
BOLTON
AFTER freezing prices last season they have reduced season tickets
by an average of 10 per cent. They claim the move to lower prices
gives a 15per cent reduction in real terms over two years. Adult
prices are £409- £449, from June 27 £459-£499.
CHELSEA
THEY have frozen prices on all non-corporate tickets for
Premiership games next season. It's the second year running Chelsea
have frozen Premiership prices, which the club claim is a net
reduction of six per cent when inflation is taken into account.
Adult prices are £650-£1,150.
DERBY
PRICES were held at 2006/07 rates - £270-£460 - until April 15.
After that they increased to £320-£510 meaning that late buyers of
the cheapest seats will pay 18.5 per cent more to watch newly
promoted Derby in the Premiership next season.
EVERTON
OFFERED a handy 10 per cent reduction to early buyers. Supporters
who failed to renew their tickets before the April 28 window saw
prices frozen at the 2006-07 levels. Price range: £427-£516.
FULHAM
CRAVEN Cottage's entry level price is reduced to £299 for adults,
making it, at £16 a game, the cheapest London season ticket. Fans
can also buy a three-year ticket frozen at 2007/08 prices. Range:
£299 to £749.
LIVERPOOL
PRICES have gone through the £700 barrier, making them the highest
in the north. Adult tickets are priced between £650-£700 with a £50
discount for payment before July 5. Late buyers face a 6.5 per cent
rise.
MAN CITY
A SLUMP in ticket sales contributed to manager Stuart Pearce's
departure even though prices had been frozen for a fourth
successive season. Tickets for young fans have been slashed so
under-16s can watch for £95 and under-21s for £249. Price
range:£385-£550.
MAN UNITED
FANS are livid after the Glazers followed a 12.5 per cent hike in
their first year with another double-figure rise. Rises are more
than 10 per cent with some as high as 14 per cent and all fans must
now automatically pay for cup tickets as well. Range:
£475-836.
MIDDLESBRO
MIDDLESBROUGH have frozen their pr ices for a third successive
season with gates at the Riverside falling. Adult prices start at
£390 and rise to £550 until June 16. After that they increase to
£410-£580.
NEWCASTLE
FANS can enjoy a "new season - same price" offer until June 15.
Adult prices are from £365- £596 with a range of executive clubs
ranging from £729-£929. Prices do increase by up to £23 after the
deadline.
PORTSMOUTH
HAVE sold 40 per cent more than at the same stage last season after
freezing prices for early customers to £495-£630. The policy has
boosted sales to over 10,000 as opposed to 6,500 at the same time
last year. But latecomers pay £585-£745.
READING
HAVE frozen the cost of all tickets for 2007/08 although they are
more expensive than many northern clubs. Chairman John Madejski
said: "We set our prices at a fair level 12 months ago and there is
no need to increase them again." Range: £545-
SUNDERLAND
PROMOTION sparked a season ticket rush with 26,000 sold - up 8,000
on last term - despite an initial price hike of up to 9.3 per cent.
Another increase after many existing holders had renewed pushed
rises up by 18.75per cent. Range: £350 - £470, after April 5
£380-£495.
TOTTENHAM
SPURS Supporters Trust say the average rise is an above-inflation
four per cent. But chief exec Paul Barber said: "We are not ripping
fans off. The average increase is just £1.28 a game." Prices:
£579-£1,550.
WEST HAM
FANS face a seven per cent rise next season. The cheapest adult
season ticket is more expensive than the dearest at places like
Aston Villa, Birmingham, Blackburn and Bolton. Prices:
£595-£850.
WIGAN
THE cheapest season tickets in the Premier League at just £250 for
anywhere in the JJB Stadium. That works out at just £13.16 per
game. Junior prices for over fives start at £76 and OAPS and
students pay £190.
