Re: Eddie Hearn meets the RFL : Wed Feb 28, 2018 2:51 pm  

SouthStander.com wrote:

I think that the Super League needs to take a long hard look at the admission prices that the clubs are charging. They are pricing people out of attending games, particularly the hardcore 'home and away' brigades, who may be picking and choosing their games. It's a game of the people and if they want full stands then it needs to be priced accordingly.

Do you think rugby league attendances change much according to price then? Personally, I think people either want to go to the game or don't, and the price only becomes a factor when they can't afford it. I reckon the crowd would largely be the same for an SL game with the prices at £15 or £30, and thus many would benefit from increasing prices rather than decreasing.

[SouthStander.com]

Re: Eddie Hearn meets the RFL : Thu Mar 01, 2018 5:13 pm  

It would be interesting to analyse. There are obviously many factors at play but I do think that ticket prices approaching £30 are pricing some people out of games or making them pick and choose which games they attend.

Re: Eddie Hearn meets the RFL : Thu Mar 01, 2018 8:06 pm  

Mild mannered Janitor wrote:

Nonsense!

Do you think football stadiums are full of high earners week in week out? Football (specifically the premier league) fills most of its stadia on a weekly basis on ticket prices north of £50 per person. This is in a sport where media income means that they could actually charge NOTHING to the paying spectator and it would not really impact on the financial side of the clubs.

Yet, they charge the prices they do as any perceived cheapness would devalue the image of the sport. In economic terms this is know as a "Geffin Good".

Another post on this thread suggested that £60 for two adults and a child is too much. £20 per head.

Go to a theatre production of any real quality, tickets will be north of £40 for a decent seat. I went to see a stand up comedian at a theatre in Leeds, so thats one bloke on stage, no other performers, ticket price was £28.

Is it really too much to ask for £25 to watch top level RL, on which that price has to fund the wages of players / non-playing staff.

Prices are not the issue, its fan apathy which is a problem. Football does not seem to have fan apathy, yet most on here would agree that even an bang average game of RL holds your interest more than the vast majority of football matches. How does football do this? Through force feeding (via the media) that every game is a huge deal. How often do you hear the expression "Another massive weekend in the Premier League". I can tell you, its EVERY weekend.

The thing is, your comparisons don't really work - the theatre or a comedian are 1 off shows, it's not a weekly expense (or bi-weekly if you have a season ticket), and you're paying for the quality of the seating and the production.

The premier league is a better example as it's a sporting season, but the difference is the demand is there for Premier League, and also, the Premier League is pretty much accepted as the best standard of l
Football league in the world, Super League isn't.

As I say , I choose to still go and pay the current prices, so I can't really complain, but I can see why many families wouldn't have that kind of disposable income, or would choose to spend it a different way.

I do agree that we don't want to cheapen the sport, but there is a balance, and I think it's probably a bit steep for the quality nowadays.

Re: Eddie Hearn meets the RFL : Fri Mar 02, 2018 12:11 pm  

I dont go to every home game, purely because with myself, Mrs James and 3 mini james all wanting to go, it costs a fortune when you factor in petrol, drinks and food

Regards

King James

Re: Eddie Hearn meets the RFL : Fri Mar 02, 2018 12:22 pm  

Lebron James wrote:

I dont go to every home game, purely because with myself, Mrs James and 3 mini james all wanting to go, it costs a fortune when you factor in petrol, drinks and food

Regards

King James

Surely it would be easier to fly from Carcassonne than to drive all that way.

Re: Eddie Hearn meets the RFL : Fri Mar 02, 2018 12:46 pm  

SouthStander.com wrote:

It would be interesting to analyse. There are obviously many factors at play but I do think that ticket prices approaching £30 are pricing some people out of games or making them pick and choose which games they attend.

High ticket prices certainly keep some away. I wouldn’t say it’s too much of a factor for myself, but it is more tempting to go to an away game @£19 a ticket than @£26 a ticket, when you’re buying multiple tickets the difference adds up.

Re: Eddie Hearn meets the RFL : Fri Mar 02, 2018 1:52 pm  

Mild mannered Janitor wrote:

Do you think football stadiums are full of high earners week in week out? Football (specifically the premier league) fills most of its stadia on a weekly basis on ticket prices north of £50 per person. This is in a sport where media income means that they could actually charge NOTHING to the paying spectator and it would not really impact on the financial side of the clubs.

Very true. However, I'm not sure the comparison with RL (or any other sport, for that matter) holds much water. Football, for whatever reason, is a massive part of some peoples' lives (some might argue they contain little else). An astounding number will, literally, spend any amount and go anywhere to watch their team regardless of finance, family, safety, or any of the considerations that more balanced individuals would make. Rugby league fans simply don't fit that template. Thankfully.

Re: Eddie Hearn meets the RFL : Fri Mar 02, 2018 2:15 pm  

We need a sensible calendar as much as anything else.

These first few weeks are always pretty poor. It doesn't show the sport in a good light.

As for Hearn he's savvy and his work with boxing has been very positive for the sport although he has been pretty fortunate with how a few things have fallen for him particularly froch and Joshua.

Would he change rugby league I'm not sure anybody could until there is joined up thinking from all parties in both hemispheres particularly on s sensible calendar.

Re: Eddie Hearn meets the RFL : Fri Mar 02, 2018 2:44 pm  

Comparing Super League and Premier League football is pointless.

Comparing Super League to League 1 or League 2 football is more realistic.

Bradford City sold season tickets for £149, sell general match tickets for £20 or £10 if you buy a flexi-membership @ £70.

Re: Eddie Hearn meets the RFL : Fri Mar 02, 2018 3:40 pm  

I would say comparing Super League to the chuffing Scottish Premier League is more realistic.