Everything must reach saturation point with it's price ...
A point where you have made it so expensive - it just wont sell !
So what do you guys think is saturation point for Manchester United tickets out of
interest ?
As I said before, in a league table of ticket prices United are 10th most expensive.
Teams like Reading and Chelsea, Spurs and Portsmouth charge a lot more than
United.
I think you would agree United is the best team to watch right now.
It's quite safe to say Old Trafford is the best stadium by far.
What I mean is, if you go to see United play - you are getting the best of the
best. You have the best players in front of you. You are surrounded by the best
facilities money can buy......
At United you get the best of the best and pay less than the rest.
You have "League Champions Entertainment" at "10th place" prices.
So tell me ...
What is a fair price ?
How much do you think you should pay ?
Bear in mind the salaries alone stand at £100 Million per annum.
This represents 43% of United's income - which is actually quite low considering
United forecast 50% income expenditure for salaries - but that's another story.
Also bear in mind that every football club is a business and they always have
been.
They need cash to operate - obviously - and they must balance the books to
make a profit or go out of existance.
This is not a 'modern phenomenon' that suddenly since Sky TV turned up, or
American owners turned up, all of a sudden football is a business. It always has
been and always will be.
So pretend you are the owner of United - you have to get the very best players
here, or the fans will turn on you.
You have to make the best stadium or they will give you a hard time.
They want the best manager and best coaches.
A new training ground with all the modern hi-tech equipment.
Oh and 1st class flights all over Europe along with penthouse accomodation in
hotels on arrival. The best quality catering and hospitality packages for the
players.
Oh while we're on the subject add on 220 staff inside the stadium to keep it
running smoothly.
You need to give £3 million every year to charity.
Then there are a few extras like security, policing, outside catering, huge
overheads on the stadium from Manchester City Council (councils always punish
business people for taxes ) and God only knows what other expenditure to
keep United at the top where the fans demand they should be.
Don't forget also ... every single one of the above costs will go up and up, year in
year out - as do prices of everything else.
Yes it is expensive isn't it ?
The game has changed over the last 5 years alone, never mind 20, 30 and 50
years !
Time waits for no one.
Times change ... you either keep up with it or you drop by the wayside it's as
simple as that !!
As the owner, having paid all that cash out - can you see your way to just
charging the same price you did back in errmmmm maybe 1980 or 1982 ....
We'd appreciate that thanks ...
A point where you have made it so expensive - it just wont sell !
So what do you guys think is saturation point for Manchester United tickets out of
interest ?
As I said before, in a league table of ticket prices United are 10th most expensive.
Teams like Reading and Chelsea, Spurs and Portsmouth charge a lot more than
United.
I think you would agree United is the best team to watch right now.
It's quite safe to say Old Trafford is the best stadium by far.
What I mean is, if you go to see United play - you are getting the best of the
best. You have the best players in front of you. You are surrounded by the best
facilities money can buy......
At United you get the best of the best and pay less than the rest.
You have "League Champions Entertainment" at "10th place" prices.
So tell me ...
What is a fair price ?
How much do you think you should pay ?
Bear in mind the salaries alone stand at £100 Million per annum.
This represents 43% of United's income - which is actually quite low considering
United forecast 50% income expenditure for salaries - but that's another story.
Also bear in mind that every football club is a business and they always have
been.
They need cash to operate - obviously - and they must balance the books to
make a profit or go out of existance.
This is not a 'modern phenomenon' that suddenly since Sky TV turned up, or
American owners turned up, all of a sudden football is a business. It always has
been and always will be.
So pretend you are the owner of United - you have to get the very best players
here, or the fans will turn on you.
You have to make the best stadium or they will give you a hard time.
They want the best manager and best coaches.
A new training ground with all the modern hi-tech equipment.
Oh and 1st class flights all over Europe along with penthouse accomodation in
hotels on arrival. The best quality catering and hospitality packages for the
players.
Oh while we're on the subject add on 220 staff inside the stadium to keep it
running smoothly.
You need to give £3 million every year to charity.
Then there are a few extras like security, policing, outside catering, huge
overheads on the stadium from Manchester City Council (councils always punish
business people for taxes ) and God only knows what other expenditure to
keep United at the top where the fans demand they should be.
Don't forget also ... every single one of the above costs will go up and up, year in
year out - as do prices of everything else.
Yes it is expensive isn't it ?
The game has changed over the last 5 years alone, never mind 20, 30 and 50
years !
Time waits for no one.
Times change ... you either keep up with it or you drop by the wayside it's as
simple as that !!
As the owner, having paid all that cash out - can you see your way to just
charging the same price you did back in errmmmm maybe 1980 or 1982 ....
We'd appreciate that thanks ...