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Originally Posted by punky
Its more to do with the number of seats than anything. With 75,000 available, you can sell them for less and still make more more per game than a 36,000-seater stadium. Its one reason for the push to get a new stadium.
Its not always as bad as Arthur said. I went to see Spurs v Wigan in the FA cup and the tickets cost me £20 each for adults in south lower. That was a special offer though. Normally I pay around £30-35/seat to sit in south lower, but they aren't premium games. If I want to sit in the west stand, then it does cost more (normally around £45+), especially around the centre line. The same goes for OT, i'm sure. Where were the £35 tickets you bought?
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They were East stand tier 2, so behind the goal. They are generally what you pay for any premier league tickets at OT, they range from £25 to £45 which is the most you will pay, apart from corporate. Most of the non season ticket areas where members get tickets are in the areas where they are about £35. Youth tickets where ever they are are £10 which i think is really good. The prices for other competitions are different though, i think carling cup and fa cup are cheaper and champions league games get progressively more expensive through the competition.
I think one of the worst things a club does, which i've heard a lot of mid to lower table clubs do, is charge extra for games against the bigger clubs. They claim it's because they lower the prices of tickets for smaller matches, but thats rubbish, they know that people will pay more for the big games and exploit them, thankfully they don't do this at OT.