My season ticket has gone up £15 since 2019, and next season it will go up another £59. That's £74 over 6 years, or about 1.2% per season. Given how much the price of everything has gone up, is it that bad? Not really (assuming it doesn't go up again next season of course). Having said that, is the money gained from ST price increases a drop in the ocean for a club with the revenues of Spurs? Yes. Could they find other ways to generate revenue that doesn't come out of the pockets of match-going fans? Definitely. Removing senior concessions is absolutely disgraceful.
As an oldie who has supported the club for over 50 years I think there's a better way forward. I understand our community is aging and it's not sustainable to continue the discount as it is indefinitely . Why not cap and maintain the 50pc discount to all those that have it now? For anyone reaching 65 from now on apply the lower 25pc discount. Eventually the 50pc's will reduce and disappear. Job done Surely that's a better way than taking something away...
Season Ticket holder here. A price increase above RPI is ridiculous. What’s more concerning is the new statutory terms that are being introduced with them from 24/25. Seat utilisation, meaning STH’s must attend at least 15/19 games per season or their ST is revoked from them. This is very concerning. Ali - can you please share further information on this at your next video. Clarity on whether Ticket Exchange applies to this? Guidance is not clear. Thank you
“As well as attendance in person, a seat will be considered utilised if it is listed for sale on Ticket Exchange or shared with a friend or family member by using Ticket Share or Ticket Upgrade” So basically you need to make sure there’s a bum in your seat for 15 of the 19 games. That can be yours, someone in your network or made available on the ticket exchange. It reads like it doesn’t have to actually sell.
I have a theory of when Richy said all that. It must be around the time conte went on that Richy rant in a press conference. It’s entertainment but unprofessional in my opinion
Ticket prices are ridiculous, but the pricing structure is even crazier. I wanted 2 tickets for my dad's birthday, but not only did I need to pay £50 for a membership, my dad would need a membership too because you can only assign 1 ticket per member. That's £100, just to have the privilege to buy an overpriced ticket. What's worse is the membership expires in May anyway. Can't ever see myself going back to Spurs for a league game now.
100% agree, i have been a Spurs fan all my life never a season ticket holder, so how does Joe Public get a ticket to a home game against the lesser lights of the league. To pay £100 to be told there is none I tried to get tickets to Everton game and found 7 tickets available none together and would of cost £300 plus for three of us to sit on our own Back in the day i use to turn up and get in, i know thats not the game today but it seems Impossible to get tickets anymore
@@guyfranklin3838 Very sad isn’t it. My dad tells me all about his amazing nights watching us in Europe, and seeing us win FA Cups and UEFA cups, but he knows I’ll never get to witness that live because it’s unaffordable (not that we ever win cups now). Shame that he’s kinda not bothered anymore despite being Spurs since birth. It’s so corporate and cold now.
Cheers Big A. It shouldn’t be a surprise to see increases after numerous years of no change. With everyone demanding high pay increases it aligns to higher costs, sad reality of an inflated market right now. As you rightly say, supply and demand, people will vote with their wallets.
Thanks, Alasdair - a mid-week round up is a very good idea, though hopefully next season there will be mid-week European games to talk about. The rise in season ticket prices is just one extra burden on fans especially those who have to travel any distance e.g. rail fares rose again this week. All the costs that the club state are outside of their control such as utilities, rates and consumables also affect the fans just as much. As an older member I find the reduction of senior concessions particularly galling. Perhaps the club believes that older fans spend less on food, drinks and replica kit than the younger members and therefore feels the need to take more of their (limited) money via ticket prices. Just stinks of greed and it is unacceptable. Good to see the THST voicing their opposition to the proposals.
He does mate. If you go somebody like ticket master will have your seat and sell to a tourist. A big market for tourists, we're a day out in London now.
Living in a nostalgic utopia unfortunately isn’t reality. Prices are rising all over the world. It’s the sad state of affairs that we must accept. Football isn’t immune. Argument that product on field isn’t matching expectations is preposterous. Spurs are 5th not a relegation team. To expect to win every game is LaLa Land.
Still don't understand how fans of football in the UK become upset about season ticket price increases. This is part of supporting any club in the modern world
Regarding Richarlison, I think it’s funny. Conte had no issues calling out players publicly so why shouldn’t Ritchy tell him straight how he felt. However, if Conte was still at the club it would be a bigger issue regarding unprofessionalism
Having recently been proclaimed the richest club in London I find the 6% a bit over the top and I certainly won't be able to afford to go especially when you consider as an OAP I'm getting it twice with the senior's discount vanishing. I could understand an increase if we were in the Champions League next year but we're not guaranteed a place in Europe yet. We don't have a wage bill the size of a Manchester club or some other clubs in London but we never win anything either unlike those clubs or Liverpool. Again we are the richest club in London but the way they act toward the fans with actions like this I understand why people are yelling Levy out, I don't agree with them but I understand why they do it. As for Richarlison good for him, why not try interviewing Richarlison with Emerson Royal. Thanks for the update, even though it is mostly bad news, always appreciate the loan round up, take care of yourself, stay well and enjoy.
I like the format of shorter midweek vid if there's news, longer vid after the weekend match! the midweek vid gives me a little boost during the slog of a work week so I'll always welcome that as long as there's actually things worth discussing also the Richarlson thing is hilarious, so in character, you gotta love the guy. what I would give to be a fly on the wall when that happened 😂
I really appreciate your comment on how looking at match day prices/increases from other countries and how we may see it so differently. U.S. Spurs fan here and I know when I first heard about what you all have over there, such as Supporters Trusts, I thought wow this is so involve and not sure why, matches are not so expensive. Trying to make it a point to see everything from the perspective of the fans that have had this in their lives much longer than I have and attend matches more regularly definitely made me realize the impact this has on the every week match going fan and how it is quite different than someone like myself who may or may not get the opportunity to hop across the pond and catch a match.
Thank you for the video, Alasdair. As a fan from the US, who has never been able to go to a Spurs game, the ticket price increase does not affect me like it does others. In the US, it is very expensive to attend games, so I don't really go to games often. With everything costing so much these days, it is disappointing to see the club attempt to exploit the long-time supporters. I totally agree with Uli Hoeness's statement and hope that the club learns from their past mistakes. With all the revenue the club have now, there is no excuse for not spending in the summer window. With other clubs having PSR issues, there is a massive opportunity to sign high-level players. Hopefully we can get a win against Villa!
Has anyone done the sums on what revenue it would generate per match? I get that no one wants prices to increase but for many we were priced out of going to football many years ago not just in recent years. Its growth going forwards.
Regarding Richy and his criticisms, a misunderstanding led him to speak truth to power. You might normally think that this was unprofessional, but let's consider the context that Conte was just going through the motions for a good bit of last season. I wonder if he even cared about managing Spurs any more, just hanging on for the pay packet.
Conte was unlucky, World Cup in middle of season, three deaths, Son, Dier, Richie etc playing with injuries, then his own ill health. He had a passion the team could not match.
I think because the country has the concept of Thatcherism hard-wired into it, we (the English) tend to just shrug and get on with it when the football clubs/energy companies etc whack up prices at will. We accept that that's capitalism and that's how it works - and so they know they'll get away with it without meaningful protest. We're even at this weird stage now where some fans feel a sense of pride when the club we support posts big profits, whereas when I first started supporting Spurs in the early 80s we didn't have a clue/give a damn how much money the club was making - we just cared about what was happening on the pitch (until Irving Scholar turned up of course:-). Some fans are even getting edgey that a naming-rights deal hasn't yet been secured, and that our stadium isn't known as "The (insert faceless multi-national brand here) Stadium" rather than the wonderful "Tottenham Hotspur Stadium". We need to look at how German football fans deal with things like this. Now THEY know how to protest.
As a senior season ticket holder I am affected by the reduction in discount. To be honest I am not surprised by the 6%, I expected an increase last year, so I am ok with the 6% effectively covering 2 years. My season ticket started with Wembley, and reducing the discount will cost me about £10 a game. This is not unaffordable and so not unhappy, especially if it means we challenge top 3 & Europe - but if I was a very long standing supporter I definitely would be. So I think they should keep the 50% discount for season ticket holders with say more than 3 years paying full pre-senior season tickets as a reward for their long term support.
I read somewhere that Spurs has the third highest matchday income in Europe. Only PSG & Barcelona earn more. Makes you wonder why the statement they released makes it sound like they're on the poverty line.
We also have the highest debt in Europe to service. When you think that your mobile/broadband provider plus many others raise their prices every year and many mid contract, sometimes well over inflation, it’s not really surprising the club would eventually raise the ticket prices, other clubs already have.
Hey Alasdair! Thanks for the update and all the hard work you put in. A couple of weeks ago there were rumours that spurs / enic were looking into buying another club. Is this true and what is the point of it from their point of view? Greetings from Sweden 🇸🇪
Fair play to you for making the most of a limited week of news. And fair play to the Bundasliga for their approach. It only really works because everyone is in the same boat but its the same old pyramid. The "biggest" clubs are more attractive than the lesser ones. Though at least Leverkusen are pushing the envelope this year. Very true about the clubs policy on prices. You cant argue that they froze prices, but whats the difference between the extra ticket revenue vs those from events? But its a sellers market with so many wanting tickets. Just hope we can actually start playing flair football over many games and win something next year. Cheers for another very informative update.
Hi Ali, The 6% season ticket increase is an absolute PR disaster. This will erode some of the feel good factor Ange has created and cause unrest amongst the fans again. What they are doing with senior concessions for life long loyal fans is disgusting. Sadly, it is what we have come to expect under the 23 years of Daniel Levy and ENIC's ownership. But it Is always good to to have one of your videos to watch
Little thing you may have missed - Doncaster Rovers have also got Thimothée Lo-Tutala on loan, as well as Matthew Craig. Lo-Tulala was a highly-rated GK for Tottenham, who left in 2022, and went to Hull on a free. So, Craig has joined up with a former teammate from the Youth squad (who's well worth keeping an eye on - if there was any way of keeping him, we should have hung on Lo-Tulala).
As I'm getting uncomfortably near the time when I'd qualify for a seniors season ticket, it's a shame they are changing that! Perhaps they could look at discounts for supporters who have had their season ticket for x number of years (I've had mine since the 1980s). It would be good PR to offer some sort of discount to reward that kind of loyalty... Also if it's impossible for non-season ticket holders to get home tickets, it's equally impossible for season ticket holders to go to the odd away game, it would be great to be part of our wonderful away support just once in a while....
I agree with you Ali - I also have no issue with using the stadium for other entertainment events. As for season tickets ! I would like to go ONCE a season, let alone every home game !!!
Re: Senior Citizen Ticket Holders: The 50% discount is a brilliant condition. Without knowing how this works, its seems that this could be open to abuse by fans buying season tickets 2-3 years before they get to 65. I'd be fully supportive of a 50% discount for fans with, for example, over 10 years of season ticket purchases. Seems fair and equitable. I also presume the THST asked the club to keep prices in line with inflation at the minimum?
Going to Tottenham is approaching the same territory as going to a concert or west end show. It’s one thing for those of who fly across a couple of us times a year, but I don’t know how ‘ordinary’ fans can go every other week.
German clubs have it right. Can’t remember which owner said but they said increaing the prices equate to around 2-3 million extra which in dealing with transfers gets done in seconds in his words. Such a bad look for thhe directors
Worse signing money wise that i have seen over 50 years as a spurs fan - Hopefully levy will negotiate ripping up his contract this summer - see if he will take £5m ( half his yearly wages ) to end his time at spurs . Absolute waste of time and money.
Great video again mate? One question I've always wondered about though.... Do you know in your infinite spurs wisdom, if the stadium has a built in contingency within it's design, to expand upwards... obviously increasing capacity...future proofed in effect??? Thanks COYS 💙💙💙
Richarlison story made me laugh, mugged himself twice. But he was just being honest. Too many people are afraid of speaking their mind today. Not me; I do not like red, I do not like the Woolwich Nomads and I will never fly Emirates. You can quote me
Ali- surprised to hear of Perisics (near enough) return to fitness… I thought the whole reasoning in letting him go now and not the summer was that he wouldn’t be fit before the end of the season? Are the club surprised at his recovery time? I’m disappointed as he was a quality option in the early months of the season .
Thanks, Ali. I think Richy misunderstood and his response is quite funny. He was late so maybe he thought they were having clear the air talks. Too bad Emerson didn’t say what Conte’s reaction was to it. Thanks again. COYS! 🙏🏾
I am sympathetic to the seniors (being one myself), but I've got to say that here in the USA, a 50% senior discount (on anything) is unheard of. Here you would get a 10% discount, if wnything at all.
Thanks for this midweek update. Alasdair. That was quite a faux pas Richarlison made at the squad meeting. I wonder if it precipitated Conte’s comments that there were “selfish” players. I’ll never forget that, an all-time low! Love Vicario and how the squad is so support of each other
"AlaSdair the silly sausage, struggling to say season senior tickets," Try that t one mate! As always thanks for your videos. And like Americans as an Aussie I am perplexed by your prices!
Morning Alasdair, many thanks for your Time as ever. With reference to ticket prices, I get that costs are rising, but what is the point of NFL, F1, concerts etc if it doesn't help the fans a bit. Removal of senior concessions is awful PR.
I'm so so glad conte has gone. His formation was indeed absolute stools. Richarlison has gone up 2000% in my estimation for pointing this out to everyone.
Good morning Ali! Thank you for the video- i think (regarding the story of Conte and Richy) its a massive misunderstanding, both dont have English as their main language and Richy probably didnt read between the lines and just said what he was feeling 😅😂
Question - How do you think the Spurs’ fan base will be affected once Sonny moves on, seeing that a lot of Korean supporters in the stadium are Sonny fans more than Spurs fans actually.
Hey Guys. Apologies for being stupid. But what’s a season ticket? Like You get priority access to buy tickets? And what’s one Hotspur membership? Is it the fancy name for season ticket? I am not from the UK so I don’t know how it works! And do you guys get numbered seats? Like is a seat assigned when you buy the ticket? Or you can randomly sit anywhere? Also, isn’t it cheaper to buy regular ticket. I just googled some ticket prices and it seemed cheaper.
You get all 19 home matches in a season ticket. Some people have all home cup matches added. It is much cheaper per match to have a season ticket than buy a one off ticket
Season ticket a ticket for all the home games of the season and in same seat - one membership is next thing down so it puts you in waiting list for season ticket and also allow you access buy tickets when go on sale and ticket exchange - is also one membership and one membership + which gives you access get tickets a day before the normal one membership
So tricky, trying to look at the balance, because you need to create the capacity for other/ younger fans to go regularly and get a seat, create the atmosphere etc. but hitting the older fans is shocking too. Especially for those who might look at it as their weekly vice etc. If there wasn’t a cost of living crisis on, disproportionately affecting pensioners etc., we might wear it better. Tricky decisions all around, but as long as football is as popular as it is, players can continue to demand mad wages compared to the common man and that’s gotta be paid for somehow. Appreciate your nuanced take on it all Ali
The story about Richarlison is brilliant, but unfortunately the main takeaway is that the guy’s just a bit of an idiot. He’s not an intelligent bloke is he. I mean in any context, understanding the question or not, who in their right mind starts mouthing off the coach in front of the squad?? I’m absolutely sure that had Ange arrived before Richy, there is no way on earth he’s phoning him up, speaking to him, profiling him and deciding he’s a good character fit for the dressing room. He’s lived in England for what, 7 years? Maybe if his brain was slightly less pidgeon-sized he’d have picked up some of the language? It’s clear Ange has targeted intelligent, humble, motivated players for his rebuild - do you really think Richy would have been his first choice?
Completely agree. I think Ange has been lumberd with him and definitely not a player he would have spoken to and green lit the decision. I was saying a few weeks ago how disappointing it is he doesn't speak a lick of English given how long he's lived in the country. It's just another example of his lack of intelligence, which shows on the pitch as well. I really hope we can get offers for him in the summer. I think he's a decent guy, but we need better going forward. Just my opinion.
I haven't seem much of him.but I caught Djed in his match against inter and I honestly think that if he is willing to work he could be good back up for porro, since as a wing back he is more comfortable going forward that emerson. Just a thought though.
I asked this question before, I’m not able to get Football London articles for a month now! It’s says “ we’re trying to fix the problem…..” over a month now, what’s going on?
Morning Ally. So I got my renewal through and my ticket in the north stand and it's £1,211, an increase of £72. So if you base that on roughly 45,000 season tickets that works out an extra 2 million after tax for the club. When you think someone like Sonny earns around 10m a season (based on 200k a week) I think this is a harsh and unfair increase. But like you said... There's apparently 30,000 fans on the waiting list for a season ticket so they've got us by the short and curlys.... What can we do 🤷🏼♂️ Great video as always mate!
My take on with Richardlison: last season, he had NOT earned the right to complain about Conte's tactics nor demand for more minutes. He was absolute shite. Personally I'm not in favor of players doing this sort of thing. It is disrespectful and if it is allowed, it promotes dissension among the ranks. If you are not getting minutes, first ask yourself why. That was very poor and disrespectful on his part. On top of that, he was late. So in total, highly unprofessional
Ali i feel sorry for the pensioners they have supported the club for yrs and have got pushed out with hike of ticket prices but club doesnt care .They have supported Spurs for yrs .GOLD GOLD GOLD.
becoming a joke getting a ticket. Occasionally get my dad's season ticket in upper east but honestly atmosphere up there is poor and cost of travel etc is increasing. I can get every single game live on optus sports so think I will stay at home and not fill levys pockets anymore thanks.
Can you say after a lifetime of following Spurs and a decade of covering them that most of every decision made by Levy and this board is made for their own financial gain- from the way we invest in the squad to the construction of the stadium?
It would be interesting to see what the operating costs are, % spent on staff/ground etc vs what the owners take out. I think many ppl will be surprised. We know Levy gets a fair whack, which I think he should get less and have a success clause.
I do 100% agree on using the stadium for other events. It's a very logical and obvious biz move. I don't like ENIC, but I am proud we are very financially safe and self-sustainable.
I think Richy had every right to criticise Conte. By the time both him and Mourinho pitched up at Spurs their managerial style and tactics were well passed their selly by date. Both wasted peak Kane & Son. Ironically, both thought they were doing the club a favour just by being there when in reality it was the complete opposite. Now at least we have a manager who appreciates what it means to manage Spurs and has some respect for the way we demand the club plays football.
Wasted Son and Kane? Who was the manager when Son won the golden boot? Who did Kane display his passing skills under? Jose reached two consecutive european finals after leaving Spurs, and 343 formation is not a dinosaur tactic. I bet you were ecstatic when those two came; finally bringing a world class manager. If Conte and Mourinho was truly backed, maybe Son and Kane might have won something. Mourinho appreciated managing spurs and Conte was overall having a bad year with two of his closest friends passing away and losing his gall bladder. You should be thankful Conte kept the ship in line for as long as he did because, well, we all saw what happened at Newcastle away last year. Attracting world class managers is done for spurs, no one wants to come, and Levy knows he wont back them. Because of that, he can only attract those that joining Spurs would be a step up for them, not step down like Mourinho and Conte, so ofcourse Ange feels appreciated to manage spurs.
Hi Ali, I know you don’t care too much about RUclips stats but I guess 2 x shorter videos a week gives you more weekly views. Sometimes I have to watch your weekly video in 2 parts anyway! It would give you more chance to focus on match analysis and then cover other news / questions on quieter days. Or when we get back in Europe I guess double match analysis needed anyway most weeks! With regards to price increases the 6% is basic economics with consideration of recent inflation and no recent increases then it isn’t really that bad - there will never be a good time to say prices going up. The senior changes is the more debatable issue if people want to get upset. Like you say though.. supply and demand, tickets never go to general sale. It’s no one’s birthright to attend every game and I think you did a balanced analysis.
It’s undeniably funny and it aligns with his character. But I can’t help but thinking he purposely used that opportunity to speak his minds. No way he didn’t grasp the situation especially other player already apologized for his tardiness. I have no affection for Conte whatsoever but his behavior is wild.
I live in the US, so I can't comment on the price of tickets in the UK. From experience going to sporting events in the states, it sure sounds like we pay double or triple the price.
Yeah but we literally have to follow prompts on the jumbotron to cheer on the team in the US. This is a football club, started by the London neighborhood of Tottenham. Some of the best clubs in the world are owned by its fans. It's a completely different sporting culture
It’s just common business this was going to happen . You have a world product not a team playing in the local community league . As long as tickets keep getting sold out nothings gonna change . Sitting here in Australia my dream is to one day watch spurs play live 1 game in their stadium . 🤷🏻♂️
Hi Alistair listened to your podcast and laughed again at your Richarlison story again but I have a feeling that Richarlison knew exactly what Conte was saying 😅 but it's a good excuse and a reasonable excuse when you can say you don't understand 😅 and I don't blame him for saying it, he only pointed out what the whole of the Spurs fans were saying 😂😂😂
My Virgin deal coming to end in may - and if don’t get another deal and kept all the channels - it would go up by £130 - and from next season champs league is on both TNT and amazon so in theory would he even more if wanted all channels showing football
By reducing the discount for us seniors is only penalising the very people who’ve stuck by the club through thick and thin, mostly thin over the last two decades. Levy should be rewarding us for our continued loyalty not making it harder in these difficult times. It’s an outrageous decision.
The Richie story is one of the funniest locker-room things I've heard.
My season ticket has gone up £15 since 2019, and next season it will go up another £59. That's £74 over 6 years, or about 1.2% per season. Given how much the price of everything has gone up, is it that bad? Not really (assuming it doesn't go up again next season of course). Having said that, is the money gained from ST price increases a drop in the ocean for a club with the revenues of Spurs? Yes. Could they find other ways to generate revenue that doesn't come out of the pockets of match-going fans? Definitely. Removing senior concessions is absolutely disgraceful.
As an oldie who has supported the club for over 50 years I think there's a better way forward. I understand our community is aging and it's not sustainable to continue the discount as it is indefinitely .
Why not cap and maintain the 50pc discount to all those that have it now? For anyone reaching 65 from now on apply the lower 25pc discount.
Eventually the 50pc's will reduce and disappear. Job done
Surely that's a better way than taking something away...
Season Ticket holder here. A price increase above RPI is ridiculous. What’s more concerning is the new statutory terms that are being introduced with them from 24/25. Seat utilisation, meaning STH’s must attend at least 15/19 games per season or their ST is revoked from them. This is very concerning. Ali - can you please share further information on this at your next video. Clarity on whether Ticket Exchange applies to this? Guidance is not clear. Thank you
“As well as attendance in person, a seat will be considered utilised if it is listed for sale on Ticket Exchange or shared with a friend or family member by using Ticket Share or Ticket Upgrade”
So basically you need to make sure there’s a bum in your seat for 15 of the 19 games. That can be yours, someone in your network or made available on the ticket exchange. It reads like it doesn’t have to actually sell.
Tottenham giving their annual masterclass in public relations
I have a theory of when Richy said all that. It must be around the time conte went on that Richy rant in a press conference. It’s entertainment but unprofessional in my opinion
Ticket prices are ridiculous, but the pricing structure is even crazier. I wanted 2 tickets for my dad's birthday, but not only did I need to pay £50 for a membership, my dad would need a membership too because you can only assign 1 ticket per member. That's £100, just to have the privilege to buy an overpriced ticket. What's worse is the membership expires in May anyway. Can't ever see myself going back to Spurs for a league game now.
100% agree, i have been a Spurs fan all my life never a season ticket holder, so how does Joe Public get a ticket to a home game against the lesser lights of the league. To pay £100 to be told there is none
I tried to get tickets to Everton game and found 7 tickets available none together and would of cost £300 plus for three of us to sit on our own
Back in the day i use to turn up and get in, i know thats not the game today but it seems Impossible to get tickets anymore
@@guyfranklin3838 Very sad isn’t it. My dad tells me all about his amazing nights watching us in Europe, and seeing us win FA Cups and UEFA cups, but he knows I’ll never get to witness that live because it’s unaffordable (not that we ever win cups now). Shame that he’s kinda not bothered anymore despite being Spurs since birth. It’s so corporate and cold now.
People will get over it, don’t like the action in regard to senior citizen discounts but we all have a choice in taking this up
Cheers Big A. It shouldn’t be a surprise to see increases after numerous years of no change. With everyone demanding high pay increases it aligns to higher costs, sad reality of an inflated market right now. As you rightly say, supply and demand, people will vote with their wallets.
Thanks, Alasdair - a mid-week round up is a very good idea, though hopefully next season there will be mid-week European games to talk about. The rise in season ticket prices is just one extra burden on fans especially those who have to travel any distance e.g. rail fares rose again this week. All the costs that the club state are outside of their control such as utilities, rates and consumables also affect the fans just as much. As an older member I find the reduction of senior concessions particularly galling. Perhaps the club believes that older fans spend less on food, drinks and replica kit than the younger members and therefore feels the need to take more of their (limited) money via ticket prices. Just stinks of greed and it is unacceptable. Good to see the THST voicing their opposition to the proposals.
Supporterfor 60 years, 35 of those I had a season tkt. £2k is a lot of money for someone on a pension. Do you want me gone Mr Levy?
😮 What price loyalty? Surely a discount for long term supporters and pensioners is warranted!
Greed begets hatred.
Levy has no respect for fans of this club
Cynically using the word unsustainable which translates into
We can get more money from someone else
He does mate. If you go somebody like ticket master will have your seat and sell to a tourist. A big market for tourists, we're a day out in London now.
Living in a nostalgic utopia unfortunately isn’t reality. Prices are rising all over the world. It’s the sad state of affairs that we must accept. Football isn’t immune. Argument that product on field isn’t matching expectations is preposterous. Spurs are 5th not a relegation team. To expect to win every game is LaLa Land.
Levy no trophy’s but always wants your money
Nice to see a new video pop up mid week Alasdair fantastic and informative as always
"Gold gets in for free?!? Get him!!!"
😂😂😂
Lovely surprise to see your video pop up Ali. Hope you’re well. I’m not too confident for Villa but hope we can get a result
Still don't understand how fans of football in the UK become upset about season ticket price increases. This is part of supporting any club in the modern world
Regarding Richarlison, I think it’s funny. Conte had no issues calling out players publicly so why shouldn’t Ritchy tell him straight how he felt. However, if Conte was still at the club it would be a bigger issue regarding unprofessionalism
Having recently been proclaimed the richest club in London I find the 6% a bit over the top and I certainly won't be able to afford to go especially when you consider as an OAP I'm getting it twice with the senior's discount vanishing. I could understand an increase if we were in the Champions League next year but we're not guaranteed a place in Europe yet. We don't have a wage bill the size of a Manchester club or some other clubs in London but we never win anything either unlike those clubs or Liverpool. Again we are the richest club in London but the way they act toward the fans with actions like this I understand why people are yelling Levy out, I don't agree with them but I understand why they do it. As for Richarlison good for him, why not try interviewing Richarlison with Emerson Royal. Thanks for the update, even though it is mostly bad news, always appreciate the loan round up, take care of yourself, stay well and enjoy.
I like the format of shorter midweek vid if there's news, longer vid after the weekend match! the midweek vid gives me a little boost during the slog of a work week so I'll always welcome that as long as there's actually things worth discussing
also the Richarlson thing is hilarious, so in character, you gotta love the guy. what I would give to be a fly on the wall when that happened 😂
I think splitting up your talks is a great idea. For me, when you have done a 90 minute one, I have often split it into two helpings anyway! :)
Hey Al - lovely stuff as always! if the volume can be a bit louder that would be great :)
I really appreciate your comment on how looking at match day prices/increases from other countries and how we may see it so differently. U.S. Spurs fan here and I know when I first heard about what you all have over there, such as Supporters Trusts, I thought wow this is so involve and not sure why, matches are not so expensive. Trying to make it a point to see everything from the perspective of the fans that have had this in their lives much longer than I have and attend matches more regularly definitely made me realize the impact this has on the every week match going fan and how it is quite different than someone like myself who may or may not get the opportunity to hop across the pond and catch a match.
Thank you for the video, Alasdair. As a fan from the US, who has never been able to go to a Spurs game, the ticket price increase does not affect me like it does others. In the US, it is very expensive to attend games, so I don't really go to games often. With everything costing so much these days, it is disappointing to see the club attempt to exploit the long-time supporters. I totally agree with Uli Hoeness's statement and hope that the club learns from their past mistakes. With all the revenue the club have now, there is no excuse for not spending in the summer window. With other clubs having PSR issues, there is a massive opportunity to sign high-level players. Hopefully we can get a win against Villa!
Love the midweek videos Ali! Looking forward to Villa at the weekend. Feeling quietly confident. Cheers!
Has anyone done the sums on what revenue it would generate per match?
I get that no one wants prices to increase but for many we were priced out of going to football many years ago not just in recent years.
Its growth going forwards.
Yes we want mid week content regularly 😍
Regarding Richy and his criticisms, a misunderstanding led him to speak truth to power. You might normally think that this was unprofessional, but let's consider the context that Conte was just going through the motions for a good bit of last season. I wonder if he even cared about managing Spurs any more, just hanging on for the pay packet.
Hi Ali. I have a senior season ticket, but because I'm in the North Stand there is no concession price, so I pay the same as everyone else 😢
Hi Alasdair thanks for the update very informative as always thanks for your hard work take care stay safe
Conte was unlucky, World Cup in middle of season, three deaths, Son, Dier, Richie etc playing with injuries, then his own ill health. He had a passion the team could not match.
He also tried to coach a squad of predominantly attack minded ball players into counter attacking possession less defenders.
Nice surprise again Ali and love the Italian t shirt, look forward to this video, roll on the weekend and fingers crossed for the 3 points. #COYS
I think because the country has the concept of Thatcherism hard-wired into it, we (the English) tend to just shrug and get on with it when the football clubs/energy companies etc whack up prices at will. We accept that that's capitalism and that's how it works - and so they know they'll get away with it without meaningful protest. We're even at this weird stage now where some fans feel a sense of pride when the club we support posts big profits, whereas when I first started supporting Spurs in the early 80s we didn't have a clue/give a damn how much money the club was making - we just cared about what was happening on the pitch (until Irving Scholar turned up of course:-). Some fans are even getting edgey that a naming-rights deal hasn't yet been secured, and that our stadium isn't known as "The (insert faceless multi-national brand here) Stadium" rather than the wonderful "Tottenham Hotspur Stadium". We need to look at how German football fans deal with things like this. Now THEY know how to protest.
Worth reading. comparison with energy companies is apt as a fan supports a club for life, so little price elasticity of demand.
As a senior season ticket holder I am affected by the reduction in discount. To be honest I am not surprised by the 6%, I expected an increase last year, so I am ok with the 6% effectively covering 2 years. My season ticket started with Wembley, and reducing the discount will cost me about £10 a game. This is not unaffordable and so not unhappy, especially if it means we challenge top 3 & Europe - but if I was a very long standing supporter I definitely would be. So I think they should keep the 50% discount for season ticket holders with say more than 3 years paying full pre-senior season tickets as a reward for their long term support.
Always love when gold vid drops , hopefully your mid week videos will be about a European game next year 🤞
I read somewhere that Spurs has the third highest matchday income in Europe. Only PSG & Barcelona earn more. Makes you wonder why the statement they released makes it sound like they're on the poverty line.
We also have the highest debt in Europe to service. When you think that your mobile/broadband provider plus many others raise their prices every year and many mid contract, sometimes well over inflation, it’s not really surprising the club would eventually raise the ticket prices, other clubs already have.
Is it about poverty or just rising costs?
Pure greed
Value costs money lol
Maybe they need the funds to lure big guns next summer esp after euros
Ali Thanks for all the update .GOLD GOLD GOLD.
Hey Alasdair! Thanks for the update and all the hard work you put in. A couple of weeks ago there were rumours that spurs / enic were looking into buying another club. Is this true and what is the point of it from their point of view?
Greetings from Sweden 🇸🇪
Great video, as always, Alistair More videos, the better
Fair play to you for making the most of a limited week of news. And fair play to the Bundasliga for their approach. It only really works because everyone is in the same boat but its the same old pyramid. The "biggest" clubs are more attractive than the lesser ones. Though at least Leverkusen are pushing the envelope this year. Very true about the clubs policy on prices. You cant argue that they froze prices, but whats the difference between the extra ticket revenue vs those from events? But its a sellers market with so many wanting tickets. Just hope we can actually start playing flair football over many games and win something next year. Cheers for another very informative update.
Hahaha, Andros and Nathan Gardiner totally had a run in with each other back in the day.
Welcome back Nathan!
Hi Ali, The 6% season ticket increase is an absolute PR disaster. This will erode some of the feel good factor Ange has created and cause unrest amongst the fans again. What they are doing with senior concessions for life long loyal fans is disgusting. Sadly, it is what we have come to expect under the 23 years of Daniel Levy and ENIC's ownership. But it Is always good to to have one of your videos to watch
Little thing you may have missed - Doncaster Rovers have also got Thimothée Lo-Tutala on loan, as well as Matthew Craig. Lo-Tulala was a highly-rated GK for Tottenham, who left in 2022, and went to Hull on a free. So, Craig has joined up with a former teammate from the Youth squad (who's well worth keeping an eye on - if there was any way of keeping him, we should have hung on Lo-Tulala).
As I'm getting uncomfortably near the time when I'd qualify for a seniors season ticket, it's a shame they are changing that! Perhaps they could look at discounts for supporters who have had their season ticket for x number of years (I've had mine since the 1980s). It would be good PR to offer some sort of discount to reward that kind of loyalty... Also if it's impossible for non-season ticket holders to get home tickets, it's equally impossible for season ticket holders to go to the odd away game, it would be great to be part of our wonderful away support just once in a while....
I agree with you Ali - I also have no issue with using the stadium for other entertainment events.
As for season tickets ! I would like to go ONCE a season, let alone every home game !!!
Thanks again Ali!
Its went to adverts just as you felt a plum 🤣🤣 luv ya Ali x
Re: Senior Citizen Ticket Holders: The 50% discount is a brilliant condition. Without knowing how this works, its seems that this could be open to abuse by fans buying season tickets 2-3 years before they get to 65. I'd be fully supportive of a 50% discount for fans with, for example, over 10 years of season ticket purchases. Seems fair and equitable. I also presume the THST asked the club to keep prices in line with inflation at the minimum?
Going to Tottenham is approaching the same territory as going to a concert or west end show. It’s one thing for those of who fly across a couple of us times a year, but I don’t know how ‘ordinary’ fans can go every other week.
German clubs have it right. Can’t remember which owner said but they said increaing the prices equate to around 2-3 million extra which in dealing with transfers gets done in seconds in his words. Such a bad look for thhe directors
Got to claw some of that Ndombele money back somehow.
Worse signing money wise that i have seen over 50 years as a spurs fan - Hopefully levy will negotiate ripping up his contract this summer - see if he will take £5m ( half his yearly wages ) to end his time at spurs . Absolute waste of time and money.
Great video again mate?
One question I've always wondered about though....
Do you know in your infinite spurs wisdom, if the stadium has a built in contingency within it's design, to expand upwards... obviously increasing capacity...future proofed in effect???
Thanks COYS 💙💙💙
Richarlison story made me laugh, mugged himself twice. But he was just being honest. Too many people are afraid of speaking their mind today. Not me; I do not like red, I do not like the Woolwich Nomads and I will never fly Emirates. You can quote me
Ali- surprised to hear of Perisics (near enough) return to fitness… I thought the whole reasoning in letting him go now and not the summer was that he wouldn’t be fit before the end of the season? Are the club surprised at his recovery time? I’m disappointed as he was a quality option in the early months of the season .
Thanks, Ali. I think Richy misunderstood and his response is quite funny. He was late so maybe he thought they were having clear the air talks. Too bad Emerson didn’t say what Conte’s reaction was to it. Thanks again. COYS! 🙏🏾
I am sympathetic to the seniors (being one myself), but I've got to say that here in the USA, a 50% senior discount (on anything) is unheard of. Here you would get a 10% discount, if wnything at all.
Thanks for this midweek update. Alasdair. That was quite a faux pas Richarlison made at the squad meeting. I wonder if it precipitated Conte’s comments that there were “selfish” players. I’ll never forget that, an all-time low! Love Vicario and how the squad is so support of each other
Does that increase include corperate season tickets?
6% more goals, points happy days
"AlaSdair the silly sausage, struggling to say season senior tickets," Try that t one mate! As always thanks for your videos. And like Americans as an Aussie I am perplexed by your prices!
Revenue from these sales is allowable when doing FFP spending calculations when buying & selling players.
Morning Alasdair, many thanks for your Time as ever. With reference to ticket prices, I get that costs are rising, but what is the point of NFL, F1, concerts etc if it doesn't help the fans a bit. Removal of senior concessions is awful PR.
A 6% rise basically means I'll be selling another ticket on ticket exchange to make it affordable 😐...
I'm so so glad conte has gone. His formation was indeed absolute stools.
Richarlison has gone up 2000% in my estimation for pointing this out to everyone.
Good morning Ali! Thank you for the video- i think (regarding the story of Conte and Richy) its a massive misunderstanding, both dont have English as their main language and Richy probably didnt read between the lines and just said what he was feeling 😅😂
Hi can I ask a question where do look for under 21 tickets and why ain't it on the tottenham website
Q&A: try saying "senior season ticket prices" x 3 without messing up.
Thanks again for another insightful video 👍
Question - How do you think the Spurs’ fan base will be affected once Sonny moves on, seeing that a lot of Korean supporters in the stadium are Sonny fans more than Spurs fans actually.
Noooo, don't think so Mr Shah.
I think the resale value of tickets will go down. The demand from Korean tourists has pushed it up alot over the last few years.
I loved every second of this Ali X144
Hey Guys. Apologies for being stupid. But what’s a season ticket? Like You get priority access to buy tickets? And what’s one Hotspur membership? Is it the fancy name for season ticket? I am not from the UK so I don’t know how it works! And do you guys get numbered seats? Like is a seat assigned when you buy the ticket? Or you can randomly sit anywhere?
Also, isn’t it cheaper to buy regular ticket. I just googled some ticket prices and it seemed cheaper.
You get all 19 home matches in a season ticket. Some people have all home cup matches added. It is much cheaper per match to have a season ticket than buy a one off ticket
Season ticket a ticket for all the home games of the season and in same seat - one membership is next thing down so it puts you in waiting list for season ticket and also allow you access buy tickets when go on sale and ticket exchange - is also one membership and one membership + which gives you access get tickets a day before the normal one membership
So tricky, trying to look at the balance, because you need to create the capacity for other/ younger fans to go regularly and get a seat, create the atmosphere etc. but hitting the older fans is shocking too. Especially for those who might look at it as their weekly vice etc.
If there wasn’t a cost of living crisis on, disproportionately affecting pensioners etc., we might wear it better.
Tricky decisions all around, but as long as football is as popular as it is, players can continue to demand mad wages compared to the common man and that’s gotta be paid for somehow.
Appreciate your nuanced take on it all Ali
The story about Richarlison is brilliant, but unfortunately the main takeaway is that the guy’s just a bit of an idiot. He’s not an intelligent bloke is he. I mean in any context, understanding the question or not, who in their right mind starts mouthing off the coach in front of the squad?? I’m absolutely sure that had Ange arrived before Richy, there is no way on earth he’s phoning him up, speaking to him, profiling him and deciding he’s a good character fit for the dressing room. He’s lived in England for what, 7 years? Maybe if his brain was slightly less pidgeon-sized he’d have picked up some of the language? It’s clear Ange has targeted intelligent, humble, motivated players for his rebuild - do you really think Richy would have been his first choice?
Completely agree. I think Ange has been lumberd with him and definitely not a player he would have spoken to and green lit the decision. I was saying a few weeks ago how disappointing it is he doesn't speak a lick of English given how long he's lived in the country. It's just another example of his lack of intelligence, which shows on the pitch as well. I really hope we can get offers for him in the summer. I think he's a decent guy, but we need better going forward. Just my opinion.
I haven't seem much of him.but I caught Djed in his match against inter and I honestly think that if he is willing to work he could be good back up for porro, since as a wing back he is more comfortable going forward that emerson. Just a thought though.
Don’t think Ange likes him, he’s always stressed character above ability
Great for when I do nights Al. Cheers
I asked this question before, I’m not able to get Football London articles for a month now! It’s says “ we’re trying to fix the problem…..” over a month now, what’s going on?
Still working on it apparently.
Morning Ally.
So I got my renewal through and my ticket in the north stand and it's £1,211, an increase of £72. So if you base that on roughly 45,000 season tickets that works out an extra 2 million after tax for the club. When you think someone like Sonny earns around 10m a season (based on 200k a week) I think this is a harsh and unfair increase.
But like you said... There's apparently 30,000 fans on the waiting list for a season ticket so they've got us by the short and curlys.... What can we do 🤷🏼♂️
Great video as always mate!
Great stuff mr god
Now that’s some high praise
My take on with Richardlison: last season, he had NOT earned the right to complain about Conte's tactics nor demand for more minutes. He was absolute shite.
Personally I'm not in favor of players doing this sort of thing. It is disrespectful and if it is allowed, it promotes dissension among the ranks.
If you are not getting minutes, first ask yourself why. That was very poor and disrespectful on his part. On top of that, he was late. So in total, highly unprofessional
agree but I think it was a moment of miscommunication between Conte and Richarlison
@@DarylSpykerman But he didn't know that. He opened his big unearned mouth anyway. So. Wrong & unprofessional
Ah the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium A Bastian of Social/Financial Engineering.
Ali i feel sorry for the pensioners they have supported the club for yrs and have got pushed out with hike of ticket prices but club doesnt care .They have supported Spurs for yrs .GOLD GOLD GOLD.
becoming a joke getting a ticket. Occasionally get my dad's season ticket in upper east but honestly atmosphere up there is poor and cost of travel etc is increasing. I can get every single game live on optus sports so think I will stay at home and not fill levys pockets anymore thanks.
I'm thinking that too
Can you say after a lifetime of following Spurs and a decade of covering them that most of every decision made by Levy and this board is made for their own financial gain- from the way we invest in the squad to the construction of the stadium?
It would be interesting to see what the operating costs are, % spent on staff/ground etc vs what the owners take out. I think many ppl will be surprised. We know Levy gets a fair whack, which I think he should get less and have a success clause.
I do 100% agree on using the stadium for other events. It's a very logical and obvious biz move. I don't like ENIC, but I am proud we are very financially safe and self-sustainable.
Thanks Alasdair. More is always better.
That’s awesome by Vicario
I think Richy had every right to criticise Conte. By the time both him and Mourinho pitched up at Spurs their managerial style and tactics were well passed their selly by date. Both wasted peak Kane & Son. Ironically, both thought they were doing the club a favour just by being there when in reality it was the complete opposite. Now at least we have a manager who appreciates what it means to manage Spurs and has some respect for the way we demand the club plays football.
Wasted Son and Kane? Who was the manager when Son won the golden boot? Who did Kane display his passing skills under? Jose reached two consecutive european finals after leaving Spurs, and 343 formation is not a dinosaur tactic. I bet you were ecstatic when those two came; finally bringing a world class manager. If Conte and Mourinho was truly backed, maybe Son and Kane might have won something. Mourinho appreciated managing spurs and Conte was overall having a bad year with two of his closest friends passing away and losing his gall bladder. You should be thankful Conte kept the ship in line for as long as he did because, well, we all saw what happened at Newcastle away last year. Attracting world class managers is done for spurs, no one wants to come, and Levy knows he wont back them. Because of that, he can only attract those that joining Spurs would be a step up for them, not step down like Mourinho and Conte, so ofcourse Ange feels appreciated to manage spurs.
Thanks Alasdair
Hi Ali, I know you don’t care too much about RUclips stats but I guess 2 x shorter videos a week gives you more weekly views. Sometimes I have to watch your weekly video in 2 parts anyway! It would give you more chance to focus on match analysis and then cover other news / questions on quieter days. Or when we get back in Europe I guess double match analysis needed anyway most weeks!
With regards to price increases the 6% is basic economics with consideration of recent inflation and no recent increases then it isn’t really that bad - there will never be a good time to say prices going up. The senior changes is the more debatable issue if people want to get upset. Like you say though.. supply and demand, tickets never go to general sale. It’s no one’s birthright to attend every game and I think you did a balanced analysis.
It’s undeniably funny and it aligns with his character. But I can’t help but thinking he purposely used that opportunity to speak his minds. No way he didn’t grasp the situation especially other player already apologized for his tardiness. I have no affection for Conte whatsoever but his behavior is wild.
I live in the US, so I can't comment on the price of tickets in the UK. From experience going to sporting events in the states, it sure sounds like we pay double or triple the price.
Yeah but we literally have to follow prompts on the jumbotron to cheer on the team in the US.
This is a football club, started by the London neighborhood of Tottenham. Some of the best clubs in the world are owned by its fans. It's a completely different sporting culture
@@philiphewitt3990So we pay more in the US because we have bad sporting culture? Don't understand that reasoning. Sucks prices are going up though.
I can imagine the demand is off the chart!
If you are already a senior season ticket holder and receive 50% discount, do you retain that right or will you be impacted too?
The discount is reduced over the coming years.
@AlasdairGoldjournalist That's rotten. Thanks for confirming and get some sleep!
They haven't had any tickets on non members general sale since they moved into the stadium.
The Ritchie miss-understanding reminds me of Gareth in the office coming back into room and saying favourite fantasy is sisters getting it on
"Never thought I'd say this, but can I hear more from @tvgcmma9215"
It’s just common business this was going to happen .
You have a world product not a team playing in the local community league . As long as tickets keep getting sold out nothings gonna change .
Sitting here in Australia my dream is to one day watch spurs play live 1 game in their stadium . 🤷🏻♂️
The increase in season ticket cost will increase the coffers by £3m a year which will likely be Levy’s pay rise this year
Hi Alistair listened to your podcast and laughed again at your Richarlison story again but I have a feeling that Richarlison knew exactly what Conte was saying 😅 but it's a good excuse and a reasonable excuse when you can say you don't understand 😅 and I don't blame him for saying it, he only pointed out what the whole of the Spurs fans were saying 😂😂😂
My Virgin deal coming to end in may - and if don’t get another deal and kept all the channels - it would go up by £130 - and from next season champs league is on both TNT and amazon so in theory would he even more if wanted all channels showing football
Why is it when you introduce yourself, it always sounds as if your down in the dumps
By reducing the discount for us seniors is only penalising the very people who’ve stuck by the club through thick and thin, mostly thin over the last two decades.
Levy should be rewarding us for our continued loyalty not making it harder in these difficult times.
It’s an outrageous decision.
They club cares more about tour groups/tourists from the far east and usa (not supporters clubs, tourists) more than fans
Still, that 50% discount sounds quite a lot to be perfectly honest
Any idea how much beer sales have increased in the Ange Era?
At the stadium or worldwide?!