Think of the fans: Tottenham fans group outrage over increased ticket prices

It was announced on Monday that Tottenham season ticket prices will rise at the start of next season when the club moves to their new stadium, which has yet to be given a name.

The announcement caused outrage from Spurs fans, highlighting the much-debated topic of over-priced tickets for Premier League games.

Season ticket details were released with the prices ranging from £795 at the cheapest to £1195 at the most expensive, and this is when the outrage commenced.

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It was the Tottenham Hotspur supporters trust, however, who spoke out about their disappointment in the clubs new ticket prices on their official website:

They said, “With the pricing for the new Tottenham Hotspur stadium, the club had a great opportunity to cement the growing bond between fans and the club and to secure future generations of support.”

Furthermore, the supporters trust claimed many current season ticket holders prices will rise as high as 50 percent:

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“Some fans are facing increases of 25, 40 or 50 percent in their usual seating areas which, even taking into account the improved facilities, will be beyond many, whether they are long-standing season ticket holders or whether they signed up for the first time for the year at Wembley.”

With ticket costs already at an all-time high, this was a worrying statistic for Spurs and Premier League fans alike to see.

So much so that football and Spurs legend Gary Lineker took to his Twitter account to vent his frustration at the announcement, he wrote:

“We’re seeing more and more empty seats at grounds. Given the vast sums received from TV rights, ticket prices should be falling not rising. The game needs full stadiums otherwise its appeal will slowly decline, even to rights holders. Avarice will only damage the game and clubs.”

It’s nice to see former players and fans as a collective mounting their frustrations at something which has been a big problem in the Premier League for a few years now but what will it take for clubs to realise that raising ticket prices is not fair on the loyal fans who pay there hard earned cash to watch their heroes play every week?

We can only hope that some solution is sorted sooner rather than later before the game and league we love are damaged beyond repair.