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Post by Holyjoe on Feb 18, 2005 7:11:48 GMT -5
Looks like we might be in for a bit of a hike in ticket prices in the K-League this season.
Pohang have just announced their 2005 ticket prices and they've increased a lot on 2004's prices which has caused a bit of controversy at the moment
Matchday VIP section: 20,000 won Regular ticket: 10,000 won Middle school student: 5,000 won Elementary student: 3,000 won
Advance purchases VIP section: 16,000 won Regular ticket: 8,000 won Middle school student: 4,000 won Elementary student: 2,400 won
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FC Seoul's ticket prices have increased a bit too:
Weekend matches West stand: 20,000 won (everyone 20k) East stand: 12,000 won (youth 12k, kids 4k) N & S stands: 8,000 won (youth 6k, kids 4k)
Midweek matches West stand: 15,000 won (everyone 20k) East stand: 8,000 won (youth 8k, kids 3k) N & S stands: 6,000 won (youth 4k, kids 3k)
Not heard about ticket prices for any other clubs but folk are reckoning 10k is going to be around the standard entrance fee for this season.
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Post by teppic on Feb 18, 2005 13:47:56 GMT -5
daejeon used the sheffield united ticket price policy last season where it was a touch expensive to go to the match (10,000 won in daejeons case) but you could choose anywhere to sit in the stadium. at sheffield it really spread the crowd out and only the two middle sections in the kop were used. 8,000 or even 10,000 is very cheap even if it is northern conference standards.
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Post by mikey on Feb 21, 2005 10:38:46 GMT -5
like a night out in sheffield..... like a greasy chip butty like a good pinch of snuff oh sheffield united.. come thrill me again... la la la la la la la.... ohhh!
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Post by Cyclops on Feb 22, 2005 7:07:17 GMT -5
Innit.
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Post by IconsFanatic on Feb 22, 2005 13:52:29 GMT -5
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Post by Holyjoe on Feb 22, 2005 22:35:18 GMT -5
It looks as if Incheon United will be charging 15,000 won for non-membership card holding spectators or non-shareholders. Kids are 7,000 without the card.
I know it's still pretty cheap, but it's a fair hike on last year's prices (10k)...
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Post by Cyclops on Feb 22, 2005 23:40:00 GMT -5
It's cheap by UK standards, but a fair chunk for people who are used to watching football almost for free. A trip to the game with the wife and kids suddenly will set you back 50,000 or thereabouts with food, etc.
It's cheaper than a level 7 match in England, but I'm not sure people here are ready for those prices yet. If Chelsea's prices had jumped from a fiver to 40 quid overnight they probably wouldn't be filling their stadium. Given the kind of numbers Incheon have been attracting, it might backfire badly.
You can sit in the inexpensive seats at top clubs in Europe for as little as 10 Euros in some places in Spain, Italy, France, etc. Incheon v Busan for the same price as AC Milan in the Champions League doesn't seem like such a good deal, although I guess you'd have to factor in the cost of airline tickets...
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Post by nyujeelandsaram on Feb 23, 2005 0:08:20 GMT -5
Gee just watch the already massive crowds of 800 get even huger now!!!!!!!!!!! And here we have been for the past two seasons debating whether or not they should make it free to try and get more along. Regardless of whther it's still cheap or not compared to Britain, Korea isn't Britain and football isn't the same here. Not to mention your average joe blow going to football in Korea doesn't roll in cash either. Judging by the high school girls, kids and families or rough looking ajeoshies that make up most of the crowd this might bite them on the bum. We are talking about the price of 6-15 bottles of soju for 90 minutes of mediocre footba here
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Post by Holyjoe on Feb 23, 2005 0:47:33 GMT -5
By my reckoning I went to 37 K-League games during 2004 and three K2 games (though they were free entry) - reckon I'll be cutting down a bit on the random games I go to with the price increases. 6~7k to go and watch Seongnam v Busan on a hideously wet day in September ( ) was more than enough... bump that up to 10k and I'd maybe decide against it. The thing with Incheon's prices is pretty strange. They've announced a scheme whereby you get free entry if you buy a shirt (essentially a season ticket for 40~50k with a free top), and if you're a shareholder/membership card holder you can get your adult ticket for 5k. Nice enough if you're going to be a regular attender, but it hits the folk who just want to go to one or two games a year.
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Post by Colombian on Feb 23, 2005 6:01:07 GMT -5
any regular poster here that ever wants to come to a Busan game in Asiad, just let me know, and I'll get you free tickets.
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Post by SteveW on Feb 23, 2005 19:48:58 GMT -5
any regular poster here that ever wants to come to a Busan game in Asiad, just let me know, and I'll get you free tickets. Do we have to support Busan if we go?? And will Portaloo take us to the room salon afterwards?? I have to say that the last time I was back in Korea (last Summer) I noticed a bit of general inflation in the prices of things so it seems to be a trend ... not sure how wages have increased lately but it might just be that prices are creeping up as Korea becomes more of a first-world nation. To me 10k for adults and 3 or 5k for kids seems about right with maybe some discounts based on the time/opposition and also money off for students, club members etc
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Post by nyujeelandsaram on Feb 23, 2005 20:34:55 GMT -5
I would have thought that ticket prices should be glued rather tightly to attendance figures. Nobody goes so you make it cheaper. Decent crowds turn up then see if you can milk them for a bit extra. Then as happens a bit, if they buy the team shirts or season passes then bring in the discounts. Ah well, won't be affecting me this year. Good timing.
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Post by nyujeelandsaram on Feb 23, 2005 20:37:36 GMT -5
One other thing.
Why would you spend 20,000 on a ticket at Seoul when for 12,000 you can get the same seats on opposite sides of the field??
Are they locking all the toilets in the East stand and painting the seats before kickoff every game.
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Post by Cyclops on Feb 23, 2005 21:27:13 GMT -5
If the ticket is 20,000 won then the seat "must be better". Suwon seem to be fairly successful in charging more to sit on one side than the other. There will always be a few people who will pay more so they don't have to sit with people like yourself, njs. I guess it's the same reason trains have 1st class seats, the wealthy and smug pay a premium to sit with other wealthy and smug people. Sometimes the seats are more comfortable and might even have a paper towel thingy on the head rest bearing a number one, but often they are exactly the same as normal seats.
The problem for the K-league is that the premium seats are bought by a tiny percentage of the crowd, the vast majority will likely just say bollocks to the price hikes and go to a baseball game or something.
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Post by nyujeelandsaram on Feb 23, 2005 21:53:40 GMT -5
Not you though right Cyclops? You'd give up the drink if they bumped K2 League tickets up to 50,000 a pop AND travel to Namhae by taxi to see an FA Cup game. How's rockssin?
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