I'd like to expand on my opinion that there's an untapped source of income for football clubs, a far richer (literally) source than the fans and one that quite frankly caused the need for cash in the first place. That source is of course the media.
If football clubs want and/or need more money they should be squeezing it out of sources that actually have money. That's the media and the sponsors. Not the fans. QPR fans spend just about as much money as they can afford on the club whatever the prices, whether or not they buy tickets, as whatever fans can afford usually ends up in the club shop or at special Rangers events. Squeezing via ticket hikes is therefore quite redundant.
The press and sponsors on the other hand don't spend money out of love for the club- they're after something and as a premier league club they will be prepared to pay us anything for it.
It's time QPR turned to the media and sponsors and added ludicrious extra charges for every little thing, just as they do with fans. We know our board have fleecing skills, so I'm sure they could come up with some great ideas.
If we do it you can bet all the rest of the clubs will do it as well. It'd end up making televised games expensive and tickets relatively cheap.
With the internet streams available we could not only make the bastards that ruined the economics of football pay to make life easier for real supporters, but quite possibly bring them down altogether.
If the league try to stop us, we'll just let them have a cut of the revenue. I have no qualms about giving them bribes that come from sources other than the fans, especially the media.
This is my vision. Who's with me?
About Me
- Ben Donnelly
- British/Irish Saxophonist, Bassoonist, Composer and Arranger. Queens Park Rangers Season Ticket Holder, Qualified Teacher, Atheist, Barefooter and occasional Political Activist.
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