General Football 23/24

[Slinky Skills]

Most of their fans are from London anyway so it will be like home from home for both teams.

[Fosterbloke]

I reckon Villa Park would be a good shout.

[Mr Pink]

I reckon Villa Park would be a good shout.

I reckon wembley is good enough for them, and am happy to hear there’s a train strike- hopefully it’ll be raining that day too

[SB]

I reckon wembley is good enough for them, and am happy to hear there’s a train strike- hopefully it’ll be raining that day too

[S-RED]

I reckon wembley is good enough for them, and am happy to hear there’s a train strike- hopefully it’ll be raining that day too

Lol, shame its not a 5:30 kick off as well

[Doc_Piptorious]

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/6...FdsysNl81NEgQE

German club Fortuna Dusseldorf will be "happy" if other sides follow their "completely new concept in sports" - free tickets to all home matches.

The Second Division side will be offering free tickets to all fans for three matches next season.

But they are aiming to make attendance free for every game in five years.

"We might have identified a very good concept of football business for the future," the club's CEO, Alexander Jobst, told BBC Sport.

The club is working with sponsors who will cover the estimated 45m euro (£39.72m) cost of match tickets over five years so fans can attend for free.

Jobst explained the idea was to attract more fans and help sustain the club in the Bundesliga top flight.

"We said, let's think completely new and let's have the courage of identifying something which is fitting for our club and city, with the strong belief that our club belongs to our fans," he added.

"This is a fundamental change of a business model of a professional football club.

"Football is for everyone and we believe that something could be changed for the future."

Dusseldorf's home stadium, Merkur Spiel-Arena, holds 54,600 fans and their average crowd is 28,000.

"We believe the demand will be even higher than before and a full stadium is a fantastic football experience and, with a 90-minute football match, it will be even more attractive than before," Jobst added.

The club has spoken to the league and various stakeholders about the plan and, while it is tailored to the city of Dusseldorf, Jobst accepts others may sit up and take notice.

He said: "It might influence others in the way of thinking further, which we'll be happy about, but our job is to our Fortuna, our city and our fans who love this club."

"It is a unique concept for football and I am confident it will take Fortuna forward," added Dusseldorf mayor Stephan Keller.

"You can feel that something new starts today. That could ignite a potential revolution in football."

Think it is a fantastic idea for any club that can use sponsorship to offset the loss of ticket sales.

Fans that would have spent money on tickets may then spend that money in club shops as well as spending in the local areas around the grounds.


Also gets younger fans and those that have been priced out of going to games being able to get back into grounds.

[Irishnev]

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/6...FdsysNl81NEgQE






Think it is a fantastic idea for any club that can use sponsorship to offset the loss of ticket sales.

Fans that would have spent money on tickets may then spend that money in club shops as well as spending in the local areas around the grounds.


Also gets younger fans and those that have been priced out of going to games being able to get back into grounds.

John Henry just tweeted….. what are they smoking over there in Düsseldorf

[SB]

John Henry just tweeted….. what are they smoking over there in Düsseldorf

[Doc_Piptorious]

John Henry just tweeted….. what are they smoking over there in Düsseldorf

If John Henry thought there was any way to do the same in the EPL and it made the club's value go up, then he would be all over it.


It is a fantastic idea, one that puts supporters front and centre and that brings some old school values compared to the supporters come last attitude that is the Premier league and it's clubs.

[Kenneth]

But what is the sponsor sponsoring? ie how is there new revenue to compensate for ticket costs? For us that would be a couple of million per game.

[Tribute]

Declan Rice having a mare, West Ham from one up to three one down against Palace. Shambles. Midfield has crumbled…

[Irishnev]

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I love stuff like that at games

[Irishnev]

Not a good look

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[ChesterDave]

Are they definitely fans. They don't seem to give much attention to the players - either excitement they are seeing the team or frustration they are being ignored. Perhaps they just want to get to the all you can eat breakfast buffet

[Fivex]

I read many clubs tell their players not to entertain autograph hunters in scenarios like this as 9/10 times they end up on eBay straight away for hundreds and the kid gets a tenner for the beg.