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T_i_B

(14,738 posts)
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 07:51 AM Oct 2012

Football fans urged to ‘shop around’ for cheaper clubs to support

Satire, but raises a good point about how football clubs often take fans for a bunch of mugs.

http://newsthump.com/2012/10/18/football-fans-urged-to-shop-around-for-cheaper-clubs-to-support/

With Britain’s football clubs raising the price of a season ticket by around 11% this year, David Cameron is urging fans to ‘shop around’ for a better deal.

“If I was anything like you, then I’d like football”, declared Cameron. “But I’d also struggle to find an extra £100 for a seasonal invitation. That’s why if I was you, I’d be straight on an Internet, looking for a better value club to swear one’s allegiance to.”

While an Arsenal seasonal invite can cost over £1,000 a year, a similar deal at Montrose can be had for just £90. With such a variation in the price of standing in the rain and shouting at foreigners, Cameron has promised to force leagues to offer football customers their best deal.

“A lot of Manchester United fans just renew their tickets without thinking”, claimed Cameron. “Whereas the smarter ones now support Caledonian Thistle’s U21 girls’ team. That’s why from next week, any fan blindly applying for tickets to a club that’s a rip-off will be sent ones to something much more affordable.”
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Football fans urged to ‘shop around’ for cheaper clubs to support (Original Post) T_i_B Oct 2012 OP
I could not afford season tickets to Liverpool Rambis Oct 2012 #1
ahah))) teddy007 Jul 2013 #2
It says something... T_i_B Jul 2013 #4
I almost... oldironside Jul 2013 #3

Rambis

(7,774 posts)
1. I could not afford season tickets to Liverpool
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 02:27 PM
Oct 2012

I'd be at Tranmere or Marine matches maybe the odd Euro Disney match on a Thursday if the tickets are 15GBP.

T_i_B

(14,738 posts)
4. It says something...
Mon Jul 29, 2013, 07:27 AM
Jul 2013

...when David Cameron comes across as being more reasonable in satire then in real life, where his government's policies are based on little more then spite and false economy.

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