Plymouth cheapest

Plymouth Argyle is the cheapest place to watch League Two football, according to BBC Sport's Price of Football study.

The least expensive adult ticket at the south coast club is £12, although that is £2 more expensive than the cheapest ticket in the Championship.



As for a day out at Home Park - a ticket, a programme, a cup of tea and a pie - would cost an adult £19.60.

Third in all leagues

Only three other professional clubs - Sheffield United, Huddersfield Town and Derby County - offer cheaper days out


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How have they worked that out? £12.00 for an adult ticket. Over 65 and Student tickets are concessionary and Lyndhurst and Devonport for that is £15. White Membership concession is £75 - divide that by 6 and that's £12.50. It looks like they've divided by 23 the cost of a concession Green Membership.

I'm surprised Exeter charge £480 for a season ticket (although I don't trust the article that much given the above).

If I was a non concession adult wanting to buy a ticket, it's £20.

That's rubbish journalism from the BBC as they've used the 'facts' inconsistently.

hairy j wrote:

How have they worked that out? £12.00 for an adult ticket. Over 65 and Student tickets are concessionary and Lyndhurst and Devonport for that is £15. White Membership concession is £75 - divide that by 6 and that's £12.50. It looks like they've divided by 23 the cost of a concession Green Membership.

I'm surprised Exeter charge £480 for a season ticket (although I don't trust the article that much given the above).

If I was a non concession adult wanting to buy a ticket, it's £20.

That's rubbish journalism from the BBC as they've used the 'facts' inconsistently.

Just on the subject of BBC is Sparksy gone? No football Saturday or on the radio today (put on by accident)

All it goes to show is that football is too expensive across the board.

Dougie wrote:

All it goes to show is that football is too expensive across the board.

Germany top teams £10, most teams are run by their trust not a development man, two puppets and a lot of sheep

I've just written to the BBC asking how I can get a ticket for Saturday's game for £12.50.

Can't see anyone associated with the club trumpeting the fact we have the most expensive cheapest season tickets* (*memberships my arse). Apparently you have to do some maths to get to £12.50. But Argyle defintely think the cheapest match day seat for a non concession adult is £20. Pehaps they need to update their marketing speil.

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Fortunately I'm not disabled or over 65, so the cheapest seat for me is £20.

Where did the BBC get their figures from if not the club. Was it the same employee who decided to include children in the PASBoard election? Will anyone from the club be contacting the BBC to give the correct figures?

I know I'll get into trouble for this but the truth is out there mate

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Chris Webb ‏@Chris_Webb1
@markgilbert70 it's the breakdown price of cheapest ticket mate. Ie membership or family ticket

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Chris Webb ‏@Chris_Webb1
@ze_daddsinho based on membership breakdown game by game

Dougie wrote:

I know I'll get into trouble for this but the truth is out there mate

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Chris Webb ‏@Chris_Webb1
@markgilbert70 it's the breakdown price of cheapest ticket mate. Ie membership or family ticket

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Chris Webb ‏@Chris_Webb1
@ze_daddsinho based on membership breakdown game by game

Watch out, he'll accuse you of stalking him.

Even though his twitter is open to the public

Yea Man wrote:

Dougie wrote:

I know I'll get into trouble for this but the truth is out there mate

Quote :

Chris Webb ‏@Chris_Webb1
@markgilbert70 it's the breakdown price of cheapest ticket mate. Ie membership or family ticket

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Chris Webb ‏@Chris_Webb1
@ze_daddsinho based on membership breakdown game by game

Watch out, he'll accuse you of stalking him.

Even though his twitter is open to the public

Who would want to follow a Twit like him? sorry the sheep.



A man who sold his soul to the money men.

Not the first time we've seen these two words together... not the last

I've had an email from Stuart Rowson at the BBC. He confirms that PAFC have now told him that the £12.50 ticket relates to a disabled over 65 fan sitting in the disabled stand. So not really representative of the majority of the fanbase is it.

Dingle wrote:

I've had an email from Stuart Rowson at the BBC. He confirms that PAFC have now told him that the £12.50 ticket relates to a disabled over 65 fan sitting in the disabled stand. So not really representative of the majority of the fanbase is it.

No. representatives of the fanbase get to sit in the Directors Box for free

Dougie wrote:

I know I'll get into trouble for this but the truth is out there mate

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Chris Webb ‏@Chris_Webb1
@markgilbert70 it's the breakdown price of cheapest ticket mate. Ie membership or family ticket

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Chris Webb ‏@Chris_Webb1
@ze_daddsinho based on membership breakdown game by game

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I've had an email from Stuart Rowson at the BBC. He confirms that PAFC have now told him that the £12.50 ticket relates to a disabled over 65 fan sitting in the disabled stand. So not really representative of the majority of the fanbase is it.

So who is correct?

I think we should be told

And who provided the info for the Beeb in the first place I wonder.

ffs get out more,

BBC have now updated their website and explained that the figure quoted related to disabled supporters.

OK tcm I'm now going out

Andy_Symons wrote:

Dingle wrote:

I've had an email from Stuart Rowson at the BBC. He confirms that PAFC have now told him that the £12.50 ticket relates to a disabled over 65 fan sitting in the disabled stand. So not really representative of the majority of the fanbase is it.

No. representatives of the fanbase get to sit in the Directors Box for free

Beeb have updated the story

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Burton Albion is the cheapest place to watch League Two football, according to BBC Sport's Price of Football study.

The least expensive adult ticket at the Staffordshire club is £14, although that is £4 more expensive than the cheapest ticket in the Championship.

A day out at the Pirelli Stadium - a ticket, a programme, a cup of tea and a pie - would cost an adult £20.80.

It was thought Plymouth were the cheapest but the £12 ticket supplied to the BBC was actually for disabled fans

Andy_Symons wrote:

Dingle wrote:

I've had an email from Stuart Rowson at the BBC. He confirms that PAFC have now told him that the £12.50 ticket relates to a disabled over 65 fan sitting in the disabled stand. So not really representative of the majority of the fanbase is it.

No. representatives of the fanbase get to sit in the Directors Box for free

The only free cheese is in a mouse trap.

I have to say, what is the point of mainstream media giving out information that almost infers a standardised price, when in fact it is a price not available to 95% + of customers.
One wonders just where this information came from and the research checks conducted to arrive at such nonsense.

And then these big corporations wonder why ordinary people in their hundreds of millions have taken it upon themselves to use the internet to spread the word of the REAL world we inhabit, rather than sit passively and listen to bullshit.

Lets hope no one is persuaded to go to home park on the 'promise' of £12.50 admission!

So it actually turns out we are pretty much the most expensive in League 2. The total day out price is actually £27.60, and not the figure quoted in the survey, and the "membership" costing £340 is only beaten by Southend as the most expensive.

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It's not a cheap hobby, average cost for me coming down is something like £20 to get in, £4 train from Newton, prog £3, couple pints about £6, bit of food in town about £5, bus to ground about quid. Looking at £40 thats alot of dosh for at the end of the day near the bottom league 2 football. I would say I'm on a reasonable salary compared to some in South Devon, but I am starting to watch the pennies. A lot of people fork out a lot more I know.