Monday, November 26, 2007

Class warfare in Southend West?

What a strange motion by the Tory MP for Southend West, David Amess (also signed by Bob Russell, Lib Dem MP for Colchester). Amess has called on the FA to reassess footballers salaries, managers salaries, and also the ticket prices.
That this House calls on the Football Association to re-examine the organisation of the country's national sport, paying particular regard to the salaries of football players and their managers; and further calls on the Association to look at the ticket prices for Premier League and international matches on the basis of affordability and value for money.
Here's the thing though, do these two both want to kill off their local clubs? Colchester and Southend United both charge around £15 to £20 for tickets. Your average Premiership side charges about double that.

So if they're price is brought down, and you pay more for the higher leagues because of quality of football, then clubs like Southend and Colchester will have to reduce their prices and struggle to operate.

Frankly, politicians should keep their noses out of the business of football. To see a TOry MP calling for interventions on salaries and prices is even stranger.

6 comments:

Bobbylad said...

Ahhhhh, I get it now. Your only an Everton Fan because of their ticket prices?

So thats how people decide which team to support, I never knew that!

Mostly Ordinary said...

Cheeky really seeing as they vote in their own salaries.

Anonymous said...

"...ticket prices for Premier League and international matches..."

You are aware that Colchester and Southend aren't in the Premier League or international teams aren't you?

dizzy said...

The pint stands though about prices being set against quality.

Anonymous said...

Anon, that is his point - if prices are reduced at higher levels, then the smaller clubs in lower leagues will suffer with more fans attending the Prem matches.

And David Amess is useless, not done much for the local area here.

Anonymous said...

Send him back to Basildon then...