“Scottish Premiership clubs earn a greater percentage of their income from gate receipts than any other league in Europe, according to Uefa’s latest Club Licensing Benchmark report,” the BBC report this morning.
We have discussed the Twenty’s Plenty campaign before and it was back in focus at the weekend with the Bhoys banners at the top right hand corner of the Jock Stein stand and earlier in the day The Celtic Trust formally adopting the campaign as one that they will support.
20’s Plenty in 2020 – the Celtic Trust adopted this as a campaign at this morning’s AGM. pic.twitter.com/cE8Q4dxbuS
— Celtic Trust (@TheCelticTrust) January 25, 2020
The BBC study, mentioned below found that back in September it was impossible to buy a ticket for a Premiership match (presumably they mean an adult ticket) for less than £20. Neil Doncaster, speaking on behalf of the clubs, argued that everything possible is being done to make the cost of football affordable for fans.
The CEO said that the SPFL clubs were “continuing to make every effort to make football as affordable as possible”.
He continued: “Our game continues to go from strength to strength. Average attendances have increased across all four divisions, the League Cup and Challenge Cup for the last five years in a row.
“One in 47 people in Scotland attend an SPFL match each weekend, which means it remains by far the best attended league per head of the population anywhere in Europe.
“This underlines the value and enjoyment supporters get from Scottish football.”
Scottish Premiership clubs earn a greater percentage of their income from gate receipts than any other league in Europe, according to Uefa’s latest Club Licensing Benchmark report.
➡️https://t.co/j5RmyxoX7Q pic.twitter.com/rhcfOrpjyM
— BBC Sport Scotland (@BBCSportScot) January 27, 2020
The Bhoys banners had all the various prices that Celtic fans were being asked to pay for the away games at the start of 2020. It’s fair to say that Celtic have an unusually high number of away games to start the new decade with of course two away Scottish Cup draws included.
Scottish clubs don’t have the TV money that is on offer elsewhere and rely on the ticket-money. On Wednesday night St Johnstone are doing a very sensible thing in giving Celtic Supporters three stands – they don’t have the home support to fill those seats so rather than keeping them empty (as Kilmarnock did last midweek) they are selling them to the travelling support and will benefit financially.
Inverness Caley Thistle are currently out of the Premiership and despite owning their own stadium and being debt free, are running out of cash and have had to ask supporters to help this season to keep the lights on.
Celtic have players like Odsonne Edouard and we are looking at the club to make further investment in the transfer window this week. That costs money.
The Scottish games doesn’t have a great deal of that and it is the supporters who are having to pay. The choice on a £20 a ticket is an even lower standard of football.
My own position is to pick and choose the away games. I was at Firhill and against my promise to myself to boycott plastic pitches, I went to Rugby Park. I’m going to McDiarmid Park on Wednesday but will watch the Hamilton and Motherwell games on the box.
Plenty of fans will want to go to all the games but there are enough Celtic fans looking for away tickets to share them around and give others the chance to go to the games.
Twenty’s Twenty is fine as an idea but it is impracticable for Scottish football who get peanuts from the broadcasters. Change that and then think about it again.
GB banner at Celtic park today @StRochsJuniors pic.twitter.com/fWxXhH9AqI
— Mickeycolumb (@mickeycolu) January 25, 2020
The Green Brigade had a banner to mark the 100 year anniversary of St.Rochs Juniors, who play at James McGrory Park” Liam Kelly mentioned and linked to his article ion this – which is well worth a read.
The Green Brigade had a banner to mark the 100 year anniversary of @StRochsJuniors, who play at James McGrory Park
You can read the tale of an event for McGrory, along with the details of his amazing career, in this preview of Take Me To Your Paradisehttps://t.co/7gDHnZznt7 pic.twitter.com/9S3J6TWEyJ
— Liam Kelly (@cfcliamk96) January 26, 2020
It’s interesting to note that neither the Bhoys or the Green Brigade have had a banner about Resolution 12. Maybe the 5WA email is going to change that?
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