06-03-2017, 16:03
As much as I'd like the Hawthorns to be rocking again, the price of tickets isn't the reason for the dip in atmosphere.
It's the same at most clubs now and the only thing that will bring back some of atmosphere is following the Bundesliga's example. As someone who's watched football around the world, the best atmosphere and overall matchday experience was a Bundesliga game between Eintracht Frankfurt and FC Augsburg.
They don't give the football away for free over there, just price it a little more realistically to bring in the fans that make the most noise. Most Premier League clubs spend too much time fannying about on hospitality stuff to really care about doing the work to bring the fans in who would create the atmosphere.
Albeit a video of a Liverpool fan, I've included it below as he hits the nail on the head for me about modern football in England at the minute. There's also one from the Eintracht game I mentioned above so you have a flavour of what it's like. I'd fully recommend everyone to at least go to one Bundesliga game at some point.
Also I cannot see season tickets ever being given away for free for any Premier League club, no club would freely given up a source of income just to fill a few extra seats. If they sold them at a price that covered the costs of staff and policing for the game effectively breaking even, that would be more realistic.
It's the same at most clubs now and the only thing that will bring back some of atmosphere is following the Bundesliga's example. As someone who's watched football around the world, the best atmosphere and overall matchday experience was a Bundesliga game between Eintracht Frankfurt and FC Augsburg.
They don't give the football away for free over there, just price it a little more realistically to bring in the fans that make the most noise. Most Premier League clubs spend too much time fannying about on hospitality stuff to really care about doing the work to bring the fans in who would create the atmosphere.
Albeit a video of a Liverpool fan, I've included it below as he hits the nail on the head for me about modern football in England at the minute. There's also one from the Eintracht game I mentioned above so you have a flavour of what it's like. I'd fully recommend everyone to at least go to one Bundesliga game at some point.
Also I cannot see season tickets ever being given away for free for any Premier League club, no club would freely given up a source of income just to fill a few extra seats. If they sold them at a price that covered the costs of staff and policing for the game effectively breaking even, that would be more realistic.