Do season ticket sales depend on the Manager?
It’s a cost that most fans know is coming and having the knowledge that they will have a seat for the season often softens the blow of laying out a lot of money. But what if there was a Manager or player at a club they didn't like, would that stop them from buying it?
If it were to happen when Sir Alex Ferguson retires at Manchester United then would the Red Devils faithful wait for a new Manager to be named before purchasing their season ticket?
The same could be said at Arsenal if Arsene Wenger left?
Chelsea have yet to name a Manager for next season and knowing the game of football it may be Rafa Benitez! A man not loved by all at Stamford Bridge.
A club like Everton, who have had one of the best Managers in the Premier League, will lose David Moyes one day: will that have an effect on season ticket sales?
The answer, in every case, should be it makes no difference. It's not about who owns the club, who manages the club or even who plays for the club, if it’s your club you support them.
Three clubs will get relegated just as three teams will go up, except for the price of the ticket it should always be bought!
Season ticket holders are often the lifeline of a club and some clubs reward them handsomely while others take it for granted.
Now at ten out of the twenty Premiership clubs you can sell your season ticket if you can't get to a game using Viagogo. To put it simply it's touting done in a legal way! The money that is changing hands is crazy and yet it’s not against the law! Not to mention fans from opposing teams sitting together; how do you police that? While it sounds a good idea it just hasn't been thought through enough.
A season ticket holder will go to games in all weathers and he or she will think of their seat in the ground like it’s an armchair at home; it belongs to them and don't tell them otherwise!
Without these season ticket holders many clubs will feel like they've had a kick in the balls.