Im old and too nervous to attend matches because of covid. I hate wasting my season ticket but I want to be around in future years to get a season ticket until I am just too old to attend.

I bought TWO tickets on my Gold Membership for the Brentford & Tottenham matches and have just purchased TWO tickets for the Brighton game. One Adult and one Child, each game in the Main Stand / Stephenson Lounge. I haven’t encountered any difficulty thus far in buying two tickets on my membership.

I did wonder last season whether attendances might be affected when grounds reopened. Ticketing issues aside, I am sure there are a lot of people, particularly older ones, who are still uncomfortable mixing in large crowds. Some might not come back at all, having broken the habit of attending live football, whilst others may return in dribs and drabs when they feel more confident.

However, looking around the ground last Saturday, yes there were a few patches of empty seats, but the stadium was still looking pretty full.

People have got out of the habit and the prices aren't going to lure the undecided back

Over £50 in the Main Stand, and a lot of those seats have pillars in the way

Palace won't do anything about the prices, they have already proved that they can survive without fans for a year

That’s not the case. I got two tickets on my membership. I took the mrs.

Sadly it reflects the shift from being fans and supporters to simply customers/ revenue streams.

In very round numbers , the cost of a first tier match ticket has since 1980 increased by a factor of four as a percentage of average wage.

There are lots of reasons but that is an increase many simply cannot afford.

Edited by HKOwen (18 Sep 2021 12.47am)

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