The Tottenham Hotspur Supporters’ Trust (THST) have denounced the club’s move to increase the price of matchday tickets, labelling the increase as ‘excessive’.
The club’s decision to increase ticket prices has understandably not gone down well with Spurs fans, with many on social media questioning the justification for such a hike when the team has struggled to live up to expectations on the pitch over the last few years.
THST have now revealed that they were not consulted by the club on their plans to increase match-day pricing and only found out the news on Friday morning.
They made it clear that the club are aware that this decision does not have the support of the Trust, who have lobbied for a price freeze on matchday pricing.
THST also questioned the ethics of announcing such an ‘excessive’ increase at a time when the fans are having to deal with the cost-of-living crisis.
THST hit back at Tottenham ticket price rise
The Trust’s statement reads: “We are aware of the Club’s plans to increase match day ticket prices for the 2023/24 season. Our ticketing team was informed of the plans to increase matchday pricing on Friday morning.
“The Club is aware THST lobbied for a price freeze on all match day pricing and, having been informed this morning, we along with the wider fanbase have been told rather than consulted. This must change if dialogue is to happen and supporter input is genuinely desired.
“The Club knows this is something THST cannot support and we feel an increase of this magnitude is excessive. Our match tickets are already amongst the most expensive in the Premier League and fans should not have to dig further into their pockets when they are already seeing their living standards squeezed by the cost-of-living crisis.
“We were also made aware of plans to move Newcastle United from a Category B to Category A game and Nottingham Forest from Category C to B.
“The split was previously five Category A games, nine Category B and five Category C. From next season it will now be six Category A games, nine Category B games and four Category C.
“We will now be looking closer at the breakdown of increases across all price points and will then calculate the additional income this will generate for the Club.
“Whilst we recognise the increased operational costs and lack of European revenue for this coming season, we believe there are other ways the Club can generate this lost revenue. This burden should never be pushed on to match-going supporters.”
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The club were praised for freezing season ticket prices but have now seemingly tried to offset that by a considerable increase in the price of matchday tickets. For Tottenham to do this without consulting or even opening a dialogue with THST is not a good look.
