Have you heard of Stubhub? No? I hadn't either until a friend mentioned it to me. Supposedly it is big in the US and it is spreading to Premier League clubs. What it does if offer a market place for those with tickets, especially season ticket holders, a way to sell their tickets to other members for a fee.
Seems like a good idea in principle. It offers more chance for supporters to watch a game as seats could be wasted if the season ticket holder is unavailable.
In actual fact what it does is inflate the prices of tickets and offers the chance for season tickets holders to make a profit. This then makes it tougher for fans who are die hard but cannot afford the ever inflating price of football tickets.
How the above happens is that there is no limit on the price that ticket holders can charge. So for most games demand is high enough that most are willing to pay well above the standard price to watch a game.
A season ticket holder can then get a seat for the match through being quick when applying for a ticket as a member of the club. This means that the season ticket holder can now watch the match and actually make money.
What was supposed to be a way of offering more tickets to the fans now is a money making option to those who can already afford a season ticket holder and the chance for a wealthy fan who just wants to watch a one off match.
This is another example of the growing trend of football clubs losing touch with the fans.
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