Clubs don't charge a fortune to cover astronomical wages.
Clubs charge a fortune because 60,000 idiots a week will pay a fortune. Pure and simple. It's probably Thatcher's fault as well.

And, football is still about football.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 9 Apr 2013, 9:26, 2 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

plus they have HUMONGOUS debts to service

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 9 Apr 2013, 9:27, Reply)

Whilst that is true
the single overriding reason for ticket prices is what the market will bear. The second they stop selling tickets, prices will come down.

Saying that it's unfair how much tickets cost and everything should be the same is like saying it's unfair some people can afford Ferraris and we should all be forced drive round in Fiestas.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 9 Apr 2013, 9:29, Reply)

Granted but wouldn't it be nice if the tickets were affordable to poor idiots too?
The whole point was that this scenario was about as likely as hipsters suddenly ceasing to be cunts
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 9 Apr 2013, 9:29, Reply)

Yeah, granted, I see your point
I just struggle to even raise the slightest level of *meh* about football finance whilst there is one single hipster still drawing breath.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 9 Apr 2013, 9:40, Reply)

That is completely understandable
I also recognise the irony of a Nottingham Forest fan bemoaning the influx of foreign investors. It just makes me sad that it's so difficult for clubs to win their way up the leagues without being bankrolled.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 9 Apr 2013, 9:42, Reply)