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Government officials endorse Blackburn's price cut
England - 07 March, 2007
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English Blackburn is setting a good example for other clubs by cutting the cost of adult season tickets by 25 percent, government officials have said.
The club feels the fans are entitled to a benefit of the new television money coming into the Premier League.
Commons leader, and Blackburn season ticket-holder, Jack Straw, endorses Blackburn's initiative.
"Some clubs, but not Rovers, were in danger of killing the bird that has laid the golden egg," said Straw, a Labour MP.
"For the reason why the English Premiership is a world-beating "product" is the vital human passion that only a big crowd can generate.
"Television is fine if you cannot get to a game, but as an Ewood Park season ticket-holder with my children for 15 years, I know there is no substitute for the real thing."
Blackburn will be giving more than GBP 1 million back to supporters in the form of reduced prices with the cheapest season ticket costing just GBP 249 for the CIS stand.
"I applaud Blackburn Rovers' decision to reward loyal fans by slashing ticket prices," said Richard Caborn, sports minister.
"The millions of pounds being pumped into football through the latest TV deal shouldn't just go into the pockets of players and agents.
"The increase in cash is a fantastic opportunity for clubs to give something back to supporters and the local community. That is just what Blackburn are doing.
"The fans are the beating heart of any club and a full to bursting Ewood Park will have a great effect on the players as they react to the passion pouring out from the terraces."
"While television and sponsors are a crucial part of a club's funding, the real life blood for a club remains, as it has been in the past and will be in the future, the live spectator," said Gordon Taylor, chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association.
The club feels the fans are entitled to a benefit of the new television money coming into the Premier League.
Commons leader, and Blackburn season ticket-holder, Jack Straw, endorses Blackburn's initiative.
"Some clubs, but not Rovers, were in danger of killing the bird that has laid the golden egg," said Straw, a Labour MP.
"For the reason why the English Premiership is a world-beating "product" is the vital human passion that only a big crowd can generate.
"Television is fine if you cannot get to a game, but as an Ewood Park season ticket-holder with my children for 15 years, I know there is no substitute for the real thing."
Blackburn will be giving more than GBP 1 million back to supporters in the form of reduced prices with the cheapest season ticket costing just GBP 249 for the CIS stand.
"I applaud Blackburn Rovers' decision to reward loyal fans by slashing ticket prices," said Richard Caborn, sports minister.
"The millions of pounds being pumped into football through the latest TV deal shouldn't just go into the pockets of players and agents.
"The increase in cash is a fantastic opportunity for clubs to give something back to supporters and the local community. That is just what Blackburn are doing.
"The fans are the beating heart of any club and a full to bursting Ewood Park will have a great effect on the players as they react to the passion pouring out from the terraces."
"While television and sponsors are a crucial part of a club's funding, the real life blood for a club remains, as it has been in the past and will be in the future, the live spectator," said Gordon Taylor, chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association.
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