From the FSF - German fans boycott game in price protest
By Stomp Admin
September 17 2010
I've simply stolen the following story from the Football Supporters Federation website, it was e-mailed to me by a mate who lives down south. I've never bothered joining the FSF as they don't operate north of the border. They do however seem like they are far more active than the Supporters Trust movement when it comes to supporters rights.
"German fans boycott game in price protest
More than 1,500 Borussia Dortmund fans are expected to boycott their club’s away derby with Schalke in protest at their local rivals almost doubling ticket prices - but what might come as a surprise to many British football fans are the actual figures involved.
For one of the biggest matches in Germany, their equivalent of the Merseyside derby or the Old Firm, tickets in the standing area at Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, will come in at €22, or around £19. The reason Dortmund fans are up in arms, is the fact that Schalke are hiking ticket prices by 50 per cent as a “top-game surcharge” - tickets for the same fixture last year were only €14.30.
Dortmund fan groups have had said 'enough is enough', and a broad alliance of around 300 supporters groups called for a boycott. Under the banner of 'Kein Zwanni fur nen stehe', or '20 Euros for standing? No way' fans have rallied to the cause.
To date, around 1,500 tickets have been returned, which means that there will be visible gaps on the away terrace for one of the most anticipated games of the season.
German fans’ willingness to mobilise and challenge authority is well known, and somewhat anathema to the prevailing 'expect and accept' culture that's more prevalent in the UK. A lot of fans in the UK would see £19 to see a top flight match, and a big local derby at that, as extremely good value for money.
It is the principle of the price hike, though, and the subtle creep of price rises for tickets throughout Germany that has angered the Dortmund fans sufficiently to act. Fears are growing that moves such as this are the thin end of the wedge.
For more on the campaign, visit the Kein Zwanni (English) website."
My first instinct was:- are the 1500 tickets being re-sold and when's the next flight to Germany?
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Been to both Bundesliga & lower division games their over last few years & the standards both on & off the park are way above what we tolorate here.
Does the fact that Airdrie vs Peterhead on Saturday costs more than most Bundesliga games this weekend not a disgrace??
This is not a pop at Airdrie per se but def a pop at the sh!te state of Scottish football in general
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Back to the point of the thread. It makes you feel we have got it so wrong in this country....
Which would be in line with most EPL clubs and probably the OF.
De Kuip is a cracking stadium and I could sit there with a beer in my hand watching decent football and a cracking atmosphere.
I know a spurs fan and its 50 quid at least to see them, so scotland isn't that bad.
We are all just used to old broomfield prices when it was a couple of quid and the cheap boys gate had more 20 year olds in it than the saudi under 16 team that beat scotland
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Noticed that you waited til the pope went home,Broomfield Park,before mentioning cheap boy's gates.
The pope was gutted he couldn't come and see us, he has heard we are playing some lovely stuff and reckons we are certainties for the play off spot and 50-50 for straight promotion. It's all they talk about in Rome these days, they are just worried about our lack of discipline, but are putting it down to enthusiasm and looking to the positives.