Posted on 24th August 2015
Exeter City, the fan-owned club who were saved by their supporters when the club was in crisis in 2003, have repaid the long-term interest free loan provided by the Exeter City Supporters’ Trust (ECST).
Posted on 24th August 2015
This is a story from the FSF archive – the FSF and SD merged to become the FSA in 2019.
(Everton & Man City fans say “Twenty’s Plenty” ahead of yesterday’s game)
Last season almost 35,000 top-flight supporters saved £396,000 thanks to Twenty’s Plenty reciprocal deals. Twenty’s Plenty for Away Tickets was launched in 2013 and aims to make away days more affordable by encouraging clubs to set up cheap, reciprocal deals.
Without travelling supporters, and the spectacle they create, football would not attract such mega media deals. Clubs could lose billions.
While football prices are by no means “fixed” we are very proud that Twenty’s Plenty has saved 68,000 fans a total of £738,000 since its launch. In 2013-14 fans saved £342,000.
It’s not just the Premier League where high prices exist though and we’d encourage fans at all clubs to get involved in ticket price campaigns.
Twenty’s Plenty works outside the top-flight too – in June Coventry City agreed to charge away fans visiting the Ricoh Arena no more than £20.
Last season’s top-flight reciprocal deals:
Home | Away | Fans (#) | Saving (£) | Total (£) |
Swansea City | Burnley | 1037 | 10 | 10370 |
Swansea City | WBA | 1646 | 10 | 16460 |
Aston Villa | Hull City | 1472 | 10 | 14720 |
Southampton | Newcastle Utd | 1439 | 12 | 17268 |
Sunderland | Swansea City | 476 | 10 | 4760 |
Stoke | Newcastle Utd | 1482 | 10 | 14820 |
Swansea City | Newcastle Utd | 1015 | 10 | 10150 |
Everton | Swansea City | 1388 | 10 | 13880 |
WBA | Newcastle Utd | 2,681 | 24 | 64344 |
QPR | Burnley | 1523 | 10 | 15230 |
Newcastle Utd | Everton | 3245 | 5 | 16225 |
Burnley | QPR | 1122 | 10 | 11220 |
Newcastle Utd | Southampton | 1663 | 12 | 19956 |
Swansea City | Sunderland | 1630 | 10 | 16300 |
Newcastle Utd | Stoke City | 1606 | 10 | 16060 |
Hull City | Aston Villa | 1340 | 5 | 6700 |
WBA | Swansea City | 1670 | 10 | 16700 |
Burnley | Swansea City | 1179 | 10 | 11790 |
Everton | Newcastle Utd | 2340 | 14 | 32760 |
Swansea City | Everton | 1761 | 10 | 17610 |
Newcastle Utd | Swansea City | 1243 | 17 | 21131 |
Newcastle Utd | WBA | 2530 | 11 | 27830 |
– Savings measured against previous season’s equivalent pricing or fixture
What can I do to back Twenty’s Plenty? Campaign actions:
What about home fans? Too many clubs charge too much money for tickets – and that often applies to home ticket prices as well (although home fans can benefit from season ticket discounts and local promotions which mean away fans on average pay more). However, we believe a campaign focused on away fans has more chance of delivering results.
Read more on the reasons for that and other Frequently Asked Questions here.
ARTICLE AMENDS: Figures updated on 26th August with Swansea City v Burnley figures added and 27th August with Newcastle United/Spurs games removed as ticket/transport savings were not done on a reciprocal basis.
Thanks to John Browne for the image used in this story.
Exeter City, the fan-owned club who were saved by their supporters when the club was in crisis in 2003, have repaid the long-term interest free loan provided by the Exeter City Supporters’ Trust (ECST).
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