This is understandably a very emotive and sensitive subject.
And unless there's an unlikely introduction of a player cap I wonder if there's no right or wrong on the current situation.
Because this is correct
I'd loved to see a reduction in prices, we all would, though I do take comfort in that, for a club our size in the premier league, we are reasonably priced, nothing better mind, but reasonable.
and this is also correct....
Daniel Austin @_Dan_Austin
A business worth of billions of pounds charges members £27 just for the chance to try and buy £61 tickets, and now wants to raise that price further.
Inexplicable. A total piss take.
Do not for one minute tell anybody protesting that they're in the wrong.
Hear me out.
Particularly because we have a recently fresh cost of living thread on RAWK. It's hitting us all.
Put aside income for a minute, lets talk about expenditure.
Does anyone remember when Tony Barrett got his job at the club? Flippin hec it was a few years ago. After a few months he was interviewed on a podcast and I'm not sure what the exact question was but it was about spending. His answer was simple and he clearly understood the inside/background of the business. It's all about budgeting. There's a budget for dozens of accounts outside of the playing and managerial staff. Even when a ball isn't being kicked. Community work, the LFC Foundation, miscellaneous subjects, sponsorship, etc etc.
But lets look at a typical match day, and I'm not being snide saying anyone that goes to the game will understand it more. The amount of staff involved inside & outside of the ground is startling. Police and security. Stewarding to a high level. Ground-staff. Etc etc. It's an enormous operation and is not funded for 90 minutes, probably more like 5 hours.
Do we want the Liverpool Football Club staff to have a pay freeze?
Do we want those people that serve the club during irregular hours to have a 2% or perhaps more than a 2% wage increase?
What did everyone get this year?
Is anything that the club is buying not increasing in cost - no.
Do we have astute procurement policies so our margins are as good as they can be - probably.
Did we lose out from CL revenue this year - yes.
Clearly the club are also being squeezed, so our question is how do they find savings or economies. Under the current football climate if they apply it to current player salaries or potential player signings which might impact on-field results would be heavily criticised by our entire fan base.
Can we get lower interest rates on the capital expenditure on the ground improvement - No (don't go there Al).
Can we pay less dividends to owners or shareholders - doesn't seem so.
I understand the proportionality of matchday income compared to the overall business size and also the increased revenue from the stadium capacity and hospitality, I'm just freshening the discussion.
If we want tickets prices frozen or reduced while expecting stadium staff to be paid satisfactorily in the face of inexorable rising costs, we either reduce players wages or we demand higher sponsorship deals within the parameters of our own decency.
I'm not being flippant but what if the Anny Rd was named the McNasty's stand. Would you take that or the the 2%?
It's not an irrelevant subject.
Which and what is going to be stretched?
Just asking
