This was taken from the onefootball website:
Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy has defended the club's decision to hike up ticket prices by as much as a third for next season.
"Our future success must be built upon solid foundations," said Levy, who this month announced new sponsorship and kit deals totalling £20 million.
The ticket price rise means the most expensive seat at White Hart Lane will cost £1,200, nearly £400 more than the present campaign and the equivalent of around £67 a game.
Increases range from four per cent, or double the rate of UK inflation, to 20 per cent in other areas of the ground.
"We want to continue to serve the needs of the club for many years to come," Levy told the Evening Standard. "Although the cost of most season tickets has increased, these still represent good value compared to match-day prices."
The controversial move comes as the collapse of ITV Digital has signalled troubled times for football finances - and Tottenham's north London rivals Arsenal are one of a number of major clubs to warn they will cut costs in the summer.
Levy's company Enic bought a majority stakes in Spurs last year in a deal which saw electronics tycoon Alan Sugar leave the club.
Increased investment was promised but Glenn Hoddle has largely limited his spending, with the most expensive outlay being the £8 million signing of Dean Richards.
Hoddle, though, promised a major overhaul in the summer following deals with kit manufacturer Kappa and new sponsor Thomson Holidays.
The White Hart Lane outfit missed their chance to qualify for Europe this season when they lost the Worthington Cup to Blackburn Rovers.
Couple of points about this.
One, "our future success must be built upon solid foundations." Even if it means ripping off your own fans.
Two, he states that season ticket prices are good value compared with matchday ticket prices. Is he implying that match day tickets are not good value?
If Spurs want to charge £38 a ticket, okay. As long as they pay the same when they come to Anfield. Although I feel that's ripping off other fans and not affecting their club as such. If they're really going to charge those sort of prices (and we're talking minimum prices here) then shouldn't the supporters clubs of other Premiership clubs boycott them.
Once again, another nail in the coffin of the average fan. Who the hell is going to be able to afford these sort of prices, especially when you add on travel costs, etc.
