found this on Tribal Football....ROAR fans to boycott Toffees game

[BrisRecky]

Brisbane Roar fans are threatening to boycott Julys friendly with English Premier League club Everton.

Fans believes ticket prices are too expensive and have started to influence friends and other Roar members to stay away from Suncorp Stadium in July 17 as the cheapest ticket is priced $49.95.

I've sent an email to my usual members and not one will be buying a ticket for this game due to the price," said "Poidda" on the club's official supporters' forum.

"It's a shame. I can see this promoter cancelling the entire tour due to poor ticket sales."

Promoter Sam Righi is confident that the game will attract at least 30,000 supporters and said the ticket pricing of $139.95 for a gold category seat, $99.95 for silver category and two levels of family ticket (two adults, two children) at $299.90 and $179.90 were reasonable.

I don't know why people are so pissed off about the prices," said Righi.

"It's not cheap to bring out a team from the UK to Australia when you have to pay a fee to Everton, pay all their airfares and accommodation costs, pay the venues ... and there has been zero contribution from the Government."


you'd think they'd know about ticket prices in Australia by now would'nt you

 

[marinermick]

see comments in last two paragraphs

remember roar saying that they need 20000 to break even in that stadium as well

 

[Jesus]

Pretty sure it is all private promoter.

Brisbane counts as an away team. If they dont make the cash i presume the promoter will lose out, the roar will get paid a fee.

But it is absurd that promoters think they will get that sort of fee for just about any euro team. Especially after seeing how fulham and wolves attendances were flops.

Heart fans are also disgusted by the prices, will be interesting to see sydney's reaction  when their tickets go on sale.

 

[midfielder]

Guess its a point $ 50.00 for a cheap seat means most can't go...

 

[Jesus]

Guess its a point $ 50.00 for a cheap seat means most can't go...

$50 for a meaningless friendly is how roar fans will look on it.

The promoters hope i guess is that there are 50k everton fans in bris who will pay it

 

[goingtoadisco]

Holy shit thats expensive.

 

[BrisRecky]

Holy shit thats expensive.

well, thats Ticketek / ticketmaster / ticket prices down under for ya....still think a fair few will go just because of the tim cahill factor...similar to the Beckham/Galaxy game in sydney previously

 

[FFC Mariner]

Would you pay $50 to see CCM play Everton?

Me too

So if the Roar fans dont go, thats only 7/8,000 off the gate. More Euro Snobs than that I reckon.

 

[Jesus]

Holy shit thats expensive.

well, thats Ticketek / ticketmaster / ticket prices down under for ya....still think a fair few will go just because of the tim cahill factor...similar to the Beckham/Galaxy game in sydney previously

Except Tim might not play, and who else is really a draw for everton? And will they even play? Unlike the beckham love, or celtic love, the everton love is likely to be far less among eurosnobs, eg fulham. If they got 10k to fulham on the GC, not far from bris, why would everton command 20-30k more?

They are hoping for a huge bit of carry from the world cup

 

[Arabmariner]

In most countries the point of a pre season friendly is to prepare for the coming season.

They'd probably be cheaper and do the team more good to take themselves off to asia and play several 'friendlies' over there.

If they want to charge an arm and a leg for a meaningless fixture (because that's what it is) then it needs to be ultra special i.e. Barcelona

It irks me when these tossers that call themselves promotors assume we're all gullible.

 

[Jesus]

In most countries the point of a pre season friendly is to prepare for the coming season.

They'd probably be cheaper and do the team more good to take themselves off to asia and play several 'friendlies' over there.

If they want to charge an arm and a leg for a meaningless fixture (because that's what it is) then it needs to be ultra special i.e. Barcelona

It irks me when these tossers that call themselves promotors assume we're all gullible.

Indeed. Hope the promoted loses a bunch for the price.

The clubs involved will make little cash, except everton

 

[curious]

Some guy on a supporters forum is sending emails to his usual members advising them to stay away, those members being a tiny proportion of roar attendees with his aim being to sabotage the event ? And this is going to make any appreciable  difference to crowd numbers? Do they think they represent and influence all south queensland football fans?

"It's a shame. I can see this promoter cancelling the entire tour due to poor ticket sales."

What do these buggers think would be the result of a successful sabotage? A reinforcement of their inflated sense of entitlement and an end to visiting popular oversees teams, or everyone will feel sorry for them and heavily subsidise their future entertainment?
It's a one off event for christ's sake and one that helps promote their own club. If you don't like the price, stay at home.

Sorry, but the winging about prices by both Roar and GCU supporters last season continues and won't stop until they get $10 tickets with a free pie and beer. The same wingers that insist on making a silk purse out of sows ear by playing in expensive and over sized stadiums while not wanting to pay the price for the honour.

 

[FFC Mariner]

With an EPL team coming out, you can promote it over the heads of the few Roar fans. Just have pics of Timmy in every ad and mention him a lot and it will work.

Be interesting to see how many Everton fans there are too. Celtic would always draw a crowd but I'm not so sure about Everton TBH

 

[Jesus]

With an EPL team coming out, you can promote it over the heads of the few Roar fans. Just have pics of Timmy in every ad and mention him a lot and it will work.

Be interesting to see how many Everton fans there are too. Celtic would always draw a crowd but I'm not so sure about Everton TBH

They have timmy, kewell etc in the "sporting capital", yet at cheaper prices are struggling to sell out the mcg

 

[Arabmariner]

With an EPL team coming out, you can promote it over the heads of the few Roar fans. Just have pics of Timmy in every ad and mention him a lot and it will work.

Be interesting to see how many Everton fans there are too. Celtic would always draw a crowd but I'm not so sure about Everton TBH

They have timmy, kewell etc in the "sporting capital", yet at cheaper prices are struggling to sell out the mcg

Again because they think all us football fans are easily led when in fact we all realise this is a warm up game against mediocre opposition.A neccesary game from the preparation point of view but hardly the top class, glamorous farewell fixture they make it out to be.

 

[serious14]

With an EPL team coming out, you can promote it over the heads of the few Roar fans. Just have pics of Timmy in every ad and mention him a lot and it will work.

Be interesting to see how many Everton fans there are too. Celtic would always draw a crowd but I'm not so sure about Everton TBH

They have timmy, kewell etc in the "sporting capital", yet at cheaper prices are struggling to sell out the mcg

Again because they think all us football fans are easily led when in fact we all realise this is a warm up game against mediocre opposition.A neccesary game from the preparation point of view but hardly the top class, glamorous farewell fixture they make it out to be.

And not the World's biggest population of Kiwi's outside of NZ living within 20 minutes of the ground either, as there was for the Greece game.

 

[FFC Mariner]

Pimball and Kiwi's on a cold night in Melbourne?

Pass thanks