When I said "I'm sure we'll see offers for Swansea fans" I didn't think it would be that soon!
Following on from the previous blog where I looked at a deal we'd agreed with Newcastle to provide their fans with cheaper tickets, the club have announced that firstly, the Newcastle deal is reciprocal (so Swansea fans can purchase away tickets for the Newcastle game for just £20), and secondly an identical agreement has been reached with Hull City.
Swansea Vice-Chairman Leigh Dineen explained that these initiatives are something the club has been putting a lot of work into:
“The reduced away ticket price initiative is something we started looking into over the summer. We contacted all clubs in the Premier League, but received very little feedback, but we’ve kept working at it and I’m glad to see that things have slowly started to gather pace.
“We are in constant dialogue with other clubs in the Premier League and hope to announce additional reciprocal deals over the course of the campaign. We are determined to help keep the costs down for travelling supporters; not just for our own loyal fans, but those supporters of other clubs around the country as well.’’ Leigh Dineen
http://www.swanseacity.net/news/article/ticket-initiative-newcastle-1117254.aspx #DO0FApZHgDez62Hi.99
It's quite easy to envisage the Swans holding a meeting whereby a lot of fan-pleasing initiatives were discussed, and it's good to see other clubs are now looking to offer similar deals. As mentioned in the prior blog, Swansea fans travelling to Crystal Palace had the option of a half-price adult seat when bought in conjunction with a junior ticket, while visitors to St Mary's in our most recent league outing received a free hot meal. When you couple that with a free scarf for anyone who attended the West Brom game and £15 off coach travel to our visit at Spurs, the goodwill missions really are stacking up.
The latest scheme put in place will see anyone making the trip to Craven Cottage to see us play Fulham receive a free matchday programme, with again the offer being reciprocal - Fulham fans will receive a copy of the Jack magazine when they visit our fair city.
I say good on everyone at Swansea City. It's impossible to change the big-money nature of the Premier League, but by putting in place a number of schemes which benefit the ordinary, loyal fan they'll definitely help to stem the tide of disillusionment we're seeing in football at the moment.