Old Trafford club are charging up to £55 per adult away ticket for Swansea's opener - is this too much?
In a word - yes! Social media has been awash with Swans fans shocked at the price of tickets for our Premier League opener, and it's hard to argue with the outrage we've seen thus far as that was a pretty audacious one-off ticket price. It has, however, just been tempered slightly by the Swans' announcement (link) that they've taken an extra allocation from United, with this meaning there's now a two tiered pricing policy for away fans making the trip. Prices are as follows:
Adults £55 and £46
18-20 £43.25 and £36.50
16-17 and Over-65s £28 and £27
Under-16s £18
Whether this takes away from what is a very high starting price is debatable, but at least there's some tickets available for less than £55. To do a bit of a comparison, I had a scout around online and found this on the Guardian website from last season, showing matchday ticket prices:
As you can see, the hike to £55 makes it more expensive than United's most costly ticket last season, while it's only actually less expensive than the seven most expensive matchday tickets available last season. Ouch.
Are you planning on making the trip? Were you put off by ticket prices? What do you think of ticket pricing in the Premier League in general? Get in touch in the comment section below!