Evangelos Marinakis And Co

[Marco Polo]

Oh come on - this one has to be on him! It’s his club!

[Salvatore Matrecano]

The owners are taking a bit of a battering on social media which in my view is unfair because ticket pricing is an issue across the whole of football. Nobody can doubt the progress we have made and are continuing to make which gets forgotten when people have something to froth about.

However I have a question for Sniffer. Despite his wealth EM is well known for being a man of the people and having left leaning views. He does a huge amount of charity work which probably doesn’t get the recognition it deserves. Therefore how does pricing out the ordinary fan, the lifeblood of our support and excluding many of the next generation sit with him? It seems out of odds with his normal behaviour. Does Olympiacos have a pricing structure that lets traditional working classes afford to go to matches?

Ultimately EM can afford to subsidise that cost to a point if he chooses to which enables younger fans to attend and in turn keeps the atmosphere at matches. It doesn’t seem to have affected Oly or has it? Could he do more or are we being unreasonable?

Seeing as Sniffer has gone on strike I will answer my own question. At Olympiacos the majority of season tickets are between €200-400 however the home end where Gate 7 are is only €100. To me that shows that EM and Oly are in touch and don’t want to lose the grassroots fan.
Admittedly this is for the Greek league which without meaning to offend is complete pants but assume it gives you the option to regularly purchase Champions league tickets. Of course you are also paying wages for Joao Carvalho & co, not some of the worlds highest earners. Should also point out they do have some eye poppingly expensive VIP seats at €3000, hopefully someone gives you a cold half time Mythos for that.

What does that say? Its genuinely not having a pop at EM because I don’t think this is his doing even if he would have been consulted. If this was EMs idea then both clubs would have a price structure on similar lines. Indeed if the proposal had been to freeze prices I suspect he would have gone along with it. For whatever reason Paul Bell and colleagues think price rises are justified. Just my guess of course.

[Madforit]

Oh come on - this one has to be on him! It’s his club!

[Forest1970]

Oh come on - this one has to be on him! It’s his club!

And he pays good money for people to sort these things out. You don't have a billionaire owner doing day to day jobs for a club that he owns. He gets given suggestions and I'd bet he says yes because like I said that is what he pays them for.

[Marco Polo]

If I was a billionaire owner - I’d hire better people

[Forest1970]

If I was a billionaire owner - I’d hire better people

Its a good job its not your club or money then ain't it because no one likes a clever sh*t who knows everything. At some point you'll realise football isn't plaining sailing and will always be rough times but I guess you immediately assumed after being away from the premiership for many many years its going to be easy and all the pieces will drop into place straight away. But honestly your constant bitching about the best person to look after our team is really becoming tiresome because there's other people involved and the second you realise that the better.

[Sniffer Dog (Admin)]

The owners are taking a bit of a battering on social media which in my view is unfair because ticket pricing is an issue across the whole of football. Nobody can doubt the progress we have made and are continuing to make which gets forgotten when people have something to froth about.

However I have a question for Sniffer. Despite his wealth EM is well known for being a man of the people and having left leaning views. He does a huge amount of charity work which probably doesn’t get the recognition it deserves. Therefore how does pricing out the ordinary fan, the lifeblood of our support and excluding many of the next generation sit with him? It seems out of odds with his normal behaviour. Does Olympiacos have a pricing structure that lets traditional working classes afford to go to matches?

Ultimately EM can afford to subsidise that cost to a point if he chooses to which enables younger fans to attend and in turn keeps the atmosphere at matches. It doesn’t seem to have affected Oly or has it? Could he do more or are we being unreasonable?

Seeing as Sniffer has gone on strike I will answer my own question. At Olympiacos the majority of season tickets are between €200-400 however the home end where Gate 7 are is only €100. To me that shows that EM and Oly are in touch and don’t want to lose the grassroots fan.
Admittedly this is for the Greek league which without meaning to offend is complete pants but assume it gives you the option to regularly purchase Champions league tickets. Of course you are also paying wages for Joao Carvalho & co, not some of the worlds highest earners. Should also point out they do have some eye poppingly expensive VIP seats at €3000, hopefully someone gives you a cold half time Mythos for that.

What does that say? Its genuinely not having a pop at EM because I don’t think this is his doing even if he would have been consulted. If this was EMs idea then both clubs would have a price structure on similar lines. Indeed if the proposal had been to freeze prices I suspect he would have gone along with it. For whatever reason Paul Bell and colleagues think price rises are justified. Just my guess of course.

SM are you aware that in Greece the average salary is 800 Euros per month and that is if you are lucky enough to have a job. There are also 2 other massive clubs in Athens (Panathinaikos and AEK) to compete with.

You cannot compare Olympiakos to Forest or Greece with the UK it is not a valid argument.

[ozzyten10]

Historically EM and co have done alright by the fans and pricing. Last years rise was big but understandable- all that has been undone. The waiting list and PR is right up there with Marthur - we’re serous are you. A massive own goal at a decisive time of the season.

[Salvatore Matrecano]

SM are you aware that in Greece the average salary is 800 Euros per month and that is if you are lucky enough to have a job. There are also 2 other massive clubs in Athens (Panathinaikos and AEK) to compete with.

You cannot compare Olympiakos to Forest or Greece with the UK it is not a valid argument.

Yes fair enough
Sniffer, I was using far too many words to make a simple point. Oly have kept prices low for their core support, low wages or not. Forest aren’t doing that.
I am defending Marinakis because if it was his idea both clubs would be run along the same lines. Instead Paul Bell has come in, said look Brighton and Bournemouth charge far more so why shouldn’t we and EM has signed it off not realising how big an increase this is and how it will affect people.
Its not EMs job to set ticket prices but unfortunately he has taken on someone to run the club who clearly couldn’t care less about the supporters

[Paplane]

SM are you aware that in Greece the average salary is 800 Euros per month and that is if you are lucky enough to have a job. There are also 2 other massive clubs in Athens (Panathinaikos and AEK) to compete with.

You cannot compare Olympiakos to Forest or Greece with the UK it is not a valid argument.

Yes fair enough
Sniffer, I was using far too many words to make a simple point. Oly have kept prices low for their core support, low wages or not. Forest aren’t doing that.
I am defending Marinakis because if it was his idea both clubs would be run along the same lines. Instead Paul Bell has come in, said look Brighton and Bournemouth charge far more so why shouldn’t we and EM has signed it off not realising how big an increase this is and how it will affect people.
Its not EMs job to set ticket prices but unfortunately he has taken on someone to run the club who clearly couldn’t care less about the supporters

He's a decent guy Salv with decent morals but at the end of the day he owns the club and these decisions come back to him. If he feels the club needs to do this then he should be explaining why.

[Sniffer Dog (Admin)]

SM are you aware that in Greece the average salary is 800 Euros per month and that is if you are lucky enough to have a job. There are also 2 other massive clubs in Athens (Panathinaikos and AEK) to compete with.

You cannot compare Olympiakos to Forest or Greece with the UK it is not a valid argument.

Yes fair enough
Sniffer, I was using far too many words to make a simple point. Oly have kept prices low for their core support, low wages or not. Forest aren’t doing that.
I am defending Marinakis because if it was his idea both clubs would be run along the same lines. Instead Paul Bell has come in, said look Brighton and Bournemouth charge far more so why shouldn’t we and EM has signed it off not realising how big an increase this is and how it will affect people.
Its not EMs job to set ticket prices but unfortunately he has taken on someone to run the club who clearly couldn’t care less about the supporters

I hear you SM and I am not defending him.

It just drains evey ounce of energy out of my body when the likes of Polo and Widdow pile in with cheap shot below the belt comments.

I have learnt just to sign out now when that happens.

[Username]

The owners are taking a bit of a battering on social media which in my view is unfair because ticket pricing is an issue across the whole of football. Nobody can doubt the progress we have made and are continuing to make which gets forgotten when people have something to froth about.

However I have a question for Sniffer. Despite his wealth EM is well known for being a man of the people and having left leaning views. He does a huge amount of charity work which probably doesn’t get the recognition it deserves. Therefore how does pricing out the ordinary fan, the lifeblood of our support and excluding many of the next generation sit with him? It seems out of odds with his normal behaviour. Does Olympiacos have a pricing structure that lets traditional working classes afford to go to matches?

Ultimately EM can afford to subsidise that cost to a point if he chooses to which enables younger fans to attend and in turn keeps the atmosphere at matches. It doesn’t seem to have affected Oly or has it? Could he do more or are we being unreasonable?

What constitutes the ordinary fan in the context of PL football?

Im stereotyping but the working class male has traditionally been the bedrock of support and mostly has contributed to the atmosphere good (recently) and bad (70-80s thuggery).
PL football obviously gentrifies things and good to see more families coming, its probably a 70:30 male female split around me now. The downside is “Morgan can I have your shirt” and people arriving 10mins late, sitting on their phones talking about Liverpool and leaving early so their Mercedes doesn’t get stuck in traffic. Goes without saying which group contributes to the atmosphere which for most clubs is a bit of a myth and frankly somewhat embarrassing compared to German clubs for example.

There should be a mix to accommodate both and why we desperately need a new or improved stadium. However until then don’t alienate what we currently have and maybe think first about managing finances, not using the fans to make up (a small part) of the shortfall when they land in a mess.

But none of the season ticket holders are new since we joined the PL so that hasn't changed the demographic.

I sit in the A Block and don't see that many working class people around me!