Motherwell to slash prices

Last updated : 14 October 2008 By Firparkcorner

The full details can be found here on the official site. The headline grabbing news is that prices will be slashed for the Old Firm - the club have clearly noticed the gruesome twosome from Glasgow have been bringing fewer and fewer fans on their visits, so now prices will be a uniform £15 and £10 for every seat in the ground.

This is a bold move when the Old Firm have traditionally brought us substantial income but there is no doubt something needed to be done.

The next category of games, non Glasgow clubs with a big support (the Edinburgh duo, Aberdeen and neighbours Hamilton) has little change. Normal gate prices apply as usual with U12s being allowed in for free with a paying adult while junior season ticket holders can also bring a pal for free.

But perhaps the most interesting group is the remaining clubs (Inverness, St Mirren, Falkirk, Dundee United and Kilmarnock). For these matches, Motherwell fans will be allowed into the south stand for just £10 and will be able to take a child with them for free. Remarkably the away fans will now be put in the main stand and will be charged the standard price which will no doubt spark complaints all over the country. As the rest of the ground will also be at standard price, it suggests that a seat in the Cooper will cost twice as much as one at the other end.

This is a brave step by the club and no doubt someone somewhere has done their sums to come up with these numbers. Whether it works remains to be seen - the Boyle price cuts were a total failure - and no doubt the season ticket holders will have a grumble as well!