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02-08-2007, 09:43 AM
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Watching City next season will work out cheaper than the leading local non-league clubs if the T&A campaign comes off.
And at an average of only £6 per game, that is less than a trip to the Alhambra Theatre or St George's Hall.
Pledges are still flooding in for the "10,000 for our Team" campaign to give City fans the chance to buy the cheapest season tickets in professional football - nearly 3,000 have arrived so far.
And the £138 season-ticket price promise made by chairman Julian Rhodes if the target is met compares with any on offer on the non-league scene.
Halifax in the Conference currently charge £13 admission and £250 for a season ticket. It costs £8.50 a match to watch Farsley Celtic in the Conference North and £7.50 Park Avenue - who are the equivalent of five divisions below City in the UniBond First Division - while it is £7 adult admission at Guiseley in the UniBond Premier.
The £6 average, based on watching all 23 games in League One, also compares favourably against rugby union sides Otley, who charge £12, and Bradford & Bingley Bees (£6).
advertisementRhodes said: "What other form of entertainment can you see for just £6? It's about the same as going to the cinema and cheaper than the theatre.
"We are well over 2,000 already, which is a very good start, and hopefully that early momentum will continue.
"We must have about 10,000 floating fans who come during the course of the season and we're hoping this offer will encourage them to watch every game rather than pick and choose."
Should City go ahead with the plan, fans would pay far less than if they were watching matches at Leeds, Huddersfield or Burnley.
Leeds currently charge £26 admission - although that has recently been reduced for their relegation dogfight - while the cheapest season ticket this year cost £519.
Burnley and Huddersfield fans pay £17 for the cheapest seats. Adult season-ticket holders cough up an average £340 at Turf Moor and £275 at the Galpharm.
Defender Mark Bower said the City players were firmly behind the scheme.
"Bradford is a big city and we've certainly got the potential," he said. "In the past we've had attendances and average crowds of well above 10,000.
"It will certainly help the lads and take the club forward if enough people do commit to the scheme.
"You saw on Saturday the difference it made with the backing of the fans behind us. Maybe without the crowd we wouldn't have got that equaliser at the end.
"It just goes to show that when there's more people in the place we enjoy it more and I'm sure it's the same with the supporters. Everybody should do their best to try to make this work."
Sign the pledge to support City by clicking on the 10,000 For Our Team section in the Football drop down menu on the website and filling in the coupon
Watching City next season will work out cheaper than the leading local non-league clubs if the T&A campaign comes off.
And at an average of only £6 per game, that is less than a trip to the Alhambra Theatre or St George's Hall.
Pledges are still flooding in for the "10,000 for our Team" campaign to give City fans the chance to buy the cheapest season tickets in professional football - nearly 3,000 have arrived so far.
And the £138 season-ticket price promise made by chairman Julian Rhodes if the target is met compares with any on offer on the non-league scene.
Halifax in the Conference currently charge £13 admission and £250 for a season ticket. It costs £8.50 a match to watch Farsley Celtic in the Conference North and £7.50 Park Avenue - who are the equivalent of five divisions below City in the UniBond First Division - while it is £7 adult admission at Guiseley in the UniBond Premier.
The £6 average, based on watching all 23 games in League One, also compares favourably against rugby union sides Otley, who charge £12, and Bradford & Bingley Bees (£6).
advertisementRhodes said: "What other form of entertainment can you see for just £6? It's about the same as going to the cinema and cheaper than the theatre.
"We are well over 2,000 already, which is a very good start, and hopefully that early momentum will continue.
"We must have about 10,000 floating fans who come during the course of the season and we're hoping this offer will encourage them to watch every game rather than pick and choose."
Should City go ahead with the plan, fans would pay far less than if they were watching matches at Leeds, Huddersfield or Burnley.
Leeds currently charge £26 admission - although that has recently been reduced for their relegation dogfight - while the cheapest season ticket this year cost £519.
Burnley and Huddersfield fans pay £17 for the cheapest seats. Adult season-ticket holders cough up an average £340 at Turf Moor and £275 at the Galpharm.
Defender Mark Bower said the City players were firmly behind the scheme.
"Bradford is a big city and we've certainly got the potential," he said. "In the past we've had attendances and average crowds of well above 10,000.
"It will certainly help the lads and take the club forward if enough people do commit to the scheme.
"You saw on Saturday the difference it made with the backing of the fans behind us. Maybe without the crowd we wouldn't have got that equaliser at the end.
"It just goes to show that when there's more people in the place we enjoy it more and I'm sure it's the same with the supporters. Everybody should do their best to try to make this work."
Sign the pledge to support City by clicking on the 10,000 For Our Team section in the Football drop down menu on the website and filling in the coupon