Premier League ticket prices have been a hot topic for a while now, but this week the issue has exploded once again with Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund fans protesting at high prices, and Prime Minister David Cameron even pledging to ‘look carefully’ at the issue. Presumably that means don’t hold your breath for any government intervention, however.But with the prices becoming big news, that has brought the statisticians out in force.This one is an interesting take on the price of a ticket. Given that market forces work to a standard of supply and demand, the prices of tickets will presumably be higher when there are more people wanting to attend the game. To that end, if you simply took football to be a business, you’d expect tickets at Manchester United to be more expensive than tickets at, say, Bournemouth.But we all know that’s not the way football works. Football isn’t simply a business, certainly not for the fans, the very people buying the tickets. Nor is it simply a form of entertainment - there are plenty of fans who would rather lose beautifully than win ugly, but there are plenty of fans who would be happy enough to watch their team ‘one-nil’ their way to the title.But this bit of research shows just how much fans pay per goal:

So how much bang are you getting for your buck - or Great British Pound?

It’s little surprise that Leicester City fans are getting a great deal to watch their team, but I wouldn’t be surprised if many Foxes fans would pay double for a ticket to see their team this season; both because of how entertaining it is to watching them and because they could be witnessing the greatest title win in history.

It’s also little surprise that Manchester United and Chelsea fans are paying good money for dirge this season, at least when it comes to goals. But spare a thought for Watford fans, nearly £20 per goal at Vicarage road.

It seems Hornets fans are well and truly being stung….

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