Typographic memories from Premier League's innocent times
Building an online gallery to remember the times when the Premier League’s ticket prices were reasonably priced is part of the campaign Guardian has launched against Richard Scudamore and his beliefs. When asked about clubs’ responsibility to pay their staff a living wage, contribute to grassroots football in the UK and reduce ticket prices, the chief executive of the Premier said the clubs are “not set up for charitable purposes”. But as Amy Lawrence wrote, fans do not want charity, fans deserve more respect. “The average age of Premier League supporters is now over 40” she commented. “Our teenagers – the ones the game needs to be our season-ticket holders of the future – can’t possibly afford to cement their commitment to football by gallivanting around the country to games every week. It’s not charity anybody is after. It’s a fair price that the Premier League can well afford to impose.” These are some of the old football ticket stubs that are on display in Guardian's online gallery of typographic memories when football was a game for the people, not corporations.
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