West Ham unveil cheapest Premier League season tickets
Wednesday 22 April 2015 14:57, UK
West Ham have announced the cheapest season tickets in the top flight for next season.
The club unveiled the major price cuts a day after they said it was “categorically wrong” that the move to the Olympic Stadium had been subsidised by the UK taxpayer.
Hammers joint-chairmen David Sullivan and David Gold and vice-chairman Karren Brady have been keen to make football more affordable for fans.
Wednesday's announcement backed up their pledge to help supporters as West Ham became the first Premier League club to use the increased broadcast revenue for the 2016/17 season to reduce ticket prices.
Brady said: "We have always said that the move to our magnificent new stadium would be a game changer for West Ham: a chance to increase revenue, invest in the team and improve our performance on the pitch, but crucially without putting an extra financial burden on the supporters who already come to watch every home match.
"The announcement proves that we have kept our promise."
Every season ticket holder sitting in bands 1-4 for the final season at the Boleyn Ground will see a reduction of at least £26 in their season ticket price.
A new £289 Band 5 season ticket will become the cheapest in the Premier League based on the 2014/15 prices and represents a cost per game of £15.20.
All season tickets for the under 16s will be cut to £99 - meaning a cost of £5.21 per match.
West Ham were awarded a 99-year licence to rent the Olympic Stadium last year.
After suggestions that the move to the stadium could still be in contravention of European state aid laws, Brady told Sky Sports News HQ: "We are making a huge contribution to the conversion and a huge contribution to the revenue.
"Without us there's no lynchpin in the stadium to create the jobs and to create the legacy. We're confident we haven't done anything wrong."
