Real Football Man All of the Football, All of the time
It is a well known fact that going to watch a Premier League game is an expensive pursuit these days, one that sees tickets being the preserve of the middle classes or football tourists who have jetted in from around the world to watch a game played at almost break neck speed.
But thankfully there is some respite to that and it comes in the way of Huddersfield chairman Dean Hoyle. The Yorkshire club are newly promoted after winning the EFL Championship Play-Offs against Reading last month and a portion of their fanbase are now set to really reap the benefits.
Back in 2010, Hoyle made a promise that if fans continued to purchase a season ticket under his tenure that should they reach the promised land of the Premier League then the cost of going to watch a top flight campaign would only cost £100.
And thankfully for Huddersfield fans Hoyle has been true to his word and with that 4,000 fans are now set to watch the likes of Manchester City, Chelsea and Tottenham for the equivalent of just a fiver a game. To put that into perspective where I live in London I struggle to buy a pint now for £5.
An absolutely fantastic gesture it must be said and one that cannot be credited enough, some may argue that due to the swathes of television money that is available these days that why cannot all games be as cheap as a fiver. To be honest they probably could but realistically that is never going to happen.
What this has shown though is that loyalty can be promoted in the best possible way, when Hoyle made the pledge back in 2010 the club were sitting in League One and would not reach the Championship until the 2012-13 season, even then no-one really felt that they could make the leap to the Premier League.
Pundits such as Chris Iwelumo were tipping them to return to League One last season but it just shows sometimes how Football can make a mockery of us all but now those fans who will be watching this country’s biggest clubs for just a fiver are the ones that are laughing. Hats off to them and it just shows what backing your club can bring to you.
