Football fans are swallowing above-inflation price hikes for pies and pints on top of season ticket rises.
Clubs charge as much as an equivalent £6.80 for a pint of lager and £4.60 for a meat pie, a Sunday People survey shows.
On average fans are paying 18p more for a pint and an extra 9p for a pie.
Manchester United have the equal biggest price increase and dearest pint with a 400ml bottle of Heineken costing £4.80, equal to £6.80 a pint – up 55p on last season. Newcastle have added 50p to charge £4.40 a pint – nearly 13 per cent more – while Arsenal have increased their price by 55p to £5.10, up 12 per cent.
We recently revealed nearly half of multi-million pound clubs – Spurs, Fulham, West Ham, Wolves, Newcastle, Crystal Palace, Watford, Cardiff and Manchester City – had ramped up season ticket prices, despite a £5billion TV rights package.
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The Football Supporters Federation said: “The Premier League rakes in billions in broadcasting revenue and match-going fans are an integral of this product for which domestic and international broadcasters pay so handsomely. Clubs should use the billions to ensure traditional match-going fans can afford snacks.”
Chelsea have cut their pie price by 20p but their fans are still pay the most, £4.60.
Spurs have hiked beer prices by 35p to £5.30 while a pie is up 20p to £4.50.
West Ham fans pay an extra 25p for a pint, at £5.15. But Spurs and West Ham say prices are set by Wembley and the London Stadium respectively, not by the clubs.
Chelsea offer pies and pints of lager for £2.50 for 30 minutes after gates open.
Man United offer 50 per cent off drinks for the first hour after turnstiles open.
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