West Ham still tops the Premier League mascot price table revealed in research by Matt Law published by the Daily Telegraph today.
Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Newcastle and Southampton give their mascot places out for free.
Arsenal: free (membership prize draw)
Aston Villa: £500 for category A matches, with one place donated to
foundation department for good cause
Bournemouth: £235 for category A matches
Brighton: £350 to walk out with the captain, £250 for other players. Two free places also available per match via ballot
Burnley: four £310 VIP mascots per game, with proceeds going to non-profit causes. Six places per game at £40
Chelsea: free (membership prize draw)
Crystal Palace: £375 for “gold” package, £100 for silver if the child brings own kit
Everton: at least one free place for members a match + £599 Everton in the community charity package
Leicester: £355 + several free places via draw
Liverpool: free (members prize draw)
Manchester United: free (members prize draw)
Manchester City: free (members prize draw)
Newcastle: free
Norwich: £500 to walk out with the captain. Other places £379
Sheffield United: £360 for premium games. Prices start from £300
Southampton: free
Spurs: £485 for category A match. Prices start at £350. Members
can also get free places via junior members ballot
Watford: £100 suggested donation to Watford Community and Education Trust. Free prize draw also available.
West Ham: £700 for category A matches, £550 for category B matches and £450 for category C matches. Three places per game will be offered for free next season via members ballot and some places are donated to charity.
Wolves: £450 for platinum matches. Prices start at £320
Some include full kit and tickets for guardians.
The West Ham club website says: “the Mascot package includes: A go behind the scenes into the tunnel area and changing rooms, and introduction to the available first team squad players A training session on the pitch with the West Ham United Community coaching staff A West Ham United goody bag and Walking out onto the pitch with a first team player*.
Take part in the official handshake with the visiting team followed by a photograph with the team captains, match officials and other mascots in the centre circle Photograph and name of the child to appear in the match day programme (subject to notice given) Photograph on stadium screen, and pre-match announcement Pre-match greeting by a club representative.
Match tickets for the mascot and one accompanying adult in the standard seating area of the stadium Opportunity to purchase additional match tickets for family and friends (subject to availability). Please note additional seating may not be immediately next to the mascot although every effort will be made to seat them as close as possible Photographs will be forwarded on to re-live those fantastic memories. We would ask your child wears a full West Ham United kit, please not, kit is not included as part of the package. “
I know it’s a magic thing for the kids that they’ll remember all their lives but, all the faffing about before kick off in the Premier.
Players come out have a bit of a run/kick about, then go back in. Then then they come out with the kids & everyone shakes hands with the kiddies. Then eventually they toss & kick off.
Oh to go back to, both teams run out, have a kick about & get on with it!!
How we arrived at such high prices for these compared to other clubs I’ll never know. It suggests that wasnt researched or taken into consideration at all.
I hope the extra few quid in the coffers was worth all the bad publicity.
To be fair our Mascots get a lot more time on the pitch and the surround than most others. After all, as we are constantly told by the various media, the Centre Circle is at least 100 miles from the tunnel and dug out, that makes our mpm (miles per mascot) a lot more value than the others.
I find it hard to believe that ANY fee should be taken for these West Ham kids appearing on matchday with their hero’s.
Not only is it a once in a lifetime experience for the kids, but it is also an opportunity for the club to showcase their commitment to the next generation of supporters.
Surely, with all of the TV money etc, the kids and their proud families shouldn’t be seen as a money making opportunity?
The club need to explain properly what’s in the package. Does include for child and guardian match tickets, meals, best seats, goodies.
If child and guardian are already season ticket holders there should only be a minimum charge for th extras offered.
Many other Prem clubs out there with £99 season tickets for kids? And if so how many sold at this price? This should be the real story, not the overpriced mascot packages. Of which there’s no shortage of buyers.
Every kids Season Ticket could be seen as being at least £200 lost revenue, compared with the Adult price. An investment in our future fan base. No mention of this anywhere…