- Nottingham Forest Charge £ 1,800 for a matching Match Mascot experience
- Brighton, West Ham, Crystal Palace and Ipswich also charge experience
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The Premier League clubs invoice parents up to £ 1,800 so that children can go out as mascots – causing the indignation of deputies and activists.
The Nottingham forest requires a sterling of £ 1,800 plus VAT for its highest mascot package – more than the average monthly rent for a three -bed house in the city.
Despite significant television income and wealthy owners, Forest, Brighton, Crystal Palace, Ipswich and West Ham continue to charge families for Mascot Places, while half of the Premier League clubs now offer experience for free.
As the Telegraph reported, the cost of mascot packages for the best has exploded by 157% since 2020 – when the clubs were accused for the first time to freeze working class families. Some teams, including Aston Villa, quietly deleted costs. Others, like West Ham, have reduced prices.
Dame Caroline Dinenage, president of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, said: “It is a pity that some clubs take advantage of so many young fans of this wonderful experience.”
The chairman of the Public Accounts Commission, Clive Efford MP, added: “The prices of working class families are always a mascot as this is pure greed.
Nottingham Forest requires £ 1,800 more VAT for its superior mascot set
A number of Premier League clubs have been accused of “pure greed” for their prices
Some teams, including Aston Villa, have quietly deleted the costs for mascots
“Given the millions of Premier League clubs every year of television offers, how can they justify invoicing for a lot of childhood dream?” They should be ashamed.
Forest and Brighton defended their prices, insisting that several free mascot places are distributed every day of match – often thanks to community patterns.
“ The day of the match, Nottingham Forest invites a minimum of two match mascots, one of them being a guest participant of our community trust programs and offered for free, and the other as part of a hospital package on which we cannot put a price because it is sold as a wider package ”, said Forest in a press release.
“Consistently this season, we have provided several free mascot places for each home game, with up to five responses to certain games. All of this goes to deserving children and / or young participants in our community trust programs.
Meanwhile, Brighton says that they offer two free mascot places for each home game, as well as free places at all games outside. “Where we have only one mascot, this package is free,” said the club.
For those sold, the packages cost up to £ 415, which, according to the club, is “largely due to the fact that we have regularly asked that this service is provided, before we offer”.
“The packages tend to sell in a few weeks after their provision,” added Brighton. “We think they represent a value for money and offer children an unforgettable experience.”
On the other hand, the lower league clubs such as Rovers Tranmere offer free mascot spots to children who buy a kit – a critical gesture says that high -level greed is shame.
The controversy comes as the pressure intensified on the Premier League before the introduction of a new football regulator, many calling for stricter rules to protect fans against exorbitant charges.
