If there's one thing that has become clearer than ever during the last two years, it is the difference supporters make to football matches.
Locked out of stadiums during the final months of the 2019/20 season and near entirety of the following campaign, games of great importance lost their sense of importance as the calendar continued against a backdrop of empty seats.
The return of fans has not gone unnoticed, though not everyone has been able to return to their routine of attending live games on a regular basis. With the country currently battling a cost of living crisis, some individuals have been forced to make the difficult decision to step away from football at a time of great difficulty.
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Eleven of the 20 teams that make up the Premier League have raised their season ticket prices for the 2022/23 season, with Everton among those to make this unwanted change for the first time in seven years. Addressing the Blues' ten per cent cost rise earlier this year, the Toffees' Director of Communications, Revenue and International Growth said : "Across the whole club, we’re looking at areas where we can generate more income, and I think that’s really, really important for the club to say that, and we shouldn’t be reticent about that in any way.
"We need to be bringing more revenue into the football club so we can compete with the clubs at the very top end of the division. We have a greater focus on maximising commercial revenue - and matchday income is part of that. Again, we want to make sure we’re pricing in a way where we’re making more revenue but keeping true to those values about affordable football at Goodison.
"I think the pricing we’re going to present in the next few days does that. It does give us some increase in our income but I think also it retains us at a level where we’ll benchmark really well in terms of our pricing across the Premier League.
"But it’s not just matchday income that we’re looking at – it’s revenue right across the board, across everything that the football club does. We’re looking to maximise the revenue in all areas."
Below is an overview of Everton's confirmed season ticket prices for 2022/23
Family Enclosure: Senior (90+) Free, Senior (65+) £330, Adult (25-64) £465, Young Adult (22-24) £410, Young Adult (18-21) £330, Junior (11-17) £180, Kids £125.
Lower Bullens: Senior (90+) Free, Senior (65+) £330, Adult (25-64) £535, Young Adult (22-24) £410, Young Adult (18-21) £330, Junior (11-17) £180, Kids £125.
Lower Gwladys: Senior (90+) Free, Senior (65+) £330, Adult (25-64) £535, Young Adult (22-24) £410, Young Adult (18-21) £330, Junior (11-17) £180, Kids £125.
Main Stand: Senior (90+) Free, Senior (65+) £330, Adult (25-64) £605, Young Adult (22-24) £410, Young Adult (18-21) £330, Junior (11-17) £180, Kids £125.
Paddock: Senior (90+) Free, Senior (65+) £330, Adult (25-64) £580, Young Adult (22-24) £410, Young Adult (18-21) £330, Junior (11-17) £180, Kids £125.
Park End: Senior (90+) Free, Senior (65+) £330, Adult (25-64) £625, Young Adult (22-24) £410, Young Adult (18-21) £330, Junior (11-17) £180, Kids £125.
Top Balcony: Senior (90+) Free, Senior (65+) £330, Adult (25-64) £580, Young Adult (22-24) £410, Young Adult (18-21) £330, Junior (11-17) £180, Kids £125.
Upper Bullens: Senior (90+) Free, Senior (65+) £330, Adult (25-64) £605, Young Adult (22-24) £410, Young Adult (18-21) £330, Junior (11-17) £180, Kids £125.
Upper Gwladys: Senior (90+) Free, Senior (65+) £330, Adult (25-64) £580, Young Adult (22-24) £410, Young Adult (18-21) £330, Junior (11-17) £180, Kids £125.
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