Nottingham Forest have halved the cost of some tickets to the club’s 150th anniversary gala dinner after a former player accused them of pricing out fans.
Colin Barrett told Notts TV’s Boot Room last week he thought the £150 price of an individual ticket for the event was ‘scandalous’.
Barrett played a key role in the club’s victorious 1979 European Cup-winning campaign, scoring the crucial second goal in a first leg tie home tie against Liverpool.
Following his protest the club have brought in a new single seat price of £75 plus VAT for the May 2 event.
The club website published a statement saying: “Following consultation with supporters, Nottingham Forest have increased their allocation of tickets for the 150th anniversary gala dinner.
Barrett had previously said: “I have to apologise to the Forest fans from an ex-player point of view. But I’ve just heard they are having a celebratory 150-year dinner.
“And apparently the ticket prices are £150 plus VAT, for a dinner. I think that is scandalous.
“I don’t know how they can justify it, I don’t know where it’s come from – and they’ve just taken 99 per cent of supporters out of the equation [with the price].”
He was speaking on the March 23 edition of Notts TV’s Boot Room Pro Zone programme.
According to the club, the dinner will include a “number of key figures from Forest’s past, along with the current first-team squad”.
It will also include the end of season awards.
Other tickets according to the club website include a ‘premium’ corporate sponsorship table for ten people costs £2,000 plus VAT, ‘diamond’ comes in at £1,500 plus VAT, and a ‘gold’ table for ten is £1,000.
