Nottingham Forest executives are using PSR as a ‘scapegoat’ to justify their plan to raise ticket prices for the 2024–25 season.
That is the opinion of finance expert Kieran Maguire, who told Football Insider exclusively that the latest price increase at the City Ground is “ridiculous”.
Forest announced revised ticket pricing last month (March 23), with prices jumping by an average of 24% for supporters.
The cheapest adult season ticket at the City Ground now costs £465.
It comes after Forest had four points docked from their 2022-23 accounts for failing to comply with Profit and Sustainability Rules.
New financial constraints will limit the club’s spending on salary and transfers to 85 percent of its total revenue.
Nottingham Forest fans are forced to pay for poor senior decisions.
Maguire feels Forest is citing PSR difficulties as a “scapegoat” to excuse “ridiculous” price increases.
“I think this is a decision driven more by PSR issues than anything else,” Maguire told Sean Fisher of Football Insider.
“Forest is currently using PSR as a scapegoat to excuse its decisions.
“One thing I’ve observed about visiting the City Ground is that Forest fans create one of the best atmospheres in the Premier League.
“If those supporters are going to be squeezed out and replaced with tourists, they don’t make any noise.
“So it’s a crazy rise, especially given Forest’s lackluster Premier League performance.
“So it looks as if the fans, to a certain extent, are being made to pay for the poor decisions made by others in terms of recruitment which spectacularly failed.”
