Adam Bathgate

Smug man on subtropical island. Occasional lawyer, wayward golfer and proud father. Non-vegetarian.

[Adam Bathgate @adambathgate]

@johngibbonsblog Took me a few attempts but I got there in the end

[Labour Press @labourpress]

What is the charge? Having a lunch? A succulent oyster champagne lunch?

[Adam Bathgate @adambathgate]

@JoeblottJoe A slim profit after posting cumulative losses of £55m in three of the previous five years.

Everything is getting more expensive. Why should the price of football tickets be frozen forever?

I’m sure they’d love to reduce fees paid to agents - any suggestions on how?

[Adam Bathgate @adambathgate]

@JoeblottJoe They haven’t made record profits though, and the spending is obviously on the pitch where the same fans protesting want the club to spend

[Adam Bathgate @adambathgate]

@ArlenLfc @TrophySelfies @Kevmcguinness1 @JayMcKenna87 And even with those record revenues the club recorded a tiny (in business terms) profit. Again - costs are very high and margins are razor thin. I just don’t think it’s very realistic to expect that football ticket prices should never increase when the cost of everything else is

[Adam Bathgate @adambathgate]

@TrophySelfies @Kevmcguinness1 @ArlenLfc @JayMcKenna87 The club is not recording record profits. Its margins are razor thin.

[Adam Bathgate @adambathgate]

@mmarklea @robbohuyton No club is paying £30m for a 34 year old on £400k a week

[Adam Bathgate @adambathgate]

@Beth92_lfc @kayak_man1 @robbohuyton The “future ones” aren’t locked out because of the cost of a ticket. They can’t get in because access to tickets in the first place is a closed shop.

[Adam Bathgate @adambathgate]

@Beth92_lfc @kayak_man1 @robbohuyton They did not announce record profits.

[Adam Bathgate @adambathgate]

@JayMcKenna87 @Knox_Harrington Yes, in the most recent financial statements, published before a war began that has massively increased the cost of energy

[Adam Bathgate @adambathgate]

@spiritofshankly @Paul62689665 @SpionKop1906 @LFC_LGBT @_lfcsb @LFCWSC @TheAnfieldWrap @Redmen_TV With respect, that is not an answer to the question. Are there ever any circumstances in which you would consider a price increase acceptable or fair?

[Adam Bathgate @adambathgate]

@t7tch @LFC4LIFENET The Bayern Munich whose cat 1 tickets for the CL game against Chelsea were EUR 120/GBP 105? That Bayern?

[Adam Bathgate @adambathgate]

@Championss40441 @scouserunlfc @Alker0719 @spiritofshankly Yeah you’re right there - the season is falling apart so people are pissed off already and then they get hit with this which can come across as the final insult

[Adam Bathgate @adambathgate]

@Championss40441 @scouserunlfc @Alker0719 @spiritofshankly Exactly - they froze prizes and partially as a result of that the club lost money. That can’t continue indefinitely

[Adam Bathgate @adambathgate]

@spiritofshankly @st_h_88 So is your position an absolutist one that prices should never increase regardless of circumstances? I understand it’s getting to a tipping point for a lot of people but there doesn’t seem to be much acknowledgment of the reality that costs are increasing across the economy

[Adam Bathgate @adambathgate]

@L2894451067 @Championss40441 @Alker0719 @spiritofshankly Yes, so with margins being razor thin as you acknowledge clubs need to address escalating costs don’t they?

[Adam Bathgate @adambathgate]

@Championss40441 @Alker0719 @spiritofshankly Do you understand the difference between revenue and profit?

[Adam Bathgate @adambathgate]

@Slasherrrr @FKVelezMostar @SebSB Oh, is it him? Torschützenkönig in the 2000-2001 season while I was in Bonn.

[Adam Bathgate @adambathgate]

@AskTarget I am beyond disappointed with the customer service I received from you regarding an item I ordered but never received. The response from the customer service rep was most dissatisfactory. How do I take this further?

[Adam Bathgate @adambathgate]

A very British experience yesterday

[Sasha Goryunov @Slasherrrr]

Bournemouth away with mates & @setanta_sports. Bad trains, rain & another injury-time defeat for Liverpool. Marvellous. #BOULIV