“The Price of Football” podcast raised this a couple of weeks ago with a representative from Lincoln City who seemed unhappy that their ‘card merchant’ had done the same to them just as they were launching their Early Bird tickets despite no prior issues with chargebacks, but had been told it was on the basis of a risk assessment.
Alternatives he investigated had either wanted substantial bonds to be paid or would withhold payments and distribute funds as games were played. He pointed out that the entire reason for Early Bird deals is to get cash flow for the summer when there are few other inflows, and that if you have to wait until August for payments to start, it rather defeats the object…
