I wonder if they reduced ALL prices by 20% the ground would be rammed jammed full every game and the club would still have the same revenue.......worth a try surely?
In the 1967/8 title winning season with Bell/Lee/Summerbee the average attendance was only 36,000, but Maine Road's capacity was 65,000.
Lower prices would have meant all those thousands who used to go all the time and had to give up their SeasonCard over the years because it got too expensive, may not ever have had to give it up and stop going, being replaced by people who don’t turn up.It would more than likely have the opposite effect. Lower prices usually means not bothered about missing a few games
That is EXACTLY what should happen. They don’t deserve their SeasonCard if their seat is empty for games.The Leicester game had been effectively sold out for several days, on Monday I struggled to buy a single ticket, never mind the 4 together that I needed.Therefore, watching motd this morning it very fucking frustrating seeing a lot of unoccupied seats, especially in the family stand.
Are all these ST no-shows? If so, why don't people put them up for resale?! I get that people can't make every game, but I think if you miss (or don't sell on your ticket) for a certain amount of games per season you should lose your ST - obviously create exceptions for illness, bereavement etc.
I can’t believe people didn’t complain about all the empty seats at “ the charlton” game?? after all their was only 47,000 on!! :-)Yes and it was busting at the seams lying fucker that Swales fiddling the gate money.
Great post.Time and time and time and time again big goals, winning goals or absolute screamers are scored late on by City and thousands miss it just to be sat in a car for 30 minutes instead of an hour.
The funny thing is all they’re going home to do is sit down all night in their living rooms watching tele, so why not do the same in the car for a bit longer and stick a decent album on or have a decent conversation?
Do these people turn off The Departed ten minutes before the end or not watch the last episode of a series so they don’t have to sit on the sofa for too long?
What is it about being sat down these people don’t like?
Absolutely. It's ludicrous when there are plenty of people who'd be willing to use those tickets, be there to support the team and spend money.That is EXACTLY what should happen. They don’t deserve their SeasonCard if their seat is empty for games.
I’ve heard of people who live in other countries who have SeasonCards and they only come to about half a dozen games all season. I remember speaking to a bloke at Blackburn away in the Cup a few years back and he said he worked in Australia for four months of the year during the season and he has a SC.
Get them fucked off if their SCs aren’t passed on.
Lower prices would have meant all those thousands who used to go all the time and had to give up their SeasonCard over the years because it got too expensive, may not ever have had to give it up and stop going, being replaced by people who don’t turn up.
I’ve had about two dozen friends and family fall away from going to games either through being foracbly moved and not given seats with mates they’ve sat with for years or by their SCs going up hundreds of pounds in just a few years. When they did go to games, they pretty much all never missed a game.
unless they are trying to profit,then they shouldn't lose their right.that's probably the only point we would agree on.I appreciate you can get tickets through other channels, however it's not the point. People consistently not turning up or failing to make their tickets available for others should lose their right to renew.