RACHACE
Well-Known Member
Just thought I'd seek the opinion of fellow blues on whether you feel you get value for money following the blues all over the country and Europe. To some, the money aspect of it will not matter one iota but to others it might and it may have had an impact on how much you now follow City.
I'm debating with myself these days as to whether I will pack in away days and just have our season tickets. We'd have more money I suppose to enjoy going into town more after a game, we'd also have more money to get away in the sun more and do random city breaks too.
City being in Europe has given us the opportunity to visit places that we'd probably not really thought of going. Porto, Naples, Thessaloniki, Moscow & Poznan for example. We've also done a lot of the more traditional city breaks due to City being there like Madrid, Barcelona and Rome but I also believe that we've paid a pretty penny for a lot of these, more so than we would had we not chosen to go when City are playing.
I hate the scramble for flights out of Manchester for some of the trips, literally seeing them hike in price while you browse the options and the cost for two adults to go to say Southampton away is around £150 if you do it on a tight budget. When I say tight, I mean tight too, maybe a pint or two at the ground and a services sandwich/coffee for lunch. If you were to have a hotel or even a decent meal on the way home that £150 quickly becomes £200+.
I've always said to my wife when she has mentioned that we could have a week away in the sun for what we've paid for 3 days in some of the cities, that we can go to Lanzarote or Greece whenever we want, seeing City play in wherever might not happen again and that has always justified the cost but my enthusiasm is waning these days. I've still not really got the buzz for the Champions League either and it's the trip that I look forward too more than the actual game itself. A potential Champions League final has me thinking more of the cost than wow we could be crowned European Champions, we have to witness that.
Are there any blues that have seen their dedication, enthusiasm and love for watching City live in different places at pretty much what ever cost diminish and make a decision to spend their hard earned elsewhere? Do you regret it as you've probably fell down the pecking order with regards getting tickets or do you enjoy watching it whilst on a cheap city break or sitting in the sun after booking a late deal to the Canaries?
I'm debating with myself these days as to whether I will pack in away days and just have our season tickets. We'd have more money I suppose to enjoy going into town more after a game, we'd also have more money to get away in the sun more and do random city breaks too.
City being in Europe has given us the opportunity to visit places that we'd probably not really thought of going. Porto, Naples, Thessaloniki, Moscow & Poznan for example. We've also done a lot of the more traditional city breaks due to City being there like Madrid, Barcelona and Rome but I also believe that we've paid a pretty penny for a lot of these, more so than we would had we not chosen to go when City are playing.
I hate the scramble for flights out of Manchester for some of the trips, literally seeing them hike in price while you browse the options and the cost for two adults to go to say Southampton away is around £150 if you do it on a tight budget. When I say tight, I mean tight too, maybe a pint or two at the ground and a services sandwich/coffee for lunch. If you were to have a hotel or even a decent meal on the way home that £150 quickly becomes £200+.
I've always said to my wife when she has mentioned that we could have a week away in the sun for what we've paid for 3 days in some of the cities, that we can go to Lanzarote or Greece whenever we want, seeing City play in wherever might not happen again and that has always justified the cost but my enthusiasm is waning these days. I've still not really got the buzz for the Champions League either and it's the trip that I look forward too more than the actual game itself. A potential Champions League final has me thinking more of the cost than wow we could be crowned European Champions, we have to witness that.
Are there any blues that have seen their dedication, enthusiasm and love for watching City live in different places at pretty much what ever cost diminish and make a decision to spend their hard earned elsewhere? Do you regret it as you've probably fell down the pecking order with regards getting tickets or do you enjoy watching it whilst on a cheap city break or sitting in the sun after booking a late deal to the Canaries?