Seasoncard Renewals 2017/18

OK.

So I've just renewed.

But I've dropped the EL and FA Cup schemes.

I will cancel the CL cup scheme if City fail to make the top 4 and end up in the EL.

I will try and relocate to a cheaper seat.

City slapped a £15 rise on me. Ultimately it has cost them a lot more. Not to mention less beer inside the stadium.

This is my protest at increasing prices across the board at the City.

If 1000's more City fans do as I have done, it's going to be a very expensive few weeks for those running the club, and who are make these price rise decisions.

They might think twice about more price rise increases the season after next.
 
City could have made a huge statement here with a change in the pricing system.
They could have secured current and future fans for a long time with the correct pricing policy.
 
ManCityX said:
You know what's really weird? Customers defending price increases from a multi million pound company. That's completely counterproductive to your own life and everyone elses.
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Haha I know.
Imagine walking into McDonalds and there's loads of Customers in there in the queue happily buying the produce.
You step up and notice the price of the Big Mac has increased and complain.
All those in the queue turn around and defend the price increase, stating their happiness to now be paying more for the big mac because Ronald McDonald is such a good guy who wants to feed us all out of the goodness of his heart.

One fat bloke (who's been going to McDonalds since the 80's)states that he can't afford the food anymore, and many of the customers stuffing their faces turn around and tell him to piss off next door to Lidl as he isn't welcomed amongst the fine diners.
He can however stand outside the restaurant and watch everyone eating.

Another Bloke steps up with his family, 5 of them, and McDonalds initially offer him a Chicken Mcnugget meal instead, along with some happy meals, after he states he cannot afford the main meals anymore due to the Big Tasty Special Upgrade.
He licks his lips, goes to order and the spotty faced student dealing with him states they are now out of stock and they won't be offering him those meals now.
He states he's been waiting in the queue for 50+ years but the staff member states he should've "bought some Stock all those years ago before Ronald came along so fuck you"

All the remaining customers continue scoffing on the fries, and embrace the flock of JCL's who have scrambled all the way from Burger King to get into McDonalds to buy the Mcflurry.
 
jrb said:
OK.

So I've just renewed.

But I've dropped the EL and FA Cup schemes.

I will cancel the CL cup scheme if City fail to make the top 4 and end up in the EL.

I will try and relocate to a cheaper seat.

City slapped a £15 rise on me. Ultimately it has cost them a lot more. Not to mention less beer inside the stadium.

This is my protest at increasing prices across the board at the City.

If 1000's more City fans do as I have done, it's going to be a very expensive few weeks for those running the club, and who are make these price rise decisions.

They might think twice about more price rise increases the season after next.
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Exactly the same, renewed but dropped all cup scheme's. I've heard rumours that street parking is going to be a pain in the backside next year. So will have to stop going if this happens as public transport is a pile of shite (not blaming city for that part)
 
Why Always Ste said:
Haha I know.
Imagine walking into McDonalds and there's loads of Customers in there in the queue happily buying the produce.
You step up and notice the price of the Big Mac has increased and complain.
All those in the queue turn around and defend the price increase, stating their happiness to now be paying more for the big mac because Ronald McDonald is such a good guy who wants to feed us all out of the goodness of his heart.

One fat bloke (who's been going to McDonalds since the 80's)states that he can't afford the food anymore, and many of the customers stuffing their faces turn around and tell him to piss off next door to Lidl as he isn't welcomed amongst the fine diners.
He can however stand outside the restaurant and watch everyone eating.

Another Bloke steps up with his family, 5 of them, and McDonalds initially offer him a Chicken Mcnugget meal instead, along with some happy meals, after he states he cannot afford the main meals anymore due to the Big Tasty Special Upgrade.
He licks his lips, goes to order and the spotty faced student dealing with him states they are now out of stock and they won't be offering him those meals now.
He states he's been waiting in the queue for 50+ years but the staff member states he should've "bought some Stock all those years ago before Ronald came along so fuck you"

All the remaining customers continue scoffing on the fries, and embrace the flock of JCL's who have scrambled all the way from Burger King to get into McDonalds to buy the Mcflurry.
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Very good analogy
 
So finishing 4th, if we do, and not winning the title has cost us £6mill.

God forbid, finishing 5th, if we do, and not winning the title will cost us £14mill, and a further £30mill(?) in the CL.

£44mill.

I think that put's the £500,000 - £1,000,000 season ticket price rise increase to cover stadium running costs, etc into perspective.

And the money across football will go up again next season, not to mention new sponsors, the money back from UEFA, the sale of Hart and other players, players coming to the end of their contracts, players being offered short contracts on reduced wages, etc.(Yaya? Navas?)

Come on, did the club really have to increase season tickets by 2%

The answer to that is no!

If correct?

http://www.totalsportek.com/money/premier-league-prize-money/


Premier-League-TV-rights-money-distribution-final-infograph.jpg
 
jrb said:
OK.

So I've just renewed.

But I've dropped the EL and FA Cup schemes.

I will cancel the CL cup scheme if City fail to make the top 4 and end up in the EL.

I will try and relocate to a cheaper seat.

City slapped a £15 rise on me. Ultimately it has cost them a lot more. Not to mention less beer inside the stadium.

This is my protest at increasing prices across the board at the City.

If 1000's more City fans do as I have done, it's going to be a very expensive few weeks for those running the club, and who are make these price rise decisions.

They might think twice about more price rise increases the season after next.
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Did all that few years back moved seat to the new stand £299(it was open to all season ticket holders) dropped all cup games stopped buying drinks food and like said probably spent £20 inside ground in the last 5 years. I know a few who did that at the time also, so seems its coming to a head with the money in the game now to all clubs.
 
come on our FRIENDS in the press, you read this, maybe this time if you report on the fans anger we might not call you for it
 
pissedagain said:
come on our FRIENDS in the press, you read this, maybe this time if you report on the fans anger we might not call you for it
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Nah fuck that, those cockroaches would just use it as another stick to beat the club with
 
pissedagain said:
come on our FRIENDS in the press, you read this, maybe this time if you report on the fans anger we might not call you for it
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Hopefully not.

I don't trust the Gutterpress and would never speak a word to any of them.
In fairness as others have alluded to, this Internet forum is not a full representation of how Manchester City Supporters feel.

Many will be happy clapping for years to come, happy to be squeezed up until their pockets are dry, with many staying around as they have the wealth to.

Spend! Spend! Spend!

Scrimping and saving to see twats like Nasri wearing an earring worth more than the fucking house I rent?
No thanks, not for me.

I bet he doesn't even wear that earring now as it doesn't suit his new hairstyle.
 
oakiecokie said:
Fucking hell its a hard life being a City fan nowadays.
Long gone are the days when we actually loved taking the piss out of ourselves,with some wonderful comical choral verses coming from our fans.Wasn`t it great when we got beat by the Rags twice a fucking year and the euphoria of even getting a point out of `em.
What now ?
Well we`ve had some pearlers over the past few months and I give you a small selection of complaints and whinging :
Refs and when its not the refs its the linesmen and when its not the linesmen,its the opposition and when its not the opposition its the queue and when its not the queues its the shit service on the concourse and when its not the concourse it the new strip and when its not the new strip its Showsec and when its not Showsec its smoking in the bogs and when its not smoking in the bogs its pissing in the sinks and when its not pissing in the sinks its the fucking points system and when its not the points system its the Ticket Office and when its not the Ticket Office its the parking and when its not the parking its the tram s and when its not the trams its Match of the Day and when its not Match of the day its Sky and when its not Sky its BT Sky and when its not BT Sky its Jeff Stelling and his motley crew and when its not Jeff Stelling and his motley crew its the FA and when its not the FA its UEFA and when its not UEFA its ticket price increases and when its not Ticket Price increases its ST arriving late and when its not Season Tickets arriving late its the BBC website and when its not the BBC website its the MEN and its reporters and when its not the MEN reporters its a FUCKING MIRACLE !!
And don`t get me started on running out of chips at half time the useless twats !!
Does any fucker listen at the Club ???
And breathe slowly Oakie.
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First world problems
 
I dropped all the cup schemes and moved from Platinum to Gold 12 months ago purely on cost grounds

I considered not renewing this time depending on the price rise (it is £20 in my case in CB1)

The 2 reasons why I am renewing is because my son who I sit next to is renewing and in 12 months time I'll be classified as an OAP so my ticket will cost much less, so I'll bite the price rise bullet for this renewal
 
oakiecokie said:
Fucking hell its a hard life being a City fan nowadays.
Long gone are the days when we actually loved taking the piss out of ourselves,with some wonderful comical choral verses coming from our fans.Wasn`t it great when we got beat by the Rags twice a fucking year and the euphoria of even getting a point out of `em.
What now ?
Well we`ve had some pearlers over the past few months and I give you a small selection of complaints and whinging :
Refs and when its not the refs its the linesmen and when its not the linesmen,its the opposition and when its not the opposition its the queue and when its not the queues its the shit service on the concourse and when its not the concourse it the new strip and when its not the new strip its Showsec and when its not Showsec its smoking in the bogs and when its not smoking in the bogs its pissing in the sinks and when its not pissing in the sinks its the fucking points system and when its not the points system its the Ticket Office and when its not the Ticket Office its the parking and when its not the parking its the tram s and when its not the trams its Match of the Day and when its not Match of the day its Sky and when its not Sky its BT Sky and when its not BT Sky its Jeff Stelling and his motley crew and when its not Jeff Stelling and his motley crew its the FA and when its not the FA its UEFA and when its not UEFA its ticket price increases and when its not Ticket Price increases its ST arriving late and when its not Season Tickets arriving late its the BBC website and when its not the BBC website its the MEN and its reporters and when its not the MEN reporters its a FUCKING MIRACLE !!
And don`t get me started on running out of chips at half time the useless twats !!
Does any fucker listen at the Club ???
And breathe slowly Oakie.
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FFS - you forgot about the glass tunnel... and the boat trip ... and the early leavers ... and the ...
 
Here's an interesting one.

Business rate hikes for football clubs.

Can't find City's new business rate, so don't know if it's gone up or down.

But United's has apparently gone down.

The grounds with the highest rateable values belong to top-flight teams with the biggest grounds, such as Arsenal (£6.13m) and Manchester United (£6.09m).

However, Premier League giants including Chelsea and Arsenal actually saw a drop in their rateable values, of minus seven per cent each. Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur both enjoyed falls of minus eight per cent. http://www.cityam.com/263877/premier-league-clubs-including-swansea-city-southampton-and
 
I've really been toying with renewing, similar reasons to what have already been stated:

- Atmosphere (and linking it to cost).
- Old faces dropped away, no pre or post match beers (no friends, violins please).
- Can't secure band B/C type aways anymore despite platinum. Slipped 3/4 levels of sale within 6 months despite regular matchgoing so something dodgy going on there.

I've met this halfway and gone for a value gold, and will probably buy a seasoncard for non-league with some of the cost saving, chopping and changing depending on kick off times.
 
Just checked the various announcements for next season:
  • Rags & Chelsea frozen (and both have been for quite a few seasons),
  • Liverpool frozen,
  • Everton frozen or reduced,
  • Spurs are moving to Wembley of course but prices will be lower than at WHL,
  • Arsenal haven't formally announced yet but did promise they wouldn't be increased.
 
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