Seasoncard Renewals | Slight Price Increase

100% agree - the silvers look ok. Take away 35 quid from the price as well and it’s a decent fit for many. The games covered are much more likely to be 3pm on Saturdays and this suits a lot of fans, they are economical, they allow people to upgrade to the big games if they want/can afford to. It suits the club as it will improve gates at lesser profile games and allow them to grow the fan base and make more money. As long as the right to gold season cards is preferentially applied to those with silver cards then I don’t see much wrong with it.
 
Questions answered by City (privately) re: the Silver Seasoncards going on sale on Tuesday:


Q. Will Cityzen membership still be required for the remaining five games?

A. You will not require a Cityzens Membership to acquire these tickets, as you will have a priority window to purchase your seat, before it goes to Cityzens and then onto General Sale.


Q. Can Silver be upgraded to Gold next season?

A. We are still waiting for confirmation as to if you will be able to upgrade to a gold/platinum for the following season. No decision has been made yet on next season but as of now this is the only offering.


Q. Will Cityzen memberships get refunded as they do when a Cityzen member buys Gold?

A. Yes, the Cityzens membership will be refunded when you purchase a season ticket.


Q. Any chance of Gold this season? Last year there was a first window in early July but also a second window in early August, any chance of that this season?

A. There will not be any Gold season tickets available for next season.
 
MAG said:
Questions answered by City (privately) re: the Silver Seasoncards going on sale on Tuesday:


Q. Will Cityzen membership still be required for the remaining five games?

A. You will not require a Cityzens Membership to acquire these tickets, as you will have a priority window to purchase your seat, before it goes to Cityzens and then onto General Sale.


Q. Can Silver be upgraded to Gold next season?

A. We are still waiting for confirmation as to if you will be able to upgrade to a gold/platinum for the following season. No decision has been made yet on next season but as of now this is the only offering.


Q. Will Cityzen memberships get refunded as they do when a Cityzen member buys Gold?

A. Yes, the Cityzens membership will be refunded when you purchase a season ticket.


Q. Any chance of Gold this season? Last year there was a first window in early July but also a second window in early August, any chance of that this season?

A. There will not be any Gold season tickets available for next season.
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As a FOC seasoncard holder I’m not affected but I can see a situation whereby Gold/Platinum SCs will never be offered to new people again. That would be done by not offering any that aren’t renewed and you will have a de facto two tier system in the future.
 
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Tier2Blue said:
100% agree - the silvers look ok. Take away 35 quid from the price as well and it’s a decent fit for many. The games covered are much more likely to be 3pm on Saturdays and this suits a lot of fans, they are economical, they allow people to upgrade to the big games if they want/can afford to. It suits the club as it will improve gates at lesser profile games and allow them to grow the fan base and make more money. As long as the right to gold season cards is preferentially applied to those with silver cards then I don’t see much wrong with it.
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Yeah this makes sense of it tbf, especially saving the 35 membership, then for a junior SSL3 I’ll effectively be paying £65 for 14 matches. Obviously will then have to top up the rest.
 
I think going forward Silver Seasoncards would sit in between Cityzen memberships and regular (Gold/Platinum) Seasoncards ... Last season big games were ONLY available to Cityzen members and never went to general sale, this criteria will only increase going forward ... and to get Gold Seasoncards you would now have to get Silvers first after being Cityzen members ...

General Sales >> Cityzen Members >> Silver Seasoncards >> Gold/Platinum Seasoncards

And I think the price for those big 5 games are likely to go even higher as now Silvers would be offered that first and logically they'd have to have like a £5 discount than Cityzens pricing, which already is £5 less than general sale price, so that added layer means a price increase of £5-10 is likely ... won't be surprised if they're priced at £65-70 for Silvers, then Cityzens get it for £70-75 and general sale pricing goes to £75-80 ... although it'll never go to general sale and the only way to get them is to get a Cityzen membership for £35 first AND hope that they're still available once Silvers have picked off first.
 
BarnsleyBlue said:
Been a member since 2000 and a season card holder for over 10 years before cancelling last year (rash decision admittedly) over anger due to super league debacle, digital tickets, vaccine passports etc. I’ve followed the club home and away over the years and built up a decent amount of points but yet someone who became a citizen before 9th June as got as much chance of me as getting lucky Tuesday, never right. Ended up going to a few games towards back end of season with my lad and he’s really got the bug for it now so was hoping to get us both gold memberships but looks like we’ll be getting silver now, if it was just me I wouldn’t bother but like I say want to do it for my lad. The silver ticket was sold originally as an affordable option for those who couldn’t pay the ridiculous prices for a proper season card and I thought it was a great initiative from the club, how naive was I as todays announcement just proves it’s actually all about money yet again as they know they’ll earn more from selling separate tickets for games against the ‘big six’ this isn’t the Manchester City I grew up supporting, we’re just customers to the hierarchy and nothing else. Let’s hope they can be upgraded next season!
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If you gave up your season ticket why should you get first dibs on a new one? And if your lad has “really got the bug” he’d love the guaranteed 14 games the silver card brings. Not as good as a gold card but still great for any kid starting out on their season card journey.
 
johnnytapia said:
If you gave up your season ticket why should you get first dibs on a new one? And if your lad has “really got the bug” he’d love the guaranteed 14 games the silver card brings. Not as good as a gold card but still great for any kid starting out on their season card journey.
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I am getting him the silver card if possible as he will love the guaranteed 14 games, I never implied anything else did I?
 
Tier2Blue said:
Correct- season tickets should be grafted for. If this is part of the process then so be it. Same as those who hoard and only turn up 7 times a season should be held to account.
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I personally have no problem with silver being part of the process as long as there is an option to upgrade to gold when renewing, for whatever reason the club haven’t made this clear yet.
 
I see the club has given zero information about when Silver card holders can buy tickets, will the all go on sale before the season like normal or will they be able to opt in to the missing games closers to the match?

Zero information on prices for individual games as normal, same for the membership, city keep match day prices secret until you can log onto the site as they are ashamed of them.

Also zero information about ever being able to upgrade to a proper season ticket "we are still waiting on confirmation". The left hand no idea want the right hand is doing.

It is a shame the European Super League games are excluded to punish the fans for protesting, yet we have accounts with 2 or 3 posts the only people supporting this, wonder who created them (on the same day)?
 
I think the silver seasoncards are a good idea. It may also suggest that the demand for season tickets is getting higher. Offering a season ticket without the top 6 games is crafty in a way by City as it allows those games to be sold at a higher stand alone price. On the other hand, it’s better than not having some sort of season ticket at all.
 
What's really flawed about this concept is the pre season decision that the 5 games you are not entitled to attend are against United (understandable) Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham and Arsenal.

Now has this decision been taken on who finished in places 2-6, which in this year happens to be those 5 teams or is it always going to be that same 5 teams based on nothing more than media branding of being a big 6 team?

Frankly a game against Everton, Leeds or Forest would probably command a bigger clammer for tickets than a game against Arsenal! I know it's unlikely but what if those teams have terrible seasons. How would the 5 games you missed out on be worked out for the following season?
 
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