5 home games 21/22 to be able to buy a ticket for United game !?

Do you reckon it will be sold out. I seem to think it may not be but it may be wishful thinking on my side, unfortunately went to only 4 games last season?
 
SkyBlueAlex said:
I think it would have been better to do it by Cityzens points otherwise what is the point of that?
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100% correct. The points system goes completely out the window for Cityzen card holders.
For example @Impeccable One has 15 seasons of going to City games.
A newbie who bought a membership last season went to his first 5 games.

The newbie gets a ticket ahead of @Impeccable One for the Rags and Dippers game.

It doesn't make sense.
 
Impeccable One said:
THIS IS DISGUSTING.

I attend 4-5 games per year, some away in CL, when I live in Atlanta, GA, USA. Last year I attended 3 home (Crystal Palace, United, Sporting CP) and West Ham away. I even got to Porto the previous year for the CL final !

Last week I renewed my Cityzens and booked flights for the Sep/Oct to cover the home game v United. And now the club tell me "I'm NOT worthy" of being able to buy a ticket for this game as the criteria is 'must have attended 5 home games during 21/22 .... WTF !?

Is it right for me to be angry ? or should I just chill, and accept this is the new City, that makes decisions not in the best interest of their overseas fan base ?
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Devil's advocate here.
If there are X number of tickets available and that number is not enough to meet demand, do you think you should get a ticket ahead of someone who went to 5+ games last season?
 
SWPISHOME said:
100% correct. The points system goes completely out the window for Cityzen card holders.
For example @Impeccable One has 15 seasons of going to City games.
A newbie who bought a membership last season went to his first 5 games.

The newbie gets a ticket ahead of @Impeccable One for the Rags and Dippers game.

It doesn't make sense.
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someone who can afford corporate or a box
never been to game in their life
can get 3 tickets for any away prem game
thats what a lad i know gets via his dad
none of it is fare
its city,we have turnwd into them
 
ctwrd said:
They’ll be the resales of tickets listed for those season ticket holders that can’t attend. Better than an empty seat
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I understand why the club is doing it, It's obviously to get bums on seats for the so called "lesser games".
I just don't get the Cityzen points system (or lack of it). My old man went to 4 games last season after being going since the 70's, He's just retired from work last year and isn't as mobile as he once was but he still travelled to 4 games. All the points he has built up since his first season ticket in 2004 at The Etihad counts for absolutely nothing.

I can see the clubs point of view of trying to fill the ground for lesser games, I can also see people's frustrations.
 
Pollocksheader said:
Why does last season count more than someone’s history following city?
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Well they could change it to needing a certain number of a loyalty points instead but that would put a different group of people - and many of the same people - in the same situation.

Lots of people have been calling for a change to the loyalty points as it keeps the same people at the top of the pile. Maybe this is the start of that change.

It's also how most other clubs operate for ticket preferences.
 
SWPISHOME said:
I agree with you. But i also feel sorry for people like @Impeccable One as he lives so far away, He does well do get to as many as he does in all fairness.

The problem I have is I often had trouble getting some tickets last season yet when I get into the ground you see people that you certainly haven't seen before constantly recording themselves and taking photos ect in top of opposition fans being able to get their hands on tickets in the home end. I think that's bullshit.
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I agree with you.
But is it possible to implement a system which everyone deems fair while maximising bums on seats.
 
117 M34 said:
Devil's advocate here.
If there are X number of tickets available and that number is not enough to meet demand, do you think you should get a ticket ahead of someone who went to 5+ games last season?
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Definitely not asking for preferential treatment. We just need a fair system, and there will always be people on either side of where the cut off line comes down.

May I not answer your question, but pose you back another one; Should someone who bought a home ticket to Norwich, Brentford, Wolves, Crystal Palace & Brighton, and who gets to a match via a 50p bus ticket, and gave his mate two of those games because 'he couldn't be bothered', have preference over my scenario of 3 home games, 1 away, and travels thousands of miles (at great expense) ?

I don't want to suggest I'm better or more deserving, that's arrogant, and not me. I just think 5 home games, 25% of the season, is a PISS TAKE (my 2cents).

How about the last 3 years of loyalty points (Home games only ?) removes the issue of loyalty points gained from > 3 years ago and rewards those over a recent extended period, not just a one-off commitment ?
 
Anyone know when the club will be announcing the prices for the tickets for all the games I know they all go on sale on Thursday bit be good to.know how much they are
 
David trusdale said:
Anyone know when the club will be announcing the prices for the tickets for all the games I know they all go on sale on Thursday bit be good to.know how much they are
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They stopped doing this in about 2008 or 2009 so the price rises were hidden under Cook.
 
asahartford1 said:
I agree with you.
But is it possible to implement a system which everyone deems fair while maximising bums on seats.
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Very true. It's impossible to keep everyone happy.

The one thing i reckon we can all agree on is the points system should be looked at seen as it's still in place and it's meaningless at the minute.
 
asahartford1 said:
So people who go to more games get a better chance of big match tickets.

Or is that a false statement.
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If you went to 4 home games last year you get the same chance as someone who went to 0. Which is Zero.

More people are being excluded from bigger games.
 
Impeccable One said:
Definitely not asking for preferential treatment. We just need a fair system, and there will always be people on either side of where the cut off line comes down.

May I not answer your question, but pose you back another one; Should someone who bought a home ticket to Norwich, Brentford, Wolves, Crystal Palace & Brighton, and who gets to a match via a 50p bus ticket, and gave his mate two of those games because 'he couldn't be bothered', have preference over my scenario of 3 home games, 1 away, and travels thousands of miles (at great expense) ?

I don't want to suggest I'm better or more deserving, that's arrogant, and not me. I just think 5 home games, 25% of the season, is a PISS TAKE (my 2cents).

How about the last 3 years of loyalty points (Home games only ?) removes the issue of loyalty points gained from > 3 years ago and rewards those over a recent extended period, not just a one-off commitment ?
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For that you’d have to discount the covid seasons
 
Jesus H Gabz said:
For that you’d have to discount the covid seasons
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Agreed, perhaps last 5 years, excluding COVID seasons ... either way, something better/fairer than '5 home games last season'

If they keep this rule, I should buy the cheap cup tickets this year, and not plan on going ! just so I can watch us against the scum the following season. Is that really what City want ?
 
SWPISHOME said:
100% correct. The points system goes completely out the window for Cityzen card holders.
For example @Impeccable One has 15 seasons of going to City games.
A newbie who bought a membership last season went to his first 5 games.

The newbie gets a ticket ahead of @Impeccable One for the Rags and Dippers game.

It doesn't make sense.
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Just thought I’d have a look at hospitality to see what’s on offer for these games. Mostly sold out (Tunnel Club Premier was £1800 for the dippers game).

Cheapest Offsite hospitality for Rags without mentioning where your seat will be so prob SS3 at the back! - £299 and Dippers - £350!

Looks like we have also launched another load of hospitality deals, one called Champion is from £3000 per game !

The football world has gone completely mad.
 
Millwallawayveteran1988 said:
Just thought I’d have a look at hospitality to see what’s on offer for these games. Mostly sold out (Tunnel Club Premier was £1800 for the dippers game).

Cheapest Offsite hospitality for Rags without mentioning where your seat will be so prob SS3 at the back! - £299 and Dippers - £350!

Looks like we have also launched another load of hospitality deals, one called Champion is from £3000 per game !

The football world has gone completely mad.
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Jesus Christ those prices are absolutely insane. My just above minimum wage money isn't quite enough to buy those :)
 
SWPISHOME said:
100% correct. The points system goes completely out the window for Cityzen card holders.
For example @Impeccable One has 15 seasons of going to City games.
A newbie who bought a membership last season went to his first 5 games.

The newbie gets a ticket ahead of @Impeccable One for the Rags and Dippers game.

It doesn't make sense.
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I agree. Last season the club discovered dozens of Liverpool fans had bought tickets in home areas for the PL game, even though you had to have bought 3 games (I think). These fans had bought cheap cup tickets and not attended the games, giving them a qualifying purchase history. So I believe they changed the criterion to 100 points.

Points make much more sense and you could do it in the same way we do away tickets, based on a sliding scale of qualifying points.
 
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