Season Tickets - 2023/24

[jrb]

The sad truth of the matter is they know people will continue to pay it. We know Soriano couldn’t really give two shits about the fans and their finances in the current climate.

I was introduced to him once. He paused, looked at me and walked off. He get’s us. ;-)

 

[Bluesince1979]

Blame ffp

Fuck all to do with that. Season tickets income is a drop in the ocean

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Feel free to support the rag's, plus they're building a new stadium, win, win.

You're normally a sound poster but on this thread you're coming across as a bit of a ****, pal.

 

[remember arthur mann]

I probably wouldn’t vote Conservative if they were the only party and we had to vote for them; but I’ve been paying 1p a month for my energy bills over the Winter (only because they have to take money out to keep my account live) because the govt £66/month contribution kept my energy bills in the negative.

I’d topped up from it and was able to withdraw some money into my bank.

You do know the £66 came from the taxpayer's and putting them further in debt.

 

[Bluemanc100]

I get that some people are on their uppers and the season ticket is a luxury they can ill afford but whoever I mention my seat price to is astounded i.e. they are amazed at how cheap it is..

 

[Northblue]

Timed it just right where everyone is on a high to snide £60 on top for everyone.

Just hours after their joke of a way they sold Madrid home tickets.

Typical City will never ever leave us!

Maybe an over cynical view but the way they sold the Madrid home tickets demonstrated the value of having a ST. Those debating over whether to renew may now fear they’ll miss out if another stunt like that is pulled

 

[jrb]

We’ll have another 9000 seats fill in 3 years time, and another 4 season ticket price increases to, with Pep leaving the season before the North stand expansion is opened. Pep isn’t going to extended has contract again.

 

[CC1]

We’ve already done it before.

City and Liverpool fans held up a banner across the divide between the fans moaning about ticket prices.

The media didn’t really notice. I couldn't give two fucks what they say about us anyway, I can’t remember reading anything not written by Martin Samuel for about a decade.

Fine - but I don’t have to agree with you. I think the tickets are great value for the superb entertainment we get. You obviously disagree with me and that’s your prerogative but I object to a fans’ banner that is only demonstrating the feelings of an unknown percentage of fans - who (as you say) don’t give two fucks.

For the record, I have loved the last 10 years - after visiting Macclesfield, Stockport; watching Gillingham & having shit managers like Stuart Pearce.

I think the tickets are worth every penny - just to see KDB & Haaland.

You don’t have to agree with me but you do have to let me (& many others) have a different viewpoint

 

[JWCH-99]

The suits at the club are pathetic. They do nothing for the fans if there's no PR involved....all so undeniably detached from reality.

Pep could influence it if he cared. But he doesn't. If he ever mentions the crowd again he can swivel.

City matters should disband. And it should go public City have no meaningful engagement with fans.

I'm an idiot. I'll still pay it. I binned off the the league cup scheme 2 years ago to pay for the increase. I'll bin off the fa cup next year. That's what the club want though. Less passion. Day trippers with deeper wallets.

Anyway. I'm clearly in a bad mood. Khaldoon can give me a call and I'll say it to his face but he'll do a garbage PR piece behind a camera instead and the mindless will lap it up. Clueless. The lot of them.

How would pep have any clue? We’ve never protested it, nor has there ever been any press reflecting the current sentiment. You think he has any clue what the feeling of the fans is beyond the support in the ground? He won’t be involved in decisions on season tickets etc and even if he saw it how is he supposed to understand whether it is a significant increase to fans or not

 

[Norbert D]

Scandalous to increase AGAIN.
Year on year.
The club could've put another two fingers up to the rest of the Prem by freezing the prices. Looking after the fans - great PR.

Dread to think how much matchday tickets will be next season.

The priced out, disaffected, lapsed Blues will remain so, and the club couldn't give two fucks.

ive Been a match day mug for the last four seasons, well three if we count the COVID season. The prices have risen and risen, it’s basically £55 a pop after the £5 deduction for being a member which itself is £30ish. What I’ve also noticed is games that are Sold out but get moved, a flood of what I assume are season ticket holders putting their seats up for sale but the club then want top dollar, Spurs at home which I bought tickets for the previous July, was rearranged but didn’t sell out cos the cheapest match day ticket was £70. The only league game I don’t have a ticket for is Leeds, a few have now popped up again at £60 a go, well after not getting a Real Madrid ticket, fuck that, it’s on the box anyway.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Fine - but I don’t have to agree with you. I think the tickets are great value for the superb entertainment we get. You obviously disagree with me and that’s your prerogative but I object to a fans’ banner that is only demonstrating the feelings of an unknown percentage of fans - who (as you say) don’t give two fucks.

For the record, I have loved the last 10 years - after visiting Macclesfield, Stockport; watching Gillingham & having shit managers like Stuart Pearce.

I think the tickets are worth every penny - just to see KDB & Haaland.

You don’t have to agree with me but you do have to let me (& many others) have a different viewpoint

No course not. It’s good to debate and have differing opinions.

As I say, I’m okay and can afford it but it really grinds my gears when I see people saying they can’t afford it anymore. I know dozens of City fans who used to go but don’t anymore. Almost all of them are because of the prices and being unable to get the cheaper tickets as there are so few of them.

I work in a school and some of the kids there think it’s magical that I have a season ticket, there are two lads who to ask me to just show them the mobile ticket on my phone and they always give it ‘woah!’. Their parents can’t afford to take them unless it’s an early round FA Cup game (of which the tickets for next season have gone up 140% from £25 to £35!).

 

[arcademik70]

How would pep have any clue? We’ve never protested it, nor has there ever been any press reflecting the current sentiment. You think he has any clue what the feeling of the fans is beyond the support in the ground? He won’t be involved in decisions on season tickets etc and even if he saw it how is he supposed to understand whether it is a significant increase to fans or not

I don't think he was involved in setting the prices. He may not even know now. But he will. And he can choose to voice an opinion at that time. Or not.

I suspect he won't though. But if your perspective is that he doesn't know the position the fans are in then surely that's a reason to shut up about the fans and concentrate on speaking about things he does know.

 

[remember arthur mann]

You're normally a sound poster but on this thread you're coming across as a bit of a ****, pal.

Thank you BMR, respect to you and what you have done to promoting City, I think you know I'm a commie but the reality is, it's not allowed to work like that, for me it would be back to 2/6d at the old turnstiles but reality is, the country run by a bunch of capitalist gangsters, it is they that have increased prices, sadly City have had to pass them on to the customer, through no fault of their own.

 

[EL APACHE TEVEZ]

If you want Cavier you have to pay for it.

 

[cleavers]

I'm not going to fall out with anyone (will be my one and only comment), but ignoring the football we watch for a minute, I think the rise is pretty reasonable, and the biggest reason for that, is that City are a business.

Businesses (and individuals, as many are pointing out) are having to take on often huge price increases, so why should City (just like Tesco, or your local pub/restaurant) not pass it on the same ?

We all know that the costs of running any business over the last 12 months has gone up a lot more than the 5% (ish) City are asking. I would imagine that costs of contractors (staff and supplies) has gone up very significantly, not to mention energy price rises for both the club, and it's contractors.

 

[Northerndave]

If you want Cavier you have to pay for it.

I'm lucky if there's a Balti Pie left at half time up in EL3 :)

 

[jrb]

If you want Cavier you have to pay for it.

There’s cheaper versions of caviar that taste just the same.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

If you want Cavier you have to pay for it.

But do we?

Not all season tickets have gone up £60 like mine, but let’s say they have just to make the number even higher than the club will actually earn.

40,000 season tickets with a £60 rise is £2.4m.

We could buy Jude Bellingham for £122.6m instead of £125m for the same difference. Christ we still must be in the clear money-wise from selling a £20m player in Ferran Torres for £55m. We could have frozen season ticket prices for fifteen years off the back of that sale!

 

[metalblue]

Yeah we get it mate you can afford it and are doing well

TBF you can select a game to skip and resell your seat. Obviously not ideal but it’s one solution if things are a bit tight.

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

For the entertainment it gives me and the quality of experience we are enjoying o think it’s great value. I honestly do. People getting 19 games for £500 in some instances and moaning? Under £30 quid a game???

alright Jack