North Stand Construction Discussion

Centurions said:
It's "only" Brentford. It's a rearranged mid-week game in February. The "unsold" tickets (they have of course been sold already) on the ticket exchange would have probably been put up there at very short notice. School and work commitments (especially if travelling) are going to have a huge impact on demand for the final tickets. There's probably dozens of other valid reasons for them not moving (including cost for some people, yes) but at the end of the day it'll be a sell out despite having to sell the 3rd tier from Brentfords returns) late on.
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I'm asking as I don't know. When was the date of the rearranged Brentford match announced?

After 15 years of trophy success. The best football manager, and the best football team in the world. A title race. A massive growth in our fan base in Gtr Manchester, let alone in the UK. (forget abroad)

Regardless of a midweek rearranged match, City should be able to selling out a 53,000+ Etihad, even if that includes previously sold out and relisted tickets on the ticket exchange. There's one main reason why the relisted exchange tickets haven't sold out, and that is the price of them.

As others have pointed out, the returned Brentford tickets, over 1000, at £30, sold out.

Same tier. Opposite corner. £21 more expensive. Not sold out.

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jrb said:
I'm asking as I don't know. When was the date of the rearranged Brentford match announced?

After 15 years of trophy success. The best football manager, and the best football team in the world. A title race. A massive growth in our fan base in Gtr Manchester, let alone in the UK. (forget abroad)

Regardless of a midweek rearranged match, City should be able to selling out a 53,000+ Etihad, even if that includes previously sold out and relisted tickets on the ticket exchange. There's one main reason why the relisted exchange tickets haven't sold out, and that is the price of them.

As others have pointed out, the returned Brentford tickets, over 1000, at £30, sold out.

Same tier. Opposite corner. £21 more expensive. Not sold out.

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Quite a few of those weren't on there when I looked on Sunday.

Last minute TE listings which will now be even harder to shift.

Agree that a cheaper price would make last minute buys more likely.
 
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HelloCity said:
Quite a few of those weren't on there when I looked on Sunday.

Last minute TE listings which will now be even harder to shift.

Agree that a cheaper price would be last minute buys more likely.
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Also though the returned Brentford tickets come up all at once so means people can buy a few tickets sat together, one of the obstacles to buying returned tickets is they are often singles, so my son and me wouldn't buy those we'd go for seats together in the returned block.
 
jrb said:
I'm asking as I don't know. When was the date of the rearranged Brentford match announced?

After 15 years of trophy success. The best football manager, and the best football team in the world. A title race. A massive growth in our fan base in Gtr Manchester, let alone in the UK. (forget abroad)

Regardless of a midweek rearranged match, City should be able to selling out a 53,000+ Etihad, even if that includes previously sold out and relisted tickets on the ticket exchange. There's one main reason why the relisted exchange tickets haven't sold out, and that is the price of them.

As others have pointed out, the returned Brentford tickets, over 1000, at £30, sold out.

Same tier. Opposite corner. £21 more expensive. Not sold out.

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Well you weren't asking as you made a statement that it was purely down to price which it patently isn't. Yes, there'll be people who can't afford them but that's true no matter what the object being sold, I can't afford a Ferrari, should they put them up for the price of a 10 year Fiesta? They put the 1,000 tickets up at £30 which quickly sold out, how many were for sale at the higher price and how many are left now?
 
Kippax1973 said:
They are resales but at acceptable prices,, I simply hate what the club are doing with there sell ons simply ripping people of, or trying to and it ain't working is it,, people are starting to vote with there feet, simple as that

And do you really believe all tickets went on sale because I don't
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Resale tickets have to be priced the same as tickets already sold otherwise people who have bought tickets would complain or next time wait Its not ripping off the orginal holder as if their ticket refund was the value of the resell people would be making a profit which is illegal
Now back to the North Stand expansion thread if i can find it seems to have gone missing need my crane fix
 
Centurions said:
Well you weren't asking as you made a statement that it was purely down to price which it patently isn't. Yes, there'll be people who can't afford them but that's true no matter what the object being sold, I can't afford a Ferrari, should they put them up for the price of a 10 year Fiesta? They put the 1,000 tickets up at £30 which quickly sold out, how many were for sale at the higher price and how many are left now?
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You said 'short notice'. I asked you (specifically) when the Seat Exchange Tickets went on sale, as I wanted to know how long they Seat Exchange Tickets had actually been on sale for and how much notice City fans get to buy Seat Exchange Tickets as I (honestly) don't know . If you didn't know, just say you didn't know.

As for the reasons it didn't sell out, they are numerous reasons, as we've both pointed out, which I accepted and still accept, but the main reason the Seat Exchange Tickets didn't sell out was because of the price of the tickets. City shifted 1100, £30, SSL3, Brentford away seats at short notice.

Anyway, it's by the by now. The match didn't sell out, but at least City won, which was the most important thing last night. Hopefully there won't be another rearranged home fixture this season?
 
I don't see what the issue is - midweek games are a pain in the arse.

So the crowd is a bit lower - i would guess 45,000 ish in the ground last night?

Cracking crowd midweek.
 
There is a long standing sense of dissatisfaction regarding City's ticket pricing policy at the Etihad.

Whilst you can't please all the people all the time, not everyone can be wrong, despite most games
' Indicating ' sold out.

IMO, the soft demand for Brentford was reasonably predictable.

Post Xmas
Post half term
Four close home games
General travel uncertainty
Small away following etc. etc.

Given that this was the game rearranged for the WCC from which City made £ MILLIONS £, I'm surprised and disappointed that more creative thought and planning wasn't applied to selling out and creating a 'good feel' inside the ground and amongst the wider support base.

The club doesn't have a reputation for acting with ' benevolence ' towards supporters but is gaining a growing one for indifference.

I don't profess to have the answer,and there won't be a perfect one,but pricing will be part of the reason.

Unfortunately the club appear to be tone deaf and reluctant to explain or comment publicly, thus at least giving fans an insight into their decisions or difficulties.

Imo, this is a weak spot for the club that should be 'code red' for substantial resolution.

Cop yourselves on City, the Pep years wont last for ever.

With 9000 extra seats to sell soon, along with considerable relocations, you'll catch more Bees with honey than vinegar !!
 
Worsleyweb said:
I don't see what the issue is - midweek games are a pain in the arse.

So the crowd is a bit lower - i would guess 45,000 ish in the ground last night?

Cracking crowd midweek.
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But but but if we had 999,999,999,999,999 proper fans then we would sell every seat
 
blueparrot said:
May come as a shock to you but all large sporting and music events involve this sort of travel, especially leaving after an event.
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I think the main issue is that there isn't room for any more. It's already a bleaker experience than say Wembley or The O2 because there are so few alternative options and what we have is subject to severe delays at times. How many cars end up on the tube lines, or services get shut down due to medical emergencies? If you keep cramming more people on then there will be more medical emergencies and that is likely to happen when the parking restrictions and Coop Arena start up. The good news is that it does seem to be being recognised with the buses at least. I still think some shuttle buses would be the best option.
 
Citizen of Legoland said:
I think the main issue is that there isn't room for any more. It's already a bleaker experience than say Wembley or The O2 because there are so few alternative options and what we have is subject to severe delays at times. How many cars end up on the tube lines, or services get shut down due to medical emergencies? If you keep cramming more people on then there will be more medical emergencies and that is likely to happen when the parking restrictions and Coop Arena start up. The good news is that it does seem to be being recognised with the buses at least. I still think some shuttle buses would be the best option.
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There WILL be a compromise solution for City and the arena that doesn’t include the ‘Holt Town Industrial Heritage March’.

Whether the parties concerned have the will or ability to find it is the question.

Football fans may accept shuttle buses and dangerously overcrowded trams but groups with Wimmin with handbags and nice gear might not.

Manchester’s transport system is unacceptably appalling !!
 
Citizen of Legoland said:
I think the main issue is that there isn't room for any more. It's already a bleaker experience than say Wembley or The O2 because there are so few alternative options and what we have is subject to severe delays at times. How many cars end up on the tube lines, or services get shut down due to medical emergencies? If you keep cramming more people on then there will be more medical emergencies and that is likely to happen when the parking restrictions and Coop Arena start up. The good news is that it does seem to be being recognised with the buses at least. I still think some shuttle buses would be the best option.
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The buses will help, but whenever I’ve gone for any tube, trams ,train option in many cities after large events people have always been crammed onto whatever transport, including Wembley.
I’ve often thought the biggest danger was too many people on underground platforms,not just in London, and people getting pushed ( accidently) off the platforms.
I agree for the Etihad taking location and fairly short distance to City centre into account buses are by far the best option.
 
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