Season Tickets - 2024/25

[Blue Maverick]

It is what it is, nothing we can do about it. However, once Pep leaves and the success dwindles down, the club will find themselves in a very awkward position of expensive ticket prices and empty seats.

Then that’s on them, we havent got 650 million fans around the world or planes full from Ireland and Norway flying in every game and I doubt we ever will, our fan base will be more global than that, trouble with that is Burnley on a wet Wednesday night and 20% of the ground could be empty. If Pep stays for 20 years we may have a chance of making the Ethiad a place to visit like Old Trafford is for tourists and I don’t just mean football tourists, if he doesn’t and we drop off significantly like Chelsea seem to have done then I reckon season tickets might start getting issued again, that’s when you know they are struggling.

 

[jrb]

I just don't get this thinking about the "loyal legacy fans", surely they're earning a lot more than when we were crap? If not then how is that the clubs fault that they can't can't afford modern day prices that are no different to anywhere else?

If you add up home games, away games, cup games, an expanded CL next season, Wembley, increased food, drink, travel, transport, etc prices over a season, watching football Is a lot more expensive than it used to be, even taking wage rises into consideration. That doesn't include the cost of living increases across the board. If most City fans could get an away ticket they would go away as well.

Most people don't go to a restaurant, a theatre, a night club, or out on the beer every week or every two weeks. Sometimes there are 3 matches in a week. And 2 matches a week on a regular basis.

 

[Superace]

Yes and maybe there are people who could afford it and now can’t, or it’s causing them to have to cut back in other areas. These are hard times and your ungracious attitude fucking stinks. One of the most (two now) horrible and smug posts I have ever seen in here.

Unfortunately it's life, if you can't afford something you have to drop it and pick and choose your games as a member.

 

[Centurions]

If you add up home games, away games, cup games, an expanded CL next season, Wembley, increased food, drink, travel, transport, etc prices over a season, watching football Is a lot more expensive than it used to be, even taking wage rises into consideration. That doesn't include the cost of living increases across the board. If most City fans could get an away ticket they would go away as well.

Most people don't go to a restaurant, a theatre, a night club, or out on the beer every week or every two weeks. Sometimes there are 3 matches in a week. And 2 matches a week on a regular basis.

Fair points.

 

[Blue Maverick]

Yes and maybe there are people who could afford it and now can’t, or it’s causing them to have to cut back in other areas. These are hard times and your ungracious attitude fucking stinks. One of the most (two now) horrible and smug posts I have ever seen in here.

Put him in ignore he’s a troll of the highest order.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

I’m probably just too cynical but the fact arsenal and spurs have both raised season ticket prices and are removing concession tickets strikes me as too much of a coincidence.

I fully expect most clubs to copy this pricing strategy. Wouldn’t be at all surprised if there was an element of collusion across the league to implement such a change tbh

Yer can never be TOO cynical. Yer cannot take a full 'n active part spectating the national sport without a substantial balance sheet of cynicism!

The big difference is that the Arse have always been money grabbing bastards and I suspect that Haringey have a financial stadium burden round their neck which Levy wants the fans to fund.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

Then that’s on them, we havent got 650 million fans around the world or planes full from Ireland and Norway flying in every game and I doubt we ever will, our fan base will be more global than that, trouble with that is Burnley on a wet Wednesday night and 20% of the ground could be empty. If Pep stays for 20 years we may have a chance of making the Ethiad a place to visit like Old Trafford is for tourists and I don’t just mean football tourists, if he doesn’t and we drop off significantly like Chelsea seem to have done then I reckon season tickets might start getting issued again, that’s when you know they are struggling.

City won't drop off like that. Our success is not just down to Pep. It's down to the whole infrastructure from to to bottom. Obviously we might have a bad season or two or appoint a wrong manager.But the trajectory of the club will remain the same as long as the ownership model remains the same: growth.

 

[Centurions]

Yes and maybe there are people who could afford it and now can’t, or it’s causing them to have to cut back in other areas. These are hard times and your ungracious attitude fucking stinks. One of the most (two now) horrible and smug posts I have ever seen in here.

Sorry, but there's nothing horrible or smug in their post, it's just reality. People have been struggling for 3 or 4 years with keeping their houses warm and lit, going to a football match is a pure luxury.

 

[Blue Maverick]

City won't drop off like that. Our success is not just down to Pep. It's down to the whole infrastructure from to to bottom. Obviously we might have a bad season or two or appoint a wrong manager.But the trajectory of the club will remain the same as long as the ownership model remains the same: growth.

id like to think that also but it doesn’t take much for things to go wrong, a couple of wrong managers, not winning a league for a few years etc, then we don’t become as attractive to support, everything is cyclical, let’s face it we are 16 years in and doing well, get Pep signed for another 16 and then we should be ok.

 

[HelloCity]

More prices rises?

Yes please!



Not my fault if you can't afford it.

 

[HelloCity]

Sorry, but there's nothing horrible or smug in their post, it's just reality. People have been struggling for 3 or 4 years with keeping their houses warm and lit, going to a football match is a pure luxury.

Just out of interest, if the club made every single season ticket and every single match ticket £10,000 per game, would that be ok with you? If not then why?

 

[Invisible Man's Bandage]

The club view is that they have far too many SC holders I reckon, which is why they haven't issued any new ones for the last two seasons. They don't need so many currently to sell out so the fewer the better.

A £900 SC works out at just over £47 a game (and the vast majority are cheaper than that). When you consider that the cheapest match day ticket for Burnley was £61 then it's easy to see why they think like that. Selling tickets is easy these days as it's all online / digital so no logistical issues as in the dark ages of queuing up at MR to buy derby tickets.

 

[Champions again in 2012]

I got my renewal notice through this morning. Mine drops next season as I will be 65 in the summer so reach foc status.

Have the club offered any rationale for season ticket price increases? I've not seen anything. From what I've read in this thread prices seem to have risen between circa 4% and circa 10%. Again not clear why there are different percentage increases being applued

 

[Stockton Heath Blue]

Feel for those that are feeling the pinch and at some point I’m sure I will, as it’s a business and anything successful becomes expensive. I’m only having to fork out an extra £35 over the season. Thats cheaper than going to the Trafford Centre with the Mrs. Won a treble last season and followed City home & away with my lads, so I’ve been fortunate to now say, I’ve seen the bloody lot and made unbelievable memories. I’ll never give up going, if needs be, I’ll set the Mrs up on Onlyfans.com - :)My thinking is, whilst Pep is here, enjoy the ride. The ride will come to an end soon…. Best wishes blues :)

You know the rules .......

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

The club view is that they have far too many SC holders I reckon, which is why they haven't issued any new ones for the last two seasons. They don't need so many currently to sell out so the fewer the better.

A £900 SC works out at just over £47 a game (and the vast majority are cheaper than that). When you consider that the cheapest match day ticket for Burnley was £61 then it's easy to see why they think like that. Selling tickets is easy these days as it's all online / digital so no logistical issues as in the dark ages of queuing up at MR to buy derby tickets.

It’s more that they can get £350 for offsite hospitality for the rag/Dipper/Arsenal games that appeals to them I think. If they can shift 1000 level 2 ST holders in time, they go from £47000 for one of those games to £350,000! Big jump. I’m sure they could sell thousands of extra corporate tickets for those games to tourists and that’s what they will want to do. Probably one of the reasons why the North stand is being built. Not only will that have more corporate in my opinion, they will look to make most if not all of level 2 corporate.

 

[Blue Maverick]

If you add up home games, away games, cup games, an expanded CL next season, Wembley, increased food, drink, travel, transport, etc prices over a season, watching football Is a lot more expensive than it used to be, even taking wage rises into consideration. That doesn't include the cost of living increases across the board. If most City fans could get an away ticket they would go away as well.

Most people don't go to a restaurant, a theatre, a night club, or out on the beer every week or every two weeks. Sometimes there are 3 matches in a week. And 2 matches a week on a regular basis.

I think you’ll see a decrease in people taking up cup schemes, especially with expansion of CL. Personally next season for CL will be last for me, I’d like to go to Munich if we get there as I will miss Wembley this year should we qualify (thanks wife). The league cup I can pretty much get a ticket for anyway should we get to the final, the FA cup I’ll stay in but like this year I wont go to the semi as it’s too much to do both. As there’s no cheap parking round the stadium niw I will get match day bus and not have a pint in the ground, so the club effectively loses that, just glad my daughter has no interest in City.

 

[pride in battle]

Thank fuck for that

I'm back...

 

[pride in battle]

Very lucky, but I’d be even luckier if it was cheaper.

Don't be greedy...

 

[pride in battle]

Yes and maybe there are people who could afford it and now can’t, or it’s causing them to have to cut back in other areas. These are hard times and your ungracious attitude fucking stinks. One of the most (two now) horrible and smug posts I have ever seen in here.

Talk about overreacting you muppet

 

[Invisible Man's Bandage]

I got my renewal notice through this morning. Mine drops next season as I will be 65 in the summer so reach foc status.

Have the club offered any rationale for season ticket price increases? I've not seen anything. From what I've read in this thread prices seem to have risen between circa 4% and circa 10%. Again not clear why there are different percentage increases being applued

Look back in this thread as there is a poster who has been told by the club that you have to be 66 on August 1st to get the over 65 discount. That's not what it says on the official site and not what happened to me five years ago but it's worth bearing in mind.