Define hard yards mate? Again, only from personal experience but the hospitality type guys if you want the honesty finance the so called legacy fans who only want to turn up and have a half time pint? I’m 47 years of age by the year so not a youngster and my family originate from longsight before moving to the Isle of Man for business reasons. We’ve spent hundreds of thousands of pounds as a family alone in the last ten years doing flights, hospitality etc and make the most of it spending our time in the atmosphere and surroundings of the etihad etc? Tunnel club, chairman’s lounge etc just to watch games as apparently it’s sold out but seats empty on the day? The there are fans who opt out of cup competitions so someone had to use that seat? I do want to point out though that I do understand fans frustrations but literally throwing the ownership under the bus with walking out etc after the success we’ve had without taking time to try and engage will only open the club up to more ridicule? The rags, dippers etc would be applauded for it but we all know we won’t be and it will be a stick to beat the whole club including the fans with?
I'm 59 years old, I do all the home games, in all the cup schemes, I used to go to all the away games in the 80s / 90s when we were shit, I go to the occasional away game now, I do the Wembley trips coz it's Wembley, I've done quite a few euro aways.
I consider that hard yards, I also consider you flying your family over from the Isle of Man on a regular basis, at great expense doing hard yards.
Like I said originally, I have no issue with tourists/ day trippers, we need them, our uptake of new regular match going local fans hasn't been as great as it should of been considering our success over the last 10 years.
I do have an issue with the club and it's affiliated ticket tout companies.
I don't know if you use these yourself or book directly through the club, why should someone pay over and above market value coz the club chooses to partner with these pirates.
I won't be walking out or not turning up,I've paid hard earned money to be entertained for 90 minures, we have the best owners in the world, who've turned us into the best team in the world, but I do think they've messed up with ticketing policy.
