Exactly. They just make it more and more difficult for people to fulfil the criteria for retaining one. Job done.
The limit should be set to the previous seasons number of Saturday 3pm kick offs, something the football regulator could easily introduceAbsolutely this. Wasn't it 10 or 12? Then 14 and now 16. Next year it could be 17 or 18 and within 5 years all of them. It actually stinks and needs collaring by City Matters. People work shifts, things happen last minute, people have children/elders to care for and the games are continually re-arranged for tv. It's not like the old days where you were pretty much guaranteed games were 3pm on a Saturday.
The clubs dressed up this price freeze to not even subtly impose more restrictions on season tickets holders and aggressively target reducing them. Win-win for them. More matchday income and less resistance to other measures and future price increases they bring in. 'Let's get rid of these peasant protesters by culling them'.
This is a good point. I know people who literally.have tickets who go to 5 games tops themselves as it still works out cheaper.If you have a season ticket, surely you intend to go to every game, even if you end up not doing so for whatever reason? What's the point of having a season ticket if you don't??
You have a point, but with kick off times being changed at the drop of a hat, it is not easy to rearrange work, travel ,family etcIf you have a season ticket, surely you intend to go to every game, even if you end up not doing so for whatever reason? What's the point of having a season ticket if you don't??
There’s no aggression involved as we’ve seen by the reluctance to implement the minimum ticket requirements you’ve referred to.Absolutely this. Wasn't it 10 or 12? Then 14 and now 16. Next year it could be 17 or 18 and within 5 years all of them. It actually stinks and needs collaring by City Matters. People work shifts, things happen last minute, people have children/elders to care for and the games are continually re-arranged for tv. It's not like the old days where you were pretty much guaranteed games were 3pm on a Saturday.
The clubs dressed up this price freeze to not even subtly impose more restrictions on season tickets holders and aggressively target reducing them. Win-win for them. More matchday income and less resistance to other measures and future price increases they bring in. 'Let's get rid of these peasant protesters by culling them'.
The touts will always put more time and resources into circumventing the rules.Bottomline in all this to me seems ... the fans are calling for an INCREASE in overall season ticket nos. (especially given the upcoming increase in stadium capacity) ... while the club on the other hand is trying to DECREASE overall season ticket nos. (despite increasing the stadium capacity)!
The 10 game issue is personal to everyone, those who live local and can easily make it despite life challenges are for it, while those who have been through challenges (and seen even 10 games some seasons will be a hard target) or live further away from the Etihad, don't like this one bit ... I don't think City has targeted either of those groups (or even thought about it) but are focused on finding out the established touts who have hundreds of season tickets in their hands, and thousands (yes, thousands) of Cityzen memberships who then regularly list the home end tickets on the resale sites ... however, not thinking this through, the regular fans will be the collateral damage as those organized syndicates will still find a way around this, while the normal fan gets shafted ...
The touts will always put more time and resources into circumventing the rules.
I see it like this MAG. There are a few season card holders in virtually every block that attend a handful of games per season. Some of the Blues are responsible and some are indiscriminate re who their tickets go to. A ten game minimum presence isn’t a a lot to ask for, especially if it will have more regularly attending Blues a chance of a season card. Far from certain I know.
There’s loads of Blues who would love those season cards
What about the blues who share a season ticket, my son does this because money reason's and when he have his kids never a empty seat. So if he's done 9 games will he lose his season ticket.The touts will always put more time and resources into circumventing the rules.
I see it like this MAG. There are a few season card holders in virtually every block that attend a handful of games per season. Some of the Blues are responsible and some are indiscriminate re who their tickets go to. A ten game minimum presence isn’t a a lot to ask for, especially if it will have more regularly attending Blues a chance of a season card. Far from certain I know.
There’s loads of Blues who would love those season cards
Yep. Done this a few times this year pal. It is if they stop this somehowWhat City are looking to introduce should not stop anyone sending tickets on.
All everyone needs is one person who has a season card or a membership to be listed on their Friends and Family
If you cannot attend you transfer the ticket to them
The ticket goes to them in an email with a link. That can be sent to anyone then.
Also I am sure when you go to select the person on your F&F, it gives you a drop down option to choose their email or in fact your own email
You could send the ticket to your own email. Then you can send it to whoever you want to use the ticket
I think City would be understanding to your explanation and you would retain your season card. That’s the track record in the years since City have had a minimum number of games attended requirement.I get that but as an example, 20+ years of attending every match except say Wedding Day, one season where things haven't been easy for various reasons and struggle to hit 10 you then lose it forever even though you know you will be back to attending 99% of matches, doesn't seem right to me personally.