Protest v Wolves

moomba said:
If that's the sort of club we want to be, that's fine. Long term, loyal supporters will move on and let newer supporters take over.

Just hope the club never expect those long term supporters to return of and when it all goes tits up.

And I hope no-one complains about the newer, half and half scarf wearing, one match a year visit the club shop tourist.

It's what people want apparently.
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I was a long term loyal supporter, life took over I gave up my season ticket after a few years of not being able to afford any football I became a 6/7 game a year matchday fan, others took my place a season ticket holders. It was how things worked back in the day. I appreciate there is a problem for those that want to give up their season tickets and then return. However deal with that problem of not enough new season tickets I agree, and the expansion should be used to achieve that, I agree.I just don’t have an issue of these rules for current season tickets.
Not all, in fact probably most new supporters are not one match a year visitors, we were all new supporters once.
 
blueparrot said:
I was a long term loyal supporter, life took over I gave up my season ticket after a few years of not being able to afford any football I became a 6/7 game a year matchday fan, others took my place a season ticket holders.
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That was a choice you made. I've also made that choice many years ago when my work situation meant that I wouldn't be able to get to many games. When my circumstances changed I got my season ticket back. Not really an option any more.

If the club want to make the choice for others and tell them (often long term supporters) that they're not worthwhile that's fine, but don't expect loyalty from supporters when you refuse to show loyalty to them.
 
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City hater James Richardson goes in for City with the lots of empty seats jibe for City v Villa on the Totally Football Show pod. Duncan Alexander dismisses it with a positive mention of the City fan protests on STs, restrictions etc.

That's the 2nd time today I've heard it on 2 of the most listened to podcasts.
 
moomba said:
That was a choice you made. I've also made that choice many years ago when my work situation meant that I wouldn't be able to get to many games. When my circumstances changed I got my season ticket back. Not really an option any more.

If the club want to make the choice for others and tell them (often long term supporters) that their not worthwhile that's fine, but don't expect loyalty from supporters when you refuse to show loyalty to them.
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I agree about the getting the season ticket back, and support that part of the campaign. Just not this part.
 
Manchester33 said:
Realistically though, if fans have spent their money for their seat, it shouldn't be the club's concern either way. The seat is paid for. In the dark days, when the club needed us most, we turned up. That loyalty should be rewarded rather than hounded.

It's not about giving other City fans a chance to get a season card either. If City wanted to offer more season cards, they could add 8k next year.

It's all driven by their absurd goal of matching United/Liverpool's match day revenue (at any cost) despite having an entirely different fanbase to work with. They would rather see empty seats (like against Villa) as long as the revenue is higher.

City can have either of the following options:

- a higher match day revenue
- an incredibly loyal, supportive fanbase that create a brilliant atmosphere

They cannot have both. Loyalty is a two-way street and when times aren't as good (maybe when Pep has left), their actions today will be remembered.
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Totally agree with all this. I’ve said it from the start of all this the board will get a smack of reality if we have a couple of more season land like this one
 
mancityvstoke said:
eh? I was talking about touting tickets outside the Maine Road, North stand hundreds of years ago.

touts sold comp tickets.
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yes mate, I used to get them for the Etihad when we first moved, the had a £0.00 value printed on the along with complimentary, we would pay £10 a ticket for them....this would have been about 75 years ago ;) (i know i didn't have silver fucking hair back then)
 
The only people to blame are the board of directors. They have created this mess. The other person to blame is Khaldoon for allowing it happen. Obviously he doesn’t see anything wrong with what the board have been doing, otherwise he would have intervened.
 
Manchester33 said:
Yet, the same club will sell tickets to any Tom, Dick and Harry who has the money to pay the absurd prices on Viagogo (and the 8 other touting sites).

Either they're concerned about fan safety (and should limit seasoncard transfers AS WELL AS removing all 9 reseller sites) or they don't, and they are huge hypocrites.

They've smelt an opportunity to get rid of a few 'low revenue' seasoncard holders and used a completely hollow guise of fan safety/better atmosphere (which is laughable when you look at the match day ticket prices).
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Bang on blue
 
Stockton Heath Blue said:
Do we know how this is going to be policed? Is face recognition tech going to be introduced? I'd read the Rags were implementing something like this. If so, it feels like the fanbase is being demonised, and I'm not comfortable with that at all.
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It's incredible that there is no legal framework regarding facial recognition in the UK, looks like any company can use it. You can demand the pictures they take as part of the freedom of information act though.

If EVERYONE put in a request at the same time and every week they'd soon bin it, that being said I would never line up to have my face scanned as a paying customer they could fuck off.
 
There is a Light said:
Honestly WTF is going on here - going against everything we’re collectively trying to achieve
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Fuck off Parker!

As you say, we’re trying to get rid of the Flexi-Gold charge, and one of the City Matters Reps and the head of the OSC is pushing the Flexi-Gold season tickets to OS members.(only)
 
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So the directors announce a season ticket price freeze after trying to increase season tickets prices for next season. The City Matters Reps wouldn’t accept that.

Then the directors secretly bring in a 10 game must attend rule without consulting the City Matters Reps.(apparently)
 
jrb said:
So the directors announce a season ticket price freeze after trying to increase season tickets prices for next season. The City Matters Reps wouldn’t accept that.

Then the directors secretly bring in a 10 game must attend rule without consulting the City Matters Reps.(apparently)
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I wish people would stop excusing the people making these decisions, we have non City fans making very important decisions about our club and alienating the fans in the process.

And they know exactly what they are doing and don't seem to care.
 
mexico1970 said:
I wish people would stop excusing the people making these decisions, we have non City fans making very important decisions about our club and alienating the fans in the process.

And they know exactly what they are doing and don't seem to care.
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There are. But others aren’t. We don’t know who isn’t and who is supporting decisions as that information is kep secret and NDA’d.

Maybe next season the City Matters Reps can bring it upon themselves to disclose who supported and who didn’t support decisions taken by the City Matters Reps. But I won’t hold my breath.

What we do know is the names of the City Matters Reps who have come out and supported the fans. Whilst the other City Matters Reps have stayed quiet, and have not come out publicly and supported the fans.

As appointed representatives of the fans, chosen by the fans, we have a right to know whether they have supported decisions taken by the City Matters Reps or not. There can be no place for secrecy and NDA’s with in the City Matters Reps group.
 
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