Well….its cheaper.A lot of the complaints followed the villa game and iirc price of over £200 for a family of four (2 adults 2 kids). Any idea what the price would now be for this self same family? Is it affordable now?
Flabbergasted by this. That's not just a gesture of good will, it's a genuine shift in philosophy. It's now wildly below what other clubs in the league charge, and I hope the rest of the league is pressured into something similar.
You have to be 65 when the season starts for discount...i think, anyone know?Wow and I'm 65 in October so double wow lol.
Just need to get tickets sat with my lad now !!
I’m might have missed it, but have they announced the date yet of the annual July wallet-draining day for all us Citizens?
The Relevant Date...You have to be 65 when the season starts for discount...i think, anyone know?
Happened to me last year, season ticket full price but Cup concessions kicked in once my birthday was realised.You have to be 65 when the season starts for discount...i think, anyone know?
Flabbergasted by this. That's not just a gesture of good will, it's a genuine shift in philosophy. It's now wildly below what other clubs in the league charge, and I hope the rest of the league is pressured into something similar.
The club realised that aside from the glamour of European ties that attract global fans the demand just isn't there for bread and butter games at the prices they were charging. This is after one fairly mediocre season by our own high standards and a huge game for our champions league qualification at the time. Even the dimmest egghead who sets the prices must have realised alienating and pricing out the local fan base was a suicidal policy.
Same here.Happened to me last year, season ticket full price but Cup concessions kicked in once my birthday was realised.
Of course it’s only a personal opinion, but my preference would be to go back to the days of a 100% rolling sales window which iirc was 4-6 weeks before every game, so you knew the tv kick off time situation in advance. I’m sure that would mean a higher % of people buying would actually go.Just the ‘middle of July’ at the moment.
They do also say that the ‘majority’ of tickets will not be released until closer to the respective match.
They do use the word ‘continuation’ of that policy though, which surprised me. I wouldn’t really know but just going off what I read on here I assumed that the majority all went on sale pre season.
Of course it’s only a personal opinion, but my preference would be to go back to the days of a 100% rolling sales window which iirc was 4-6 weeks before every game, so you knew the tv kick off time situation in advance. I’m sure that would mean a higher % of people buying would actually go.
(On the down side I do realise that for say overseas supporters or those planning very long journeys, to know in July you have secured a ticket for weekend X or Y might help their planning too).
Twas ever thus though mate, genuinely.On the negative side …. Matchday Cityzens ticket purchase day for the season is going to be carnage [emoji15]
No but what I also didn’t mention was it makes the cost of buying tickets much more affordable than shelling out £600 in one go for a pair of tickets for 6 games, which is what I’ve had to do on previous years (when/if I’ve been lucky enough to get through the online scrum in time!)It’s a difficult one for the club I suppose.
In an ideal world they’d probably prefer to hold back all sales until a fixture is set in stone.
But with the result of cup games dictating that, often even cup games we’re not involved in, it’s not really practical.
I have too, really couldn't be arsed with that melee getting out at the end. It's like the whacky racers on speed!Same here.
Moved to Colin Bell from SS3 this season and still saved well over £100.
Apart from the bigger games though there have been ticket releases about 3 weeks before games this season gone, which made it easier than the last few years and with the extension after December should be more tickets available if the extension opens up. The panic to buy in July isn’t as crucial as it was, depending which games you want tickets for.No but what I also didn’t mention was it makes the cost of buying tickets much more affordable than shelling out £600 in one go for a pair of tickets for 6 games, which is what I’ve had to do on previous years (when/if I’ve been lucky enough to get through the online scrum in time!)
As such, even with the odd late cup change etc, it’s still a much more preferable system imho.