Season ticket holders non attenders numbers

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c23glz00lrro

I'd be devastated if I lost my season ticket'​

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Helen Powell is smiling as she stands amidst Manchester City fans. She is visibly pregnant and has her hands on her bump. She has long red hair and is wearing a white top with a pretzel pattern.
Helen Powell
Helen Powell says her pregnancy prevented her from going to some games last season
Sarah Spina-Matthews & Angela Ferguson

BBC News, Manchester
A lifelong Manchester City fan said she would be "devastated" to lose her season ticket due to changes being introduced by the football club.

From August, season tickets must be used for at least 16 of City's 19 Premier League home games. The ticket holder must attend 10 or more of these fixtures in person.

Helen Powell, from Todmorden in West Yorkshire, is backing a campaign by supporters' group Trade Union Blues to have the policy scrapped.

A Manchester City spokesperson said the club would work with fans to come up with appropriate adjustments, adding that supporters could apply for an exemption.
Ultra wide angle photograph inside Etihad Stadium before a Premier League game. There are tens of thousands of light blue seats and a smattering of fans who have arrived very early.
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Manchester City moved from Maine Road to Etihad Stadium in 2003
Trade Union Blues has written to the club via law firm Leigh Day, arguing the policy could be seen as discriminatory and unlawful.

It has requested a meeting with club executives.

Mrs Powell said she could have lost her season ticket had the new policy been introduced when she was pregnant last year.

She said she was also worried about the forthcoming season, given that her husband is a shift worker and they have a young baby.

"I just don't think [the policy] fits in the modern world," said Mrs Powell, who has had a season ticket at Etihad Stadium for 12 years.

"At any point during a weekend, a game could be moved and you're expected to be able to bend to that.

"People on shift work, people who are carers, people who can't drop plans at the drop of a hat... we're the ones that feel like we're being punished by the club."

She spoke of how important supporting City was to her.

"When everything's crazy, when everything's changing around you, even becoming a mother, it's that one thing I know - I can go to the game, I can see my mates, watch some football," she said.

"It shouldn't be this hard and it feels like [the club is] pushing us further and further away."
Helen Powell is smiling in this selfie with three friends. She is wearing a red woollen hat. Her friends are smiling. They are wrapped up in coats and scarves.
Helen Powell
Ms Powell says going to City games with friends has been a "constant" in her life
Trade Union Blues argued Manchester City's new policy would penalise supporters who could not attend matches because of protected characteristics such as being disabled, pregnant or elderly.

It claimed this would potentially be in breach of the 2010 Equality Act.

Additionally, the group said the move would be unfair on those who have caring responsibilities, religious or cultural obligations, or who work shifts.

A Manchester City spokesperson said: "We understand some supporters may find it difficult to attend 10 matches in person.

"We encourage everyone to see how things go for the first few months of the next season, but if you find yourself missing matches or facing challenging circumstances, the access team are on hand to help.

"They will work with you to try to come up with adjustments.

"You can also apply an exemption where necessary."
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stonerblue said:
conspiracy theorists all over these City bashing threads.
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Hardly a conspiracy theory, it’s a new regulation brought in by the club. Those saying actually, they don’t mean it, everything’ll be fine if you plead special circumstances are perhaps being a bit naive. But yes, of course, we’ll see what happens. There’s still a chance of a rethink and the reduction in matchday prices gives me hope that fans are being listened to at last. A good reason for protesting now rather than later.
 
Centurions said:
So it wouldn't have affected her last season as she could have asked for an exemption but she'd like to say that she'd been devastated. The trade union blues comments are just embarrassing.
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The whole thing pisses me right off.
For most of my time supporting City i have, for one reason or another, not had a season ticket. I've lived abroad, worked Saturdays or couldn't afford it. These days i'm a fulltime carer so most night games are a no-no.
Never once have i thought it was Citys 'fault' i couldn't go.
The excuses that woman comes out with are just bollocks and TUblues, whoever the fuck they are, stirring up anger in the national press for all to see certainly don't speak for me.
 
Norbiton said:
Hardly a conspiracy theory, it’s a new regulation brought in by the club. Those saying actually, they don’t mean it, everything’ll be fine if you plead special circumstances are perhaps being a bit naive. But yes, of course, we’ll see what happens. There’s still a chance of a rethink and the reduction in matchday prices gives me hope that fans are being listened to at last. A good reason for protesting now rather than later.
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But you have to actually have something to protest about otherwise it'll just look like a Python sketch.

Since these regulations are new, nobody knows yet if the club will live up to their promises or not, call me a happy clapper if you wish, but I'll wait and see and trust the club for now.
 
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