City going after fans who gave their ticket to mates at Madrid

[RiversideBlue]

Face it, the club don't care about us. They just care about the bottom line on a spreadsheet

 

[PragueBlue]

Just out of interest, what did sales drop down to?

 

[i kne albert davy]

Hang on, they are expecting you to take your passport to the ground to be checked before entry to the game.

When i travel anywhere it gets locked in a safety deposit box, certainly wouldn’t be taking it anywhere near a day on the piss and a late kick off even for non drinkers still a big risk with pickpockets.

Would definitely say that’s one for City Matters/FSF

Alas if you don’t at Madrid you don’t get in. Unless you speak fluent Spanish then you’ve got a chance.

 

[TShed]

Wow. Not experiencing that myself. I’m still sitting with the same gang that moved up from the Kippax into the new stadium.

I think the narrative is spinning out of control. Just my opinion of course -(before the pelters come my way)

Same here when we first moved I had to sit in third tier of the Colin Bell it was Fukin awful
Then moved to the family stand and was surrounded my loads of Kippax faces with their kids and grandkids when lad was 16 had to move out ended up in the second tier of the Kippax lol full of knobs nearly got banned in the 2-3 derby because some **** complained about my language when we gave that free kick away ffs
Moved to South Stand Level 3 when it opened and it’s brilliant literally hundreds of us all in our 50s/60s all turn up pissed every week and have a right laugh made some good friends and it’s as good as I can remember even last days in Maine Road

 

[uwerosler28]

This is the correct action to take by the club, regardless of if they are making mistakes in other areas, both points can be true.

 

[tregyblue61]

Are they writing to all their ticket tout partners and asking them why they are continuing to sell tickets to away fans in the home ends.

My Dentist - Real fan - wanted to got to the game. Looked on resale sites, tickets in City section on sale for a minimum of €3500.

 

[Lavinda Past]

Here we go again...

I see you've still got a bit of brown on your nose.

 

[pride in battle]

I see you've still got a bit of brown on your nose.

You must have such a sad life continually moaning, i pity you...

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

Aren't you doing the exact opposite by suggesting its okay for one (supporters clubs getting tickets to distribute how they see fit) but not okay for the other (points holders essentially doing the same.)

No. If an OSC branch applies for 10 tickets and only gets 2 they still have to allocate those 2 to specific supporters via the portal, so they get the points. For the Madrid game, those tickets would still have names on and the names would have to match the ID.

 

[Penworthamblue]

Just out of interest, what did sales drop down to?

Match day members

 

[blueparrot]

Could be multiple reasons i guess.
Maybe some one was ill and couldnt travel, for example.
Is it not the same as the club making life difficult when transferring tickets for home games?

Just the club being pricks with the fans

No, because if a transfer is to a friends and family member it’s very different to somebody who’s a mate that doesn’t qualify,at the possible expense of somebody that does.
Seems wrong to me that those that qualify for a ticket can buy it and just decide who gets to benefit from it,for all we know it might be a someone that has never been or even supported City. We can argue about what City do with ticket allocation but for me fans allocating them to who they please just because they can is as bad as anything the club do.

 

[HibbertStreetKid]

I personally saw three tickets over 2 days changing hands between blues. Two were handed over for less than cost the third for a pint. Dont know why 3 blues couldnt make it but the tickets all went to genuine manc blues on the day which is better than 3 empty seats.

 

[Tim of the Oak]

This is the correct action to take by the club, regardless of if they are making mistakes in other areas, both points can be true.

Very true mate

 

[PragueBlue]

Match day members

So basically any City fan could have got one without getting tickets from mates?

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

I personally saw three tickets over 2 days changing hands between blues. Two were handed over for less than cost the third for a pint. Dont know why 3 blues couldnt make it but the tickets all went to genuine manc blues on the day which is better than 3 empty seats.

The requirement for named tickets is more likely to be a Spanish police requirement than a City one though.

 

[hoppy]

I’m not sure I agree. Are we replaceable currently?

We struggle to sell out for quite a few games and we struggle with hospitality as well. If the legacy fans don’t show up, we don’t have legions of tourists to take our place at the moment.

People might say that’s not true, look at the Madrid game. I’d argue one off games like that were full of away fans

I think you make a good point, and perhaps I am being a touch melodramatic/hyperbolic, however I would say that City are building their 'fan' base for the future, and the future is tourists.

 

[Tim of the Oak]

So basically any City fan could have got one without getting tickets from mates?

Yes mate but some choose to put the risk on their mates by not buying a match day membership. (Obviously, mates can refuse to supply tickets).

People who can afford to go to Madrid can afford a match day membership.

 

[Tim of the Oak]

Face it, the club don't care about us. They just care about the bottom line on a spreadsheet

That’s true but it has very little to do with this thread.

 

[Fred_Quimby]

Oh dear. Rules brought in to prevent you being scammed by touts on overpriced tickets are preventing you passing them on to 'mates'. Laughable. You are the first to rise up and call it out but think it OK for you to do it.

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

Just out of interest, what did sales drop down to?

All the way down. Anyone with a membership and history could get one.