Seat Counters 25/26

[Tim of the Oak]

Opened up to all Cityzens members now, though they haven't advertised it yet!

Glad it’s well on the way to sell out mate.

Hopefully we’ve given some tickets to school
Kids too.

 

[flapjack]

Algorithm is 100% at play, available seats will double soon

yep back to 700

 

[There is a Light]

The biggest giveaway is that all the tickets are selling in a few of the blocks and some are completely untouched

All blocks are reducing on each count

 

[M18CTID]

Finally the algorithm has kicked in on mine....691

 

[Cobwebcat]

I wonder how the algorithm works exactly? How does it maximise FOMO?

Once it goes up again does it ever exceed that initial increase again or is the trend of increases always down?

 

[EastMidlandsBlue]

All blocks are reducing on each count

239 and 240 not selling anywhere near the rate of the other blocks.

 

[ArniArason]

Someone explain wtf you lot are on about with the algorithm. I mean, I know what one is, but not in this context

 

[pride in battle]

Then there’s still thousands of fans that have been overcharged, and more that have been priced out of attending, which will affect them attending future games.

I think there is thousands of people in Greater Manchester that just can’t afford to go anymore and they’re priced out of the habit. The sort of people that would have picked up the 2,000-3,000 available tickets vs Palace, or maybe have gone to the semi final vs Newcastle that was half empty, if the pricing was done right generally.

It’s not just selling out one game, it’s about making it affordable in the medium to long term so non-season ticket holders can and will part with their money 5/6/7 times a season.

Those in the poorer parts of our metropolitan county won’t be able to afford £100+ to take their families multiple times a season, and then we have to look at empty seats.

It’s already a disgrace this has happened during the tenure of our greatest ever manager.

The tickets are cheaper next year, you were specifically talking about the Villa game, so if it sells out they have got it right.

 

[flapjack]

Someone explain wtf you lot are on about with the algorithm. I mean, I know what one is, but not in this context

basically there is some kind of algorithm that makes it looks like seats have sold when they haven't and even greys out whole blocks, to make people think they are going to miss out and force them to buy quickly

 

[Lewisszn]

Someone explain wtf you lot are on about with the algorithm. I mean, I know what one is, but not in this context

Inflated queue numbers, map showing less seats available at first and then miraculously hundreds appear later on are some examples.all to generate FOMO

 

[fathellensbellend]

Yep. The algorithm is having a laugh, firing on all cylinders. I think there are still abaolutely loads left.

Algorithm 2. Just when you thought it was safe to go back on the planner.

the sequal no one wanted or asked for

 

[fathellensbellend]

Communication is important in selling tickets. As soon as the Pep story was everywhere, and the Pep stand, the tickets started to fly off the shelf. At least City thought to put ticketing links into the Pep Guardiola stand article.

I would put a leaflet on every seat this Sunday about the season ticket prices.

what if it's windy it could be like argentina 1978

 

[Marvin.]

475 online

 

[Lewisszn]

Counted 491 block 233 greyed out

 

[jockblue]

You’re missing the point about longer term habit. If very few games and just midweek are affordable, it’s not going to get people coming week in, week out.

We’re not selling out CAT A games this season, Chelsea there were loads left for example.

With the capacity going up by 7,000 next season, there’s no chance we regularly fill it at the frozen prices for even Cat A games - outside of the Derby and title deciders (if we are in one).

No I'm not. I'm sure thats an issue, and the departure of Pep will not help that as new managers take time to bed in (if they ever do). The club have removed the daft restrictions, theyve made many more STs available (even if some people dont believe in flexis) and theyve hopefully addressed the midweek game issues. As I said in the previous post, lets hope that works, but we'll not know.

If it doesn’t sell out Sunday, it’ll be a disaster for saying bye to Pep.

It will. Sorry for all the people slating the club for their marketing ineptness, but it will.

There are still many games coming up next year to put in special offers and pricing to tempt people to fill in gaps.

 

[Ban-jani]

It will. Sorry for all the people slating the club for their marketing ineptness, but it will.

There are still many games coming up next year to put in special offers and pricing to tempt people to fill in gaps.

Yep, looks like it will, but the demand is there to say bye to Pep now, the demand for £56 wasn’t there before the announcements today. The club needs to be very very careful.

 

[pride in battle]

Yep, looks like it will, but the demand is there to say bye to Pep now, the demand for £56 wasn’t there before the announcements today. The club needs to be very very careful.

I think they know that.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

Having looked at the planner I still there is major algorithm tomfoolery going on.

 

[GaudinosWheels]

Is it possible you have purchased the cityzen match day membership after the 18th June last year as that's the only thing I think is stopping you from buying

Thanks for the replies. Can’t actually remember when I bought the membership. Managed to get on and get one in the end anyway.

 

[Ban-jani]

The tickets are cheaper next year, you were specifically talking about the Villa game, so if it sells out they have got it right.

Midweek tickets for lower categories are cheaper, as it stands, this very game, should it be on the weekend, will be the same price. They have frozen ticket prices and then reduced midweek premier league games.

If they sell out Sunday, fantastic, but there will be thousands of young blues from Gorton, Hulme, Wythenshawe and some of the less affluent areas of the Metropolitan County that won’t be there, because their parents can’t afford £80+ to take them, when it should be half that.