6% increase

[Lrrr]

So for our family it looks like relocation for two of us, this could cost somewhere in the region of say £120 (rough guesstimation) extra each as I presume there will be minimum availabilty in the south stand so will have to be either east or colin bell, plus one junior then becomes £100 dearer. Before you tell me to move him to the North stand so we can stay there it would be for one season only so we would have to move in 12 months, plus why should he have to give up his seat in the south stand which he will subsequently want to return to but most likely will be unable to in 12 months time. Other lad who sits with him just I prsume gets the 6% increase on his 16-21 seasoncard. So thats in the region of £350 extra for us to find in two months that we hadn't planned on. I haven't had a pay rise this year, there's no overtime - fanfuckingtastic

 

[Anonymous]

Where do you suggest they go then if all other areas of filled up? On the roof?

So you do think the club will evict them then. Are you serious? Is that what you are saying?

What about future generations of city fans then?

 

[BLUEMOONBAZ]

so where do the new non kids and familys move to ?
as we hope hope the club has moved forward and s/t are taken up
????

Who has said they have to move. This is supposition and obviously if the ground is full they cant move anywhere. It seems obvious to me that this is a short term measure. It would obviously be unworkable to split families up as children reached 16. Again, I would say that people are over reacting. Can you honestly see that if the ground was at capacity that those reaching 16 in the family stand would be evicted. I dont think so.

If they make the north stand family /kids only
then you would have no choice ..no kids no place ..simples ?
hence this is a stupid idea
forcing people to move
Lets hope city think about this and reconsider .

 

[Anonymous]

Do you really think we are going to start a new trend of evicting fans when they get to sixteen. Are you for real or just another reactionary fool. Please reply. DO YOU REALLY THINK WE WILL EVICT FANS AT SIXTEEN? LOL

SIMPLE question ..
if the s/t are at capacity
and the 16 yr and family in the north stand ..yeah ?
then have to vacate there seats ? where do they go if there are no seats avail ?

Simple answer.

Waiting lists.

Can you seriously see the club evicting fans when they turn sixteen?
Surely not.<br /><br />-- Thu Apr 22, 2010 1:14 am --<br /><br />

Hope ur nowhere near the family stand

I will be sat in the north stand with my haribo and a cheeky smile!

:-)

 

[BLUEMOONBAZ]

SIMPLE question ..
if the s/t are at capacity
and the 16 yr and family in the north stand ..yeah ?
then have to vacate there seats ? where do they go if there are no seats avail ?

Simple answer.

Waiting lists.

Can you seriously see the club evicting fans when they turn sixteen?
Surely not.

Are you seriously saying existing s/t holders who reach 16 and there family go on waiting list to get there s/t back ???

l

 

[cleavers]

To be fair to the club, I think they took the season ticket survey responses as being reflective of fans as a whole, and responded accordingly. However, the questions were weighted in such a way that they gave a misleading picture, and were never wholly representative.

Thus they acknowledged that some people wanted cheaper season tickets (hence the £250 cheap seats), some wanted a bigger, genuinely family oriented Family Stand, and some were willing to pay extra for a more "exclusive" matchday experience (hence the changes to East and West Level 2 starting in 2011/12).

However, they failed spectacularly in really understanding what the majority of fans want, and leapt somewhat blindly into what can only be described as an incredibly ill thought change to their ticketing policy.

Virtually everyone at the announcement tonight voiced their disapproval at various aspects of it, and I expressed my concerns personally to senior staff afterwards. I genuinely don't think they realised quite how unpopular these moves would be (although I told them they would find out tomorrow).

I don't believe this is a conscious move to price out ordinary fans as some have suggested, I just think they have monumentally misread what fans want, basing every decision they made on a fairly unrepresentative, officially conducted survey (which by their very nature don't give a true portrayal - no one I go the game with completed it). As I said to them tonight, it feels like they have rushed major decisions without really thinking them through, and I don't think they realised the consequences.

I'm convinced they don't want to alienate the traditional, hard core fans, as every experience I have with them suggests otherwise. The onus is now on them to react accordingly. Do they proceed with something that is clearly so unpopular, or rethink their strategy and acknowledge that they really are listening to the fans?

It will be interesting to see how this plays out. Either way, it's going to be a fairly major PR own goal by the club. Why they don't run these ideas by the forums first I don't know, it's essentially free market research for them.

Spot on Ric. As Ric said, the general feedback from the fans who attended the meeting was one of disbelief.(perhaps that's not the right word?) Various aspects of the proposals were questioned at length.

I got the feeling towards the end of the question and answer session that the representatives from City were taken aback by our reaction to certain aspects of the proposals.

Thanks Ric, trouble is the bottom line is money in, and this may turn out to be a spectacular own goal, but, if they can fill seats that are dumped by season card holders with casual fans, then they will be quids in per match, 38000 @£25 and 10000 @£40 (£1350000), is a lot less than 20000 @ £30 and 25000 @ £45 (£1725000), they're not stupid, and that doesn't include the day tripper buying stuff that the season ticket holder won't buy.

Sadly, its the united model (but cheaper at the moment).

jrb I do hope they got the message, but sadly I don't think they'll be listening, like I said earlier, best team/players, most trophies = higher prices.

 

[BLUEMOONBAZ]

Spot on Ric. As Ric said, the general feedback from the fans who attended the meeting was one of disbelief.(perhaps that's not the right word?) Various aspects of the proposals were questioned at length.

I got the feeling towards the end of the question and answer session that the representatives from City were taken aback by our reaction to certain aspects of the proposals.

Thanks Ric, trouble is the bottom line is money in, and this may turn out to be a spectacular own goal, but, if they can fill seats that are dumped by season card holders with casual fans, then they will be quids in per match, 38000 @£25 and 10000 @£40 (£1350000), is a lot less than 20000 @ £30 and 25000 @ £45 (£1725000), they're not stupid, and that doesn't include the day tripper buying stuff that the season ticket holder won't buy.

Sadly, its the united model (but cheaper at the moment).

jrb I do hope they got the message, but sadly I don't think they'll be listening, like I said earlier, best team/players, most trophies = higher prices.

,,,mmm you may be right m8

 

[p.j.]

if the north stand stupidity goes through
then i wont be renewing
and i wont be the only one

tipical city int it

 

[mcfcliam]

Simple answer.

Waiting lists.

Can you seriously see the club evicting fans when they turn sixteen?
Surely not.

Are you seriously saying existing s/t holders who reach 16 and there family go on waiting list to get there s/t back ???

l

I don't think he's worth replying to mate.

He is chatting total shite.

 

[Anonymous]

Simple answer.

Waiting lists.

Can you seriously see the club evicting fans when they turn sixteen?
Surely not.

Are you seriously saying existing s/t holders who reach 16 and there family go on waiting list to get there s/t back ???

l

Are you seriously asking me that question? Obviously not the existing seat holders, but the ones wanting to purchase them. DOH.