A s**t away end full of tourists

[thismeansfour]

City don't give a toss and this was expected when the criteria was released for the fixture.

 

[fathellensbellend]

just to add, where are these tourists for the Forest game, it looks like we have literally 1000's available, or do the club want the locals to snap up the bargain priced tickets starting at 51 quid for adults and 23 quid for under 18's. Time they gave their collective heads a shake and got in the real world, give something back you greedy twats 712 million turnover, 10% of which is gate receipts and your own fans are priced out, it's actually beyond stupid.

 

[jrb]

 

[fathellensbellend]

Remember Blackburn away when we got promoted under Joe Royle. That's what being a Blue is all about. Took over the ground, cost me £100 for a ticket in their end and we had zero chance of winning anything back then save promotion. No amount of gimmicks and success can buy that loyalty.

i had one ok, but paid 80 quid for another blue to get them in, what an away day that was, a real City following, each and every one there, inside and out lived and breathed for City, not a tourist within a million miles of Ewood Park, i wonder how many there that day have been forgotten by City

 

[Tbilisi]

i had one ok, but paid 80 quid for another blue to get them in, what an away day that was, a real City following, each and every one there, inside and out lived and breathed for City, not a tourist within a million miles of Ewood Park, i wonder how many there that day have been forgotten by City

A lot I would think.

Remember Sheff Utd singing "youre not City anymore" a couple of years ago at the Etihad.

Sums it all up for me. The success has been brilliant but now I want my club back.

 

[paulchapo]

i had one ok, but paid 80 quid for another blue to get them in, what an away day that was, a real City following, each and every one there, inside and out lived and breathed for City, not a tourist within a million miles of Ewood Park, i wonder how many there that day have been forgotten by City

It was a superb day, then a night of celebration. The fuckers at the top should be shown the video of that and told this is what you're destroying. That game at Wembley a couple of years ago that was full of tourists was a stark warning as to what to expect. All the players were moaning about the lack of noise and vocal support but I think we sold out so the club would see it as a success. Again it's about balance.

 

[give it to gordon]

It was around this time last season that
it really struck home.
City ticket office had fucked up our tickets, as a 'sorry' they gave us an up grade to the legends suit.

As a one of we did the pre match stadium tour ( don't bother ). I was shocked at how busy the campus was at 10 am for a 3pm ko.
On the tour of around 25 people the question was asked ' how many are going to the match' everyone was going. Than they asked how many are City fans, only about 6 or 7. That shocked me.

These tours were going every 15 minutes or so, there were loads of tours going on. Now if all the tours had the same percentage as ours, hardy any were City fans.

I hated it, I hated being outnumbered at my club, it was bizarre. I felt like I wasn't wanted anymore. The tour was geared up for new fans. The questions being asked by the tour guide was embarrassing, any ture City fan would know the facts and the history. It was a really dumb down tour

That's when my view on match going changed. Now we can't get tickets next to each other this season.

 

[Tim of the Oak]

A lot of good comments have been made on this thread but some posters’ desperation for empty seats is akin to the Salem Witch Trials. I’m not sure who is Goody Proctor yet though.

 

[paulchapo]

A lot of good comments have been made on this thread but some posters’ desperation for empty seats is akin to the Salem Witch Trials. I’m not sure who is Goody Proctor yet though.

It's a catch 22 isn't it? Everybody wants what's best for the club but we are part of that club too so we want what's best for ourselves as well. If the club starts being left with loads of unsold tickets then they'll have to have a rethink.

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

I think the club should be much more transparent about where away tickets go. I personally have never thought it's the club pocketing an extra bit of cash, but someone somewhere is letting non-City fans go to games that I don't have a chance of getting despite me being at the Etihad every home game. Really bugs me.