ChicagoBlue said:For those that do, I'm sure most games will be on their Sky box at home, or down the pub.....both of which are far more expensive options.
To each their own.
This is why fans in this country will continue to be taken for mugs by football clubsChicagoBlue said:Paulmcfc2703 said:Just not buying this argument mate. Not all the top clubs do it. Take a look at the Germans pricing and Uli's comments.
The German model is distinctly different than the UK model, as are the stadia, where you can have a standing section. Also, there are about TWO teams over there with money and the rest of the teams act like feeder clubs! Heck, one of the top two teams has been the Bayern feeder club the past few years!
You can't point to Bayern and Dortmund and try to extrapolate that to City. Well, you CAN, but the argument loses it's thrust quickly. Bayern plays in a bigger stadium and is about the only club in Germany, so it has the best stadium, best quality sponsors, who pay the biggest money, yet make the same annual revenue as City. Then again, if you are German and want to play for the "almost" German national team in München, then you will take €100,000 per week rather than €200,000..... Because you get to live at home, play at home, and STILL make up the difference with German sponsors who want you name and face associated with your products. Tell me the ENGLISH players who have big sponsorship deals with ENGLISH companies? Hart & Head and Shoulders?! PMSL.
Just be glad you are not a lifelong Spurs fan! Their CHEAPEST TICKET is more expensive than our most expensive one.....and they don't have the new stadium with brilliant sight lines from every seat and a few pots in the trophy case over the past few years and regular CL football! Or The Arse, where you need a second mortgage for a season ticket....and you celebrate like you won the league when you squeak into Fourth and a CL Qualifier!
Being a City fan has never been easy. It used to be you paid reasonable money to watch dross and be laughed at by your friends and neighbours. Now, we win something every year, watch the best football we have ever seen, and we even get to test our mettle against the worlds best teams (Real Madrid, Dortmund, Bayern and Barca have all been here in the past few years). Sadly, it has cost a pretty penny to get there and we now have to pay a few extra quid for the pleasure. Fair dos, in my book, but then I'm not the person who thinks saving a tenner a week for a seasoncard is an outrageous expense. For those that do, I'm sure most games will be on their Sky box at home, or down the pub.....both of which are far more expensive options.
To each their own.
Plus you can stream every prem game on the internet for free nowadaysmoomba said:ChicagoBlue said:For those that do, I'm sure most games will be on their Sky box at home, or down the pub.....both of which are far more expensive options.
To each their own.
You are kidding arent you?
My Sky costs for the year are a couple of hundred less than my seat. And if I spent my ticket costs down the pub on matchday I'd need a new liver.
As for a tenner a week, couple of hundred short I'm afraid.
ChicagoBlue said:Paulmcfc2703 said:Just not buying this argument mate. Not all the top clubs do it. Take a look at the Germans pricing and Uli's comments.
The German model is distinctly different than the UK model, as are the stadia, where you can have a standing section. Also, there are about TWO teams over there with money and the rest of the teams act like feeder clubs! Heck, one of the top two teams has been the Bayern feeder club the past few years!
You can't point to Bayern and Dortmund and try to extrapolate that to City. Well, you CAN, but the argument loses it's thrust quickly. Bayern plays in a bigger stadium and is about the only club in Germany, so it has the best stadium, best quality sponsors, who pay the biggest money, yet make the same annual revenue as City. Then again, if you are German and want to play for the "almost" German national team in München, then you will take €100,000 per week rather than €200,000..... Because you get to live at home, play at home, and STILL make up the difference with German sponsors who want you name and face associated with your products. Tell me the ENGLISH players who have big sponsorship deals with ENGLISH companies? Hart & Head and Shoulders?! PMSL.
Just be glad you are not a lifelong Spurs fan! Their CHEAPEST TICKET is more expensive than our most expensive one.....and they don't have the new stadium with brilliant sight lines from every seat and a few pots in the trophy case over the past few years and regular CL football! Or The Arse, where you need a second mortgage for a season ticket....and you celebrate like you won the league when you squeak into Fourth and a CL Qualifier!
Being a City fan has never been easy. It used to be you paid reasonable money to watch dross and be laughed at by your friends and neighbours. Now, we win something every year, watch the best football we have ever seen, and we even get to test our mettle against the worlds best teams (Real Madrid, Dortmund, Bayern and Barca have all been here in the past few years). Sadly, it has cost a pretty penny to get there and we now have to pay a few extra quid for the pleasure. Fair dos, in my book, but then I'm not the person who thinks saving a tenner a week for a seasoncard is an outrageous expense. For those that do, I'm sure most games will be on their Sky box at home, or down the pub.....both of which are far more expensive options.
To each their own.
mrtwiceaseason said:Sick to death of hearing about utd spurs arsenal German teams don't give a flying fuck what they get charged I don't support them !! Please stop trying to justify what city are doing to 4000/5000 match day blues .on the scheme of things it makes no difference to the club at all but a life changing difference to the fans !!!!!
less than the Liverpool ticketsBlue_Ketchup said:ballinio said:Its the 1st home game of the season against Liverpool, the biggest football family in the world, the Champions v the Shouldhavebeen Champions, the tickets were bound to be dearer than normal, every game wont cost this.
oh thats ok then. how much do you think the stoke tickets will be.
btw what would you class as 'normal'
Sure it was posted on here a couple of days back; ''from £44''. By the way, a big thanks to the poster on here who offered me his SC for the Stoke game at a significantly lower rate than the above. Unfortunately, I had to turn him down as I'm looking to hook up with a couple of fellow dinosaurs in the East Stand. I won't embarrass the poster by naming him on here, but to Mr X; a big thank you. You know who you are!ballinio said:less than the Liverpool ticketsBlue_Ketchup said:ballinio said:Its the 1st home game of the season against Liverpool, the biggest football family in the world, the Champions v the Shouldhavebeen Champions, the tickets were bound to be dearer than normal, every game wont cost this.
oh thats ok then. how much do you think the stoke tickets will be.
btw what would you class as 'normal'