I always said i'd never give up, it's been my life, and i'm old (ie 40 at xmas - feels old to me..), but that day is getting closer, already chosen for the first time ever to miss home matches for money rather than being ill (ie i've not joined the champions league cup scheme this time) - but feel so guilty for doing so :( It's kind of like an emotional blackmail - except we do it to ourselves, ie that we can't give up... can we.. it's city, it's our life... but the reailty is we'd get replcaed and the club honestly imho do not care about that anymore. I'm trying to save 5 to 10 a week towards next May to renew again (still wont be enough), but it's getting hard, there's nothing to cut back on, and we're trying for a family.
Anyway, point is - anyone notice in the blurb they sent out with the season ticket it says (in bold!) that supporters can NOT bring their own food or drink into the stadium.
And if they really do enforce that, by at the turnstiles confiscating pensioners flasks of coffee on a wet night in january, or taking that packet of biscuits or a home made buttie... all to try and force you to buy inside (what if you don't even like the food they sell, even if you were rich?!?!) then that to me is the straw that broke the camels back so to speak. Having that rule there shows it is now 100% totally about how much money they can screw out of you on match day, £600 to £700 for a season ticket isnt enough for them oh no! :(
Didn't see it mentioned in any other thread... i know it's not a big deal to some (!) but taking a bit of food in - esp those of us who travel in on public transport and live say 15 miles from the ground, we need to eat something when there! Always took our own (not prawn sandwiches... we're strict vegetarians actually!), for a bite before the match, and mum has health probs that mean she has to eat little but often.... i'd like to see them get that food off her at the turnstiles - i sense i'll be on here in a few weeks moaning we've been banned for arguing ;)
