Are You Officially Priced Out Yet, Or Almost?

[marco]

priced out of Mary Ds £3.69 for a pint of piss

 

[mrtwiceaseason]

Slightly off thread sit in 137 north stand the seat next door is sold as a match ticket .£29 now for an under 16 !! Anyway a guy. Turns up happy as Larry got talking to him a Canadian lad come over for the match knew all the songs .player's etc asked him why city ? He replied coz I fuckin hate the rags !! Happy to be in the ground said he may have ovsrpaid a bit £150 !!. Maybe this is what they want local youngster sat at home and some bloke from Canada with a bit of money sat in his place

Rags? Internet fan by the sounds of it, never heard that in real life in the last 4 decades. City are not a Canadian team, no self respect...

Sorry losing me abit what you driving at ? What I'm saying is he was happy to pay. £150 for a one off ticket and would of thought it was Xmas if he had got one from the club for £57

 

[bowieboots]

I didn't want to accept it, but I think I have been priced out - or very nearly - for the next year at least. I managed to do Newcastle last week as my dad paid for my ticket however I'm now eyeing up Liverpool and it's going to cost £70 minimum (ticket + transport). For a lot of us, not only is City a love, it's also a social thing. If I mention I'm going, a few of the lads who I've not seen for a while will want to share a pint or three, so I either say I'm not interested with seeing them or go and pay an extra £20 - 30. Regardless, it's £70 minimum.

I'm back at university early September and I don't start back at my job until Freshers kicks in, so end of September. I've still got a few weeks to get by on with nothing incoming. If I choose to go on Monday, that's a bit more outgoing than I'd want right now.

Guess I'll be picking and choosing my games until I can hopefully get a ST back, either next season or the following. Currently I'm probably looking at either Sunderland [A], Palace or Burnley [H] (both if money allows), Everton [A], and Liverpool [A]. Sunderland because I can stay up in Newcastle so it's easy for me to do, Palace or Burnley as I'll be home over the Christmas period, and Everton + Liverpool as they're near my uni.

If it wasn't for the ease of getting to Everton & Liverpool, I'd be down to two or three games this season. I appreciate that being able to pick those out means I'm not 100% priced out, however the serious questions I'm having to ask about Monday (is it sensible, what about the next few weeks, etc), means that at this moment in time, I am close to it.

Transfer fees/amortisation cost quite a bit :)

You've missed the point where ticket money makes up fuck all in comparison to media deals.

Can I ask how do you get tickets for the away games when you are not a season ticket holder?

 

[MATCITY]

I didn't want to accept it, but I think I have been priced out - or very nearly - for the next year at least. I managed to do Newcastle last week as my dad paid for my ticket however I'm now eyeing up Liverpool and it's going to cost £70 minimum (ticket + transport). For a lot of us, not only is City a love, it's also a social thing. If I mention I'm going, a few of the lads who I've not seen for a while will want to share a pint or three, so I either say I'm not interested with seeing them or go and pay an extra £20 - 30. Regardless, it's £70 minimum.

I'm back at university early September and I don't start back at my job until Freshers kicks in, so end of September. I've still got a few weeks to get by on with nothing incoming. If I choose to go on Monday, that's a bit more outgoing than I'd want right now.

Guess I'll be picking and choosing my games until I can hopefully get a ST back, either next season or the following. Currently I'm probably looking at either Sunderland [A], Palace or Burnley [H] (both if money allows), Everton [A], and Liverpool [A]. Sunderland because I can stay up in Newcastle so it's easy for me to do, Palace or Burnley as I'll be home over the Christmas period, and Everton + Liverpool as they're near my uni.

If it wasn't for the ease of getting to Everton & Liverpool, I'd be down to two or three games this season. I appreciate that being able to pick those out means I'm not 100% priced out, however the serious questions I'm having to ask about Monday (is it sensible, what about the next few weeks, etc), means that at this moment in time, I am close to it.

Transfer fees/amortisation cost quite a bit :)

You've missed the point where ticket money makes up fuck all in comparison to media deals.

Can I ask how do you get tickets for the away games when you are not a season ticket holder?

Pretty easy for most games, there is always tickets floating about here and Twitter (apart from away derby and games with smaller allocations) , but he seems to have a lot of city friends and family who go to games so it makes it a bit easier that way

 

[Blue Smarties]

I didn't want to accept it, but I think I have been priced out - or very nearly - for the next year at least. I managed to do Newcastle last week as my dad paid for my ticket however I'm now eyeing up Liverpool and it's going to cost £70 minimum (ticket + transport). For a lot of us, not only is City a love, it's also a social thing. If I mention I'm going, a few of the lads who I've not seen for a while will want to share a pint or three, so I either say I'm not interested with seeing them or go and pay an extra £20 - 30. Regardless, it's £70 minimum.

I'm back at university early September and I don't start back at my job until Freshers kicks in, so end of September. I've still got a few weeks to get by on with nothing incoming. If I choose to go on Monday, that's a bit more outgoing than I'd want right now.

Guess I'll be picking and choosing my games until I can hopefully get a ST back, either next season or the following. Currently I'm probably looking at either Sunderland [A], Palace or Burnley [H] (both if money allows), Everton [A], and Liverpool [A]. Sunderland because I can stay up in Newcastle so it's easy for me to do, Palace or Burnley as I'll be home over the Christmas period, and Everton + Liverpool as they're near my uni.

If it wasn't for the ease of getting to Everton & Liverpool, I'd be down to two or three games this season. I appreciate that being able to pick those out means I'm not 100% priced out, however the serious questions I'm having to ask about Monday (is it sensible, what about the next few weeks, etc), means that at this moment in time, I am close to it.

You've missed the point where ticket money makes up fuck all in comparison to media deals.

Can I ask how do you get tickets for the away games when you are not a season ticket holder?

Pretty easy for most games, there is always tickets floating about here and Twitter (apart from away derby and games with smaller allocations) , but he seems to have a lot of city friends and family who go to games so it makes it a bit easier that way

Pretty much nail on the head. Before I gave up my ST for uni I was able to get many tickets on my own accord (ignoring the obvious such as United away etc - unless it's the CC, got one for that). I can still get some tickets on my own (I think Sunderland away will go to open sale as it's a Wednesday night at the start of December - people will be saving for Christmas, we've a poor record there, it'll no doubt be shit weather etc.), however those which I can't get, I put the feelers out with family, friends, and the good folk on here. If I get one, fantastic, if not, I'm not bothered - hopefully once I get my ST back I'll be able to get my own again.

A small minority may have a problem with me going however I personally don't see why. End of the day, one of my first few games was away at Swindon when I was five years old. Due to my dads career in the military, you could almost say I was brought up on away days (although I did of course have many trips to Maine Road). Peoples circumstances differ at various points, I'm currently at a stage where I need to snag spares, however I know that won't always be the case (hopefully changes next season or the season after).

If there's tickets going and I can make it, I'll take it.