Attendances

[worsleyweb]

Because our club don't give a shit about who attends as long as they can make as much match day income as possible?

That means expect a growing number of football tourists and plastics from all over the globe will make up a larger and larger proportion of our match crowd, and then people will wonder why our atmosphere continues to nosedive.

They even get priority for the biggest games of the season nowadays, the derby on Sunday being a good example.

Loyalty has no value anymore. All about the £.

I don't think that is a fair post at all. The other day the tickets were a quid for kids and £15 in most places. If you are a big fan you can get a season ticket at a great price if you are that bothered get in the queue in good time and you would have got a season ticket for £299.

And the atmospheres this season have been the best in a few years. And I have just bought 4 tickets for some family and grandkids - cost me 2 x 24 for the kids and 35 for a pensioner. Total of 82 pounds for 3 people to have a great day out in very good seats. I don't think that is taking the piss.

 

[supercity88]

Because our club don't give a shit about who attends as long as they can make as much match day income as possible?

That means expect a growing number of football tourists and plastics from all over the globe will make up a larger and larger proportion of our match crowd, and then people will wonder why our atmosphere continues to nosedive.

They even get priority for the biggest games of the season nowadays, the derby on Sunday being a good example.

Loyalty has no value anymore. All about the £.

Wouldn't loyalty in the footballing sense be someone who attends all games, and therefore has a season ticket? In which case wouldn't they be rewarded by a better average price for each game because they'd bought in bulk. Wouldn't cheap individual matchday tickets undermine that loyalty and make season ticket holders feel puzzled as to how a game can be cheaper buying it as a one off than as part of a season?!

 

[Tim of the Oak]

Because our club don't give a shit about who attends as long as they can make as much match day income as possible?

That means expect a growing number of football tourists and plastics from all over the globe will make up a larger and larger proportion of our match crowd, and then people will wonder why our atmosphere continues to nosedive.

They even get priority for the biggest games of the season nowadays, the derby on Sunday being a good example.

Loyalty has no value anymore. All about the £.

You are right that the ticket prices are too expensive and I have sympathy for your point.

However, last night Kun Aguero spent time with the family of Chris Shaw R.I.P. By no means comparable but after a Manchester Derby, Vinny Kompany pulled over at the traffic lights with his wife in the car until my brother could get home and drive back with his short for Vinny to sign.

Yes these are gestures of kindest by individual players but we are still a long way from being as mercenary as the rags. £20 tickets last time (kids from a quid) and £300 season cards also come to mind.

 

[ped]

Because our club don't give a shit about who attends as long as they can make as much match day income as possible?

That means expect a growing number of football tourists and plastics from all over the globe will make up a larger and larger proportion of our match crowd, and then people will wonder why our atmosphere continues to nosedive.

They even get priority for the biggest games of the season nowadays, the derby on Sunday being a good example.

Loyalty has no value anymore. All about the £.

tell us of this wonderfull time in the clubs existence when it wasnt about pounds, or any football club for that matter

 

[worsleyweb]

Not been on top of the seat counting for Thai one with half term! How we looking for tomo?

 

[west didsblue]

Not been on top of the seat counting for Thai one with half term! How we looking for tomo?

Two amber blocks with about 50 in each. About 70 red blocks with maybe an average of 5 in each so I'd say about 500 available in total.

 

[worsleyweb]

Two amber blocks with about 50 in each. About 70 red blocks with maybe an average of 5 in each so I'd say about 500 available in total.

Cheers west dids. They could go tommorrow. Very decent once again. West dids - I used to play for the four in hand for many years! Is it still called that.

 

[west didsblue]

Cheers west dids. They could go tommorrow. Very decent once again. West dids - I used to play for the four in hand for many years! Is it still called that.

It's been the Green Finch for a few years now. Decent beer garden there. I usually go to the Railway opposite the Met.

 

[worsleyweb]

It's been the Green Finch for a few years now. Decent beer garden there. I usually go to the Railway opposite the Met.

Never seemed to have an atmosphere the four in hand back in the day. Had many a pint in the railway.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

Never seemed to have an atmosphere the four in hand back in the day. Had many a pint in the railway.

4 in hand was a big City pub.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Loyalty has no value anymore. All about the £.

At what point was our loyalty properly valued by the club?

When Swales was in charge? Or Lee? Or Shinawatra?

Fuck me, some of our fans have selective memories.

 

[Tim of the Oak]

At what point was our loyalty properly valued by the club?

When Swales was in charge? Or Lee? Or Shinawatra?

Fuck me, some of our fans have selective memories.

Even my brother no longer thinks it was better when we were shit!

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Even my brother no longer thinks it was better when we were shit!

Being shit, is shit*



*plagiarised off DD.

 

[bluwes]

Even my brother no longer thinks it was better when we were shit!

If that was him sat next to you the other night, then he had a damn good time

 

[Tim of the Oak]

If that was him sat next to you the other night, then he had a damn good time

It was Wes!

He was loving it lol!

 

[NeilYoungIsBack]

Just looked for Norwich - think we may completely fill the Upper Tier South stand with our fans.

I might be wrong but I don't think a sizeable chunk of the top half of blocks 313 and 314 have ever been put on sale. e.g. seat numbers 351-366 in rows X and upwards in block 314.

 

[Neville Kneville]

I'm not sure many of us would expected this kind of gate v Norwich prior to the season starting. Especially with our fans having to buy half the away area up to fill the ground.

This is proof, if it were needed, that demand is increasing & we now have a 50k+ regular turnout of City fans.

 

[blueparrot]

I might be wrong but I don't think a sizeable chunk of the top half of blocks 313 and 314 have ever been put on sale. e.g. seat numbers 351-366 in rows X and upwards in block 314.

Just looked and there are a handfull of seats available at the very back of 313 and 314, so they must have been on sale and sold.

 

[blueparrot]

I'm not sure many of us would expected this kind of gate v Norwich prior to the season starting. Especially with our fans having to buy half the away area up to fill the ground.

This is proof, if it were needed, that demand is increasing & we now have a 50k+ regular turnout of City fans.

Especially in a month when we have had 5 home games, on the other hand Sat 3.00 kick offs are probably easier to sell than televised Sunday evening kick offs.

 

[Neville Kneville]

Especially in a month when we have had 5 home games, on the other hand Sat 3.00 kick offs are probably easier to sell than televised Sunday evening kick offs.

Oh I'm sure we'll see plenty of empty seats pre Christmas when we get a 12 o clock kickoff or something. But it's impressive & it shows how the attendances are on track to continue improving, which will piss off the usual suspects, no end.