Cheering players off bus at home games

[bearcityblu]

Hope someone on the forum can help me. I have a mate flying over for a week from Australia and bringing his 10 years old son to his first City game. How do you get one of these passes/wrist bands to high five the players at the main entrance as they come off the bus. Do you have to buy a hospitality ticket or is there some other way these are handed out ?

 

[bluegirl74]

The junior blues got to do this when one of them won a competition on the official site. It was a fantastic experience.

 

[yeseye]

Has the young fella got long arms?

 

[digbythebiggestdogintheworld]

Liz Douglas is the person you need. She looks after the kids who high five the players pre match, along with the mascots and player escorts. Just had a quick look on the club's website and I can't find her contact details - maybe someone on here knows how to contact her?

 

[Stuuuuuu]

I think he just means when they arrive at the stadium; not in the tunnel.

 

[Big Tackle]

I think it's done on a first come first served basis. You need to get there very early just to get a good few.

 

[Manchester33]

It's gone rubbish now anyway... that stupid catwalk thing they had against Monaco has to be the most cringeworthy thing I've ever seen at a football game. Worse than dancing robots!

 

[ACCORD]

Hi there,

I brought my son aged 8 to his first match recently, from Ireland.

My advice would be to go to the City Family Day, if its on; and to forget about the team bus. The City Family Day really is outstanding, I couldn't praise it highly enough. For my kid, flying over for the weekend, to be able to play 5 a sides with kids from Manchester and its surrounds, all in their jerseys, was really special; and also all the other novelty events were excellent. I'd go as far as saying, with apologies to the fans here, that he enjoyed it a lot more than the game; even though the game was a good one (Swansea). I cant imagine that seeing Zabaleta or Aguero going by in a bus in their headphones would be any better.....Certainly, given the choice, I'd bring him to the Family Day.

 

[bearcityblu]

Hi there,

I brought my son aged 8 to his first match recently, from Ireland.

My advice would be to go to the City Family Day, if its on; and to forget about the team bus. The City Family Day really is outstanding, I couldn't praise it highly enough. For my kid, flying over for the weekend, to be able to play 5 a sides with kids from Manchester and its surrounds, all in their jerseys, was really special; and also all the other novelty events were excellent. I'd go as far as saying, with apologies to the fans here, that he enjoyed it a lot more than the game; even though the game was a good one (Swansea). I cant imagine that seeing Zabaleta or Aguero going by in a bus in their headphones would be any better.....Certainly, given the choice, I'd bring him to the Family Day.

That's a good shout. He would love that. Hope it is on that day would make his trip to say he trained at the City training complex.

 

[RadcliffeRick]

Being a miserable old c##t I would ban players from wearing head/ear phones when they get off the bus. How can you connect with the fans when you are listening to the Spice Girls at full blast??