City Announces Global Partnership with Viagogo

[Stoned Rose]

If you have a bank balance of £1m, you can earn 4.40% interest on that which is £44,000 - all your City tickets paid for easily. Money gets money, and hence City would also be stupid not to cash in on this as champions.

Where it goes wrong is that this audience is unlikely to be interested if City start to struggle.

Take your point Marv but there’s not many blues could ever dream of affording that.

I imagine it’s more blues doing this as a one off eg for a birthday or other special occasion.

Imo I don’t care how rich someone is, £1k for that particular fixture is absolutely absurd.

Should it be a CL semi v Madrid, yes, but Palace? Fuck that.

 

[Stoned Rose]

As long as you can trust someone it's a simple process of transferring on a match by match basis to a friend.

My lad has done this all season (young baby, work commitments & 4 hour+ drive to Manchester) and had no flack from City of course, City's R & R may change though.

I think you can only transfer a certain number per season, possibly 10?

 

[blue b4 the moon]

I think you can only transfer a certain number per season, possibly 10?

Well all I can say is my boy has done every league game so far including the home FA game and had no hassle from the club all sent to the same friend.

 

[ell]

15 Minute protest against VAR in Norway this weekend, seems to have been supported by most clubs ultras.

 

[mexico1970]

15 Minute protest against VAR in Norway this weekend, seems to have been supported by most clubs ultras.

I hope the police are keeping an eye on them with CTV :)

 

[Marvin.]

Take your point Marv but there’s not many blues could ever dream of affording that.

I imagine it’s more blues doing this as a one off eg for a birthday or other special occasion.

Imo I don’t care how rich someone is, £1k for that particular fixture is absolutely absurd.

Should it be a CL semi v Madrid, yes, but Palace? Fuck that.

That's clear. The 2021 census reports that the wealthiest 10% of households had wealth of £1,200,500 or more, while the least wealthy 10% had £16,500 or less. I don't know what the geographical spread of the top 1%-10% but it will be concentrated in London and the South East, however Manchester also exhibits that wealth disparity. You see that on a CL night where there are a lot of relatively wealthy young people < 35 who go to the football.

The problem City will have is that only 1-2 clubs can offer elite football. Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern are super-clubs who dominate their leagues. In England it looked like City were becoming one. Now it looks tenuous.

 

[Man-chester copperpot]

1 Tunnel club ticket v Palace

Ticket price £553.00 each
(Includes VAT & Booking Fee)
Delivey fee not includes which is a fucking e-mail!!!!

Continue

Face value Ticket price now £649.00
(Which does not include fee’s)

What the hell, why get involved with these? Absolute joke

 

[jrb]

I know it's the Rags. So if you don't want to click on the video, don't.

But please don't post why are you posting about the Rags and their planned sit in protest after the derby in here.

Sometimes you have to look past rivalry to see what is going on at other PL clubs, and not just at City. It's a wide spread problem effecting all fans of PL clubs
.
TBF to them, they echo many of our concerns about home ticketing issues, and the way both sets of supporters are being treated by City and United.

Remember, Omar will have brought his City experience and ideas with him, which he will replicate at United.

 

[jrb]

Derby week in Manchester and there’s something different in the air. Animosity? Yes. Bitterness? Definitely. But not just between the fans of United and City.

The build-up to today’s clash of red and blue at Old Trafford has seen supporters on both sides turn against their own clubs.

Why Man United and Man City fans are forming an unlikely alliance

CHRIS WHEELER: Derby week in Manchester and there's something different in the air. Animosity? Yes. Bitterness? Definitely. But not just between the fans of United and City.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[jrb]

Liverpoolare clamping down on the transferring of tickets and this week a number of members have been handed a temporary suspension and placed under investigation after allegedly breaching club rules.

Confidential has seen numerous emails sent to fans who have previously transferred their tickets to others via the club’s official channels. Ticket-holders are allowed to pass on their seats a couple of times a season in the event they can’t get to a fixture. Only members who attended at least 13 Premier League home games the previous season have this option.

Many fans are grumbling about this as they have given a ticket to a friend or family member in good faith for a fixture they cannot attend – not tried to tout them for profit – and have since been suspended.

The club email states: ‘You have distributed match tickets to an account that has supplied misleading or incorrect information, and/or distributed match tickets to an account that has, in the club’s opinion, failed to verify their identity and/or has supplied misleading or incorrect information contrary to section 7.2.22 of our Ticketing Terms and Conditions. As a result of this allegation, your account will be suspended until the investigation process is completed.’

Supporters have complained, with one account posting: ‘More sanctions emails today for breaking 7.2.22. Must be sickening when all you have done is send a ticket.’

One fan said: ‘99 per cent identical email being sent out to everyone that has received one. LFC let your mates put them on LiveFootball though.’

At the time of writing, the cheapest Liverpool ticket on the resale website LiveFootballTickets for the final home game of the season against Crystal Palace is just over £2,000. If, as expected, Liverpool go on to win the Premier League title, Arne Slot’s side would lift the trophy that day.

Confidential understands that the move from the club is part of ongoing work around touting. A total of 1,500 tickets were cancelled across the 2023-24 season and in October last year Liverpool revealed that they had shut down close to 100,000 fake ticketing accounts, while issuing 75 lifetime bans and 136 indefinite suspensions.

The vast majority of lifetime bans and indefinite suspensions were for unauthorised selling of season tickets, memberships or hospitality tickets, in breach of the terms and conditions. At the time, over 5,000 accounts were under review by the club for suspicious activity.

 

[Tim of the Oak]

Liverpoolare clamping down on the transferring of tickets and this week a number of members have been handed a temporary suspension and placed under investigation after allegedly breaching club rules.

Confidential has seen numerous emails sent to fans who have previously transferred their tickets to others via the club’s official channels. Ticket-holders are allowed to pass on their seats a couple of times a season in the event they can’t get to a fixture. Only members who attended at least 13 Premier League home games the previous season have this option.

Many fans are grumbling about this as they have given a ticket to a friend or family member in good faith for a fixture they cannot attend – not tried to tout them for profit – and have since been suspended.

The club email states: ‘You have distributed match tickets to an account that has supplied misleading or incorrect information, and/or distributed match tickets to an account that has, in the club’s opinion, failed to verify their identity and/or has supplied misleading or incorrect information contrary to section 7.2.22 of our Ticketing Terms and Conditions. As a result of this allegation, your account will be suspended until the investigation process is completed.’

Supporters have complained, with one account posting: ‘More sanctions emails today for breaking 7.2.22. Must be sickening when all you have done is send a ticket.’

One fan said: ‘99 per cent identical email being sent out to everyone that has received one. LFC let your mates put them on LiveFootball though.’

At the time of writing, the cheapest Liverpool ticket on the resale website LiveFootballTickets for the final home game of the season against Crystal Palace is just over £2,000. If, as expected, Liverpool go on to win the Premier League title, Arne Slot’s side would lift the trophy that day.

Confidential understands that the move from the club is part of ongoing work around touting. A total of 1,500 tickets were cancelled across the 2023-24 season and in October last year Liverpool revealed that they had shut down close to 100,000 fake ticketing accounts, while issuing 75 lifetime bans and 136 indefinite suspensions.

The vast majority of lifetime bans and indefinite suspensions were for unauthorised selling of season tickets, memberships or hospitality tickets, in breach of the terms and conditions. At the time, over 5,000 accounts were under review by the club for suspicious activity.

This seems to be the reality and LFC having cheaper tickets than us (implementation not policy) is a myth. It’s a bit like the mortality rates during Covid. More targeted figures / stats (akin to LFC junior prices) proved a lot less reliable than excess mortality figures (akin to match day revenue).

I do not like our current season cards that allow
unlimited ticket transfers. I think of them as 19 discount tickets. That said, I wouldn’t change them because what would come afterwards would probably worse for regular attending fans.

LFC have an industrial scale touting problem.

 

[Impeccable One]

1 Tunnel club ticket v Palace

Ticket price £553.00 each
(Includes VAT & Booking Fee)
Delivey fee not includes which is a fucking e-mail!!!!

Continue

Face value Ticket price now £649.00
(Which does not include fee’s)

What the hell, why get involved with these? Absolute joke

I don’t want to support Viagogo, but during my current trip to the UK, I added a day to get to the Villa game. Bought my level 2 ticket from the club for 80 quid.

Just looked on Viagogo and they have 93:20 tickets for 50 quid !

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

This seems to be the reality and LFC having cheaper tickets than us (implementation not policy) is a myth. It’s a bit like the mortality rates during Covid. More targeted figures / stats (akin to LFC junior prices) proved a lot less reliable than excess mortality figures (akin to match day revenue).

I do not like our current season cards that allow
unlimited ticket transfers. I think of them as 19 discount tickets. That said, I wouldn’t change them because what would come afterwards would probably worse for regular attending fans.

LFC have an industrial scale touting problem.

Liverpool having cheaper tickets than us is a myth???

Their most expensive general admission ticket, in their Main Stand, is £61 for any game. Our lowest-priced most expensive ticket (for games gains the bottom clubs) is £68.

 

[Tim of the Oak]

I don’t want to support Viagogo, but during my current trip to the UK, I added a day to get to the Villa game. Bought my level 2 ticket from the club for 80 quid.

Just looked on Viagogo and they have 93:20 tickets for 50 quid !

That’s because very few people (outside the diehards) want to go to this game. If it was a high demand game or a last game of the season fixture, the prices would be a lot higher.

For example, I had promised somebody 2 together for the last game of the season against Huddersfield about 5 years ago (in exchange for a Derby ticket for r kid). I couldn’t find any pair of tickets in 93:20 that I’d promised. I was in a well paid job at the time and paid £500 for the pair of tickets in 93:20. Never again.

In contrast, I was offered a pair of tickets for the Villa game to give away for free. I couldn’t give those tickets away, even though I think it will be a good game.

 

[Tim of the Oak]

Liverpool having cheaper tickets than us is a myth???

Their most expensive general admission ticket, in their Main Stand, is £61 for any game. Our lowest-priced most expensive ticket (for games gains the bottom clubs) is £68.

That’s on paper. It’s not what most (non season card holders) fans are paying for their tickets. I know diehard LFC fans who tell me you have no chance of getting in for less than £150.

 

[Impeccable One]

That’s because very few people (outside the diehards) want to go to this game. If it was a high demand game or a last game of the season fixture, the prices would be a lot higher.

For example, I had promised somebody 2 together for the last game of the season against Huddersfield about 5 years ago (in exchange for a Derby ticket for r kid). I couldn’t find any pair of tickets in 93:20 that I’d promised. I was in a well paid job at the time and paid £500 for the pair of tickets in 93:20. Never again.

In contrast, I was offered a pair of tickets for the Villa game to give away for free. I couldn’t give those tickets away, even though I think it will be a good game.

I can understand the ‘in demand’ (or lack of) bit, but I’m actually pissed the club weren’t advertising the 93:20 for that price, and I bought a great seat without bar access for 50% more [emoji15]

I will check Viagogo in future for last minute purchases(for low demand games).

 

[Tim of the Oak]

I can understand the ‘in demand’ (or lack of) bit, but I’m actually pissed the club weren’t advertising the 93:20 for that price, and I bought a great seat without bar access for 50% more [emoji15]

I will check Viagogo in future for last minute purchases(for low demand games).

Are you in the East Stand 93:20 seats mate? If yes I will DM you.

 

[Impeccable One]

Are you in the East Stand 93:20 seats mate? If yes I will DM you.

223 for Palace & 209 for Villa … would love to say Hi at either game.

 

[wearethekippax111]

I can understand the ‘in demand’ (or lack of) bit, but I’m actually pissed the club weren’t advertising the 93:20 for that price, and I bought a great seat without bar access for 50% more [emoji15]

I will check Viagogo in future for last minute purchases(for low demand games).

They aren't that price. When you go to buy them, viagogo then Add on the fees. The price you see when searching for tickets is incorrect

 

[Corky]

Liverpoolare clamping down on the transferring of tickets and this week a number of members have been handed a temporary suspension and placed under investigation after allegedly breaching club rules.

Confidential has seen numerous emails sent to fans who have previously transferred their tickets to others via the club’s official channels. Ticket-holders are allowed to pass on their seats a couple of times a season in the event they can’t get to a fixture. Only members who attended at least 13 Premier League home games the previous season have this option.

Many fans are grumbling about this as they have given a ticket to a friend or family member in good faith for a fixture they cannot attend – not tried to tout them for profit – and have since been suspended.

The club email states: ‘You have distributed match tickets to an account that has supplied misleading or incorrect information, and/or distributed match tickets to an account that has, in the club’s opinion, failed to verify their identity and/or has supplied misleading or incorrect information contrary to section 7.2.22 of our Ticketing Terms and Conditions. As a result of this allegation, your account will be suspended until the investigation process is completed.’

Supporters have complained, with one account posting: ‘More sanctions emails today for breaking 7.2.22. Must be sickening when all you have done is send a ticket.’

One fan said: ‘99 per cent identical email being sent out to everyone that has received one. LFC let your mates put them on LiveFootball though.’

At the time of writing, the cheapest Liverpool ticket on the resale website LiveFootballTickets for the final home game of the season against Crystal Palace is just over £2,000. If, as expected, Liverpool go on to win the Premier League title, Arne Slot’s side would lift the trophy that day.

Confidential understands that the move from the club is part of ongoing work around touting. A total of 1,500 tickets were cancelled across the 2023-24 season and in October last year Liverpool revealed that they had shut down close to 100,000 fake ticketing accounts, while issuing 75 lifetime bans and 136 indefinite suspensions.

The vast majority of lifetime bans and indefinite suspensions were for unauthorised selling of season tickets, memberships or hospitality tickets, in breach of the terms and conditions. At the time, over 5,000 accounts were under review by the club for suspicious activity.

Liverpool fans pass around the "match phone".

That is why it was better going back to plastic for many. Eventually they will charge for transferring.