Then give it to a mate or put it on the exchange, if the ticket is cheap enough they'll go and if you run the risk of a strike people will actually make the effort to fill the seat. I know people that have a season ticket and have no intention of going just to keep it going, what's the fucking point?So when I can't make it to a few night games when I'm working away I get my ticket taken off me
Fucking hell lad, don't give up the day job.
The main issue for me is the blocks of tickets they allocate to the Academy or corportate, especially on Level 1
Really affects the atmosphere if there a blocks of seats not taken up, generates apathy from the rest of the crowd
CorrectI think Danamy was saying you'd get a strike if you don't go, AND you don't list it on the exchange - so it's definitely empty, if you've listed it and no-one takes it, then you don't get a strike.
I repeat, if you can't make the game due to work then why not let someone else have your seat for the game, surely that's better then having the seat empty for the game?My season tickets £380 i've had it for 10 years, i'll probably have it another 20
A derby ticket is £60
I miss a few games through work, but some people think taking season tickets off paying customers is a good idea
To me the issue is the empty seats on the first tier near the North Stand and they're mostly comps
Elsewhere there are seemingly blocks allocated to corporate/third parties that are always empty bar big games
And the American model still doesn't guarantee any sort of competitive balance. Look at the NBA this season. Won, at a total canter by a super team. Meanwhile at the other end of the spectrum, teams start trying to intentionally throw games towards the end of the season to try and increase their draft spot. It's made the sport borderline unwatchableThose American sports don't have promotion/relegation which is a huge difference. I don't think their model is at all relevant to football in Europe. In terms of how we look after ourselves as a club, it seems logical to take a step like this. I want us to be as financially powerful as possible.
In terms of this restricting the competitiveness of the league, I just don't agree with that. We're already at a stage where the top 6 can more or less buy whoever they want. This won't change that. But equally, it's not gonna change who the rest of the league can buy either because the reality is that the disparity between the money in the PL and the rest of the world is fucking enormous. Clubs like Leicester or Stoke can go and ride roughshod over pretty much 90% of the teams in the top divisions in Europe when it comes to buying players. That will remain the case even if their % of the o/s income is reduced.
I repeat, if you can't make the game due to work then why not let someone else have your seat for the game, surely that's better then having the seat empty for the game?
If they were cheaper then the demand would be higher so they would be hotter property than what they currently are, I'm not trying to alienate or target the people who've had ST for years because a lot of them would be hard core Blues that will go regardless, it's the ones that take the piss and have a ST with no intention of going that need weaning out, but this can only be done with cheaper tickets and a higher demand otherwise we'll always have a half empty ground for the so called lesser games.It's not as if they're fucking hot property either is it, there's always shit loads of spares knocking about for £20.
Because it's touch and go whether i'll make the game or miss it sometimes if there's a chance of me making it i'll always keep hold of it incase rather than take £20 for it
Or if I know I 100% will be at the next game the pain in the arse of fucking about dropping the ticket off and then making sure I get it back before the next game (missing kick off standing outside the ground) i'd rather take a hit on the £20
We struggle to fill the ground as it is, without alienating people who've had ST's for years
If City took my ST off me that's sat with my mates for missing a few games i'd jack in supporting them, thankfully they're a bit more responsible than that
If they were cheaper then the demand would be higher so they would be hotter property than what they currently are, I'm not trying to alienate or target the people who've had ST for years because a lot of them would be hard core Blues that will go regardless, it's the ones that take the piss and have a ST with no intention of going that need weaning out, but this can only be done with cheaper tickets and a higher demand otherwise we'll always have a half empty ground for the so called lesser games.
If you're only potentially going to miss 3 or 4 games through work then you'll have nothing to worry about, hence the reason for the buffer, if you're only going to attend half the games in a season and have a ST I'm in the mind of what's the point, why not just pick and choose the games you can attend?
Bayern have a similar system in place, I do admit that I'm probably on the tight side by saying 3 or 4 as their system is 8 games but the principle is the same (article in the link below)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...-holders-fail-turn-Allianz-Arena-matches.html
Obviously the pricing has to be right for the demand but it's a thought?
I'd also be interested to hear your thoughts on how to combat the problem?