That because thouse tickets are between £5 and £20. Loads of new, young, families can go. And there's the clue. But the club won't do that for the CL.
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City Fans Leaving Early/Empty seats
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That because thouse tickets are between £5 and £20. Loads of new, young, families can go. And there's the clue. But the club won't do that for the CL.
M18CTID
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That because thouse tickets are between £5 and £20. Loads of new, young, families can go. And there's the clue. But the club won't do that for the CL.
My point wasn't really to do with FA Cup attendances vs CL attendances - moreso that for FA Cup games, the crowds have increased exponentially over the past 6 years or so, especially for weekend games.
The prices were decent last night as well though mate in some areas of the ground - not quite as cheap as those early round FA Cup/League Cup games but not far off it but as another poster stated, midweek cup crowds all too often tend to be lower than weekend ones.
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A Saturday afternoon rather than a midweek night is a bigger part of that than just pricingLoads of new, young, families can go.
M18CTID
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Of course not. Do Madrid, Barca, Milan, United etc all count their empty seats in less appealing fixtures? No, they want the seats available for the big games!
Exactly. We could get well over 60,000 for some games. Just because we get 40,000 for others doesn't mean we should never have expanded!
Very dishonest for Man Utd fans to criticise City's Champions League crowds.Include group game tickets with your season card would be the dream, wishful thinking that they implement something like that however.
This is in their terms and conditions:
"Season Ticket Holders are automatically allocated and required to buy tickets for home cup matches."
They can opt out of League Cup and europa League. Not the Champions League and the FA Cup.
That is the simple reason why Man Utd sell out their Champions League games. Their fans are forced to go. They would say it's a privilege.
Should City do the same? The voluntary CL scheme is a solution only most now have opted out. We need them to opt back in. Perhaps the club should consider re-opening it and appealing for seasoncard holders to join it perhaps offering some incentive
M18CTID
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But rather and live with than antipathy and accept it, we need to turn this around and win the Champions League.
At the moment the Daily Mail, UEFA, City haters are winning this. City fans need to respond.
Some maybe happy with 40,000 crowds for midweek games. I am not. Arteta said it should not affect the players but I think it does. We need to support the team otherwise what is it all for? This is the final hurdle
Seriously Marv, what can you realistically do about it? Demand that those fans who didn't go last night attend in future? Sure, it would be nice if we had sell out crowds for every single CL game but we don't yet have a big enough support base for that, and the club doesn't force 40-odd thousand season ticket holders to buy tickets for CL games unlike a certain other club just down the road. Our hardcore fanbase is no less fickle than pretty much every other club. Don't be fooled by the bullshit spouted by armchair fans on Twitter. There are always going to be match-going fans at every club who decide to give certain games a miss and those who go to every game. I know a fair few match-going United fans - good lads who have put the hard yards in down the years like you and me - who pick and choose their games so they're no different to us lot.
Eccles Blue
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I haven't got a voice this morning because I was yelling so loudly to counteract the fact that I was surrounded by Lyon fans and 'tourists'!! I asked the two guys sitting next to me if they were Lyon fans after they applauded (surreptitiously) the first goal. Non, non he said I said come on City................. I said I'm not daft, that wasn't what you were saying. If I'd thought quickly enough I should have said, if that was what you were saying then I was saying Vive la France!! When we scored they sat there until I glared at them and then rather reluctantly got up and very sheepishly clapped!! The row across there was a guy who was almost ejected by a steward and in the row behind it was obvious they weren't City supporters. So I shouted louder and lost my voice!!
p.s. I felt the atmosphere and the singing from the SS was better last night. Was that just my imagination, there were a few renditions of Blue Moon, City best team, We are City, Dzeko song etc.
p.s. I felt the atmosphere and the singing from the SS was better last night. Was that just my imagination, there were a few renditions of Blue Moon, City best team, We are City, Dzeko song etc.
Oh fuck off.
What you mean? So it’s not then?
My point wasn't really to do with FA Cup attendances vs CL attendances - moreso that for FA Cup games, the crowds have increased exponentially over the past 6 years or so, especially for weekend games.
The prices were decent last night as well though mate in some areas of the ground - not quite as cheap as those early round FA Cup/League Cup games but not far off it but as another poster stated, midweek cup crowds all too often tend to be lower than weekend ones.
Wasn't having a pop mate. ;-)
They have.
But a big factor is CL games are midweek, so familes with Kids don't bother.
As other's have stated, bolt CL matches on to season tickets, with a cheaper and set price for each round, give fans extra loyalty points, decreasing for each round, more for the group stages, guarantee a QF and SF home ticket, but give the fans an opt out option.
I bet that would put a good few 1000 on to the crowd.