City Matters thread

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Is it true that the only exemptions are medical?

I’d imagine if you could prove your work shift was set in stone like a member of the emergency services for example you could get one

 

[jrb]

I am assuming it’s on the basis that both of those clubs will easily sell out their allocation and many will look to get tickets in the home end.
If we were playing Fulham, Bournemouth, Palace, Brentford or Wolves you’d be able to buy tickets without the history.

What is the point of City fans buying Citizen cards if they can’t buy tickets for home matches due to stricter ticket sales criteria?

If new citizen card holders could buy tickets, it means there’s less chance of away fans being in the home ends a those seats would be bought by City fans.

This stricter ticket criteria was brought in by the club after complaints from the fans about away fans in the City home ends in the CL games.

Yet away fans can still buy tickets online in the City home ends from the clubs 9 official ticket touting club partners.

It’s yet another fuck up up by the people running the club and selling tickets.

What’s going to happen when there are an extra 8000 seats to sell and fill next year?

 

[Mcfc1.9.8.0]

What is the point of City fans buying Citizen cards if they can’t buy tickets for home matches due to stricter ticket sales criteria?

If new citizen card holders could buy tickets, it means there’s less chance of away fans being in the home ends a those seats would be bought by City fans.

This stricter ticket criteria was brought in by the club after complaints from the fans about away fans in the City home ends in the CL games.

Yet away fans can still buy tickets online in the City home ends from the clubs 9 official ticket touting club partners.

It’s yet another fuck up up by the people running the club and selling tickets.

What’s going to happen when there are an extra 8000 seats to sell and fill next year?

How can the club win fans say the want stricter criteria to stop away fans buying tickets for big game. Also fans we want new citizens cards holder to be able to buy tickets for big games for the first time

 

[Tim of the Oak]

Loads of new match day members have got sorted with tickets this season. I know about 30 Blues who've done that so the total number is likely to run into thousands. Plenty of Blues have snapped up the half price memberships in the Black Friday deal too.

There are work arounds for most situations and there are plenty of games, not just Leeds and Sunderland etc.

 

[jrb]

New City fans who have bought citizen cards won’t have any match criteria history, so the club should be making exceptions for them to buy tickets. They know exactly who those City fans are who have bought new citizen cards. Or are the club too concerned about ticket touts buying Citizen cards to buy match tickets and to sell them on?

 

[Tim of the Oak]

In my experience of helping countless Blues with tickets over many years, for FV or often below that, the people who won't get memberships tend to create disproportionate amounts of work for the people trying to help them.

Obviously, some Blues struggle to afford the memberships.

 

[St Helens Blue (Exiled)]

I presume the club wont reconsider the transferring of season tickets to other season ticket holders ?

 

[Saddleworth2]

No

How do you know that.

 

[Mcfc1.9.8.0]

New City fans who have bought citizen cards won’t have any match criteria history, so the club should be making exceptions for them to buy tickets. They know exactly who those City fans are who have bought new citizen cards. Or are the club too concerned about ticket touts buying Citizen cards to buy match tickets and to sell them on?

But how do they really know they are new city fans and not Leeds or Sunderland fans

 

[Tim of the Oak]

How do you know that.

A mate was told he will be exempted if he doesn’t reach ten Prem games attended. He gets stationed abroad working for the Country. He’s still trying to make the 10 games in person though.

I think it’s more convincing to City if people convince them that they are trying to achieve the 10 game requirement.

 

[jrb]

But how do they really know they are new city fans and not Leeds or Sunderland fans

They won’t.

How does the club attract new and genuine City fans if they can’t buy tickets because they have no previous match ticket criteria? We have 8000 extra seats to fill this season.

Selling tickets on official club ticket touting websites is much more of a risk of selling home tickets to away fans. What are the checks on those websites? The club keeps on selling tickets on those websites knowing the risk of away fans getting tickets in the home ends, yet the club wants new Citizen card holders who pay for their new Citizen cards to have previous match criteria to buy tickets. It really is a mess with no clear solution or outcome.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

How do you know that.

Because a blanket rule on everyone without exception would / could lead to very negative publicity and maybe even a legal challenge.

 

[Mcfc1.9.8.0]

They won’t.

How does the club attract new and genuine City fans if they can’t buy tickets because they have no previous match ticket criteria? We have 8000 extra seats to fill this season.

Selling tickets on official club ticket touting websites is much more of a risk of selling home tickets to away fans. What are the checks on those websites? The club keeps on selling tickets on those websites knowing the risk of away fans getting tickets in the home ends, yet the club wants new Citizen card holders who pay for their new Citizen cards to have previous match criteria to buy tickets. It really is a mess with no clear solution or outcome.

But they will buy tickets for the less glamorous games like Bournemouth,Fulham,palace wolves etc at home. Clubs that will bring a big away following well then city will want previous purchase history.

 

[Saddleworth2]

Because a blanket rule on everyone without exception would / could lead to very negative publicity and maybe even a legal challenge.

There are so many mixed messages from the club. I know of nobody that has so far been given an exemption albeit a poster on here claimed he was told only medical reasons would be considered. Its a shite rule and nobody can even give a coherent reason why it has been introduced. If we cant attend our seats are sold on the exchange. Every time.

 

[Ric]

Not sure if there’s a more appropriate thread for this that I’ve missed, but the ticketing arrangements this season really are fucking ridiculous. I can’t make the Leverkusen game for medical reasons, found someone on here who wants them but it won’t allow me to transfer the tickets even though he has supporters numbers. I thought they were relaxing the rules for cup games? It’s madness. I have tickets I can’t use, there’s a City fan who wants to take them to treat his lad for his birthday, but I’m not allowed to transfer them. The likelihood is that the seats will now be empty, and they can’t go to the game. It’s absurd.

 

[Corky]

It probably isn't the thread but it highlights the lack of transparency and published policies around the issues.

Assumptions and hearsay prevailing.

 

[xmusampa]

Ticketing changes are nonesense and problematic. My son is paramedic and due to shifts making the required ten games this year is touch and go. Never been problem until this year. Always put on exchange or gave to family member or friend so seat was rarely empty. Good chance they could take ticket off him next year. If so that may be three of us opting out with him.once city fall from winning stuff regularly attendances will plummet and they will be begging for fans to return…. You reap what you sow!

 

[xmusampa]

Since facial recognition isn't being used for fans it's not an issue.

Until it is!

 

[jrb]

But they will buy tickets for the less glamorous games like Bournemouth,Fulham,palace wolves etc at home. Clubs that will bring a big away following well then city will want previous purchase history.

I’ve yet to see 100’s of PL away fans all over the ground, even for the big games. Hospitality will always have away fans in those sections. There will always be away fans in the home ends if they can buy tickets. Most of them stay quiet and just watch the match. The idiot ones who celebrate a goal either get thrown out or get battered, which I’m not condoning. Compare that to CL matches where there has been 100’s of away fans all over the ground for certain games. I accept that is due to City not being able to sell out home ends in the CL games.

If City want to sell out 62,000 seats next season on a regular basis, they have to make it a lot easier for all City fans to buy tickets. Unfortunately City are going in the opposite direction and making it harder for City fans to buy tickets, which as a business is insane.

 

[shnaghaicityfish]

I am assuming it’s on the basis that both of those clubs will easily sell out their allocation and many will look to get tickets in the home end.
If we were playing Fulham, Bournemouth, Palace, Brentford or Wolves you’d be able to buy tickets without the history.

Yes I understand the logic for adults, although personally I doubt it would be a major issue for either of those clubs. But I’m talking about kids memberships, surely they should be exempt from the purchase history requirement? I cant see us being overrun with mini-Mackems!