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[Ticket For Schalke]

the club also have to make money back on their investment for us, maybe when thats paid off, prices will fall, doubt it mind.

 

[meeesh]

But the most important question of them all.............................

Is there still numpties serving the bleeding stuff ???????? who understand the queens

 

[pedigreeblue]

the club have to raise money.... if we want a team full of £20m stars we have to pay that little extra. I would'nt do it every week but i will enjoy it a few times this season ( even when its raining ).

I don't really think in the grand scheme of things that getting stung a extra £1 a pint is going to make much difference to the Billions of Pounds in our owners kitty - Its profiteering and they don't need to do it..

 

[cleavers]

the club also have to make money back on their investment for us

And they could so easily make a lot more money for the club, by attracting people to use the facilities they are providing.

if you go to giggs it's the same, the Rugby, any sporting event or even a comedy show! It's how it is. No one moans when we go Bolton and they charge £3.60 a pint and £4 for a warm if you're lucky pie, or Wembley and they charge £6 for a hot dog... Yet we follow the trend and all hell breaks out. When have the club not charged this? It's not a suprise, it's not a bolt out the blue like the parking issue (100% increase is a joke but...). Fine, I am ok with people not being happy but dont moan about it as nothing will change, City wont read this and think "oh shit they wont buy a pint at the ground" because enough people will so you dont matter. Like it or not.

Why do we have to follow the trend though, why don't start a new one ? You know one where they sell 10000 pints @ £2.50 =£25000 rather than 1000 pints at £3.60 =£3600. The mark up on a pint alone is ridiculous, and that's not mentioning food.

What "others" do is their choice, as a club we get lots of bad PR as it is, but we could improve the PR a little by doing things like making prices at the cloub sensible, nobody is saying give it away free, just charge sensibly, compete with other (smaller) businesses locally, and attract YOUR supporters to buy YOUR services, rather than allow non City business take YOUR money.

Also why should we not be able to complain about it on here ? Its not as if it makes any difference as people keep pointing out.

 

[Munkey Boy]

Does no one go out in town here? It's been well over £3 a pint for a while now. They'll do a fine trade.

 

[jrb]

One has to remember.

The catering and prices inside the stadium are contracted out, and City can do nothing about that until that contract expires.

However, City Street is run by the club and the 'new' food and drink prices have been set/negotiated by our current owners. I was led to believe that a new cheaper pricing structure(that's current City speak) would be introduced in the future. Hmmm.

Obviously this isn't the case.

I appreciate that City need to start generating more revenue, but City had the perfect opportunity to review the prices and make them more resonable. They've carried out enough surveys over the last few months regarding catering and 'prices', so they know exactly how the supporters feel these subjects.

 

[Fame Monster]

Wasn't there a poll recently which shown City fans to be on the second lowest average income in the premier league?

I'm not bothered that much, anyway. I'll be laughing at those who have been shafted outside the ground.

 

[1.618034]

Does no one go out in town here? It's been well over £3 a pint for a while now. They'll do a fine trade.

Exactly.

I pay £4 for a pint of Peroni in Huddersfield ffs.

To compare it to Mary D's et al is just ludicrous. They have their "market" and City Square will have another. You'd think everyone would be happy... But no.

Perhaps they don't want a bunch of pissed up blokes right outside the family stand...? Maybe that's why they've priced it so...?

Personally I think it's a great idea and am not in the least bit surprised that the prices are what they are. Of course I'd prefer it cheaper but I have the right to not bother if I don't want to. This is just the same argument about Season card/Ticket/Shirt prices... IT ISN"T COMPULSORY.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

My "local" when I'm in London is quite upmarket and they don't charge that. Ridiculous.

It's not a local though is it. Any sporting venue, restaurant, museum or bar in London will charge you £3.50 a pint minimum. I get the Virgin Train down from Euston and it's £2 for a small bottle of Coke. £2.50 in the local cinema. It's sadly just the world in which we live in.

Don't know where you go in London but £3.50 a pint would not be the norm.

 

[Nicholas van Whatsisface]

FFS - I can't believe some of the ungrateful, moaning bastards on this thread.

If you don't like the prices, don't pay them - no-one's forcing you. But don't slag the club off for investing in the area and trying to make the pre-match experience a bit different and a bit more of a communal event for the fans.

I despair at City fans sometimes - never happy unless they're moaning about something, even when there really isn't much worth moaning about!