blue dallas said:
JohnMaddocksAxe said:
Exactly the sort of nonsensical and false reasoning that Garry Cook wants you to believe.
This sort of false logic is the green light for the increases in the prices of everything, and I mean everything, at City over the past two years and the increases that will no doubt come in future years.
Garry Cook - putting City fans first since 2008.
He must be, he is a well known "top bloke"
my seasoncard has gone up £80 in 5 years..
5 years ago i was watching stuart pearsce picking danny mills and corradi ???
do the math.
Two years ago, I renewed for £304 (18-21), a few days ago I renewed for £410 as an 18-21 (including the essentially enforced platinum fee).
Likewise my old man renewed for £478 in 2009, he renewed this year for £595 (again including the essentially enforced platinum fee).
That's an increase of £223 between us in two years. Now I pay for myself, but what of those fathers who have a young son who isn't self sufficient, and he has to bear the brunt of both increases?
Or those who have more than one child among their group?
It's a lot of money. The increases vary across the board, mine was just an example. But think of those who are currently in Level 2, a vast increase with few places to relocate to should they be unable to afford the increases.
The increases are there no matter how you excuse them, and they're only going to continue.
Next year I'll fall into the adult bracket, and there's a realistic possibility that I might not be able to afford a season ticket, and that's without considering there being another inevitable rise on the current adult's price.
Any suggestion that the increases shouldn't be a concern or a point of contention, is looking at it solely from your own selfish point of view. For every blue who needn't worry about the increases, there are two who'll struggle to renew. Particularly in this economic climate, and particularly those who have a family to consider.
Of course it's natural to expect increases as we've improved ten-fold as a side over the past 5 years. But the club has to recognise there's a limit to how far we can be stretched, if they follow the Chelsea model I genuinely fear for our fanbase.
Anecdotal, but look at how much our away support has suffered recently. Not only are we paying more at COMS, on our travels we've seen increase after increase as a result of our new found status as an big drawing attraction. As I said there's only so far we can be stretched, and this will continue to get worse.
Forget all the gimmicks, price is of sole importance to the match going fan, and the club must remember that when implementing new price structures and increases.
