City to start charging blue badge holders for matchday disabled parking

[its grim up north]

This is about charging disabled people at the stadium , somehow it is morphing into anti disabled people

Not at all, I personally have great respect for people that are not as advantaged as me. And perfectly understand the need for badges and accessibility.

 

[GaudinoMotors]

It's all very well doing nice things that we see on emotional videos produced and promoted by the club, but it is things like this shoddy treatment, that speaks volumes about our true standards.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Fucking disgusting from the club, I hope we apologise to Liverpool FC asap

 

[Blue Mist]

Pep wants to spend an extra minute on a half time team talk fair enough, it cost us 2 million quid so what. ..
Disabled fans will make up the shortfall.

Bollocks City, stop shitting on match going fans.

 

[Stockton Heath Blue]

WTF - The revenue raised from this must be minuscule. Sort it out City - massive own goal.

 

[Legacyfan1986]

This is fucking disgraceful and I hope there's enough outcry for them to reverse this before the start of the season. Even swales wouldn't stoop so low

 

[Stiff Little Wingers]

Everytime the club does something like this that sticks in the craw a part of me dies inside. We are the richest club in the world or were until the Newcastle takeover. Irrespective of that we are up there.
I also say the same thing that is very true. We didn't support and stick with this club for the glory. We felt part of it, that our support was valued and we weren't just a number to milk for money. Of course that might have been a naive view but it's how many of us felt. Sadly now there is no doubt. We are just a customer and our recent success now means the club can impose and charge what they want and we either pay it or leave. They better pray they beat those 115 charges because I know one think for sure, fans won't be flying in from all over the world to pay £60 to watch us play Macclesfield.

Sums it up very well. There is no excuse or logical reason other than City are extorting fans. When a section of our fans feels hurt/is taken advantage of then it hurts the rest of us blues….or at least it should

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

Awful decision from the club, giving them terrible PR for negligible financial benefit. Their 'rationale' for this was that people were abusing the privilege by booking space and then not turning up. But they have ANPR so you could charge people upfront, and refund those who did turn up, or who didn't cancel within, say, 48 hours of the game.

When the empty seats on the Thomas Cook flights were costing them money, they were quick enough to consult with City Matters to get an agreed solution. But they didn't consult CM or the Disabled Supporters Association, and either or both could have suggested an alternative.

 

[asia fields]

Why do this, just why? Who the fuck made this call at the club?

 

[MCFC Wirral]

From free to £228 is obscene. If disabled fans must be charged then just make it a minimal amount at best.