Empty seats.. worsening trend?

[Marvin]

Can't be more than 30k at Spurs tonight. Thousands of empty seats in the corners of the ground.

 

[DT King of all Geordies]

I was bloody cold at the Wednesday match I had gaps either side of me so no one was acting as a wind break.

 

[Shaelumstash]

I thought it was very noticeable in the ground against Arsenal how there were very few empty seats anywhere. The official attendance was 45,596. The official attendance at the two previous home games against Sunderland and Burley was 45,367 and 45,608, but both of those games there were considerably more empty seats in the stadium, particularly in the family stand.

It appears to me that selling the tickets is not as issue for us whatsoever, no matter the opposition. The issue seems to be some season ticket holders becoming complacent and only attending the games they fancy, and not bothering with others. Of course that is their right, they pay their money and can choose what they want to do. However, it is a new trend which we have not seen before at City, and I'd be interested to know from these supporters if their match day attending habits have changed over the last couple of years, and the reasons for that?

Another issue might possibly be that as we have become more successful, more professional touts have bought season tickets to sell on, and those tickets at inflated prices simply don't sell on the secondary market against lesser teams.

 

[TCIB]

Have we got anything in the pipeline to offer the no show tickets ?

Maybe a portable kiosk van thing in Piccadilly or something ?
I know there is ticket exchange but "up to 150%" can fuck off, ill pay face value and that is that.
I dislike viagogo and see no reason city could not have a page where you login, post when you can't go and the system auto opens that seat up for sale.
You could do it the morning of the match, the other person sticks cc details in to reserve and gets in via that cc.
Of course there should be stipulations that proper blues get first refusal then the tourists get a chance.

Not arsed what others say it is a newish thing kids use to try and placate their delicate souls.
The fans like me who would go though and take these tickets up often are missing out, i would even sit in the fucking family stand.

 

[Marvin]

I thought it was very noticeable in the ground against Arsenal how there were very few empty seats anywhere. The official attendance was 45,596. The official attendance at the two previous home games against Sunderland and Burley was 45,367 and 45,608, but both of those games there were considerably more empty seats in the stadium, particularly in the family stand.

It appears to me that selling the tickets is not as issue for us whatsoever, no matter the opposition. The issue seems to be some season ticket holders becoming complacent and only attending the games they fancy, and not bothering with others. Of course that is their right, they pay their money and can choose what they want to do. However, it is a new trend which we have not seen before at City, and I'd be interested to know from these supporters if their match day attending habits have changed over the last couple of years, and the reasons for that?

Another issue might possibly be that as we have become more successful, more professional touts have bought season tickets to sell on, and those tickets at inflated prices simply don't sell on the secondary market against lesser teams.

There maybe an undefined number of none-attending seasoncard holders, but the empty seats that sparked this discussion were all located at the front of the North Stand which means that an admin issue over ticket distribution is more likely

Boro game is nearly sold out so demand is not the issue.

 

[Exeter Blue I am here]

I thought it was very noticeable in the ground against Arsenal how there were very few empty seats anywhere. The official attendance was 45,596. The official attendance at the two previous home games against Sunderland and Burley was 45,367 and 45,608, but both of those games there were considerably more empty seats in the stadium, particularly in the family stand.

It appears to me that selling the tickets is not as issue for us whatsoever, no matter the opposition. The issue seems to be some season ticket holders becoming complacent and only attending the games they fancy, and not bothering with others. Of course that is their right, they pay their money and can choose what they want to do. However, it is a new trend which we have not seen before at City, and I'd be interested to know from these supporters if their match day attending habits have changed over the last couple of years, and the reasons for that?

Another issue might possibly be that as we have become more successful, more professional touts have bought season tickets to sell on, and those tickets at inflated prices simply don't sell on the secondary market against lesser teams.

I would dispute this.....and not just because it's you! ;-) Certainly at the Sunderland game there were large blocks of empties in the Family Stand, as many as 20 strong, so unless one of the Osmonds has married one of the Von Trapps and their kids have joined the Junior Blues, I would suggest a more likely eventuality is that the club is passing these blocks of seats on, either to partners like Viagogo or to sponsors or school groups or whomever, and they in turn are not shifting them

 

[Davs 19]

I thought it was very noticeable in the ground against Arsenal how there were very few empty seats anywhere. The official attendance was 45,596. The official attendance at the two previous home games against Sunderland and Burley was 45,367 and 45,608, but both of those games there were considerably more empty seats in the stadium, particularly in the family stand.

It appears to me that selling the tickets is not as issue for us whatsoever, no matter the opposition. The issue seems to be some season ticket holders becoming complacent and only attending the games they fancy, and not bothering with others. Of course that is their right, they pay their money and can choose what they want to do. However, it is a new trend which we have not seen before at City, and I'd be interested to know from these supporters if their match day attending habits have changed over the last couple of years, and the reasons for that?

Another issue might possibly be that as we have become more successful, more professional touts have bought season tickets to sell on, and those tickets at inflated prices simply don't sell on the secondary market against lesser teams.

I would dispute this.....and not just because it's you! ;-) Certainly at the Sunderland game there were large blocks of empties in the Family Stand, as many as 20 strong, so unless one of the Osmonds has married one of the Von Trapps and their kids have joined the Junior Blues, I would suggest a more likely eventuality is that the club is passing these blocks of seats on, either to partners like Viagogo or to sponsors or school groups or whomever, and they in turn are not shifting them

On a separate note, the early leavers race was a close call between the family stand and South Stand.

Hardcore my arse ;.)

 

[LoveCity]

United fans still got their material thanks to, of all people, a City fan!

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[Didsbury Dave]

Funnily enough, on the subject of non attending season ticket holders, my mate misses more than he goes to. Often I use the ticket for a mate or one of my sons. He found out he couldn't go on Saturday morning and I had a cousin with me who desperate to go. He just rang City, told them he couldn't go, gave my name and a paper ticket was waiting for me to collect. Previously, being honest, I've had to pretend to be him to get a duplicate paper ticket.


So fair play to City for making it easy for someone to use the ticket and not shoving some daft 'none transferable' type rule up my arse. They aren't going to publicise this because of the effect on ticket sales,but they are being reasonable about it.

 

[mrtwiceaseason]

I thought it was very noticeable in the ground against Arsenal how there were very few empty seats anywhere. The official attendance was 45,596. The official attendance at the two previous home games against Sunderland and Burley was 45,367 and 45,608, but both of those games there were considerably more empty seats in the stadium, particularly in the family stand.

It appears to me that selling the tickets is not as issue for us whatsoever, no matter the opposition. The issue seems to be some season ticket holders becoming complacent and only attending the games they fancy, and not bothering with others. Of course that is their right, they pay their money and can choose what they want to do. However, it is a new trend which we have not seen before at City, and I'd be interested to know from these supporters if their match day attending habits have changed over the last couple of years, and the reasons for that?

Another issue might possibly be that as we have become more successful, more professional touts have bought season tickets to sell on, and those tickets at inflated prices simply don't sell on the secondary market against lesser teams.

I would dispute this.....and not just because it's you! ;-) Certainly at the Sunderland game there were large blocks of empties in the Family Stand, as many as 20 strong, so unless one of the Osmonds has married one of the Von Trapps and their kids have joined the Junior Blues, I would suggest a more likely eventuality is that the club is passing these blocks of seats on, either to partners like Viagogo or to sponsors or school groups or whomever, and they in turn are not shifting them

The row of twenty + seats that are usually empty are nothing to do with season ticket holders and yes they were all full yesterday !
The seats on my left had an American and his 40ish son in.they had come over for a birthday treat and had been to Swansea /Chelsea on Saturday .just proves you don't need a kid or membership to watch a class A game in the family stand.
And for people moaning about empty seats check out the picture of a sold out Chelsea in the daily mirror in an article complaining about lack of atmosphere yep hundreds of empty seats .
Football is football everywhere