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Gorton_Tubster
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From what I have seen over the years, the Maine Road crowd hhave been priced out of it and we're left with the prawn sandwich eating brigade and the new supporters who tbh in a lot of cases support City becuase they like Kun or Siilva etc.
I went to the game the other night and something that always strikes me is how loud the opposition fans sound due to where they are placed. And yes, it is embarrassing on telly, especially because City have a hardcore of genuine fans and tbh I think they have been priced out.
I went to the game the other night and something that always strikes me is how loud the opposition fans sound due to where they are placed. And yes, it is embarrassing on telly, especially because City have a hardcore of genuine fans and tbh I think they have been priced out.
From what I have seen over the years, the Maine Road crowd hhave been priced out of it and we're left with the prawn sandwich eating brigade and the new supporters who tbh in a lot of cases support City becuase they like Kun or Siilva etc.
I went to the game the other night and something that always strikes me is how loud the opposition fans sound due to where they are placed. And yes, it is embarrassing on telly, especially because City have a hardcore of genuine fans and tbh I think they have been priced out.
I always question the 'priced out' argument because City price cup game tickets so low they're almost giving them away at times (especially kids for a quid) and yet we still have thousands of empty seats. Where are the 'Maine Road crowd' for these games where you can get in for £10 or £15 and bring an army of kids for the cost of a pack of cigs? Certainly many have been priced out of league games (unless they nab one of the cheaper season tickets) but there are League Cup / FA Cup / Champions League games that are affordable for most.
City have just greyed out level 3 for the Gladbach game to try and sell level 1 tickets, with sales so slow. Tickets for this high-level game in club football's biggest competition can be had for £20 if you're an adult or £15 if concession. So where are the Maine Road people again, the door is open for them with this pricing? That's why I'm not convinced. What I think it is really is with some is, "I'd go if tickets were cheaper... for a big league game."
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IanBishopsHaircut
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From what I have seen over the years, the Maine Road crowd have been priced out of it
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Eh?
WTF are you on about?
I'd go as far as to say that most of us Maine Road lot still attend barring the odd drop off the face of the earth fellas...and they have only dropped because of family etc etc
You see the same faces now as you did years ago
Tim of the Oak
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Why don't we go whole hog annoying and start using Vuvuzelas
I hate those Vuvuzelas.
A sax and a drum would cut it!
Tim of the Oak
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Eh?
WTF are you on about?
I'd go as far as to say that most of us Maine Road lot still attend barring the odd drop off the face of the earth fellas...and they have only dropped because of family etc etc
You see the same faces now as you did years ago
Spot on!
You can tell most of us have been going donkeys years. Lots of us are ancient to begin with!
mrtwiceaseason
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All valid points but all about midweek games,same prices in the facup on a Saturday would be near enough sold outI always question the 'priced out' argument because City price cup game tickets so low they're almost giving them away at times (especially kids for a quid) and yet we still have thousands of empty seats. Where are the 'Maine Road crowd' for these games where you can get in for £10 or £15 and bring an army of kids for the cost of a pack of cigs? Certainly many have been priced out of league games (unless they nab one of the cheaper season tickets) but there are League Cup / FA Cup / Champions League games that are affordable for most.
City have just greyed out level 3 for the Gladbach game to try and sell level 1 tickets, with sales so slow. Tickets for this high-level game in club football's biggest competition can be had for £20 if you're an adult or £15 if concession. So where are the Maine Road people again, the door is open for them with this pricing? That's why I'm not convinced. What I think it is really is with some is, "I'd go if tickets were cheaper... for a big league game."
Why Always Ste
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Eh?
WTF are you on about?
I'd go as far as to say that most of us Maine Road lot still attend barring the odd drop off the face of the earth fellas...and they have only dropped because of family etc etc
You see the same faces now as you did years ago
Agreed. I'm not the oldest (30) but I still recognise guys who've been going long before I grew a hair on my chest with many in their 60's/70's now still attending.
Pricing is an issue.
People would attend more if pricing is consistent, rather than dirt cheap one week then sky high the next week. People have developed habits such as staying at home/in the pub and not going, and even if the ticket was free some people wouldn't be bothered.
I don't attend much aways now.
I'll only go to stadiums I've never been to before now to tick off the box (such as Juve away)
But won't be going to Stoke tomorrow.
This is a financial decision.
There are far too manual casual fans in this country now and this is the byproduct of the Murdoch Operation with Sky which resulted in people switching to their sofas.
The same has happened with the advent of better TV's BluRay and NetFlix which has resulted in less people attending Cinema (except for the big blockbusters which one could relate to a FA Cup Final/Derby Day)
There are people willing to go, just their habits need changing and this is achievable with a consistent, affordable pricing structure across the whole leagues and clubs... Such as the Twentys Plenty idea from The FSF
Talking shiteFrom what I have seen over the years, the Maine Road crowd hhave been priced out of it and we're left with the prawn sandwich eating brigade and the new supporters who tbh in a lot of cases support City becuase they like Kun or Siilva etc.
I went to the game the other night and something that always strikes me is how loud the opposition fans sound due to where they are placed. And yes, it is embarrassing on telly, especially because City have a hardcore of genuine fans and tbh I think they have been priced out.
The demographic of the modern football fan has changed these days as has society. When we were kids there was hardly any football on the tv and no internet. Match of the day was one main match and i think...i may be wrong,brief highlights of a second match.You couldn't see the goals or any highlights of any other match played.So if you didn't go to the game you missed what happened forever. The Sunday games were the same.One local match and i think they showed a couple of other regional games.
Going to the match was a big event,the highlight of the week.You weren't saturated with sites like these,you tube,a main football site.You got snippets from newspapers and the football pink and odd magazines like shoot and goal.So you were starved of football,you looked forward to going to the game. Kids now have so much more to do and occupy their time.A lot don't feel the same affinity and loyalty to clubs as the older fans do.As we age and die i worry slightly who takes our place.I took a selfie of myself in the South stand and posted it on facebook,saying ''Blue army!'' I got the piss ripped out of me by a lot of mates saying ''Old army!'' and when i looked at it almost everyone was over 50 in the vicinity!
On to the price thing.Football becomes a habit as much as everything.So the price for the weekend games when everyone wants to go a lot are priced out.They lose the buzz and habit of going to games.The clubs could make some league cup game against Hull on a winters night in November £1 for everyone and i still doubt they would sell out. People can't be bothered.They can see it for free on a dodgy internet stream,not have to brave the weather,the travel cost and chaos,some getting home at midnight when they have work in the morning.If the game is shit they can watch tv,stay warm,grab a drink when they want or switch off and go to bed. Times have changed and like our youth we can't rewind and go back there.Clubs either learn this and address it or attendances and atmosphere will continue to fall and fail.
Going to the match was a big event,the highlight of the week.You weren't saturated with sites like these,you tube,a main football site.You got snippets from newspapers and the football pink and odd magazines like shoot and goal.So you were starved of football,you looked forward to going to the game. Kids now have so much more to do and occupy their time.A lot don't feel the same affinity and loyalty to clubs as the older fans do.As we age and die i worry slightly who takes our place.I took a selfie of myself in the South stand and posted it on facebook,saying ''Blue army!'' I got the piss ripped out of me by a lot of mates saying ''Old army!'' and when i looked at it almost everyone was over 50 in the vicinity!
On to the price thing.Football becomes a habit as much as everything.So the price for the weekend games when everyone wants to go a lot are priced out.They lose the buzz and habit of going to games.The clubs could make some league cup game against Hull on a winters night in November £1 for everyone and i still doubt they would sell out. People can't be bothered.They can see it for free on a dodgy internet stream,not have to brave the weather,the travel cost and chaos,some getting home at midnight when they have work in the morning.If the game is shit they can watch tv,stay warm,grab a drink when they want or switch off and go to bed. Times have changed and like our youth we can't rewind and go back there.Clubs either learn this and address it or attendances and atmosphere will continue to fall and fail.