Totally different standard of football to be fair.My brother has brought punters on corporate jollies both at the Trafford shithole and at our place. He says ours are far more expensive for what you get, possibly because there are fewer options to choose from than the other place
I don’t think a lot many of the corporate freebie mob give a shit tbf as long as they get a free piss upTotally different standard of football to be fair.
So you are happy with 98% sold for PL games with most seats left being singles ones? We need attract more fans and if they cant get to the games they will lose their enthusiasmTickets are still on sale the day before the game for 10 league games a season and it’s the same for almost every domestic cup and champions league game. They might be individual tickets for the league games but they are on sale.
And that’s after the sales team have been very creative with sales in the run up to the lesser games.
The stand would have been built 2 years ago if league and cup games were sold out in advance and they knew the demand for 6000 seats was there.
And this is all during the Pep era when things are pretty much as good as it gets.
The North Stand development has been mothballed and it won’t be resurrected any time soon.
We can make excuses about the quality of the extra seats they put in, but the fact is they are ripping them out. If anybody questions the demand for seats what more proof do they need !
Feasibility studies? Data on ticket sales?Its never gonna happen though. It might sound a good idea - but nobody is gonna take a punt on the fantasy that 25000 fans are gonna appear out of the woodwork to justify a huge development when the data on ticket sale just doesn’t support that theory.
Having match day revenue less than half of our rivals at the moment is a major problem that ain’t gonna be sorted by reducing match ticket pricing.
Why does the gap have to be closed? We have far higher commercial revenue that Spurs & Arsenal, so I’m really not understanding your point. What advantage do they have over us?Nobody is really arsed about revenue until it starts to impact on signings and FFP etc.
Utd Arsenal and Spurs will each have a 50m + advantage each season on match day income. That gap has to be closed somehow.
The only reason it is mentioned is to reason why there won’t be any reductions on match ticket pricing.
The way to increase revenue is probably to understand the unique financial parameters at City. We are not Arsenal or Spurs… we still have a largely working class fan base - although we do have a significant following from South Manchester / Cheshire but there is a sensitivity to pricing. The real opportunity for City is to focus on the complete absence of food and drink around the stadium. City Square is a good start but an expanded fan zone - with the right range of offerings and prices could empty the pockets of fans both before and after the game… there’s certainly a chance to lift the average spend of supporters by about £10 or more per game.They only way City can continue increasing matchday revenue is by
increasing season ticket, matchday ticket, corporate, refreshment, and merchandise prices. Outside of those areas sponsorship and advertising on matchdays.
The other option is to link any development of the Etihad Campus and Collar site and the revenues they make to the club.
Don’t forget, Sheikh Mansour and ADUG can spend what they want on the stadium and Etihad Campus without it affecting the club and FFP.
I don’t think a lot many of the corporate freebie mob give a shit tbf as long as they get a free piss up
One of his clients brought him to corporate at Goodison when City were playing. He said it was like a prison canteen, people queuing up to have slop plonked on their chipped plates
Corporate at goodison means you can't smell the piss from the rotting drainsI don’t think a lot many of the corporate freebie mob give a shit tbf as long as they get a free piss up
One of his clients brought him to corporate at Goodison when City were playing. He said it was like a prison canteen, people queuing up to have slop plonked on their chipped plates
People trying to justify 50 quid for a game against mid table teams is beyond me.I do think the Co-op Live Arena will transform the ‘offer’, a bored missus and 13 year old daughter might suddenly give half a shit if they are going to watch some fucking pop star I’ve never heard later of as part of a combined weekend.
The dad an overseas blue who has never been to see City before and hates the female choices.
How the fuck have we as a club come to this, though?
Where is Moss Side, Ardwick, West Gorton in all this? £50 a seat for the match and probably £75 for the gig? They can’t afford that.
Is this what we want? Are we pricing out our local hardcore in favour of rich tourists?
In short, are we becoming what we used to take the piss out of?
For some reason we don’t look at the German model and copy it. Chalk and cheese in match going experiencesPeople trying to justify 50 quid for a game against mid table teams is beyond me.
The ticket prices are outrageous, thousands have been priced out of the game they love.
Buying tickets on a casual basis is a nightmare, and let's not kid ourselves it's a nightmare to get extra tickets even if you have a season ticket.
There is a major issue in getting in and out of the ground in terms of transport, let's follow the German initiative, free public transport on a match day included with your ticket.
Give football back to the working man, make it easy to attend, make it easy to sit with family and friends, do that and we would fill an enlarged capacity stadium more times than not.
Completely, and even more so with the traffic issue we have in the City with both clubs.For some reason we don’t look at the German model and copy it. Chalk and cheese in match going experiences
It’s a nightmare. I’ve spoken to many blues recently who have even stopped going because of it. Then there’s the ones who still go but are the early leavers due to the chaos of trying to get away.Completely, and even more so with the traffic issue we have in the City with both clubs.
FWIW, the German model includes widespread involvement of fans in supporters clubs. Germany’s best supported club (in terms of match going fans) share coaches across the region to take them into Dortmund. I’ve mentioned this because there is a misconception that everybody uses free public transport to matches in Germany.For some reason we don’t look at the German model and copy it. Chalk and cheese in match going experiences
But it’s there though isn’t it, free transport. Doesn’t even have to be free, just a well run system will do to get in and out with ease.FWIW, the German model includes widespread involvement of fans in supporters clubs. Germany’s best supported club (in terms of match going fans) share coaches across the region to take them into Dortmund. I’ve mentioned this because there is a misconception that everybody uses free public transport to matches in Germany.
Sadly though, it has stifled the competitiveness at the top of the league. I wouldn't want to watch a team in a league where you know one of two teams will be the champions. You need the heavy investment to create the surprises and uncertainty.For some reason we don’t look at the German model and copy it. Chalk and cheese in match going experiences
I meant more the match going experience, travel, ease in and out etc rather than ownership, sorry for any confusion.Sadly though, it has stifled the competitiveness at the top of the league. I wouldn't want to watch a team in a league where you know one of two teams will be the champions. You need the heavy investment to create the surprises and uncertainty.
Plus it should also be remembered that prior to the 50+1 rule, the clubs were mainly run by not for profit organisations, so they're moving towards the PL model and it will eventually crack. No way it will work over here.
FWIW, the German model includes widespread involvement of fans in supporters clubs. Germany’s best supported club (in terms of match going fans) share coaches across the region to take them into Dortmund. I’ve mentioned this because there is a misconception that everybody uses free public transport to matches in Germany.