Everton (home) Semi Final Tickets

[meeesh]

Anyway,on a lighter note,I hear Joe Royle will be there tonight,which end will he be in I wonder,and who will he be supporting,plus I hope he paid for his ticket

 

[Didsbury Dave]

Looking like 52k +, will sell out.

i don't think it will, mate. Still only three blocks open in CB3 and not shifting too quickly. Obviously the "walk-up" is significant but I'd estimate that needs to be about 3500-4000 to sell out. That seems very high with the restrictions on purchase history.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

I disagree. Banning individual journos who repeatedly rubbish us might indeed help to stop that. We're seemingly about to hire the most sought after manager in the world and maybe a couple of superstar players will arrive with him which makes us box office - surely being kept on the outside would hurt that individual journo and his paper. We're approaching a point (if we're not already here) where newspapers need us more than we need them. Everyone likes to be associated with winners and we're becoming serial winners so in the same way that Joe Public's favourite athlete is Usain Bolt we'll soon be every neutral fan's favourite team (or one of them ) and they'll want to read about us in their paper and if they can't they'll go elsewhere

Lot of sense in that. It's clear things are getting worse not better and I'm coming round to the view that repeat offenders should be dealt with. Wouldn't work at the moment as banning them from MP's press conferences would be seen as a reward rather than a punishment. But when Pep arrives (hopefully) a few should be left in no doubt that their presence won't be tolerated if they insist on continually bad-mouthing us and his introductory press conference would be a good place to start.

 

[theres only one carlito]

That's hard to imagine? ;-)

Their just jealous guys;-)

 

[john@staustell]

Anyway,on a lighter note,I hear Joe Royle will be there tonight,which end will he be in I wonder,and who will he be supporting,plus I hope he paid for his ticket

If there's one thing certain in this life mate, those with money always get free entry and free guided tours/VIP treatment when families pay £80 to go in somewhere. Same applies to football of course.

 

[meeesh]

If there's one thing certain in this life mate, those with money always get free entry and free guided tours/VIP treatment when families pay £80 to go in somewhere. Same applies to football of course.

I know mate,sad state of affairs this life to us paupers......bastards

 

[Pam]

I hate the bitter little clowns. Semi-literate fornicators. Pompous saddo half-wits in a dying profession.

 

[Gary James]

I've just looked at that Mark Ogden piece - so negative. Normally, I hold back and don't criticise journalists because I know the pressures some of them are on and that some are pushed in certain directions by the editors/directors, but Ogden's often been negative about City. Banning journalists doesn't normally work as, let's face it, if they're being negative when they're getting your free food and drink what are they going to be like when they're outside. But spinning negatives on a night when the attendance - if it's over 48,000 - will be a huge positive and record breaker is unbelievable. I've not gone back before 2008 but only 2 clubs have had League Cup semi finals with higher attendances since then - Arsenal (1) and Utd (including a game where we had lots of fans in 'home' sections).

I posted this earlier on my facebook. Those journalists spreading the negatives should take time, while they're sat in City's excellent press facilities eating the food, drinking the drink and watching the game for free, what fans have to face:

Looking forward to tonight ‪#‎mcfc‬ v ‪#‎efc‬ - the attendance is likely to be City's best in the competition since 1975; City's 3rd highest LC crowd of all time (might even be the 2nd highest); the highest cup crowd in the Etihad stadium; highest City home cup crowd since 1981; higher than any League Cup attendance at many clubs, including Chelsea.... I could go on. The point is that considering City are in four major competitions with European trips eating in to already tight post-Christmas budgets and away trips in the FAC; that it's the end of a miserable month that's always difficult to find spare cash in ; that traffic chaos at recent midweek games at both City and United has caused some very real issues for those travelling to games (as stated at MUFC and evidenced at the last City-Everton midweek match) etc. I think it's a brilliant response from fans. Manchester is not the richest city in England and some analysis a few years back showed that City fans are amongst the poorest in the country. So, all in all I think tonight's crowd (if indications that it'll be 48,000 or more are correct) is a positive. I wish the media would recognise what efforts some fans have to go through to be able to afford games, travel, car parking and so on. Sadly, some - who let's remember get to go to these games for free and are given food and drink by the club - make their money by focusing on the negatives.

 

[blueian99]

i don't think it will, mate. Still only three blocks open in CB3 and not shifting too quickly. Obviously the "walk-up" is significant but I'd estimate that needs to be about 3500-4000 to sell out. That seems very high with the restrictions on purchase history.

I've just spoken to the ticket office, as I have a SC in CBL3 328 and although I was originally relocated to EL3, you can switch back to your usual seat if that block is now open. CBL3 is only open as far as 327, but the lad I spoke to said if I call back in about an hour, 328 will probably be open too.

 

[lancs blue]

I've just looked at that Mark Ogden piece - so negative. Normally, I hold back and don't criticise journalists because I know the pressures some of them are on and that some are pushed in certain directions by the editors/directors, but Ogden's often been negative about City. Banning journalists doesn't normally work as, let's face it, if they're being negative when they're getting your free food and drink what are they going to be like when they're outside. But spinning negatives on a night when the attendance - if it's over 48,000 - will be a huge positive and record breaker is unbelievable. I've not gone back before 2008 but only 2 clubs have had League Cup semi finals with higher attendances since then - Arsenal (1) and Utd (including a game where we had lots of fans in 'home' sections).

I posted this earlier on my facebook. Those journalists spreading the negatives should take time, while they're sat in City's excellent press facilities eating the food, drinking the drink and watching the game for free, what fans have to face:

Looking forward to tonight ‪#‎mcfc‬ v ‪#‎efc‬ - the attendance is likely to be City's best in the competition since 1975; City's 3rd highest LC crowd of all time (might even be the 2nd highest); the highest cup crowd in the Etihad stadium; highest City home cup crowd since 1981; higher than any League Cup attendance at many clubs, including Chelsea.... I could go on. The point is that considering City are in four major competitions with European trips eating in to already tight post-Christmas budgets and away trips in the FAC; that it's the end of a miserable month that's always difficult to find spare cash in ; that traffic chaos at recent midweek games at both City and United has caused some very real issues for those travelling to games (as stated at MUFC and evidenced at the last City-Everton midweek match) etc. I think it's a brilliant response from fans. Manchester is not the richest city in England and some analysis a few years back showed that City fans are amongst the poorest in the country. So, all in all I think tonight's crowd (if indications that it'll be 48,000 or more are correct) is a positive. I wish the media would recognise what efforts some fans have to go through to be able to afford games, travel, car parking and so on. Sadly, some - who let's remember get to go to these games for free and are given food and drink by the club - make their money by focusing on the negatives.

Where's the "like" button? Great post, Gary.